The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is a great place to relax and enjoy an informative and entertaining program this summer, especially at the center's Lawn Chair and Indian Voices programs. Bring your lawn chair or a blanket. The programs move indoors in case of inclement weather.
All of the programs are free and run from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call the center at 727-8733.
Dugan Coburn leads this presentation.
Special guest Professor E.B. Eiselein of Flathead Community College draws on archeological records and oral histories to explore the Native cultures in Montana before European contact.
In the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the interpreter Touissant Charbonneau stands in a long shadow cast by his wife, Sacagawea. Was he, as Lewis described him, a man of no particular merit or did he perform an important role on the trip? Join Mary Woelkers, a member of the interpretive staff, for this program.
This program is presented by Paul Raczka.
The Louisiana Purchase was a major event in American history, and an important element in the chain of events leading to the dispatch of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Join Briana Cooper, a member of the interpretive staff, for this program.
Join Darrell Kipp, founder of the Piegan Institute, for a program about Native American childhood education.
No other animal looms as large in accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition as the mighty grizzly bear. Learn more about the encounters the Corps of Discovery had with the great bear, and more about efforts to manage the grizzly in the modern world. Shaina Robbins of the interpretive staff presents this program.
Rosalyn LaPier, of the Blackfeet Nation, delivers information on fungus in Blackfeet culture.
August 21 Evening Lawn Chair Program: "This Land Was Made for You and Me Roots of American Music"
Join Jeni Dodd and Dale Lee along the banks of the Missouri for a musical program that traces the origins and evolution of American folk music.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled very different paths in their lives after the end of the expedition. Learn more about these later times as Lewis and Clark met their destinies. Join Ryan Badger, a member of the interpretive staff, for this presentation.
Join author and traditionalist Adolf Hungry Wolf as he presents "Compiling the Blackfoot Papers," the definitive research on the Blackfoot tribe in Canada.
The Lewis and Clark expedition succeeded, largely because of the leadership skills of the two captains. Jaylene Swanson of the interpretive staff leads this program.
Join Dr. William Farr of Missoula for "Lanterns on the Prairie: The Blackfeet Photographs of Walter McClintock."