Re: [Nat_Issues] re: Tleko, tleko!!! Design and Construction for UW wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Intellectual House Begins! (fwd)

[Dian Million]

Tleko, tleko to Charlotte Cote for stepping up to a leadership role  
in making this dream come true. I raise my hands to her and to all of  
you who supported this amazing step towards honoring Native students  
and peoples of this region and beyond. Our elders are smiling.

Good thoughts,

Dian Million, Assistant Professor
American Indian Studies
University of Washington
Padelford C-514, Box 354305
Seattle, WA 98195
dianm at u.washington.edu


On Feb 17, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Charlotte Cote wrote:


> Dear friends and colleagues,

>

> I want to thank all of you for your gracious support for the  

> University of Washington's wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ" Intellectual House. It  

> is your support and generosity that has made this 35-year dream  

> become a reality. Because of the generous support we have received  

> we are able to begin construction of the Intellectual House next  

> year! We are moving the project forward in two phases. The first  

> phase begins this spring with completion of the design and then we  

> anticipate beginning construction of the phase-one building in  

> early summer of 2013.

>

> This is an exciting time for all of us on the Intellectual House  

> team! I am so proud of our dedicated team who worked so hard in  

> keeping this project going.

>

> As Chair of the Intellectual House Planning and Advisory Committee  

> I raise my hands to all of you in thanks and appreciation!! Tleko,  

> tleko (thank you)!

>

> Charlotte

> -------------------------

> Charlotte Cote, Ph.D.

> Associate Professor, American Indian Studies

> Chair, Intellectual House Planning and Advisory Committee

> Affiliated Faculty, Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson  

> School of International Studies

> Box 354305

> University of Washington

> Seattle, WA, 98195

> Phone: (206)221-6549

> Fax: (206)616-3122

>

> Subject: [IHWG] Design and Construction for UW Intellectual House  

> Begins

>

> Bolstered by generous support from private donors, regional tribes  

> and investments from the state, the University of

> Washington anticipates beginning the first phase for the  

> Intellectual House, a longhouse-style facility that will serve  

> Native American students,

> faculty, and staff on the Seattle campus.

>

> An ambitious fundraising campaign was recently completed, and with  

> the assistance of a UW matching commitment yielded $2.8 million in  

> funding. Among the donors to the Intellectual House are 12 tribal  

> nations, including two who have pledged $100,000 or more (the  

> Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the  

> Snoqualmie Indian Tribe). An additional $3 million in state funding  

> has also been committed. As a result, the first phase of the  

> Intellectual House project anticipates moving ahead, with design  

> beginning this spring and construction of the Community Gathering  

> Building to begin in the summer of 2013.

>

> “We’re thrilled to begin the first phase of the Intellectual  

> House project,” UW vice president for minority affairs and vice  

> president for diversity Sheila Edwards Lange said. “Thanks to  

> financial support from the state, private donors and the tribes, we  

> will be able to make the 40-year dream of

> building a longhouse-style facility on the UW campus a reality.”

>

> The Community Gathering Building, expected to be part of Phase I,  

> will be a resource for the UW, tribal and surrounding communities.  

> It will serve as

> an event site and meeting place to bring people from diverse  

> cultures and backgrounds together, as well as showcase and honor  

> the coastal-longhouse

> style design. Phase two of the project is expected to include the  

> final design and construction of a student-focused building.

>

> The extensive four-year planning process for the Intellectual House  

> is the culmination of a nearly 40-year old dream to construct a  

> facility that will

> pay tribute to the historical presence of the tribes on campus, as  

> well as the vital role they continue to play in the nation and the  

> local community.

>

> The planning process has included the following:

>

>  *  Formation of the Intellectual House Planning Advisory  

> Committee, Elders Committee and Working Group

>  *  Completion of an inclusive feasibility study

>  *  Selection and blessing of a building site adjacent to the  

> Liberal Arts Quad in the heart of campus

>  *  Selection of the local architecture firm of Jones & Jones and  

> near completion of the pre-design phase

>  *  Gifting of a new Lushootseed language name by one of the  

> region’s most esteemed elders, the late Vi Hilbert

>  *  Ongoing comprehensive fundraising efforts involving alumni,  

> tribes, private foundations and corporations, and community leaders

>

> Thanks to the work of renowned Cherokee-Choctaw architect Johnpaul  

> Jones, the UW Intellectual House will itself be a work of art that  

> distinguishes

> itself from other campus buildings while honoring Native American  

> culture and traditions.

>

> In addition to being a symbol that honors the region’s tribes, the  

> Intellectual House will be of vital importance to the community of  

> Native American

> students, faculty and staff at the UW. It will reassure families  

> preparing to send their children to college that the UW  

> acknowledges and respects the

> needs of Native American students and is committed to helping them  

> succeed.

>

> The Intellectual House will be a home away from home for Native  

> American students, a place that will enable them to maintain strong  

> ties to family and

> culture while successfully achieving their educational goals. It  

> will also be a resource that contributes to an improved cultural  

> understanding and

> sense of unity for the entire UW community.

>

> For more information, please visit the Intellectual House website.

>

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