Celebrating Tribal Nations: America's Great Partners

Calendar of Events

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Monday, November 3

In Honor of National American Indian Heritage Month
the SAMHSA Tribal Issues Workgroup presents...

PowWow and Story Telling

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sugarloaf and Seneca Conference Rooms
CONTACT: Estelle Bowman 240-276-2204

Monday, November 3

American Indian Proclamation Ceremony

from the
Rockville Mayor and City Council

Rockville City Hall
Reception at 6:30 pm
Cerermony at 7:00 pm
You may contact any of the committee members for more information:
KRawlins@rockvillemd.gov; mailto:BETTY.VALDES@montgomerycountymd.gov ; mdnephew@pepco.com; anita.fields@ihs.gov

Wednesday, November 5

Indian Health Service History Brown Bag Lunch Presentation

The Cure for Trachoma Discovered at
the Rosebud Indian Hospital, 1937

This year’s IHS History presentations will focus on the breakthrough events
made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Public Health Service in
trachoma and tuberculosis. The presentations will use newly
discovered historic photos and documents from the National Archives
and individual donations to tell these forgotten stories in Indian health history.

Bring a lunch and join us in the Everett Rhoades Conference Center
4th floor Reyes Building - Noon to 1:00 PM

For further information please contact Alan Dellapenna, Jr., Historian
Office of Public Health Support Indian Health Service

Thursday, November 6

IHS OPENING CEREMONY

IHS 2008 HERITAGE MONTH POSTER PDF - 600KB
For copies of the poster contact Pauline Bruce

GUEST SPEAKERS
Lt. Governor Jefferson Keel	Mark Trahant
Lt. Governor Jefferson Keel, of the Chickasaw Nation, is serving his second term as First Vice President of the National Congress of American Indians. Lt. Governor Keel began his 25-year distinguished military career in 1964, when, at the age of 16, he enrolled in the National Guard and in 1966 enlisted in the Army. He has won numerous awards and decorations, including the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. He has served the Chickasaw Nation as Director of Tribal Social Services and Community Assistance Departments, as Policy Administrator, and as Special Assistant for Cultural Affairs.	Mr. Mark Trahant, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, is a nationally recognized journalist. Mr. Trahant is the editorial page editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, chairman of Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and author of Pictures of Our Nobler Selves, a history of American Indian journalists. A finalist for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for co-authoring a series on Federal Indian policy, Mr. Trahant has won numerous journalism awards.

Great Hall, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue - Washington, D.C.
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon

Oklahoma City Area Office
Calendar of Events

All Events will be held in the Red Bud Conference Rooms A & B - 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 6
Honoring our Veterans
Guest Speakers: Kim McHenry –Desert Storm War, Warren Queton – The Iraq War

 Friday, November 14
Arts & Crafts Fair;
Featuring 10 + local artisans (open to the public)  

Friday, November 21
OCAO Annual Pot Luck
with Invited Guests:
Miss Indian Oklahoma City and JR Miss Indian Oklahoma City  

Tuesday, November 25
Movie “Dream Keeper” & Pizza Luncheon
Staring: Tantoo Cardinal, Gary Farmer, Micheal Greyeyes, Eddie Spears, Gordon Tootoosis, Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, August Schellenberg

AI/AN Heritage Committee Members: Mike Henson, Chairman
Angela Butler, Paula Williams, Sis Bosin, Dora Old Elk
Oklahoma City Area IHS - 701 Market Drive - Oklahoma City, OK 73114 (405) 951-3701
Contact Dora Old Elk

Saturday, November 8

City of Rockville
2008 American Indian Festival

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Executive Office Building (Terrace and Lobby Levels)
101 Monroe Street, Rockville
You may contact any of the committee members for more information:
KRawlins@rockvillemd.gov; mailto:BETTY.VALDES@montgomerycountymd.gov ; mdnephew@pepco.com; anita.fields@ihs.gov.

Saturday, November 22

Please join the IHS EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION
as they host their FIRST EVER POW-WOW

Celebrating National
American Indian and Alaska Native
Heritage Month

2:00 - 10:00 - Gaithersburg Middle School - Gaithersburg, Maryland

Monday, November 24

Indian Health Service History Brown Bag Lunch Presentation

The Alaska Tuberculosis Campaign, 1954

This year’s IHS History presentations will focus on the breakthrough events
made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Public Health Service in
trachoma and tuberculosis. The presentations will use newly
discovered historic photos and documents from the National Archives
and individual donations to tell these forgotten stories in Indian health history.

Bring a lunch and join us in the Everett Rhoades Conference Center
4th floor Reyes Building - Noon to 1:00 PM

For further information please contact Alan Dellapenna, Jr., Historian
Office of Public Health Support Indian Health Service

SAVE THE DATE!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The American Indian Society
of Washington DC
is pleased to announce the

American Indian Inaugural Ball

“A Celebration of Many Nations - One People”

This three-day celebration, held in our Nation's Capital, draws thousands of native
leaders, organizations, artists, musicians, and professionals from tribes across the
continent who look forward to exchanging greetings and spending time together.
Event Schedule
Native Youth Alliance Pow Wow - Monday, January 19
American Indian Inaugural Ball - Tuesday, January 20
Inaugural Brunch -Wednesday, January 21
Location
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

For more information please e-mail AIS.inauguralball@yahoo.com
or visit http://www.aiibdc.org/index.htm

Hosted by
The American Indian Society of Washington, D.C.
P.O. Box 6431
Falls Church, VA 22040-6431
www.aisdc.org