Luhui Whitebear

Diversity & Cultural Engagement 228 SEC, 2251 SW Jefferson Way Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331 luhui.whitebear@oregonstate.edu 541-737-9036 (office)

Education

PhD: Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR: 2020 Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Minor: Queer Studies Concentration: Gender, Rhetoric & Representation Dissertation: “Secrets of Survival: Restoring Cultural Memories through Intergenerational Storytelling in Indigenous Activist Circles” Committee: Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill (Chair), Dr. Natchee Barnd, Dr. Bradley Boovy, Dr. Patti Duncan, Dr. Ronald Mize

MA: Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR: 2016 Interdisciplinary Studies (Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Ethnic Studies; Queer Studies)

Thesis: “Oppression from Within: AIM, Heteropatriarchy, Settler Colonialism, and the Death of Anna Mae Aquash” Committee: Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill (Chair), Dr. Natchee Barnd, Dr. Patti Duncan, Dr. Daniel Newhart

BS: Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR: 2013 Anthropology BS: Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR: 2003 Ethnic Studies (Focus: Native American Studies) Minor: Anthropology

Academic & Administrative Appointments

Director: Native American Longhouse Eena Haws Diversity & Cultural Engagement, Oregon State University 2013-Present

Undergraduate and graduate student mentorship, budget and facility management, large and small scale event planning.

Indigenous Nations Appointments

College Advising & Scholarship Coordinator Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde 2003-2013

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Cultural Resource Assistant, Internship Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Summer 1999

Publications

Book Manuscript in Progress

Whitebear, Luhui. Secrets of Survival: Indigenous Healing through Counter-Colonial

Intergeneration Storytelling. In conversation with OSU Press Acquisitions Editor.

Journal Articles

Whitebear, Luhui. “VAWA Reauthorization of 2013 and the Continued Legacy of

Violence Against Women: An Outsider Jurisprudence Perspective.” University of

Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 2019, pp. 75-89.

https://repository.law.miami.edu/umrsjlr/vol9/iss1/5/.

Book Chapters Dickey, Eric Wayne, Charles Goodrich, Julie Green, Shelley Jordan, Joseph Ohmann Krause, Dahlia Seroussi, Luhui Whitebear. “The Arts as Coastal Resilience.” Coastal Heritage & Cultural Resilience, Eds. Lisa L. Price & Nemer E, Narchi. Springer, 2018, pp. 265-273. Whitebear, Luhui. “Drifting Across Lines in the Sand: Unsettled Records and the Restoration of Cultural Memories in Indigenous California.” Gender & the American West. Ed. Susan Bernardin. Routledge, forthcoming. Whitebear, Luhui. “A Story of Parallel Worlds: Decolonial Possibilities Navigating Institutional Spaces.” Decolonial Possibilities. Eds. Lisa King and Andrea Riley-Mukavetz. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric, forthcoming. Whitebear, Luhui. “Women and Environmental Politics.” Women Worldwide: Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Women. Eds. Susan M. Shaw, Janet Lee, Tracy Butts, Janet Lockhart. McGraw Hill, forthcoming. Furman, Kali, Jennifer Venable, Leida (LK) Mae, Luhui Whitebear, Rebecca J. Lambert. “Women and Religion in North America.” Women and Religion: Global Lives in Focus. Eds. Susan M. Shaw. ABC-CLIO, forthcoming. Book Reviews Whitebear, Luhui. “Book Review, Back to the Blanket: Recovered Rhetorics and Literacies in American Indian Studies.” Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics, vol. 2, no. 2, 2018. http://multimodalrhetorics.com/2-2-review-back-to-the-blanket. Whitebear, Luhui. “Book Review, As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance.” Feminist Formations, Forthcoming.

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Textbook Entries

Whitebear, Luhui. “Pipeline and Protests on Native Lands” (p. 709) and “Resource

Extraction Impacts” (p. 586). Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and

Contemporary Readings, Eds. Susan M. Shaw & Janet Lee. Oxford University

Press, 2019.

Popular Press

Whitebear, Luhui & Susan M. Shaw. “Six Ideas for Decolonizing Thanksgiving.”

Baptist News Global, November 23, 2020. https://baptistnews.com/article/six-

ideas-for-decolonizing-thanksgiving/#.X8a_e2iQGHs.

Whitebear, Luhui. “Disrupting Systems of Oppression by Re-centering Indigenous

Feminisms.” Persistence is Resistance: Celebrating 50 Years of Gender, Women, &

Sexuality Studies. Ed. Julie Shayne. University of Washington, 2020.

https://uw.pressbooks.pub/happy50thws/.

Community-Engaged Writing

Whitebear, Luhui. “#MMIW: A Primer on Missing and Murdered Indigenous

Women.” City of Portland, Tribal Liaison Government Relations Office, 2018.

Whitebear, Luhui. “Indigenous with Greek Letters: Supporting Indigenous College Students throughout their Greek Experience.” Essentials. Association of Fraternity & Sorority Advisors, 2017. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.afa1976.org/resource/collection/4B214BB6-56CC-4091-AC03-8B1CFBD8DADC/Whitebear_Oct%202017_Advisor.pdf Whitebear, Luhui. “Does your Campus Value Diversity?” WASFAA Newsletter. Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Spring 2013, p. 18. Whitebear, Luhui. “It’s Just a Word, Right?” (regarding the word “squaw”). WASFAA Newsletter. Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Winter 2013, p. 17. Whitebear, Luhui. “What is the EDAC?” (Ethnic Diversity Action Committee). WASFAA Newsletter. Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators,

Spring 2012, p. 8. Creative Work Whitebear, Luhui. “Song of the Salmon.” (Video Poetry). Oregon State University, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-_QmbK95Mk. Whitebear, Luhui. “Typset Memories.” (Poetry). Northstar: Poetics of the Spheres to Write Ourselves Home. School of Arts & Communication and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University, 2017, p. 14.

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Whitebear, Luhui. “Ame’s Story,” “Chinese Railroad Workers,” “Mary & Jason Lee,” and “Sunny Jim Patton.” (Creative Non-Fiction). Corvallis Social Justice Tour Booklet. Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University, 2014, (pp. 54-55, p. 30, pp. 56-57, p. 30). Whitebear, Luhui. “Know Power.” (Poetry). Prism Student Publication. Oregon State University, Student Media Spring, 2001. Whitebear, Luhui. “People of the Earth” excerpt. (Poetry). The Kid’s Guide to Social Action. Barbara A. Lewis. Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. 1998, p. 90. Whitebear, Luhui. “Honoring the Circle.” (Essay).Winds of Change Magazine. American Indians in Science & Engineering, Fall 1998. Whitebear, Luhui. “Deep Dark Love.” (Poetry). Moccasin Telegraph Newsletter. WordCraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers, 1996. In Progress Whitebear, Luhui, Kenlea Pebbles, Stephen Gasteyer. “Resisting Extraction of the Scared: Indigenous-Based Grassroots Resistance to Frontier Capitalism.” Grassroots Activisms: Public Rhetorics in Localized Contexts. Eds. Lisa L. Phillips, Sarah Warren-Riley, Julie Collins Bates. In progress.

Selected Leadership Experience

Bias Response Team. Oregon State University. Fall 2020-present. Racism & Anti-Racism Curriculum Task Force. Oregon State University. Fall 2020-present. Indigenous Peoples Caucus Chair. National Women’s Studies Association. Fall 2020-present. School Rename Task Force. Corvallis School District. Fall 2020-present. Senator. Faculty Senate. Oregon State University. Winter 2020-present. President and Provost’s Leadership Council for Equity, Inclusion, and

Social Justice. Oregon State University. Winter 2018-Spring 2020. Board of Trustees Land Acknowledgement & Tribal Histories Learning Session. Oregon State University. October 17, 2019. Public Testimony: Oregon HB 2625; Relating to missing Native American women; and declaring an emergency. State of Oregon. April 30, 2019. Native American Mascot Task Force. Oregon Department of Education. 2006-2008.

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Honors and Awards

Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award. Office of Institutional Diversity at Oregon State University. 2019. Student Affairs Service Award. Division of Student Affairs at Oregon State University. 2017. Northwest Regional Woman of Character Award. Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. 2017. Certificate of Recognition: 1st Queer Studies MAIS Graduate. Queer Studies at Oregon State University. 2016. Community Building Award. Rainbow Continuum at Oregon State University. 2016. Committee of the Year (Strategic Planning Committee Member). Western Association of Financial Aid Administrators. 2013. Special Recognition & Award for work to remove Native American mascots from Oregon public schools. Oregon Indian Education Association (OIEA), 2012. President’s Award. Western Association of Financial Aid Administrators. 2010. Outstanding Indian Volunteer of the Year. Oregon Indian Education Association. 2008. Outstanding New Professional. Western Association of Financial Aid Administrators. 2008. Frances Dancy Hooks Award. Oregon State University. 2002. Outstanding Pillar Award. Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc. 2002. Oregon State’s Top 50 Leaders. Oregon State University. 2001.

Academic Presentations Featured Conference Sessions Panelist. “Dismantling White Supremacy in Organizing.” Portland Youth Climate

Summit. Online. December 12, 2020.

“Reclaiming Ancestral Connections: Indigeneity and the Politics of Identity.”

National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. Online, June 24, 2020.

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“Supporting Indigenous Students through the Waves of Higher Ed.” Oregon

Association of Financial Administrators Association Conference. Salishan, OR.

February 7, 2019.

“History & Structure of Tribes in Oregon” & “Supporting Native American Students.” Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Conference. Lincoln City, OR. February 1, 2017. Panelist. “Decolonizing Pedagogies IV: Longhouses as Sovereign Spaces on Campus.” Alternative Sovereignties Conference. Eugene, OR. May 9, 2014. Conference Sessions “Fire Brings Roots of Regrowth: Exploring Queer Spaces Beyond Identity Labels.”

Basic Rights Oregon Statewide Action Summit 2020. Online. October 5, 2020.

“Indigenous Identity: Resisting a Legacy of Erasure Through Institutional Data.”

National Conference on Race & Ethnicity. Portland, OR. May 24, 2019.

“What We Can Learn from Intergenerational Solidarity in Black & Indigenous

Resistance Movements.” Pacific Islander Student Alliance Conference. Seattle, WA.

March 2, 2019.

“Supporting Indigenous Queer & Two-Spirit Students.” Oregon Indian Education

Association Annual Conference. Corvallis, OR. May 2, 2018.

Moderator & Planner. “How to Navigate Predominately White Institutions as

Indigenous Students and Staff.” Oregon Indian Education Association Annual

Conference. Corvallis, OR. May 1, 2018.

“#MMIW & the Limitations of the Law.” Ethnic Studies Student Research

Symposium. Corvallis, OR. April 20, 2018.

“Maintaining an Inclusive Sisterhood.” Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Northwest

Regional Conference. Corvallis, OR. April 7, 2018.

“The Shaping of Societal Norms through Star Wars.” Radical Imaginations

Conference. Corvallis, OR. April 6, 2018.

“Indigenous and Black Solidarity through Intergenerational Activism.” Ethnic

Studies Student Research Symposium. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. May

12, 2017.

“Creating New Futures using Indigenous Epistemologies on a PWI.” 40th Annual Oregon Indian Education Association Conference. Southern Oregon University: Ashland, OR. April 20, 2017. “Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Beyond Borders.” Annual Social Justice

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Conference. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. May 6, 2016. “The Red Shawl Project and the Emergence of Indigenous Community Resistance Sexual Assault.” Take Back the Day Mini Conference. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. April 21, 2016. “Women’s Circles as Spaces of Learning in Native Communities.” Annual Gender, Race, and Transformation Conference. Pacific University: Beaverton, OR. October 30, 2015. “Creating Paths to Sovereignty on College Campuses through Cultural Resource Centers.” Annual Oregon Indian Education Association Annual Conference. Kah-Nee-Tah Resort: Warm Springs, OR. April 10, 2014.

“Women’s Circles as Spaces of Learning in Native Communities.” Annual School of Language, Culture, and Society Conference. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. May 2014. “The Power of Imagery: The Effects of Native American Mascots and Logos.” Annual National Association for Multicultural Education – Oregon. Portland, OR. April 21, 2012. “Effects of Native American Mascots.” Oregon Education Association Conference. Portland, OR. Winter 2007. Conference Panelist “Indigeneity and the Politics of Relation.” Paper title: “From the Black Panther Party to Black Lives Matter, the American Indian Movement to Standing Rock: Solidarity in Intergenerational Activism.” National Women’s Study Association Conference. Baltimore, MD. November 17, 2017. “Cultivating Indigenous Rhetorics through Three Sisters Methodologies.” Paper title: “The Murder of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash: The American Indian Movement, Internalized Colonization, and a Rhetoric of ‘Tradition.’” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Portland, OR. March 17, 2017. “Reclaiming Access to Our Histories: Intervening in the Archives.” Gender Studies Symposium. Lewis & Clark College: Corvallis, OR. March 9, 2017. Roundtables “Feminist Graduate Studies in the Wake of Trump.” National Women’s Study Association Conference. Baltimore, MD. November 18, 2017.

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Invited Presentations & Keynotes

Keynotes Oregon Womxn in Higher Education Conference. Online. January 25, 2020.

Native American Heritage Month. Salem-Keizer Indian Education Program. Online.

November 21, 2020.

Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women Awareness Day. Portland Community

College. Online. May 5, 2020.

Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference Plenary Panel.

University of Oregon. Eugene, OR. March 4, 2020.

“Intergenerational Indigenous Solidarity & Resistance Movements.” Chrysalis

Symposium. The Springcreek Project. Corvallis, OR. May 5, 2019.

Sing Our Rivers Red Earring Exhibit at Lane Community College. Eugene, OR. April

16, 2019.

Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. Northwest Regional Conference. Corvallis, OR.

April 7, 2018.

Standing Rock Benefit Concert. Salem, OR. December 10, 2016.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Native American Longhouse Eena Haws. Corvallis, OR. October 9, 2017. Activist Climate Justice Rally. Corvallis, OR. September 27, 2019.

Corvallis Women’s Rally. Corvallis, OR. January 19, 2019.

Take Back the Night, Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR. April 26, 2018.

Remembering John Trudell. KAOS Radio: Make No Bones About It. December 10,

2017. https://soundcloud.com/makenobonesaboutit/01-remembering-john-

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Inaugurate Social and Eco Justice Rally. Corvallis, OR. January 20, 2017. Opening Welcome Address. Winona LaDuke: An Agenda for the New President. Corvallis, OR. November 18, 2016. Oregon Stands with Standing Rock Rally. State Capital Mall: Salem, OR. November 12, 2016.

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Women’s Rally: Still We Rise. Corvallis, OR. January 20, 2018. Community Facilitator. “H.O.P.E. Board Listening Session on Homelessness Priorities.” Home, Opportunity, Planning and Equity (H.O.P.E.) Advisory Board: City of Corvallis. Online. December 15, 2020. Panelist. “Battling Racism.” Inside Washington County. KBOO 90.7 FM. November 29, 2020. “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” Resilience Radio. KVMR FM. October 12, 2020. “Decolonization: Restoring Relationship with Spirit, Earth, and Each Other.” Soul Force Ones. Online. September 14, 2020. “Silenced Voices: Exploring Racism in the Suffrage Movement.” League of Women Voters of Corvallis. Online. August 18, 2020. “Decolonize Now.” Corvallis Organization for Real Empowerment. Online. August 12, 2020. Panelist. “Indigenous Imagining: Indigenous Perspectives on Social Movements and Transformation.” Anarres Project for Alternative Futures. Online. July 7, 2020. “Counter-Colonial Intergenerational Storytelling: Reclaiming Our Coastal Chumash Histories & Identities.” Wishtoyo Foundation. Online. July 1, 2020. Facilitator. OR HB 2625 Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women Community Listening Session. Oregon State Police & Oregon Commission on Indian Services. Corvallis, OR. February 11, 2020. “Supporting Indigenous Students.” Looking Glass. Eugene, OR. January 29, 2020. “Navigating the World of Social Justice.” RSA US Virtual Salon. October 17, 2019. Panelist. “Green New Deal.” Sunrise. Corvallis, OR. September 23, 2019. Panelist: “Social Studies Community Voices Panel.” Corvallis School District. Corvallis, OR. May 2, 2019. “Community Spotlight: An Intimate Conversation with a Local Leader.” City Club of

Eugene. Eugene, OR. April 24, 2019.

Panelist. “#MeToo Siletz Tribal Educational Luncheon.” Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Siletz, OR. February 26, 2019. Panelist. “Decoding Language: Keeping MLK’s Dream Alive.” City Club of Eugene. Eugene, OR. January 18, 2019.

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Panelist. “Our Immigrant Story.” Our Stories: Immigrants of America. Corvallis, OR.

April 12, 2018.

“Decolonial Justice for Palestine & Beyond.” SUPER (Students United for Palestinian

Equal Rights). Corvallis, OR. March 3, 2018.

Panelist. “Feminist Forward: The Future of the Feminist Movement.” League of

Women Voters. Corvallis, OR. February 13, 2018.

Presenter: “Native American Cultural Awareness & Microaggressions.” Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis- Lincoln Lion Club. Corvallis, OR, Fall 2016.

Invited Campus Talks

“Supporting Indigenous Communities.” OSU Changemakers. College of Liberal Arts and OSU Alumni Association. Online. December 14, 2020. Panelist. Winning in Life: Beavers Now and Forever. OSU Alumni Association. Online. November 19, 2020. Moderator & Presenter. “Missing Indigenous Women.” Portland Community College International Women’s Day. Portland, OR. March 7, 2019. Panelist. “MMIW Awareness Speakers Panel.” Portland Community College.

Portland, OR. March 7, 2018.

Panelist. “The Hunting Ground Screening & Panel.” Survivor Advocacy Resource

Center. Corvallis, OR. February 22, 2018.

Panelist. “Fracking & Resistance: The Dakota Access Pipeline.” Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR. November 15, 2016. “Native Women, Law, & Media.” Orange Media Network. Oregon State University, Fall 2016. “Diversity & Cultural Engagement and Cultural Awareness.” Office of Admissions. Oregon State University, Spring 2016 & Spring 2015.

“Unraveling the Basket.” MLK Jr. Annual Peace Breakfast. Corvallis, OR. Winter 2015.

Panelist. “Ban Bossy.” Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR. Fall 2014. Panelist. “Difference Power, & Discrimination Summer Institute.” Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR. Summer 2014. “Imagery as Power.” Orange Student Media. Oregon State University, Spring 2014.

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Invited Classroom Talks

WGSS 617: Multiracial, Transnational, Queer Feminisms II, Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill. Oregon State University, Winter 2020. CSSA 548: American Higher Education, Kimberly McAloney & Christopher Hughbanks. Oregon State University, Fall 2019. SUS 350: Sustainable Communities, Jen Myers. Oregon State University, Fall 2019. ES 241: Introduction to Native American Studies, Dr. Natchee Barnd. Oregon State University, Fall 2017.

WLC 159: Language, Race and Racism in the US: An Introduction, Dr. Adam Schwartz. Oregon State University, Spring 2017. UEXP 407: Foundations of Social Justice Leadership, Cindy Konrad. Oregon State University, Spring 2017. WGSS 521: Feminist Leadership, Dr. Susan Shaw. Oregon State University, Spring 2017. WGSS 224: Women; Personal and Social Change, Kryn Freehling-Burton. Oregon State University, Spring 2017. PPOL 441/541: Energy and Society, Dr. Hilary Boudet. Oregon State University, Winter 2017. UEXP 407: Foundations of Social Justice Leadership, Dr. Jeff Kenney. Oregon State University, Spring 2016. ES 241: Introduction to Native American Studies, Dr. Natchee Barnd. Oregon State University, Fall 2014. ES 243: Native American Assimilation & Activism, Dr. Natchee Barnd. Oregon State University, Spring 2014.

Conference Workshops

Facilitator: “Combating Violence Towards Indigenous Bodies on the Frontlines of

Extraction.” Chrysalis Symposium. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. May 5,

2019.

Facilitator: “Re-Imagining Leadership Through Radical Love” & “Using Radical

Kinship in Promoting Healing within Classroom Spaces.” Opening Space for the

Radical Imagination. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. April 19, 2019.

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Co-Facilitator: “Woven (Re)Memory: Cherokee Double-Wall Baskets.” Cultural

Rhetorics. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. November 15, 2018.

Academic Workshops

Facilitator: “Indigenizing Love.” Diversity & Cultural Engagement. Oregon State

University, Spring 2020.

“Beyond Awareness: Deepening Awareness of Land Acknowledgment Practices.”

Student Experiences & Engagement. Oregon State University, Fall 2020.

Teaching

ES 399: Indigenous Pop Culture & Resistance. Oregon State University.

Instructor, Spring 2021.

WGSS 319: Feminist Decolonizing Methods: Social Justice Research. Oregon

State University.

Instructor, Winter 2021.

ES 341: Introduction to Native American Studies. Oregon State University.

Instructor, Fall 2020.

WGSS/QS/ES 399: Indigenous Feminisms. Oregon State University.

Instructor, Spring 2020.

ES 444/544: Native American Law. Oregon State University.

Instructor, Spring 2019.

Co-Instructor with Dr. Allison Davis-WhiteEyes and Max Sage, Spring 2017.

Co-Instructor with Dr. Allison Davis-WhiteEyes, Winter 2016.

WGSS/QS/ES 375: Arts & Social Justice. Oregon State University.

Instructor, Winter 2019, Winter 2017.

UEXP 407: Foundations of Social Justice Leadership. Oregon State University.

Co-Instructor with Jeff Kenney, Carina Buzo, Teresita Alvarez-Cortez, and Andrè

Faria, Spring 2017.

Performance

Chapter Reader. Coastal Heritage and Cultural Resilience Book Launch. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. February 25, 2019. Poetry. Speaking Justice. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. January 23, 2019.

Poetry. OSU King’s Talks. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. January 25,

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2019. Poetry. Indigenous Poetry Night. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. February

15, 2018.

Poetry. Indigenous Poetry Night. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. February

2017.

Poetry. Indigenous Poetry Night. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR. February 2016. Opening welcome and song in Chinuk Wawa. Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Annual Conference. Los Angeles, CA. Spring 2007.

Additional Professional Experience

Peer Advisor Indian Education Office, Oregon State University Fall 2002-Winter 2003 Cultural Resource Consultant, Internship Owl Clan Consultants Summer 2001

Researcher I & Assessor I, Internship Indian Family Wellness Project June 2000-April 2001

Grant Writing

$1640 President’s Commission on the Status of Women co-sponsorship for Sweetwater Nannauck Idle No More workshops. Oregon State University, 2019. $1500 Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution co-sponsorship for 20th Annual Salmon Bake event. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, 2018. $500 Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians co-sponsorship for 20th Annual Salmon Bake Event, 2018. $500 President’s Commission on the Status of Women co-sponsorship for

Indigenous Student Leadership Gathering. Oregon State University, 2018. $1500 Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution co-sponsorship for Salmon Bake event. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, 2017. $1000 Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution co-sponsorship for Salmon Bake event. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, 2016. $2000 President’s Commission on the Status of Women co-sponsorship for DarkMatter performance. Oregon State University, 2016.

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$500 Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution co-sponsorship for Native Feast event. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, 2015.

Service

Profession

Fall 2020-present Indigenous Peoples Caucus Chair. National Women’s Studies Association.

Summer 2020-present Vice President of Programming: Gamma Alpha Omega

Sorority Inc. National Executive Board.

Winter 2019-Spring 2020 Northwest Regional Alumnae Representative: Gamma

Alpha Omega Sorority Inc. National Administration.

Summer 2018-Present Conference Planning Committee: Pacific Islander Student Alliance. Pacific Northwest Region.

Fall 2013-Present Member: Native American Advisory Council. Willamette

University.

Winter 2019–Present Secretary: Gamma Alpha Omega Corvallis Area Heart of the

Valley Alumnae Chapter.

2018-Winter 2019 President & Founding Member: Gamma Alpha Omega

Corvallis Area Heart of the Valley Alumnae Chapter.

2017-Spring 2019 Executive Board – Representative at Large: Oregon Indian

Education Association.

2014 Advisor: Scholarship Selection Committee. Benton Community Foundation.

University Fall 2020-present Bias Response Team. Oregon State University.

Fall 2020-present Racism & Anti-Racism Curriculum Task Force. Oregon

State University.

Winter 2020-present Senator. Faculty Senate. Oregon State University. Fall 2018-present Alumnae Advisor: Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc.,

Kappa Chapter. Oregon State University. Fall 2017-Present Co-Advisor: Radical and Diasporic (RAD) Indigenous Queer

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& Two-Spirit Alliance. Oregon State University. Fall 2015-Present Advisor: Alpha Pi Omega Sorority Inc., Kappa Chapter.

Oregon State University. Winter 2014-Present Advisor: Native American Student Association. Oregon State

University. Winter-Spring 2020 Facilitator: Campus Police Community Dialogues. Oregon

State University. 2018 - 2020 Member: President and Provost’s Leadership Council for

Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. Oregon State University.

Fall 2017-Fall 2018 Faculty Advisor: Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc., Kappa

Chapter. Oregon State University. Fall 2017-Winter 2018 Member: Director of Diversity & Cultural Engagement

Search Committee. Oregon State University. Spring 2017 Member: Director of Community Diversity Relations Search

Committee. Oregon State University. 2015-2018 Member: NAGPRA Repatriation Committee. Oregon State

University. Spring 2014 Member: Meyer Program Coordinator Search Committee.

Oregon State University. Spring 2014 Member: Diversity Development Associate Director Search

Committee. Oregon State University,

Department Spring 2019 Member: Centro Cultural César Chávez Search Committee.

Oregon State University. Summer 2016 Member: Cultural Center Custodian Search Committee.

Oregon State University. Fall 2015 Member: Search Committee, Lonnie B. Harris Black

Cultural Center Assistant Director. Oregon State University. Fall 2015 Tour Guide: Social Justice Tour of Corvallis. Ethnic

Studies, Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR.

Summer 2015 Tour Guide: Social Justice Tour of Corvallis. Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR.

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Spring 2014 Tour Guide: Social Justice Tour of Corvallis. Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR.

Spring 2014 Member: Cultural Center Custodian Search Committee.

Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR.

Service on Behalf of Tribal Nations Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2013-2014 Representative at Large: Executive Council.

Member: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. Member: Strategic Planning Committee.

2012-2013 Vice President: Executive Council. Interim-Chair: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. Member: Conference Committee. Member: Strategic Planning Committee. Member: Fiscal Planning Committee.

2011-2012 Chair: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. 2010-2011 Secretary: Executive Council.

Member: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. Member: Strategic Planning, Fiscal Planning.

2009-2010 Secretary: Executive Council. Member: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. Member: Strategic Planning Committee. Member: Fiscal Planning Committee.

2008-2009 Chair: Research Committee. Member: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee.

2007-2008 Co-Chair: Research Committee. Interim-Chair: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee.

2006-2007 Chair: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. 2005-2006 Member: Ethnic Diversity Action Committee. Oregon Student Access Commission 2013 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. 2012 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. 2011 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. 2010 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. 2009 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. 2008 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee.

2007 Member: Scholarship Recommendation Committee. Oregon Indian Education Association 2012 Co-Chair: Conference Committee. 2008 Co-Chair: Conference Committee. Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2009 Trainer: NT4CM (National Training for Counselors & Mentors). 2008 Member: Conference Committee. 2007 Member: Conference Committee.

Member: Summer Drive In Committee.

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2006 Member: Conference Committee. 2005 Member: Conference Committee. American Indian Graduate Center 2009 Member: Gates Millennium Scholarship Ranking & Review

Committee. 2008 Member: Gates Millennium Scholarship Ranking & Review

Committee. 2006 Member: Gates Millennium Scholarship Ranking & Review

Committee.

Community Corvallis School District Winter 2020-present Position 6 Director: Corvallis School Board Corvallis School District Fall 2020-Present School Board Liaison: School Rename Task Force. Oregon School Board Association Fall 2020-Present District 4 Director: Member of Color Caucus Corvallis School District 2019-2020 Volunteer: Anti-Bullying Strategies Group Girl Scouts of America 2018- Present Volunteer: Troop 10169. Corvallis, OR. 2012-2013 Volunteer: Troop 10132. McMinnville, OR. Boy Scouts of America 2015-2019 Volunteer: Boy Scouts Troop 3. Corvallis, OR. 2012-2013 Volunteer: Cub Scouts Pack 434. McMinnville, OR. 2010-2011 Volunteer: Cub Scouts Pack 31. Salem, OR. SOLVE 2004-Present Volunteer: Oregon. ANPO Sundance Society

1994-Present Volunteer: Oregon.

GoodThinking 4All Our Relations 2011-2014 Volunteer Grant Editor: Washington. Oregon Department of Education 2006-2008 Member: Native American Mascot Task Force., Fall 2006 Co-presenter: “Native American Mascots”. State Board of

Education meeting. Salem, OR: Lincoln County Indian Education

2004-2012 Volunteer: Lincoln City, OR.

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Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. 2001-2003 Volunteer: Kappa Chapter. Corvallis, OR

Mentoring and Supervision

Native American Longhouse Eena Haws Student Staff Supervision: 43 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Internships: 6 Graduate Assistants: 3 Student Club and Organization Mentorship: 6

Professional Organizations

American Indian Caucus: Conference on College Composition and Communication Conference on College Composition and Communication Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Corvallis Area Heart of the Valley Alumnae Chapter Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc., Kappa Chapter National Association of Teachers of English National Indian Education Association National Women’s Studies Association Oregon Indian Education Association Oregon Indian Coalition on Post-secondary Education Oregon College Access Network Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Pacific Islander Student Alliance Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Languages

Chinuk Wawa (Indigenous language)