Mt. Hood Cherokees 2024 Events Calendar
(click here for printable schedule)
February 10 , 10:30 am - Noon
Cherokee Syllabary Bingo Saturday
Great Spirit
March 9, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm (full, please contact us to be put on the waiting list)
Basket Weaving with Barbara Adair
Make & Take Saturday
Great Spirit
April 13
She Who Watches Hike^
Field Trip!
May 19
Cherokee Art History with America Meredith
TBD
June 8, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AND June 9, Noon - 4:00 pm
Cherokee History with Catherine Foreman Gray*
July 13, 10:30 am - Noon
MHC Picnic & Stickball
Wilshire Park
August 3, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Chief's Visit
TBD
^Maximum of 25 people. We’ll ask people to RSVP.
* Maximum of 50 people. We’ll ask people to RSVP.
June 2024 Meeting
Cherokee History with Catherine Foreman Gray (two days)
Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 9 am - 4 pm
Sunday, June 9, 2024 from Noon - 4 pm
Register here.
July 2024 Meeting
MHC Picnic & Stickball
Wilshire Park
NE 33rd Avenue and Skidmore Street
Portland, OR 97211
Photo from Boston Public Library
April 2024 Meeting
She Who Watches Hike
Please email email us to RSVP and for time and location.
March Meeting
Basket Weaving Make & Take with Barbara Adair
Event at capacity. Please email email us to be added to the waiting list.
October Meeting
We'll be joined by Dr. Christopher B. Teuton to talk about his recently published book, Cherokee Earth Dwellers: Stories and Teachings of the Natural World, which he co-authored with Hastings Shade. Dr. Teuton is professor and chair of the American Indian Studies department at the University of Washington.
If you're interested, we wanted to encourage folks to read the book ahead of Dr. Teuton's visit. You can buy it here: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295750187/cherokee-earth-dwellers/. And his publisher kindly shared a PDF of the book for our members for free (attached). Dr. Teuton will join us on Saturday, October 14 from 10:30am-12:00pm, again at Great Spirit.
September Meeting
It'll be a great time to share info about genealogy and family history. Please bring family photos, resources, and questions. More info in the flyer. We'll share a potluck meal, so please bring food to share.
April Meeting with Chelbie Turtle
We will be joined by Chelbie Turtle, Miss Cherokee 2021-2022!
This is a virtual event only.
February Meeting with Professor Kirby Brown
We hope to see you at Great Spirit to hear from Professor Kirby Brown, who will be coming up from Eugene to join us in person. Please bring food to share and we'll gather for a meal together too.
In the membership announcement email we attached a chapter from Kirby's book, Stoking the Fire: Nationhood in Cherokee Writing, about Lynn Riggs. Lynn Riggs grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma and wrote the play Green Grow the Lilacs, which was adapted into the musical Oklahoma! A copy of Riggs' play, Cherokee Night, was also attached for your reading pleasure.
Mt Hood Cherokees Holiday Party
*We will enjoy a variety of activities, including crafts and games.
*We will share a potluck meal, so please bring a dish to share. We can keep things warm or cold while we are enjoying games and crafts. Drinks, plates and tableware will be provided.
*Please bring your own pair of scissors and some toilet paper tubes for one of the crafts.
* This will be fun for all ages, so please bring your children and youth.
Party planner extraordinaire Patricia Wilson needs help decorating the day before the party (Friday, December 9th). Please email her at reggaedown@aol.com if you can lend a hand.
November Meeting
Council member and co-meeting coordinator Anne Broyles will share the story behind the story of her children’s picture book, PRISCILLA AND THE HOLLYHOCKS. Priscilla was a real-life enslaved child who walked the Trail of Tears with her Cherokee owners. What was it like to write a book that included the reality of Cherokee slave owners? Anne will describe the process of researching and writing a children’s book, working with an illustrator and how this book evolved.
September Picnic
Join us for a picnic at Wilshire Park. This event will be IN PERSON.
We'll have food from Nicholas, get a recap of the Cherokee National Holiday in Tahlequah, and have fun activities for kids. We hope to see you all there!
Annual Chief’s Event
Mt. Hood Cherokees is thrilled to host Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner, at large Council members Julia Coates and Johnny Kidwell and Miss Cherokee Chelbie Turtle along with our Willamette Valley Cherokee relatives on August 20. Catering will be provided by Tamale Boy!
This event will be IN PERSON at River Road City Park in Keizer. This is an outdoor event, attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs.
We still need volunteers for this event. If you are able to assist please contact MHC Council.
Event One
We will joined over Zoom Jennifer Loren and Brettlyn Bevenue of the Cherokee Nation Film Office! This will be a hybrid event.