Grave Discoveries: A Talk by Jon Shellenberger
Schedule
Thu Nov 20 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
1200 Wildcat Way, Ellensburg, WA, United States, Washington 98926 | Ellensburg, WA
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Dean Hall, Room 104, and on ZoomJoin us for a talk with Jon Shellenberger, whose background and expertise have put him at the forefront of an international factfinding mission that could deliver some long-awaited resolution for native and nontribal communities searching for the buried history of Indian boarding school sites.
Earlier in the day, at 11 a.m., Jon will speak to a class on "Using GPR to Locate Unmarked Burial Sites." This event is also open to the public.
The 2:30 talk will also be available on Zoom: https://cwu.zoom.us/j/98148977193?pwd=jAbLROXRKS9LRWYL7i1pXaDakA3zEn.1
Jon Olney Shellenberger, MA is currently the Cultural Resources Department Director for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. Jon received his MA in Cultural and Environmental Resource Management from CWU and is the former director of the CWU American Indian Studies program.
Sponsored by: American Indian Studies, Museum of Culture and Environment, and Undergraduate Studies
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