Traditional Ecological Knowledge on the Oregon Coast part of The Lifeways of the Tillamook Series with Stephanie Craig

Saturday, November 1st, Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is honored to host Stephanie Craig, cultural practitioner and tradition-keeper, basket weaver, consultant, educator, and founder of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting and Rooted Way.

In this deeply rooted and reflective presentation, Stephainie will share the lifeways of the Tillamook people, whose ancestral lands and waters include the Netarts area.

The presentation will illuminate the deep relationships between land, culture, and community resilience and explore traditional seasonal lifeways, Indigenous food and medicine gathering, the role of women in cultural practice, and the lasting impacts of colonization on coastal Tribal communities.

Stephanie will also introduce Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) as a living system of care, reciprocity, and long-term environmental stewardship. Through examples from coastal habitats, including tidal foodways, prairie and wetland tending, and fire ecology. Attendees will gain insight into how story, ceremony, and hands-on practice carry ecological knowledge forward.

Stephanie will discuss how weaving serves as both a cultural and ecological act of restoration, and share her ongoing work through Rooted Ways, a community initiative focused on reconnecting people and land through Indigenous leadership.

The program will include time for reflection, audience Q&A, and viewing of cultural items such as baskets, plant materials, and weaving displays

There is limited seating for this event; registration is required. Unfortunately, walk-ins cannot be accommodated.

This is an in-person only event. It will not be offered virtually or recorded.

View full event details and register to attend this event at https://www.netartsbaywebs.org/events

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Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS

Website: www.netartsbaywebs.org

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Tillamook County Pioneer Museum

Website: www.tcpm.org

Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting

Stephanie Craig, owner

Website: www.Kalapuyaweaving.com

Facebook: Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting LLC.