[OR_Archaeology] Corvallis libraries, Philomath museum host *Oregon Is Indian Country* exhibit

[Susan White]

(from the Corvallis Gazette Times 3/26/2009)

Corvallis libraries, Philomath museum host *Oregon Is Indian
Country* exhibit

CORVALLIS/PHILOMATH * From April 2-26, the Corvallis-Benton County
Public Library, The Valley Library at Oregon State University and the
Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath will host a special exhibit
of Oregon*s Native American heritage entitled *Oregon Is Indian
Country.*

*Oregon Is Indian Country* represents a groundbreaking project
bringing all nine Oregon tribes together to present information never
before assembled in one exhibit on contemporary indigenous cultures.
Oregon*s Indian traditions will be inherent from many art forms
including native voices, historical artifacts, photographs and more.

Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will feature the portion of the
exhibit called *The Land.* The Valley Library will host*Traditions
That Bind* and the Benton County Historical Museum will present
*Federal Indian Policies.*

The exhibit is a direct result of the Oregon Tribes Project, a
multi-year collaboration between the Oregon Historical Society*s
Folklife Program and Oregon*s nine federally recognized tribes.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the Corvallis-Benton County Public
Library will host Esther Stutzman at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3, in the Main
Meeting Room. Stutzman, a Kalapuya/ Coos and an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz, will tell stories and offer drumming from
the Kalapuya and Coos people. Stutzman is the chair of a nonprofit
Kalapuya organization, Komemma Cultural Protection Association,
dedicated to researching the Kalapuya. This event is co-sponsored by the
Friends of the Library. Information: 766-6793.

The Benton County Historical Society and Valley Library will host their
own programs on April 11 and 20.