Join us at Willamette University in Salem on April 9, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a live screening of a conversation about public lands with Chuck Sams, former director of the National Park Service.

Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III is Cayuse and Walla Walla and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Northeast Oregon, where he grew up. He also has blood ties to the Cocopah Tribe and Yankton Sioux of Fort Peck.

In conversation with Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities, Sams will explore how public interest informs public policy. How does traditional ecological knowledge factor into federal land management? How can we balance differing perspectives when it comes to highly contested issues like climate change and water rights? How do our relationships with the land impact the laws that govern it?

This event is presented in partnership with Willamette University's Office of Civic Engagement.

Tickets

This live screening is free and open to the public. No tickets required.

About the Venue

• The space: This event will be held at Smullin Film Studies Theatre 122, Ford Hall, at Willamette University in Salem.
• Parking: Attendees may park anywhere on campus after 3 p.m. We recommend the Guest/Visitor Parking Lot at the northeast corner of Winter and Bellevue streets. However, the closest parking will be on State Street, near Waverly St. NE.
• Food and drink: No food or beverage is allowed.
• Video and Sound: The conversation will be projected on a large screen. The program will be amplified.
• Mobility access: The room is ADA compliant. It is theater style, so ADA accessible seats are nearest the theater enterance.
• Questions: For more information about the space, please contact Brice Hoerauf at bdhoerauf@willamette.edu.

This series is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Oregon Cultural Trust, The Standard, Susan Hammer Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, and Pacific West Bank.