Join us at Willamette University in Salem on April 9 at 7:00 p.m. for a live screening of a conversation about public lands with Chuck Sams, former director of the National Park Service.

Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III is Cayuse and Walla Walla and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Northeast Oregon, where he grew up. He also has blood ties to the Cocopah Tribe and Yankton Sioux of Fort Peck.

In conversation with Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities, Sams will explore how public interest informs public policy. How does traditional ecological knowledge factor into federal land management? How can we balance differing perspectives when it comes to highly contested issues like climate change and water rights? How do our relationships with the land impact the laws that govern it?

This screening will take place at Smullin Film Studies Theatre 122, Ford Hall, at Willamette University. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and the screening will begin at 7:00 p.m. The screening will conclude at 8:30 p.m.

This event is presented in partnership with Willamette University's Office of Civic Engagement.

Tickets

This live screening is free and open to the public. No tickets required.

About the Venue

• The space: This event will be held at Smullin Film Studies Theatre 122, Ford Hall, at Willamette University in Salem.
• Parking: Free visitor parking (after 3pm) is available in the parking lot off of Bellevue Street. See map. Additional metered parking may be available along the curbs of State Street, which are also the closest to the venue.
• Food and drink: No food or beverage is allowed.
• Video and Sound: The conversation will be projected on a large screen. The program will be amplified.
• Mobility access: Ford Hall is wheelchair-accessible, including bathrooms. The theatre is located on the
  first floor, and has accessible seating options available.
• Questions: For more information about the space, please contact Brice Hoerauf at bdhoerauf@willamette.edu.

This series is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Standard, Susan Hammer Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, and Pacific West Bank.