The Methow Valley Interpretive Center presents “A Methow Native Plant Medley” for the June edition of the “Last Sunday” series. In this medley we bring together five expert botanists and enthusiastic plant lovers to share with you one of their favorite native plants. Please join Rosalee de la Foret, George Wooten, Anaka Mines, Dana Visalli and Rob Crandall on a journey into the mesmerizing and magical world of native plants.
This is a talk Richard Hart gave on 7/2/20 for a Methow At Home Zoom call. Richard shares a detailed history of the Sinixt tribe as well as an explanation of how the Canadian and United States Governments law’s work, and how they haven’t worked in the Tribe’s favor. He also explains the state of the tribe’s current litigation with the Government of British Columbia. Thanks Richard!
July 2020 “Last Sunday” with Arnold Cleveland
Please give a listen to the Methow Valley Interpretive Center’s “Last Sunday” program for July 2020, where we unearth a gem from our archive of recorded talks. Join Arnold Cleveland as he plays flute and tells his life story from birth on the reservation, to mission schools to migrant work and serving in the military.
Arnold Cleveland, a Wenatchi band descendant and member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, shares stories about growing up as a native on and off the reservation. When Cleveland was an infant, his mother worked the packing sheds with Arnold by her side tucked into a wooden apple box. She would nudge the box down the line as she worked. Cleveland’s childhood included time in the Indian boarding school, St. Mary’s Mission, and traveling with his family on the “fruit tramp circuit”. As an adult, Cleveland straddled the Indian and white worlds serving in the military and becoming a supervisor in the fruit packing sheds.
