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Current offerings
Northern Humboldt Indians
Cost: $35
- Sat., Sept. 27, 1-2:50 p.m.
Dates
Location: Online
With Jerry Rohde, Historian & Ethnographer
This course will be based on the instructor's recently published book, Northern Humboldt Indians, Volume 5, in his series "History of Humboldt County Peoples and Places." It will cover the 15-year genocide as it affected the Wiyot, Yurok, Karuk, Hupa, Whilkut, Tsnungwe, and Mawenok tribes and bring their history forward to the 1950s.
Class #: 44084
Registration is now open for OLLI members. Non-members may register starting Sept. 3.
Jerry Rohde
Jerry Rohde has taught at Cal Poly OLLI since its beginning in 2005, and since then has offered over 100 classes in three subject areas: Humboldt County history, local ethnogeography, and early 20th century California art.
For 15 years he was a research associate at Cal Poly's Cultural Resources Facility, and has consulted with various state and local agencies, several Indian tribes, and local archaeologists. He has written five volumes in the series, History of Humboldt Peoples and Places. His History of Southern Humboldt County is expected to be soon published by the Cal Poly Humboldt Press.
