Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people, past and present, with instructor Karen Rainsong. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Bring some cash as a donation to the Friend's of Hendricks park for this presentation. Hike will include some gentle uphill climbs and is not generally considered wheelchair friendly, although the […]
Join us for a wonderful talk by Mrs. Annabelle Smith of the Oregon Trail, in 1856. Mrs. Smith has just arrived last Fall after a 6 month journey overland with her family on the wagon train, and has stories (kid friendly) to tell about the trip. This is a special event hosted by the Luper […]
Los Pueblos Summer Camp 2024 Singing Creek Educational Center, Cottage Grove, OR This fun day camp is for Guatemalan children ages 6 - 11 in Cottage Grove and is funded by a grant from the Yarg Family Foundation and the Roundhouse Foundation. Logistical support is provided by the Cottage Grove Family Resource Center. Low income […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment in June at Roaring River Park in Scio, Oregon, presented by the Native American Cultural Encampments with Deitrich Peters and friends. Learn how to put up a tipi, try making your own plant cordage, make a leather pouch, buy some Native made items, buy a raffle ticket, […]
Los Pueblos Summer Camp 2024 Singing Creek Educational Center, Cottage Grove, OR This fun day camp is for Guatemalan children ages 6 - 11 in Cottage Grove and is funded by a grant from the Yarg Family Foundation and the Cow Creek Indian Tribe. Logistical support is provided by the Cottage Grove Family Resource Center. […]
Los Pueblos Summer Camp 2024 Singing Creek Educational Center, Cottage Grove, OR This fun day camp is for Guatemalan children ages 6 - 11 in Cottage Grove and is funded by a grant from the Yarg Family Foundation and the Cow Creek Indian Tribe. Logistical support is provided by the Cottage Grove Family Resource Center. […]
This fun summer camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips in the park and along the river, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories.
Come see us at our booth at the Living History Days at Fort Umpqua, in Elkton, OR. We will have a booth with items of Kalapuya Native material culture. Learn about camas, cedar, fire, cordage, tools, obsidian and more. Also kids can color a paper mask of an animal in a Native style design to […]
Flower Fairies Day! Celebrate summer flowers with us at Grow Ability Farm! Teams of children will pick their own flowers among the gorgeous rows of blooms. The owner will teach us how to make a perfect bouquet which you can take home in a mason jar (bring one.) Then make a wall hanging made of […]
SCEC is partnering with Native American Cultural Encampments to offer this special event. Girl Scouts Day only on Thurs. July 18th, at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon, with Deitrich Peters, a Kalapuya elder, and his family. Girls and parents will be learning directly from Native people about culture, crafts and lifeways.Learn to put up […]
