Where I'm From: Art and Identity

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: TBA

 Session Description:

Please join us in reading poems and stories of past and present Evergreen students which explore identity, the ties to family, and the language and landscape of growing up. We will seminar about the readings and write and share our own “Where I’m From” pieces.

Facilitator Biographies:

Gary Wessels Galbreath '86: Gary studied photography and journalism at Centralia College before he graduated in 1983. Gary transferred to Evergreen in the fall of 1983 focusing on photography and Native American Studies. Gary was co-coordinator of the Native student organization for two years. In 1985, this organization helped with the carving of the Welcome Figure which stands at the entrance of the college. Gary was also involved with the Longhouse project during his time at Evergreen.

Gary worked with First Peoples' Recruitment in 1987 for 6 months traveling to Native communities and giving presentations about Evergreen. From 1990 to 1996,  Gary coordinated the First Peoples' Peer Support Program.

Gary has volunteered at KAOS radio for 27 years. Currently, Gary is the host of the program View From The Shore. Gary also volunteers with First Peoples' Advising Services.

Norma Alicia Pino: Norma Alicia has been working at Evergreen since 2006. She worked for one year as an adviser in Academic Advising and has been serving as director of First Peoples Advising Services since 2007. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where she completed her undergraduate work in Cultural Anthropology. She also holds a Master’s degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College in California. She is the proud parent of two Greeners, Migueltzinta, who graduated from Evergreen in 2011 and Nuwati, who is currently a sophomore.

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