"On a day of pounding rain, after a drive on roads that could hardly be seen for a thick curtain of water, I entered the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. I stepped out of the rain and into a timber structure through a round opening cut in cedar planks, and was met on the other side by a warming fire."
"The day of my visit was an open house, an invitation to the public to see the past, present, and future of Native art and craft. In the gym, basket weavers, carvers, fur tanners, seamstresses, sculptors, writers, and other artists displayed their skills. In the museum to the rear, tribal history and cultural objects were displayed in close proximity to the work of contemporary Grand Ronde photographer Leland Butler."
"As I moved through the marketplace, I could see the meetings between one generation and the next. Parents followed toddlers chasing balls across the floor. A young girl with ribbons in her hair moved on unsteady legs, holding half a banana and bearing a huge smile. And in the booths, grown children, artists in their own right, shared space with elders, mentors, and family."
On a rainy October day, visitors entered the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and found a marketplace and warming fire. The museum hosted an arts summit the previous day, inviting Native artists and Indigenous Place Keeping Artist (IPKA) Fellows for a closed session of conversation and ceremony. The open house showcased basket weavers, carvers, fur tanners, seamstresses, sculptors, writers, and other artisans displaying their skills. Museum exhibits placed tribal history and cultural objects alongside contemporary photography by Leland Butler. Intergenerational connections appeared as elders, mentors, and family members shared space with younger artists and children. Tacoma-based glass artist Douglas Jan Burgess II participated with family artisans.
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