This is a non-Confluence event.
Join ONDA for the first event in the 2021 High Desert Speaker Series, a virtual conversation with Warm Springs Paiute spiritual leader and oral historian Wilson Wewa and photographer and filmmaker Jason Houston. After a showing of their short film “The Owyhee Project” (working title), follow along for an illuminating dialogue between Wilson, Jason and ONDA’s Campaign Manager Corie Harlan about Oregon’s uniquely remarkable Owyhee Canyonlands, the role of storytelling in conservation, and the hope offered by protected wild places.
This event will be hosted online, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST. Registration is free and required. All registrants will be entered to win a giveaway prize package!
Wilson Wewa
Wilson Wewa is a spiritual leader and oral historian for the Warm Springs Paiute. He is a great-grandson of both Chief Paulina and Chief Weahwewa, two of the most important and influential Paiute chiefs in the tribe’s history. He is a frequent speaker on Great Basin history and culture who has presented at a number of universities and other venues across the country.
Jason Houston
Jason Houston’s photography and filmmaking explores how we live on the planet and with each other from the perspective of community, culture, and the human experience. He has worked in over 30 countries on projects ranging from indigenous land rights in the Amazon to small-scale fisheries throughout the tropics to wild land firefighting in the American West. His work has been published editorially and exhibited publicly around the world and he is a Senior Fellow at International League of Conservation Photographers and a Fellow at Wake Forest University’s Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.
Photo courtesy of Mark Darnell
Only one person per household should register for this event. We will email you a private link to join the live event one hour prior to the start time. This event will be recorded and a link will be sent to registrants afterward.
Special thanks to our sponsor, First Interstate Bank!