Eagle Rock Park near Warm Springs was a central hub for tribes that stretched from Oregon to Montana and down to Nevada. They would come together every summer.
BLACKFOOT (IdahoEdNews.org) – As a child, Bailey Dann would turn to her Shoshoni language dictionary the one her father gave her for comfort. She would read through it in her free time, each translated word a link to her Shoshone-Bannock ancestors and culture. In middle school, she started her own Shoshoni language club, […]
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Way Out West: Museum of Idaho enters a new era with expanded space, permanent exhibit
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How do you go about telling a story about your backyard that spans 15,000 years? That’s the challenge the Museum of Idaho has taken on with its permanent “Way Out West” that opened in January.
“We have this incredible collection of artifacts, but haven’t had a place to show them,” said Jeff Carr, MOI’s public relations director. With a new wing built, the problem has been solved. “Way Out West” is the culmination of a capital campaign that has added 19,000 square feet of new space to the complex on Eastern Avenue, as well as an adjacent building for research and storage.