2023 Champinefu Series: Winter Storytelling: Indigenous Stories of Place

Join members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and their invited guests in person for an evening of storytelling in many forms through a handful of voices. Stories shared will focus on place and life in Western Oregon. They will include family stories, Ikanum (creation stories), contemporary stories, and readings.

About the 2023 Champinefu 7th Annual Series: Champinefu is the Kalapuya name of the lower Marys River valley in what is now known as Philomath and Corvallis in Benton County. This year, the series will include two webinars and one in-person program. Content for the series is planned and presented in partnership with the Grand Ronde Cultural Resources Department. Event logistics are organized by the Marys Peak Group Sierra Club. The webinars are hosted by the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Additional co-sponsors include: the Spring Creek Project, Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and OSU School of Language, Culture & Society.