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Ride or Die: the “Oregon Trail Live” Q&A

19 November 2020 – John R. Legg

methods, public engagement, media, memory, sense of place, politics, LGBTQ history, Indigenous People, American Indians, decolonization, games, Q&A, pioneers

Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Michael Salgarolo and Kylie Holloway to discuss their Oregon Trail immersive game that brought history and leisure together as a way to experience the US West and challenge the colonial foundations of the famous video game. Read More

Repatriation and the work of decolonization

18 June 2019 – Chip Colwell

museums, conference, finance, artifacts, 2019 annual meeting, Indigenous People, NCPH 2019 Awards, American Indians, decolonization

Editors’ Note: This is the third in a series of reflective posts written by winners of awards given out at the NCPH 2019 annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. Chip Colwell received the NCPH Book Award for Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Read More

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The Impact of Public History Projects on High School Communities
11 September 2024 – Bri Matson, Sophia Imperioli, Justin Porcelo and Lauren Perry
projects, community partners, NCPH 2024 Awards
In the Fall of 2023, the Museum Club at East High School in Denver, Colorado began working with students at the University of Colorado Denver to expand the high school’s museum to better represent their current community. This collaboration highlights the value of incorporating public history in high school curricula. Read More

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