Oral histories tumble, fall and swirl as local seventh-graders look into the region’s past with an epic mural walk through downtown The Dalles. The silent undercurrent of triumph, change, turbulence, washed by like the wind, blowing time down 2nd, 3rd and 4th streets.

— Jan. 19 Carina Miller, the first indigenous chair of the Columbia River Gorge Commission, will speak about her work with the commission and various groups dealing with Native American issues. — Jan. 26 Lucille Begay, Native American Liaison at Columbia Gorge Educational Service District, will discuss land acknowledgments.