Tarweed Awakening Corvallis
You are invited to the Tarweed Awakening Corvallis! Tarweed is awakening in Corvallis and we are beginning to see it more and more as people are letting it grow. Tarweed is also awakening Corvallis to the conditions of Champinefu. Pinefu is the Kalapuya name for the Marys River according to Sawala (AKA William Hartless), the last native Kalapuya-speaking person born in Champinefu (now Corvallis). Ampinefu means the people of the Pinefu (Marys) River. Champinefu means the land (watershed) of Pinefu, the Marys River.
Tarweed Awakening Corvallis will have four venues for its first year:
- Shawala Point (map): A tour of Shawala Point from an indigenous perspective by faculty and students of the OSU Indigenous Studies Program. Tours from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tarweed Folkschool at Wade Hardware (map): This interactive program will focus on indigenous practices related to Tarweed by Chris Rempel, Cultural Resources Specialist for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Time: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
- Corvallis Museum (map): An interactive program about the mystery of a Kalapuya man (Shawala – AKA William Hartless) and a Corvallis settler with the same name, Willam Hartless. This interactive program will be staffed by OSU Indigenous Studies students and museum staff. Time: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
- Wild Yeast Bakery (map): The Awakening will close at the Bakery adjacent to Shawala Point with three short (10 minutes each) presentations.
For complete information, visit the Tarweed Awakening Corvallis webpage at www.TarweedFolkSchool.com.
