day 4:
today we traveled from the national forest to pendleton to meet with a representitive of the cultural ways in Umatilla. she welcomed us into her yard, which had a nice fire pit with plenty of seats around it for everyone. they went over all the activities they do on their property, including glass working, powwow infused yoga classes, and gardening. we left late so arrived pretty late. the house shared their traditional knowledge of foods. we all ended up staying up until midnight talking about traditions, goals, and educational values. w
we also stopped at a museum with lots of stuff on native people and rescue animals.

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