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OCTOBER 1, 2005 Smoke Signals 15 Are You Thinking About Going To College Or Searching For A New Career? Check out the Oregon Career Information Website! Log on to the website at: http:oregoncis.uoregon.edu User Name: CTGRcis Password: TribalEducationcis NATIVE IAUTHORS HI"""" ;.''.',,. i f t US :- mmMUSBpmum'Hm'1'1 .1 r i r I i 111 I BIKdi . 1J' Tf X 1 lam Big Time Tribal member Joseph Ham stands with the display of Native Authors he created as a summer youth intern at the Tribal library. Gates Millinium Scholarship Workshop "How to complete the Gates Scholarship Application Lab." Question: Would you like an opportunity to become a distinguished Gates Millennium Scholar and receive a portion of a $1 billion dollar grant es tablished to help you fund your college education? If you answered YES to this question, you are encouraged to take advan tage of a great opportunity created for Native American high school se niors. Location: Tribal Adult Education Complex Date & Time: Monday, October 17, 2005 at 10 a.m. What you will do: With the help of AIGC experts, begin completion of the Gates application. Questions? Contact Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholarship Coordinator at 503-879-1345 or 1-800-422-0232 ext 1345 or luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org. Hosted by: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Education Divi sion and The American Indian Graduate Center Scholars. (.- Parent Advisory Board Meeting On Thursday, October 13 at 5 p.m. we will hold our first Parent Advisory Board (PAB) meeting at the Native American Studies office at the old Willamina High School. The purpose of the meet ing is to give parents an overview of our program and to the goal of our first meeting is to organize, discuss board elections (and seek interim candidates) for the coming school year, discuss topics rel evant to our school and set future meeting topics. Light refresh ments will be served. We need YOU! Your voice is important! The positions open on the committee are: Vice Chairperson, Secretary and Parent Liaison. In order to serve on the board you must be a parent, grandparent, legal guardian or educational surrogate for a child enrolled in Indian Education. Members of the board may also attend the Tribal parent committee meetings. Wilma Mankiller Visits University of Oregon k Wv Aiannuier takes part in vvayne Morse center tor Law ana roimcs zuu-uo rogram Indigenous Peoples: National Policy and International Human Rights October 6, 2005 Welcome Reception for Wilma Mankiller and Charlie Soap 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., UO Many Nations Longhouse, following a welcome ceremony conducted by Esther Stutzman, Kalapuya Elder October 20, 2005 Sovereignty and Native Education 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., UO Many Nations Longhouse Symposium focusing on education issues for Native America, preserving traditional knowledge and the role of sovereign bodies. Keynote Speakers: Peterson Zah, advisor to the president of Arizona State University on American Indian Affairs and former president of the Navajo Nation, speaking on "The Navajo Sovereignty in Education Act of 2005." Brenda Child, associate professor of history, University of Minnesota, and author of Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 Hon. Elizabeth Furse, director of the Institute for Tribal Government, Portland State University (541)346-3700 WWW.MORSECHAIR.UOREGON.EDU November 9, 2005 Wilma Mankiller Public Address 7:00 p.m., EMU Ballroom, UO Student Union "Context is Everything: History and Culture in ContemporaryTribal Life" Reception and book signing to follow. Morse Center Events and Symposia, 2005-6 November 10, 2005 Women in Tribal and Community Leadership , 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., UO Many Nations Longhouse Symposium on women's leadership and indigenous feminism. . Honoring Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Nation, Sue Shaffer, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, and Kathryn Harrison, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde November 16, 2005 Reception honoring Wilma Mankiller 5:00 p.m. to 7 :00 p.m., UO Museum of Art April 14, 2006 From the Warrior Viewpoint: The Next Generation of Indian Law and Policy 1 :00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Knight Law Center Symposium reviewing developments in Indian law and prospects for the future. Panelists will include contributors to noted Cohen Handbook of Indian Law. Featuring UO Knight Professor of Law Rennard Strickland and invited guests. aV PJ VW w W is t fcX,fciiiiiiilliillii.l'i'CTlriiiii nullum, mil 11 1 in 11 . . . 1. -
