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The 25^th annual Salmon Bake offers more than a feast. The event, held at Central Oregon Community College’s athletic field, includes music, dance, vendors and a silent auction. The college’s Native American program and its First Nations Student Union Club are hosting the feast. It’s a free family friendly event on Saturday, May 17 from 11am-3pm. All donations and auction proceeds go toward COCC’s First Nations Student Union scholarship program. Nearly 4% of the college’s students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native.

Traditionally baked salmon — skewered on sticks, ringing an open fire — will be served beginning at 1 p.m., with fish provided by Brigham Fishery, a Native-owned business, and prepared by Sandra Greene of Quartz Creek. Frybread and other side dishes will also be served, according to a news release.

Music will include flutist James Edmund Greeley, who lives on the Warm Springs Reservation. He plays native flutes and bone whistles. Quartz Creek will perform powwow drumming and dancing.

Salmon Bake

Sat., May 17, 11am-3pm

COCC’s athletic field

2600 NW College Way, Bend

cocc.edu/departments/multicultural/native-american/native-american-salmon-bake

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This article appears in Source Weekly May 1st, 2025.

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Longtime Native Feast Returns

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 5, 2025

<h1>Longtime Native Feast Returns</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 5, 2025</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/salmon_bake_36.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/salmon_bake_36.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-4385" /></a></figure> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap"></span> </p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">T</span><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/bend/cocc-2025-salmon-bake/Event?oid=23075323" target="_blank">he 25^th&nbsp;annual Salmon Bake</a>&nbsp;offers more than a feast. The event, held at Central Oregon Community College’s athletic field, includes music, dance, vendors and a silent auction. The college’s Native American program and its First Nations Student Union Club are hosting the feast. It’s a free family friendly event on Saturday, May 17 from 11am-3pm. All donations and auction proceeds go toward COCC’s First Nations Student Union scholarship program. Nearly 4% of the college’s students identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. </p> <p> </p> <p> Traditionally baked salmon — skewered on sticks, ringing an open fire — will be served beginning at 1 p.m., with fish provided by Brigham Fishery, a Native-owned business, and prepared by Sandra Greene of Quartz Creek. Frybread and other side dishes will also be served, according to a news release. </p> <p> <span>Music will include flutist </span><a href="https://speaksingnative.com/james-edmund-greeley-an-overview/" target="_blank">James Edmund Greeley</a><span>, who lives on the Warm Springs Reservation. He plays native flutes and bone whistles. Quartz Creek will perform powwow drumming and dancing. </span> </p> </p> <p> </p> <p> Salmon Bake </p> <p> Sat., May 17, 11am-3pm </p> <p> COCC’s athletic field </p> <p> 2600 NW College Way, Bend<a href="https://cocc.edu/departments/multicultural/native-american/native-american-salmon-bake" target="_blank"></a> </p> <p> <a href="https://cocc.edu/departments/multicultural/native-american/native-american-salmon-bake" target="_blank">cocc.edu/departments/multicultural/native-american/native-american-salmon-bake</a> </p> <p> Free, Donations Suggested </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/cocc-cooks-up-25th-annual-salmon-bake-23109844/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=4384&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/cocc-cooks-up-25th-annual-salmon-bake-23109844/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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