Native American Awareness Week

March 2025

For the past 38 years each Spring Semester, LC hosts Native American Awareness Week, which is designed for the LC students, faculty, staff and the general public.  The week starts Tuesday, with events, presentations, Friendship Banquet, throughout the week and ends with a Powwow on Friday evening. 

Native American Awareness Week Agenda

Date / TimeDescription / Place
March 18, TuesdayDRAFT
10:00am - 11:15pm

MINI-POWWOW - area fourth grade classes are invited - P1FCU Activities Center

March 19, Wednesday
9:30 am - 2:00 pm

"LANGUAGE BOWL" In collaboration with the Lapwai School District, LC Nez Perce Language classes and Nez Perce Language teachers and elders, Lapwai students will lead this special event. Competition will focus on the Nez Perce Language with winners and categories tbd. WCC

3:00-4:4pm

TBA

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm An Evening of Storytelling. WCC
March 20, Thursday
9:00-10:15am TBA
10:30-11:45amTBA
12:00-1:00pm

"Native American Studies Panel" LC Native American Studies faculty will discuss their Native American Studies and Nez Perce Language minor programs in relationship to culture, leadership, and visions for the future. WCC

1:30-2:45pm"Otis Halfmoon Presentation" TBA WCC
4:30-5:15pm

LC Native American Alumni Chapter Spring Meeting??? - Review of events and discuss upcoming opportunities through the Alumni Association and Alumni Chapter. WCC

5:30-7:00pm

LC Native American Awareness Week Friendship Dinner (Student Acknowledgements & Lifetime Achievement Award presented) WCC

March -21
7:00pm - 11:30pmNative American Awareness Week Pow wow & Scholarship Raffle. P1FCU Activity Center

Lifetime Achievement Award

Each year the Native American Club students at LC State College take time to recognize a member of the region's indigenous community for his or her life-long contributions to the continued existence of Native communities, values and lives.

  • 1988     David Miles Sr.
  • 1989     Margaret Rogers
  • 1990     Oliver Frank
  • 1991     Frank Penny Sr.
  • 1992     Rose Frank
  • 1993     Wilfred Scott
  • 1994     Katherine Ramsey
  • 1995     Horace Axtell
  • 1996     Richard Halfmoon
  • 1997     Frances Paisano
  • 1998     Elsie Frank
  • 1999     Allen Slickpoo Sr.
  • 2000     Josephine Hayes
  • 2001     Ipsus Nute (Jesse Greene)
  • 2002     Cecil Carter
  • 2003     Bessie Scott
  • 2004     Rosa Yearout
  • 2005     Lucille Wilson
  • 2006     Rachel Zumwalt
  • 2007     Connie Evans
  • 2008     Gilbert Towner
  • 2009     Jim Spencer
  • 2010     Delores Lookingglass Wheeler
  • 2011     Wallace Wheeler
  • 2012     Katherine Powaukee
  • 2013     Loretta "Chet" Halfmoon
  • 2014     Florene Davis
  • 2015     Leroy Seth
  • 2016     Benjamin "Badge" Arthur Sr.
  • 2017     Jim McCormack
  • 2018     Estelline "Essie" Carter
  • 2019     Allen Pinkham Sr.
  • 2020     Lee Bourgeau
  • 2021     Mary Jane Miles
  • 2022     Vera Sonneck
  • 2023     Jenny Williams
  • 2024     Silas Whitman
Native American Alumni
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