[OR_Archaeology] Tamastslikt celebrates Amer. Indian Heritage Month in Nov.

[Susan White]

INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH ACTIVITIES SET FOR TAMASTSLIKT

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute celebrates American Indian Heritage
Month during November with activities, films and workshops.  Some of the
informative and engaging celebration activities include:

Beginning Oct. 29, Tamastslikt will host an Oregon Historical Society
traveling exhibit "Oregon is Indian Country" which showcases text
documents as well as historical and contemporary photographs about the
nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon. Topics include: the land,
federal Indian policies, and traditions that bind. The exhibit continues
to Feb. 16. 

At 6 p.m. Oct. 29, Coos-Kalapuya storyteller Esther Stutzman will tell
Coos and Kalapuya stories. Her grandmother*s teaching was that it was
bad luck to tell stories that were proprietary to other people or
tribes. Stories were regarded as private property as were songs. She has
13 stories she shares with the public. Some of her creation stories tell
of the time when animals and people could talk together.  Her
presentation is sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society's folklife
program and Tamástslikt.

On Nov. 8, Tamástslikt will present a free public program featuring
Minerva Soucie, a master basketweaver who revived traditional techniques
among youth of the Burns Paiute Indians.  From 9am to noon, Soucie will
exhibit and demonstrate her craft.  At 1 p.m. she will give a talk
about
the culture and history of the Burns Paiute of Oregon.  She authored
the chapter on the Paiute people in "The First Oregonians" published by
Oregon Council for the Humanities. Also on Nov. 8, research librarian
Virginia Roberts, who will demonstrate how to find and use the latest
online tools and resources to discover family genealogy from 10 a.m.-2
p.m.

A  Saturday Free Film Festival at 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 15. The 1 p.m.
showing is a film by Laurence Cotton about CES Wood and Chief Joseph,
followed by questions and comments with the producer. At 6 p.m., the
newly released "Spirit of Sacajawea" film will be shown.  

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located at Wildhorse Resort & Casino,
10 minutes east of Pendleton. From Interstate 84 take exit 216 and
follow the signs five minutes to Wildhorse Resort and the Institute. 
More information is available by dialing 541-966-9748,  or visit
www.tamastslikt.org.