Deadline extended for individual and institutional awards to July 31! Please take the time to nominate your deserving colleagues for one of the awards.

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Conference Programs

Opening Night Performance:
Arvel Bird, Award winning Multi-instrumental Entertainer

Keynote Presenters:
Phil Cash Cash, Ph.D. dissertator in the Joint Program in Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Arizona, Tucson
Dr. Cheryl Metoyer, Associate Professor at the Information School, and Adjunct Associate Professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Washington
Alyce Sadongei, Curator of Native American Relations, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Russell Means, Political Activist, Musician, Actor and Author
Billy Franks, Jr, Chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)

An updated copy of the Draft Program-At-A-Glance and the Draft Conference Sessions Descriptions are now available.

Please save the dates of October 19-22, 2009 for the National Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference which will take place at the Red Lion on the River in Portland, Oregon. The conference is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, sponsored by the Western Council of State Libraries, and hosted by the Oregon State Library and Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.

A series of pre-conferences will be held on Monday, October 19th, with the conference sessions starting on Tuesday, October 20th and running through Thursday, October 22nd.

Contact Information:

MaryKay Dahlgreen
503.378.5012
marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us

Malissa Minthorn
541.966.1908
malissa.minthorn@tamastslikt.org

Major funding provided by: