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Indigenous Wisdom & the Offers and Needs Market

Through ongoing collaboration with local Indigenous leaders, the Post Growth Institute will run a free event series and training that will deepen networks and hone facilitation skills. Register for free for our in-person events this February.

These events serve to invigorate social vitality and well being throughout rural Southern Oregon by building upon Native American cultural practices, seed swaps, barter fairs, farmers markets, crafters guilds, and cooperative organizing. Each event will feature an Indigenous guest speaker and a Native-led non-profit.

Ashland – Indigenous Wisdom & The Offers and Needs Market

Saturday, February 8 from 3-6 PM

(followed by a potluck)

 

Grants Pass – Indigenous Wisdom & The Offers and Needs Market

Saturday, February 22 from 1-4 PM

 

Your Facilitators

Crystal Arnold

Crystal Arnold

Facilitator

Crystal is a mother, facilitator, and writer. She has worked at the Post Growth Institute since 2017, and is Director of Hospitality. After graduating from Southern Oregon University in 2007 with a degree in international economics, she has designed and facilitated workshops, community events, and discussion panels about money. She has lived in Oregon for 20 years with her husband and two children.

Teresa Cisneros

Teresa Cisneros

Facilitator

Teresa is the VP of the Oregon Indian Education Association and for over 10 years has been an Indian Education Facilitator for the Southern Oregon Education Services District (SOESD). She is a former Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor. She identifies as a member of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas.

Jasi Swick

Jasi Swick

Facilitator

Jasi (JC) was born on the Standing Rock Reservation and is Lakota Oyate’ of the Oceti Sakowin and is a proud citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Jasi grew up in very rural Montana and moved to Oregon 7 years ago with her long-term partner, Andy and their two children: Alyssa and Alexander. Jasi attended SOU and focused on Native American Studies and Education and has been working with the Indian Education program since 2020.

Kenwanicahee Kravitz

Kenwanicahee Kravitz

Guest Speaker

Kenwani is a culture bearer, tribal advocate and Native scholar with a deep knowledge and understanding of tribal community, culture and protocols. She is an enrolled tribal member of the Madesi Band of the Pit River Nation and a descendant of the Northern Wintu people. Mrs. Kravitz holds a Master of Legal Studies with emphasis in Federal Indian Law and Tribal Self Governance from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law as well a BA in Native Studies Leadership from Northwest Indian College.

Kenwani is the Native Nations Liaison at Southern Oregon University. She has extensive tribal advocacy experience, has worked within tribal community and also stepped beyond cultural divides as an advocate for Native  education, tribal sovereignty, Indigenous language revitalization, inclusion of Native people and their voice as well as tribal community wellness. In addition to her tribal  advocacy work she also has a background in cultural museum curation, Indian Child  Welfare, program development and planning as well as over 20 years of business ownership and management experience. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Echo Miller

Echo Miller

Guest Speaker

Echo Miller is an enrolled member of the Klamath tribes and represents inter-tribal communities. Echo is Head Woman for Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Annual Umpqua Falls Pow Wow. She is Co-Chair of the Southern Oregon Indian Education Parent Committee, representing Jackson & Josephine County. She is the Board Secretary of the Josephine County Culture Coalition and board member of the Culture and Ecological Ehancement Network. She volunteers with the Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance Board. She is an Indigenous dancer, singer, artist, teacher, and leader. She lives in the Illinois Valley with her husband and four daughters.

Indigenous Community Care

Indigenous Community Care: Traditions of Reciprocity

Learn more about our local work in this article —written by Crystal Arnold, March 2024

Questions? Contact Crystal@postgrowth.org

This is a project of the Post Growth Institute, in partnership with SOESD Indian Education, Red Earth Descendants, and Native Woman Share.

Funded with support from the Ford Family Foundation.

Native Woman Share

Native Woman Share

SOESD Indian Education

SOESD Indian Education

Red Earth Descendants

Red Earth Descendants

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