Event Timeline

Workshops in the Cedar Room at the Longhouse

10am - 10:45am Lushootseed Language and Storytelling

Zalmai Zahir is a fluent speaker of Puget Salish. He has studied the Puget
Salish language (Lushootseed) under Dr. Vi Hilbert, Don Matheson, Earnest
Barr, Nellie Ramirez, Lawrence Webster and various other speakers. Mr.
Zahir has written over 14 books and is an accomplished storyteller.

11am - 11:45am Native Winter Foods

Gerald Bruce "Subiyay" Miller (Skokomish)
Subiyay is a renowned Skokomish artist, educator and spiritual leader of the
Pacific Northwest. His artistic work centers on Native American theater,
storytelling, carving and basket weaving. He has served as President of the
Northwest Native American Basketweavers' Association (NNABA). Bruce was
instrumental in the development of the first Native American performing
artist company, the Native American Theater Ensemble, based in New York
City. He was awarded the Bicentennial Playwright's Fellowship by the
Washington State Arts Commission, and has received various other awards
including the Washington State Governor's Ethnic and Heritage Award (1992),
and a Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship (1996). His work as part
of the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places Program can
be seen at The Evergreen State College's Longhouse Education and Cultural
Center.

Workshops 10am-11:45am (Longhouse North Side)

Environmental Education

Jennifer Johnson is an Evergreen graduate who focused on human
relations with the green world while at Evergreen. She has been
involved in environmental education for over ten years and in her
current capacity as an Environmental Outreach Specialist with Thurston
County Health and Social Services in the Environmental Health Division
for five years. Her focus is on adult education in the area of
household hazardous waste reduction and disposal. Household hazardous
wastes are the ordinary things in our homes with signal words such as,
"Caution," "Danger," and "Warning."

Thurston County's web site is: www.co.thurston.wa.us

Calligraphy

Key Sun teaches at Central Washington University-Pierce. He has a Ph.D. in psychology, MSW, and law degrees. As a Beijing native growing up with the traditional Chinese culture, he also teaches and practices Chinese style paintings and Tai Chi/Qigong.

Chinese Cooking: Chinese Dumplings (Shui Jiao)
Emily and Park Wei Locke were born in Guangdong, China. Park Wei Locke has
been in restaurant business at Olympia Area for many years and is recently
retired.

Reiki and Polarity Therapy

i’ina, TESC graduate, has been working with Reiki and Polarity Therapy for the last 8 years. The focus of her work is to help remove blocks and tensions to allow a free flow of energy.

Writing Workshop Table

Juniper is a mom and writer who enjoys sharing her love of the written
word with others. The creative writing table will include Chopstick
Quatrains and Haiku Poems on Water Glasses. Come, bring your muse and let
your words flow.

12pm - 1:15pm Lunch at the Longhouse

(Food for sale by Native Students Alliance)

Welcome by Tina Kuckkahn

Tina Kuckkahn, J.D., is a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake
Superior Ojibwe and has been the director of the Longhouse Education and
Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College since 1996. As a public
service center at TESC, the Longhouse's mission is to promote Native
American art and culture in the Pacific Northwest.

Story of Sun Guan

Alexander S. Mar is one of the four computer systems managers at TESC.
He was the former principal of Chinese School of Olympia and ran that
school for over eight years. He left Hong Kong more than 50 years ago
to join his Mexican grandparents and father at Baja California, Mexico
but instead went to Stockton, California to attend school. After his
Vietnam War military duty in 1967, he attended UC Berkeley and graduated
with a bachelor degree in both electrical engineering and computer
science. At UC Berkeley, a chance attendance of Professor Stanford
Lyman's lecture on Chinese American history inspired him to study
Chinese history and civilization. He has been a student of Chinese and
Asian histories ever since.

Music by the Washington Chinese Youth Musical Ensemble

Regina B. Mar is a member of the Chinese Art and Music Association (CAMA). Since early 1992, Regina has been learning Chinese classical music instruments
from Zhao, Bui-Yun, a well known musician from Shanghai, China. Regina
specializes in yangqin and pipa and has been teaching these two
instruments for several years. She has been a member of the Seattle Chinese
Orchestra and was a founding member of the Washington Chinese Youth
Orchestra. CAMA has designated Regina as the Director of the Washington
Chinese Youth Orchestra, Olympia branch.

1:30pm-3:15pm "Waters of Life" Panel (Lecture Hall 1)

Randy Scott(Haida/Gitxsan), moderator

Welcome by Hank Adams and Ramona Bennett

Ramona Bennett, the distinguished Native American activist, is an honorary doctor of public affairs. Ramona Bennett has started several Native American centers; presently she is the Executive Director of the Rainbow Youth & Family Services.

Mr. Hank Adams is widely respected as an authority on Native American history. Ramona Bennett says: “ Hank is our choreographer, he knows were the next step should be.”

Baikal, The Sacred Lake

Thom Rainey has a Ph.D. in history and is a TESC faculty emetris. He has made over 30 trips to the former Soviet Union to study water issues of Volga and Lake Baikal.

Liquid Light

Photographing water transformations in nature with Mary Randlett.

Cushman Dam

Dave Herrerra, Skokomish tribe and the struggle for reclaiming the
river and culture.

Engineering to Preserve Water Quality

John Diamant, Gibson and Olson Engineering.

1:30pm-3:15pm in the Longhouse

Native American Stories for Children and Families

Elaine Grinnell is a renowned storyteller and weaver of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe of the Olympic Peninsula. She is a respected elder whose stories of the Pacific Northwest are enjoyed by audiences of all ages.

Wa-he-lut Indian School Drum and Dance Group

3:30pm-5:30pm Concert, Music, Dance (Longhouse)

Rumi's Poetry Love Makes the Prison into Garden

Saeed Shahram's unique musical style has been described by critics as
"hauntingly beautiful," "incredible," and "spectacular." His music has
not only connected with a large, world-wide audience but also received
widespread critical praise for its integrity, emotional depth and craft.
Saeed Shahram received two international awards for his film scores in
1994. Shahram began composing music at the age of 10. He studied compositionand electronic music, and completed Persian Music (Dastghah) in 1983. With numerous film scores, documentary movies, TV series, and anthem songs to his credit, Saeed Shahram blendes Iranian traditional musicwith acoustic jazz, jazz, and blues, creating a music that transcends
borders.

Seya?ya Welcoming Dances and Songs (Squaxin Island Intertribal Drum Group)

Sya?ya? began in 1997 lead by Dale Clark and Corey O’Lague as an intertribal
drum group. Sya?ya? is an effort to learn and to share the rich cultural
diversity of tribal people living in the Puget Sound region. This was the
beginning of a cultural journey of song, dance and cultural protocol.
Today, Sya?ya? has become a cultural foundation for the Squaxin Island
community where culture is the base from which many live their lives.

Chinese Music

George Xu has learned Dizi (flute) and many other Chinese music instruments
since he was eight years old in Sichuan, China. However, George Xu
specializes in Dizi, a beautiful classical Chinese music instrument known in
China thousands of years before the earliest written history of China.
George performed for many years in China before coming to USA to attend
graduate school at the University of Minnesota. He obtained a PhD degree in
economics and eventually became an economist with the WA Insurance
Commission.

Marla Beth Elliot and Sonja Wiedenhaupt Singing about Water

Marla Beth Elliott teaches at Evergreen and sings with The Righteous
Mothers. Her new passion is learning to play the upright bass. She and
Sonja Wiedenhaupt have been playing and singing together for about a
year. Marla grew up in Texas.

Sonja Wiedenhaupt teaches about teaching at Evergreen. She plays, among
other instruments, guitar and flute. Despite an upbringing that
includes nearly everywhere except Tennessee, she loves twangy acoustic music
music. Sonja has been playing and singing with Marla Beth Elliott for
about a year.

Tai Chi and the 5 Elements

Mukti Khanna is a clinical psychologist and expressive arts therapist. She has been working with mind-body practices including tai ji and chi gong to enhance creativity, wellness, and compassion.