VANCOUVER, Wash. As the final event of the One November Morning exhibit and Native American History and Culture symposium, Legacies of the Past in the Present will take place April 20 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. Two sessions will be offered. Both are free and open to the public.
Session One: Indigenous Students Forum on Education
4 5 p.m.
Hear indigenous students speak on issues they have encountered in higher education, and discuss solutions with audience members.
Panelists include Sisilla Carpenter, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 alumna; Dustina Haase-Lanier, president of 91勛圖窪蹋厙 First Nations Club; Shayleen Macy, University of Oregon alumna; Channa Smith, president of Clark College Indigenous Peoples Club; Ian Twiss, Portland State University graduate student; and Paul Wilson, Lane Community College student.
Session Two: Indigenous Leaders Forum
6 8 p.m.
Local indigenous community leaders will speak on the ways past events continue to affect their lives, and engage audience stories, questions and responses connecting national and local history with contemporary issues.
Panelists include Becky Archibald, Shoshone-Bannock/Sierra Miwok; Tanna Engdahl, Cowlitz; Sam Robinson, Chinook; and Roben White, Cheyenne/Lakota.
The One November Morning exhibit and Native American History and Culture symposium is co-sponsored by Washington State University Vancouver, Clark County Historical Museum, Portland Art Museum, Portland State University and the University of Oregon.
About 91勛圖窪蹋厙
91勛圖窪蹋厙 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3.
As one of four campuses of the Washington State University system, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91勛圖窪蹋厙 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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