Ancient ways
Yakama craftsman Lindsey Howtopat shows a cedar bark basket at Archaeology Days at the Wanapum Heritage Center. He’s tried different configurations, he said, but the traditional football-shaped bottom is most efficient for transporting huckleberries.
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Grant PUD Cultural Resources Specialist and Wanapum Elder Ernestine Conner shows some examples of traditional weaving.
Grant PUD Cultural Project Worker Velma Wyena, a member of the Wanapum Tribe, shows how to make beaded moccasins from buckskin.
Wanapum Elder Ernestine Conner gives kids a close-up look at hand-woven textiles.
Grant PUD brought materials for kids to color and make their own salmon hats at Archaeology Days at the Wanapum Heritage Center Oct. 25.
Zane Katchen brought live Pacific Lamprey for kids to see, touch, learn about and squeal over. The eel-like fish is a traditional food of the Columbia Plateau people.
Susan Parker shows traditional crafts at Archaeology Days Oct. 25.
PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — Inside the Wanapum Heritage Center at Priest Rapids Dam, there’s a sign that says, “We are Wanapum, we are here, we never signed a treaty, we never gave away our land, we never left, we are going to be here tomorrow.” That timelessness was out for all to see during Archaeology Days Oct. 25-26.
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