native culture

Bad Soul, a group of drummers sit around a drum and are drumming

Student Association at Lane Community College hosts Annual Pow Wow honoring Elders

Sajina Shrestha

People of all ages turned out at Lane Community College Saturday for the Native American Student Association’s Annual Pow Wow.

A man emerges from water holding a freshly-caught fish in his hand. Behind him, the spray of a waterfall is captured.

Environment

Indigenous communities catch lamprey at Willamette Falls every summer. That tradition could be in danger

Julia Boboc

The tradition of catching lamprey by hand under the falls has fed generations of Indigenous communities over thousands of years.

Salmon on the end of wooden sticks roasts over a fire at the 24th annual Salmon Bake in Bend, Ore. on May 18, 2024.

Education

First Nations Student Union club creates space of belonging at Central Oregon Community College

Kathryn Styer Martínez

The group at the Bend school is dedicated to uplifting Native American identities and cultures. Many of the members have tribal affiliations, but that’s not a requirement to join.

Arts & Culture

Digital Library On Indigenous Culture And History Launches

Brian Bull

Greater access to indigenous culture has been made available to educators and students across the Pacific Northwest. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports on the…