A note that we are switching our Museum After Hours format to be onsite at the museum. This program will begin at 5 pm in the Grand Hall.

Our Thursday, August 26 presentation will feature Randall Melton, Exhibits Coordinator for Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, the 45,000 square foot tribally owned museum on the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Oregon. Randall will be reflecting on TCI’s 23rd anniversary, including the history of the project, highlights from over the years, lessons learned, and some planned changes leading up to their 25th anniversary in August 2023. Like other cultural institutions worldwide, TCI has been affected by closures due to Covid-19 and has only recently reopened for visitation.

Randall Melton, an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, received his Bachelor of Science from Eastern Oregon University in Anthropology/Sociology and is currently pursuing his MBA. He has been a part of the Tamástslikt project since its development in 1996 and now manages all exhibits as well as the object collections and records.