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Photos by Michelle Alalmo
Oregon Indian Education Association conference gust spakr Dr.
Michaal Pavaf (Skokomlsh), left, daps a boat as ha teaches a song
to conference attendees, including, from second from left. Tribal
members Braden Ebensteiner and Kyoni Mercler, SuSun Fisher
(Slletz) and Tribal members Nikla Mooney and Koana Leno during
the conference at Llnfield College in McMlnnville on Friday, May 18.
Five Tribal youth attended the two-day conference, which was titled
"Education Is Culture: Working Toward College Success" and was
geared toward getting students thinking about going to college.
Tribal members Koana Leno, left, and Nikla Mooney raise their hands
as they participate In a vote during the "Get on the Bus" Democracy Cup
Competition workshop during the Oregon Indian Education Association
"Education Is Culture: Working Toward College Success" conference at
Llnfield College in McMinnville on Friday, May 1 8. This workshop was
part of The Bus Project, whose goal Is to get the millennial generation
engaged in democracy and issues that affect them.
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reprint policy
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Want a copy, or several copies?
Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals
because of space limitations might be something you'd like hanging on
your living room wall?
Tribal members can order 8-by-10 inch copies of photos taken by
Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published in
the newspaper.
Charge is $1 for each print ordered.
Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Sig
nals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications Office
of the Tribe's Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed
upon request. All photos contained in Smoke Signals' current archive are
available for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive
must make an appointment to review photos for possible purchase.
No rush orders will be permitted and requestors must allow 30 days
for delivery.
Requestors must be Tribal members.
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Foundation seeks artist
fellowship applications
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is seeking applications for its
2013 Artist Fellowships.
Awards will be worth $20,000 and made in six disciplines: Visual Arts,
Filmmaking, Music, Dance, Literature and Traditional Arts.
Application deadline is Thursday, June 21.
Artists must demonstrate excellence, having made a significant contribu
tion in their discipline, earned respect from their colleagues and achieved
recognition in the field. Work must be evolving and current.
Native artists are defined as American Indian from federally recognized
Tribes, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian. In September, a panel will
review the applications and fellows will be announced in November.
Applicants must apply online at www.nacf.ususerregister. Contact
Program Director Reuben Tomas Roqueni for more information and sup
port at reubennativeartsandcultures.org or 360-718-7057. B
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