Dates: August 16th, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., PDT

Format: *In-Person, 6 hours 

Location: Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, museum and research institute located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton in eastern Oregon

Audience: Intended for Middle School and High School educators (though other grade levels are welcome) formal and nonformal 

Curriculum: Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation SB 13 lessons, Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide

Description: Come to this engaging workshop to learn from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) about their history, first foods, effects of climate change, seasonal rounds and more. Participants will be introduced to the CTUIR Tribal History/Shared History (SB 13) lessons and how to integrate them into formal and nonformal educational settings. In addition, we will explore other complementary resources from environmental education that provide a bridge connecting Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge (ITEK) with scientific understanding.  

This workshop is brought to you by: Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP).

Offered at no cost to Oregon Educators. Through a PLT/SFI Grant, ONREP is able to cover materials and registration costs for those educators that reside outside Oregon and educate within the ceded boundaries of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

PDUs available. Registration required. Registration for this workshop closed at 5 PM on August 10th.