| Amerman
to be featured at Kooskia
Friends of the Kooskia library group is excited to present a special program featuring Roger Amerma  n
on Saturday October 12 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Kooskia Community Center
(26 S. Main Street). Amerman, a Choctaw Tribal member is a nationally renowned
beadwork artist, a geologist and ecologist. Roger is an engaging storyteller,
having presented numerous interpretive programs about the natural world
while he worked for the National Park Service. In addition
to being part of the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma he has lived among the
Yakima and Umatilla people in eastern Washington and the Nez Perce people.
Amerman lives with his wife Carolyn, a Nez Perce tribal member and their
youngest son Preston near the South Fork of the Clearwater River.
Roger’s presentation will focus on the plant species important to the tribes of the Columbia Basin, with the Kooskia area considered the eastern edge of the Basin. He will weave his knowledge of ecology, geology and culture to describe how Native American people traditionally use plants and where they are found on the landscape. Plants are culturally important for food, building structures, medicine, religion and the arts. He explores the social aspects of plants and their role in culture. Instead of being named after people, traditional native place names may reflect a plant or animal species found there and the importance to the native people. The Friends of the Library invite you to attend this free cultural program from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12th at the Kooskia Community Center, 26 S. Main Street with refreshments afterwards. |
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