Show oj ore Members Club Needs More I r X f YoV Yo c V x Can Can we break down s vt stereotypes r. r i. i i t BY OLGA OLCA EVA X j c Ri I Faculty Editor I The week of November 12 I h lf 2001 was named the ther r Native American Awareness iYa f t Week at the Salt Lake LakeN N y 7 it Community College ft This week had sper special r r. r cial events such as guest 1 f speakers dance groups performing performing per per- forming traditional dances A- A r and a Pow Wow celebration to unify the Native American i community making it stronger ti p Pow ow IT nOW ce I e b ra- ra S 1 tion has a special meaning attached to it important for forr r every Its A name came from the Eastern Indian tribes where people wo would ld get together for spiritual counseling s Tod Today Native Ame American ican Pow Wows are vf widely popular as social r era events They are about sharing it the information knowledge and food and f i The Native American Awareness Week had its Pow Wow on November 2001 at atthe atthe the Lifetime Activities Center l LAC on Redwood Campus with the 3 admission fee and 2 for those with the ID The Native American Student Association at organized Native American Awareness Week in order to tomake tomake tomake make the students faculty and staff aware of first people on this land to inform about us our ou heritage and to break breakdown breakdown down the stereotypes as the President of the club Verlinda Rivera stated To achieve this goal the club had invited Native Americans other than members members members mem mem- bers club to sell their crafts at the Student Center on November The adviser of the Native American Awareness Association Evelynn ODell said We are trying to get outside outside outside out out- side community involved to share their craft work with the club members All the things sell handmade hand they are The Native American Awareness Ass Association also hosted several motivational speakers speaker one of whom spoke t p ton on how to present yourself to people in a best way and another one who spoke about Native American history ODell believes that this and other kinds of activities activities activities ties contribute a lot to the Native American community and particularly to the students students students stu stu- dents of She hopes they will also help to attract more students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents to join the Native American Awareness Association With this club she hopes to help them get adjusted to colle college e life share shar educational experiences with one another and to learn leam more about Native American Heritage Right now the Native American Awareness Association has 10 active members with Verlinda Rivera as the clubs club's President Brandon Sandoval Vice President and Evelynn ODell the clubs club's adviser Considering the fact that the has Native American students the intention of the current club members is to get more students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents involved There is a lot of i possibilities for growth said j fi T q cL cLODell ODell She also added Not Not J f only Native Americans but T r S who is even interested x v i- anyone is welcome to join the club f 4 f American 8 The Native t Oi Awareness Association meets v von South M on Saturdays at City Campus 4 pm p.m. For more tt call Evelynn ODell at or mail e-mail TV to t the h e c clubs club's I usa b address dd ress at ji 1 V w L A A J |