Ep. 62: Tribute to Yakama Linguist and Scholar Virginia Beavert, 1921-2024

Feliks Banel presents on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY a tribute to the late Virginia Beavert, Yakama linguist and scholar who passed away in February 2024 at age 102. This episode features an interview with Ms. Beavert and her co-editors Michelle Jacob and Joana Jansen from January 2022; the three collaborated on the second edition of Ms. Beavert's landmark collection of legends and stories called "Anakú Iwachá" (published by Yakama Nation and University of Washington Press in 2021). This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, April 28, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.