Fettuccine Forum: Silent but not Absent: Indian Women in Southwest Idaho in the Nineteenth Century
Date: 10/5/2023 6:00 PM - 10/5/2023 7:00 PM
Cost: Free
Tickets: Participate Virtually
Category: Lectures
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Silent but not Absent: Indian Women in Southwest Idaho in the Nineteenth Century
Although there are increasing efforts to produce more New Western History from the Native American perspective, Native women history remains particularly deficient. Yvette Towersap of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes whose background includes tribal government relations, consultation, and history, discusses the Indian women of the Shoshone and Bannock peoples in southwest Idaho to help provide a deeper understanding of their diverse contributions to tribal life.
About the Speaker
Yvette Towersap was born and raised on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and is enrolled in the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. She graduated from Idaho State University with a BA in Anthropology (1998) and earned a Master of Studies in Environmental Law (2000). She received a Master of Arts in History from the University of Utah (2019) along with Certificates in Public History and Historic Preservation. Past historical research efforts include tribal gender roles in the nineteenth century, the Bannock War and memory studies, nineteenth century tribal leadership roles, reduction of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation to create urban communities, and visual teaching of tribal history through three runway-style fashion shows. More recently, she wrote a soon-to-be published chapter for a book on COVID-19, on native public health history during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic on the Fort Hall Reservation. Yvette is currently a graduate student at Montana State University seeking her doctorate in US History, studying the history of Shoshone and Bannock people in the Greater Yellowstone region.
How to Participate
These free, hour-long events take place at 6 p.m. (MT) in-person at Trailhead (500 S 8th St, Boise) and virtually over ZOOM with automated live subtitles. Pre-registration is required to join virtually. Cash bar available for in-person guests. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Attend at Trailhead
Trailhead | 500 S 8th St | Boise, ID 83702
Participate Virtually (Zoom)
https://cityofboise.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YicS_-tmTLCPzWw_xZ0RPQ#/registration
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About the Fettuccine Forum
Lively and informal, the series invites the public to interact with politicians, artists, historians, activists, advocates, and professionals in an effort to promote good citizenship and responsible growth through education. Support from the Office of the Mayor, Boise State Public Radio, the Department of History at Boise State University, and Trailhead all make the Forum possible. Learn more on our website.