Turtle Island Storyteller Esther Stutzman presents The Beginnings of the Kalapuya People

Esther Stutzman is Coos and Komemma Kalapuya and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. She lives in Yoncalla, Oregon.  When Esther does presentations she tries to give an overview of the culture, sometimes taking some items such as a cradleboard or family heirlooms as illustrations.  The Kalapuya people lived in the Willamette Valley from the Clackamas River area near Oregon City down the valley to the Umpqua River near Roseburg, a span of about 150 miles from the coast range inland to the Cascades. There were about 15,000 tribal people at the time of European contact. There were three distinct dialects among the twelve to thirteen specific groups living in the Willamette Valley, each with their own government and villages.  Esther's stories appeal to audiences of all ages from little children to adults.

 Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1pm

Adults $5.00 / kids free