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SIHA Summer Series: The Many Chapters of Wolf Recovery in Idaho: From Reintroductions to Bounties

Stanley Museum

Join the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association at our 18th annual summer series at the Stanley Museum: expanding your understanding and appreciate of the Sawtooth & Salmon River country since 1972. The Many Chapters of Wolf Recovery in Idaho: From Reintroductions to Bounties presented by Stephen Pfeiffer, Idaho Rivers United Join us to kick off Salmon Fest! This program will cover the immense opportunity in front of Idaho communities once dam removal occurs on the Lower Snake River. Restoring this vital migration corridor would mean recovering salmon and steelhead to healthy and harvestable numbers and recovering 140 miles of free-flowing river, which could form the backbone of sport fishing and outdoor recreation economies across the region. Stephen Pfeiffer has been with Idaho Rivers United (IRU) since 2019, focusing on fisheries and hydropower issues across the state, and primarily on their campaign to recover wild salmon and steelhead via dam removal on the Lower Snake. His degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability from Colorado State and experience with fieldwork on desert rivers were the foundations of his work in river conservation. Stephen grew up in the Wood River Valley and feels fortunate to continue to call Idaho home today. He enjoys ...

SIHA Summer Series: A Very Rough Country: Reexamining the 1879 “Sheepeater Campaign”

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Join the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association at our 18th annual summe series at the Stanley Museum: expanding your understanding and appreciate of the Sawtooth & Salmon River country since 1972. A Very Rough Country: Reexamining the 1879 "Sheepeater Campaign" presented by Gayle Dixon Locating a 700-page transcript from an 1880 US Army court-martial case, along with additional research, revealed details about the US Army's expedition into Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon region. The expedition was ordered after the 1879 murder of Chinese miners on Loon Creek and is often referred to as the "Sheepeater War." Join us to learn about Gayle's findings. During her career as an archaeologist for the Payette National Forest, Gayle Dixon monitored historic sites in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. A number of these sites were tied to the 1879 US Army Expedition often referred to as the “Sheepeater Campaign.” After retiring from the Forest Service, Gayle began doing research to answer questions she had about the 1879 events. Her work uncovered a number of records that shed light on what took place during the Army’s expedition that led to the removal of Indigenous people living in and around Big Creek. Find details ...

SIHA Summer Series: Being Indigenous in the Modern Day

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Join the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association at our 18th annual summe series at the Stanley Museum: expanding your understanding and appreciate of the Sawtooth & Salmon River country since 1972. Being Indigenous in the Moder Day the presented by Bobette & Russell Haskett Bobette and Russell will share their experiences teaching and sharing cultural lifeways and they will share a brief history of the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes in the Sawtooth area. Stay tuned for details about additional Shoshone-Bannock programming on Saturday, July 12. Bobette and Russell Haskett are both members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and reside on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in SE Idaho. They enjoy traveling and doing presentations about their tribal and cultural ways. They both believe that traditional knowledge is important to remember and are active in practicing their cultural ways. Bobette has a love for history, especially Indigenous history, culture, and traditional practices. She participates in many local Native youth and tribal events, educational institutions teaching and sharing her knowledge of weaving techniques, traditional clothing, and beadwork instruction. Her hobbies include beading for family and friends, weaving and making baskets, harvesting plant materials for weaving, and gathering traditional wild foods, like berries, roots, ...

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