(1) “Sweat”: A sweat lodge ceremony cannot be documented. This is a re-enactment of the director’s journey to the sweat lodge ceremony through sound, image and narration. (2) “Two Way Seeing”: In 1849, the Kalapuya Chief Camafeema and his tribe welcomed new neighbors, Charles and Melinda Applegate, into the Yoncalla Valley, beginning a long-lasting relationship that would continue into modern day. Their direct descendants, Kalapuya elder Esther Stutzman and historian and author Shannon Applegate now share their family histories while archaeologists explore the homestead, providing a different way of understanding the complex relationship between Native Americans and settlers.Copyright 2024 by Archaeological Legacy Institute
Web links:
Applegate House (Oregon Encyclopedia)
Kalapuya: Native Americans of the Willamette Valley, Oregon (Lane Community College Library)
The Komemma (Komemma Cultural Protection Association)
Ojibwe (Wikipedia)
The Sweat Lodge (New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council)