The fascination with the Modoc War in the Klamath Basin continues, more than a century and a half after it ended (1871-72). It was a big news story in its time, and resulted in death for some Modocs, exile to Oklahoma for others.
The latest edition of our Underground History podcast, hosted by Chelsea Rose at the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, takes up recent efforts to further understand the war in the Lava Beds. Klamath Falls archeologist Dan Broockmann, and Ken Sandusky of the Modoc Tribe talk about efforts to "image" archaeological sites, so that Modoc Nation members in Oklahoma can "experience" their ancestral homelands. Chelsea gets further details in a visit with our guests.
For more information here's a link to a previous JX conversation about the Modoc War, with Klamath County Museum Curator Matt Voelkel and Modoc Nation Resource and Development Director Ken Sandusky.
https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2023-06-05/tue-9-am-looking-back-on-the-modoc-war-from-150-years-later