Tag Archives: Tamastslikt

DREAMING OF NET-ZERO

Posted on January 9, 2013 by talyunmy

‘Payshnam chaw shi’ix anaknuwita tichamna kunam tichamnim chaw inaknuwita shi’ix.’ ‘If you do not take good care of the land, then the land will not take good care of you’ –saying of the Elders, quoted by Jess Nowland A UN … Continue reading →

Posted in Tribal Museum | Tagged Boardman+coal+fired+plant, carbon+savings, climate+change, Department+of+Science+and+Engineering, hydroelectric, Jess+Nowland, John+Elkington, Mike+Cooper, net+zero, Phil+Jackson, renewable, small+wind, Tamastslikt, Ted+Rapasky, triple+bottom+line | Leave a comment

WHERE IS THE FUN

Posted on November 28, 2012 by talyunmy

There used to be some memorable elderly friends who spent time at the museum just hanging out. A staffer would go for mail, return and tell one of the gentlemen, “You left your pony idling in the parking lot.” It … Continue reading →

Posted in Tribal Museum | Tagged About+Learning:+A+Field+Guide+for+Museums, Association+of+Science+Technology+Centers, Chemawa, Judy+Diamond, Playing+and+Learning, Tamastslikt, whipman, Wildhorse+Resort+&+Casino | Leave a comment

THE MYSTIQUE OF LANGUAGE

Posted on October 26, 2012 by talyunmy

“There were once thirteen native language families in the region that is now Oregon: Alsea, Athabascan, Cayuse, Chinookan, Coosan, Kalapuyan, Klamath, Molala, Sahaptian, Salish, Siuslaw, Takelma, and Uto-Aztecan. Today only Paiute, Klamath, Wasco, and Sahaptian survive in the spoken form. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fresh Viewpoint | Tagged Cherokee, Chinook+jargon, creolization, Eastern+Oregon+Word+Round-Up, Efforts+to+Create+a+Umatilla+Language+Dictionary, English, Melville+Jacobs, Navajo, Nez+Perce, Noel+Rude, pidgin, revitalization, Sahaptian, Sahaptin, Tamastslikt, Umatilla+Indian+Reservation, Uto-Aztecan, Weyíiletpuu, Wordstock | Leave a comment

THE AUTHENTIC COWBOY ARTIST

Posted on October 11, 2012 by talyunmy

“Old Ma Nature was kind to her red children and the old time cow puncher [referring to himself] was her adopted son”—CMR “The worst woman alive, in my opinion, is as good or better than the best man I know.”—CMR … Continue reading →

Posted in Depictions of Indians | Tagged Amon+Carter+Museum, Charles M. Russell: The+Life and+Legend+of+America’s+Cowboy+Artist, Charles+M.+Russell:+Master+of+Western+Art, Charlie+Russell, John+Taliaferro, Raphael+Cristy, Rawhide+Rawlins, Tamastslikt | Leave a comment

WE ONCE WERE HORSE PEOPLE

Posted on October 3, 2012 by talyunmy

It was an honor for Tamástslikt Cultural Institute and the Confederated Tribes that inveterate horse people stepped forward to share their experiences. Some remarkable feats were described during ‘Reservation Round-Ups’ by those who experienced it: Bryson Liberty, Alphonse Halfmoon, Antone … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Tradition | Tagged Alphonse+Halfmoon, Antone+Minthorn, Bill+Burke, Bryson+Liberty, Confederated+Tribes+of+the+Umatilla+Indian+Reservation, Cultural+Resources+Protection+Program, Dara+Worden, Douglas+Minthorn, Jesse+Jones, Jim+Shoulders, Leonard+Cree, McKay+Creek, Pendleton+Round-Up, range+units, Reservations+Round-Ups, Richard+‘Summer’+Burke, Tamastslikt, wild+horse+problem, Willie+Wocatsie | Leave a comment

ROUNDUP IS A MEMORY

Posted on September 13, 2012 by talyunmy

This photo is from the East Oregonian booklet, Cowboys and Indians, A Pictorial Potpourri of the Pendleton Round-Up, undated. There is ‘Twaway’ Inez Spino, Eliza Bill, and Carrie Sampson, looking so elegant. My Round-Up memories don’t go back very far. … Continue reading →

Posted in Seasonal Sign | Tagged Carrie+Sampson, Cowboys+and+Indians, East+Oregonian, Eliza+Bill, Indian+Village, Inez+Spino, Pendleton+Round-Up, Tamastslikt | Leave a comment

DAVID DOUGLAS

Posted on August 18, 2012 by talyunmy

David Douglas, the Scottish botanist, traversed the Columbia River Plateau in 1825-1827. He wrote about an encounter near the Celilo Falls or the “Great Falls” in June 1825, when his party was threatened by Indians. “Just at this time a … Continue reading →

Posted in Something Old | Tagged Cayuse+Indians, Columbia+River+Plateau, David+Douglas, Paul+Kane’s+Great+Nor-West, Tamastslikt, Walla-Wallas | Leave a comment

INTANGIBLES WOVEN IN TWINE

Posted on July 28, 2012 by talyunmy

About the significance of Indian basketweaving, the Burke Museum intoned,“While it is an ancient art, basketry is a tradition which continues to thrive today. In the past, basket making was the domain of women. Today, both men and women practice … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Tradition | Tagged Bruce+subiyay+Miller, Burke+Museum, Coteeakun, Creation+of+the+World, J.+W.+MacMurray, Kamiakin, Seattle+Art+Museum, Skokomish, Tamastslikt, Tree+People | Leave a comment

A TIME FOR CELEBRATING

Posted on July 4, 2012 by talyunmy

I have only one heart and one tongue—Howlish Wampo, June 1877 The pow-wow world of modern Native American singing and dance competition is said to be ‘pan-Indian.’ Pow-wow is like a broad cross-cultural theater. Specialized powwow dances and songs originated … Continue reading →

Posted in Something New | Tagged grass+dance, Howlish+Wampo, jingle+dance, pan+Indian, Plains+Indian, powwow, Tamastslikt, whipman | Leave a comment

FROM LEGEND TIME

Posted on June 29, 2012 by talyunmy

Throughout the museum, you may have noticed the series of lit panels with coyote silhouettes and paw prints that display excerpts from stories. Most panels contain coyote-themed excerpts but there is an exception. The panel at the Oregon Trail exhibit … Continue reading →

Posted in Something Old | Tagged Cascades, Franz+Boas, museum, Oregon+Trail, prophecy, Sophia+Klickitat, Tamastslikt, Tessie+Williams, white people, Wishram+Texts | Leave a comment