Eastern Oregon Arts & Culture

The region's rich culture and heritage is rooted in the spirit of the Native Americans, cowboys, Basque sheepherders, Japanese farmers, Chinese railroad workers and European settlers who have lived or passed through the land. Relive pioneer migration at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and its impact on Native Americans at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute and Ontario’s Four River’s Cultural Center, which also pays homage to Japanese Americans interned here during World War II and valiant Japanese American veterans. Or go back to the era of the gold rush and check out historic Baker City and John’s Day’s Kam Wah Chung Museum, a perfectly preserved Chinese pharmacy and general store that embodies the Chinese immigrants who made significant contributions to the cultural and economic development of the American West.

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