More reasons to attend The Future of Indigenous Foods in the Kalapuya ilihi this Wednesday evening

[David Eckert]

There are now more reasons for you to attend:

The Future of Indigenous Foods in the Kalapuya ilihi

October 8 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm    Doors open at 6:00 pm

Live at the PRAx (Patricia Valian Reser Performance Art Center, OSU campus)

470 SW 15th Street, Corvallis

Free admission. No pre-registration. First come - first seated.
BE THERE Early!

 

In addition to finding out about current day and potential future Willamette Valley Indigenous Foods:

• Meet some local Indigenous people who are making local 21^st Century Indigenous Foods happen.
• Learn more about the return of Indigenous Canoe Culture to the Marys (Pinefu) and Mid-Willamette Rivers.
• Purchase books about Indigenous Culture that are specifically recommended by the Cultural Resources Department of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

 

Join David Harrelson, Ampinefu Kalapuya member and Cultural Resources Department Manager of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, for an overview of Indigenous foods efforts within the Kalapuya ilihi – a.k.a. Willamette Valley. His talk will be followed by a conversation with a panel of local Indigenous food activists who are contributing to the native food sovereignty movement.

• Francene Ambrose, Grand Ronde Program Manager, Iskam MǝkʰMǝk-Haws
• Danita Macy, SNAP-Ed/FCH Outreach Program Coordinator- Urban Indigenous Unit- Indigenous People Workgroup at OSU and OSU Extension Service
• Luhui Whitebear, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies and OSU Indigenous Studies Program Coordinator and Indigenous liaison for the OSU Food Program.

 

Moderator: Adam Davis, Executive Director, Oregon Humanities

 

This live presentation will kick off the 2025 Champinefu Lecture Series (9^th season) which will also include webinars on:

• Indigenous Placekeeping through Teas (November 12^th@ 7 pm. Register @ https://cbcpl.net/champinefu2
• Tarweed - A Kalapuya First Food and Placekeeper (December 3^rd@ 7 pm. Register @ https://cbcpl.net/champinefu3

 

For additional information, contact Dave Eckert @ dec...@willamettewatershed.com

 

Dave Eckert

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Water Action Team

www.sustainablecorvallis.org/action-teams/water

dec...@willamettewatershed.com