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| | Cultural Traditions - 10:30AM
- 2 hrs total on site
- 120 Guests Maximum
- $12 Per Person (Processing Fee Included)
- Ages 3rd grade to Adult
Step inside our ceremonial house with your students and learn the significance and importance of this building that has been used for decades for potlatches and educational experiences. Learn how it is constructed and what is represented in the carved house posts, welcoming figure, screen, drum and copper. Students will learn about the importance of the salmon and cedar and how these resources influenced life on the Northwest Coast. In addition they will learn about the influence of the fur trade and origins of the ceremonial robes, known as button blankets.
There will be an explanation of how masks are created and used. Examples of the different stages in the creation of these masks will be discussed and on display, from a block of cedar to a completed mask. Rattles, whistles, and drums that are used in the Ceremonial House will be shared and demonstrated. There will be a story shared from Chief Tsungani’s lineage and some details about a couple of the ceremonial masks. Your students will have a behind the scenes look at how a dancer puts on these masks and how they are used, from an articulated mask to a transformation mask.
You’ll visit the Lelooska Museum for a self guided look at the art and artifacts of Native Peoples from across North America. An Interpreter will welcome you and be available to answer questions. | Buy Tickets |
| | Self Exploration of the Lelooska Cultural Center Museum and Grounds - 10:30AM
- 1-3 hrs on Site
- Up to 80 Guests
- $7 Per Person (Processing Fee Included)
- All Ages
You’ll visit the Lelooska Museum for a self guided look at the art and artifacts of Native Peoples from across North America. An Interpreter will welcome you and be available to answer questions.
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| | Lelooska Museum Tour and Grounds Exploration - 10:30AM
- 1-3 hrs on Site
- Up to 40 Guests
- $10 Per Person (Processing Fee Included)
- Ages 3rd grade to Adult
You’ll visit the Lelooska Museum for a look at the art and artifacts of Native Peoples from across North America.
An Interpreter will welcome you and give an in depth tour through the museum, pointing out significant information about our collection. After your tour the Interpreter will be available to answer questions while your group can continue exploring on their own. | Buy Tickets |
| | Living History Performance
Experience magnificent Northwest Coast masks as they come to life in the glimmering firelight of a Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial house. The Lelooska Family shares the songs, dances, stories, and masks which display the rights, crests, and privileges bestowed on them by the late Chief James Aul Sewid. Chief Tsungani carries on the traditions of his brother, the late Chief Lelooska, performing with other family members in Ariel, Washington, 31 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon.
The performance you will witness was
developed by Chief Lelooska, Chief James Aul Sewid and tribal elders to share the history and culture of the Kwakwaka’wakw people. The Lelooska Foundation has sponsored these programs since 1977. | Buy Tickets |