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The Focus Society examined with the Wisdom of the Elders
for
T he P ortland O bserver
The public is welcome to attend
“An Afternoon with Wisdom o f the
Elders” on Saturday, April 15 at
Marylhurst University, the third in
a four-part series. At this multi
cu ltu ral c e le b ra tio n , you can
experience the richness and timeless
wisdom ofNati ve American culture
and celebrate the diversity o f
European-American culture.
The pro g ram fe a tu re s g ifted
histo rian -sto ry tellers, Shannon
Applegate and Esther Stutzman,
sometimes and humourously and
always historically-accurate sharing
“Two-Way-Seeing: Pioneers and
N ative O reg o n ian s.” Shannon
A pplegate, em igration and the
relationships between Oregon Trail
Women and Native Americans.
Esther Stutzman, a Kalapuya/Coos
woman whose ancestors welcomed
the A pplegate fam ily into the
Oncalla Valley in 1849, shared
details o f Kalapuya ways o f life.
T his p resen tatio n focuses on
reconciliation, understanding and
acknowledging a difficult past.
W isdom o f th e E lders is
collaborating with the Oregon
Council for the Humanities, an
affiliateofthe National Endowment
for the Humanities to present this
program o f the Oregon Chautauqua
Series designed to broaden the
trad itio n al picture o f O regon
history.
Shannon Applegate has lectured in
the Chautauqua program since
1991. She is currently writing a
no v el, M inus T ides, and has
previously published two books,
Skookum: An O regon Pioneer
Family’s History, and Talking on
Paper: Oregon Letters and Diaries,
part o f the acclaim ed O regon
Literature Series.
E sth er
S tutzm an
p re se n ts
workshops and various seminars
about Native American music,
dance and culture. She has published
three books: When Grandmother
Sang Her Song, Ethnobotany o f the
Kusan, and Trade and the Seasonal
Round, all published by Coyote
Publications.
Other speakers and performers at
“An Afternoon with Wisdom o f the
Elders” includes Helmina Makes-
Him-First (Lakota), a grandmother
from S tanding R ock Indian
Reservation, Little Eagle, South
Dakota, who will share stories about
the elders in her life and growing up other ethnic groups with a workshop
in Native American culture. Nico setting where they can interact with
Wind, singer and songwriter will and learn from the drummers,
sharemusic and song; Heidi Vorst storytellers and other artists.
& the Sussefusse Folk Dancers will This project helps to fulfill WOTE’s
share traditional Eastern European mission to help restore eroding
Folk Dances; the Martin High Bear cultural values and traditions among
Sun Dance Singers, featuring Bernie N ative A m erican y o u th , and
and Allen Cliff, will sing and drum includes “at risk” youth from other
traditional Native American honor cultures.
songs; and Rose High Bear, co The event will be held at Marylhurst
founder o f Wisdom o f the Elders University’s St. A nne’s chapel,
will share oral histories from
17600 P acific H ighw ay #43.
Northern Great Plains elders.
Donaitons o f $5-$20 are accepted,
A Multi-Cultural Youth Workshop however, nobody is turned away
is also being held from 10-3 for lack o f funds.
Saturday at St. Anne’s Chapel on For more information, call 775-
the Marylhurst University campus 4014.
as well as on May 6. Held in A multi-cultural youth workshop
conjuction with “An Afternoon with will be given from 10-3 pm on the
Wisdom o f the Elders”, it provides day o f each event, contact Leah
youth from Native American and Hunter at 823-5882.
Y2K spring Cieanup
Play shows war effects on family
Local writer and director Conner
Kerns will give a free reading o f his
one act play, “1 Go To War” at the
Portland Baha’i Center on Friday,
April 14 at 8 pm.
After the reading, he will lead a
discussion about the issues raised
in the play.
Kerns said the play is set in an war-
torn country somewhere in the
Balkans. It portrays a fam ily’s
response to the war.
“Who are these people suffering in
the Balkans?” Kerns asked himself
as he started to write the play three
years ago. After he had finished
writing it, he met some refugees
who had fled that area and come to
Portland.
“They were from Manja Luka,”
Kerns explained, “a city not like
Portland, which sits along a river
among hills and greenery, except
that their city was invaded, their
neighbors destroyed their beautiful
mosque, the ancient bridge across
their river, and their houses, so that
they cannot go home any more and
lead a normal life. So Portland is
now their home and we are their
neighbors.”
“I Go To War” played at The Back
Door Theater in Portland this year
from January 28 - February
26. Kems, who directed the
play, has an MF A in Theater
Directing from the University
of Portland and is the Artistic
D irecto r o f E p icurean
Productions.
The play is appropriate for
families with pre-teen youths
and older.
The Portland Baha’i Center is
at 8720 N. Ivanhoe St., next to
Our Daily Bread Restaurant,
just off the St. Johns bridge.
Parking is available at the site
and on nearby streets. Call 503/
9 7 8 -1530
for
fu rth e r
directions.
95.5 joins Rock the Vote
KXJM Jammin 95.5 and Rock the
Vote announced plans for a major
voter registration and mobilization
cam p aig n in th e P o rtlan d -
Vancouver-Salem area to register,
educate, and get out the youth vote
in the 2000 elections.
“Through Jammin 95.5’s efforts,
we can reach young Americans on a
g rassro o ts level to m ake the
connection between politics and
their lives. Together, we can Rock
the Vote in 2000,” says Alison
Byrne Fields, Rock the V ote’s
Campaign Director.
“We believe in the importance of
educating our youth on the power
o f voting. It’s important that they
know that their vote counts. Jammin
95.5 is proud to team up with Rock
the Vote to get the word out about
the importance of voting and make
a difference in our community,”
states Tim McNamara, General
M anager R ose C ity R adio
Corporation.
Jammin 95.5 will kick off the Voter
Registration campaign at their
nearly sold out Birthday Bomb
Concert on Friday, April 7 at the
Rose Garden. KXJM will continue
to register people o f all ages to vote
at events throughout the spring and
summer including the Cinco de
Mayo Festival at Waterfront Park,
Rose Festival Events, concerts,
promotions and daily street team
hits throughout the Portland-
Vancouver-Salem market.
Radio Rocks the Vote is a
national program to reach
young people a cro ss the
co u n try in th e ir local
communities.
Jammin 95.5 joins with other
radio stations that are working
with Rock the Vote across the
country.
Rock the V ote is a non
p a rtisa n ,
n o n -p ro fit
organization that is dedicated
to p rotecting freedom o f
expression and helping young
people to realize how to utilize
their power to effect change in
the civic and political lives of
their communities.
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