[OR_Archaeology] Tribal Exhibits & Speakers planned for Dec & Jan

[Susan White]

TRIBAL EXHIBITS, SPEAKERS PLANNED

The Washington County Museum, Champoeg State Heritage Area, and other
organizations are offering presentations and exhibits this month about
Oregon's tribes. 

The Washington County Museum, where an "Oregon is Indian Country"
exhibit is on display will host tradition bearer Brigette Whipple for a
presentation about American beaded horse regalia on Dec. 12. At 3:30
p.m. Dec. 16, David Lewis, cultural resource manager for the
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, will talk about the early treaties
in Oregon. 

For more information, please visit the museum’s website at
www.WashingtonCountyMuseum.org or call the museum at 503-645-5353. 
WCM is located on the PCC Rock Creek Campus at 17677 NW Springville
Road, Portland.

An "Oregon is Indian Country" exhibit on Oregon’s Native American
heritage will be presented in Champoeg State Heritage Area’s visitor
center until Jan. 10. The exhibit is joint effort of the nine federally
recognized tribes in Oregon and the Oregon Historical Society. It will
be open to the public from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 10
a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekends, expect when the center closes Dec. 25.

The exhibit is a first for the Champoeg visitor center, which was
remodeled in preparation for Oregon’s sesquicentennial celebration. 
“This is the first time we have hosted a traveling  exhibition,”
park spokesman Mike Niss noted. “Our new format allows us to expand
interpretive presentations relevant to Champoeg’s heritage.”

Admission to the exhibit is free, but the park charges a day-use fee.
More information is available by calling the visitor center at
503-678-1251, ext. 221.