Courtesy photo
Verdene McGuire (fourth from left) joins others at City Hall in Portland, Ore.,
to recognize Native American Heritage Month.
Additional Native American Heritage Month activities
On Nov. 7, the Portland City Council recognized Native American Heritage
Month by reading a proclamation developed by the Portland Parks & Recreation's
Native American Advisory Committee.
Created in 2010, the committee includes representatives from local agencies
and Tribes.
In additional Native American Heritage month activities, a ground blessing
ceremony took place Nov. 7 at the future location of the Tribal Gathering Garden
at Cully Park.
A Native American Family Day celebration also took place Nov. 16 at the
East Portland Community Center. It featured arts and crafts, a youth art exhibit
and family swims.
Photos by Diane Rodriquez
As buffet prep cook Mihoko Button (inset) gets ready to serve tasty samples, Chinook Winds
Executive Chef Jack Strong (above left) talks about cooking with traditional Native ingredients
and shares a few more ideas with people afterward.
During his presentation on Baskets, Beads and Regalia: Cultural Treasures from the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians, Tribal Cultural Director Robert Kentta (left) describes Nee-Dash regalia.
Following Kentta’s presentation, Language Project coordinator Kathy Robinson (below right) talks
with an audience member and points out intricate weaving in a Siletz basket cap.
Rebecca Dobkins (below), editorial board member of The Oregon Encyclopedia and a curator at the
Hallie Ford Museum in Salem, Ore., shows examples of the art of various Native artists in her
presentation on Hidden in Plain Sight: Native American Art in Western Oregon.
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