CANCELED: Windows in Time: Acorn Woman Mountain: New Names Honor Native American Culture, 18+ YRS Online
Last year, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced name changes for more than a dozen geographic features in Jackson and Josephine counties that used the word “squaw,” a derogatory slur applied to Native American women. Rogue Valley journalist Vickie Aldous will discuss these new names for lakes, rivers and mountains and their origins from Native American legends – like the tale of Acorn Woman, a powerful mythological figure for the Takelma people of the Rogue Valley.
Aldous has lived in the Rogue Valley since 1999. She was a reporter for the Ashland Daily Tidings and Medford Mail Tribune, and Vickie currently works for the Grants Pass Daily Courier — a newspaper founded in 1885 that continues to publish today.
The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our southern Oregon heritage. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) and Jackson County Library Services.
- Date:
- 08/02/2023
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Library:
- Medford Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- History Presentation/Discussion
- Online:
- This event will take place remotely via Zoom. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register.
