First Peoples Celebration

Join us to explore and celebrate the history and culture of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

OSU-Cascades has an acknowledged partnership with the Confederated Tribes, which recognizes the campus’s commitment to ensuring that OSU-Cascades is “of enduring benefit to the people on whose ancestral lands it is now located.”

Activities include:

> An opening ceremony and invocation, led by tribal members.
> Demonstrations of traditional tribal crafts and artistry created by Native artists and culture bearers from the Tananáwit Artists Community of Warm Springs.
> A showcase of traditional regalia and Native dancing, narrated with descriptions and histories of the intricate, ceremonial Native fashions – including jingle, fancy, grass and traditional -- and background about the dances.
> A round dance with the Black Lodge Singers. The Black Lodge Singers are a Native American, Grammy-nominated drum group led by Kenny Scabby Robe of the Blackfeet Nation. The group has more than 30 albums to their credit.
> Representatives from the Museum at Warm Springs and the High Desert Museum, will be available to discuss their roles in preserving the heritage of the First Peoples of Central Oregon.
> Members of the Warm Springs Branch of Natural Resources and Warm Springs Community Action Team will be on hand to discuss their work.
> Native American food prepared by Twisted Teepee, a nonprofit and Warm Springs-based food truck, will be available for purchase.

The event is supported by a grant from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund.

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