Over this past weekend, The Siskiyou had the pleasure of attending Medford’s Heart of the Rogue festival in Pear Blossom Park. This two-day event took place on Friday the 14th from 4pm to 8pm, and Saturday the 15th from 11am…
Category: Heritage
The Boarding School Healing Project
The Boarding School Healing Project, also known as The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is a national coalition of organizations working with Native communities. It seeks to document and raise awareness of the abuse Native communities have…
SOU Celebrates Indigenous People’s Day!
October 11th marks Southern Oregon University and the City of Ashland’s 5th annually recognized Indigenous People’s Day celebration. SOU’s Native American Student Union (NASU) has a weekend full of activities planned to engage the community in observance of Native American…
Two Generations Exhibit at Schneider Art Museum
How does Harry Potter relate to Native American life? Can you dress a car like a horse? Come find out at the Two Generations exhibit at the Schneider Museum of Art! Whether you’ve been to the Schneider Museum of Art…
Fry Bread Feast Raises Money for April Powwow
Photo courtesy of Tally Broderick On Wednesday the 15th, The Native American Student Union (NASU) held their fry bread fundraiser in front of Stevenson Union, selling fry bread for $6. All funds went to their annual spring powwow which will…
A Tribute to Taowhywee Agnes Baker Pilgrim
Taowhywee Agnes Baker Pilgrim September 11, 1924 – November 27, 2019 “I’m everybody’s Grandma,” she’d say with a broad smile. This was Agnes Baker Pilgrim’s way of expressing her deep appreciation, acceptance, and love of all people. In her 95…