[OR_Archaeology] PSU TO HOST CHINOOKAN EVENT

[Susan White]

PSU TO HOST CHINOOKAN EVENT

With support by the Oregon Council for the Humanities the Center for
Columbia River History is offering a free public programs focused on
Chinookan history and culture, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the
Portland State University Native American Student and Community Center,
710 SW Jackson St.

This event examines a single but significant material object, a basket.
In 2006, archaeologist Dale Croes recovered an intact cedar
checker-weave basket from the an archaeological estimated at 1250-1750
AD.  Croes calls the artifact, "the Lucy of baskets," indicating how
significant this basket is to understanding Chinookan culture in Oregon.
The Center for Columbia River History will present a day of short
presentations by Native and non-Native leaders, historians,
archaeologists, and artists, as well as family-friendly activities and
Chinuk Wawa language lessons.

For more information, see http://www.ccrh.org/calendar.php  or phone
360-258-3289