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Lewis & Clark Speakers
Resource
center offers Lewis & Clark scholars
Through
its Humanities Resource Center Speakers Bureau, the NHC has a number of
Lewis and Clark scholars available for speaking engagements statewide.
Following are some of the speakers and descriptions of their programs.
If your organization is interested in bringing the speakers, contact them
at the phone numbers or email addresses provided below.
For Speakers Bureau eligibility
requirements, policies and application forms, click here.
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Dale Clark
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Dale
Clark (with Renae M. Hunt)
Independent
Scholar & President of Traveling Historical Programs Inc.
Grand
Island, Nebraska
Home
phone 308-384-2655
Cell
phone 308-380-8575
jjdclark@msn.com
Lewis
and Clark's Corps of Discovery
Through
the Eyes of a Crew Member
Designed for grade K to adult
The
quest of Lewis and Clark to discover the interior of the continent of North
America was one of the most successful expeditions in American history.
Between May 14, 1804, and Sept. 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition
traveled about 8,000 miles with the loss of only one man. This presentation,
which can be tailored for any age group, features a fictional member of
the Corps a few days after returning to the United States. As he unpacks
his chest of mementos, he reminisces with the audience about the 28-month
journey.
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Robert
F. and Anne P. Diffendal
Independent Historian & Consultant
(Anne)
Research Geologist & Professor, Conservation
and Survey Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Robert)
Home phone 402-489-2368
Work phone 402-472-7546 (Robert)
adiffendal@alltel.net
rfd@unl.edu
Lewis and Clark and the Geology of
Nebraska
Designed for grades five through adults
Lewis and Clark were astute observers
of the land through which they traveled. They did not, however, know what
had caused its appearance. Using quotations from the journals of the expedition,
this presentation offers a general explanation of the geologic events which
produced the bluffs, fossils, rock outcrops and the Missouri River features
that were noted in the journals.
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Darrel Draper as
George Drouillard
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George
Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter and Sign-Talker for Lewis and Clark
Designed for all ages
In full expedition costume and voyageur
accent, Draper combines history and acting ability to portray the life
of Lewis and Clark's most valuable expedition member. Half French and half
Shawnee Indian, this expert hunter, Indian sign talker and wilderness woodsman
was called upon by the two captains whenever they needed a nearly impossible
task to be completed. The audience will relive the humor, dangers, miracles
andhardships of the expedition and receive a rare glimpse of how Shawnee
spirituality contributed to the success of this amazing story of human
perseverance and voyage of western discovery.
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Dr. Richard
Fruehling
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Dr.
Richard Fruehling
Family
physician, Grand Island
Phone
308-384-9296
Medical
Care on the Lewis & Clark Voyage of Discovery
Designed for grade nine through
adult
Dr. Fruehling reviews the state of medicine
at the time of the Expedition and the medical treatments employed by Lewis
and Clark. Over the 28 months and the 8,000 miles of their journey, only
one man died. The men of the Expedition encountered many medical problems.
The commanders treated many of the Native Americans along the way.
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Frederick
Hanna
Music Coordinator, Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Work phone 402-280-1124
Home phone 402-293-8880
fhanna@creighton.edu
The Music Behind the Musical-Lewis
& Clark: Manifest Destiny
"Lewis and Clark: Manifest Destiny" is
a project that Hanna is composing for Creighton University. This presentation
includes brief stories from the Expedition to preface songs from the musical,
which Hanna sings and performs on the piano.
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Renae M. Hunt
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Renae
M. Hunt
Scholar, Traveling Historical Programs
Inc.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Home phone 308-384-6963
Cell phone 308-383-3421
naesignz@kdsi.net
Lewis and Clark: What was Their Value
Worth--Seaman, York, Sacagawea and Pomp Stories
Designed for all ages
The Corps of Discovery was a fascinating
group of individuals. But there were four members of the corps that were
"valuable" but not paid. Hunt discusses these four members and tells stories
of their adventures. She also dispels a few myths about these members.
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Matthew
"Sitting Bear" Jones
Storyteller
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home phone 402-475-7300
Work phone 402-472-5143
mjones2@unl.edu
Wahtohtana hedan Nyut^achi mahin
Xanje akipa (Otoe and Missouria Meet Big Knives)
This program examines the first and second
meetings that Lewis and Clark held with the Otoe-Missouria nation. Through
the Otoe-Missouria nation's oral history this program examines the perceptions
they had of these new wan^sige ska (white people). It also looks at the
historical repercussions that the Otoe-Missouria experienced after this
first contact and what the tribe thinks about this historical meeting today.
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Related
programs:
Matthew
"Sitting Bear" Jones
Storyteller
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home phone 402-475-7300
Work phone 402-472-5143
mjones2@unl.edu
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe: The Forgotten
Nebraskans
This program, uniquely presented through
storytelling by a member of the iowa/Otoe-Missouria Tribe, offers a glimpse
of the lives, lifestyles and personal feelings of his tribe, a proud and
honorable people who once lived and hunted on the Nebraska prairie. Sitting
Bear Jones, who makes this presentation attired in his native dress, can
alter the program to accommodate a variety of audience types. This storytelling
presentation is particularly suited for intergenerational gatherings.
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Phil
Wendzillo
Director
of Cultural Affairs, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Home
phone 402-388-2674
Work
phone 402-857-3519
cubs@bloomnet.com
Ponca
History and Heritage
Designed for grade nine to
adult
A
member of the Ponca tribe and director of cultural affairs for the
Ponca tribe of Nebraska, Wendzillo speaks on the history of the Poncasin
Nebraska. Among featured topics are the Trail of Tears and the tribe's
termination and ultimate restoration to federal status. Among the possible
areas of coverage:
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Chief
Standing Bear and the effect his struggles and court victory had on Native
American civil rights
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Native
Americans and Christianity
Lewis
and Clark Among the Indians
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