| BC-50238-05 | Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils | Idaho Humanities Council | American Identity Programs in Idaho | 7/1/2005 - 12/31/2006 | $53,230.00 | Richard | K. | Ardinger | | | | Idaho Humanities Council | Boise | ID | 83702-6053 | USA | 2005 | U.S. History | Grants for State Humanities Councils | Federal/State Partnership | 38230 | 15000 | 38230 | 15000 | To support presentations to public audiences on topics related to American history and culture; a summer institute for teachers on Native American literature; reading and discussion programs exploring themes of Lewis and Clark and American identity; programming for public audiences to complement "Barn Again,"a traveling exhibit; and grants to institutions throughout the state on themes related to American hsitory and culture.
The IHC proposes several programs to help Idahoans explore “We the People” themes: (1) 50 public presentations from IHC’s Speaker’s Bureau examining WTP topics; (2) a summer teacher institute focusing on “Survival and Celebration in Native American Literature”; (3) a series of “Let’s Talk About It” reading and discussion programs, exploring themes of Lewis and Clark and American identity; (4) public programs complementing the Smithsonian exhibits sponsored through the Museum on Main Street project; and (5) a variety of Regrant programs featuring “We the People” themes. |