黑料吃瓜网 and area tribal leaders gathered to discuss issues of importance to indigenous communities at the fifth annual Tribal Leadership Summit at Mary Gates Hall on the 黑料吃瓜网 Campus, Sept. 10.
The annual meeting highlights successful partnerships involving the 黑料吃瓜网 and tribes, while envisioning future opportunities to collaborate on education, economic development, and research programs. This year鈥檚 Summit agenda focused on establishing rapport between new 黑料吃瓜网 President Michael K. Young and regional tribal governments, and demonstrating the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 continued commitment to enhancing tribal relations.
Elected council members and representatives from 10 Washington, Montana, Oregon, and Idaho tribal nations attended the summit including Chinook, Cowlitz, Makah, Muckleshoot, Quinault, Shoalwater Bay, Squaxin Island, Steilacoom, Suquamish and Tulalip. 黑料吃瓜网 students Helen Fillmore (Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California), a junior majoring in Environmental Science and Resource Management, and Aaron Naumann (Mi鈥檏maq Tribe), a fifth-year Ph.D. student in anthropology/archaeology, also participated and offered remarks.
During the Summit meeting, Patricia Whitefoot, chair of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Education Committee, and Washington state representative John McCoy presented President Young with a Pendleton blanket. This blanket presentation is used in Native cultures to convey honor, respect, and gratitude.
In addition to Whitefoot and McCoy, host committee members included former Washington state governor and 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation Board member Dan Evans, as well as Husky Hall of Fame alumnus Sonny Sixkiller. Former 黑料吃瓜网 Provost Phyllis Wise, 黑料吃瓜网 Tacoma Chancellor Debra Friedman and 黑料吃瓜网 Bothell Vice Chancellor Susan Jeffords also participated in the summit.
The event concluded with representatives from two more tribes signing the (MOU). Michael Rogers, administrator and enrolled member of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, and Samuel Robinson from the Chinook Indian Nation added their signatures to the MOU that was originally entered into by 黑料吃瓜网 and several tribal governments on Sept. 11, 2010.
Outgoing 黑料吃瓜网 Provost Phyllis Wise, who served as Interim President during the 2010-2011 academic year, was also recognized by tribal leaders for her contributions to the 黑料吃瓜网.
View a photo gallery from the event.
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Photos by Ian Gonzales