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Note:
Educators will receive 14.5 Clock Hours for attending
the Honoring the Heritage ot the Plateau People: Past, Present,
& Future Conference.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Honoring the Heritage of the Plateau Peoples: Past, Present, &
Future
September
29–30, 2004
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
The Native
American Advisory Board to the President and the College of Liberal
Arts invite elders, tribal leaders, scholars, students, researchers,
educators, and other professionals and interested community members
to participate in “Honoring the Heritage of the Plateau Peoples:
Past, Present, and Future.” The conference will explore the
historical and contemporary social, political, educational, health,
and economic status of the Plateau Tribes, as well as the preservation
of language, culture, history, and cultural and natural resources
of the Plateau peoples. Proposals for papers, individual or panel
presentations, performances, art exhibitions, poster sessions, and
project exhibit tables that relate to the above topics will be accepted
through April 15, 2004.
Proposals that are accepted will be notified by May 15, 2004.
Complete information
for proposals and registration may be found under the links at left.
You
may also contact:
Mary Collins,
Coordinator
Plateau Conference Planning Committee
509-335-4314, collinsm@wsu.edu
Barbara Aston,
Assistant to the Provost/Tribal Liaison
509-335-8618, aston@wsu.edu
Presentation
Formats
Papers on related topics will be organized into symposia ranging
from one to three hours. Individual papers should be no more than
20 minutes.
Panel sessions
will provide an opportunity for three or more presenters to speak
in a more conversational setting with conference attendees.
Poster sessions
will allow attendees to speak with presenters on a one-to-one basis.
Exhibitions
and performances will be coordinated individually with conference
organizers.
Sessions
These are topics that have already been identified for inclusion
and have session organizers. If you are interested in participating
in these sessions, please feel free to contact the organizer yourself
or we will forward your information to the session organizers for
you.
The Stevens
Treaties of 1854-1855
Session organizer:
Garry Schalliol, Director of Outreach Services
Washington State Historical Society
(253) 798-5879, gschalliol@wshs.wa.gov
The Boarding
School Experience in the Northwest
Session or partial session organizer:
Robbie Paul, Native American Coordinator
WSU College of Nursing
(509) 324-7239, paul@wsu.edu
Research
into the Dangers that Military Facilities Pose for Native Americans
Session organizer:
Greg Hooks, Professor and Chair
WSU Department of Sociology
(509) 335-3687, ghooks@wsu.edu
Native
Perspectives on Lewis and Clark
Session co-organizers:
Josiah Blackeagle Pinkhem
Rodney Frey
Contact:
Rodney Frey, Professor of Indian Studies and Anthropology
University of Idaho
(208) 885-6268, rfrey@uidaho.edu
These
are other suggested topics:
- The Role
of Media and Mass Communication in Furthering
Tribal Goals
- Culture
and Health Care Delivery
- Cultural
Resource Protection, Cultural Geography
- Native
Perspectives on Lewis and Clark
- Sovereignty
- Plateau
Women
- Language
Preservation
- Culture
and Education
- Other topic
area suggestions and proposals are welcome.
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