College Pow Wow a day of pride.Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard Bells of a different sort jingled Saturday at Lane Community College, as hundreds of dancers marched, stomped and whirled at the Native American Student Association's annual Pow Wow. Instead of holiday sleigh sleigh: see sled. bells, the musical tinkling tin·kle v. tin·kled, tin·kling, tin·kles v.intr. 1. To make light metallic sounds, as those of a small bell. 2. Informal To urinate. v.tr. 1. came from ornate tribal regalia worn by dancers of all ages. Poised young Felicia Florendo of Ashland wore a skirt covered in tiny bells. How long has the 9-year-old been dancing? "Since I was in my mommy's tummy," she said after a moment's thought. The day was a celebration of tribes and traditions from as far away as Oklahoma - and of a dramatic expansion in programs for the local college's Native American population, estimated at more than 300 students. The afternoon and evening of ceremonial and social dancing included recognition of linguist Janne Underriner, who will soon fill the college's first Endowed Chair of American Indian Languages American Indian languages: see Native American languages. American Indian languages Languages spoken by the original inhabitants of the Americas and the West Indies and by their modern descendants. . The new position, funded by an anonymous donor, is the culmination of four years' work by LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. staff toward offering accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. classes in Native languages that would satisfy foreign language requirements when LCC students transfer to four-year universities. Once Underriner comes on board in January, the college will work with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Grand Ronde may refer to one of the following places or entities in the U.S. State of Oregon:
LCC biology instructor Jerry Hall Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956 in Gonzales, Texas) is an American supermodel and actress known for being Mick Jagger's long-time companion and common law wife. Early life Hall's autobiography, entitled Jerry Hall's Tall Tales, was published in 1985. , who has begun learning the Tututen tongue of his Rogue River ancestors, is among faculty who have worked toward language classes. He said LCC hopes eventually to offer distance learning classes with elder speakers in remote locations teaching a variety of Native languages. That's good news for Pow Wow attendees such as Destiny Summers, 9, of Klamath Falls. Her mother said Destiny already wants to attend a college where she can learn the Klamath, Wasco or Shasta tongues of her ancestors. "She told us when she was 6 that she plans to major in Native American studies Native American Studies is an academic discipline that studies the experience of people of Native American ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic studies disciplines such as African American studies, Asian American Studies, and Latino/a Studies, Native American , and someday assist Congress or the president on Native issues," Ruth Summers said. Language and cultural programs - such as LCC's annual Pow Wow - will encourage Native American students to complete their college degrees, said Brent Florendo, Felicia's father and a professor at Southern Oregon University Bachelors and master's programs are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and School of Education. History SOU began as Ashland Academy in 1869 in Ashland by the Methodists. . "This prevents them from feeling homesick and disconnected," he said. Sandin Riddle, 20, president of the LCC Native American Student Association, certainly found a connection in the group, which he happened upon as members sold frybread on campus one afternoon, he said. "Before I got involved, I had a narrow focus on my classes; I just kept my head down," said Riddle, of Eugene. "This opened up my consciousness. It made school more fun. It added an aspect of life that wasn't there before." Riddle said he plans to continue nurturing his Modoc-Paiute identity once he completes his associate's degree and transfers to the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. to study political science or public policy. Meanwhile, he takes pride in LCC's continued strides toward comprehensive services for American Indian students. The next step, he said, is construction of a Native American longhouse longhouse Traditional communal dwelling of the Iroquois Indians until the 19th century. The longhouse was a rectangular box built out of poles, with doors at each end and saplings stretched over the top to form the roof, the whole structure being covered with bark. on campus. "No other community college in the country has a longhouse," he said. "We will be the first. That's a pretty good compliment." LCC already has raised more than $550,000 toward the planned $1 million longhouse, and the LCC board approved a construction start this spring. Contributions may be sent to Lane Foundation, Longhouse Fund, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene, 97405. They also can be made online at www.lanecc.edu/ foundation. CAPTION(S): Kiowa Dougherty, 9, of Stayton, dances at Lane Community College's Pow Wow on Saturday. Chava Florendo of Ashland puts the finishing touches on sister Felicia's hair before the grand entry of the fall Pow Pow at Lane Community College on Saturday. Wayne Eastburn / The Register-Guard |
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