Tamastslikt Cultural Institute — Attraction in Pendleton

Very informative self- guided tour to learn about the Oregon trail and the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation The Cayuse, Umatilla and the Walla Walla tribes from what life was like in the past " We Were", what life is like now " We Are" and where it is headed in the future " We Will Be".

There is a nominal fee for admission. There is a cafe for native inspired food. I highly recommend the potato soup and the smoked chicken salad. The Cultural Institute is very well laid out with photos, films and three dimensional exhibits. It helps to speak to members of the tribe but be respectful. Ask permission before taking photos and know that though the building is large some of it is set aside for offices and tribal matters. Learn about the history, struggles and future of the Confederated tribes of the Umatilla reservation. Ultimately, it's an uplifting story.

One big takeaway is that Native Americans are not dead people nor artifacts of the past but an evolving, living, changing people who have lived on these lands for...

A nice museum to spend an afternoon learning about the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation The Cayuse, Umatilla and the Walla Walla tribes.

The exhibits take you through the traditional longhouse, the seasonal cycle of food, and the introduction of the horse.

The ancestral lands were taken by treaty, and the tribes were forced to give up their traditional ways.

The church and boarding school forced the tribes to give up their language and become assimilated to western ways.

The tribes have in recent years built a casino, hotel and other ventures to bring a better life for the people.

Located easy of Pendleton on Highway 84 and behind The Wildhorse Casino.

A nice stop in the Pendleton area to learn about the history, struggles and future of The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla...

This amazing museum is a must-see. It’s large and covers the cultural history of the native people from a few hundred years ago to the present. The varied artifacts and information included the food they harvested, hunted, and caught; tools; woven baskets for various purposes; beaded clothing; trading with British people at a trading post; losing native tribal land in two successive treaties; and much more.

They have a large gift shop with locally made jewelry, Pendleton wool items, and an excellent assortment of books, some about a focused topic relating to native Americans, for example, one book talked about the ways in which the local tribes historically practiced gender equality.

They do not allow pictures to be taken inside, so I don’t have...