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Who We Are The Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland (NPWH) is a place-based nonprofit (501c3)led by tribal & non-tribal people w a common commitment to upholding, perpetuating & celebrating the people & practices native to wal’áwa (Wallowa), our shared home.
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The 50th Year Anniversary Powwow at Eastern Oregon University May 16th & May 17th 2025! We hope you can make it to support Indigenous vendors and appreciate the gathering of dancers, drummers and MCs. calendar.powwows.com/events/easte...

#booksky #diversebooks I’ve got physical Indigenous book bingo cards! Want one? Here’s how: 1. Paid members of my Bindery will receive both cards. Please support an Indigenous publishing imprint 2. Buy something from my Pango shop and get a card with your order! boozhoo.binderybooks.com

After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.

If you haven't heard about how bad things have gotten with nitrate pollution of people's well water in the Lower Umatilla Basin, listen to this episode of The Evergreen we did last year unpacking it all with Monica Samayoa & @antoniosierra.bsky.social, who've been covering this story for years:

“Without the proper workforce, you can and should expect that national forests will NOT be able to provide you the goods and services the American public deserves and have a right to from OUR public lands.” Please continue to engage Congress. 🗣️ Tell a friend: 🔎 www.congress.gov/members/find...

Next Thursday, the Oregon House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Enviro is having a hearing on a bill that would allow a certificate permitting a small modular nuclear reactor project to take place in Umatilla County. Submit opposition testimony here: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/T...

Eville Gorham, a famed scientist who studied the ecology of peatlands and whom I had the great fortune to meet, once wrote that #Sphagnum #mosses contain more carbon than any other genus of plants in the world. This fact spurred my early research into the origins of Sphagnum bogs in #Alaska. 🌎🌲🍁🔥🌳🧪🌐

now.humboldt.edu/news/cal-pol...

“The goal is not to grow this system (of shelters),” Kotek told the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness. “Shelter is not the goal. Rehousing is the goal.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

The falls were great this morning, even if my phone video is not. #Palouse #Washington

Lillian Pitt is a truly amazing artist. Learn more about her here: www.opb.org/article/2025...

If you want to support an amazing Indigenous jazz artist look no further than Julia Keefe and the Indigenous Big Band! We have been so grateful to have had them perform here in Wallowa county!

Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.

#MMIWG 💔🪶 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls MAY 5th is National Day of Awareness of MMIWG aka ‘Red Dress Day’. 😢😢

This week on Larrakia Country, the Nth Aust Savanna Fire Forum brought together over 500 attendees to discuss the future of Indigenous-led fire management. CIEHF’s Distinguished Professor Michael Bird presented on how Indigenous fire management practices sequester carbon as charcoal in soil.

This is a great resource for learning about what is going on and where when it comes to learning about Powwows and even ones where you might be visiting or living. www.powwows.com/learn-explore/

The Pacific Lamprey is an amazing creature. We promote this species & its recovery efforts here at NPWH. Indigenous Peoples have been relying on the lamprey for thousands of years. This fish is older than dinosaurs & trees. #pacificlamprey #firstfoods #indigisky therevelator.org/bringing-bac...

We invite you to come enjoy Josephy Fest at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph, Oregon the Indigenous homelands of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce. If you think you would like to support more of this happening but cannot attend consider a donation to the Josephy Center : josephy.org

Mikailah Thompson does beautiful work! We have so much respect for all that she does here. She even did some designs for us for some of our merchandise. #BlackHistoryMonth #NezPerce

Nez Perce men, including (on left) George Tenawit, next to him Whirlwind Shaplish (Towayalil).ca. 1890. Photo by Wheeler.

Grand Prism at #yellowstonenationalpark 📍Indigenous land of the Kiowa, Blackfeet, Cayuse, Coeur d'Alene, Shoshone, Nez Perce peoples. #nps

Don't miss this storytelling event with us online on Feb. 26 Winter is the perfect time for storytelling, and we’re excited to celebrate Indigenous Storytelling Month with Sharon Meyer. www.otc.ca/attend_an_ev...

A journalism course is being offered to Indigenous students in Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk Territory.

Applications for Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) are now open! This program strengthens the humanities at HBCUs by encouraging & expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty & staff members. ow.ly/HMI250UV8BX

The season is ramping up fast! For you academics & busybodies, especially #IndigiSky scholars, you might appreciate this workbook, 'Setting boundaries. And saying No.' complements of our @indigelabnetwork.bsky.social Building Labs Workshop indigelabnetwork.com/resources/se...

Don't miss out if you are looking for something to do in Eastern Oregon the weekend of the Feb 21st & 22nd. Tickets are still available. josephy.org/fest/ #WallowaCounty #indigisky #nativesky #oregon

Reminder: Applications for The Local Journalism Fellowship are due in one week. Come work with us this summer! thelocal.to/local-jounal...

#IndigiSky #NativeInSTEM #philsci

Did you know that I’m an artist in Canada and I use Canadian made oils paints and canvas? Truly Canadian art. And I’m First Nations so, you can’t get more authentic and homegrown than that. #BuyCanadian #Indigisky #art #oilpainter #madeincanada

A number of my community members are quoted in this important article. My own family stopped fishing in the 1990s but my roots will always touch the ocean. #AlaskaSky #IndigiSky #NativeSky

Josephy Fest in Joseph, OR will feature movement and music programs for this 2 day fest. The schedule is filling out! #oregon #easternoregon #wallowas #nezpercewallowahomeland

Two Cultures One Community Powwow in Pendleton the last weekend of this month! #CTUIR #indigisky #nativesky

There is a call for PNW Indigenous Artists! #indigisky #nativesky www.aianta.org/videos/partn...

We are amidst the process of developing our Culture Camp program for Wallowa Band youth descendants returning to the Wallowa Homeland this summer. The goal of our program is about strengthening the connection to nimipuutimpt language. #nativesky #nezperce

The Columbia Gorge Humane Society is looking for a new forklift & volunteer handyman. They are located in The Dalles. Please boost, help them out if you can. Contact them at columbiagorgehs.org.

Are you studying nimipuutimpt (Nez Perce Language)? This new Coyote story video just came out today, give it a listen. #nativesky #NezPerce youtu.be/B7mkruakgt4?...

Our 2024 Year in Review & 2025 a Year to Look Forward to is ready for your perusal. If you don't want to miss a newsletter please email us : [email protected] pages 1, 2, 3 & 5 see additional post for the final pages

This is some exciting news! www.orartswatch.org/teaming-up-c...