“Railroads in Native America” Field Trip — May 19th

Above photograph is of Shoshone Indians, taken by Union Pacific Railways contractor-photographer Andrew J. Russell in 1869. One-sixth or more of the first Transcontinental Railroad travelled through Shoshone Nation lands. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.commons.org. The subjects and presenters involved in the Railroads in Native America Gathering are national in scope, all focusing on the intersections between railroads and Native America, …