S moke S ignals
april 1, 2014
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‘Eirik has strong
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children interact with the depart-
ment, Thorsgard said, “It is filled with
passionate and professional people,
and I doubt I can improve on the suc-
cesses they have already built, but
definitely want to be part of.”
Still, Thorsgard says that he
has a personal goal of developing
a paid internship program where
Tribal members who are finishing
degrees can work for the Tribe for
a short time and “develop useful
skills to take out into the world, or
bring home.”
He calls it “a transition program
for college graduates going into the
professional world.”
Thorsgard has served the Tribe
as Cultural Protection specialist
and Cultural Protection coordina-
tor before his most recent work
as Cultural Protection Program
manager. He was appointed Tribal
Historic Preservation Officer by
Tribal Council in June 2009 and
holds that title today.
He includes among his accom-
plishments at the Land and Culture
Department “the work I did to help
the Tribe obtain the Tribal Historic
Preservation Office designation
and associated funding agreements
with the National Parks Service.”
Also under Thorsgard, the de-
partment started conducting on-
reservation archaeological work.
He sees the work and planning
required in the Cultural Protection
Program as having “adequately
trained me for this new position.”
His previous work also required
innovative thinking and partner-
ship development. Both are useful
tools, he says, in the educational
field.
“We are excited to have Eirik
on board as the new Education
manager and see him as moving
the education programs forward,
including the development of a new
strategic plan for the education
programs,” Langley said. “Eirik
has strong leadership abilities and
has a vested interest in the Tribe
and the community. Eirik and his
children have participated in the
education programs, which gives
him a personal and well-rounded
view of the programs we offer and
where the programs are headed.”
Thorsgard lives with his wife,
Misty, and their children in Grand
Ronde. Misty works for the Tribe’s
Early Childhood Education pro-
gram as a home-based visitor.
Thorsgard earned a bachelor’s
degree in anthropology with a cer-
tificate in Native American studies
from Southern Oregon University.
His master’s degree is in applied
anthropology (archaeology), an-
thropology and ethnic studies from
Oregon State. His Ph.D work in
archaeology, focused on sacred sites
in western Oregon, is ongoing from
a program at Flinders University in
Adelaide, Australia.
His first day on the job was Mon-
day, March 24. n
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