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SourcesThank youWe have 95 Native American Faculty & Staff at Portland State Unversity. Visit our website to find out more about our members.

Portland State University www.pdx.edu

Know How 2 Gohttp://www.knowhow2go.org

United States Department of Laborhttp://www.bls.gov/k12/money.htm

American Indian Urban Teacher Programwww.pdx.edu/aiutp

Healing Feather, Native American Student Service503.725.5348, www.naranorthwest.org

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Portland State University has close to 100 Native Faculty and staff across campus. This is a wonderful tribute to the diversity of our learning environment and certainly to our school as a campus where indigenous people are valued.

“Why is college awesome? Because in addition to many students finding themselves in impassioned debates in class and clubs, you get to ask “Why?” and feel empowered by it. Yes, it makes you stronger! This is an exciting way to learn about people and about the diversity of beliefs. No one can take your education away. It is one of the few things in life that lasts forever in you!” – Jillma Meneses, JD Portland State University Chief Diversity Officer


get readyHigh SchoolFIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO:1. Start thinking about your future and career possibilities.

2. Explore different occupations that match your interests.

3. Start taking college-track courses in Middle School and High School

4. Make an appointment with your school counselor about: a. Financial aid (FASFA) programs b. Standardized test (ACT, PSAT, &SAT)

5. Apply for internship/scholarships

6. Attend enrichment programs available through your school or colleges including summer camps

7. Visit Colleges!

8. Pursue extracurricular activities (such as sports, performing arts, volunteer work, or other activities that interest you). These will be helpful for you to get experience and consider various careers.

You can do it!

We believe in

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PSUcollege lifeREASONS YOU SHOULD GO TO

COLLEGE

Go 2 College

Take care of yourself and your family: Most college graduates earn a lot MORE money during their working years than people who stop their education at high school.

Education beyond high school gives you the opportunity to explore your interests and experience life success in general.

The more education you get, the more likely you will get a job you like.

Continuing your education after high school is much more important for your generation than it was for your parents’ generation. Today, most good jobs require more than a high school diploma.


Notes:

–Visit: www.pdx.edu


Exploringyour interestsMAKE A LIST OF YOUR SKILLS AND INTERESTS.... Think hard about what you enjoy? What you are good at?


Tobin Echohawk

I AM INTERESTED!Check out these Portland State University Staff with similar careers.

Pawnee NationSoftball Head Coach, Athletics [email protected]

Cory Witherill*Navajo NationRace Car Driver, Professional www.corywitherill.com

* Not PSU Staff Employee

Cory Witherill is a Navajo race car driver from Los Angeles in the Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Racing League, and ARCA series. On his first ever attempt, the 28-year-old racer drove his G-Force Oldsmobile to a 19th place finish at the 85th Indy 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2002 and 2003, with the collapse of the IRL team he drove for, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series with average results and is now attempting to be come the first full-blooded native American in NASCAR.Source: http://www.indianz.com/News/

Our PSU Vikings compete in NCAA Big Sky Conference basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, track, volleyball, and wrestling, goviks.com. Get active with your peers or join the outdoor program, intramural sports, rec clubs and group fitness classes, and aquatics. From aerobics to yoga, engage your body and your mind in for-credit recreational classes at Portland State, www.physed.pdx.edu


IF YOU LIKE SPORTS,then look at these possible careers...

Referee

Professional Athlete

Coach

Fitness Trainer

Recreational Therapist

PE Instructor

The modern game hockey is based on a game called stick-ball that the North American indians played.

HOW TO PLAY :

Players face each other on a field with goals at either end. 1.2 . A small ball is handled by

players using long sticks ending in a loop.

Each team tries to advance the ball down the field to the other team’s goalpost, while never touch-ing the ball with their hands.

Points are scored when the ball strikes the opponent’s goal.

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Tana Atchley

YES, COLLEGE! NOW WHAT? What Is my first step? Who do I see about going to college?

Modoc/PaiuteAdvisor, Student Activities & Leadership [email protected]

Gregory Ramón Luiseño, San Luis Rey BandAssoc. Director, Advising & Career Services [email protected]

Dean AzuleCoordinator, Diversity and Multicultural Student [email protected]

Becki IngnersollNorth Carolina, LumbeeAssociate Director, Advising & Center [email protected]

Jason YoungCaddo NationPortland High School Education Coordinator, Diversity and Multicultural Student [email protected]

Go to: http://www.pdx.edu/dmss/http://www.pdx.edu/advising/


IF YOU ARE GOOD AT MATH,then look at these possible careers...

Statistician

Electrical Engineer

Surveyor

Mathematician

Cost Estimator

Actuary

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There was this village on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge. And this was long ago when people were not yet real people, and that is when we could talk to the animals.

And so Coyote — the Trickster —came down the river to the village and asked the people if they were living well. And they said “Yes, we are, but you need to talk to our chief, Tsagaglal. She lives up in the hill.”

So Coyote pranced up the hill and asked Tsagaglal if she was a good chief or one of those evildoers. She said, “No, my people live well. We have lots of salmon, venison, berries, roots, good houses. Why do you ask?” And Coyote said, “Changes are going to happen. How will you watch over your people?” And so she didn’t know.

And it was at that time that Coyote changed her into a rock (naming the petroglyph, She Who Watches) to watch her people forever.

Judy Bluehorse Nez Perce/CherokeeUniversity Studies InstructorIndigenous Nations [email protected]

You are part of the change, bring back the good life. You are the one teaching the future. You need to share your voice and vision. -Judy Bluehorse

“source: http://www.lillianpitt.com/culture/native_legends.html

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IF YOU LOVE NATURE,then look at these possible careers...

Zoologist

Landscape Architect

Farmer

Veterinarian

Agricultural

Food Scientist

The Native American Student Community Center has a garden on top of the roof. The garden is full of greatness: you can find June Berry, Lily Meadows, Wild Rose, Cedar, Douglas Fir, and more.

Don’t Forget to Visithttp://www.pdx.edu/geography/agriculture


Veterinarian

Food Scientist

I AM INTERESTED!Check out these facts...

64.2%of Native American students who enter public high school as freshmen graduate with a high school diploma.

source: completionagenda.collegeboard.org & Smithsonian Ins.

6.1%Dropout rate for American Indian or Alaska Native Public School Students in Grades 9-12.

Many North American tribes used GEOMETRY to plan buildings and create art. Let’s change these STATISTICS together and keep making a difference.

Don’t Forget to Visithttp://www.pdx.edu/math/


IF YOU LIKE THE SCIENCES,then look at these possible careers...

Chemist

Pharmacist

Microbiologist

Environmental Science

Physicist

Scientist

ROCKS AND MINERALS

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WATERGEOLOGYHARDNESS

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Pharmacist

Scientist


Michael GrieserKalapuya /Confederated Tribes of Grand RondeOffice of General [email protected]

FIND A JOB: If you have some spare time, get a weekend job.

GET THE RIGHT CELL PHONE PLAN: Do you really need unlimited?

BE SMART ABOUT APARTMENT LIVING: Save money by splitting the rent with a few roommates and conserve (turn off the light, use little water, and use the A/C and heat sparingly.

LOOK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS: Many scholarship programs give you the opportunity to apply each semester.


IF YOU LIKE MANAGING MONEY,then look at these possible careers...

Accountant

Financial Analyst

Loan Officer

Bookkeeping Clerk

Budget Analyst

BusinessGET ORGANIZED: Monitor your spending habits and cut back.

BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR LEISURE TIME: Ask for student discounts, use your free resources (library, museums, student art galleries, theater).

BUY TEXTBOOKS FROM USED BOOKSTORES.

SEEK ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION: If the system is run by your un iversity, you’ll probably be able to ride for free with a student ID.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEAL PLAN: Make a budget.

SET UP A STUDENT CHECKING ACCOUNT:Usually there are free for students.


Business

Alex Christy


Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma Physics Department Coordinator, [email protected]

John Herrington* Chickasaw NationAstronaut, NASAwww.jsc.nasa.gov

* Not PSU Staff Employee

I started college not knowing what I wanted to do. The year I took off [to find myself], I worked in the mountains as a surveyor on a civil engineering

crew. I was hanging off cliffs and holding a prism to reflect an infrared beam of light from my

distance measuring device.The practicality

of math and the guy I worked for convinced me to go back to school and major in engineering. And I did.” (Michigan Daily.com)

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences provides the intellectual foundation for the liberal and professional education of students at Portland State and for the enhancement of the quality of life in the metropolitan area. www.pdx.edu/clas/

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IF YOU LOVE TO READ,then look at these possible careers...

Writer

Desktop Publisher

Editor

Screenwriter

“If you’re good at it, and you love it, and it helps you

navigate the river of the world, then it can’t be wrong.” --Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Teepees are painted in tradition tribal designs, usually painting animals, and decorated their home with items such as buffalo horns, tails, horse hair or bear claws.

Librarian

Reporter


Screenwriter

Librarian

Donna Harris


AssinniboineExecutive Assistant, Alumni Assocation-University [email protected]

Theresa KaimanuShoalwater Bay NationAssociate Professor, Public [email protected]

Karen HamerKiowaRegional Research [email protected]

Blake Red ElkComanche NationAdmissions Counselor, Office of [email protected]

Robert HarmonCherokee Nation Professor of Marketing & Tech, School of [email protected]

Michelle WardenChiricahua ApacheTraining Specialist Child Welfare [email protected]


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMPUTERthen look at these possible careers...

Database Adminstrator

Support Specialist

Hardware Engineer

Software Developer

Web Developer

System Analyst

Decode the message:At college, you will explore and broaden your

interests, pursue your goals, meet lifelong friends, and find your self-identity.

For More information visithttp://www.pdx.edu/professional-development/


Database Adminstrator

Support Specialist

Hardware Engineer


Grace Dillon AnishinaabeInstructor & Editor, Indigenous Nations Studies & [email protected]

Cynthia ColemanOsage Nation, Chair of the Department of Communication, professor & [email protected]

Editor, Hive of Dream and Walking the Clouds.

Helped write a 2-volume book on American Indian and Popular Culture for a textbook.

Maria TenorioPueblo/TarascanAmerican Indian Urban Teacher Program Graduate School of [email protected]

Wrote state administrative rule on the federal law for the indian Child Welfare Act Compliance.

Draw a line to match the phrase with their names.

More Fun Departments http://www.pdx.edu/communication/http://www.english.pdx.edu/


IF YOU LIKE SOCIAL STUDIES,then look at these possible careers...

Economist

Historian

Anthroplogist

Geographer

Psychologist

Urban Planner

Where is your Tribe located?

ASK me for Help?

Joel S. Steele

Silas Crowfoot

Cornel Pewewardy

Robert Ryan


Historian

Geographer

Urban Planner

I AM INTERESTED!

James McDonald*Choctaw NationFirst Indian Lawyer

James McDonald was born in Mississippi, 1801. At the start of his legal career, McDonald was enlisted to assist his chief, Pushmataha, in defending the Choctaws’ homeland from the advances of a rising generation of frontier politicians, a group led by Andrew Jackson.

Source: cas.illinois.edu * Not PSU Staff Employee

The federal government entered more than 400 treaties with various Indian tribes from 1778 to 1871. In these treaties, the United States negotiated cessions of land, andrecognized other areas of landcalled reservation.

Between 1879-1900,

Indian children would be taken from

homes & families to attend Industrial schools were they

would be forced to “be civilized.”


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE LAW,then look at these possible careers...

Police Officer

Lawyer

Court Reporter

Judge

Paralegal

Security Guard

PSU Student Legal Services http://www.pdx.edu/sls/


Lawyer

Judge

Security Guard

Robert A. Ryan


Cheyenne River Lakota, Adjunct staff, Psychology [email protected]

Joel S. SteeleSisseton Wahpeton SiouxAssistant Professor of [email protected]

Silas CrowfootSaponi/North Carolina CherokeeInstructor, Anthropology & Urban Studies [email protected]

Cornel PewewardyComanche-KiowaProfessor and Director of Indigenous Nations [email protected]

Don’t forget to visit:www.anthroplogy.pdx.eduwww.pdx.edu/psywww.pdx.edu/nas


IF YOU LOVE MUSIC AND ART,then look at these possible careers...

Actor

Photographer

Artist

Dancer

Designer

Musician

Make your own drum.A piece of animal rawhide, wooden hoop for the frame–hobby store, Rawhide strip for the lacing.Water and large container, scissors, awl, Plastic \tarp sheets, Water soluble artist’s pencil.

Don’t forget to have an elder bless your new drum.


Dancer

Musician

Kelly Gonzales


Cherokee Nation, Western BandAssistant Professor, Center for Public Health [email protected]

Ted DonlanNorthern Guyana/Caribe Associate ProfessorSchool of Social [email protected]

Brad DennisHuu-ay-aht First NationsAdjunct Faculty, Social Work Perspectives of Mental Health [email protected]

Lea Ann Holder Chickasaw NationFaculty Advisor/Coordinator Graduate School of Social Work, Child Welfare Partnership [email protected]

Gabrielle Green The Klamath TribesChildren’s [email protected]

Lori BarkleyTurtle Mountain ChippewaInstructor, Intensive English Language Program & Applied Linguistics, [email protected]


IF YOU LIKE HELPING PEOPLE,then look at these possible careers...

Educator/Teacher

Childcare Worker

Firefighter

Registered Nurse

Social Worker

Physician

intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide

supplying oxygenated blood to your body

digestive system of the body

processing digestive products & neutralizing toxins.

receives food from the esophagus

eliminate food and bodily waste

heart

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Sara Siestreem


Coos TribesInstructor, Art [email protected]

Julie SmithThe Klamath TribesDirector of Marketing, University [email protected]

School of Art + Design is dedicated to helping students understand and explore the ways that artists and their works function within a larger social context. www.pdx.edu/art-design/

School of Business Administration at Portland State University strives to change lives, build community, and serve the economic and social vitality of our local and global communities.http://www.pdx.edu/sba/

Physician


IF YOU LIKE BUILDING & FIXING THINGS,then look at these possible careers...

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Automotive Mechanic

Drafter

Architect

Civil Engineer

Electrician

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Northwest Indians, who were master carpenters, began building wooden homes at least 5,000 years ago. Their toolboxes contained mussel-shell knives, stone drills, grinding stones, and fine shark-skin “sandpaper.”

Native builders of the Northwest used mositure-resistant western red-cedar to roof and side their homes. Modern builders continue to use cedar for the same reason.

Source: Smithsoniam Institution

FUN FACTS

Architect

ElectricianLearn More Go tohttp://www.pdx.edu/cecs/ http://www.pdx.edu/architecture/


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