TEK

WATCH: Team TEK Camas Planting Video From KLCC

Check out this video by KLCC’s Brian Bull of Team TEK planting Camas one weekend in April at Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve.
You can read more at KLCC.ORG [https://www.klcc.org/post/farewell-frybread-hello-camas-first-nations-revisit-traditional-foods]

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Indigenous Peoples of The Long Tom

Chelamela and Chemapho Kalapuyans | By Dr. David G. Lewis (Grand Ronde) | Visit Dr. Lewis’ Website | The Long Tom Watershed was the original homelands to two major tribes of Kalapuyan Indians, the Chelamela and Chemapho tribes. The Chelamela occupied the upper or southern part of the watershed from the Coast Range to the … Read more

Youth Internships for Native American Students

Bringing Traditional Ecological Knowledge Back into the Long Tom Watershed

College and high school students interested in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the Long Tom Watershed and southern Willamette Valley are encouraged to apply. Contact project Curriculum Director Joe Scott by phone at: 541-270-6747 or by email: isitsm@yahoo.com

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Thank You For Supporting Tribal Engagement in the Long Tom!

UAV View Andrew Reasoner

THANK YOU!! The watershed community really stepped up for this vision for oak & prairie habitats and the inclusion of local tribes in the Long Tom Watershed.

All together the council raised $24,910 toward this important work. While just $1090 shy of our $26,000 goal, we have been humbled and heartened by the incredible generosity we’ve received from the watershed community during this very short campaign.

UAV View Andrew Reasoner

This was an amazing response to our first step in engaging tribes in dialogue around oak and prairie habitat restoration. While the campaign is over, this work is already underway and we look forward to telling the story of this program over the next year as we learn from our tribal partners and others throughout the basin on how best to navigate the opportunities ahead.

Because this project is just the first step in an ongoing conversation for the watershed, we welcome the continued community support for this work via the program page on our website: https://www.longtom.org/tribalengagement

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Help The Council Facilitate Dialogue With Tribes Regarding Traditional Knowledge in Oak and Prairie Habitats

The Long Tom Watershed Council (LTWC) is excited to announce an important opportunity for the watershed; but we need your help!

Through workshops, one-on-one conversations, and internships for Native youth, the Long Tom Watershed Council seeks to: facilitate dialogue between tribal members and partners exploring the potential to reincorporate traditional practices on the Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve and Zumwalt Park near Fern Ridge; explore opportunities and interest in formalizing access for cultural practices; and inform processes for convening and formalizing relationships between tribal members and interested landowners.

The council seeks to raise $26,000 to fund the outreach and facilitation work on this project. The Spirit Mountain Community Fund has generously awarded the council with a $15,000 grant toward this project!

During the next month, the council seeks to raise the additional $11,000 necessary to complete this outreach & engagement. We are asking the watershed community to give in support of this valuable work. Will you give to this unique and meaningful project?

Click here for the full details and to give to this important work! 

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