Washington - Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs David W. Anderson will speak at the Circle of Cultures: Time of Renewal and Exchange Opening Ceremony held at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND on October 22, 2004.
"Lewis and Clark played a significant role in shaping the history of our nation," said the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs. "But without the involvement of the American Indians they met along the way, it would have never been possible for them to achieve their goals."
"The Circle of Cultures: Time for Renewal and Exchange" is the ninth of fifteen events planned over the two and one half years of the commemoration. Beginning at President Thomas Jefferson's home of Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Commemoration retraces the steps of the expedition to the Pacific at Fort Clatsop, and back again.
Also speaking at the event will be Governor John Hoeven, North Dakota, Senator Kent Conrad, North Dakota, Senator Byron Dorgan, North Dakota, Congressman Earl Pomeroy, Tex Hall President, National Congress of the American Indian; Steve Adams, Superintendent, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, National Park Service, Gerard Baker, Superintendent, Mount Rushmore National Monument, National Park Service, Amy Mosset, Native American Involvement Coordinator, National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, Clay Jenkins, Clark Reenactor, historian, and David Borlaug, President, North Dakota Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Foundation.
What: Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs David W. Anderson
Why: Speaking at the Circle of Cultures: Time of Renewal and Exchange
Where: University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
When: Friday October 22, 2004 - 12:00 noon - 2PM
