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Oliver Porter of the hip-hop duo "Eagle," shows some love to the crowd.
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Audience participation is a key element at all social services events. Here, Chemawa student
Hannah Aitken (center) raps freestyle while (left to right) Jessie Collins, Jackie Santos, Harris
Reibach, Matt Halter, Tony Perkins and Emcee One wait for their turn on the mike.
The Social Services Youth
Prevention Program
hosted a dance night at
the Tribes' new gym on
Friday, February 21. Over
150 Tribal youth attended
the drug and alcohol free
event featuring rapper
Emcee One and DJ Brain
Frejo.
Photos by Peta Tinda
Tribal language Specialist Bobby Mercier (left) mixes while DJ
Brian Frejo spins.
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American Indian Leadership Academy Conference - once a month for five months each year, the
American Indian Leadership Academy including the Title VII programs at the Salem-Keizer school district and at the Chemawa
Indian School, along with Indian students from the Portland Public schools
and the Grand Ronde area meet to develop leadership skills and learn, as
Tribal member and until recently, Youth Education Supervisor Lisa Leno said,
"how to be powerful Indian leaders."
The schools rotate hosting responsibilities, and in February, the Grand Ronde
group did the honors.
Some 75 members welcomed speakers including Tribal member kevin Simmons,
the Tribe's 2002-03 Mark O. Hatfield fellow and Chance Rush, a youth con
sultant from Oklahoma.
The Tribe has been involved with the Leadership Academy for the last four
years. The academy has been growing for five years.
"The big thing it does is connecting communities, building strong relation
ships among Indian communities," said Leno. That takes on added signifi
cance because participants come from urban, rural and reservation settings.
"Public speaking is a huge thing," said Leno. "This is a safe place to come and gain experience."
Credit Dustin Harmon, Education Culture Specialist for facilitating the conference. A month's worth of preparation went into the
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Sara Redheart, a Salem-Keizer student, reacts
to the speaker.