A Secret History of American River People
A member of Intersection for the Arts
A Secret History of American River People is a dialogical and participatory project that gathers and presents the oral histories of people who live and work on major American rivers from the deck of a recreated 1940s-era shantyboat over a series of epic river voyages. The project explores the issues facing current river communities, the long history of people who have lived on and adjacent to the river, and basic river ecology.