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Konaway Nika Tillicum which means "All My Relations" in Chinook Trade Jargon. Please start by tell us some of your best memories of Konaway Nika Tillicum.

This questionnaire has been designed by the directors of Konaway Nika Tillicum to demonstrate the accomplishments of previous KNT students, their experience with KNT, and the impact KNT had on their lives and professional choices. What especially stands out about your Konaway experience? Were any particular instructors, staff, and classes a big influence for you? Tell us about that. What has been your educational path since you attended Konaway? Did you finish high school? Was Konaway an influence on your educational path? If yes, please tell us about that. Did your Konaway experience inspire you to attend college? If you have gone on to college, what college(s) did you attend? What did you major in? Did you get involved in any campus activities or leadership positions? Did you graduate? If so, what degree did you receive? Did you go on further to a graduate school? Have you attended arts or skills training programs? What schools or programs did you attend? If so, in what? Did you complete the program, become certified, or graduate? What is your most significant educational accomplishment? Was Konaway an influence in your career or professional choices? Please tell us about that. What is your most significant accomplishment as a professional? What challenges have you met to get to where you are now in life? What are some goals you’re still trying to accomplish? Who in your life has been especially inspirational to you? Do you have an inspirational story that you would like to share? Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about Konaway and how it has affected your life?

10/23/2026

We have been having a wonderful time completing projects for All My Relations. Today, we are prepping one of our favorite projects, quilt blocks for elder quilts!

08/22/2026

REMINDER

Registration for All My Relations 2026-27 is now open! We are excited to see returning and new youth and families join on Zoom to complete art and cultural arts projects while build community.

Examples of past activities include necklace making, mini moccasin ornaments, paint nights, clay work, storytelling and more. All materials needed for virtual longhouse nights are sent to participants. All My Relations also focuses on creating a strong community of Native youth and supportive household members.

This program is funded by grants and private gifts and there is no cost to participate, but we do ask that you ONLY SIGN-UP HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO WILL USE THE SUPPLIES so we can support as many families as possible.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES (THE ORGANIZING FUN IS SEEN BELOW) ARE BEING SHIPPED MONDAY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE REGISTERED.

Please register at https://forms.gle/pxFwzEfA7SBsT2FP6
Email [email protected] if you need additional information.

07/29/2026

Registration for All My Relations 2026-27 is now open! We are excited to see returning and new youth and families join on Zoom to complete art and cultural arts projects and build community.

Examples of past activities include necklace making, mini moccasin ornaments, paint nights, clay work, storytelling and more. All materials needed for virtual longhouse nights are sent to participants. All My Relations also focuses on creating a strong community of Native youth and supportive household members.
This program is fully funded by grants and private gifts and there is no cost to participate, but we do ask that you ONLY SIGN-UP HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO WILL USE THE SUPPLIES so we can support as many families as possible.

Please register at https://forms.gle/pxFwzEfA7SBsT2FP6
Email [email protected] if you need additional information.

07/27/2026

Due to wildfires, the Art Camp in Warm Springs has been postponed until August 17.
Please keep the community, youth, and firefighters in your thoughts.

07/21/2026

What an incredible week we had with these Indigenous youth! Many thanks to the instructors who offered variety of classes in subjects of Native Law, personal finance, beading, community organizing, Native Film, creative writing, theatre, Lego robotics and more. Additionally students enjoyed at show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, cultural arts, rec time and of course, the lip sync contest.
Thank you to all the staff who made this possible!
All My Relations!

07/16/2026

Last night, Konaway and BYSI took over the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Greenshow lawn to rock with Glenn M GS and the Six String Guillotine band. As an Afro- Indigenous artist, Glenn truly inspired the youth with both his music and his words.

What a fun night!

07/15/2026

So many thanks to OPB, Robin and Liz, for sharing special showings of Guardians of the Land and The First Descent to our students. The films were fantastic but the engaging conversation after was very inspiring.

07/13/2026

We had an incredible day at Vesper Meadows with our Konaway students. Completed a wild flower scavenger hunt, get to know you bingo and learned rock and fist, painted birds and butterflies to add to the mural, played stick game, practiced a round dance song, participated in a Konaway survivor obstacle course and watched the senior counselors figure out a giant puzzle, and made our Konaway necklace.
It was a beautiful day in a beautiful place. Big thanks to Konaway alum Stasie Maxwell for hosting us!

06/29/2026

We are excited to invite our community to join OPB producer Jessie Sears (Karuk) for a special screening and celebration of the film "First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath." The film follows a group of 28 Indigenous kayakers who paddle the entire 300-mile Klamath River to become the first to descend the free-flowing river after the removal of four dams.

July 12, Varsity Theatre, 166 E Main St., Ashland, OR. Screenings at 1 and 3 PM.

Tickets are FREE but required. Register at opb.org/ashland

06/16/2026

Join us in congratulating Konaway alum Mary Elias (Akimel O'odham/Oglala Lakota) who graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science. She is preparing to apply to veterinary school.

We are all so proud of you, Mary!

Address

1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, OR
97520

Website

https://youth.sou.edu/cultural/native/konaway/

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