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Wesho-Bauer Kathi Bauer, Menominee from Wisconsin, has been actively involved in working for justice for American Indians for over a decade. In that time, she has brought attention to many important issues including abuse of OEIP funding. Under the direction of the American Indian Heritage Support Center, Kathi discovered that schools were applying for funding without having any federally or state recognized Indian children in their schools. Because of Kathi's work, three schools of the twenty she has targeted have returned the funding and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has asked her to develop a program that they could use to ensure that monies earmarked for Indian children are not misused. Kathi is also active in the Indian team name and mascot issues and is the Chairwoman of the Anti-Mascot Campaign for the Center for Artistic Revolution. Kathi also exposed the problems inherent in not having American Indians recognized on health forms, and instead falling under either "other"or "white."American Indians suffer specific illnesses that should be tracked and having the correct information on health forms can help doctors to better understand the maladies that may be effecting their patient. Kathi has participated in Students and Teachers Against Racism and has reported incidents of racism whenever they occurred in that state. Kathi has performed other duties for STAR, including supplying the organization with her invaluable research skills. Ms. Bauer serves on the boards of many non-profits and has never taken a salary for the work she does for American Indians. Her passion, her voice, her hard working nature are all qualities strongly valued by all of the boards that she serves on, including:
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Cruz indigenousmama@gmail.com My background is Apache on her father's side and Ojibwa on her mother's side. Because I live here in the woodlands, most of my teachings are from my mother's side but I am learning something every day. I am very passionate about the ways of our people and proud to be an Nde'/Anishinaabe Ikwe. My goal is that my students will feel a sense of pride like I do in who they are and that they can succeed in anything they do by holding onto the teachings of our nations. I have worked in education since October 2001 but have been involved in educating people about American Indians ever since my children have been in school. I had some rough challenges growing up and didnŐt want my children to face those same things. I wanted them to have a healthy self image about their ethnicity and be strong to stand up for themselves if needed. Since obtaining the Indian Education Coordinator position with Appleton Area School District I have met more youth that are searching for their path. My heart goes out to all of them and my only hope is that somewhere along my path I have shown that I am for real not just going through the motions. My hopes for my contribution to the human race is that I will have shined a light down a tunnel for others to see the real image of an American Indian person; not stereotypes and Hollywood images. My motivation is remembering all the horrible things kids or past partners used to say to me when I was younger and how I felt. I donŐt want anyone to feel that way if I can help it.
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Delores
J. Huff, Ed.D. EDUCATION: WORK
EXPERIENCE: California
State University, Chico, California 1979 - 1985 California
State Universty, San Diego, California 1978 - 1979 Pierre
Indian School. South Dakota 1976 - 1978 Boston
Indian Center. Boston, Massachusetts. 1969 - 1973 Advertising
Copywriter, Advertising Copy Chief, various Agencies in New Haven
Connecticut, New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. 1955-1966 PUBLICATIONS: Chapters: PRESENTATIONS: Consultant:
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Plass Richie Plass, Menominee/Stockbridge Munsee, started his career in education in the fall of 1968, when he was asked to be his high school's Indian mascot. The trauma of that experience began a lifetime of educating people on the harms of stereotyping Native peoples. Since then, his work has expanded to teaching and activism in the fields of Native American culture, history and heritage. He also is a published poet, and a musician whose country music band was nominated two years ago for a NAMMY (Native American Music Awards). His warm and winning personality has taken him from being an entertainer to his work in Indian issues, from acting in films to diversity training. He is also a traditional Menominee dancer. Richie teaches classes in Wisconsin and leads seminars in Act 31, a Native American diversity program designed for teacher certification in Wisconsin. He was Director of Indian studies at Kent State University in 2003. Since January 1999 until the present, Richie has operated Trails of the Menominee, a self owned consultant company which conducts Native American Diversity Presentations and seminars for schools, universities and businesses. Richie's extensive talents have also been utilized by his tribe, where from 1984 through 1988 he held various positions including Director of Tribal Economic Development Department, where he established businesses on reservation, was responsible for the revolving Loan Fund Program, formulated Business and marketing plans for tribal businesses, helped to establish Community Development Corporation and attended various trade show around the United States promoting the reservation and tribal businesses. From 1995 through 1996, he was Law Enforcement Community Organizer where he organized community meetings on Menominee Indian Reservation, formulated and wrote press releases, acted as contact person between Tribal Police Department and population of reservation, and did public relations work for Tribal Police Department. He worked for Proctor and Gamble from 1989 to 1995 where he held various positions as a Lead Team Developer and Diversity Trainer and became Committee rep for Union Local. |
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Rose Christine Rose is one of the founding board members of Changing Winds. Christine has mediated many situations of discrimination for schools and businesses since 2001 through Students and Teachers Against Racism. She instituted on-line programs for several schools to help them understand the Indian team name and mascot issue, and compiled and edited a selection of Native writings for the same purpose, which was used by State Boards of Education. She also wrote Erasing Racism in Your Schools which has been successfully utilized by many individuals who were facing discrimination in their schools. With the help of volunteers who distribute goods all over South Dakota, Christine organizes the Warming Hearts program which has grown from a conversation over coffee in Big Bats gas station on Pine Ridge to serving the children of seven reservations in South Dakota and the surrounding areas. Presentations include:
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