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Grand Ronde And Oregon State University Team Up For First
Ever Native American High School Journalism Institute
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Joey Holmes Athabascan, Tommy Lee Whiteplume Nez Perce and Leland Butler Grand Ronde
Photos by Journalism Student Sada Bradley Klamath
By Ron Karten
Five high school students attended the first annual Native American High School Journalism
Institute this year, a collaboration of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Oregon State
University held during the contest pow-wow. While writing, photography and video projects all
were possible for the students, four chose to work in video and one chose to work with photography.
"It went great," said Kami Smith, Assistant Director of Student Media.
Sada Bradley (Chiloquin High School) did a photo essay, said Smith. "She captured the pow
wow. It was her take on (all kinds of) images as
she went around with the camera.
Ashlee Merrill and Amanda Thomas, (Willamina
High School) did a video documentary on Eagle
Beak, the drumming group, including both foot
age of their music and interviews with members of
the group.
"You could see the tight bonds that the group had
and the passion for the music they were playing,"
said Smith.
Carina Miller, (Madras High School), did a docu
mentary on one of the vendors, Vanna Koepke, who
makes and sells dream catchers and beadwork.
Miller talked to her about how she got started, about
the traveling around that is necessary for several
months of the year and the fact that she and her
husband used to have an auto-body shop.
Rochelle Cross (Looking Glass, an "on-site" char
ter school in Eugene) did a documentary without
using words on the dancing.
Students spent all day Monday editing their work,
said Smith. The program will produce a DVD of all
the projects.
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