National Park Service seeks cultural demonstrators and speakers

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National Park Service seeks cultural demonstrators and speakers

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Feb. 5, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

LAPWAI, Idaho - Would you like to share your traditional skills or stories with your community? Present your skills this summer at Nez Perce National Historical Park’s 2020 speaker series.

The annual speaker series is a highlight of summer programming at the park and allows visitors to experience cultural practices firsthand. Presentations are held weekends between June and August. Past demonstrators have made moccasins, drums, beadwork, baskets and more. Speakers are welcome to share cultural stories or discuss broader topics like cultural ecology. Cultural demonstrators and speakers are thanked for their time and shared knowledge with an honorarium. Interested parties should contact the park by phone 208-843-7009 or email e-mail us by March 31, 2020.

Nez Perce National Historical Park’s Spalding Visitor Center is located 12 miles east of Lewiston at 39063 U.S. Highway 95. Park admission is free year round. For more information, please contact Nez Perce National Historical Park at 208-843-7009, or visit www.nps.gov/nepe or www.facebook.com/NezPerceNationalHistoricalPark

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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