[OR_Archaeology] Dr. Ken Ames Archaeological Tour - Chinookan Plankhouse & Ft. Vancouver - Oct 24th, 2010

[Susan White]

The Cathapotle Chinookan Plankhouse & Ft. Vancouver: An Archaeological
Tour
10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Cost: $28 
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Limited space available - Call 503.725.3307 for tickets.

Join Kenneth Ames, noted archaeologist and chair of the Portland State
University Anthropology Department, on this fascinating tour. The first
stop will uncover new archaeological findings at Ft. Vancouver. The
second exploration takes place at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
and the Cathapotle Plankhouse, a modern plankhouse built based on
archaeological evidence of a Chinookan village encountered by Lewis and
Clark. Enjoy your own picnic lunch while Dr. Ames and Sam Robinson, Vice
President of the Council for the Chinook Indian Nation, talk about the
significance of the plankhouse to the Chinookan People.

For more details see: http://www.pdx.edu/alumni/psu-weekend 

This tour is part of Portland State University Weekend  - Oct 22-24.
This is an amazing weekend of activities that is open to anyone.  

The weekend starts with a key note address from Nicholas Kristof, New
York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author. He and
his wife Sheryl WuDunn wrote their latest book called Half the Sky:
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. He will be
speaking on Friday night, Oct 22.  You can purchase general admission
tickets for this key note lecture for $25 at Ticket Master or by calling
the PSU Box office at 503-725-3307.   

On Saturday, Oct 23rd there are seminars from PSU professors and leaders
in the Portland community.  All of the seminars are free of charge.  For
the full schedule of the weekend go to:
http://www.pdx.edu/alumni/psu-weekend.