50 Years Later, an Earthquake s Legacy Continues
Release Date:
February 4, 2021
The San Fernando earthquake struck Southern California 50 years ago, killing 64 people and costing over $500 million in damages. The quake prompted federal, state and local action to reduce earthquake risks and bolster public safety.
At 6 o’clock in the morning on February 9, 1971, the reservoir keeper of the Lower Van Norman Dam in Southern California tried to get out of bed.
He couldn’t. A magnitude-6.6 earthquake was shaking his home nestled at the bottom of the dam. After checking on his wife and child, he drove to the top of the dam to examine the damage. “It was hard to believe what I saw,” he said.
Dakota artist Marlena Myles brings Native culture into the future Through art and children s books, Marlena Myles illuminates old stories for generations to come. January 28, 2021 4:19pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Artist Marlena Myles spent her teenage years in Rapid City, S.D., but unlike peers who swooned about crushes and went to sports practice, she went to the library and learned all she could about Russian history. Being Native in America, in school you learn a history that does not apply to you, said Myles, who is Mohegan, Muscokee Creek and a member of Spirit Lake Dakota.
She discovered similarities between the way the Russian and U.S. governments treated Native people, and became fascinated by the different classes of Russian people along with their need for Alaskan Natives for their own survival.