“Bison: Masters of the Plains” is on display through Nov. 19 at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.

PENDLETON — There’s still time to visit the “Bison: Masters of the Plains” exhibit at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Boulevard.

The show continues through Nov. 19. The center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $12 adults, $10 ages 55+, $5 students and free for ages 5 and younger.

On the first Friday of every month, admission is free for everyone.

Bison

According to a press release, the bison is a North American species whose story “stretches from Plains Indian hunters to entrepreneurial industrialists to dedicated conservationists to today’s producers and enthusiasts.”

Saving the bison from near extinction required a core of concerned individuals that became an international movement of people with conservation ideals, Native Americans, and Great Plains ranchers. Today natural preserves and ranches in all 50 states and all of the Canadian provinces support herds of about 500,000 bison.

This exhibit helps visitors learn about this important animal that was brought back from the brink of extinction.

About the institute

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute tells the story of three American Indian Tribes — the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla — who for more than 10,000 years inhabited the Plateau region of the Pacific Northwest. They welcomed and assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804-1806 and Clark documented the contacts in his journal.

Some 40 years later, the Oregon Trail cut through the heart of their homelands. Tamástslikt brings the story alive with an exhibit space that incorporates artifacts, photography, video and interactive multi-media in world class exhibits.

The museum store sells American Indian arts and crafts, as well as books and music and uniquely designed Pendleton Woolen Mills Indian blankets. It is located five minutes from Interstate 84, four miles east of Pendleton. For more information, call 541-966-9748 or visit www.tamastslikt.org.

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.