This kick off event for the 1888 Society will be a luncheon on May 31st at 11 am at the Shedd Institute for the Arts featuring Dr. Deana Dartt. Tickets include lunch and the presentation. Dr. Dartt will be speaking on the topic: Celebrating Indigenous Culture Through Historic Preservation. She will answer the question: What is historic preservation when there isn't a building to save?
In recognition of National Preservation Month in May, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House is announcing a new way to engage with history in Eugene with the creation of their new 1888 Society. The mission of this new group will be preserving history through community discussion. Members will be invited to a lecture series and other events that will focus how our modern society is shaped by historic topics. You can learn more about the 1888 Society at smjhouse.org/1888society
Tickets:
Public: $30
SMJ Members: $26
College Students: $15
Deana Dartt, PhD (Director, Live Oak Consulting) is Coastal Chumash and Mestiza, descending from the indigenous people of the Californias. Her scholarly and professional work strives to address the incongruities between public understanding, representation and true acknowledgement of Native peoples, their cultures, histories and contemporary lives. She earned her MA and PhD from the University of Oregon and has held curatorial positions at the Burke Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Portland Art Museum as well as teaching appointments at the University of Oregon, University of Washington, and Northwest Indian College. Her book manuscript titled, “Subverting the Master Narrative: Museums, Power and Native Life in California” is currently in prep. Deana serves on the boards of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History Advisory Council and the Native Coast Action Network, as well as the non-profit organization she recently established, the Live Oak Center for Applied Decolonization (LOCAD)
