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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com July 13, 2016 A3 S UN SETS ON W ALLOWA C OUNTY Steve Tool/Chieftain The Bad Penny Pleasuremakers entertained the crowd at the Josephy Center during the All That Jazz fundraiser. Steve Tool/The Chieftain Fundraiser toasts 1920s The sun sets in the horizon on a recent evening. After about a week of rain and cooler temperatures, the forecast calls for clear skies and warmer days this week. By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Outing highlights regional lora used in Native American cuisine By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Several dozen people ig- nored rain-threatening skies Saturday morning to journey to the Homeland Project in Wallowa for an Into the Wal- lowas outing focused on Native American foods. The outing, part of Wallowa Land Trust’s summer series, focused on common plants in the area that Native Americans utilized for sustenance and how their culture integrated foods and resource care into the daily fabric of their lives. The morning opened with a brief introduction to native lo- ra by biologist turned botanist Ralph Anderson before moving to the longhouse, where local Nez Perce tribal member Joe McCormack spoke of the role of prehistoric and contempo- rary longhouses in tribal culture as well as a history of the nearly completed on-site longhouse. Afterward, Anderson led the party on a brief walk near the longhouse showing sever- al nutritious and/or medicinal “weeds,” including Tumble Mustard and even nettles. Al- though Anderson said one gets use to the nettle stings, no one cared to test the statement’s validity. Anderson stopped at various points to demonstrate the uses of more common lora such as plantain, which is edi- ble and also bears an aloe-like substance to treat skin irrita- tion. Service berries serve as a source of nutrition, while curly Steve Tool/Chieftain Wallowa Band Nez Perce descendant Wenix Red Elk stands beside a table of plants used as food by Native American tribes. dock is a relative of buckwheat and makes an excellent lour. Wenix Red Elk, a public outreach and education special- ist with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva- tion, presented a very detailed PowerPoint presentation of the roles First Foods serve not only as nutrition but also in the sa- cred realm. She is a descendant from the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce and part of the CTU- IR First Foods program. Red Elk said the tribes are working to restore and manage their First Foods based on their native culture and using sacred lore as a guiding management tool with science playing a sup- porting role. In sacred lore the irst foods are literally the irst foods given at the beginning 201 East Hwy 82 Enterprise, OR 97828 541.426.0320 When it comes Summer’s to your home or business, Here! the Safe Way Stop in for is the Best Way! propane refills! of time to the tribes as suste- nance from the Creator. The irst foods also followed a year- ly cyclical pattern: With spring came salmon, followed by the harvest of roots during the ear- ly summer, which in turn led to the mountains for berry and other lora harvesting in late summer and to hunting deer and elk into the fall. Through forced assimila- tion and the loss of traditional hunting and gathering grounds, tribes began to lose touch with their heritage. The CTUI is working to change that and is using traditional culture to bol- ster the community. Kathleen Ackley, execu- tive director of Wallowa Land Trust, said preparation for the event started in April. “Our goal with these Into The Wallowas programs is to inspire and educate locals and visitors alike,” Ackley said. “We try to give them unique opportunities to explore natu- ral places throughout Wallowa County and consider our nat- ural world through different lenses. We hope to open eyes in new ways to the wonders of the natural world and instill a deep love of place. Only when peo- ple have a deep connection to a place will they want to steward and protect it,” she said. Dozens of stunningly dressed people attended the Josephy Center’s “All That Jazz” 1920s-themed fundrais- er on Saturday night. Couples danced to jazz from the era and the no-host bar stayed as busy as a speakeasy during the two-hour event. The crowd took their role seriously — loud conversa- tion and the clinking of glass- es were staples of the evening. Many who dressed for the part invoked images of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and occa- sionally sported the opulence of J. Gatsby and Daisy Bu- chanan. The only missing el- ements to make the aura com- pletely authentic were bootleg hootch and cigarette smoke. Music provided by The Bad Penny Pleasuremakers kept the dance loor hopping, with some dancers even at- tempting the Charleston. The quartet, composed of upright bass, clarinet, guitar and singer Joy Patterson keeping rhythm with a washboard, also dressed for the part. Gui- tarist Matt Bell picked a Na- tional Resophonic guitar in Wallowa County keeping with the era. The evening ended with smiling couples leaving the packed dance loor and thank- ing the band and Josephy Executive Director Cheryl Coughlan for the evening. Josephy board member Nancy Clarke of Lostine said she thoroughly enjoyed the evening. “How often do you get to do the Charleston?,” Clarke said. “I had a great time. I’m a huge jazz fan, and this is a wonderful organization to support.” Real estate broker Diane Daggett also attended the event and came away smiling. “The evening and the mu- sic were great,” Daggett said. “Arts and culture in Wallowa County are incredibly import- ant economically and socially. The Josephy Center is a new gathering place that brings all of the diverse interests in the county together in a really great way.” Time for a Computer Tuneup? Spyware Removal • 541-426-0108 103 SW 1st St., Enterprise HEALTH LINE Thank You To my dear family, relatives & friends - I don’t have words to express my thanks and appreciation for all the love, beautiful flowers, cards and the wonderful party held for my birthday. It was wonderful. I am so blessed. Thank you so much, Vera 519 W. North Street, Enterprise 541.426.3413 Mon-Thurs 9 to Noon/1-5pm; Fri. 9-1 Keycode Entry Weight Room • Cardio Women’s Circuit • Tanning 202 W. 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