Kalapuya Wetland Plants
Native wetland plants important to the Kalapuya people throughout past and present times
The mural features the names of the plants in the Santiam dialect of the Kalapuya language along with their common and Latin names. The Kalapuya names were taken from the Kalapuya Dictionary, compiled by Paul Stephen McCartney, Sr. (1940-2021) with the assistance of Komemma Kalapuya elder, Esther Stutzman, founder of the Komemma Cultural Protection Association. The dictionary was completed and printed in the fall of 2021. Esther Stutzman and her granddaughter Aiyanna Brown, who are Kalapuyan descendants, have spearheaded the effort to print and distribute the Kalapuya-English dictionaries. Visual representation of Kalapuya language and lifeways through public art is a gift to the community.
FEatured Native Wetland Plants
Click on any of the images below to learn more about them. Each plant features Kalapuyan names in the Santiam dialect in bold and scientific names are italicized.
