Fall 2016CEP 460: Planning in Context
Examined theory against backdrop of practice for broad historical understanding of social, political, environmental planning. Critique from viewpoints, e.g., planning history, ethics, ecofeminism, environmental justice, class and capitalism, planning and global economy. Develop personalized history reflecting individual experience, professional experience, and philosophical heritage of planning profession. I worked on delivering a placemaking project for the City of Auburn. Working with a team I helped create and implement a survey to ensure that our project served the needs and desires of the residents in the City of Auburn. CEP 446: Internship I served as an AmeriCorps Volunteer with Feet First for their Safe Routes to School Department. I facilitated the Seattle Safe Routes to School Partnership to coordinate the implementation of a state and city grant. My other duties involved coordinating events with four different public schools that worked to make walking and biking a safer and more appealing option for students in Seattle. CEP 490: Senior Project Prep Seminar Supports the conceptualization and planning of senior project/capstone work. I chose to focus on community organizing within the UW Native Community. My litereature review focused on the ways in which european colonization has influenced social relations in native communities. I found a mentor to help keep me on track throughout the process and developed a plan of action to deliver what I set out to complete. SOC W 598: Digital Storytelling for Social Impact (Methods) In this course, we focused on the preparation and development of compelling narratives that fuse brand building into their professional practice. I learned how to extend the power of storytelling by studying the theory of visual and filmmaking techniques with online tools to build brand narratives and activate a social media campaign. Digital Storytelling for Social Impact is focused on mastering impactful storytelling skills in the digital era. For native peoples, storytelling has been extremely important and powerful as it is how we have kept ourselves alive, through the passing on of traditions. This course pushed me to think about how to engage digital tools to extend what my ancestors have been doing since time immemorial. |
Spring 2017CEP 462: Community and Environment
We are merging core seminars, disciplinary courses in major, community field experiences for mastery of personal knowledge and skills. Reflection and synthesis of themes in major; engagement with contemporary issues. We are comparing theoretical definitions of community and environment with individual philosophies and knowledge within thoughtful, applied context. Wrapping up the necessary details of my senior project to prepare for graduation. AIS 441 Gender in Native American Societies (Methods) This course is directly related to my senior project. We are examining gender roles, identity, and relations in Native American pre- and post-contact societies. We are analyzing how contact with European gender customs influenced and altered traditional gender practices, especially in regard to women's social position and the roles of the third/fourth genders in Native American communities. This course is provides a space for me to engage in dialogue with other people who are interested in gender and sexuality within native societies. It is also supplying supplementary material for my senior project. AIS 499 Internship with Pyramid Communications Building real-life work experience while applying indigenous methodologies in the realm of communications work. I am working with the Pyramid Communications' Indian Country team. This team focuses on helping native organizations, nations, corporations, universities, and environmental groups communicate their goals and messages to their target audiences. Throughout my studies at UW I have been interested in advocating for indigenous rights. I am learning that need for communications strategy and storytelling unite my passions, making it a strategic place for me to not only learn more about the current issues that need to be communicated but how I can be effective in moving those |
Winter 2017CEP 461: Ethics and Identity
Examination of personal, societal, vocational, environmental, planning ethics. Readings and discourse on ethical foundations for public life. Individual and group readings on values, human potential. Develops understanding of ecological context, moral responsibility, self-awareness. Constructs positive, diverse view of humanity, environment regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, beliefs CEP 491: Senior Project Prep Seminar II: Methods and Actualization Focused on implementing my senior project/capstone, including revisions and updates as seen fit. Produced an abstract. Applied to participate in the annual Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Symposium. AIS 275 A: Native American Urban Experience This course covered issues of concern to today’s urban American Indian/Alaska Natives. Topics included ancient cities in the Americas, reasons Natives relocated to modern day cities and examine the cultural, social, economic and political outcomes of such a migration. We took an in-depth look into the contemporary Indian identity, issues encountered by Indians in the urban setting and the resulting outcomes as demonstrated in major metropolitan cities: Indian organizations; federal programs; pan-Indian identities; healthcare; social/Indian child welfare, urbanization of traditional homelands, and cultural survival/resilience. This class helped me understand the various factors that have influenced my experience as an urban native person. That perspective will guide the work that I do in the advocacy for indigenous peoples’ rights in the future. AIS 350: Two Dimensional Art of the Northwest Coast Indians (Methods) This studio course emphasized principles of structure and style of two-dimensional art which can be found on many old, traditional Northwest Coast pieces, such as painted storage boxes and chests, house panels, and ceremonial screens. I applied these principles in creating a variety of graphic projects. I was able to utilize the basic elements from this class in creating a design for the College of Built Environments Happy Hour glass. I will use what I learned in this class to appreciate the art of my peoples and continue to incorporate the lessons in my creative endeavors. |