Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Barb Fox-Kilgore on May 6, 2025
Indigenous Culture Day Tryon State Park
May 3, 2025 – May 3, 2025
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 4.5 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15.5 |
Key Issue: Doesn’t apply
Activity Type: Relationship Building with non-white and/or frontline communities (relational meetings, attending events, community support, etc.)
Key Partners: Friends of Tryon State Park
Short Description of Activity
Culture Day is a celebration of the reclamation of traditional lands for Indigenous Peoples that provides an accurate cultural experience for the whole community. This free, all-ages event offers the chance to listen and learn from Indigenous educators in the culturally rich land now known as Tryon Creek State Natural Area.
In its 7th year, this annual event is our Tryon Land Acknowledgement in action.
In a short forest walk, participants can go from the Nature Center and surrounding trails to see first-hand the traditional lifeways of Northwest Tribes. Indigenous leaders and educators will share a variety of traditional lifeways such as cordage and bag making, carving, Chinook Wawa language, basketry, first foods, and dentalium beads.
Reflection/Evaluation
Tryon Park is a wonderful nature reserve within the Portland urban area that has educational programs for all but mainly focusing on young school age children.
Primarily Indigenous run, Executive Director Gabe Sheoships was honored at the Indigenous Leadership Awards for his work in education programs of bringing nature awareness to young people.
Event was well attended with mostly young families.
It was fun and educational and so interesting talking with the different artisans and educators.