Community Event

See the film everyone is talking about! One night only, special benefit event. $10 tickets at HeartSong and 13GrandmothersMovie.com

FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS

Saturday, November 6 at 7 p.m. at the Rogue Theatre in Grants Pass.

We need to hear what these grandmothers have to say. Special live appearance by Grandma Agnes Baker-Pilgrim, feature length film plus musical appearances by: Gentle Thunder (Native Flute), Whistling Elk (Native Drum), Windsong and Kat Del Rio (Vocals).

You are invited to the 3rd Annual Acorn Festival. This indoor/outdoor FREE event includes:

Hands-on Workshops on acorns and their processing.
Yurok acorn cooking basket demonstration with Lena Hurd.
Traditional tools and fishing gear teachings with Tom Smith.
Oak gall medicinal use with Deb Lukus of Spiral Living.
Stickball gaming (shinny games) with Red Earth Descendants.

5 p.m. potluck includes traditional dishes as well as innovative new recipes made with acorns. Bring a side dish in you can. All are welcome. Rain or shine!

Native American Host Drum: Whistling Elk

Stickball games (Shinny) will be demonstrated and played as part of the Bear Creek Festival, along with other activities happening all day at North Mountain Park. There will be two demonstrations/games of shinny at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.. If you're curious about the game and would like to see it played, come to the fields at North Mountain Park this Saturday, October 2!

Please join us for our monthly R.E.D. Social! It is potluck, as always, if you are able to bring a dish to share. Everyone is welcomed. We'll talk about the upcoming Native Harvest Gathering (October 23) and other R.E.D. biz.

Roy Hayes Jr/ Loo'ting coom coom seen is a member of the Nimi'ipuu People (Nez Pierce) out of Lapwai,Idaho .Having grown up with the Wasit (7 Drum ) Tradition of the LongHouse, he is the one of the Keepers of this NorthWest Coast prayer ceremony. He is the great great grandson of the well known Leader/Teacher Chief Joseph, spending much of his childhood with his Grandparents as a fisherman earning him the name the “Blue Heron/the Fisherman” (Loo'ting coom coom seen).

LONGHOUSE SCHEDULE

Red Earth Descendants will hold monthly LongHouse at the Ole Siskiyou Barn

LongHouse Starts @ 9:45am and follows with a potluck, please bring a dish. LongHouse attire is traditionally skirts/dress and a shawl for women and long sleeve shirt/pants and vest for men; this is a suggestion only. Traditional Buckskins are also appropriate.

JULY 18th

AUGUST 15th

SEPTEMBER 19th

OCTOBER 24th

NOVEMBER 21st

Red Earth Descendants invites you to our annual Native Harvest Gathering, taking place on October 23. Anyone who would like to step up and help in some way is WELCOMED to do so! We always need more steppin' up! We're designing the Harvest Gathering around the creation of a Harvest Feast to take place on that day, October 23, at 4 p.m.. The Gathering will be hands-on workshop projects to create the meal we'll be serving for the Feast. We're encouraging people to bring things from their own gardens or other community gardens to prepare, cook and serve for the Feast.

Feather Blessing for Prayer Pole (wooden sculpture at the base of Church St.) to mark the Equinox and hang another feather from the Pole. The feather symbolizes community unity, hope and peace between all Nations of People.

Whistling Elk Drum will be present to sing at the Peace Wall Dedication Ceremony at the Ashland Library. Meet on the steps of the Library for the Ceremony.

LONGHOUSE SCHEDULE

Red Earth Descendants will hold monthly LongHouse at the Ole Siskiyou Barn

LongHouse Starts @ 9:45am and follows with a potluck, please bring a dish. LongHouse attire is traditionally skirts/dress and a shawl for women and long sleeve shirt/pants and vest for men; this is a suggestion only. Traditional Buckskins are also appropriate.

JULY 18th

AUGUST 15th

SEPTEMBER 19th

OCTOBER 24th

NOVEMBER 21st