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Portland, OR: Join us for the Portland Art Museum's Upcoming FREE Days on April 23rd, and May 20th. Stop by for Free Admission! Or bring your students K-12 class visits are always free. Create an online group reservation here. Exhibitions currently on view include: Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe and They come from Fire, a site-responsive installation by artist Jeffery Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent).
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Chiloquin, OR: The Klamath Tribes, Social Services Department, Children & Family Services (CFS) Program is inviting all Tribal and community members to help us honor fifteen families on April 21, 2023 from 10am - 4pm at the Klamath Tribes Community Fitness Center. These parents are true warriors. These parents have demonstrated accountability and determination to overcome challenges and adversity. These parents continue to be accountable and present in their children’s lives providing love, consistency, and stability. For more information please visit: Klamath Families 2023
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Bend, OR: Unleash your inner Mad Scientist while your family experiments with fun and messy chemistry April 29th 10:30am - 12:00pm. See if you can inflate balloons using chemical reactions, experience the chaos of making slime and lava lamps, break Newton’s laws of viscosity with Oobleck. This crazy chemistry is fun for all ages, but all groups require at least one participating adult. Pre-registration is required, and capacity is limited. This program will take place indoors and outdoors. For more information please visit: Mad Science Family Program
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Portland, OR: Celebrate Earth Day at Tryon Creek by channeling your creativity and getting your hand dirty while connecting with nature and learning how to become steward of our habitat. Join Tryon Creek for a mini-habitat centerpiece workshop hosted by local small business Poppy and Finch and in support of friend of Tryon Creek. This is a Free event on April 21st for more information please visit: Earth Day with Tryon Creek
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Eugene, OR: Thursday's from 5:00pm - 10:00pm Join Funagin Games in Eugene for a beginners Board Game night. This is a great opportunity to lean some new games and meet some new friends. It is also a great gathering for your family. Kids are welcome with age appropriate games, for more information please visit: Game Night 2023
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Tualatin, OR: The Hunt for 175 glass hearts will be hidden throughout Tualatin's 15 city parks. This is a free event and you are welcome to keep a heart that you find! Happy Hunting! For more information visit: Glass Hearts
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Grant Country, OR: Join Grant County in Their 8th Annual Bunny hop 5k and Easter Egg hunt Starting on April 8th at 9:00am. For more information please visit: Dayville's Annual Celebration
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Portland, OR: Sunday, April 23rd Some Stars of Native American Comedy (aka Some Stars), The Rez Car Broke Down, features four Native American comedy storytellers sharing their take on life, love and dream catchers from a Native perspective. The award-winning line-up takes on everything from identity politics, cultural stereotypes, dating, white guilt, and rodeos with a mix of charm, irony, dry wit and good-natured ribbing for everyone. It comes together like a good rez car; with a little bit of this, a lot of that and some out-of-the-box engineering, it runs like a work of art. For more information please visit: Some Stars 2023
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Woodburn, OR: The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is now going on through April 30th at the Wooden Shoe Tulip farm in Woodburn. Colorful fields reminiscent of Holland burst with acres of tulips in full bloom so go and check them out! For more information please visit: Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival 2023
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Medford, OR: Drumming and Regalia Workshops will be hosted on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. 101 N Grape St. Medford OR 97501. To RSVP for this event please contact Teresa Cisneros at Theresa_Cisneros@soesd.k12.or.us
Tribal Veterans, Veterans, and Active Duty Members and a plus one guest are all invited. This event will be held on Saturday, April 8th at 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Tribal Plankhouse in Kilkich. For More information please visit: CTCLUSI Tribal Veterans Gathering
Meet and Greet Event
Proposed Schedule
• 5:30 pm-Flag Ceremony and song sharing
• 6 pm-7pm-Catered Dinner
• 7 pm-7:30 pm-Drumming, story sharing, event closing
Please RSVP
• Call Lindsay Ward at 541-982-3307 to RSVP
Last Month, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is proud to publish Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools. This Guidance is grounded in the recognition, respect, affirmation, friendship, joy, belonging, and safety every human deserves- including the students, staff, and families that make-up our school community. To read more on this please visit: 2023 Guidance for Schools
Oregon Indian Education Association 2023 Annual Conference
April 27th - 29th Portland, OR
The theme of this year's conference is 'Resurgence'. Indigenous resurgence represents revitalization of various aspects of our cultures and identities in spaces that have been historically used to take those aspects away, such as education, and the reclaiming of those spaces to teach and promote indigenous ways of knowing. Indigenous resurgence isn't just something that takes place in the classroom through, and we engage in acts of resurgence every day. This includes small, daily actions like learning and practicing our languages in the home or cooking traditional foods, as well as major acts of resistance and social change to protect our environments and homelands. For more information and registration please visit: OIEA 2023 Conference
38th Annual Washington State Indian Education Association Conference
April 3rd - 5th Toppenish, WA
Featuring workshops, Clock Hours, Culture Room, Merit awards, Vendors, Parent and Teacher Training Opportunities, Native Student College Fair & Post-Secondary Opportunities Day, and Much More! For more information Please Visit: 38th Annual WSIEA 2023
Oregon Professional Educator Fair (OPEF)
April 11th Oregon Convention Center, Portland
OPEF helps candidates land teaching positions in Oregon, the Northwest and beyond. This Education fair is the Northwest's Largest education career fair that brings school districts, agencies, and professionally licensed candidates together, under one roof, to facilitate hiring. For more information please visit: OPEF 2023
Association of Educational Service Districts 2023 Conference Co-hosted by PSESD and Capital Region ESD 113
April 12th - 14th Renton, WA
ESD board members, staff, and invited partners are welcome to join us as we focus on AESD’s efforts to center student voices within the education system to serve all students and schools statewide! Co-hosted by Capital Region ESD 113 and Puget Sound ESD, this year’s conference will be their first on-site, in-person AESD conference since they marked their 50th anniversary in 2019! For More information please visit: AESD 2023 Conference
Portland Youth Job Fair
April 13th 10am - 2pm , Portland OR
The upcoming Portland Youth Job Fair targets ages 16 and up! There will be dozens of employers to speak with and have the opportunity to be hired on the spot. The fair will also have resume support and practice interviews, among giveaways, and other activities to support you as you embark in your place in the workforce. For more information please visit: Portland Youth Job Fair 2023
15th Annual Native Caring.. A Conference to Learn, Connect & Share
April 18th - 19th Canyonville, OR
Please come and join other caregivers of native elders, native elders providing care for their spouse and elder relative caregivers of children from Northwest Indian communities in this tow-day event. You will have the opportunity to attend valuable workshops that enhance your caregiving skills and give you a break from your daily responsibilities. For more information please visit: Native Caring 2023
2023 Oregon Library Association Conference
April 19th - 22nd Bend, OR
Join your colleagues in beautiful Bend, Oregon for four days of workshops, presentations and networking. Some elements of the conference will be available virtually and there will be some virtual-only sessions for those who can’t make it to Bend! We are looking to both acknowledge the challenges of the last three years and also find fuel to help us move forward as we deliver library services in a changed world. April 19 Pre-Conference 1pm - Tribal History/Shared History: Programming and Resources (In person + streaming + recording). All Oregonians can benefit from understanding the vast diversity of the Oregon Native American experience. K-12 schools statewide are implementing the new Tribal History/Shared History curriculum that offers historically accurate, culturally embedded, contemporary, and place-based curricula developed in partnership with the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon. How can your programs and materials align with and support this effort? Join your peers to learn how libraries can partner with, better serve, and celebrate Indigenous people and cultures. Sponsored by Children’s Services Division (CSD) & OR Association of School Libraries (OASL) For more information please visit: OLA Conference 2023
Teaching Social Brains
April 21st - 23rd, Virtual
Strategies to promote student connections, collaborations, cooperation, and belonging. This conference will explore the "Science of the Social Brain" - the impacts of isolation, the influences of peers, and the importance of social connections. Discover ways to create cooperative and collaborative classrooms; reduce school conflicts; improve a sense of belonging and identity; teach social and friendship skills; incorporate peer groups and social learning; and promote prosocial behaviors in students to boost school and life success. For more information please visit: Teaching Social Brains 2023
3rd Annual Indian Education for ALL
April 22nd Virtual
Montana OPI's Indian Education team is hosting the 3rd Annual Indian Education for All Virtual Summit, Saturday April 22, 2023. This virtual and free professional development offering is intended to provide teachers, administrators, and stakeholders with a stronger understanding of Indian Education for All and celebrate the strength and resilience of Indigenous cultures and languages. Up to 7 professional development units will be offered.
Contact Joan Franke at (406) 444-3694 or email jfranke@mt.gov should you have any questions. For Registration please visit: Education for All
Indigenize the Future: Native Youth Life Skills Curriculum Adaptation and Training Conf.
April 24 - 27th Suquamish, WA
This is a 4 day intensive training for Tribes and Indigenous communities who want to develop a youth education program grounded in culture and connection. The Suquamish Tribe's Healing of the Canoe Curriculum (HOC) is a proven, promising practice, for Native youth with 14 life skill lessons that utilizes Tribal Knowledge, traditional practices and community volunteers for successful implementation. Using the HOC Curriculum as a template, participants will be guided through the adaptation process, so it meets your communities unique needs and incorporation your cultural teachings. Taught by highly trained and skilled leaders, this conference will use educational, experiential, artistic and cultural teachings to help you achieve your goals. For More information please visit: Indigenize the Future 2023
Only 17% of Native American and Alaskan students enroll in college after high school, and less than 5% of indigenous adults earn master’s degrees. In fact, Native American and Alaskan students are the most underrepresented group in postsecondary and graduate education often simply because they lack the necessary academic and financial resources. This guide details 30 scholarships specifically for Native American and Alaskan graduate students along with resources focused on academic and career success. It also gives tips for standing out on your scholarship application. Keep reading to learn about the many resources available to you as a Native American or Alaskan hoping to earn a master’s degree. Follow the link to visit: 30 Graduate Scholarships you can apply for now!
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
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At the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), education is the very heartbeat of our work. That includes developing a sustainable hospitality industry by helping educate future tourism leaders. AIANTA strongly encourages Indigenous students to sustain and strengthen their cultural legacy, while also building their careers in the tourism industry. AIANTA is proud to offer the Tourism & Hospitality Scholarship, which provides American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students with financial assistance towards a degree or certificate in hospitality, tourism, recreation, culinary arts, museum studies or related fields. Each year, AIANTA awards five individuals who have met all scholarship application criteria.
The Lane PowWow 2023, presented by students of the Native American Student Association (NASA) will be held on Saturday, April 1st with First Grand Entry starting at 12pm. This is a family friendly, free event at Lane Community College. For more information please visit: Lane PowWow 2023
Join Southern Oregon University in hosting their 30th annual Pow-Wow April 8th & 9th from 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. This is a free event that welcomes all interested parties. We hope to see you there!
South Wasco County Schools are hosting their Redsides PowWow on Monday April 19th at Maupin High School. The host drum is the Black Lodge Singers. Dinner will be held at 5:30 and participants are asked to bring a side dish, dessert or salad. Social Dancing and games will begin at 6:30. There will be a Shell Dress Special for all ages and all dancers and drummers are welcome. For more information please visit: Redsides PowWow 2023
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
A unique posting has come through looking for female and male Native American athletes that are interested in acting! Must be 18 or older, details for submitting required information are below. Good Luck!
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
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Tribal History/Shared History
The Tribal Curriculum page is currently undergoing the process to upload the Grand Ronde Tribal Curriculum. Check back this month to visit our webpage and explore the new Grand Ronde Tribal Curriculum!
Want to know more?
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.
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.
Senior Contracting Officer
Network Analyst
Information System Specialist
Accounts payable technician
Revenue Accountant
Research Analyst
For More Information about these listings and further Job Openings, Please visit our Career Opportunities webpage.
NAYA Job Openings
NAYA Housing and Stabilization Services Director
Communications Coordinator
Connection Coach
MSI Housing Advocate
KEEP Group Leader Recruiter
Foster Care - Independent Living program Coordinator
Drug & Alcohol Specialist
**Please follow this link to see more positions available at NAYA.
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Indigenous Events of Portland, OR give updated events and activities that are happening in Portland through June 2023.
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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.
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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.
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 will be holding our monthly Virtual Office Hours on April 19th, from 1:30-2:00. This time is available for anyone seeking information about OIE and our responsibilities.
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
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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