The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center
2012 Tribal Canoe Journey Workshops
February 11th/12th, 2012 (Make Bentwood Red Corner Boxes)
February 18th/19th, 2012 (Make Etched Pendants)
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Studio of Andrea Wilbur–Sigo and Steve Sigo in Shelton, WA
To Register: call (360) 867-5344 or email Tina Kuckkahn-Miller
Padding–Making Workshop
January 28-29, 2012
February 11-12, 2012
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Location: John's Skokomish Studio
Generations Rising: Native Youth Art
Annual Event
Date: March 3rd, 2012
Time: 12 pm - 6 pm
Place: The Evergreen State College Longhouse
About the Longhouse
The "House of Welcome" Longhouse Education and Cultural Center is a public service center at The Evergreen State College. Built in collaboration with Northwest tribes, it is the first building of its kind on a public campus in the United States. The Longhouse is a multi-purpose facility, able to serve a variety of educational, cultural and community functions. Founded upon a vision of hospitality and service, it is a gathering place for people of all cultural backgrounds to teach and learn with each other.
The Longhouse's public service mission is to promote indigenous arts and cultures through education, cultural preservation, creative expression and economic development.
I have served as a visiting artist in many places such as France, New Zealand, Mexico, Siberia, Japan, Germany and in many Native Nations across the United States. I would like to say that my time spent at the Longhouse - House of Welcome at The Evergreen State College has been vital to my experience as a Native educator. The staff, programs and the community at the Longhouse are unlike any I have witnessed in many places of higher education.
The unity and strength present in the Longhouse has been proven time and time again. I myself will continue to donate what I can to the mission of the Longhouse and I encourage others to do the same. Giving to this place of welcome will in turn give back as it always has to the larger Native community. You will see in time how you to can be a part of the Longhouse history. It has been a great honor for me to witness and be a small part of so much good.
Thank you,
Melanie Yazzie
Advisory Board Member
Associate Professor of Art
University of Colorado-Boulder
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