March 2026

Lewis-Clark State College will celebrate its 38th annual Native American Awareness Week the week of March 18-21 with a variety of speakers, events, a banquet, and powwows. This year's theme is "Acknowledgement & Awareness". All events are free and open to the public and will be held at the Williams Conference Center unless otherwise noted. 

 

Native American Awareness Week Agenda

Date / TimeDescription / Place
March , Tuesday

  TBA

10:00 am - 11:15 am
March , Wednesday
9:30 am - 2:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:15pm
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 
March  Thursday
10:30 am - 1:45 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
March -
7:00pm - 11:30pm

 SIMÍINEKEM WEWÉEX̣P PÁAX̣AM POW WOW & SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE  

Lifetime Achievement Award

Each year the Native American Club students at LC State College take time to recognize a member of the region's indigenous community for his or her life-long contributions to the continued existence of Native communities, values and lives.

  • 1988     David Miles Sr.
  • 1989     Margaret Rogers
  • 1990     Oliver Frank
  • 1991     Frank Penny Sr.
  • 1992     Rose Frank
  • 1993     Wilfred Scott
  • 1994     Katherine Ramsey
  • 1995     Horace Axtell
  • 1996     Richard Halfmoon
  • 1997     Frances Paisano
  • 1998     Elsie Frank
  • 1999     Allen Slickpoo Sr.
  • 2000     Josephine Hayes
  • 2001     Ipsus Nute (Jesse Greene)
  • 2002     Cecil Carter
  • 2003     Bessie Scott
  • 2004     Rosa Yearout
  • 2005     Lucille Wilson
  • 2006     Rachel Zumwalt
  • 2007     Connie Evans
  • 2008     Gilbert Towner
  • 2009     Jim Spencer
  • 2010     Delores Lookingglass Wheeler
  • 2011     Wallace Wheeler
  • 2012     Katherine Powaukee
  • 2013     Loretta "Chet" Halfmoon
  • 2014     Florene Davis
  • 2015     Leroy Seth
  • 2016     Benjamin "Badge" Arthur Sr.
  • 2017     Jim McCormack
  • 2018     Estelline "Essie" Carter
  • 2019     Allen Pinkham Sr.
  • 2020     Lee Bourgeau
  • 2021     Mary Jane Miles
  • 2022     Vera Sonneck
  • 2023     Jenny Williams
  • 2024     Silas Whitman
  • 2025     June Stewart
Native American Alumni
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