On March 11th, 2024 the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland was awarded the Stewardship Award during the Oregon Travel & Tourism Industry Achievement Awards in Salem Oregon. It is defined by Travel Oregon as : Stewardship Award: Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland
The Stewardship Award recognizes an activity, event, project or program that utilizes a stewardship approach to positively impact Oregon’s economy, cultures and natural environment. Travel Oregon is proud to honor the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland, a nonprofit organization charged with stewarding land that belongs to the original homeland of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce. The organization’s small team does impressive work in sustainable agriculture, agritourism and invasive species management with a mission “to deepen the connection between the al’áwa country and all those who care about it” as they “strive to inspire a way of working together as wé·tesne qicxnew̓é·t (caretakers of the earth) to rekindle relationships and welcome people home.” Travel Oregon Announcement
There is also a video that Travel Oregon created after a visit this January to speak with members of our board and staff about what the Wallowa Homeland is all about. That video is on YouTube and found at this link Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland Interview and we appreciate and Thank the work of Travel Oregon to create this video to learn about us.