LECTURE TO COVER VALLEY AREA HISTORY TOPIC OF APRIL 5 ADDRESS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Folklorist and anthropologist Dr. Teri Brewer will discuss the history of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and surrounding areas at a workshop to be held 9 a.m. to noon April 5 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 502 W. Ave. K. Admission to the workshop, titled ``The View From Piute Butte Butte, city, United States Butte (by  t), city (1990 pop. 33,336), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It is a trade, ranching, and industrial center. : Engaging With Past and Place in Antelope Valley,'' is free, but reservations are required. The subject of the workshop is the use of local folklore and culture memory in understanding the broader experience of the American West. Brewer will discuss how she has used the history of the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas, and particularly the story of the Antelope Valley Indian Museum and local history pageant, ``The Crimson Arrow,'' as the basis of a course on anthropology of the American West for several years in Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . Brewer is the head of the Cultural Heritage program at the University of Glamorgan The University of Glamorgan (Welsh: Prifysgol Morgannwg) is a university in Glamorgan, Wales with campuses in Trefforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. History in Wales. She has worked during the past three years with Antelope Valley Indian Museum Curator Edra Moore in researching the history of the museum and its role in the community. She is in the area directing an anthropological field school on the study of the cultural landscape in Southern California. The British students accompanying Brewer will help with the workshop and pageant segment demonstration and will participate in the discussions which follow her presentation. Also scheduled to speak is Cindi Alvitre, who is a University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. graduate student folklorist in the world Arts and Cultures Program at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and is of Gabrieleno/Tongva descent. Also speaking will be filmmaker Felicia Hughes Freeland and and anthropologists John and Susan Hutson. For reservations, call Mojave Desert State Parks Office Technician Rhonda Munoz at (661) 726-1670 between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
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