by Wisdom Blogger | Nov 11, 2021 | Oregon, Storytelling, Turtle Island Storytellers Network
It Feeds My Soul My name is Lillian Pitt and my Indian name is Wakamu and my ancestry on the BIA papers is Warm Springs, Wasco, and Yakama. The memories of the elders are very special because they are the last of the quote-unquote traditional type of people who saw...
by Wisdom Blogger | Nov 11, 2021 | Oregon, Storytelling, Turtle Island Storytellers Network
Weaving History My maiden name is Courtney and I was born and raised on the Warm Springs Reservation. The Wasco people were known for fishing and for trading. The salmon runs produced enough fish for us so that each family could catch hundreds and hundreds of pounds....
by Wisdom Blogger | Mar 12, 2015 | Archive, Northwest Indian Storytellers Association, Storytelling
Saturday March 28th 2015 12pm-9pm Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA 98199 RSVP at the Facebook Event Page Invited Master Storytellers: Elaine Grinnell (Jamestown s’Klallam) Johnny Moses (Tulalip) Harvest Moon (Quinault)...
by Wisdom Blogger | Nov 12, 2013 | Events, Northwest Indian Storytellers Association, Storytelling
The Northwest Indian Storytelling Association’s (NISA) 2013 Festival and Emerging Tribal Storytellers Workshops celebrated our eighth season of tribal storytelling in the Pacific Northwest. With friends and relatives joining us from all over the region,...
by Wisdom Blogger | Oct 25, 2012 | Archive, Northwest Indian Storytellers Association, Storytelling
The Seventh Annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival is scheduled for October 26-28, 2012 at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. We extend warm greetings to any community members who are interested in knowing more about Native American culture and...
by Wisdom Blogger | Oct 24, 2012 | Archive, Newsletter, Northwest Indian Storytellers Association, Storytelling
Festival theme: Honoring the Salmon and Animals So They Will Return Friday – Sunday October 26-28, 2012 at Portland State University’s Native American Student and Community Center (Friday) and Hoffmann Hall (Saturday) Special thanks to our...
