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.

“Reminds Me of Home: The Cultural Shaping of Our Senses” May3rd,2013

9:00AM‐9:10 StudentsofChiefKitsapAcademy,Suquamish Welcome9:10‐9:20 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‐relationtocommunity‐basedparticipatoryresearch”

1:40‐2:00 JenniferWallen,WhiteMountainApache

"BreathofLife""AllMyRelations"2:00‐2:40 NancyVanLeuven;ThomasenaShaw

"CulturalShapingandReflection:HowWeApproachOurResearchofIndigenousActivism"2:40‐3:10 Break‐outdiscussionsbasedon1of6senses3:15‐4:00 Reportback4:00‐4:20 SandraLittletree,Diné “IndigenousLibrarianship:APathwaytoRevitalizingCulturallyInformedSenses"4:20‐4:40 KarenCapuder,Mohawk

“Onkwehonwe Just Have More Sense(s)” 4:40‐5:00 Closing5:00‐7:00 ReceptionforNativeVoices10thAnniversaryCelebration Walker‐AmesRoom,KaneHall7:00‐10:00 NativeVoices10thAnniversaryCelebrationFilmScreenings KaneHall,Rm220

May3,2013

Greetings!

Welcometothe12thAnnualSymposiumofNative&IndigenousGraduateScholarshipattheUniversityofWashington.TheNativeOrganizationofIndigenousScholars(NOIS)wascreatedtobringtogetherUniversityofWashingtongraduateandprofessionalstudentsofIndigenousdescent.Ourgoalistoincreaseawarenessofourongoingresearch,work,andachievementthroughbuildingasupportivecommunityinwhichtosocialize,network,shareknowledge,anddisseminateinformation.

NOIShasitsrootsinourpredecessor,NASAA‐NativeAmericanStudentsinAdvancedAcademia.NASAAprovidedaforumforNativeAmericangraduateandprofessionalstudentstoengagewithlike‐mindedNativesinacademiaandbuildcommunity.ThenamechangefromNASAAtoNOISwastobeinclusiveofallNativeandIndigenousscholarswithintheUW,particularlytheIndigenousscholarsfromOceania.

NOISispleasedandhonoredtohaveasourkeynotedistinguishedProfessor,activistandscholar,AlanParker,J.D.ProfessorParkeristheDirectoroftheNorthwestIndianAppliedResearchInstituteatEvergreenStateCollege.Inaddition,NOIS,incollaborationwithNativeVoices,isproudtopresentfilmscreeningsbyIndigenousfilmmakers,aspartofthe10thAnniversaryoftheNativeVoicesIndigenousDocumentaryFilmProgram.

Wethankoursponsors(AmericanIndianStudies,TheInformationSchool,CanadianStudies,TheIndigenousWellnessResearchInstitute,TheComparativeHistoryofIdeasDepartment,GraduateandProfessionalStudentSenate,The Acequia Institute, the Husky Union Building, The Robert Mason Fund for Student Innovation and the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity)fortheirgeneroussupportinhelpingtomakethe12thAnnualNOISSymposiumasuccessfulevent.

Sincerely,NativeOrganizationofIndigenousScholars2012‐2013NOISOfficers: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 JosephYrachetta(P'urhe'pecha,RaPhD Candidate, Information School   JosephYracheta(P'urhe'pecha,Raramuri)MS Candidate, Pharmaceutics  

Alan  Parker is theDirectorof theNorthwest IndianAppliedResearch InstituteatTheEvergreen State College where he also has served as a member of the faculty sinceSeptemberof1997.AcitizenoftheChippewaCreeTribalNation,Parkerlivedformanyyears with his family on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation in Northern Montana. AlangraduatedfromtheUCLASchoolofLawin1972andpracticedlawinWashington,DCforover twenty years before joining the Evergreen College faculty in 1997. While inWashington, DC, he directed research on tribal governments for the American IndianPolicyReviewCommissionandwasthefirstNativeAmericantoserveasChiefCounseltotheUSSenateCommitteeonIndianAffairs.(1977‐81,1987‐91)

DuringhisserviceintheUSSenatehewasinstrumentalinsecuringpassageoftheIndianChild Welfare Act, the Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Native American GravesProtection and Repatriation Act, the Tribal Self‐governance Act, the American IndianDevelopment Finance Corporation Act and numerous tribal land and water claimssettlements.HealsoservedasPresidentoftheAmericanIndianNationalBankfrom1982through 1987 and later organized the first "Native American think tank", the NationalIndian Policy Center at George Washington University. On May 21, 2000 WashingtonState Governor Gary Locke appointed Professor Parker as the first Native AmericanattorneytoserveontheWashingtonStateGamblingCommission.

ProfessorParkerrecentlyorganizedwithcolleagueDr.LindaMoonStumpff,thenation’sfirstgraduateschoolprogramintribalmanagement,theMasterinPublicAdministration:TribalGovernment.His research interests are currently focusedon integrating culturalrevitalization, governance and sustainability through implementing tribal self‐determination.HehasalsobeenengagedincomparativestudiesofindigenousnationsofthePacificRim.As co chairof the committeeon indigenousnation relationshipsof theNationalCongressofAmericanIndians,heiscoordinatingtreatynegotiationstoestablishaUnitedLeagueofIndigenousNations.

Angelo Baca Navajo/HopiVisitingLecturerNativeAmericanLiterature&MediaEthnicStudiesBrownUniversityAngelo_Baca@brown.edu“DigitalStoryinanAnalogWorld:TeachingDigitalStorytellingtoNativeYouth”OralPresentationAbstract:Digitalstorytellingisapopularcontemporaryformofculturalstorytelling.AtraditionofmanyNativeAmericancommunities,thesestorieshavebeenshapedbyculturalsensesofthosepeoples from these groups, aswell as individuals, informingmodern storytellingviadigitalmedia.As there aremanyeducational, non‐profit, and enrichmentprogramsfocusedonaccessingnativeyouthtoparticipateinsuchprograms,digitalstorytellingisbeing utilized in variety of ways asway to do this. Digitalmedia offers an alternativedemocratized, accessible, and media literate interaction for native youth to engage inlearningandgainskillsets;yet,therearedifferentapproaches,processes,andoutcomesthat such groups attempt to implement when offering digital storytelling training andworkshops. This presentation will look directly at four different programs specificallyaimed at native youth development and their strategies of program implementation:AmericanIndianFilmInstituteTribalTouringProgram,MESA(MathEngineeringScienceAchievement) Film Workshop, Institute of American Indian Arts Summer Film andTelevisionWorkshop,IndigenousWellnessResearchSummerEnrichmentProgramdigitalstorytellingprogram,andBigPictureHighSchoolinHighline,WAschooldistrict digital storytelling training. These cases will be reviewed from amentor/instructor/teacher cross‐sectional lens to analyze programeffectiveness,whileaddressingchallengestoovercome,providing“betterpractices”recommendationsacrossthesedifferentprogramsregardingimplementation,programdevelopment,andbuildingcapacityfornativeyouthmedialiteracywithindigitalstorytellingworkshops.Laural Ballew,MPASwinomishPublic&TribalAdministrationCoordinatorNorthwestIndianCollegelballew@nwic.edu“IndigenousKnowledgeandSovereignty”MyexpecteddissertationistoalignIndigenousknowledgewithinthehighereducationoftribal colleges. Iwould like topreparea comparativestudybetweenNorthwest IndianCollegeandtheMaoriIndigenousUniversityregardingsovereigntyinthecurriculum.Myfocus will include the challenges, processes, and outcomes associated with thedevelopmentofcurriculuminfouryearandgraduateprogramsatNativeinstitutions.MyinterestandpassionsurroundstheIndigenousknowledgesharedbypeopleofthePacificRim region. I chose this program as it is a pathway for sharing the knowledge of the

Pacific Northwest tribes with the Indigenous people of New Zealand. I would like tocover the issue surrounding sovereignty in the curriculum as its importance to theIndigenouspeople.Theideaofsharedknowledgeisagenuineinteresttomythesistopic.MycurrentexperienceincurriculumdevelopmentatNWICincludesthenewlyapprovedTribal Governance and Business Management four‐year degree program of study. MyacademiccredentialsfromTESCinTribalGovernanceprovidedformethecapabilitiestoundertake this opportunity for NWIC. After several years of research I was able todevelop a unique indigenous based program on native nation building and businessmanagementatthebaccalaureatelevel.ThisproposalwasdevelopedforNWICbasedonextensiveresearchofothersimilarfour‐yeardegreeprograms,consultationswithothercollegesanduniversities,andinputfromfacultyandadministration.Damarys Espinoza, Ph.C., M.A. ChicanaandCoraDepartmentofAnthropologyUniversityofWashingtondamarys@uw.eduVictor Rodriguez, MSW, B.A. ChicanoGraduateSchoolofSocialWorkUniversityofWashingtonvictor3@uw.edu*Throughthesmokingmirror:AToltecayotlapproachtolocatingtheself‐in‐relationtocommunity‐basedparticipatoryresearch”Composed of two Chicana/o Indigenous local scholars and community members, thispanelaimstocontributetoongoingcriticalconversationsabouthoworiginalinstructionspresent inourToltecayotl teachingsareembodiedandmanifest in thecharacterofourresearch,intheinstructionsormethodologiesthatguideourresearchcommitments,andintherelationshipswebuildandmaintainwiththepeople,places,spirits,andstoriesthatbreath life to our work. This panel is designed to give space for unique narratives toemergefromeachparticipantaswellassharedpersonalreflections.Inthisway,wewill1) each narrate a specific example of how Toltecayotl shapes how we relate andunderstandlived‐experiences(e.g.researchdesign,relationshipswithbeingsandplaceswhoareparticipants inourresearch,relationshipswithknowledgesharedorgainedinthe researchprocess, etc.) and2) situate theseexampleswithinbroader conversationsaboutChicana/oIndigenouswaysofbeing.OurToltecayotlteachingsshowusthatweexperiencetheworldbeyondthefivesenses.In our ways, intuition, memory, and awareness of the self‐in‐relation to other beings(humanandnon‐human)areexamplesofsensesthatshapehowwenotonlyunderstandourworldbutalsohowweactintheworld.ThepaperspresentedinthispaneldrawonToltecayotlphilosophiesand initiateconversationsofhowtheseteachingsaremanifestin thework thatwedo inrelation tomycommunitiesasAztecaChichimecaDanzantesandaspeopleengagedinresearcharoundissuesofindigenoushealthandwell‐being.

SquiSheaMutJustin C. Finkbonner LummiSeniorPolicyAdvisorTreasurer’sOfficeLummiIndianBusinessCounciljustinf@lummi‐nsn.gov“TheSpiritGiftsMeItsImages”ArtistStatementHowdoesonecaptureconsciousness,time,memory,spirit,inasingleimage?JustinFinkbonnerisSquiSheaMut,adescendantofthesurvivorsofthegreatflood,bornoftheCoastSalishPeopleoftheGreatLummiNation.Finkbonner'sphotographyfocusesonthedynamismofhumanrelationshipsand,specifically,thehuman'srelationshiptothenatural world; it is a candid exploration of the relationship between himself as anindigenous photographer, his varied subjects, and his viewers. Justin says of hiswork,"thevisionandgiftsofmyancestors,thathavepavedthewayformetoreflecttheimagescaptured through my indigenous lens, are what informs my work primarily. I willcontinue to follow the path that is laid beforeme in order to share the beauty of thenaturalworldasitexistsforallofus.Itisanhonorandagiftformetocapturesomeofthisbeautyintimeandtosharemyworkandcreativeprocesswithallwhoareopentoreceiveitandgrowfromit."Sandra Littletree DinéPhDStudentInformationSchoolUniversityofWashingtonsandy505@uw.edu“ReframingLibrarianshipforIndigenousCommunities:APathwaytoRevitalizingCulturallyInformedSenses”

ThispresentationwillintroduceaprocessforreframinglibraryandinformationservicesbyandforIndigenouscommunities.ByreframinglibrarianshipandinformationservicesforIndigenouscommunities,wedefinetheissuebyseeingtheissuefromdifferentanglesand exploring what lies in the foreground and background, as well as examining thecomplexitiesof Indigenous librarianship. Indigenous‐based libraries canprovideaccessto informationandknowledge that is specific toaPeople’shistory, region, culture, andlanguage,informationthatshapeshowwetaste,touch,hear,andseetheworld.LibraryandinformationservicesthataregroundedinIndigenousapproachestoknowledgeandinformationprovideameansforNativecommunitiestorenewandreclaimconnectionstoland,history,language,andceremony.Byreframingcurrentviewsoflibrarianship,wemay begin to see possibilities of Indigenous libraries as pathways to revitalizing our

culturally informed senses. This presentation will provide a space for discussing howlibrarianshipmightbereframedtobenefittheneedsofNativecommunities.

Nancy Van Leuven, Ph.D. GlobalCivicEducationandLeadershipFellowCenterforLegislativeStudiesBridgewaterStateUniversity,MAnancyvanleuven@gmail.comThomasena Shaw, Ph.D. AssistantProfessorDepartmentofCommunicationStudiesBridgewater,MA02325thomasena.shaw@bridgew.edu“CulturalShapingandReflection:HowWeApproachOurResearchofIndigenousActivism”“IdleNoMoreIsNotJustan‘IndianThing’.”‐‐WabKinew,DirectorofIndigenousInclusion,theUniversityofWinnipegAmericanNDNsareataculturalshapingcrossroadsandsoisourscholarship;thatis,asmovementssuchasIdleNoMoreusesocialmediatocorrectcolonizingframeworksandshinelightonnewactivistmessages,weseeopportunitiestoretellstoriesbeyondwhatisnormallyfilteredthroughpersonalandpublicvaluesandhabits.Tothatend,oursensesconstantly inform our perceptions of the world, as well as how we approachemancipatoryresearch.Consider,forinstance,theterm“culturalshaping”‐‐‐whereasitwas once attached to the lens of corporate organization, it is now often used indiscussions of the privilege of power and the slippery slope of commercializing andappropriating indigenousculture. In thisreflectiveproject,weexaminehowoursensesground our qualitative and quantitative work in terms of: SEEING memes and othereyewitnessaccountsabouttheshiftingofpowerandprivilege;TOUCHINGthedrumsandotherrallyinginstrumentsofhonor;TASTINGandsharingthelifesustenancetheCreatorintended for us; SMELLING the Earth’s richness that provide for us; and HEARINGmessagesthattransformpreviouslymarginalizedpeoplesintopowerfulagentsofchange.Through our studies of activist public relations strategies used by First Peoples andNative Americans, we seek to justify how a triangulation of methods such as contentanalysis, interviews, and participatory action facilitates important tangible connectionsthatclaimandnameindigenouswaysratherthanthoseof“Others.”       

Jennifer R. Wallen, M. Ed. AkaJenTenBearsWhiteMountainApachePhDCandidateDepartmentofEducationUniversityofWashingtonredbuffalo3@gmail.com IamamemberoftheWhiteMountainApacheTribefromtheFt.ApacheReservationinWhiteriver,Arizona.Iam,also,SanCarlosApacheandAnishinaabefromWhiteEarth,Minnesota. IamfromtheEagleClanonmy father’ssideofmy familyandtheButterflyClanonmymother’ssideofmyfamily.IampresentlyaDoctoralstudentintheCollegeofEducation.Iamsubmittingtwooriginalpoetrypieces.Theyarebothoriginalpiecesthatentail concepts and constructs of the “All my relations.” teachings from the MedicineWheelConcept that is awellness teaching inNative and Indigenous communities. Thisteaching addresses the walk of life through many areas of using our senses, ourconnections to the earthmother, to the animals, to the water, to the universe, to oneanotherashumanbeings,andourconnectiontooneanotheronaglobalscale.Neverhastheearthmotherbeeninsuchdireneedforhumankindnessassheisindireneednow.AsaNativeAmericanEducator,Musician,Poet, andHumanitarian,mypoetryhasbeenrecognizedonaworldwidelevel. 

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… 

 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. 

 

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,PhotographyExhibit1May‐3June2013AllenLibrary,NorthLobbyFoodlandSecurityisaboutthechallengeofInuitinurbansettingstogainaccessto“county food” (food from the land). Pottle’s work focuses primarily on the Inuitcommunity inOttawa includingculturalactivitiesand images that reflect Inuit identity.His goal is to explore this very robust community and to highlight its richness andvibrancy.BarryPottleisanOttawa‐basedphotographeroriginallyfromNunatsiavut,Labrador(Rigolet). He has a BA in Aboriginal Studies from Carleton University. Pottle usesphotographyasamediumtogivefocustoissuescurrentlyfacingInuit.EmilyYu,thestudentcuratorforFoodlandSecurity,isanundergraduateattheUniversityof Washington. She is strongly interested in both the fields of Art and Psychology,particularlyinceramicsandpersonalitypsychology.FoodlandSecurityissponsoredby:theCanadianStudiesCenter,HenryM.JacksonSchoolofInternationalStudies;FundfortheArtsGrant,AssociationforCanadianStudiesintheUnitedStates;thePacificNorthwestCanadianStudiesConsortium;UWLibraries;and,theOntarioArtsCouncil. 

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