August 6
FIRST FRIDAY & BIRDS OF PREY

BLUE MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE joins with Tamástslikt for FIRST FRIDAY, free admission day. Lynn and Bob Tompkins bring several live birds of prey to the lobby of Tamástslikt. Lynn presents an awesome talk about wildlife biology or just visits one-on-one with our guests. It's a wonderful opportunity to view birds that are only visible in the wild as fleeting glimpses --owls, falcons, hawks, and Ula the golden eagle. Come learn how the welfare of these beautiful creatures reflect the health of our environment. Additional dates when Blue Mountain Wildlife will display Birds of Prey at Tamástslikt from 1-5pm: September 3, October 1.
www.bluemountainwildlife.org

August 6
GOLDEN EAGLE 9am-12noon

Olga, venerable golden eagle, and wildlife biologist, Howard Postovit, will be onsite to meet our morning visitors on First Friday.

August 6 - September 22
HERE FOREVER: Annual Tribal Art Show

Once again, the creative spirits and expressions of descendants of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples are brought to share among the community. Most forms of art are accepted in the annual tribal art show. They are judged by their artistic and technical merit and their relation to the theme of "Here Forever."
In addition, the public is welcome to submit up to three relevant objects for display in the noncompetitive PRECIOUS GIFTS sharing zone. In the past, friends of Tamastslikt have lent such objects for display as superb Indian dolls, roaring-20's style beaded flapper wear, and a basket woven from 35mm film.
NOTE: Because of the large space requirements of the ROUND-UP exhibit, the art show will be placed in ancillary spaces this year.

August 21
SALMON WALK: KIDS' MINI-HEALTH FAIR

Once again from 10am to 12 noon, Tamastslikt will host a mini-health fair for children with the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center and the Tribal wellness program. The theme is establishing healthful habits while young for a lifetime pattern. Fun activities for kids will address diet, nutrition, and exercise. Kids earn stickers for participating at all stations, winning a chance in the noon prize drawing. The mini-health fair is nested in the annual Salmon Walk in which the Tribes' Department of Natural Resources sponsors fun walks, bike rides, and a variety of family activities.
http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/salmonwalk.html

August 24
4th TUESDAY: MEASURE, MEND, REPAIR

Are you ready for Round-Up? Do you need ideas or measurements for new regalia or horse trappings? From 4:00-5:30, get a close-up view of historic photos and objects not usually on display from the Tamastslikt collection. From 5-7pm, Tamastslikt staff and community experts will be on hand to give one-on-one advice about repairing and/or replicating your treasured heirlooms. Not a workshop, not a class, but individual consultation. Each 4th Tuesday will offer a different specialty. Beadwork and Horse Trappings will be the focus areas on the very last session, August 24. Each 4th Tuesday through August, this service is offered to our local community free of charge. Kinship Cafe serves irresistible Indian tacos for $6.00 from 4-7pm. The Museum Store will be open late for supplies.

September 7
OREGON EXPERIENCE: DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWING, PENDLETON ROUND-UP 4:30pm & 6:30pm

Join us for the premiere showing of the Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Experience documentary about the Pendleton Round-Up. These events are free and open to the public.

September 19
GOLDEN EAGLE, 12pm-3:00pm

Olga, the venerable golden eagle and wildlife biologist, Howard Postovit, will be onsite Sunday to meet our visitors. Quite an elderly but beautiful raptor, Olga is on loan from the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

October 2
ARCHAEOLOGY CELEBRATION: Atlatls, Flintknapping, and Tule Duck Decoys

From 10am to 2pm, tribal technologists will be on hand to teach about how the Tribes value the science of archaeology. Come join us for a hands-on learning experience. Throw an atlatl, the ancient hunting tool of prehistoric peoples; Visit with flintknappers honing their own skills in prehistoric technologies; Construct a tule duck decoy from tule reed. Free pizza at noon. This event is free and open to the public.

WE WERE

Watch and listen for Spilyáy, the magical Coyote of Legend-Time. Find Spilyáy in Tamástslikt’s major galleries: We Were, We Are and We Will Be. Tamástslikt is a storyline museum and therefore does not merely document artifacts.

In the SEASONAL ROUND, the Natítayt (the people) follow the pre-contact lifestyle of subsistence in the abundant natural world, reflecting its balance and order. Ambient sounds take the visitor to another time.

Visitors will hear horses rumbling across the grassy plateau, storytellers in the winter lodge, the bell and worshipers in the church. They will hear a recreation of the 1855 Treaty Council of Walla Walla in the tribal language. Audio, artistry and historic images, rare and beautiful artifacts create a broad sensory experience depicting our Tribal world.

WE ARE

American Indians didn't live only in the past. Tribal people have survived and thrive in the contemporary world. Cháwna mun Na’ámta--We will never fade. WE ARE features our resilient people as soldiers and warriors, players in the tribal government and economy, strivers for salmon recovery success, modern and traditional in our lifestyles, and still abiding by the Law of the Salmon.
Be sure to have a look at the public visitors kiosk in the Tamástslikt lobby. Thanks to an Oregon Museums grant, the kiosk is accessible for viewing of photographs and artifacts from the vault. Catch a glimpse of behind-the-scenes articles that are not on display.

WE WILL BE

Dreams, visions, hopes and concerns of the tribal community are voiced in WE WILL BE.

COYOTE THEATER REOPENS

The 10-minute introductory Coyote Theater has reopened for visitors to enjoy. A new improved version of the Coyote Theater is ready to be experienced after two years spent updating its multimedia components. The visual effects have been thoroughly reworked. For example, the tipi-shaped theater no longer fully darkens to pitch black. The story and the voices remain the same as the original rendering. Spilyáy, the magical coyote dominates the story, once again expressing wisdom and foolishness in a comic exposition of how the world came to be as it is today. On days other than First Friday, the Coyote Theater is accessible with the cost of admission.