During our virtual state and territory officials listening session, Executive Director of Idaho Humanities Council David Pettyjohn noted the opportunities for inclusion in America 250 and described a specific upcoming federal-state collaboration with Smithsonian.

Congrats to Prof. Amanda Zink, who won a $3500 grant from the Am Phil Society Phillips Fund for Native American Research to support archival work on "In Their Own Words: Student Writing at the Chemawa Indian School." Idaho Humanities Council has also supported research on this volume.

Still time to join us tonight at 6pm MDT as we host @TrahantReports and Maria Hinojosa 🥑 for a free panel discussion. Register directly here. eventbrite.com/e/why-do-we-se…

I’m in Idaho. Just via zoom. Wish it was IRL. I love Idaho.

What impact does the changing landscape of journalism in Idaho have on its residents? Join IHC tomorrow night from 6-7:30pm MDT for a virtual discussion. ⁦Idaho Capital Sun⁩ ⁦BoiseDev⁩ ⁦CDA Press News⁩ eventbrite.com/e/320692037517

“‘Nobody’s excluded,’ Pettyjohn adds, ‘from the humanities… Their very existence is a part of it.’”

"As a child, David Pettyjohn scoured the pages of encyclopedias. He still remembers the whiff of ink from the set his parents owned." Nick Danlag profiles David Pettyjohn, executive director of Idaho Humanities Council. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/3vsf3bws

“The arts and humanities strengthen communities by allowing us to share our stories and understand the stories of others.” — NEH Chair Shelly Lowe at today’s #UnitedWeStand summit The White House