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When new maps are created – folded paper versions and the online maps that also generate driving directions – a creek south of Methow will be labeled Swaram Creek, restoring the name used more than 100 years ago.
The change was approved unanimously on June 21 by the 10-member …
After spending over a century with a Methow Valley family, a ceremonial Sioux war club was donated to a South Dakota museum last week, where it will be preserved and placed on display for visitors to enjoy.
The club was originally a gift from a Sioux tribe to Sylvester and Minnie Skinner …
A variety of Native American artifacts — from projectile points to stone tools — are helping shed light on the Methow Valley’s earliest inhabitants through a research project launched a year ago by the Methow Valley Interpretive Center.
Local archeologist Rich Davis has examined and photographed more than …
Confluence Gallery opens a new exhibit this week that features works by an array of contemporary Native American artists. “Snk’lip Nc’aps: Coyote Winked” opens with a free reception on Saturday (May 26) from 5-8 p.m. at the gallery in Twisp. Also opening on Saturday is a solo exhibit by artist Kalindi Kunis. “Inflorescence” will be […]
Harold J. Cundy’s drawings and documentation from the 1930s will be featured when the Methow Valley Interpretive Center presents “Rock Images of the Columbia Plateau,” with speakers Bill Layman and Randy Lewis plus musician Arnold Cleveland, on Sunday (March 25) at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The Merc Playhouse in Twisp. Admission is by […]
PLEASE NOTE: The performance, previously scheduled for Feb. 10 has been changed to Thursday, Feb. 8. See this article for more information. Methow Arts will host award-winning Native American musician Supaman, who blends his Native American culture with hip-hop in the Siouan language, at the Winthrop Barn on Feb. 8. Supaman will be accompanied by world champion […]
The creek that flows into the Methow River about 3 miles south of the town of Methow will officially be known as Swaram Creek instead of Squaw Creek, following a unanimous decision by the state Board of Natural Resources on Dec. 5.
The board considered an October recommendation by the Washington …
A state committee has approved a name change for Squaw Creek south of Methow, bringing it one step closer to being rechristened as Swaram Creek, the original name used by Native Americans.
The change to Swaram Creek was approved by six members of the Washington State Committee on …
When Mark Miller was a young boy growing up in Pateros, he got into a fight with an older boy who had referred to his sister as a “squaw.”
A descendant of the Methow Tribe, Miller had always known the word to be derogatory. Now, he’d like to see the name of Squaw Creek near …
By Mark Miller Joanna Bastian, community member and journalist, requested an interview of me on behalf of the Methow Valley News after the 2014 Carlton Complex fires. That interview led to a series of articles that helped illustrate the “Indian” perspective about the Methow People. After a time of gained confidence and demonstrated understanding of Indian […]
