“Thank you. A humbling introduction, so much covered. Learning and knowing more of the native peoples’ history, culture, contributions will enrich us all. For me, I hope to learn so much more. I’ll look for your blog, and the YouTube channel.” — Allison-Lama Susi:
“I would love to have a video of the presentation to share with others on our school staff. Thanks for this presentation..” —Marcia Thomason
“I would like to have the opportunity to view this presentation one more time so I can go back and take detailed notes.” Thank you. — Ce Yanez
These comments from the David Lewis lecture (Native American History in Southern Oregon) encouraged us to record and make accessible our presentations.
You can view our recorded lectures and presentations on our newly launched YouTube Channel. The first two titles and speakers are: Volcanic Rock’n and Roll’n in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, by Jad D’Allura, SOU Professor Emeritus; and Native American History in Southern Oregon by David Lewis, Oregon State University Professor. Any recorded video will be added to the channel.
Just in time for the 21st anniversary of the Monument and in response to the social distancing of the Covid pandemic, the Friends’ education programing transformed to online presentations. Recorded presentations connected presenters to audience from around the world. More people could learn about the Monument at a time of their own convenience.
Lisa James, Executive Director, Friends of CSNM said, “By sharing our videos on YouTube and linking them to our website, our loyal friends and subscribers can easily view the recordings at their convenience. We also want to draw new audience members who are searching for topics of interest not found elsewhere.”
From Jad D’Allura’s talk about the 35-million year-old rocks of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to the David Lewis’ talk about indigenous peoples who traveled through and lived in this area; the Monument, as one of America’s public lands, holds so much for us yet to know.
We thank our presenters for sharing their knowledge with us; and we thank you for your support to care for this place we call home.
We stay humble and are learning together.
