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Oregon Summer
Travel Recommendations
Travel Recommendations
As you make your summer plans, consider visiting some
of the following Oregon sites that support racial justice.
of the following Oregon sites that support racial justice.
1. Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center
8720 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Phone: 503-879-5211
https://www.chachalu.org/
“Chachalu tells the story of the Tribes and Bands of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and to honor our Elders who kept Tribal traditions and dreams alive during the years of Termination. It is a center where the Tribe’s Restoration is celebrated, and our culture is being revitalized… This vision of the Museum is to tell the story of the resiliency of the land and of the people who have lived here since time immemorial.”
2. Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum
125 NW Canton Street, John Day, OR
Phone: 541-575-2800
https://friendsofkamwahchung.com/
“A Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence, Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum gives you an incomparable glimpse into the past. This National Historic Landmark, includes the building museum and interpretive center.
Built in 1865 as a trading post, this unique time capsule, unique in the world, became home to two Chinese immigrants, Ing ‘Doc’ Hay and Lung On in 1888. Lung On was the general store proprietor and a businessman, while ‘Doc’ Hay was a practitioner of herbal medicine. For over 60 years the building was a social, medical, and religious center for Oregon’s Chinese community.”
3. Alonzo Tucker Lynching Memorial
Located in front of the Coos History Museum & Maritime Collection, 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay OR 97420
https://oregonremembrance.org/alonzo-tucker/
“Oregon Remembrance Project worked with the community of Coos Bay to memorialize Alonzo Tucker, Oregon’s most widely documented African American victim of lynching, who was lynched in Coos Bay on September 18, 1902.”
4. Five Oaks Museum
PCC Rock Creek Campus, 17677 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229
Phone: 503-645-5353
https://fiveoaksmuseum.org/
“Five Oaks Museum is a gathering place of vibrant art, culture, history and storytelling — a resource for all who are curious about the world around us… Five Oaks Museum is named for the Five Oaks Historic Site located just a few miles from the museum building… Since time immemorial, Tualatin Kalapuyans return to the oaks year after year to harvest acorns and grind them in heavy mortars and pestles. Over the centuries, people, plants, and animals have all come together under the Five Oaks: speaking different languages, traveling from far away, making a home here. The museum name references the way we approach history and storytelling with complexity, multiple layers, and deep roots in place.”
5. Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Vancouver Campus, University of British Columbia
6393 Marine Dr Nw, Vancouver BC V6T1Z2
https://moa.ubc.ca/
If you are heading into Canada this summer, plan to spend a morning or afternoon at the Museum of Anthropology on the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. MOA is a terrific place to learn about First Nations peoples in the Pacific Northwest. The Great Hall has a significant collection of large poles and carved figures. There is a large collection of works by Haida artist Bill Reid, including his famous sculpture The Raven and the First Men. And outside the museum walls, there are two Haida Houses modeled on a 19th century Haida village.
6. The Museum At Warm Springs
Located on Highway 26, directly across from Indian Head Casino (two thirds of the distance from Portland to Bend)
2189 US-26, Warm Springs, OR 97761
https://museum.warmsprings-nsn.gov/
“Visitors to The Museum At Warm Springs will experience firsthand the sounds of ancient songs and languages, the mastery of traditional craftsmen and the sights of rich and colorful cultures that make up the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.”
8720 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Phone: 503-879-5211
https://www.chachalu.org/
“Chachalu tells the story of the Tribes and Bands of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and to honor our Elders who kept Tribal traditions and dreams alive during the years of Termination. It is a center where the Tribe’s Restoration is celebrated, and our culture is being revitalized… This vision of the Museum is to tell the story of the resiliency of the land and of the people who have lived here since time immemorial.”
2. Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum
125 NW Canton Street, John Day, OR
Phone: 541-575-2800
https://friendsofkamwahchung.com/
“A Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence, Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum gives you an incomparable glimpse into the past. This National Historic Landmark, includes the building museum and interpretive center.
Built in 1865 as a trading post, this unique time capsule, unique in the world, became home to two Chinese immigrants, Ing ‘Doc’ Hay and Lung On in 1888. Lung On was the general store proprietor and a businessman, while ‘Doc’ Hay was a practitioner of herbal medicine. For over 60 years the building was a social, medical, and religious center for Oregon’s Chinese community.”
3. Alonzo Tucker Lynching Memorial
Located in front of the Coos History Museum & Maritime Collection, 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay OR 97420
https://oregonremembrance.org/alonzo-tucker/
“Oregon Remembrance Project worked with the community of Coos Bay to memorialize Alonzo Tucker, Oregon’s most widely documented African American victim of lynching, who was lynched in Coos Bay on September 18, 1902.”
4. Five Oaks Museum
PCC Rock Creek Campus, 17677 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229
Phone: 503-645-5353
https://fiveoaksmuseum.org/
“Five Oaks Museum is a gathering place of vibrant art, culture, history and storytelling — a resource for all who are curious about the world around us… Five Oaks Museum is named for the Five Oaks Historic Site located just a few miles from the museum building… Since time immemorial, Tualatin Kalapuyans return to the oaks year after year to harvest acorns and grind them in heavy mortars and pestles. Over the centuries, people, plants, and animals have all come together under the Five Oaks: speaking different languages, traveling from far away, making a home here. The museum name references the way we approach history and storytelling with complexity, multiple layers, and deep roots in place.”
5. Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Vancouver Campus, University of British Columbia
6393 Marine Dr Nw, Vancouver BC V6T1Z2
https://moa.ubc.ca/
If you are heading into Canada this summer, plan to spend a morning or afternoon at the Museum of Anthropology on the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. MOA is a terrific place to learn about First Nations peoples in the Pacific Northwest. The Great Hall has a significant collection of large poles and carved figures. There is a large collection of works by Haida artist Bill Reid, including his famous sculpture The Raven and the First Men. And outside the museum walls, there are two Haida Houses modeled on a 19th century Haida village.
6. The Museum At Warm Springs
Located on Highway 26, directly across from Indian Head Casino (two thirds of the distance from Portland to Bend)
2189 US-26, Warm Springs, OR 97761
https://museum.warmsprings-nsn.gov/
“Visitors to The Museum At Warm Springs will experience firsthand the sounds of ancient songs and languages, the mastery of traditional craftsmen and the sights of rich and colorful cultures that make up the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.”