NA Cultural Encampment

Cascadia County Park Encampment 2025
2025-08-21 10:00 - 2025-08-25 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cascadia County Park, 48241 Cascadia Dr., Cascadia, OR, 97329
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in August at Cascadia County Park in Sweethome, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times. Join us for a free meal on Sunday evening, (one plate per person.)
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Waterloo County Park Encampment 2025
2025-07-24 10:00 - 2025-07-28 17:00 | Waterloo County Park, 39510 Gross St,, Lebanon, OR, 97355
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in July at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times. Please join us for a free meal on Sunday evening (one plate per person.)
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Roaring River Park Encampment 2025
2025-06-26 10:00 - 2025-06-30 17:00 | Roaring River Park, 42000 Fish Hatchery Dr I,, Scio, OR, 97374
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in June at Roaring River Park in Scio, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times.
A free meal is provided on Sunday afternoon (just one plate per person.)
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Native Cultural Presentation at Eugene Library
2025-04-30 16:30 - 17:30 | Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97401
Join us for a free cultural presentation at the Eugene Public Library
Deitrich Peters (Grand Ronde) will share about his regalia, play flute, tell stories and take questions. Karen Rainsong from Singing Creek Educational Center will be bringing out some items from Kalapuya material culture to share and will be introducing Deitz.
This event is best for ages 8 and up. FREE.
Location: Eugene LibraryDate: Wednesday April 30th, 2025Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Deitrich Peters Bio
“I was born in Dallas, Oregon and I’m a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. I am Kalapuya, Rouge River, and Umpqua. My given name is Cosa Tance, meaning “Sky Dancer”. My English name is Deitrich David Peters. I was given both my grandfather’s middle names. I grew up in Oregon and love to travel to as many cultural events as I can.

I love my culture and traditions – making things with my hands, working with feathers, beadwork, traditional dancing, storytelling and of course my all time favorite, flute playing. I have learned these many things from our elders, and have been gifted these things by the Creator.”

Cultural Presentation at Oakridge Community Center
2024-10-12 17:00 - 18:00 | OR
Join us for a free cultural presentation in Oakridge, OR on Saturday October 12th.
Children’s session: Karen Rainsong from Singing Creek Educational Center will do a free program for kids at 2pm. “Coyote and the Fish Trap” is a storybook from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. She will read the book, discuss culture with the kids, then they will color their own coyote face mask to take home. All supplies provided. The children’s session is best for ages 5 to 10. Learn more about the Acorn Circle program here.
Then later that evening, at 5pm, Deitrich Peters will share about his regalia, play flute, tell stories and take questions. This event is best for ages 8 and up.
Location: The Community Center in OakridgeDate: Saturday October 12th, 2024Time: 5pm cultural presentation, 2pm for children’s session

Cascadia County Park Encampment
2024-08-22 10:00 - 2024-08-26 18:00 | Cascadia County Park, 48241 Cascadia Dr., Cascadia, OR, 97329
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in August at Cascadia County Park in Sweethome, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times.
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Music from the Land Concert
2024-08-05 18:30 - 19:30 | OR
Music From the Land: An outdoor evening with Deitz Peters
Presented by the Lebanon Museum Foundation and the Lebanon Library
Deitz Peters, member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who will offer a cultural presentation including playing traditional flute music.
At the Academy Square, Lebanon Oregon
Free ~ Children welcome
Monday August 5th, 6:30pm

Flutestock in Springfield
2024-07-26 08:00 - 2024-07-28 17:00 | Island Park, 200 W. B Street, Springfield, OR, 97477
Come see us at Flutestock!
We will be setting up a few tipis and playing flute and sharing culture. This is a weekend event that is ticketed. Please find out more at:https://www.flutestock.org/
July 26- 28, 2024
Location:Island Park200 W B St, Springfield, OR 97477

Girl Scouts: Native Ways with Deitrich Peters
2024-07-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Waterloo County Park, 39510 Gross St,, Lebanon, OR, 97355
SCEC is partnering with Native American Cultural Encampments to offer this special event.
Girl Scouts Day only on Thurs. July 18th, at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon, with Deitrich Peters, a Kalapuya elder, and his family. Girls and parents will be learning directly from Native people about culture, crafts and lifeways.
Learn to put up a tipi, with the guidance Native people, and try the big drum. Then make a beaded craft, and watch some pow-wow style dancing. Ask questions and learn from Deitz and his family.
Earn your Native American Heritage badge in an authentic and informative way, and afterwards enjoy the river and the park!
Bring a water bottle and a sack lunch.

Cost: $20 for girls, adults are free
Best for ages 6 and up.

Min girls: 10
Max girls: 25

Register on the Girl Scouts website: https://www.girlscoutsosw.org/

Waterloo County Park Encampment
2024-07-18 10:00 - 2024-07-22 18:00 | Waterloo County Park, 39510 Gross St,, Lebanon, OR, 97355
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in June at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times.
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Roaring River Park Encampment
2024-06-27 10:00 - 2024-07-01 18:00 | Roaring River Park, 42000 Fish Hatchery Dr I,, Scio, OR, 97374
Join us at our Native American Cultural Encampment in June at Roaring River Park in Scio, Oregon.
The public are welcome to attend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only, 10am – 6pm.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times.
See the Encampments page for more details about activities and what to expect.
Hiya Masi! (Thank you)

Strawberry Festival and parade
2024-05-30 08:00 - 2024-06-03 17:00 | OR
Join us at the Strawberry Festival and parade in Lebanon, Oregon! We will have a booth selling Native-made items and a float in the parade. Come talk with us and learn about Native culture.
May 30th – June 2ndis the festivalParade on Saturday, June 1.Vendor Location: Cheadle Lake Park, Lebanon, Oregon (Santiam Hwy / Weirich Dr. just south of town)
Contact person for the festival:April James 541-200-7869http://www.lebanonstrawberryfest.com/

Discussion with Deitrich Peters: "Fear and Belonging" at Creswell Library
2024-05-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Creswell Public Library, 64 W Oregon Ave., Creswell, OR, 97426
Join us for an evening discussion with Deitrich Peters, a Kalapuya elder, at the Creswell Public Library. We will be hearing from Deitz and talking about the subject “Fear & Belonging” as part of the speaker series “Consider This.” Each year, Oregon Humanities has a different topic for this series. This event is provided by the Singing Creek Educational Center in partnership with the Creswell Library, and funded by Oregon Humanities.
These talks are free and open to the public, though might not be appropriate for children. No need to RSVP, you can just attend.
Time: 5:30 pm -6:30pmLocation: Creswell Public Library, 64 W Oregon Ave, Creswell, OR 97426
The second speaker in the “Consider This” series is Stephanie Craig, an Indigenous basket weaver and culture-bearer, date and time TBD.
For More Information: https://oregonhumanities.org/programs/consider-this/fear-and-belonging-202324-consider-this-series/

Deitrich Peters Bio
I was born in Dallas, Oregon and I’m a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. I am Kalapuya, Rouge River, and Umpqua. My given name is Cosa Tance, meaning “Sky Dancer”. My English name is Deitrich David Peters. I was given both my grandfather’s middle names. I grew up in Oregon and love to travel to as many cultural events as I can.I love my culture and traditions – making things with my hands, working with feathers, beadwork, traditional dancing, storytelling and of course my all time favorite, flute playing. I have learned these many things from our elders, and have been gifted these things by the Creator.

Cultural Presentation at Elkton Community Education Center
2024-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 State Highway 38 W, Elkton, OR, 97436
Come to a Native cultural presentation with Deitrich Peters at Elkton Community Education Center in Elkton, March 21st at 2pm.
Learn about Kalapuya and Grand Ronde culture from Deitz, and explore the hands-on items of Kalapuya material culture with Karen Rainsong. Karen is the E.D. of Singing Creek Educational Center and will be sharing a Kalapuya story (with the permission of Esther Stutzman, a local Kalapuya storyteller.)
Kids are welcome but ages 8 and up are best for this presentation.
Deitz is an accomplished flute player and maker of regalia, and is passionate about sharing the traditions and culture of his people. Please bring your questions and enjoy learning about all the items he will have on display.
