The Museum at Warm Springs (2189 Highway 26 in Warm Springs) hosted Diné (Navajo) elder Lupita McClanahan from the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

Lupita McClanahan grew up at Tse'gi (Rock Canyon), which is now known as Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. She was raised in secrecy by her clan’s medicine people so she could avoid the boarding schools and keep her culture alive.

While the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school system took Lupita away from her family and ancestral land, she used that experience to understand the contemporary world. She worked for years as a Park Service Ranger and has dedicated her life to building a bridge between the modern world and traditional Diné culture.

Updates from around the community

Native film producer Elise Beers came to the warm springs community to host a screening of her film titled “Braids”.

A visit with Dayle Tufti who helps coordinate the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Point in Time Count - that helps gather data about our unhoused population. The count was held Jan. 28, 2026 .

KWSO CPB CSG Funding Elimination Recap Jan 2026 - KWSO Warm Springs Program Podcast by KWSO Staff

Newly produced Legends for 2026, produced by KWSO Student Intern Riyah Stacona. For Native People from the Columbia river, its tributaries, the plateau region and beyond – wintertime telling of stories and legends has been a way to teach history, values, and connection to the land.

Newly produced Legends for 2026, produced by KWSO Student Intern Riyah Stacona. For Native People from the Columbia river, its tributaries, the plateau region and beyond – wintertime telling of stories and legends has been a way to teach history, values, and connection to the land.

Newly produced Legends for 2026, produced by KWSO Student Intern Riyah Stacona. For Native People from the Columbia river, its tributaries, the plateau region and beyond – wintertime telling of stories and legends has been a way to teach history, values, and connection to the land.

Newly produced Legends for 2026, produced by KWSO Student Intern Riyah Stacona. For Native People from the Columbia river, its tributaries, the plateau region and beyond – wintertime telling of stories and legends has been a way to teach history, values, and connection to the land.

Newly produced Legends for 2026, produced by KWSO Student Intern Riyah Stacona. For Native People from the Columbia river, its tributaries, the plateau region and beyond – wintertime telling of stories and legends has been a way to teach history, values, and connection to the land.