Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians

Washington Park

When

May 30, 2025–Jan. 4, 2026

Days Vary, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Cost: $0 - $8

Where

World Forestry Center

4033 SW Canyon Rd
Portland, OR 97221

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Indigenous peoples have long been in relationship with and shared stories about sacred forest protectors, often called Sasquatch and Bigfoot. The works in this exhibition are made by Indigenous artists and honor generations of spiritual practices, storytelling, and tradition. Leave your preconceived notions behind and immerse yourself, not in the question of if Sasquatch exists, but rather, how we exist with and honor this non-human other.

“We must walk lightly when we are between worlds with this sacred being.” – Phillip Cash Cash

Curated to align with the mission of the World Forestry Center, this exhibition was created in collaboration with these Indigenous artists and the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, which featured the exhibition Sensing Sasquatch in 2024.

The exhibition is advised by and consists of original artwork by:  Phillip Cash Cash, Ph.D. (Nez Perce, Cayuse), HollyAnna CougarTracks DeCoteau Littlebull (Yakama, Nez Perce, Cayuse, Cree), Charlene “Tillie” Dimmick (Warm Springs), Frank Buffalo Hyde (Nez Perce, Onondaga) and Rocky LaRock (Salish), Greg Archuleta (Grand Ronde).