Smoke Signals
Native Storyteller Thomas Doty to Perform
in Grand IRonde and Willamina
10 FEBRUARY 15, 2001
Oregon Native storyteller and author Thomas Doty will perform Dote
& Coyote: Stories from the Native West on February 22 and 23 at
Grand Ronde and Willamina schools.
In this one-man storytelling, Doty performs traditional stories from the
Native peoples of the West as well as original stories, poems and monologues,
including his popular Dote and Coyote stories. He has been called "a master
of his art."
Doty stresses that his performances are for people of all ages. "Children
delight in the adventures of Coyote and Dear and Crow," he says. "Adults
look beyond the narrative to see what the stories offer a world searching for
solutions."
Dots performances are staged simply without sets, props or masks. They
come alive with movements, gestures, expressions, voices, and words.
For three summers Doty wrote, co-directed and performed in the Univer
sity of MinnesotaSouthern Oregon State College productions of Dancing
Through Dreamtime, a Native storytelling and modern dance project. He
has performed at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival's Daedalus Project,
and for ten years he performed and taught in Oregon's Arts in Education
program.
Doty is the co-founder and co-director of The International Folklore Project,
and Storyteller and Author in Residence at Dragonfly Place, a Siskiyou Moun
tain Retreat and Center for the Study of Storytelling, Literature and Performance.
is performance in Grand Ronde and Willamina is sponsored by the
Willamina School District Indian Education program, the Confed
erated Tribes of Grand Ronde's Youth Education program and Polk
County Prevention program. The Indian Education department of the Wil
lamina School District arranged for Doty to come to the area on February 22
and 23 to hold performances at local schools.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
9:15 - 10:00 Grand Ronde Elementary Kindergarten-3rd grade
10:20 - 11:20 Grand Ronde Elementary 4th and 5th grade
12:30 - 1:15 Willamina Elementary Kindergarten-2nd grade
1:30 - 2:30 Willamina Elementary 3rd-5th grade
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8:00 - 9:00 Willamina Middle School 6th grade core group
10:15 - 11:20 Grand Ronde Elementary Master Class Workshop
4th and 5th grades
12:30 - 1:30 Willamina High School Performance
1:30 - 2:30 Willamina High School Workshop -
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
WENDI SPENCER AT 503-879-2584 OR 503-879-5210.
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MONDAY
Richard Sohappy 8:30 a.m. to Noon Tutoring
Dustin Harmon 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
TUESDAY
Lisa Leno 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. (1 & 3 week) ... Tutoring
Richard Sohappy 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
WEDNESDAY
Richard Sohappy 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m Tutoring
Wendi Spencer ....10 a.m. to Noon (1 & 3 week) Tutoring
Dustin Harmon 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
THURSDAY
Dustin Harmon 8:30 a.m. to Noon Tutoring
Richard Sohappy .1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
FRIDAY
Dustin Harmon 8:30 a.m. to Noon Tutoring
TUESDAY -- WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY 3:30 to 5 p.m.
LISA LENO Youth Education Supervisor
Office: 503-879-2224 Pager: 503-435-6869
RICHARD SOHAPPY ...... Youth Education Specialist
Office: 503-879-4534 Pager: 503-435-4277
DUSTIN HARMON Youth Education Cultural Specialist
Office: 503-879-2143 Pager: 503-435-6840
WENDI SPENCER Title LX Indian Education Coordinator
Office: 503-879-2585
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MONDAY
Dorna Riding In 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m Adult Education
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Lisa Leno ....... .i ..9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ......Tutoring
Richard Sohappy 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m .Tutoring
TUESDAY
Richard Sohappy 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m Tutoring
Marty Branch ................. 10 a.m. to 1 1:30 a.m. ........ College Info
Tutoring
Dustin Harmon ..1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
WEDNESDAY
April Campbell 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m College Info
Tutoring
Richard Sohappy 1 :30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
THURSDAY
Richard Sohappy 8:30 a.m. to Noon Tutoring
Dustin Harmon 1 :30 p.m. to 3 p.m Tutoring
FRIDAY
Richard Sohappy 8:30 a.m. to Noon Tutoring
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY 3:30 to 5 p.m.
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LISA LENO Youth Education Supervisor
Office: 503-879-2224 Pager: 503-435-6869
RICHARD SOHAPPY ...... Youth Education Specialist
Office: 503-879-4534 Pager: 503-435-4277
DUSTIN HARMON Youth Education Cultural Specialist
Office: 503-879-2143 Pager: 503-435-6840
DORNA RIDING IN Adult Education Coordinator
Office: 503-879-2282
MARTY BRANCH .......... Higher Education
Office: 503-879-2288
APRIL CAMPBELL Higher Education Specialist
Office: 503-879-2276
WILLAMINA HIGH SCHOOL INDIAN EDUCATION
Office: 503-876-2513