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Office of Indian Education

January 2023

Events & Activities

Portland, OR: $2.00 Day at OMSI! Explore the museum’s permanent exhibit halls and labs for just $2 per person on the first Sunday of each month. Plus, enjoy significant discounts on special exhibitions, Empirical Theater and Kendall Planetarium shows, and tours of the USS Blueback Submarine. For more information please visit: OMSI 2023
Bend, OR: Join 108 Hour Kids Yoga Teacher Training in Namaspa's lead children's yoga trainer Deven Sisler to become a certified Children's Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. The entire 108 hour Kids Yoga Teacher Training includes: The Eight Limbs of Yoga for Kids, Meditations and Breath Exercises for Calming & Self-Regulation,
Compassionate Communication Techniques, Co-Regulation & Attunement,
How to Get Started with Mindful Movement, Partner Yoga & Games Fun Anatomy
Practice Teaching & Feedback Time Tested Class Plans that Work
Abuse Prevention & CPR/First Aid Training* For more information please visit: 108 Hour Kids Yoga
Bend, OR: Its a Scavenger Hunt! All you need is your own mobile device and a data connection. Young and old, individuals, families or friends can all participate in a group, as a couple, or individually. Create multiple teams and compete against each other to be the highest ranked in our Hall of Fame. The Hunt starts January 16th at 10:00 a.m. For more information about this event please visit: Bend Scavenger Hunt 2023
La Grande, OR: Kid Craft Fridays! Join the Cook Memorial Library for kid Crafts for ages 7-10 every friday at 3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. For more information please visit: Kid Craft Fridays 2023
Florence, OR: On January 20th The Oregon King Tides Project invites onlookers to participate in photo documentation of the King Tide phenomenon and enter their images in a photo contest. Photos will be used in King Tide annual impact analysis. The Oregon King Tides Project aims to draw attention to, educate about, and document the changing effects that extreme tide events have on our shores and our infrastructures on those shores. For more information please visit: Oregon King Tides 2023
Central Point, OR: Join the Crater Rock Museum on the second Saturday of the month for Free Kids Day! There are free 20 minute classes that start on the half hour beginning at 10:30 am and continue with the last class at 2:30 pm. Afterwards, the whole family can explore the museum and all its wonderful displays. For more information please visit: Kids Day at Crater Rock Museum 2023

Sapsik'ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program

Greetings! Our applications are now open and close January 15th!

Our Sapsik'ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program is recruiting applicatns for our next cohort which will begin classes in June 2023 at our beautiful campus at the University of Oregon. The Sapsik'ʷałá Program is a rigorous,12-month program that prepares future Indigenous educators. Sapsik'ʷałá students receive a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in partnership with the UOTeach master’s / licensure program while gaining Indigenous methodologies for teaching.

To date we have graduated 109 alumni from 49 Tribal Nations! Contact us to learn more about program provisions and hear about the student experience from our alumni. Please see our admissions checklist for details on how to apply. Contact: sapsikwala@uoregon.edu, (541) 346-2454

Uplift by Youth Era Event

Uplift by Youth Era is a Trauma- Informed, Peer reviewed research-based virtual program for youth to discover the driving forces and strategies behind peoples actions and behaviors.

Quick Details:

Driven by youth. Studied by the University of Oxford.
Designed to help youth solve impossible problems during unprecedented times.
Uplift is 100% virtual and completely free for Oregon high school students thanks to funding through the Oregon Health Authority
The 4 day training happens outside of school hours, typically during school breaks , and requires no demands on teachers' limited time.
Students can ear a $75 stipend for participation and chances to win lots of prizes.
Recommended by ODE to superintendents, principals, school counselors, and health teachers.

Tribal Consultation on U.S. Department of Education Planning for a National Native American Language Resource Center

On January 10, 2023, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will conduct a Tribal Consultation to inform the development of a National Native American Language Resource Center. The purpose of this consultation will be to receive meaningful input from American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities to ensure that Tribal leader views drive future planning. The consultation will advance the Department’s commitment to uphold the federal trust responsibility as described in Executive Order 13175

During the consultation, the Department will invite Tribal leaders to provide input on the following questions:

Should the Department administer the resource center via contractual agreement or grant competition?
What priority(ies) would strengthen the overall design, delivery, and quality of the planned resource center funded under fiscal year 2022 appropriations?
How can the Department better honor your communities, cultures, and languages through the work of the resource center?
What suggestions do you have to improve the presence of online resources for grantees who administer Native American Language programs?
What entities, organizations, or communities do you feel are exemplar models around language resources that need to be noted, elevated, and followed by the resource center?
To avoid duplication of efforts and better coordinate among existing resources, how should the resource center coordinate resources across the country?
Should the Department name the resource center the “Native American Language Resource Center” or “Indigenous Language Resource Center?”

To register for this event please visit: NALRC Tribal Consultation 2023

Home Flight Scholars Program at U of O

The New UO program supports long-term success of Native American students residing in Oregon. The Home Flight Scholars program is available immediately to current enrolled eligible undergraduate students and includes financial aid and address retention, graduation and professional development of students. Through a combination of federal, state and institutional grants, the Home Flight Scholars Program will cover full tuition and fee costs, create a new academic advisor position, enhance mentorship opportunities and develop a culture-rich program for new students to help them launch successful academic careers. For more information about this program please visit: UO Home Flight Scholars Program

Thank you for your Participation

ODE Complaints and Appeals Process

Thank you for your attendance at ODE’s listening session on how to improve the ODE Complaints and Appeals Process to make it more user-friendly for our Native students, families, and the various partners and individuals who serve them! One piece of feedback from participants in the meetings was to make the information on “when” and “how” to file an official complaint with ODE very clear in our newsletter. We hope the information below helps empower your voice!

When to file a complaint with ODE –

If you have formerly filed a complaint with your school district involving any of the matters below:

Division 22 - Division 22 standards are educational standards that either the Oregon legislature or the State Board of Education has determined are necessary. They are codified in Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 581, Division 22.
Discrimination - Discrimination occurs when a person is treated differently, whether intentionally or unintentionally, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age, or disability
Restraint and Seclusion - Restraint occurs when a person restricts a student’s movement by holding the student or applying physical pressure upon the student. Seclusion occurs when a student is involuntarily confined in a room without access to staff and is prevented from leaving the room.
Retaliation - Retaliation occurs when a person makes a decision that adversely affects a student because the student reported evidence that the student believed to be a violation of law.
Religious Entanglement - Under Oregon law, a public school may not financially support or be actively involved with religious activity.

and you feel the matter has not been addressed or resolved, you can file a complaint via a quick electronic form with ODE.

If you submitted a complaint informally, either verbally (spoke to school official, etc) or in writing (letter, email, etc), NOT following your district’s formal complaint process, then the district:

Must let you know about how to formally file your complaint. You must then file a formal complaint following this information being shared with you by the district.
If, upon sharing your complaint informally, either verbally or in writing, and the district did not tell you about their formal complaint process AND has not acted on your complaint, you may file a complaint with ODE and they will determine next steps with you.

Here is the link to the ODE Complaint form - https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Pages/Complaints.aspx

American Indian College Fund Contest

The American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills are challenging tribal college students to express their culture and identity through original designs for our next tribal college student blanket. Blanket sales will support College Fund scholarships. Textile design experience is not necessary to enter, and student winners will receive the following prizes:

Grand Prize Winner:

$2,000 Cash
$5,000 Scholarship
6 x blankets

2nd Place Winner:

$500 Cash
$2,500 Scholarship

3rd Place Winner:

$250 Cash
$1,500 Scholarship

Only current tribal college students are eligible to submit. Students must be an enrolled tribal member, or the descendant of a parent or grandparent that is tribally enrolled. Students cannot submit more than two designs, and a committee of Native artists, and College Fund and Pendleton staff will select the winners.

Submissions must be received by 11:59pm MST on January 15, 2023.

Veterans Coffee Club

Join the Veterans Coffee Club every third Thursday at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. for a casual cup o' joe and camaraderie to share your military memories in a safe place. Jokes, Photos, and artifacts are always welcome. You'll find support and friends at the B-17 alliance Veterans coffee club. The Club is open to all veterans and those who wish to honor our veterans. All ages are welcome. For more information please visit: B-17 Alliance

Support Indigenous and Native-Owned Businesses

Clothing and Fashion

Food & Goodies

Seka Hills Olive Mill

Health and Beauty

Jewelry and Art

Word Carrier Trading Post

Home Decor

Eighth Generation

Indigo Arrows

Mixed Goods

Beyond Buckskin Boutique

Northwest Native Expressions

Sacred Circle Gift and Art

Tribal History/Shared History

The Office of Indian Education is happy to announce that the Siletz Curriculum is up and active on our Tribal Curriculum page. Here is a lesson plan and handout materials from Grade 5 of Siletz Curriculum.

Language Change and Survival: This lesson introduces students to Dee-ni' vocabulary and describes the difference between a noun-based language, such as English, and a verb-based language, such as Dee-ni' Wee-ya' (the people's words), a Dene (Athabaskan) language spoken by Indigenous people from the southwest Oregon/ Northern California coast.

Want more Activities?

Check out our Tribal History / Shared history Webpage to visit a variety of lesson plans for all ages, along with presentations, activities, and professional development trainings.

Questions about Tribal History/Shared History can be directed to Brent Spencer at Brent.Spencer@ode.oregon.gov.

Job Opportunities

Oregon Department of Education Job Openings

If you're looking for a rewarding career that positively affects the lives of children, you're in the right place! The Oregon Department of Education is the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 public education in the state of Oregon.

Employment with Oregon state government represents more than just a job. A career in public service is an opportunity to serve fellow citizens across our beautiful state. Professions in state government help to support strong communities, healthy kids, education, economic vitality and a sustainable future.

Child Care Development Fund Policy Analyst

Equity Manager

General Supervision Coordinator

School Community Health Strategist

Dormitory Counselor

For More Information about these listings and further Job Openings, Please visit our Career Opportunities webpage.

NAYA Job Openings

YES Program Specialist

Communications Coordinator

Foster Care Support Specialist

Accounting Supervisor

KEEP Group Leader Recruiter

MNA Classroom Instructor

**Please follow this link to see more positions available at NAYA.

Native Connections

Native American Travel lets you explore and learn about Tribes across America. Plan your next trip with suggested destination sites, planned itineraries, travel tips, and experiences.
Visit the Native American Connections website to stay updated with the North Bend Community resources, available scholarships, community craft culture activities, TAPP, Tribal history/ Shared history and a variety of local services.
Native American Culture: Celebrate Indigenous Oregon by visiting their website that was created to explore Native American culture around the state of Oregon. This site has trip ideas, historical content for all nine federally recognized Oregon Tribes, cultural activities, and updated Oregon Tribal news. To check out more about this site please visit, Travel Oregon Native American Culture.

Oregon Tribal Websites

Burns Paiute Tribe

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Coquille Indian Tribe

Klamath Tribes

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

OIE Virtual Office Hours JAN 18th, 1:30-2:00p.m.

OIE will be holding our monthly Virtual Office Hours on January 18th, from 1:30-2:00. This time is available for anyone seeking information about OIE and our responsibilities.

Newsletter Submissions

Do you have events or highlights in your community that you would like showcased in upcoming newsletters? If so, please send submissions to Raina Reece at Raina.Reece@ode.oregon.gov

Contact the Office of Indian Education

Please feel free to e-mail our staff members with any questions or comments you may have

April Campbell, Director

April.Campbell@ode.oregon.gov

Renee Roman Nose, Native American Student Success Coordinator: Renee.RomanNose@ode.oregon.gov

Brent Spencer, Indian Education Coordinator

Brent.Spencer@ode.oregon.gov

Brandon Culbertson, Indian Education Engagement Coordinator: Brandon.Culbertson@ode.oregon.gov

Stacy Parrish, Indian Education Specialist

Stacy.Parrish@ode.oregon.gov

Natalie Altermatt, Executive Support Specialist

Natalie.A.Altermatt@ode.oregon.gov

Raina Reece, Executive Support Specialist

Raina.Reece@ode.oregon.gov

Jennifer Belle, Office Specialist

Jennifer.Belle@ode.oregon.gov

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