THE DALLES — Around 700 people gathered to celebrate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, friends and community on May 2, to create healing and community and raise awareness for a crisis that is far from new.
The third Columbia River Round Dance in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), held in The Dalles on May 2, was the largest yet.
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HOOD RIVER — Join the 19th annual Hood River County Reads community reading adventure! This year, Hood River County is reading author Beth Piatote’s book The Beadworkers: Stories.
Longer historical stories from Gorge-area newspapers. On this week of August, within the last hundred years, Hood River High School was accredited, a BBC crew visited White Salmon and some Celilo Village structures got renovated.
CASCADE LOCKS — The Gorge Festival of Nations Committee, made up of representatives from the tribes of the Columbia River Gorge, has announced that a one-day cultural celebration, Gorge Festival of Nations, will run from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on June 15 in Cascade Locks.
WARM SPRINGS — A national traveling exhibition, “Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project” will be on view at The Museum at Warm Springs from Wednesday, June 5 through Saturday, September 7, 2024. The exhibition features 40 paintings by Nayana LaFond, focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.