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• Tamkaliks Celebration and Friendship Feast

  Tamkaliks Celebration takes place each July in Wallowa as a celebration and recognition of Niimiipuu (Nez Perce) presence in the Wallowa Valley. The event began in 1990 when the City of Wallowa invited Taz Conner, a descendant of Tuekakas (Old Chief Joseph), to help plan a festival. The first year, …

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