Within a short drive from The Dalles, you can learn the Lewis and Clark story from the descendents of the people that met the expedition in the Mid-Columbia Gorge. Each with their own language, their own traditions and beliefs, all filled with Great Spirit and respect for Mother Earth.
The Museum at Warms Springs
Director: Carol Leone
2189 Highway 26 • P.O. Box 753 • Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-3111 • Fax: (541) 553-3338
email: museum@madras.net
The Museum at Warm Springs is part of a continuum of celebrating the history, life and ways of the Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute people - the people of The Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation. Learn about the people that Lewis and Clark met and what set them apart from the other tribes along the trail. Learn about the Treaty of 1855 and the promises that remain unkept today. Hear the stories, the songs, the sights and sounds that are Warm Springs
Museum is open 9-5 daily except New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Located just 12 miles from Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino.
6823 Hwy 8
P.O. Box 1240
Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-1112 • (800) 554-4SUN
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
Director: Roberta Conner
72789 Highway 331 • Pendleton, OR 97801
(800) 654-9453 • (541) 966-9748
Fax: (541) 966-9927
72789 Highway 331, Pendleton, OR 97801
Take a fascinating trip into the past, present, and the future at Tamastslikt (tah-mahst-slickt). Experience the adventures of Coyote. Visit today's Plateau Tribal people as they build their future. In the exhibits, relax in the quiet of a tule mat winter lodge and tap into the latest multi-media experiences. View the 12,000 year old mammoth tooth unearthed here, and listen to the legend explaining the creation of Elephant Rock.
Tamastslikt is entertaining, educational and awe-inspiring. Learn the importance of the horse to their culture and of the Oregon Trail from the Native American point of view. And…learn of the challenge to indigenous people to document and protect their languages. The Institute is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains on the grounds of the Wildhorse Casino Resort.
Open 7 days a week 9 am - 5 pm.
Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Marilyn Malatare
280 Buster Road off Hwy 97
P.O. Box 151 • Toppenish, WA 98948
(509) 865-2800 • (800) 874-3087
Learn of their lodging, hunting and fishing items, the sweathouse, the summer arbor, the Yakama Time Ball and of Nipo Strongheart and his career with Buffalo Bill. Learn of the 1855 treaty and the importance of Celilo to the Yakama people.
The Yakama Museum complex features a museum, library, gift shop, restaurant, and theater and is surrounded by 23 acres of landscaped park. The People - Partners - Projects - Resources - Funding Opportunities
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