This series focuses on different aspects of Oregon’s contemporary Tribal culture and explores how traditional ways of life have continued forward throughout colonization and settlement of Oregon. This collection of writings and interviews showcases the history and resiliency of Oregon’s First Peoples.
Writer Steph Littlebird is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and photographer Joe Cantrell is Cherokee.
MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES
Steph Littlebird talks with Dave Miller on OPB’s Think Out Loud about what Indigenous resilience means in Oregon.
Steph Littlebird talks about the importance of visibility in this feature produced by The Oregon Community Foundation.
Several stories in the series were selected as the common reading assignment for incoming Lewis & Clark students.
The story about Greg Archuleta and Lifeways was reprinted in CONDITIONS, a collaborative publication of The Center for Art Research at the University of Oregon and The Ford Family Foundation Visual Arts Program. It was also republished as part of the Visual Arts Ecology Project, a joint venture of The Ford Family Foundation Visual Arts Program and the Oregon Arts Commission.
KEY SPONSORS
Seeding Justice/MRG Foundation
Collins Foundation
Oregon Cultural Trust
The Ford Family Foundation’s Visual Arts Program
Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Director Jeanette Harrison’s new Native Theater Project, in an innovative partnership with Hillsboro’s Bag & Baggage Productions, debuts with Blossom Johnson’s “Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) or, A Boarding School Play.”
Crow’s Shadow Institute of Arts combines forces with the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem to ensure “art world” access for Indigenous creatives.
Natural history museums are not known for their authentic or accurate representations of Indigenous communities. The High Desert Museum in Bend is committed to changing this.
The Museum at Warm Springs is confronting a number of challenges but director Elizabeth Woody is full of ideas, strategies, and solutions.
Indigenous Resilience: Steph Littlebird dives into cultural resources management with David Harrelson.
Steph Littlebird interviews Lori Trephibio, the Stage Manager of the Oregon Symphony, as part of ArtsWatch’s series “Indigenous Resilience in Oregon”
Steph Littlebird talks with Anthony Hudson (aka Carla Rossi) about making art, representation, and Indigenous identity.
Steph Littlebird’s series “Indigenous Resilience in Oregon” continues with a feature on the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center.
“Indigenous Resilience in Oregon” continues with the tale of a wood carver’s cultural connection through art.
When Greg Archuleta realized the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde didn’t have any cultural education classes, he created them himself.
Steph Littlebird introduces Oregon ArtsWatch’s new series “Indigenous Resilience in Oregon.”
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