Tamkaliks

 

History

“In 1989, Taz Conner, a descendant of Old Chief Joseph, Tuekakas, was invited by the City of Wallowa to help them plan some kind of Native American festival in Wallowa. It was decided that a friendship potluck and powwow would be the most appropriate event. Since that time, a group of ten to fifteen local volunteers have met, planned, and worked nearly year-round to conduct the event. During the powwow and potluck, about forty to fifty local people and ten to twelve Native Americans help in putting it on. - Terry Crenshaw, Teacher at Wallowa High School

 

I first attended in 2012 when Mrs. Beulah Wynans was the Interpretive Center Office Manager. In July of 2022 I made it again. 

Today, 30.Dec.23, the Wallowa Band of Nez Perce's newsletter arrived. Here's the link. I've been reluctant to post about the event...it's an intimate gathering of about 300, a large crowd by my standards, with an unusually Wilkommen vibe that could easily become too big.

I think the few folks who find their way here would appreciate it. It's a family get-together open to the public, in an exceptionally beautiful part of the world. 

There's free on-site camping and it's only a few miles to the National Forest. 

The main website.

Link to virtual tour includes sheep-horn bow with owl feather fletching.