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The event will run from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and will start at the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Building at Mendocino College. The theme of the event is “Four directions to education, culture, family, learning and health” and the event is sponsored by the Mendocino College Foundation.
Lake and Mendocino County seventh through 12th graders will participate at the event. Last year’s event brought in around 168 local students.
The event will host workshops pertaining to learning, culture, health, leadership and family.
Students will also be able to meet with representatives from the University of California-Berkley, California State University-Sacramento, University of California-Davis, University of California-Santa Cruz and Humboldt State University.
The Motivation Day will also feature a variety of speakers and Pomo dancers during lunch.
Lisa N. Ripken (Ojibwe) of Blaine, MN will be the keynote speaker. She is a professional development trainer and speaker. In her professional career she has spoken to over two thousand professional development workshops ranging from corporate boardrooms to high schools.
Using her life story, Lisa weaves a message that with perseverance, fearlessness, and focus you can achieve your dreams despite no matter the odds.
Ripken volunteers as an Executive Council Member for Honoring Women Worldwide and serves as the Chair of the Women’s Hall of Honor Committee, which guides the vision and goal to create a virtual Hall of Honor representing women’s leadership globally.
The Mendocino College American Indian Alliance will follow up by hosting a pow-wow on the Mendocino College track on Saturday April 25 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. The Indian Alliance is searching for sponsors to assist with the pow-wow.
All dancers and drummers are welcome to attend. For more information on obtaining a booth at the event, please contact Monica Whipple at (707) 513-6380.
For more information about the event, contact Mendocino College Counseling Assistant Darletta Fulwider at 707-468-3048 or visit www.mendocino.edu.
Native American Motivation Day Schedule
8 a.m.-8:20 a.m. Breakfast, check-in, receive shirts; Center Theater lobby
8:20 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Prayer, Cynthia Daniels; President’s welcome, Kathy Lehner
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Motivational speaker, Lisa Ripken; Center Theater
9a.m.-9:10 a.m. Break
9:10 a.m.-9:40 a.m. Learning Workshop, Student Panel, PowerPoint; Center Theater
9:40 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Break
9:50 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Health Workshop, Joe Salinas; Center Theater
10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 7th-10th: Family, Amber Gardner/Raquel Figueroa
8th-11th: Culture, Sheeyay Duncan
9th-12th: Leadership, Lisa Ripken
11 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Break
11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m. 7th-10th: Culture, Sheeyay Duncan
8th-11th: Leadership, Lisa Ripken
9th-12th: Family, Amber Gardner/Raquel Figueroa
11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Break
11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m. 7th-10th: Leadership, Lisa Ripken
8th-11th: Family, Amber Gardner/Raquel Figueroa
9th-12th: Culture, Sheeyay Duncan
12:20 p.m.-1:30 p.m. College Reps /Pomo Dancers/Lunch
1:30 p.m. Program Adjourn
Pow-Wow Schedule: Saturday, April 25
10 a.m. Dancer Registration Opens; welcome, introduction of head staff
11 a.m. Gourd Dancing
12 p.m. Grand Entry
Intertribals
1st Round of Dance Competition
Tiny tots (0-6 years)
Dance Registration Closes
Youth Girls and Boys Categories (7-17 years)
Women’s Categories (18-54 years)
Traditional, Jungle, and Fancy
Mens’s Categories (18-54 years)
Traditional, Grass, and Fancy
Intertribals
5 p.m. Aztec Dancers
5:30 p.m. California Traditional Dancers
6 p.m. Grand Entry
Introduction of Head Staff
Intertribals
2nd Round of Dance Competition
Intertribals and Social Dances
Announcement of Winners
Closing Songs and Dance Out
