Oregon Folklife: Community Conversation with Margaret Johnson

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton- Join bead worker Margaret Johnson and folklorist Josh Chrysler for a closer look at one of the many living cultural traditions of the Four Rivers region.

Margaret Johnson was born to a Scots father and Crow/Chippewa/Cheyenne mother and grew up near the Colville Reservation in Washington, where her mother’s parents lived. Her husband and children are enrolled members at the CTUIR. She learned to bead when she was about 14 from elders at Colville. “Besides my family,” she says, “Beadwork is my passion.” Join us as Margaret shares knowledge, stories, and memories of her experiences with bead working traditions. This will be an open conversation so bring your questions! This program is made possible by the Four Rivers Cultural Center, the Oregon Folklife Network, Heritage Station Museum, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

This is a series of programs developed by Josh Chrysler, Staff Folklorist at Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario. Chrysler has been hired on contract by Four Rivers Cultural Center through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help produce programs and exhibits that celebrate the traditional culture and folklife of eastern Oregon.