SCC to host Conflicted Perspectives Symposium

Published: 04/16/2015

The event is the first of a series that will lead to a two-day commemoration in Portage in September.

Speakers will discuss the 1815 treaties signed at Portage des Sioux in St. Charles County ending the War of 1812 between the U.S. and the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River. The speakers will discuss the impact the treaties had on settlement in Missouri and the Native Americans. 

Speakers include SCC faculty Debra Crank-Lewis, local historian Dorris Keeven-Franke, the Director Emeritus of the Osage National Museum Kathryn Red Corn, and the author of “People of the River’s Mouth: In Search of the Missouri Indians” Michael Dickey.

The event is free and open to the public. 

The SCC History Department, the Missouri Humanities Council and the Land Between the Rivers Historical Society are sponsoring the symposium.

For more information, contact the symposium moderator and SCC adjunct faculty member Gary Mckiddy, Ph.D., at gmckiddy@stchas.edu or 636-922-8398.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit stchas.edu.