Ross Island sits mid-Willamette just south of downtown Portland, and has a history of being built up and exploited by men, but today it is ruled primarily by nature. From Friendly House, Mike Houck, Director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute, will present his vision of how it can serve as one. Mr. Houck has been a leader in urban nature issues since 1980 when he founded the Urban Naturalist Program at the Audubon Society of Portland. He has co-founded Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF); The national Coalition to Restore Urban Waters (CRUW); The Intertwine Alliance; and The Nature of Cities forum.
Indigenous Peoples in American History
Robert J. Miller presents the history and lifeways of the Indian Nations in what is now the United States. He also discusses the place of Indian Peoples in the U.S. Constitution and why the Constitution’s Founding Fathers included them. Miller is a professor of law at Arizona State University. He is a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, and a judge for the Grand Ronde Tribe in Oregon and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona. He has written two books and several law review articles.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 - 10:00am