Annual Report - Center of the American West

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Highlighted Events & Speeches
The Center of the American West presented a range of dynamic and unique
public programming over the past year. Our speakers ranged from worldrenowned
entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner, who accepted our
Stegner Award, to our heroic locals who lived through the Fourmile Canyon
Fire. As always, the schedule reflected our desire to engage the Front Range
community with an array of speakers and topics intended to both educate
and entertain. In this vein, Ted Turner frankly shared the perspectives that
have influenced his philanthropy and land conservation and preservation
efforts in an interview conducted by Patty Limerick. Long-time Center affiliate
Buzzy Jackson provided a glimpse not only into the processes involved
in genealogical research, but also painted a compassionate portrait of
the people at the core of the genealogical community. Walter Echo-Hawk
2010 Wallace Stegner Award presented to Ted Turner by Patty Limerick
and Charles Wilkenson on September 28, 2010 in the Whittemyer Court
Room, Wolf Law School, University of Colorado Boulder Campus.
Turning Hindsight Into Foresight
immersed us in the legal maneuverings of a Native American legal advocate
and did so with grace and good humor. We celebrated the release of Center
co-founder Charles Wilkinson’s book, The People Are Dancing Again, a unique
history of the Oregon Siletz tribe compiled through extensive interaction with
the tribe and their elders. John Stocke guided us through Native American
understandings of astronomy and the night sky. And we ended the year with
an event honoring the six-month anniversary of the Fourmile Canyon Fire. A
variety of people from the affected communities including residents of the
canyon, fire fighters, and public officials gathered to share readings they felt
captured an essence of their experiences. We thank all of our participants, our
sponsors, and especially you, our audience, for a remarkable year.
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Book Release with Buzzy Jackson Shaking the
Family Tree on October 21, 2010. »
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