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Updated 6/7/06

Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years into the Future
June 5-17
Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

The National Park Service Corps of Discovery II and Discovery Expo will be open daily June 5 through 17 on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho. "Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future" supplements local and national observances throughout the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition," said Gerard Baker, superintendent of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. "It is an occasion to learn more about our nation's history, including the history of American Indians, and to think about our nation's future, where we want to be in 200 years."

The central feature of Corps of Discovery II is the "Tent of Many Voices." This 150-seat auditorium is a venue for cultural arts demonstrations, folklore, music, living history presentations, readings from the expedition journals and more. Programs reflect a spectrum of nature, culture and history topics of particular interest along the Eastern Legacy of the Lewis and Clark Trail and the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

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Discovery Expo
June 5-17
Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

The Summer of Peace Events will include the National Park Service’s National touring Lewis and Clark exhibit entitled Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future.” The exhibit, developed in cooperation with Indian Tribal partners, other federal agencies, state and local entities and private non-profit groups, will set up in the Lewis-Clark State College campus.

It’s FREE programs include a colorful exhibit tent, 200-seat multimedia-ready auditorium, 2/3-scale keelboat, 28-foot dugout canoe and a 16-foot diameter Indian lodge or tipi., all staffed by trained interpretive specialists.

Near the Corps II exhibition are several other FREE exhibits and programs. These venues allow visitors to experience the journey of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in many ways:

Two interactive programs sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management:

An exhibit tent which offers eight enjoyable, interactive stations. Brochures and posters, all free to the public, will be available.

Surly the Surveyor, a dramatic presentation by Rob Nurre, invites visitors to learn how early General Land Office surveyors conducted their measurements in the Far West.

The U.S Fish And Wildlife service’s mobile exhibit, Wildlife Tales: Rediscover Wildlife Along the Lewis and Clark Trail, features live wildlife demonstrations, state of the art audio visual imagery and interactive interpretive displays in a large foldout tent from their van.

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1st Peoples Fashion Show
Friday, June 9, 7:00 pm
Hamilton Lowe Recreation Center
1724 East F Street, Moscow, ID 83843

Traditional and contemporary regalia and fashion is the focus of the "1st People's Fashion Show.

A showing of the Nez Perce fashion over the past 200 years. This is in essence
more of an educational experience in the use of animal and textiles in the
daily use among the Nimiipuu men and women, incorporating traditional design and
artistic appeal from the past into today's styles.

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Clearwater River Designation & Float
Saturday, June 10
Pink House Recreation Site
Highway 12
Orofino, ID 83544

Honor the Clearwater River! Attend a special ceremony paying tribute to the river and its significance to the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce Tribe) and celebrate the designation of the Northwest Discovery Water Trail. Afterwards, the public is invited to float a 19-mile section of the fast-flowing Clearwater River. Enjoy an evening presentation by modern-day Lewis & Clark re-enactors, "Mountains to Sea by Dugout Canoe." The float trip costs $55 and includes lunch, camping is an additional $10. Register with Clearwater River Company. Download the flyer for more information (Adobe PDF file). For more information, contact Sarah Krueger, 206.545.9161.

Event Schedule* 8:00am - - - - - - - - -Float Participants Arrive at Pink House Recreation Site 9:30 - 10:30am - - - Clearwater River Ceremony with Nimiipuu Elders 10:30 - 11:00am - - Northwest Discovery Water Trail Dedication 11:00am - - - - - - - -Clearwater River Float Departs 4:00pm - - - - - - - - -Arrive at Clearwater River Company 5:00pm - - - - - - - - -"Mountains to Sea by Dugout Canoe" Presentation *Schedule subject to change

Flyer
Northwest Discovery Water Trail Website

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A Day Among the Upriver People
Saturday, June 10, 2006,
Riverside Park, Kamiah, ID

"Mat'alyma Leeheyn," loosely translated as "A Day Among the Upriver People," consists of a colorful and dramatized documentary by Nimiipuu elders and children recreated through pageantry, song, and verse. The theatrical programming can be experienced with traditional Nimiipuu arts, crafts and food on June 10 at Riverside Park in Kamiah, Idaho. Full Event Poster (pdf) - Full Event Poster (jpg)

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Explore the Earth and River Ways w/ Nez Perce Guides
Hells Gate State Park, Lewiston, ID 83501
June 12 and June 15

A unique opportunity to share in the history and culture of the Nimiipuu people is offered . Tours include a provided Nimiipuu tour guide on jet boat tours up the beautiful Snake River and tours to the Nez Perce National Historical Park.

TOUR 1
Nez Perce National Historical Park, ID 83540
Date: June 15, 2006, 9 AM
Cost: $50.00 per person; $35.00 per child

Explore the renowned Nez Perce National Historical Park at Spading ID on US Highway 95. This area contains many historic resources including a visitor center, film presentations, and a museum collection with over 1,500 cultural items. Additional activities at the park will include participation in setting up a Nimiipuu teepee. Nimiipuu demonstrations of drum, song and dance. A horse regalia presentation will also be available. Lunch will provided by a Nimiipuu family at an additional $10.00 per person

TOUR 2
Full Day Jet Boat Tour with Nimiipuu Guide
Dates available: June 12, 2006
Cost: $112.00+tax per person; (ask about child rates)

• 200 miles round trip Granite to Rush Creek Rapids
• See the wild and scenic sections.
• Tour Kirkwood Historical Ranch & Museum.
• Continental breakfast, buffet style lunch & afternoon snack

TOUR 3
Half Day Jet Boat Tout to Hells Canyon with Nimiipuu Guide
Nez Perce Crossing/Dug Bar Tour
Date: June 15, 2006, 9:30 AM
Cost: $70.00+tax per person; (ask about child rates)

• About a five-hour tour
• 20 miles round trip
  

See where Chief Joseph and the Nimiipuu crossed the Snake River on their trek to Fort Lapwai in 1877, which is now the city of Lapwai, the site of the Nez Perce Tribal headquarters on the Nez Perce Reservation. Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the canyon, while learning about all the exciting history that is embedded deep within the walls of Hells Canyon, North America's Deepest Gorge.

The Nez Perce Tribal Tourism Department offers travelers to visit Nimiipuu ( Nez Perce) country in Idaho to experience their very distinct culture and tradition. To make book a day with the Nimiipuu please call (208) 843-2253 Ext. 2493 or email anthonyb@nezperce.org

To book a full or half day jet boat tour up Hells Canyon with Snake Dancer Excursions (http://www.snakedancerexcursions.com/) please call for reservations at 1-800-234-1941.

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Military Camp Reenactment
Monday thru Saturday, June 12-17
Lewis-Clark State College Campus 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

Two of the premier Lewis & Clark re-enactor groups will be on the Lewis-Clark State College campus June 12 through 17. The Bitterroot Corps/Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders, representing Idaho, and the St. Louis based, The Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, have presented the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the nation. The two groups will have a full Lewis and Clark encampment with accurately portrayed tents, weapons, trade goods and gear that will be displayed daily from morning till evening. The re-enactors will be historically dressed and will be available all day to explain and enlighten visitors.

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Lewis and Clark Symposium
Tuesday through Thursday, June 13-15
Lewis-Clark State College, 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501

"Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce" is the theme of the June 13-15, 2006 symposium that will include national and local historians, cultural demonstrations, book signings, period re-enactments, field trips, and keynote speaker Dayton Duncan. Duncan is the author of six books including "Out West: An American Journey" which chronicles his retracing of the Lewis and Clark Trail. Duncan wrote and co-produced with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns the film "Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery." The full two and a half day symposium registration is $145 prior to 4/30/06 and $170 after 4/30/06. The symposium is followed by a dinner and concert on Wednesday evening. It includes a traditional Nez Perce and American dinner, talk by Dayton Duncan, and performance by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. Cost is $30 per individual or $50 per couple. (Symposium Web Site) Full Symposium - provides conference materials, two lunches, two continental breakfasts. This year’s keynote speaker is well-known author and historian, Dayton Duncan.

The cost for the 2 ½ day program is $145 (before April 30, 2006),$170 (after April 30, 2006) and will include the following activities:

Wednesday evening dinner includes book signing, traditional Nez Perce and American dinner, after dinner talk by Dayton Duncan and a performance by the Old Guard Fife & Drum Corp.

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Wednesday Evening Dinner & Concert
The cost for the evening program is $30 single dinner; $50 couple dinner.
It includes book signing, traditional Nez Perce and American dinner, after dinner talk by Dayton Duncan and performance by the Old Guard Fife & Drum Corp.

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Opening Ceremonies
Opening Ceremonies
Nez Perce National Historical Park
Spalding ID 83540
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Project Schedule

9:00-9:10 AM Introduction by Master of Ceremonies Allen Pinkham
9:10-9:20 AM Presentation of Colors by Wilfred Scott
9:20-9:25 AM Invocation by Tribal Long House Member Horse Axtell
9:25-9:35 AM Welcome by Nez Perce Tribal Chairman Rebecca Miles
9:35-9:55 AM Horse Regalia Parade Jessica Redheart
9:55-10:10 AM Giving of Gifts by Nimiipuu Children Joyce McFarland
10:10-10:20 AM Welcome Dance by Nimiipuu Dancers Ann McCormack
10:20-10:35 AM Closing Remarks by Idaho Governors Trail Committee Chair Joe Marshall
10:35-10:55AM Circle Dance audience participation
10:55-11:05 Retire Colors by Wilfred Scott

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps & Nez Perce Drums
Wednesday, June 14; 7:30 PM
Harris Field, Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

Visitors will want to stamp their feet and clap their hands as the 13-member Corps troupe brings to life the exciting sounds of the continental army combined with the wondrous sounds of the Nez Perce Drummers. The Corps includes such unusual instruments as 10-hole fifes, handmade rope-tensioned drums and single-valve bugles. This unique presentation of music will be on June 14 at 7:30 pm on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho.

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The Summer of Peace Quilt & Hide Show
Wednesday through Saturday, June 14–17
Student Union Building, Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

This unique event held June 14-17 will not only highlight an exquisite array of handiwork by regional quilters themed around the "Peace and Friendship" but it will also include hand processed animal hides by Nez Perce artists in the form of painted robes and shields. Tribes used animal skins for protection from the weather by making them into clothes and blankets since they did not have textiles like wool or cotton. Rawhide shields were used to guard against enemies and once a man had achieved great respect as a warrior the graphic symbols painted on his shield were recognized by his people and the surrounding tribes to represent his status. By adding this dimension to the show the audience will get a cross-cultural interpretation of life in the nineteenth century.

The show at the Student Union Building on Lewis-Clark State College campus will feature a full size buffalo robe painted by four local tribal artists depicting imagery that would have been in common use around the time Lewis and Clark arrived in the Nimiipuu homelands.

Prizes will be awarded for the quilt contest at the opening reception on June 14, 2006 and the best of show will be announced at the closing ceremonies on June 17, 2006. Entries are due by May 22, 2006.

Contact Ordella DeVault phone (208) 937-9664 or email quilt4u@idaho.net for more information.
or contact Ann McCormack (208) 843-7409

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Bicentennial Film Festival
Wednesday through Saturday, June 14–17
Lewis-Clark State College Library TCC 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

An impressive collection of quality films, most produced specifically for the Bicentennial will be the focus of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Film Festival June 14 through 17. The films showing represent many years of research and provide information not normally encountered in “history” books. “Surviving Lewis and Clark: The Nimiipuu Story” was commissioned for this National Signature Event. In addition the award-winning “Confluence of Time and Courage” official bicentennial film, and the stories of Sacagawea, York, and the Nimiipuu and other tribes along the trail will be told from their perspective. The festival will be held on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho.

The Summer of Peace Village
Wednesday through Saturday, June 14–17, 9 AM-5 PM
Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

Daily interpretive activities, music, story-telling, traditional art and craft demonstrations, traditional games (stick and ball games, tipi pitching, etc.), art/craft and food vendors, re-enactments, and other activities will be hosted by Nez Perce Tribal members June 14 to 17 at this outdoor venue on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho.

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A Healing Conference: Building Cultural Bridges
Thursday and Friday, June 15 and 16
Lewis-Clark State College 500 8th Avenue, Lewiston ID 83501

A Healing Conference
An inter-cultural healing conference is set for June 15 and 16 on the Lewis-Clark State College campus in Lewiston, Idaho. The purpose of the Healing Conference is to gather together, to listen to each other, and to experience an opportunity for healing past misunderstandings. The gathering will consist of three segments: people healing, earth healing, and "dream" healing. Dream healing will focus on the future and continue the work of building cultural bridges.

Attendance is limited to 200 and is currently by invitation only. The conference registration will open to an additional limited audience by mid-May.

The conference will conclude on Friday with a healing ceremony at Spalding Park below the Nez Perce National Historical Park visitor center from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Elements of water, fire, earth, and air will be combined in a sacred circle to recognize our commonality and our hope for the future. The public is invited to this ceremony.

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Weippe Praire Provided by Nez Perce National Historic Park

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Boat Parade
Friday, June 16 (Canceled because of high water and debri in the river safety concerns)
Begins at 9:45 p.m at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers

A lighted boat parade at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers between Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington adds a festive atmosphere to the bicentennial commemoration on June 16. The parade begins at 9:45 p.m.

Individuals interested in participating may contact the Clarkston Chamber of Commerce, 509-758-7712, for an entry form. Registration deadline is June 1.

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Nez Perce Golf Tournament
Friday through Sunday, June 16-18
Wilbur Oatman Memorial Golf Tournament
Bryden Canyon Golf Course 445 O’Conner Road, Lewiston, ID 83501

This two-day golf tournament begins June 17 and includes dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. Low gross and net for Saturday only. Side events include closest to the pin, longest drive, and more. Entry fee is $55 per individual. The tournament is held at Bryden Canyon Golf Course, 445 O’Connor Rd, Lewiston. For more information, contact Bryden Canyon, 208 746.0863 or Jenny Oatman, 208 843.2253.

Golf Tournament Details

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Mimiiyooxat All-Indian Softball Tournament
Friday through Sunday, June 16-18
Hereth, Hathaway & Sunset Fields in Lewiston, ID 83501

Set for June 16 through 18, the softball tournament will start as a double elimination tournament with competing teams from various Native American Tribes. This should prove to be an exciting tournament in which to participate or watch. Prizes will be awarded. Better yet, the Nez Perce Tribe will host this tournament annually as a lasting legacy of The Summer of Peace: Among the Nimiipuu National Signature Event. Entry fee is $250 per team with a deadline of June 5, 2006. For more information, call Solo Greene (208) 843-7375 ext. 2446 or e-mail: solog@nezperce.org. Registration Form Roster Form Hotel List

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1st Annual Mimiyooxat: “The Gathering of Chiefs”
Pow Wow & Craft Fair
Friday - Sunday, June 16-18
Lapwai High School Fields

The Powwow begins by the Grand Entry on Friday, June 16 at 7 p.m., on Saturday, June 17 at 1 and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, June 18 at 1 p.m. The Grand Entry is the entry of important guests, powwow organizers, and powwow participants entering the arena. The Grand Entry is followed by a song and several dances. Otis Halfmoon and Mike Squeoch will serve as Master of Ceremonies with the Nez Perce Nation being the Host Drums.

Memorials, name-givings, and initiations begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 16 at the Lapwai High School baseball field. A parade through Lapwai's Main Street begins at 10 am on June 17. Other events include a memorial honoring the men, women, and children of the Nez Perce War of 1877, a dinner hosted on Friday evening, a one-hand drum contest, and raffle drawings on Sunday afternoon

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