Acorn Circle Program brings Indigenous Education to Local Libraries
The Acorn Circle program brings Native American culture and children’s education to local libraries. In Fall 2023 we went to three libraries, in 2024 we did six libraries, and in 2025 we plan to do three libraries. Singing Creek Educational Center (SCEC) has partnered...
Intangible Cultural Heritage- and PNW Indigenous learning
I came across an article about intangible cultural heritage on the UNESCO website, and it made great sense to me. Here is the first paragraph: The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed...
Los Pueblos Summer Camps
During August 2021 we held two weeks of summer camp for low income families in the Cottage Grove area who are speakers of Spanish and Mam (primarily Guatemalan immigrants.) Funding was generously provided by Oregon Community Foundation, with financial and logistical support from our partner, the Family Resource Center in Cottage Grove…
Some Facts About People of Color in Oregon’s History
Facts prepared by Singing Creek Educational Center from Online Searches: Read this article about Oregon’s constitution and laws which prevented people of color from living and working here. These unjust and prejudiced laws were repealed later, but this climate of white supremacy has had lasting effects on our state.