April 5th: Hawaiian Festival at Chief Leschi School, 5625 52nd Street E, Puyallup from 11:00 am -9:00 pm.  Admission is $5.00 for 12 yrs. and up; $3.00 for 7 yrs. - 11 yrs; 6 and under are free.

 

April 10 - 11th: WeaverÕs Teaching Weavers Gathering at Northwest Indian College. Invites experienced weavers ages 14+ to WeaverÕs Teaching WeaverÕs Gathering. At the Northwest Indian College, Log Building 9:00-4:00 Pre-Register by Monday, March 31 @ $50/person or $60/person @ the door For more info call 360-392-4259  or e-mail rsolomon@nwic.edu

 

April 11th: GIVE LOVE GIVE LIFE Concert for Women and Children First National Health Insurance for the Women and Children of America.

 

Give Love Give Life is an awareness concert event to prioritize getting health insurance for the women and children of America. Please join us for a night of world-class music featuring the acclaimed Native poet and national recording artist, John Trudell, and his band Bad Dog performing songs from their new CD, "Madness & The Moremes".

 

Award-winning blues woman, Alice Stuart, opens the show followed by the eclectic acoustic folk songs and beautiful harmonies of duo, Folk Uke, comprised of Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson. See: www.townhallseattle.org

 

Location:  Town Hall at 8th and Seneca Street,

Seattle, WA  

Time:  8:00 p.m. Show.  Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets:  General Admission, $25.00 in advance,

$30.00 at the door.  

 

Available at www.brownpapertickets.com, by phone at 800-838-3006 or at the Brown Paper Ticket box office, 220 Nickerson Street, Seattle, 8am to 4pm M-F and 10am to 4pm Sat. For more information, visit www.givelovegivelife.net or contact 360-374-3359.

 

April 11th, 12th, and 13th: UW First Nations Pow-wow Honoring our Women at the UW Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Coastal Grand Entry on Saturday at 7:00 pm. For more info contact UW First Nations: (206) 543-4635. Vendors: Audra Vincent - linkinp@u.washington.edu

 

April 17th-19th: White BisonÕs 7th Annual Wellbriety Conference Healing the Hurts: The Youth and Families Speak (Understanding the Power of Forgiveness)

Please contact White Bison on our office toll free number 1-877-871-1495 to be added to the list to receive more information when it is available. You may also check our website www.whitebison.org for updates regarding the conference. Location of Conference: Sheraton Bloomington Hotel 7800 Normandale Blvd.

Minneapolis, MN 55439-3145 P: 952-835-7800

 

April 25th: Coast Salish Art Exhibition at DaybreaR Star Culture Center, 3801 W. Government Way, Seattle. For more info contact: (206) 285-4425.

 

KCTS TV (channel 9): Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? A 4 week series - see their website: http://www.kcts.org/

April 5th: In Sickness and In Wealth at 1:00 pm

April 9th: When the Bough Breaks/Becoming American at 11:00 pm and on April 12th at 1:00 pm

April 16th: Bad Sugar/Place Matters at 11:00 pm an on  April 19th at 1:00 pm

April 23rd: Collateral Damage/Not Just A Paycheck at 11:00 pm and on  April 26th at 1:00 pm

 

April 28th: Haida Language Gathering at the Ballard VFW Hall, 2812 NW Market Street, Seattle from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. For more info contact Tom or Vicki at

SEGUNDOTV@msn.com

 

May 8, 2008:  Native WomenÕs Leadership Forum & Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon, Quinault Beach Resort. 8:30 – 5:00 p.m. www.nwnativeinfo.com