Salmon soup with wapato and cattail shoots Ingredients: 12 wapato roots, camas or small new potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 6-8 cattail shoots or asparagus, trimmed of woody exterior and sliced 6 green onions, or 8-10 wild onions 4 cups of water 5 juniper berries 1 pound of salmon steak […]
Juane Quick-to-See Smith PULLMAN — WSU’s department of women’s studies has named renowned artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith as the 2011 Jo Hockenhull Distinguished Visiting Lecturer. Smith will give her lecture titled “A Survey of Contemporary Native American Art,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in Kimbrough Hall, room 101, with a reception immediately following. […]
SEATTLE – Recent actions between The Boeing Company, the Squaxin Island Tribe and the WSU Extension Energy Program will allow the tribe to enhance youth and senior programs. Boeing donated a 10-unit modular cafeteria complex of approximately 7,200 square feet to the tribe. “The opportunity to secure and relocate this cafeteria complex […]
SPOKANE – WSU’s Native American Recruitment and Retention (NARR) program is helping to address the critical healthcare provider shortage through a hands-on educational experience that introduces high school students to a variety of health professions. From June 21 to the 27, the 14th annual Na-ha-shnee Native American Health Science Institute at WSU Spokane will […]
Representatives of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs (Mystique Hurtado, far left; and Craig Bill, far right) recognize the efforts of researchers (l-r) SusanRae Banks-Joseph, Michael Pavel, Ella Inglebret, Jason Sievers and Lali McCubbin. (Photo by Nick Sanyal) PULLMAN — WSU researchers presented their report on Native American students, commissioned by […]
PULLMAN — WSU’s Office of Multicultural Student Services (MSS) will hold its first shared Multicultural Graduation Ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Schweitzer Event Center in Pullman. For many years, MSS planned four separate annual multicultural graduation events for the African-American, Asian-Pacific Islander, Chicano-Latino, and Native American communities. This May, all four groups […]
A listening session provides feedback about Indian education. (Photo courtesy of Julie Titone) Building relationships between Indian tribes and school districts is one of five key steps needed to improve Native American student success, according to WSU researchers. Their report, “From Where the Sun Rises: Addressing the Educational Achievement Gap of Native American Students […]
The Native American Research EXPO is scheduled for Friday, February 20, 2009, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., in the CUB Jr. Ballroom. The Native American Research EXPO is sponsored for the purpose of highlighting the work and scholarship of faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Native American faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to submit […]
RICHLAND – Building and strengthening reciprocal teaching relationships with Native American students will be the topic of a 7 p.m. lecture this Thursday (Feb. 28) at WSU Tri-Cities. The speaker, Michael Pavel, an associate professor in the WSU Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology in Pullman, is also a Traditional Bearer of Southern Puget […]
WSU alumnus Sherman Alexie won the National Book Award for his autobiographical novel for young people, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Alexie received the award for best book in the young people’s literature category on Wednesday night at the awards ceremony in New York. In his acceptance speech, Alexie said, “Wow … […]