U.S. Department of the Interior / Manzanar
National Historic Site
Use the complete site name here (e.g. Palo Alto Battlefield Historic Site). / PO Box 426
5001 Highway 395
Independence, CA 93526
760 878-2194 phone
760 878-2949 fax
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release
Use a “short-hand” version of the site name here (e.g. Palo Alto Battlefield not Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Site).For Immediate Release: December 6, 2007
Contact: Tom Leatherman, Manzanar National Historic Site
Phone: 760-878-2194
LOCAL WOMEN HONORED AT NATIONAL
CONFERENCE IN WICHITA, KANSAS
Two women from the Owens Valley were honored in November at the National Association for Interpretation National Workshop in Wichita, Kansas. Joy Fatooh of Bishop and Gretel Enck of Independence were recognized for excellence in the field of interpretation.
Ms. Fatooh is a wildlife biologist with the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office. The BLM Excellence in Interpretation and Environmental Education award recognizes outstanding employees for their performance in enhancing the public’s understanding of the cultural and natural resources of public lands. Ms. Fatooh was selected as a finalist for this national award for her contributions to the creation of In the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California: Movie Road Self-Guided Tour, a guide to 10 locations that served as the setting for classic Hollywood movies. Joy also worked with partner organizations to develop a “Don’t Crush the Brush” campaign to make film crews aware of the fragility of Alabama Hills vegetation. A talented artist, Joy also contributed illustrations for the new Interagency Visitor Center in Lone Pine.
Ms. Enck is a park guide at Manzanar National Historic Site in Independence. The National Park Service Freeman Tilden Award, named for a pioneer in the field of interpretation, is an annual award recognizing outstanding contributions to the public through interpretation by an NPS employee. Ms. Enck was selected as the Pacific West Region nominee for this national award for planning, coordinating, and installing the special exhibit “GULAG: Soviet Forced Labor Camps and the Struggle for Freedom.” Gretel organized the only showing of the traveling exhibit in the western United States, hosting teacher workshops, film screenings, and a companion photo exhibit. The Gulag exhibit was on display at the Eastern California Museum for most of 2007.
Interpretation is a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and the meanings inherent in the resources. Federal agencies prioritize interpretation as a way to connect the American public with the immediate resources at hand and universal themes that face society. The projects completed by Ms. Fatooh and Ms. Enck are representative of work that invites partnerships with diverse government agencies and community organizations to engage the public in the missions of their agencies.
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