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Lewis & Clark Public Programs   Spring 2005 More communities chosen for Lewis & Clark program series In the second year of a Lewis and Clark bicentennial project called "Changed Lives: Lewis and Clark Meet the West," the Nebraska Humanities Council chose 15 small Nebraska communities within 100 miles of the Missouri River to host a series of programs in the spring, summer and fall. The host communities are Odell, Beatrice, Genoa, Plattsmouth, Madison, Niobrara, Peru, Brownville, South Sioux City, Neligh, Gresham, Oakland, Pawnee City, Stromsburg and Bancroft.   Details for each community are listed below. A sponsoring organization in each community will host a series of four weekly programs chosen from two themes: “Where Diverse Communities Intersect: Lewis and Clark Interact With America,” and “Navigating Our Passages.” The programs are intended to include diverse perspectives of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition, which led to a major transformation of the American landscape. This approach considers the native populations along the route equally significant as those who “discovered” their plants and animals for Western science. The NHC is collaborating with the Missouri Humanities Council, who received a grant for the project through the National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities councils in Kansas and Iowa also will participate. Nebraska communities that host the programs will work with the NHC and the Missouri Humanities Council, who has hired a coordinator. Ten Nebraska communities already hosted these programs in 2004.   top BROWNVILLE Oct. 26, "The Legacy of William Clark," by Ben Sherman, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 7 p.m. at Lyceum Reading Room on Main Street. Contact Jane Smith at 402-825-4211. top PERU Nov. 2, "Sacagawea and the Lewis & Clark Expedition," by Beverly Hinds, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 7 p.m. at Benford Recital Hall, Jindra Fine Arts Building, Peru State College. Contact Stephen Sylvester at 402-872-2418. top PAWNEE CITY Oct. 25, "Women of Destiny: Generations of Matriarchs... Lewis and Clark Challenge the Lakota Circle of Life," by Mary Pierpoint, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 9 a.m. at Pawnee City School, 729 E St. Contact Kathleen Jacobitz at 402-852-2951. Nov. 1, "French Creole Music Traditions of Old Upper Louisiana," by Dennis Stroughmatt, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 9 a.m. at Pawnee City School, 729 E St. Contact Kathleen Jacobitz at 402-852-2951. Nov. 8, "Proceeding on and Coming Back -- It Should be Enough: Lewis & Clark in Retrospect," by Stephen Sylvester, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 9 a.m. at Pawnee City School, 729 E St. Contact Kathleen Jacobitz at 402-852-2951. Nov. 16, "Lewis and Clark Meet the Otoe and Missouria People," by Matthew "Sitting Bear" Jones, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 9 a.m. at Pawnee City School, 729 E St. Contact Kathleen Jacobitz at 402-852-2951. top STROMSBURG Nov. 8, "The Medicines of Lewis and Clark," by Beverly Hinds, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Navigating Our Passages," 7:30 p.m. at Midwest Covenant Home, 615 E. Ninth St. Contact Kathleen Cowen at 402-366-2428. Nov. 15, "What's in the Pot?," by Nancy Lewis and Anne Mallinson, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Navigating Our Passages," 7:30 p.m. at Midwest Covenant Home, 615 E. Ninth St. Contact Kathleen Cowen at 402-366-2428. Nov. 22, "Navigating the Prairie," by Mary Pierpoint, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Navigating Our Passages," 7:30 p.m. at Midwest Covenant Home, 615 E. Ninth St. Contact Kathleen Cowen at 402-366-2428. Nov. 29, "French Creole Music Traditions of the Old Upper Louisiana," by Dennis Stroughmatt, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Navigating Our Passages," 7:30 p.m. at Midwest Covenant Home, 615 E. Ninth St. Contact Kathleen Cowen at 402-366-2428. top BANCROFT Nov. 10, "Indian Givers: Lewis and Clark and Their Presents to the Indians in the West, 1804-1806," by Fred Fausz, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 7 p.m. at John G. Neihardt State Historical Site, 306 W. Elm St. Contact Jon Bailey at 402-687-2100. Nov. 17, "Insights Into the Omaha Culture," by Wynema Morris, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 7 p.m. at John G. Neihardt State Historical Site, 306 W. Elm St. Contact Jon Bailey at 402-687-2100. Nov. 28, "French Creole Music Traditions of the Old Upper Louisiana," by Dennis Stroughmatt, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 2 p.m. at Bancroft-Rosalie Community School, 708 Main St. Contact Jon Bailey at 402-687-2100. Dec. 8, "Lewis and Clark Meet the Otoe and Missouria People," by Matthew "Sitting Bear" Jones, as part of the Lewis & Clark series "Where Diverse Communities Intersect," 7 p.m. at John G. Neihardt State Historical Site, 306 W. Elm St. Contact Jon Bailey at 402-687-2100. top

For more information, contact the Nebraska Humanities Council. Phone 402-474-2131 or e-mail nhc@nebraskahumanities.org.

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