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A Reunion of Tradition, Pride, and Friendship at the 2022 Nez Perce Encampment Pavilion
2022 NEZ PERCE ENCAMPMENT A Reunion of Tradition, Pride, and Friendship With temperatures close to 100 degrees, Nez Perce tribal members and visitors gathered in Joseph east of the Harley Tucker Memorial Arena to share the Nez Perce’s culture and traditions during the last day of Chief Joseph Days.Following the Grand Parade, the Nez Perce…
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2022 Woodlands & Watersheds Festival celebrating Wallowa County’s natural and cultural resources a huge success!
Woodlands & Watersheds Festival returns to the Wallowa County Fairgrounds with big success ENTERPRISE, Oregon — The 18th annual Woodlands & Watersheds Festival made its way back to the Wallowa County Fairgrounds on June 24.25 local and regional organizations participated in this amazing event featuring a day of educational and fun resources for any age…
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I Love Wallowa County – Arts. Music. Recreation. And Nez Perce Country
More Than The Arts, Music, And Pristine Landscapes. The Waláwas Are The Ancient Homeland Of The Nez Perce (Nimiipuu). Surrounded By The Eagle Cap Wilderness, glacial lakes, working ranches, and the wide open spaces of Eastern Oregon, it is considered one of the seven Wonders of Oregon, and the gateway to Hells Canyon. In addition to…
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Tamkaliks is back! 30th Anniversary Celebration, July 22-24, 2022
Attend the 30th Anniversay Tamkaliks Celebration The Tamkaliks Committee and Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland are pleased to announce to move forward with planning the 2022 Tamkaliks Celebration. After canceling the powwow for the last two years out of concern for community health, we believe it is high time that we return, and that we can…
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The Return of the Nez Perce Encampment Pavilion during Chief Joseph Days
The First Nez Perce Pow Wow Since the covid-19 outbreak in 2020. Reunited at last! Once again and to the joy of tribal members and visitors alike, the Nez Perce gathered in Joseph to share their culture and traditions during the week of Chief Joseph Days. Natives as much as non-natives are welcome to come…
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A Reunion of Tradition, Pride, and Friendship
The Nez Perce Encampment Pavilion Every year in July, the Nez Perce Homeland becomes a place of reunion for descendants of the original inhabitants of Wal’waama, also known as Wallowa County. The Weekend after Tamkaliks the Nez Perce gather in Joseph to continue to share their culture and traditions with locals and visitors alike during…
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Nez Perce Tribe renames artifact collection
Under the shade of mature hardwoods the Nez Perce Tribe ceremonially renamed a collection of its artifacts that spent more than a century in museum storage rooms thousands of miles away. Written by Katy NesbittPhotography by Angelika Ursula Dietrich Listen to the article Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future…
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WETXUUWÍITIN – Returned home after a period of captivity
The renaming of the Spalding-Allen Collection A Historic Event for the Nimiipuu the renaming of the Spalding-Allen Collection WETXUUWÍITIN “returned home after a period of captivity” On June 26, 2021, Katy Nesbitt and I traveled from the “Wallowa Homeland” to the Nez Perce National Historical Park outside of Lapwei, Idaho, to witness a historical event…
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The Nez Perce Horse
THE APPALOOSA MAJESTIC, admirably, endurance While attending an event near Spaulding, Idaho, as one of two chosen photographers by the Nez Perce tribe to cover the “Nez Perce Renaming Ceremony”, I encountered an amazing and beyond beautiful horse that belongs to the breed of the Appaloosa. The people who know me know that I was born…
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