Indigenous at Oregon State
Springtime in the Pacific Northwest signifies the start of salmon runs and flower blossoms. At Oregon State University, in May, we celebrate the season with the annual Pasifika Fest, Salmon Bake, and łatwa ina Pow-Wow. Throughout the year, we honor the histories, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous people of the Americas and Pacific Islands.
Spring term 2025
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Pasifika Fest
Join Pacific Islander students as they showcase their cultural richness through performing arts, literature, poetry, music, dance, and food.
- Saturday, May 10
- 2-7 p.m.
- SEC Plaza
- More details
Salmon Bake
Share a meal and celebrate Indigenous salmon culture and the spring salmon run in the Pacific Northwest.
- Friday, May 16
- 12-3:30 p.m.
- kaku-ixt mana ina haws
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46th Annual łatwa ina Pow-Wow
Embrace community and celebrate culture with Indigenous dancers, singers and a marketplace, plus delicious fry bread.
- Saturday, May 17
- Doors open at noon
- Gill Coliseum
- More details
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Other OSU Indigenous efforts
- President's Commission on Indigenous Affairs
- Oregon State University Land Acknowledgement
- kaku-ixt mana ina Haws
- Munk-skukum Learning Living Community
- Dr. Lawrence Griggs Office of Black & Indigenous Student Success
- College of Liberal Arts, Indigenous Studies Minor
- College of Forestry, Indigenous Natural Resource Office
- College of Agricultural Sciences, Traditional Ecological Knowledge
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Office
- OSU łatwa ina Alumni Network
- OSU Extension Service Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Office
- New Beginnings for Tribal Students in Oregon
Nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon
- Burns Paiute Tribe
- Confederated Tribes of the Coos Lower Umpqua Siuslaw
- Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
- Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Coquille Tribe
- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
- Klamath Tribe