UND’s Time Out Week Presents:
“Telling Our Own Stories”
April 13-17, 2015
Sponsored by:
Hosted by: UND’s Indian Studies Association (ISA)
Members: Back row, left to right: Sebastian Braun (American Indian Studies
Dept. Chair), Gavin Nadeau, Kelsey Morin, Frank Sage, Sashay Schettler.
Front row, left to right: Jacqueline Loos, Feather Tapio, Amber Bouret, Vanessa
Gonzalez.
Members not present in photo: Maia Lunde, Bethany Olson, and Dr. Alan
Shackelford (Academic Adviser).
Executive Members: President: Sashay Schettler. Vice President: Amber
Bouret. Secretary: Jacqueline Loos. Treasurer: Gavin Nadeau.
Monday, April 13
Opening ceremony
12 Noon - UND Memorial Union, Fireside Lounge
(Coffee, juice, and cookies will be provided)
AISES Family Science Night
6-7:30 PM - UND Memorial Union, Red River Valley Room
*Sponsored by AISES
American Indian Science education activity night focused towards children and
families.
Dreamkeeper (Film)
7:30 PM- UND Memorial Union, Lecture Bowl
Description of film: In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks
his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony
and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa
tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic. The movie contains stories from
many tribes across the United States.
We decided Dreamkeeper be a great opener for this years’ Time Out Week as we focus on the
theme “Telling Our Own Stories”.
Tuesday, April 14
BJ Rainbow- Photo Voice Project: Sharing the experience of American Indian students
on Campus
10 AM -11 AM- UND Memorial Union, Lecture Bowl
Biography: BJ Rainbow is from the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa, Spirit Lake Dakota,
and Standing Rock Hunkpapa nations. BJ lives here in Grand forks and is currently about the
finish his masters in educational leadership in May. BJ is a Marine veteran who served a tour
in 2003 in operation Iraqi freedom.
Mapping Our Stories- Presentations by the American Indian Studies and Geography
Departments.
4 PM – UND Memorial Union, Red River Valley Room
Project: “Mapping Our Stories” is a project to map North Dakota over time, with specific
emphasis on the impacts of oil. It is a public GIS mapping project that allows people to see,
understand, and track environmental changes and industrial activity.
Frank Waln and the Sampson Brothers- Performance
7 PM – Memorial Union Ballroom
Biography: Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is a 25 year-old award-winning hip hop artist,
producer and performer hailing from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. A recipient of a Gates
Millennium Scholarship, he is currently studying Audio Design and Production at Columbia
College in Chicago, IL. He and his Hoop Dancers, the Sampson Brothers, Samsoche (Sam)
and Lumhe (Micco), aim to break Native stereotypes through hip hop music.
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/09/frank-waln-149299
Wednesday, April 15
Frank Sage- “Carrying the Load of the Sacred Code: The Legacy of a Navajo Code
Talker.”
11 AM- UND Memorial Union, Lecture Bowl
Biography: Franklin Sage was born in Blanco, New Mexico. His late parents are Alice
Chiquito Sage from Ojo Encino, NM and Andy Thomas Sage from Counselor, NM. The
Sage family consists of in birth order: Wilkinson, Sam, Bernice, Louise, Danny (deceased),
Jasper, and the youngest Franklin
Frank grew up on the eastern part of the Navajo Reservation known as the checkerboard area.
His primary language is Navajo. Growing up, he spent nine months out of the year attending
boarding schools learning English and being socialized into American society. The schools
he attended are as follows: Pueblo Pintado School, Dzith-Na-O-Dith-Hle Community
School, Santa Fe Indian School, and Navajo Academy.
After graduating from Navajo Academy HS, Farmington, NM, he joined the U.S.
Army for three years of active duty. His first duty station was in Kitzingen, Germany as an
Ammunition Specialist, 55 Bravo for two years, and finished out his last year at Ft. Carson,
Colorado Springs, Colorado. After he served with the military, he returned home to work
construction and then one day decided to move up north to North Dakota to attend the
University of North Dakota.
He worked at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks for eight years as a CNA (Certified
Nurse Assistant) while going to school part-time. On March 2006, he rejoined the military
with the ND Army National Guard. Fourteen months later, he volunteered to get deployed
with the 132 Quartermaster Company for Operation Iraqi Freedom. During this time, he had
to put his education on hold to serve just like his father did. He returned home April 2008
and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology December 2008. He started
graduate school in the Sociology Department at UND the fall semester of 2009 and earned
Masters of Arts May 2012. He is currently finishing out his third year in Doctoral program in
Education Foundations and Research at UND, and determine to reach the end goal of earning
a PhD by May 2016.
The Sage family has a history of serving in the military. First the father, Andy, with
the Marine Corp during WWII, the oldest brother Wilkinson, Marines during Vietnam War,
second oldest brother Sam, Army, third oldest brother Jasper, currently stationed in Ft.
Leonard Wood, Missouri as a Combat Engineer, and a nephew, Nathaniel in the Marines,
currently station in California. Frank served as a Staff Sergeant with the 132 Quartermaster
Company in Grand Forks as a Section Sergeant. He is married to Rene’ and they live in
Grand Forks, ND. Rene’s parents are Lynn and Arly Strege from Lidgerwood, ND, who now
reside in Fargo.
The presentation is titled “Carrying the Load of the Sacred Code: The Legacy of a
Navajo Code Talker.” A group of Navajo boys gave up their education to volunteer for a war
(WWII) that they knew nothing about. The Navajo language was utilized to send messages
among Marine units, which were unable to be broken by the enemy. The Navajo Code
carried the load for the United States Marine Corp during WW II that was classified until the
early 1970s. Frank will tell us about the legacy of the Navajo Code Talkers.
Frank Waln (Keynote Speaker)
6 PM- UND Memorial Ballroom
Frank’s speech will be focused on the theme “Telling Our Own Stories”.
Questions following his speech.
Join us for cookies and coffee afterwards.
Thursday, April 16
McNair Presentations
8:30-3 PM- UND Memorial Union, Red River Valley Room
AISES Pizza Ranch Fundraiser
4:30-10 PM- Pizza Ranch
Tonia Jo Hall (Auntie Beachress) – Native Comedy
7 PM – UND Memorial Union, Loading Dock
*Sponsored by UNDIA
Friday, April 17
STEM (Sponsored by AESIS)
11 AM-2 PM- UND Memorial Union, Red River Valley Room
Presentations
Winona LaDuke
3:30-4:30 PM- UND Memorial Union, Lecture Bowl
*Invited by NALSA
Biograhpy: Winona LaDuke is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) enrolled member of the
Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg who lives and works on the White Earth Indian
Reservation and is the mother of three children. Winona founded the White Earth Land
Recovery Project in 1989 and served as its Executive Director for 25 years. She is currently
the Executive Director of Honor the Earth, where she works on a national level to advocate,
raise public support, and create funding for frontline Native environmental groups. She is
also an American activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer, known for her work on
tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development.
See more at: http://welrp.org/