Hanford: Visit the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located on the Oregon Trail and tells the story of western expansionism from a tribal point of view. Permanent exhibits bring to life the traditions of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Tribes. For 10,000 years, these tribes have lived and subsisted in a region that includes southeastern Washington where the Hanford Site is located today. The institute's museum doesn’t merely remember what has been. Tamástslikt (the word means “interpreter”) also connects this rich, storied history to the present day and then expands the experience further by sharing the dreams and concerns of its tribal community in a moving exhibit called “We Will Be.” Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located approximately 75 miles (120 km) south of the Tri-Cities in Oregon.