Oct
4
9:00 AM09:00

Archaeology Days at Wanapum Heritage Center (Adult Day)

SCHEDULE

9:00-9:15 OPENING

9:15-10:00 Lela Buck: Tule Mat House and Traditional Program Projects

10:00-10:30 Matt Johnson: Brief History of the Washington Archaeological Society

10:30-11:00 BREAK Visit Demonstrations/Displays/Exhibits

11:00-11:45 Lightening Paul: Bird Monitoring in the Priest Rapids Area

11:45-1:15 LUNCH

1:15-2:00 Nakia Williamson: Wetxuuwiitin Returning Home

2:00-2:45 Loren Davis: Cooper’s Ferry Site

2:45-3:30 Scott Williams: Beeswax Shipwreck (TENTATIVE)

3:30-4:00 Poster Social

4:00-4:15 CLOSING

Demonstrations and displays will be available throughout the day. Please feel free to visit during the breaks and lunch. These activities will occur throughout the inside and outside of the Wanapum Heritage Center. No food in exhibit galleries.

• Flint Knapping

• Traditional Lifeways

• Hide Tanning

• Cedar Basket and Cornhusk

• Weaving

• Salish Sturgeon Nose Canoe

• Wanapum Canoes

• WNADU

• Wanapum Tule Structure

• Beadworking

• Atlatl

When attending Archaeology Day you enter an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises you consent to being photographed or recorded.

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Oct
3
9:30 AM09:30

Archaeology Days at Wanapum Heritage Center (Kids Day)

Schedule

9:30-9:45 OPENING (Gathering Room)
9:45-12:00 Various Activities
12:00-12:30 LUNCH
12:30-2:30 Various Activities
2:30-2:45 CLOSING (Gathering Room

Activities 

  • Birds of Prey

  • Wanapum Canoes

  • Cedar Basket

  • Cornhusk Weaving

  • Beadwork

  • Tamanwit

  • Portraits in Red

  • Traditional Lifeways

  • WNADU

  • Salish Sturgeon Canoe

  • Flint Knapping

  • Hide Tanning

  • Fish and Wildlife

  • Yakama Nation Fisheries

  • GCPUD Public Affairs

  • GCPUD Dam Safety

  • GCPUD Lands & Recreation

  • PNSO

  • Moses Lake Museum & Art Center

  • YTC Cultural Resources

  • Hanford Reach Museum

  • River Patrol

  • Linemen 

  • Atlatl

  • Storytelling 

*No food in exhibit galleries.

**In case of on-site emergency, please contact Grant County PUD event staff.

***When attending Archaeology Day you enter an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises you consent to being photographed or recorded.

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16th Annual Cultural Resource Protection Summit
May
24
to May 25

16th Annual Cultural Resource Protection Summit

  • House of Awakened Culture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

16th Annual Cultural Resource Protection Summit

May 24-25, 2023

Hosted by the Suquamish Tribe

Location: Hybrid and House of Awakened Culture

Registration for the 16th Annual & 2nd Hybrid Summit is now OPEN!

Please read on for new information about Registration, Hotel Rooms, and the first Draft Agenda, as well as reminders about Book Club and Sponsorships. We sincerely hope to see you May 24-25 at Suquamish, on Zoom, or a little of both!

  • Registration for the 16th Annual Summit is now OPEN!! Links to registration forms can be found on the Summit homepage and registration page.

  • You will be able to choose In-person, Virtual or Hybrid attendance, the latter being one day In-Person and the other day Virtual.

  • In-Person registrations will be capped at 150 attendees for safety and so we can best serve our onsite participants.

The first Draft Agenda has been posted to the Summit website! Please check back often for additional and new information. We update the Agenda as plans evolve making it the best place for you to stay informed about Summit happenings. We thank all our generous speakers, and we hope you like what you see!

THEME - Thanking Our Teachers

This year’s agenda includes an engaging array of cutting-edge topics that will encourage attendees to remember and thank all the Teachers who have helped us on our path to seeking innovative solutions for today’s most pressing challenges to effective cultural resource protection, thereby raising the bar on our practice. Panel discussions, lightning talks, and experiential activities will highlight useful examples of the links between CRM and responsible land use. We will also reserve time for great food and general socializing! We are working hard to ensure the 16th Annual Summit will be another valuable boost for our community and a chance to say Thank You to the Teachers who have shaped us and our work.

SUMMIT BOOK CLUB SELECTION

The Summit Agenda Planning Committee is excited to announce our selection for the 3rd Annual Summit Book Club. We hope you will join us in reading (or listening to) the novel The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (Dakota). We look forward to discussing it with you! Stay tuned for possible “Flash Contests”…you might just win a copy!

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76th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference 2023
Apr
12
to Apr 15

76th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference 2023

Renewal has several definitions that are meaningful for the Northwest Anthropological Conference (NWAC). Perhaps the most obvious connection to the concept is the timing of the meeting in the spring of each year, during the season of new life. In 2023, we also are returning to an in-person format after a long period of distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our venue is the recently remodeled Centennial Hotel. We will gather together in Spokane, which has also emerged from the pandemic with a downtown core of restaurants and businesses that have a greater number of local owners than we have known in decades. The Northwest Anthropological Association has used the past few years to turn a corner as well with a new focus on equity and representation. We look forward to bringing people together in 2023 with a focus on the future of anthropology, and recognition of the importance of change and growth. We are pleased to welcome the members of our society to Spokane for the first in-person NWAC since 2019. As you consider your submissions for NWAC we invite you to consider what renewal means within the context of your research.

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Mar
25
to Mar 28

NWAC 2020

Inclusive Partnerships in Anthropology: A Plurality of Voices

The 73rd Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference is coming to Ellensburg, WA.

Details on accommodations, banquet, keynote speakers, and student paper competition will be forthcoming.

Session proposals are due February 3rd, 2020. Contributed paper/poster abstracts are due February 18th, 2020. Read the call for abstracts here.

Please direct all questions to nwaconference.com or to the NWAC Facebook page.

JONA is not affiliated with NWAC aside from the publication of Student Paper Competition winners.

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Nov
20
to Nov 24

2019 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

  • Vancouver Convention Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

https://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx?ItemNumber=14722&navItemNumber=566

Join AAA, the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), and thousands of your friends and colleagues at the Vancouver Convention Center November 20-24, 2019 to build lasting connections, uncover new career and mentoring opportunities, and explore the latest research. 

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Oct
16
9:00 AM09:00

Archaeology Days at the Wanapum Heritage Center (Adult Day)

9:00-9:15 OPENING

9:15-9:35 Dr. William Smith - A Distant Country: Central Washington University Archaeology in the Early Seventies

9:35-9:55 Steven Hackenberger, William Smith, Neal Endacott and James McLean - Sanders Site Interdisciplinary Research: 30 Years of Faculty and Student Collaboration

10:00-10:45 Kevin Priester - Title TBD- The Value and Importance of Social Impact Studies

10:45-11:15 BREAK Visit Demonstrations/Displays/Exhibits

11:15-12:00 Lela Buck – Title TBD- Wanapum Heritage Center Overview

12:00-1:15 LUNCH

1:15-1:35 Allyson Brooks- Title TBD- State Cultural Resource Management Compliance Requirements

1:35-1:55 Warren Hurley- Title TBD- Federal Cultural Resource Management Compliance Requirements

2:00-2:45 Stephanie Simmons – Soldier Settlements of the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, Benton County, Washington

2:45-3:15 BREAK Visit Demonstrations/Displays/Exhibits

3:15-4:00 Michael Buck - Title TBD- Lamprey

4:00-4:15 CLOSING

Demonstrations and displays will be available throughout the day. Please feel free to visit during the breaks and lunch.

These activities will occur in throughout the inside and outside of the Wanapum Heritage Center. No food in exhibit galleries.

  • Canoes

  • Tamanwit Exhibit

  • Moorhouse Exhibit

  • Flint Knapping

  • Hide Processing

  • Atlatl

  • Demonstrations

    • Beadwork

    • Basket Making

    • Traditional Crafts

    • Weaving

When attending Archaeology Day you enter an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises you consent to being photographed or recorded.

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Oct
15
9:30 AM09:30

Archaeology Days at the Wanapum Heritage Center (Youth Day)

9:30-9:45 Welcome, Opening, Language Program, Announcements (Multi-Purpose Room)

9:45-12:00 Various Activities (See Below)

12:00-12:30 Lunch On Your Own (Seating in Multi-Purpose Room)

12:30-2:30 Various Activities (See Below)

2:30 Closing (Multi-Purpose Room)

ACTIVITIES

  • Canoes

  • Demonstrations

  • Tamanwit

  • Flint Knapping

  • Hide Processing

  • Activity Booths

  • Birds of Prey (to be confirmed)

  • WNADU

  • River Patrol

  • Wenas Mammoth MEE

  • Solar Car Races

  • Skits (to be confirmed)

  • The REACH

  • Lineman Demo

  • Atlatl

*Each Presentation Starts every thirty minutes on the hour and ½ hour

**No food in exhibit galleries

***In case of on-site emergency, please contact Grant County PUD event staff

****When attending Archaeology Day you enter an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises you consent to being photographed or recorded.

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Oct
5
9:00 AM09:00

Wenas Mammoth Foundation "Day-at-the-Dig"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1240623352704291/

https://www.wenasmammoth.com/index.html

Discover Nature Past & Present. Learn about the Wenas Mammoth, the Bison Antiquus, and the Dig Site. Presentations on local archaeology, paleontology, geology, and more. Activities for children and adults. Guests presenters including: McBone Kennewick Mammoth Site, CWU’s Professor Lubinski, Benton County Conservation District, and more.

The mission of the WMF is to promote, preserve and utilize the Central Washington State dig site and its natural science and history to inspire the pursuit of educational opportunities throughout Washington State.

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Sep
19
to Sep 21

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

  • Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

https://www.salmonfest.org/activities-exhibits/encampment/

Chelan PUD will be hosting an extraordinary Native American program called the “River Ramble at Salmon Fest.” Representatives from over 12 tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest will be present.

Every year, the Native American Tribal Village is a cultural education experience for visitors to learn about some of our Northwest Native American cultures. It provides a valuable opportunity for native peoples of all ages to come together to share their traditions and experiences.

Some of the hands-on highlights will include:
– drumming & dancing
– atlatl and other traditional games
– flint knapping
– plateau fishing demos
– canoe carving
– basket weaving
– salmon bake

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Pendleton Roundup and Happy Canyon Night Show
Sep
7
to Sep 14

Pendleton Roundup and Happy Canyon Night Show

  • 1114 Southwest Court Avenue Pendleton, OR, 97801 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

https://www.pendletonroundup.com/

Pendleton’s Main Street is closed to motorized traffic and becomes a carnival grounds with vendors and live music throughout the week. Whether it’s the Happy Canyon Night Show Pageant, the Indian Pow-Wows and vendor booths, the Westward-Ho! Parade or the nightly shows on Main Street, the whole town transforms into a fun-filled festival with something for everyone.

Native Americans from around the West gather on Sunday to begin setting up the Tipi Village, located just north of the rodeo grounds. This is a tradition that dates back to the first Round-Up held in 1910. Not long after, Roy Raley Park becomes a hub for Indian dancing competitions, Indian craft good vendors and the Junior Indian Beauty Pageant.

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Aug
30
to Sep 2

Ellensburg Rodeo

https://ellensburgrodeo.com/

https://ellensburgrodeo.com/who-we-are/yakima-nation

To mark the start of the rodeo, the Yakama Indian Nation moves down Craig’s Hill and into the rodeo arena. This is an ongoing tradition at the Ellensburg Rodeo. Several members of the tribe come down on horseback to symbolize the way that the tribe came into the valley for countless years before settlers came to the area. The Kittitas Valley was one of the last stopping points for the Yakama Tribe before it started for its winter camps.

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Celebrate! Faith and Cultures Festival
Jun
16
12:00 PM12:00

Celebrate! Faith and Cultures Festival

http://www.tricityfreethinkers.org/celebrate-faith-and-cultures-festival/

“We bring you a fun-filled afternoon with our many ethnic and faith communities coming together to share their unique backgrounds and perspectives. Food, activities and new friends await you. Come celebrate with us!”

“The event is not for the purpose of converting audience members to any religious practice or philosophy. Missionary work and proselytizing are explicitly forbidden….”

“Our celebration of diverse and distant faith and cultural origins starts ‘at the beginning,’ with an opening ceremony performed by the Nixya’awii Dancers from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation…. Throughout the afternoon, you can sample ethnic food (lots of sweets!) from around the world at the various international booths, while watching cultural dance and music performances. Browse informational displays from many cultural organizations in our region who share their food, daily life, language, art forms, traditional clothing and myriad other items that make their country or region of origin unique.”

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Jun
8
12:00 PM12:00

MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL Presented by NNW and The League of Swedish Societies

Join your friends and family in SE Portland to ring in the 90th year of this historic, regional tradition that occurs each June. Scandinavian roots are not required to celebrate Midsummer. It continues to be a fun, family friendly and important day with centuries-old traditions and everyone is invited!

Scandinavians in traditional dress will greet our thousands of visitors. Food and crafts are available all day from local Nordic clubs, vendors and artists. Two stages of entertainment and a beer garden promise continuous entertainment with live music and dancing (view the 2018 entertainment lineup), all with a Nordic flair. Awards and honors, including The Scandinavian of the Year Award, will be given on this day and the Midsummer Pole will be raised with much excitement and pomp, followed by festive dancing and singing! 

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May
24
to May 27

THE 48TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL!

Taking place May 24 - 27, 2019 at Seattle Center

Each year, Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center partner to present the Northwest Folklife Festival, one of the largest, multicultural, access-for-all festivals in the nation! This is the place to learn, dance, play, try something new, and to discover the arts and cultures that thrive in our Pacific Northwest communities.

Presenting more than 5,000 performers, the Festival draws from the 100+ cultural communities that Northwest Folklife collaborates with year-round. The festival is more than a celebration of the diversity of the Pacific Northwest, it’s a chance to engage directly with the many communities that make up our region. The Northwest Folklife Festival is our key annual event bringing up to 250,000 people over four days to the Seattle Center.

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Mar
20
to Mar 23

Northwest Anthropological Conference 2019

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This year's theme of Confluence celebrates the concept of merging histories, identities, landscapes, theories, and techniques that together better interpret our past. We invite you to explore confluence and consider how converging ideas influence our work in the Pacific Northwest. We look forward to seeing you all in Kennewick, March 20th - 23rd, 2019!

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Jan
19
to Jan 20

BAVARIAN ICEFEST 2019

Leavenworth loves winter, and each year on MLK Jr. weekend we celebrate winter’s bounty with IceFest! The village is still dressed in over half a million twinkling lights and this weekend is a flurry of frosty frivolity. Come celebrate winter with us!

Here is some of the fun for Saturday January 19th:

  • Icefest Games like Frisbee Sweep, Ice Cube Scramble, Smooshing and more!

  • Snow Sculptures

  • Snowmobile Sled Pull

  • Live Ice Carving

  • Stevens Pass Grom Playground

  • Snowball Toss and Ice Fishing

And the fun continues on Sunday January 20th:

  • Stevens Pass Grom Playground

  • Snowshoe Demo Day 10am at Ski Hill

  • Fireworks show at 6pm!

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Nov
14
to Nov 18
Anthropology Conference

The 2018 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

The 2018 Annual Meeting theme is Change in the Anthropological Imagination: Resistance, Resilience, and Adaptation. With more than 750 sensational sessions, the Annual Meeting will surely provide unique opportunities to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the advancement of anthropology. 

Join AAA and thousands of your anthropology friends and colleagues in San Jose, CA, November 14 - 18, to build lasting connections; uncover new career and mentoring opportunities; and explore the latest research across the discipline — all while addressing today’s most pressing issues.

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Annual Makah Days Fair
Aug
24
to Aug 26

Annual Makah Days Fair

During Makah Days, the members of the Makah Tribe of Neah Bay gather and reunite with the members who have since moved away, to commemorate thousands of years of the Makah ancient culture and the anniversary of becoming citizens of the United States. We welcome everyone to join us, as we celebrate with neighboring tribes from Washington State and First Nations members from Vancouver Island in Canada. Some of our family members come from Vancouver Island since we are closely related to the Nuu-chah-nulth. The first American flag was raised in Neah Bay on August 26th in 1913 though it wasn’t until June 2, 1924 when all Native Americans were granted the right to vote, including the members of the Makah Tribe. We are proud of who we are, where we came from and the contributions from our veterans to World War II, Vietnamese and Korean Wars, and all major conflicts.

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