The Environmental Center

Storytelling and Conversation with Harry Slickpoo Jr.
2023-02-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Listen to traditional Nez Perce Storytelling from Harry Slickpoo Jr., followed by conversation exploring the art, history, and science embedded in traditional stories and their ability to hold and perpetuate living culture.
Harry Slickpoo Jr. is an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe. A Language Instructor for Northwest Indian College and Lewiston High School teaching nimiipuutimt (Nez Perce language), Harry is also the Collections Specialist for the Nez Perce Tribe’s hitéemenwees Research Library. He is a Cultural consultant to Nez Perce Tourism, a Nimiipuu owned company enriching Nimiipuu cultural identity and providing a bridge for non-Native people to think more deeply about our connection to the Land.
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Music as a Tool for Social Justice
2024-03-06 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Explore the meaning of “justice” as Facilitator, Donovan Scribes examines Black life in Oregon through the eyes of hip-hop. Join writer, artist, and producer Donovan Scribes for an exploration of Oregon as he lets music guide us through a shared dialogue about race and justice in post-2020 society. SPACE IS LIMITED. If you register and then can no longer attend, please contact us (cgilbride@cocc.edu) to cancel so that others can join.
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Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and Sky - Featuring Dr. Nour E. Rawafi
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Dr. Nour E. Rawafi is an astrophysicist and a Principal Professional Staff member at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). Dr. Rawafi is the project scientist of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission, launched on August 12, 2018, which is the record holder of the closest human-made object to a star (i.e., the Sun) and the fastest spacecraft. Parker will get as close as 3.8 million miles from the solar surface As part of the Parker Solar Probe team, Dr. Rawafi received the NASA Silver Achievement Medal Award, and the AAS Neil Armstrong Award.
