“Honoring our Sacred Lands” Lecture presented by Darren Parry

Darren Parry returns to the Education & Collections Center with the lecture Honoring our Sacred Lands on Thursday, January 16^th from 5-6 p.m.

Ancient tribal cultures have important lessons to teach the rest of the world about how all things are connected and the fact that our very existence is dependent upon this natural world that we seem to be destroying.

Darren Parry is the Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation.   Darren serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, in Wellsville, Utah, the Utah State Museum Board and serves on the Advisory Board of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.  In 2017 he received the Esto Perpetua Award, given to the person who preserves and promotes history in the State of Idaho.  He is the only person from Utah to receive that award.  He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University and received his Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis on History.  His passions in life are his family which includes his wife Melody and 9 children and 13 grandchildren.  His other passion is his Tribal family.  Darren wants to make sure that those who have gone before him are not forgotten and that the Native American perspective is heard and respected.