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Native American Intertribal Encampment

Sharing Northwest Traditions

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The Native American Intertribal Encampment is a cultural education experience for visitors to learn about some of our Northwest Native American cultures. It provides a valuable opportunity for native peoples of all ages to come together to share their traditions and experiences.

It also provides our native youth an opportunity to learn from our elders about their heritage and participate in sharing that heritage with others.

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The Intertribal Encampment is a collaborative effort between Native Education programs and Native families representing tribes throughout the Northwest. The objectives of the four day encampment include:

  • Exposing the public to tribal visual and performing arts, traditional Native fishing and traditional processing and cooking of salmon.
  • Providing the public with a glimpse at tribal natural resource ethic, and tribal world-view as it pertains to salmon and other non-human communities.
  • Sharing of cultural values, arts, experiences and traditions with Native American youth in a village/encampment setting.
  • Serving as a focal point to strengthen tribal community as well as develop positive relations with Native and non-Native populations.
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