Tent of Many Voices
Pat Allen (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde) discusses her family's traditional practices of gathering roots, fishing, and harvesting berries across seasonal cycles. She shares personal experiences teaching children root-digging and dip-net fishing at treaty sites on the Deschutes River, describes food preservation methods, and recounts lessons learned from her grandmother about respecting the land and animals during gatherings in the mountains and by waterways.