Spilygy T yrooo, W arm Springs, O regon
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A u g u s t 21, 2013
Museum: audio tour gives insight into architecture
(Continued from page 1)
Deb created the tour by
reading the narration into a
telephone recording system.
The final narrations, each re
quiring several “takes,” sound
The audio narration ex
plains:
In the middle o f the mu
seum field is an oak tree that
was planted in remembrance
o f the Treaty, Oak, the tree
under which the Treaty o f
1855 was signed establish
ing the Warm Springs Res-
ervaiion and Ceded Lands...
On the north side- o f the
museum field, yo u will see a
large apple tree: The stately
grandmother apple tree is at
least 100 years old and was
part o f a working farm once
very professional, conveying
the information in the Native
context.
The audio tour should be
operational as soon as this
week, Deb said.
located where the museum is
now.
The A pple Tree Story
Telling area recognises the ef- ,
fo r ts o f Wauliba, gran d
m other o f M adeline
M clnturff.
Wauliba planted the or
chard and cultivated a large
vegetable garden west o f the
museum site. She diverted a
ditch from the creek f o r irri
gation o f her garden and or
chard. In h er traditional
p r a ctice s o f ga rd en in g,
Wauliba maintained her tra
ditional values o f respect fo r
the land and its resources.
The round bustle image is incorporated into various aspects of the
museum architecture.
Look back at the museum
roof line— Can y o u see the tee
p ee shape? This is. the roof the B
Çhanging Ëxhihits Gallery. The
roof line near the creek is in the
shape o f a long house. This is
the administrative and education
area o f the museum.
On the highway side the roof
line is in the shape o f a travois,
which is what horses pulled be
hind them to carry items from
place to place. I f you toured the
museum, y o u w ill have seen a
travois in the Wasco Wedding
Scene.
Dave McMéchan pictures
The museum is arranged to resemble a
traditional encampment among the cotton
woods beside Shitike Creek in the Deschutes
River canyon.
The building is constructed o f native
stone, heavy timber and brick, detailed to
demonstrate the Native American integra
tion o f art into the necessities o f life.