Picturing Family : Métis Life in the Walla Walla Valley
Picturing Family combines family photos of the Métis (mixed Indigenous and French Canadian) population of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at the turn of the 20th century with contemporary art made and collected by descendants at the turn of the 21st century. Through monumental projection, family stories, historical documents, and works of art, we invite you to discover these family communities, and the narrative and creative practices that sustain them.
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Joey Lavadour, Sam Pambrun, Judith Duffy Fortney, and Mari Sams Tester talk about family history and the importance of archives.
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Jill Pambrun and Tim Parker tell how they fell in love with the work of Terrance Guardipee.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Judith Duffy Fortney and Mari Sams Tester share memories of Judy’s father Duane.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
2024 Produced by Anya Millard, Madeline Senter and Sarah Hurlburt in collaboration with Sheehan Gallery and the Maxey Museum.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Sam Pambrun tells stories about his great-uncle Pete Pambrun.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
2024 Produced by Anya Millard, Madeline Senter and Sarah Hurlburt in collaboration with Sheehan Gallery and the Maxey Museum
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Joey Lavadour tells stories about his great-uncle Xavier Lavadour.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
2024 Produced by Madeline Senter and Sarah Hurlburt in collaboration with Sheehan Gallery and the Maxey Museum.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Joey Lavadour and Irene Lavadour Fitzpatrick remember Martha Oralee Lavadour Kirk.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
2024 Produced by Madeline Senter and Sarah Hurlburt in collaboration with Maxey Museum and Sheehan Gallery
An Exhibit and an Archive
Picturing Family is the latest chapter in an ongoing collaboration between family historians and faculty, students, and staff from Whitman College. New policies allow donors and institutions to collaborate to preserve and share significant materials without giving up ownership or copyright. Métis Families of the Columbia River Plateau is the first collection in the Whitman College and Northwest Archives to be created in this model. You can view the images from the exhibit online at bit.ly/picturing_family
Please join us at Sheehan Gallery on the Whitman College Campus September 3, 2024-December 5, 2024 for an immersive and emotional introduction to this important collection.