25th Anniversary celebration of the Longhouse at Evergreen State College

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The Longhouse and Thunderbird photographed on May 28, 2021. The Thunderbird carving was restored by carver Grege Colfax in 2020 along with members of the Hazel Pete family. The new version features two feathers coming off the crest of the Thunderbird's head. It was installed in its original location in February of 2021.
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When:
November 13, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
2021-11-13T13:00:00-08:00
2021-11-13T13:15:00-08:00
Where:
Virtual
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Cost:
Free
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Evergreen State College
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The Evergreen State College celebrates the 25th Anniversary (plus one) of the Longhouse 

 

OLYMPIA – On Saturday, Nov. 13, The Evergreen State College will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Longhouse a year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

 

The virtual celebration will begin at 1 p.m. and feature speakers such Kristopher Peters, Chair of the Squaxin Island Tribe and Board of Trustees member for Evergreen, Kara Briggs, Vice President for Tribal Relations, Arts and Cultures and John Carmichael, Evergreen President.  

 

The Longhouse was the first facility of its kind to be built on a college campus in the United States and was a dream of Native students, tribal artists and faculty member Mary Ellen Hillaire from the Lummi Nation, who founded Evergreen’s Native American Studies program in 1972.  

 

https://evergreen.zoom.us/J/82088169748#success

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