Native American Heritage Month
November

We hope you enjoy these stories celebrating the culture and history of Native Americans in the Northwest.

2007

	Environmental News
	Building Green
	Beadwork
	Sakakawea - "Bird Woman”

2006

	Transportation - canoes
	From cloth to canoes – the many uses of cedar
	Birthplace of winds, cradle of storms – the Aleutian Islands
	It takes money to make money
	Wooden masks of Northwest coastal tribes
	Native American veterans
	Basketmaking - traditional and contemporary
	Traditional Clothing of Northwest coastal tribes
	Tribes of Oregon
	Home sweet home
	Did you know?
	Cedar – the tree of life
	2006 canoe journey

2005

	Canoe journeys - a Northwest tradition
	Expanding tribal community and economic development - Did you know...?
	Historic Native American housing
	A visit to Chief Sealth's home and gravesite
	Preserving native languages - Master Apprentice program is saving native languages
	A long tradition of participation - Native Americans have a long history of service to the U.S. military
	Button blankets
	Bentwood boxes
	Northwest colleges emphasize Native American studies
	Indian giving – a tradition of sharing
	Working government to government
	Totems