Critiquing the Critiquer: Lewis and Clark Trail Watch

Although we may be at risk for interpreting the interpretation of the interpreter, Kathleen Dahl has a fine idea.

Her weblog called Lewis and Clark Trail Watch critiques those who translate history for the rest of us. Dahl is an anthropologist at Eastern Oregon University and in her own words:

My interest in how we interpret Lewis and Clark and other events in Western history grew out of my earlier research into how regional culture and history, particularly native culture and history, have been portrayed in museums and historic sites throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Mine too.

Now the question becomes who will remain to critique the critiquer. In recent years the academic world has lost a certain credibility edge with its eyeball rolling, politically correct interpretations of western history. Maybe that is what Ms. Dahl is intending to redress.  Sure hope so. It would do history and the rest of us who live along the Lewis and Clark Trail a big favor.