Join us for fun indigenous learning for pre-K children at the Fern Ridge Library! We'll read a few stories and do some crafts to take home. Great for ages 2. 5 to 5 years. Wednesday April 15th, 11am - 11:30am FREE
Healing with the Land: Indigenous Worldviews for Nature Connection and Healing. Join us for an adventure at the living history village at Dorris Ranch as we turn our minds as one to open our senses to the gifts and wonder of deep nature connection. Using Indigenous and Land-based healing worldviews, you will be guided through a sensory awareness experience with medicinal plants to develop a new language of reciprocation and gratitude.
Join us for a wild Spring plant adventure with clinical herbalist and amateur ethnobotanist, Ana Bradley. We will use our owl eyes and raccoon touch to identify, thank, and try a variety of plant friends in the Dorris Ranch wild areas. Meet, taste, and try lush spring plants such as Stinging Nettle (learn how to […]
Join us at the Eugene Masonic Cemetery on Memorial Day (Sunday and Monday) and meet some ghosts from our town's past. Karen Rainsong will be portraying Mrs. Mary Skinner, the wife of Eugene Skinner, and other staff will be there dressed in period costume as other notable folks. Talk with us "in character" of the […]
Join us for a wonderful indigenous-led ceremony to bless and heal the heart of the Mother Earth. Using allies such as cedar, camas and sage we will tap into the heart center and connect to the Earth, showing our respect and gratitude to all living beings. See more...
Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people, past and present, with instructor Karen Rainsong, who is the Exec. Dir of SCEC. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Learn about native plants and their uses as well as tools such as baskets, digging sticks, cordage, the atlatl and more. Bring some cash […]
Join us for a family-friendly gathering with history interpreters, acitivities, live music, meet-a-goat, and indigenous storytelling and food. Local history educators and enthusiasts will be on hand dressed in the time period they are portaying and doing authentic chores, activities and crafts. Learn to wash clothes on a washboard, sit in a canoe with the […]
Join us for an informative and interesting talk by Karen Rainsong, the Executive Director of Singing Creek Educational Center. Karen researched the Applegates and their connections to the Yoncalla Valley Kalapuyans and put together this fascinating powerpoint. Join us for a raffle drawing for prize money, trivia and a good time learning about local Oregon […]
Join us for summer camp the week of June 29 - July 3 for a fun outdoor adventure camp! Perfect for ages 6 - 10, this camp will get you exploring the woods around the Living History Village (our location) at Dorris Ranch! Learn about plants, animals, seasonal changes, edible foods and medicines, indigenous traditional […]
Monday - Friday, 9am to 3pm Learn about indigenous ways of the Kalapuya and other Native tribes in this outdoor camp at the Dorris Ranch Living History Village. This day camp includes special guest Native people who will share about culture, traditional crafts, and music. Help put up a full size tipi and learn about […]