Distinguished Professor Seminar Series: Professor Elizabeth Fenn
About the Event
Sacagawea's Capture and the History of the Early West 
Join us forÌýan educational evening with Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Fenn, as we explore howÌýthe circumstances of Sacagawea’s capture to illuminate a deeper history of the northern plains and Rockies. Fenn discusses indigenous warfare, hunting techniques, environmental conditions, horse-borne interactions, and plains power dynamics as they pertained to a one-month period of Sacagawea’s life. This lecture makes the deep history of the West accessible to broad audiences.
About the Speaker
Elizabeth Fenn is the author ofÌýEncounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan PeopleÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýPox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82. She is currently working on a contextual biography of Sacagawea entitledÌýSacagawea’s World: Window on the American West. FennÌýteaches at the 91¸£ÀûÉç, where she is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of History.
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About the Series
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Retired Faculty Association (UCBRFA) presents the distinguished professors of the University of Colorado, aÌýlecture and presentation series featuring some of our finest professors ²¹²Ô»åÌýtheir extraordinary research and scholarly work.