Oregon Indians

Sep 3, 2009

C-SPAN | BookTV Bus

Stephen Beckham talked about the book he edited Oregon Indians: Voices from Two Centuries (Oregon State University Press; May 2006). It is a collection of original documents with essays providing historical context. He was interviewed by the C-SPAN BookTV Bus crew at the Oregon Council for the Social Studies annual Spring Conference, .. Read More
Stephen Beckham talked about the book he edited Oregon Indians: Voices from Two Centuries (Oregon State University Press; May 2006). It is a collection of original documents with essays providing historical context. He was interviewed by the C-SPAN BookTV Bus crew at the Oregon Council for the Social Studies annual Spring Conference, April 4, 2009, at Grand Ronde Tribal Center.

6 minutes | 252 Views

View Entire Event (15 Programs)

SHARE

  • SEND VIDEO
  • POST VIDEO TO FACEBOOK
  • BOOKMARK VIDEO

TRANSCRIPT

TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:04 Unidentified Speaker WE'RE HERE AT THE OREGON COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE IN OREGON WITH STEPHEN DOW BECKHAM,...
00:00:23 Unidentified Speaker I FELT THAT NATIVE AMERICANS NEEDED TO HELP TELL THEIR OWN STORY, AND THEIR VOICES HAVE NOT BEEN WELL...
00:00:40 Unidentified Speaker AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS? [LAUGHTER]
00:00:43 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THE BOOK REALLY STARTED IN 1964 AND CULMINATED WHEN IT WAS PUBLISHED BY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY...
00:01:05 Unidentified Speaker YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AN INTRODUCTION ABOUT AN EVENT IN 1792 THAT WAS KIND OF THE GENESIS OF...
00:01:15 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IN 1792, IN THE VOYAGES OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE NORTH PACIFIC, EUROPEAN NATION STATES AND...
00:02:21 Unidentified Speaker THE TITLES OF THE CHAPTERS INCLUDE REMOVALS AND RESERVATIONS, WALKING TO WHITE MAN'S LAND, AND THE...
00:02:44 Unidentified Speaker WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF FEDERAL POLICY AND PROGRAM. IT REALLY COMMENCED WITH...
00:03:53 Unidentified Speaker WHO DO YOU THINK WILL READ YOUR BOOK, AND WHEN -- WHAT DO YOU HOPE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE FROM IT?...
00:04:00 Unidentified Speaker WELL, THE VOLUME WAS WRITTEN FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE. I HOPE IN PARTICULAR THAT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS...
00:04:26 Unidentified Speaker YOUR BOOK WAS OVER 500 PAGES. HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHAT DOCUMENTS TO LEAVE OUT?
00:04:30 Unidentified Speaker THAT WAS A HARD DECISION BECAUSE I LEFT OUT TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE THAT I HAD SELECTED. IN OTHER WORDS,...
00:05:10 Unidentified Speaker WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ON THE TEACHING OF U.S./AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY IN THIS COUNTRY? I THINK THE TEACHING...
00:05:41 Unidentified Speaker AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
00:05:43 Unidentified Speaker WHAT'S NEXT WAS A NEW BOOK THAT CAME OUT THIS WEEK. IT'S A CORPORATE HISTORY. I HAVE STARTED WRITING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

RELATED PROGRAMS

PEOPLE GRID LIST

  • Beckham, Stephen Dow

PURCHASE