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‘From where you can see the mountains’
be there and emphasized
some similarities between
her people and the Nez Perce.
She told how she lived on an
island off the Korean coast
that once was independent.
Her people — like the Nimii-
puu — had become known as
horse breeders. In the Korean
case, they bred horses for the
Mongol Empire. Also like the
Nez Perce, her people’s land
had become occupied.
“You’re the people of the
Wallowas and of horses,” she
said to the crowd. “We like
you to share your wisdom
with our nation and the world
to live in harmony with
nations.”
Hundreds gather in
Wallowa County
for Tamkaliks
Celebration
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA — After a
hiatus of two years because
of the pandemic, area Amer-
ican Indian tribes gathered
last weekend for the 30th
annual Tamkaliks Celebra-
tion at the Nez Perce Tribal
Homeland Project just
outside of Wallowa.
An estimated 450 people
from numerous tribes all
across the West, as well as
non-Indians, were served
at the friendship feast that
concluded the three-day
event, said Nancy Crenshaw,
one of the organizers. Many
others came just to enjoy the
dancing by tribal members in
their colorful regalia, as well
as the sound of the drums
and accompanying songs
in native languages. Stories
of the Nez Perce and other
tribes also abounded.
About 26 vendors also
were on site, offering food,
crafts and various displays,
Crenshaw said.
Competitions
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
The grand entry led by the whip man, the eagle staff and the American flag serves as a pre-
lude to the dance contests as the various dancers follow Saturday, July 23, 2022, during the
30th annual Tamkaliks Celebration in Wallowa.
itual ceremonies was when a
native name was conferred
on a tribal member.
Armand Minthorn, a
member of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, who is
in charge of the longhouse
at the Homeland Project,
emphasized the Creator
brought those in attendance
together for a reason. That
was exemplified in the pres-
Conferring a name
Most events opened with a
prayer. One of the more spir-
ence of a woman from South
Korea — Mystic Voice —
and a man from Africa —
Jonathan Azis.
The ceremony may have
been spiritual, but it was far
from dour.
I n i nt roduci ng a nd
welcoming Mystic Voice,
Minthorn said, “That’s what
she wants to be called by, but
in Indian humor we can call
her anything we want.”
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The room erupted with
laughter.
“We have to welcome
one another,” he said. “The
Creator made a plan for her
to be here and she’s here. …
Maybe she’ll come again and
bring some of her family — or
maybe she’ll pay for all of us
to go to South Korea.”
That sparked another
round of laughter.
She said she was glad to
Although Tamkaliks isn’t
intended as a big fundraiser,
Crenshaw said, it does bring
in some money that’s gener-
ally given out right away.
Two main memorial schol-
arships honor Taz Conner and
Terry Crenshaw.
This year, the winners of
the two primary $1,000 schol-
arships awarded were Teresa
Leighton of Lapwai, Idaho,
who won the Taz Conner
Scholarship and Adalyn
Bennett Deal of Wallowa,
who won the Terry Crenshaw
Scholarship.
In addition to the scholar-
ships, the dancers competed
for a chance to win money in
a variety of categories. First
prize earned $500, second was
awarded $300, third earned
$200 and fourth got $100.
The past
Tamkaliks — which in
Nimiipuu means “from where
you can see the mountains” —
has been going on since 1990
when Taz Conner and Terry
and Nancy Crenshaw orga-
nized the first such event.
According to the Homeland
website, in 1989, Conner,
a descendant of Old Chief
Joseph, Tuekakas, was invited
by the city of Wallowa to help
them plan some kind of Native
American festival in Wallowa.
It was decided that a friend-
ship potluck and powwow
would be the most appropri-
ate event.
The first Tamkaliks took
place in 1990 in the Wallowa
High School gymnasium.
Once the tribe purchased
the 160-acres site where the
Homeland Project now is —
in 1997 — the powwow and
potluck was renamed Tamka-
liks.
Now, Tamkaliks takes
place (usually) on the third
weekend of July, the weekend
before Chief Joseph Days in
Joseph.
“Part of the reason we
do that is some people like
to come and camp through
both,” Crenshaw said.
Next year’s Tamkaliks is
scheduled for July 21-23, 2023.
Baker County Cultural Coalition
grant to bring arts to new eyes
By IAN CRAWFORD
Baker City Herald
BAKER CITY — The
Baker County Cultural
Coalition Access Grant is
a new program designed
to bring art experiences to
disabled, elderly and special
needs residents as well as and
low income families of Baker
County.
A recent press release
from Crossroads Carne-
gie Art Center noted that
the program resulted from
a $5,000 grant from the
Oregon Community Foun-
dation, which has given that
amount to each of Oregon’s
36 counties and to federally
recognized tribal coalitions.
In Baker County, the
Cultural Coalition is offer-
ing $500 grants to nonprof-
its, social service agencies,
community-based organiza-
tions, governmental agen-
cies, and artisans or guilds.
“I am so appreciative of
the work put in by the Baker
County Cultural Coalition
to work through the details
of this new program,” said
Ginger Savage, Crossroads
director and chair of the
Cultural Coalition.
“We’re really hoping that
something like a senior center
group can be formed who can
do cultural activities, such
as a veteran’s group who
needed to rent a van to bring
them to a play. The Eastern
“I AM SO
APPRECIATIVE
OF THE WORK
PUT IN BY THE
BAKER COUNTY
CULTURAL
COALITION
TO WORK
THROUGH
THE DETAILS
OF THIS NEW
PROGRAM.”
— Ginger Savage, Crossroads
director and chair of the Cultural
Coalition.
Oregon Film Festival could
apply, artists’ guilds can
apply. The Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation didn’t put
many restrictions on it, but
emphasized accessing art.”
Grant money could be
used to offer free tour days at
museums marketing to young
families, to supplement
events with sign language
interpreters, or even expand
disabled bathrooms access,
according to the press release.
The ultimate goal with
the new program is to make
local art and culture experi-
ences possible for those who
can’t conveniently connect to
them.
Approval also hinges on
certain trackable points, be
it new visitors to a museum,
positive experiences from
participants or other data.
Savage hopes the grants
can be issued with some
mind to the national circum-
stances.
“How do we get more
people out and about if
COVID gets crazier?” she
said. “How do we make
it happen given financial
restraints? We want to get
some ideas on where we
could meet (in the middle).”
In addition to the new
grant program, the Baker
County Cultural Coalition
continues to offer grants
through its traditional grant
program, funded by the
Oregon Cultural Trust.
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Ceremony remembers the life
of La Grande’s Doug Trice
LA GRANDE — A celebration of life
ceremony for Doug Trice will be conducted
Saturday, July 30, at Pioneer Park, La Grande.
The ceremony will start at 1 p.m. and will
include a ribbon cutting ceremony for the field
the La Grande City Council last year named
in Trice’s honor.
Trice, an award-winning Special Olym-
pics coach and a hall of fame athlete, died in
his sleep at his La Grande residence May 6,
2020, at age 68.
Trice’s contributions as a Special Olympics
coach were far from overlooked during his life.
He was named an assistant coach for Team
USA at the World Games in Shanghai, China, in
2007. That same year he received a Governor’s
Gold Award from then Gov. Ted Kulongoski for
his work in Special Olympics. Four years later,
Trice was selected as a Special Olympics coach
for Team USA in Athens, Greece.
Six months before his passing, Trice was
inducted into the La Grande High School
Tiger Booster Hall of Fame. He was recog-
nized for his Special Olympics work and his
athletic accomplishments.
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