NOTICES
Motorcycle Club Seeks Members
Some members of the Confeder
ated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua,
& Siuslaw Indians have recently formed
a motorcycle club called the Native
American Wind Riders Motorcycle Club
and are currently seeking members.
The first official ride is scheduled
for Memorial Day weekend. The ride
will be a casino run that will include
the casinos in Florence, North Bend,
Canyonville, Grand Ronde, and Lin
coln City.
If you have a motorcycle and
would like to join the club, please con
tact Anita Clark at 541-888-9577 or
e-mail aclark@ctclusi.org.
New Art Gallery Opens in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Sixth Street
Gallery, a new non-profit gallery and
studio owned and managed by the Mo
saic Arts Alliance, has opened its doors.
It offers paintings and sculpture
from the Northwest’s upcoming artists.
Sixth Street Gallery will feature
monthly shows, offer classes and semi
nars, and provide a nexus point for all
manners of artists from the Vancouver/
Portland-metro area.
Following the lead of successful
Pearl District cooperative galleries such
as Black Fish, the Sixth Street Gallery
is artist-owned and -operated.
Members of the Vancouver-based
Mosaic Arts Alliance manage gallery
operations, teach youth and adult art
classes and seminars, and display their
work alongside monthly and periodic
shows featuring artists from all over the
Pacific Northwest.
There are wonderful art centers in
the metro area such as the Pearl, North
west, and Alberta Arts. The presence of
the Sixth Street Gallery will help es
tablish downtown Vancouver as the
newest place for the arts and artists to
grow and flourish.
Located at 105 W. Sixth St. between
Main Street and Washington Street in
downtown Vancouver, the gallery is
easily accessible from Portland or
Vancouver off 1-5 via the City Center
exit. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information, please con
tact Leah Jackson or Tim Rickard at
Sixth Street Gallery, 360-693-7340;
Traci Donahue at tracimati @ dialup 1.
com; or Ron Jones at millenium21 @
earthlink.net.
Oregon to Host 2005 International
Youth Summit
SALEM, Ore. - Salem has been
selected to host the 19th Annual Care
takers of the Environment International
(CEI) Conference on July 2-9, 2005.
The conference theme, “Forging
New Partnerships with the Economic
Community,” will partner high school
students and teachers with businesses
to enhance the environmental and eco
nomic health of their community.
More than 200 high school student
delegates from at least 20 countries
are expected to present findings at the
Youth Environmental Summit - nick
named YES 05.
Dan Hoynacki, Oregon State Uni
versity Extension Service’s Sustainable
Communities project coordinator, and
Ryan Kinnett, a Salem teacher and rep
resentative of the International School
16 ‘
house, were awarded the 2005 CEI con
ference after attending CEI’s 2004
conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. Hoy
nacki and Kinnett received the honor
based on their work with youth and natu
ral resource professionals in after-school
watershed education in Marion County.
Teachers and students will begin
working on projects within their local
communities, collaborate online with
their international colleagues, and then
meet at the conference to share their
journeys and work in multinational teams.
For more information about the
2005 Youth Environmental Summit,
contact Dan Hoynacki at dan.hoynacki
@oregonstate.edu, Ryan Kinnett at
ryan.kinnett@oregonstate.edu, or visit
the summit Web site at www.yes05.org
or info@yes05.org.
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OHSU to Hold Career Conference
The Oregon Health & Sciences
OHSU schools and programs will
University (OHSU) Center for Diver
provide a look at the various health care
sity and Multicultural Affairs will host
and science professions offered by
its Fifth Annual Health, Science, and
Engineering Career Conference on
OHSU. There is no registration fee.
Feb. 25, 2005, at the OHSU campus.
We would like to extend an invita
tion to college students who might be
interested in pursuing a career in health
care and/or a science profession to at
tend our interactive conference.
For more information, tentative
agenda, and on-line registration, please
visit www.ohsu.edu/academic/diversity
or call CeDMA at 503-494-5657.
Capacity is limited; registration
deadline is Feb. 11, 2005.
Buffett Award Honors Alexander
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 2004
Buffett Award for Indigenous Leader
ship was presented to Clarence
Alexander (Dranjik Gwich’in) of Fort
Yukon, Alaska, during a ceremony at
Ecotrust’s Jean Vollum Natural Capital
Center in Portland on Nov. 30, 2004.
Four other finalists also were hon
ored for their achievements: Ivan Jack-
son Sr. (Klamath/Modoc), Klamath
Falls, Ore.; Sarah James (Neetsaii
Gwich’in), Arctic Village, Alaska; Teri
Rofkar (Tlingit), Sitka, Alaska; and
Terry Williams (Tulalip Tribes),
Marysville, Wash.
Supported by the families of
Howard and Peter Buffett, the Buffett
Award recognizes indigenous leader
ship that improves the social, economic,
political, or environmental conditions
in his or her community. The award’s
intent is to provide resources for the
development and transfer of knowledge
in indigenous communities.
Alexander was honored as the re
cipient of the $25,000 Buffett Award for
his many years of advocating for envi
ronmental justice, tribal rights, and pro
tection of the Yukon River Watershed.
He is co-founder of the Council of Atha
bascan Tribal Governments and the Yukon
River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council.
Alexander is chairman of the
Gwichyaa Zhee Corporation and a
former Grand Chief of the Gwich’in
peoples. He worked for the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game for 20
years. He currently is working on an
Athabascan-English dictionary.
Ivan Jackson, Sr. was honored as a
finalist for his efforts to keep alive the
cultural traditions of the Klamath, Modoc,
and Yahooskin people. He makes tradi
tional tools, clothing, weapons, shelters,
and basketry for use in demonstrations
and interpretive displays.
Sarah James was honored as a fi
nalist for her national and international
work on indigenous rights, environmen
tal issues, and human rights. As a spokes
person for the Gwich’in Steering
Committee, James has made important
contributions to the preservation of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Teri Rofkar is honored as a finalist
for her efforts to preserve the Tlingit’s
ancient art of weaving and basketry. She
is an artist-in residence at the South
east Alaska Indian Cultural Center.
Terry Williams was honored as a fi
nalist for his leadership in natural re
source and environmental management.
He serves as a fisheries and natural
resources commissioner for the Tulalip
Tribes. He also serves on the Northwest
Indian Fisheries Commission.
The four finalists each received a
$2,500 cash award.
Buffett Award nominees are First
Nation, Alaska Native, or tribal members
over age 35 who exhibit extraordinary
community leadership within the Salmon
Nation region from Alaska to California.
The Final Jury Panel for the 2004
Buffett Award consisted of Gerald
Amos (Haisla), Dalee Sambo Dorough
(Inupiaq), Antone Minthom (Cayuse),
Alan Parker (Chippewa-Cree), Leah
George Wilson (Tsleil-Waututh Nation)
and Ecotrust President Spencer Beebe.
In 2003, the list of finalists included
Agnes Pilgrim (Siletz) of Grants Pass,
Ore., and in 2001, finalists included
David Hatch (Siletz) of Portland.