Colorado State University Spring 2007 Volume 4, Issue 1

Inside this issue: Ute Tribes visit Colorado State

Ute Tribes 1 Colorado State welcomes the provide an opportunity for Colorado Indian Tribe to our campus and to Ute Mountain Ute and State to connect with both tribes and Fort Collins,” said Colorado Southern Ute Tribes! look for areas where collaboration State President Larry Edward North Star 1 can benefit everyone,” said Ty Penley. “Colorado State has a Mentoring The NASS office and Colorado State University Smith, Director of Native strong tradition of working with all NASS Basketball Team 2 President’s Office hosted the American Student Services at people in Colorado to meet the needs two Ute Tribes of Colorado; Colorado State. of communities in this state. We look forward to engaging in Native Women’s Circle 2 Southern Ute and Ute The Southern Ute Tribe Mountain Ute on February 1-4. reservation lies in the continued discussions as to how we Both tribes visited the CSU southwest corner of Colorado can best meet the needs of these Little Shop of Physics 2 campus, met with the deans, (Ignacio), in the southern part tribes.” provosts and administrators, of La Plata and Archuleta NASA and AISES 3 toured the James L. Voss Counties. The Ute Mountain Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ute Tribe reservation also lies and attended the CSU and in southwest Colorado November 6 UNM men’s basketball game. (Towaoc), southeast of Utah Initial discussions focused on and northern New Mexico. developing potential programs “We at Colorado State are honored National Native and partnerships for research to welcome the Ute Mountain Ute and education. “This meeting will Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute visit HIV/AIDS with CSU Alumni and Faculty Awareness Day North Star Mentor Dinner The North Star Peer Mentor office, El Centro Student contact Katrina Gillette at Program hosted a dinner for Services office, and the Asian/ 970-491-1332. March 21st, advocacy office mentors and Pacific American Student 2007...a celebration mentees on February 7th in the Services office mentoring Native American Student programs. of life. Services office. NASS mentor, Katrina This event kicked off future Gillette, coordinated the event program collaboration among and did an amazing job. For the Black Student Services future event information please NASS/El Centro Mentor Dinner Page 2 Indigenous Reader Volume 4, Issue 1

NASS Basketball Team “The program promotes the importance of health, Watch out intramural sports Native American Student build a sense of teamwork and exercise, and basketball. The North Star Services office offering incorporate health,” said Goldlin teamwork” Peer Mentoring program has a students the opportunity to get Wall founder of the program. men’s basketball team, Kickin involved. Activities range The Kickin NASS men’s NASS, the official team name, from intramural sports to basketball team had five games took the basketball court for office organizations. It is this semester which were held the intramural season. The important that college students on Monday nights at the CSU team is umbrellaed under the maintain healthy life styles. intramural gym. For further NASS Physical Activities “I want to get the students involved information contact Goldlin program headed by North Star with programs involving physical Wall at 970-491-1332. Mentor, Goldlin Wall. The activity. Lack of exercise and well Upcoming planned activities Physical Activities program being is predominant in many native will be listed on the NASS promotes the importance of communities, so I created the website at health, exercise, and teamwork. Physical Activities Program with the www.NASS.Colostate.edu Goldlin Wall and Seraphina Wall putting the This program is an example of North Star Mentor program to under ‘calendar of events’. finishing touches on the NASS jerseys Native Women’s Circle

issues of native women. provide outreach to the Fort On March 2nd the program Collins community, and will visited local art galleries for the continue to empower the needs First Friday Gallery Walk in of native women at Colorado State. Shequeita Byrne, Jamie Folsom, Heather Old Town Square, Fort Vincent, and Katrina Gillette at Illustrated Collins. Future meetings The Women’s Circle meets “The Native Women’s Light Gallery of Fine Art Photography Circle hopes to bring include hosting guest speakers, once a month. For future experience and ideas to traveling to the Colorado events and further information Last semester the Native the program and History Museum, and other contact Seraphina Wall at American Student Services empower native various activities. The program 970-491-1332. office created the Women’s women” will soon have the potential to Circle which focuses on the initiate volunteer opportunities, Spring Break Little Shop of Physics Style

For spring break, March 12-16, LSOP and NASS students and Sophie Ottens Foundation, Special Thanks! NASS once again hit the road engaged over 1,000 Native BHP Billiton, CMMAP, Ute with the Little Shop of Physics youth, and 35+ teachers and Mountain Ute Casino and

(LSOP). The goal of this community members about the Hotel, and the Sky Ute Casino To CASAE (Center collaboration was to excite wonders of science. The group and Hotel for their support! for Applied Native youth about science and also visited the Ute Mountain Studies in Ameri- education. This Spring Break Ute Tribal Park in Towaoc to can Ethnicity) for trip included visits to the see ancient Anasazi ruins first the copying Southern Ute Tribe, and hand and to learn more about machine! Nation. This annual Ute Mountain Ute history. outreach program is Special thanks to BP America spearheaded by Brian Jones, Durango Operations Center, Director of LSOP, and Ty Public Service, John Ojo Amarillo Elementary student, Meri Baudoin, Smith, Director of NASS. explores the experiments Indigenous Reader Volume 4, Issue 1 Page 3 NASA and AISES Got a favorite Taco Sale scheduled for March song and want 22nd. The Native Taco Sale will to request it? coincide with American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s drumming exhibition Our very own

highlighted by Ram Nation. Micka King is Future plans for the NASA deejay for Heather V., Paige G., Shequeita B., Jay H., group include attending the KCSU, Seraphina W., Courtney W., Joe R., Jacque V., CSU Challenge Ropes Course Mike F., Alicia V. experimental during the fall semester again. The 2006-2007 NASA student Some outdoor group hikes and college radio, organization is in full swing plans for a new group logo and and has her own this spring semester and accompanying student org show from continues to meet every week t-shirt as well. The meetings 3:00am-5:00am with new and current projects. will continue on Thursday Friday mornings. evenings at 5 pm, so be sure to Fundraising is currently being attend to discuss any current or For requests call done by soda sales in the new ideas. NASS office and a Native 491-KCSU or further questions November: Native American Awareness Month contact Micka at micka@simla. This past November marked Benally, Bunky Echo-Hawk, and colostate.edu the third consecutive year of Troy Sice. Also honored at the commemorating National event was Sgt. Allen Dale June, Native American Awareness Navajo and Month on the CSU campus. Congressional Gold Medal Award recipient. NASS is proud to say that over 500 individuals participated in “NASS is proud to say the events, which included Stan Scott, Troy Sice, Mike Frank, Alex Benally, that over 500 Sgt. Allen Dale June, Virgina June, Ty Smith students, faculty, staff and individuals community members. Topics storytelling. The NASA student participated in the of discussion included Tribal organization also showed events.” Sovereignty, Issues of Blood various films in the LSC theatre. Quantum, Tribal Enrollment, The month culminated with a Joe Robertson thanks Charles Abourezk, Sexual Assault of Indigenous new exhibit in the Duhesa producer/director of Tattoo On My Heart, Women in Native America and Lounge featuring artists Alex for coming to the viewing of his film. Celebration: Halloween, Christmas, Homecoming Christmas festivities were We look forward to future celebrated with a potluck festivities!! dinner, movie, and white The NASS family celebrated elephant gift exchange. Halloween with a pumpkin This year NASS and the Native carving contest, handed out American Student Association candy to the trick o’ treaters placed 2nd along with Black stopping by the LSC, and Student Services and El Centro ended the day with a costume Student Services in the 2006 nd party. CSU Homecoming parade. 2 Place Calendar of Events for Spring 2007 March 12th-16th: Spring Break, Native American Student Services & Little Shop of Physic Outreach to Southwest Colorado and Northwest New Mexico. 20th: NASS Carpool to Buffalo Feast at Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 6:00pm-9:00pm. Please RSVP for this event. Contact Seraphina Wall at 970-491-1332. 21st: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 22nd: Native American Dance Expo & Taco Sale April 12th: NASS Graduation Reception 5:30pm-7:30pm Cherokee Park Room, Lory Student Center. Please contact Teresa Roybal at 970-491-1332 to RSVP. May 7th-10th: Finals Week

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