Virtual Lecture: Camp Oáhe and the Legacies of Charles and Elaine Eastman

They were an impressive couple at the turn of the 20th century. Charles Eastman was a Santee Sioux, a Dartmouth-educated doctor, and an author and speaker; Elaine Eastman was a renowned children’s author and a national leader in Native American education. Together, they witnessed the massacre at Wounded Knee, helped shape Americans’ views of Indians, and started a summer camp in New Hampshire that encouraged the use of indigenous themes in the American camping movement. In this conversation with the Society’s Director of Education Elizabeth Dubrulle, scholars Julie Dobrow and Raymond Wilson discuss the Eastmans’ remarkable story of love and loss, of the struggle between Native peoples and Euro-American expansion, and ultimately of two souls trying to find their places in the world.

This program, conducted via Zoom, is free for everyone. Registration is required. Please click the "Register" button to sign up. A Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.

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