Treatyz Kellen Trenal

Kellen discusses what the project has meant to him. He also dives into the inspiration behind the visual arts pieces that came from the research done on the Nez Perce Treaties.

This is the final run through of all the research that has been gathered around the treaties that have shaped the world the niimíipuu live in today.

Join Kellen as he reads the Nez Perce Treaty of 1863. He reads the document word-for-word and also works to break down the meaning behind each sentence in his own terms.

Join Kellen as he reads the Nez Perce Treaty of 1855. He reads the document word-for-word and also works to break down the meaning behind each sentence in his own terms.

This is the start of the journey. Learn about the task at hand. Learn about the small bits of research that will inform everything moving forward.

In this first episode, artist Kellen Trenal outlines the work that will be explored over the next four episodes. This series may help you learn a little bit about the history of the niimíipuu, Nez Perce people. Feel free to skip episodes 2-5 and only listen to the first and last episodes of this series; that can be your CliffsNotes version of everything this series discusses. If you want to listen to it all, it's there for you as well. These episodes do a lot in sharing brutal perspectives on American history. Join Kellen as he works through the research and breaks down the language in these official government documents.