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Conversations at BSC-Sitting Bull: The Man, the Myth, the Continuing Controversy

Presented by Bismarck State College at Bismarck State College's Sidney J. Lee Auditorium

December 18, 2011

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Bismarck State College is pleased to present Conversations at BSC, a series of conversations led by humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson and BSC President Larry C. Skogen. The purpose of the lectures is to enrich the community’s understanding of our common humanity. The conversations are free to the entire community.


The conversation, “Sitting Bull: The Man, the Myth, the Continuing Controversy,” is December 18 at 3 p.m. in BSC’s Sidney J. Lee Auditorium.

Clay Jenkinson and Larry Skogen will discuss the life of Sitting Bull, based on Robert Utley’s book "The Lance and the Shield." During their conversation, the scholars will explore Sitting Bull’s place in American mythology and history, trying to make sense of the way in which some Indians became white favorites in spite of – or perhaps because of – their resistance.


Dr. Larry C. Skogen is BSC’s sixth CEO. Retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force, Skogen has been a high school teacher and college faculty member in a variety of military and civilian institutions, including the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is author of works about federal Indian policies and the history of the American West. Skogen has a doctorate in history from Arizona State University, Tempe; MA in history from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg; and BS in secondary education from Dickinson State University. A native of Hettinger, he is married to Alison, a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.


Clay Jenkinson, is a humanities scholar, author and social commentator, a Jefferson scholar, a Lewis and Clark scholar, and a student of the future of rural America. Jenkinson is one of the nation’s leading interpreters of Thomas Jefferson. He has lectured about and portrayed Jefferson in forty-nine states over a period of 17 years, as well as served as consultant and principal on-air “talking head,” in Ken Bums’ Thomas Jefferson film. Jenkinson also hosts the nationally syndicated weekly radio program “The Thomas Jefferson Hour” which has been on NPR stations since 1999. Jenkinson directs the Dakota Institute of Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation, which intends to foster a statewide “conversation,” using a humanities-based approach to addressing current events and what the future holds. Book publishing, documentary-making, and symposiums are among the numerous projects coordinated by the Dakota Institute with Clay Jenkinson at its helm. Through the Dakota Institute, Jenkinson recently has added documentary film maker to his list of accomplishments with the award winning documentary on former North Dakota Governor Art Link “When The Landscape is Quiet Again.” Jenkinson has written “millions of words on Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, John Donne, the Great Plains, and especially North Dakota.” Most recently, Jenkinson released a second edition of “The Character of Meriwether Lewis.” He writes a weekly column for the Bismarck Tribune, serves as Bismarck State College’s Distinguished Humanities Scholar and as the chief consultant for Dickinson State University’s Theodore Roosevelt Center. With his return to his home state of North Dakota in 2006, Clay divides his time between performing, lecturing, researching, writing, and film making to further the humanities both in his home state and across the country.

For more information, call BSC Continuing Education, Training and Innovation at 701.224.5600 or visit www.bsctalk.com.
Free to the entire community.