EVENT RECORDINGS



Keynote: Newe Resistance and Experiences of the Transcontinental Railroads in Indigenous Homelands


Darren Parry(Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation), Elder, and Principal, Boa Ogoi Cultural Interpretive Center


Session 1: Railroad Stories: Materials, Meaning, and Change in Indian Country


 Elliott West, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas

Larry Cesspooch (Ute), Ute Storyteller, Project Director, UteTube

Jennifer Graber, Associate Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies,
University of Texas at Austin


Session 2: The Great Northern: Building an Empire on Blackfeet History


 Aaron LaFromboise (Blackfeet), Director of Library Services, Blackfeet Community College

Tryce Yellowowl (Blackfeet), Student, Blackfeet Community College 

Drew Laundry, Extension Agent, USDA, Blackfeet Community College


Keynote: Fort Hall Indian Reservation and the ‘Iron Horse’: Trespassers, Free Rides, and Broken Promises


Yvette Towersap (Shoshone-Bannock)


Session 3: Talking Railroads
and Native Americans in the Great Basin 


Principal Man Ian Zabarte(Western Bands
of the Shoshone Nation of Indians)

Christopher MacMahon, Director,
Nevada State Railroad Museum

Sarah Keyes, Assistant Professor,
University of Nevada, Reno

Justin Gage, Lecturer, University of Arkansas


Session 4: Teaching and Learning about Railroads in Indian Territory and Among the Five Tribes 


Nathaniel Cummings-Lambert (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), Doctoral Student,
New York University

Farina King (Diné), Associate Professor, Northeastern State University

Jarren Fourkiller (Cherokee), Student, Northeastern State University

Charlee Gilliam White (Cherokee and Choctaw Descendant), Student,
Northeastern State University

 


Artist Talk


Amanda Francom
(Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation)


Session 5: Along the Rails in the Southwest: Indigeneity & Community Experience 


Thelma Antonio (Laguna Pueblo), Consultant, Native Pathways LLC

Theresa Frazier (Laguna/Hopi - Chippewa), Director, Gallup Cultural Center

 Paul Spruhan, Assistant Attorney General, Navajo Nation Department of Justice


Session 6: Photo, Film, and Game: Assessing the Visual Storytelling of Railroads in Indian Country


Isis Luxenburger, Doctoral Student,
Saarland University

Molly Cannon, Director, Mountain West Center, Utah State University

Daniel Davis, Photograph Archivist,
Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University 

Victoria Sanders, Founder,
Elephanta Education

James R. Swensen, Associate Professor, Brigham Young University