New exhibit, ‘My Father’s Father’s Sister’ focuses on Shimkhin, a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer When looking at your own history, who looks back? It could be someone just like you. A new exhibit at the Chachalu Cultural Museum in Grand ...
14 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Local Indigenous curator showcases the enduring existence of Native communities through contemporary art Although contemporary Indigenous communities are vibrant and diverse, many think of Native Americans in the past tense. A local Indigenous curator rem ...
29 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
‘My Powerful Hair’ showcases significance of hair in Indigenous cultures For many Indigenous cultures, hair is much more than decoration or adornment — it is a scrapbook of memories. A new children’s book from bestselling Anishinaabe/Métis author Carole L ...
22 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Grand Ronde photographer M. Earl Williams explores the creation of community M. Earl Williams grew up with his family on the Grand Ronde Reservation and started his artistic career as an adventurous skateboarding teen with a camera. Now, with several art ...
22 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Exploring themes of connection and disruption through art and sculpture This is the second installation in a series of profiles and Q&As with Indigenous artists with roots in, or connections to, the Pacific Northwest. Brenda Mallory is an artist, scul ...
31 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Lehuauakea, kapa maker and cultural practitioner, finds community in both the Northwest and Hawai'i This is the first installation in a series of profiles and Q&As with Indigenous artists with roots in, or connections to, the Pacific Northwest. B ...
16 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw