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The Museum at Warm Springs Postpones August 2021 Huckleberry Harvest Events Until Further Notice cascadebusnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cascadebusnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Museum at Warm Springs has postponed its annual Huckleberry Harvest events in Portland until further notice. Health and safety concerns for event guests due to the renewed spread of COVID-19 in Oregon were major factors contributing to the Museum's decision to postpone the late-August events. "Our decision to postpone our events was both difficult and responsible," said Museum Board of Directors President Donald J. Stastny. "We treasure our friends and members and, while we love to celebrate the Museum and its successes, we do not want to put either our friends or tribal members in a compromised situation. The current situation with COVID has led the Museum administration and the Board of Directors to a decision to postpone our events until the spring. We trust and hope that we will all gather to celebrate then." The August events were to include an Honor Dinner on Friday, August 27 at the Portland Art Museum and "Morning with the Laureates Living th ....
Oregon expands dental therapy statewide indiancountrytoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiancountrytoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Inslee wasted little time signing legislation sent to him by the Washington Legislature to phase out “inappropriate” Native mascots. “This bill will end the disrespectful use of Native American imagery in our public schools,” Inslee said at a private signing ceremony streamed from in his office. The new law includes an option that could allow some schools to keep using team names like Chiefs, Braves, Indians or Tomahawks. School administrators would need to consult with a nearby Tribe and win permission for respectful use beyond January 1, 2022. Several school districts in central and eastern Washington have already begun those conversations with Tribal leaders. ....
Oregon House votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon House on Monday overwhelmingly passed HB 2526 A, which would make the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the state. The legislation looks to honor and recognize the native people of the state, including the Oregon Tribes, by memorializing the many histories, cultures, contributions, and lives. The bill also aims to address what supporters call the U.S.’s revisionist colonial history by officially replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “At this moment in time, we are all working to understand how the messages we learn in history determine how we think about things and how we treat one another,” said Rep. Tawna Sanchez (D-N & NE Portland), one of the bill’s chief sponsors. “Now is the time to tell the truth about yet another old lie in our history books and recognize that the native people of this country and th ....