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15 Year OverviewBarbara Aston
Special Assistant to the Provost/Tribal Liaison
1997 Signing of the MOU
...Whereas,
Washington State University
and the Signatory Tribes
wish to create a structure
to strengthen the relationships between them,
and to improve the quality of
educational services and opportunities
provided to Native American students
at Washington State University...
Subsequent Signings
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
November 13, 1998
Subsequent Signings
Confederated Salish and Kootenai TribesNovember 17, 1998
Signed in the tribal council chambers in
Pablo, Montana.
Subsequent Signings
Cowlitz Tribe October 28, 2002
Regular meetings over the years
The first Native American Advisory Board meeting met April 1998.
Two to three meetings have been held every year since.
Advisory Board Meeting, Spring 2000
Early Activities
• Three Language Roundtables
• Two Language Conferences
• Kellogg Foundation Partnership 2020
Early Activities
Native Women’s Writing
Workshops
Creating the Plateau Center
• Plateau Center planning committee formed
• Dr. Mary Collins chaired first Plateau Conference 2004
Creating the Plateau Center
• Interim Director, Dr. Ron Pond, appointed in 2005
• Hosted second Plateau Conference and first Native American Research Expo
• Search for permanent director initiated, closed without hire.
• Second Interim Director, Barbara Aston, appointed in 2006
Creating the Plateau Center
Under leadership of second Interim Director:• Plateau Center moved from College of
Liberal Arts to the Provost Office• Permanent budget established• Space identified for Plateau Center in
Cleveland Hall• Plateau Affiliate program established• Plateau Fellows program established• Mini-grant program for affiliate faculty
established
Creating the Plateau Center
• Third Plateau Conference coordinated by Phillip Cash Cash, First Plateau Fellow
• Two more Native American Research Expos hosted
Plateau Faculty Mini-Grant Highlight
Anthropology Protocols for Research and Tribal Interaction
Highlight: Marc Beutel, Plateau Affiliate
Lake Roosevelt students attend National AISES Conference with Dr. Beutel.
Highlight: Library web site and Plateau People’s Portal Project
Inter-Institutional MOU
…to strengthen the instruction and scholarship about, and services to Native Americans offered by each institution…
March 24, 2008
Lewis-Clark State College
North Idaho College
Northwest Indian College
University of Idaho
Washington State University
Special Events
Special Events
WSU Arboretum & Wildlife Conservation Center
Plateau Center Faculty & Staff
Michael HollomanDirectorJuly 2010
Jeanette Weaskus
Clinical FacultyWSU Grad
August 2011
Renee HoltGraduate Assistant
Clearinghouse for
Native Teaching and
LearningAugust 2011
Kim ChristenDirector of
Digital Projects2011
Plateau Center Current Initiatives
• Planning for AIST minor and certificate curriculum to infuse Nation-Building concepts
• Expanding AIST course offerings through inter-institutional partnership
• Expanding Plateau People’s Web Portal through NEH grant to include collections from MAC
• Partnering with College of Education Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and Learning for outreach activities with pre-service teachers and teacher training
College of Education Initiatives
• Creation of Clearinghouse on Native Teaching and Learning
• WSU/Coeur d’Alene Education Partnership
• Pacific Northwest Center for Mestizo and Indigenous Research and Outreach
Susan Banks-JosephAssociate Professor
Lali McCubbinAssociate Professor
Paula Groves PriceAssociate Professor
Speech and Hearing Sciences
• 20 master's degrees and 23 bachelor's degrees to Native students, 2 have gone on to receive doctorates.
• Graduates work in tribal early childhood and head start programs, schools serving Indian communities, and health care settings.
Ella InglebretProject Director
Cultural Interfacing:
Preparation of Personnel to
Work with Native Americans
• Graduated 42% of all Native speech-language pathologists and 40% of all Native audiologists in the Northwest.
Native American Health Sciences
Robbie PaulDirector
Permanent state-funded
positionSummer 2000
Na-ha-shnee Summer Camp Participants
• 17th Annual Na-ha-shnee
• Over 350 high school
students have attended
• 70% have gone on to
college
Native American Health Sciences
Graduates:• 51 BSN Nurses• 70% returned home to respective tribes or are working
in a tribal clinic• 8 Master’s level nurses
Current Native American students: • Pre-nursing: 15• Pre-health science degree programs: 10• Nursing: 3• Master’s: 1• PhD: 1• Doctor of Nurse Practitioner: 2• Pharmacy: 1• Speech and Hearing: 1
Trude Smith Plateau Scholarship Recipients
Native American Student Center
Franci TaylorRetention Counselor
2012-13 Peer Mentors
• Student Mentor Program
• Student advocacy and support
• Scholarship and financial aid assistance
• Campus and community support and referrals
• Academic advising• Computer access• Free academic
tutoring• Workshops• Cultural events• Inter-cultural
opportunities
Native American Cultural House
• Potlucks• Drum
Practice• Talking
Circles• Sewing and
Crafts• Special
Events
Tribal Liaison Office
Barbara AstonSpecial
Assistant to the Provost/Tribal
LiaisonFeb 1998
Faith CharloPrincipal
Assistant to the Tribal Liaison
Feb 2012
Autumn JonesNative
American Outreach
CoordinatorOct 2012
Early Outreach
• NY’EHE (Native Youth Exploring Higher Education)
NY’EHE 201214th Annual Summer Camp 477 students have participated
Recruitment
Campus visitsTribal community college fairsActive recruitment in tribal communities
Planning & Communications
• Website• Newslette
r• Marketing
Materials• Database
Management
Nation Building Curriculum
Thank You!!
Thank you to all for your commitment to increasing and improving
educational opportunities for and about Native Americans and for your
presence here today.