Homeland & Place Names

Roberta Conner of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute talks about the language and place names used by the Indian Tribes of the Walla Walla region - the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people. Native names for places followed different conventions than English and other European names, often alluding to stories or resources instead of individuals' names.

You can learn more about this topic from the "They Are Not Forgotten" place names atlas: https://www.tamastslikt.org/product/c...

This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour.

This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/

Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History.

Also visit our friends at https://www.tamastslikt.org. Thanks to our reciprocity agreement, CTUIR tribal members get free admission at Fort Walla Walla Museum, and FWWM members get free admission at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.
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