The 12th Annual Symposium of Native & Indigenous Scholarship Reminds Me of Home: The Cultural Shaping of Our Senses

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1 NATIVE ORGANIZATION OF INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS A Registered Student Organization of graduate Indigenous scholars at the University of Washington NOIS proudly presents: The 12th Annual Symposium of Native & Indigenous Scholarship Reminds Me of Home: The Cultural Shaping of Our Senses Friday, May 3, 2013 Symposium: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Reception: 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Native Voices Film Screenings: 7:00 PM-10:00 PM Keynote: Alan Parker, Professor for Tribal Government Studies The Evergreen State College University of Washington Seattle Campus, Walker-Ames (Room 225), Kane Hall The Native Organization of Indigenous Scholars (NOIS) was created to bring together University of Washington graduate and professional students of Indigenous descent. Our goal is to increase awareness of our ongoing research, work, and achievement through building a supportive community in which to socialize, network, share knowledge, and disseminate information.

2 Reminds Me of Home: The Cultural Shaping of Our Senses May3 rd,2013 9:00AM 9:10 StudentsofChiefKitsapAcademy,Suquamish Welcome 9:10 9:20 MirandaBelarde Lewis,Zuni/Tlingit OpeningRemarks 9:20 10:20: Keynote:AlanParker,ChippewaCree ThePathtoIndigenousNationSovereigntyinthe21stCentury 10:30 10:50: LauralBallew,Swinomish IndigenousKnowledgeandSovereignty 10:50 11:10 JustinFinkbonner,LummiNation TheSpiritGiftsMeItsImages 11:10 11:30 AngeloBaca,Navajo/Hopi DigitalStoryinanAnalogWorld:TeachingDigitalStorytellingtoNativeYouth 11:30 1:00 Lunch StudentsofChiefKitsapAcademy,Suquamish OceanAcidificationintheClearwater 1:00PM 1:40 DamarysEspinoza,Chicana/Cora;VictorRodriguez,Chicano Throughthesmokingmirror:AToltecayotlapproachtolocatingtheself in relationto community basedparticipatoryresearch 1:40 2:00 JenniferWallen,WhiteMountainApache "BreathofLife""AllMyRelations" 2:00 2:40 NancyVanLeuven;ThomasenaShaw "CulturalShapingandReflection:HowWeApproachOurResearchofIndigenousActivism" 2:40 3:10 Break outdiscussionsbasedon1of6senses 3:15 4:00 Reportback 4:00 4:20 SandraLittletree,Diné IndigenousLibrarianship:APathwaytoRevitalizingCulturallyInformedSenses" 4:20 4:40 KarenCapuder,Mohawk Onkwehonwe Just Have More Sense(s) 4:40 5:00 Closing 5:00 7:00 ReceptionforNativeVoices10 th AnniversaryCelebration Walker AmesRoom,KaneHall 7:00 10:00 NativeVoices10 th AnniversaryCelebrationFilmScreenings KaneHall,Rm220

3 May3,2013 Greetings! Welcometothe12 th AnnualSymposiumofNative&IndigenousGraduateScholarshipat theuniversityofwashington.thenativeorganizationofindigenousscholars(nois)was createdtobringtogetheruniversityofwashingtongraduateandprofessionalstudentsof Indigenousdescent.Ourgoalistoincreaseawarenessofourongoingresearch,work,and achievementthroughbuildingasupportivecommunityinwhichtosocialize,network, shareknowledge,anddisseminateinformation. NOIShasitsrootsinourpredecessor,NASAA NativeAmericanStudentsinAdvanced Academia.NASAAprovidedaforumforNativeAmericangraduateandprofessional studentstoengagewithlike mindednativesinacademiaandbuildcommunity.thename changefromnasaatonoiswastobeinclusiveofallnativeandindigenousscholars withintheuw,particularlytheindigenousscholarsfromoceania. NOISispleasedandhonoredtohaveasourkeynotedistinguishedProfessor,activistand scholar,alanparker,j.d.professorparkeristhedirectorofthenorthwestindianapplied ResearchInstituteatEvergreenStateCollege.Inaddition,NOIS,incollaborationwith NativeVoices,isproudtopresentfilmscreeningsbyIndigenousfilmmakers,aspartofthe 10 th AnniversaryoftheNativeVoicesIndigenousDocumentaryFilmProgram. Wethankoursponsors(AmericanIndianStudies,TheInformationSchool,Canadian Studies,TheIndigenousWellnessResearchInstitute,TheComparativeHistoryofIdeas Department,GraduateandProfessionalStudentSenate,The Acequia Institute, the Husky Union Building, The Robert Mason Fund for Student Innovation and the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity)fortheirgeneroussupportinhelpingtomakethe12 th AnnualNOIS Symposiumasuccessfulevent. Sincerely, NativeOrganizationofIndigenousScholars NOISOfficers: MirandaBelarde Lewis(Zuni,Tlingit) ClaudiaSerrato(P'urhe'pecha) PhD Candidate, Information School PhD Student, Anthropology SherylA.Day(Chamorro) KatieSchultz(Choctaw) PhD Candidate, Information School PhD Student, Social Welfare JosephYracheta(P'urhe'pecha,Raramuri) MS Candidate, Pharmaceutics

4 Alan Parker is the Director of the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute at The Evergreen State College where he also has served as a member of the faculty since Septemberof1997.AcitizenoftheChippewaCreeTribalNation,Parkerlivedformany years with his family on the Rocky Boy s Reservation in Northern Montana. Alan graduatedfromtheuclaschooloflawin1972andpracticedlawinwashington,dcfor over twenty years before joining the Evergreen College faculty in While in Washington, DC, he directed research on tribal governments for the American Indian PolicyReviewCommissionandwasthefirstNativeAmericantoserveasChiefCounselto theussenatecommitteeonindianaffairs.( , ) DuringhisserviceintheUSSenatehewasinstrumentalinsecuringpassageoftheIndian Child Welfare Act, the Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the Tribal Self governance Act, the American Indian Development Finance Corporation Act and numerous tribal land and water claims settlements.healsoservedaspresidentoftheamericanindiannationalbankfrom1982 through 1987 and later organized the first "Native American think tank", the National Indian Policy Center at George Washington University. On May 21, 2000 Washington State Governor Gary Locke appointed Professor Parker as the first Native American attorneytoserveonthewashingtonstategamblingcommission. ProfessorParkerrecentlyorganizedwithcolleagueDr.LindaMoonStumpff,thenation s firstgraduateschoolprogramintribalmanagement,themasterinpublicadministration: Tribal Government. His research interests are currently focused on integrating cultural revitalization, governance and sustainability through implementing tribal selfdetermination.hehasalsobeenengagedincomparativestudiesofindigenousnationsof the Pacific Rim. As co chair of the committee on indigenous nation relationships of the NationalCongressofAmericanIndians,heiscoordinatingtreatynegotiationstoestablish aunitedleagueofindigenousnations.

5 Angelo Baca Navajo/Hopi VisitingLecturer NativeAmericanLiterature&Media EthnicStudies BrownUniversity DigitalStoryinanAnalogWorld:TeachingDigitalStorytellingtoNativeYouth OralPresentationAbstract: Digitalstorytellingisapopularcontemporaryformofculturalstorytelling.Atraditionof manynativeamericancommunities,thesestorieshavebeenshapedbyculturalsensesof those peoples from these groups, as well as individuals, informing modern storytelling via digital media. As there are many educational, non profit, and enrichment programs focusedonaccessingnativeyouthtoparticipateinsuchprograms,digitalstorytellingis being utilized in variety of ways as way to do this. Digital media offers an alternative democratized, accessible, and media literate interaction for native youth to engage in learningandgainskillsets;yet,therearedifferentapproaches,processes,andoutcomes that such groups attempt to implement when offering digital storytelling training and workshops. This presentation will look directly at four different programs specifically aimed at native youth development and their strategies of program implementation: AmericanIndianFilmInstituteTribalTouringProgram,MESA(MathEngineeringScience Achievement) Film Workshop, Institute of American Indian Arts Summer Film and TelevisionWorkshop,IndigenousWellnessResearchSummerEnrichment Programdigitalstorytellingprogram,andBigPictureHighSchoolinHighline,WAschool district digital storytelling training. These cases will be reviewed from a mentor/instructor/teacher cross sectional lens to analyze program effectiveness, while addressingchallengestoovercome,providing betterpractices recommendationsacross thesedifferentprogramsregardingimplementation,programdevelopment,andbuilding capacityfornativeyouthmedialiteracywithindigitalstorytellingworkshops. Laural Ballew,MPA Swinomish Public&TribalAdministrationCoordinator NorthwestIndianCollege lballew@nwic.edu IndigenousKnowledgeandSovereignty MyexpecteddissertationistoalignIndigenousknowledgewithinthehighereducationof tribal colleges. I would like to prepare a comparative study between Northwest Indian CollegeandtheMaoriIndigenousUniversityregardingsovereigntyinthecurriculum.My focus will include the challenges, processes, and outcomes associated with the developmentofcurriculuminfouryearandgraduateprogramsatnativeinstitutions.my interestandpassionsurroundstheindigenousknowledgesharedbypeopleofthepacific Rim region. I chose this program as it is a pathway for sharing the knowledge of the

6 Pacific Northwest tribes with the Indigenous people of New Zealand. I would like to cover the issue surrounding sovereignty in the curriculum as its importance to the Indigenouspeople.Theideaofsharedknowledgeisagenuineinteresttomythesistopic. MycurrentexperienceincurriculumdevelopmentatNWICincludesthenewlyapproved Tribal Governance and Business Management four year degree program of study. My academiccredentialsfromtescintribalgovernanceprovidedformethecapabilitiesto undertake this opportunity for NWIC. After several years of research I was able to develop a unique indigenous based program on native nation building and business managementatthebaccalaureatelevel.thisproposalwasdevelopedfornwicbasedon extensiveresearchofothersimilarfour yeardegreeprograms,consultationswithother collegesanduniversities,andinputfromfacultyandadministration. Damarys Espinoza, Ph.C., M.A. ChicanaandCora DepartmentofAnthropology UniversityofWashington damarys@uw.edu Victor Rodriguez, MSW, B.A. Chicano GraduateSchoolofSocialWork UniversityofWashington victor3@uw.edu *Throughthesmokingmirror:AToltecayotlapproachtolocatingtheself in relationto community basedparticipatoryresearch Composed of two Chicana/o Indigenous local scholars and community members, this panelaimstocontributetoongoingcriticalconversationsabouthoworiginalinstructions present in our Toltecayotl teachings are embodied and manifest in the character of our research,intheinstructionsormethodologiesthatguideourresearchcommitments,and intherelationshipswebuildandmaintainwiththepeople,places,spirits,andstoriesthat breath life to our work. This panel is designed to give space for unique narratives to emergefromeachparticipantaswellassharedpersonalreflections.inthisway,wewill 1) each narrate a specific example of how Toltecayotl shapes how we relate and understandlived experiences(e.g.researchdesign,relationshipswithbeingsandplaces whoareparticipantsinourresearch,relationshipswithknowledgesharedorgainedin the research process, etc.) and 2) situate these examples within broader conversations aboutchicana/oindigenouswaysofbeing. OurToltecayotlteachingsshowusthatweexperiencetheworldbeyondthefivesenses. In our ways, intuition, memory, and awareness of the self in relation to other beings (humanandnon human)areexamplesofsensesthatshapehowwenotonlyunderstand ourworldbutalsohowweactintheworld.thepaperspresentedinthispaneldrawon Toltecayotl philosophies and initiate conversations of how these teachings are manifest in the work that we do in relation to my communities as Azteca Chichimeca Danzantes andaspeopleengagedinresearcharoundissuesofindigenoushealthandwell being.

7 SquiSheaMut Justin C. Finkbonner Lummi SeniorPolicyAdvisor Treasurer soffice LummiIndianBusinessCouncil nsn.gov TheSpiritGiftsMeItsImages ArtistStatement Howdoesonecaptureconsciousness,time,memory,spirit,inasingleimage? JustinFinkbonnerisSquiSheaMut,adescendantofthesurvivorsofthegreatflood,born ofthecoastsalishpeopleofthegreatlummination.finkbonner'sphotographyfocuses onthedynamismofhumanrelationshipsand,specifically,thehuman'srelationshiptothe natural world; it is a candid exploration of the relationship between himself as an indigenous photographer, his varied subjects, and his viewers. Justin says of his work, "thevisionandgiftsofmyancestors,thathavepavedthewayformetoreflecttheimages captured through my indigenous lens, are what informs my work primarily. I will continue to follow the path that is laid before me in order to share the beauty of the naturalworldasitexistsforallofus.itisanhonorandagiftformetocapturesomeof thisbeautyintimeandtosharemyworkandcreativeprocesswithallwhoareopento receiveitandgrowfromit." Sandra Littletree Diné PhDStudent InformationSchool UniversityofWashington sandy505@uw.edu ReframingLibrarianshipforIndigenousCommunities:APathwaytoRevitalizing CulturallyInformedSenses Thispresentationwillintroduceaprocessforreframinglibraryandinformationservices byandforindigenouscommunities.byreframinglibrarianshipandinformationservices forindigenouscommunities,wedefinetheissuebyseeingtheissuefromdifferentangles and exploring what lies in the foreground and background, as well as examining the complexities of Indigenous librarianship. Indigenous based libraries can provide access to information and knowledge that is specific to a People s history, region, culture, and language,informationthatshapeshowwetaste,touch,hear,andseetheworld.library andinformationservicesthataregroundedinindigenousapproachestoknowledgeand informationprovideameansfornativecommunitiestorenewandreclaimconnections toland,history,language,andceremony.byreframingcurrentviewsoflibrarianship,we may begin to see possibilities of Indigenous libraries as pathways to revitalizing our

8 culturally informed senses. This presentation will provide a space for discussing how librarianshipmightbereframedtobenefittheneedsofnativecommunities. Nancy Van Leuven, Ph.D. GlobalCivicEducationandLeadershipFellow CenterforLegislativeStudies BridgewaterStateUniversity,MA nancyvanleuven@gmail.com Thomasena Shaw, Ph.D. AssistantProfessor DepartmentofCommunicationStudies Bridgewater,MA02325 thomasena.shaw@bridgew.edu CulturalShapingandReflection:HowWeApproachOurResearchofIndigenous Activism IdleNoMoreIsNotJustan IndianThing. WabKinew,DirectorofIndigenousInclusion,theUniversityofWinnipeg AmericanNDNsareataculturalshapingcrossroadsandsoisourscholarship;thatis,as movementssuchasidlenomoreusesocialmediatocorrectcolonizingframeworksand shinelightonnewactivistmessages,weseeopportunitiestoretellstoriesbeyondwhatis normallyfilteredthroughpersonalandpublicvaluesandhabits.tothatend,oursenses constantly inform our perceptions of the world, as well as how we approach emancipatoryresearch.consider,forinstance,theterm culturalshaping whereasit was once attached to the lens of corporate organization, it is now often used in discussions of the privilege of power and the slippery slope of commercializing and appropriating indigenous culture. In this reflective project, we examine how our senses ground our qualitative and quantitative work in terms of: SEEING memes and other eyewitnessaccountsabouttheshiftingofpowerandprivilege;touchingthedrumsand otherrallyinginstrumentsofhonor;tastingandsharingthelifesustenancethecreator intended for us; SMELLING the Earth s richness that provide for us; and HEARING messagesthattransformpreviouslymarginalizedpeoplesintopowerfulagentsofchange. Through our studies of activist public relations strategies used by First Peoples and Native Americans, we seek to justify how a triangulation of methods such as content analysis, interviews, and participatory action facilitates important tangible connections thatclaimandnameindigenouswaysratherthanthoseof Others.

9 Jennifer R. Wallen, M. Ed. AkaJenTenBears WhiteMountainApache PhDCandidate DepartmentofEducation UniversityofWashington IamamemberoftheWhiteMountainApacheTribefromtheFt.ApacheReservation inwhiteriver,arizona.iam,also,sancarlosapacheandanishinaabefromwhiteearth, Minnesota. I am from the Eagle Clan on my father s side of my family and the Butterfly Clanonmymother ssideofmyfamily.iampresentlyadoctoralstudentinthecollegeof Education.Iamsubmittingtwooriginalpoetrypieces.Theyarebothoriginalpiecesthat entail concepts and constructs of the All my relations. teachings from the Medicine Wheel Concept that is a wellness teaching in Native and Indigenous communities. This teaching addresses the walk of life through many areas of using our senses, our connections to the earth mother, to the animals, to the water, to the universe, to one anotherashumanbeings,andourconnectiontooneanotheronaglobalscale.neverhas theearthmotherbeeninsuchdireneedforhumankindnessassheisindireneednow. As a Native American Educator, Musician, Poet, and Humanitarian, my poetry has been recognizedonaworldwidelevel. All My Relations In the circle of life, may you always remember: The four directions, the north, the south, the east, and the west. The four winds that blow from the four corners of the world. The four seasons; winter, spring, summer, and fall. The four nations of people, the red, the yellow, the black, and the white. The four walks of life: the infant, the youth, the adult, and the elder. Remember to walk in a balance of the following: The Spiritual, the mental, the emotional, and the physical. Learn to think with all of what makes you whole. In the circle of life, please remember: Everyone s voice is important From the youngest to the oldest For you never know what messages will be brought out. The elders say: Be humble when you pray. It s one thing to stand in front of people and share your thoughts. Still, it s quite another to stand before the Creator and Ask the Creator to take pity on the voices that cry Remember to offer a gift of thanks for all that is. Be it tobacco, be it water, be it corn pollen, or berries. We do this in respect for all our relations. And to give thanks for all that we have been given

10 Above all, remember the ancestors that sacrificed for you. Remember the wisdom they left for you in your memory and spirit. For they are the breath of your breath, blood of your blood. Heart of your heart, and soul of your soul Remember the ancient trees, whether they are the Oak and the Maple, The Cottonwood, the Pine, the Cedar tree and the Willow All grounded with roots so deeply embedded in our earth mother. May your spirit stand strong as you walk in this world and move into the next For those who are and yet to come, in honor of our ancestors The Breathe of Life We ve been waiting a long time It s time to wake up and come back to whence you came. Let us breathe the breath of life back into your very being Do not wait and do not waste our time Let us gently touch the softness of your face. Let us see the beauty you hold deep within yourself. The beauty you do not allow others to see. For fear of being hurt as you once were before. Let us brush our boughs along your body. Let us start from your head to your toes Let our boughs bring out the visions you carry deep inside yourself. The songs that have been waiting for you to sing. We ve been here waiting for you more than a thousand years Yet, in what you now call a new world of technology.. You have lost the center of who you were truly meant to be and have lost yourselves. Do you remember the days of old? Do you remember the way of it? My children, my dear children, we ve been waiting so long Please, do not make us wait any longer; we have been waiting long enough. The time has come for you to come home and return to your place of origin and being. Our tears, we have shed for many many nights and days. We are the old ones, the ancestors, the foundations of the land, the water, and all that is. Our breath, so sacred, so true, so pure, and so real We have been patiently waiting your return. To breathe the breath of life into your very being, and to those yet to come. Our roots run deep like still water We are your mothers, your fathers, your grandmothers, and your grandfathers. We gave you visions of how to use us for your survival. And we have loved you more than a thousand years.

11 Let us breathe the breath of life into your very being Come, let us fill your being with our knowledge and our wisdom. Walk with us into a new tomorrow. A new tomorrow on the wild side of life without the technology. We ve been waiting for you for so long. Please, do not make us wait any longer. For you see, we need you just as you need us. We need your voice, your breath, and your love and compassion to live on and on All my relations! Barry Pottle FoodlandSecurity,PhotographyExhibit 1May 3June2013AllenLibrary,NorthLobby FoodlandSecurityisaboutthechallengeofInuitinurbansettingstogainaccessto county food (food from the land). Pottle s work focuses primarily on the Inuit community in Ottawa including cultural activities and images that reflect Inuit identity. His goal is to explore this very robust community and to highlight its richness and vibrancy. BarryPottleisanOttawa basedphotographeroriginallyfromnunatsiavut,labrador (Rigolet). He has a BA in Aboriginal Studies from Carleton University. Pottle uses photographyasamediumtogivefocustoissuescurrentlyfacinginuit. EmilyYu,thestudentcuratorforFoodlandSecurity,isanundergraduateattheUniversity of Washington. She is strongly interested in both the fields of Art and Psychology, particularlyinceramicsandpersonalitypsychology. FoodlandSecurityissponsoredby:theCanadianStudiesCenter,HenryM.JacksonSchool ofinternationalstudies;fundfortheartsgrant,associationforcanadianstudiesinthe UnitedStates;thePacificNorthwestCanadianStudiesConsortium;UWLibraries;and,the OntarioArtsCouncil.

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15 FEEDBACK/COMMENTS ARE YOU AFFILIATED WITH THE UW? HOW SO? HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM? WHAT DID YOU ENJOY ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM? HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE SYMPOSIUM? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE NOIS MAILING LIST? (WE LL NEED YOUR ) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING NOIS LEADERSHIP? ANY THING ELSE TO ADD?