Clark County Historical Museum Speaker Series — “The Cowlitz Tribe: An Enduring Legacy”

Cowlitz Tribe elder and spiritual leader Tanna Engdahl will present “The Cowlitz Tribe: An Enduring Legacy” at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 as part of the Clark County Historical Museum Speaker Series at 1511 Main Street, Vancouver. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

Engdahl will present the history of the Cowlitz Tribe, their struggles both before and after the Treaty Era and the ongoing legacy of their stewardship of their traditional lands.

Engdahl was the first major-market American Indian TV news reporter in the U.S. and is the Cowlitz Tribe’s former vice-president. She’s worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. Now, Engdahl serves on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Board and Washington State University’s Native American Board Community Advisory Board.

For more details, call 360-993-5679 or outreach@cchmuseum.org.