Centralia College Historian E. Richard Hart and Tribal members, Mathew Dick and Colleen Cawston, will be discussing the history of the Wenatchis treaty rights struggle at Centralia College, in Centralia Washington, on Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m.. The discussion will take place in the Education Conference Building on campus. A short video on the Tribe's struggle will also be shown. For more information, contact Stephanie Carter at 360/736-9391. For a map of the Centralia Campus see http://www.centralia.ctc.edu/main/campusmap2.shtml .

Washington State University in Pullman Washington will be sponsoring a screening of "False Promises" on Monday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Ballroom of the C.U.B. (Compton Student Union Building) on campus, as part of their Native American Heritage celebration. A discussion with Tribal members will follow the film. For more information contact Professor Susan Ross at 509/335-5842. For driving directions or a map of the WSU campus see http://www.wsu.edu/visitors/visit.html .

Previous Events:

Squaxin Island Museum Library Research Center is sponsoring a free public screening of "False Promises" on Wednesday, May 21st from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
at their facility located at SE 150 Kwuh-Deegs-Altxw in Shelton, WA. Tribal Elder, Mathew Dick and historian, E. Richard Hart, will take questions following the film. For more information, contact Charlene Krise, Museum Executive Director, at 360/432-3851.

Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort on Icicle Road in Leavenworth Washington, is hosting a public screening of "False Promises" on Thursday, June 12th at 7:00 p.m. to coincide with the first day of the Wenatchis annual Pow Wow at the Leavenworth fish hatchery. Tribal leaders and historian E. Richard Hart will be available to take questions after the screening. For more information contact "False Promises" Outreach Director, Kristi Laguzza-Boosman at 509/996-9297.

Seattle Central Community College First Nations Student Council sponsored a free public screening of "False Promises" on Tuesday, April 15th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in room BE 1110. Tribal Elder, Mathew Dick and historian, E. Richard Hart, took questions following the film. For more information, contact Blair Garner (First Nations) at 206/621-7195, or Greg Hinckley (SCCC Faculty) at 206/587-5403.

Seattle University hosted a free public screening of "False Promises" on Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Piggott Building Auditorium. Tribal Elder, Mathew Dick and historian, E. Richard Hart, took questions following the film. For more information, contact Dr. Ted Fortier at 206-296-5385.

The Wenatchee Valley Museum opened a satellite branch at Chumstick Grange Hall, 621 Front Street in Leavenworth. They showed"False Promises" on Tuesday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m. with a question and answer period to follow. Contact Pauline Sweeney at 509/664-3341 for more details.

Gonzaga University, the Office of Cultural Diversity sponsored a free screening of "False Promises" on Wednesday, October 30th at 7:00 p.m. Tribal Elder, Mathew Dick (the great grandson of the last Chief of the Wenatchi's) and historian, E. Richard Hart, took questions following the film. For more information, contact Dr. Raymond Reyes, Gonzaga's Associate VP of Cultural Diversity at 509/323-6550.

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, hosted their traditional "Coyote and Friends" Festival at the Metropolitan Theater in Spokane on Saturday, November 2nd. Wenatchi Elder, Mathew Dick, told Coyote stories passed down from his mother, Celia Ann, along with the history of his people's treaty right's struggle. For more information on this event, contact Michael Holloman, Director of the Museum's Center for Plateau Studies at 509/ 363-5337

Wenatchee Valley College hosted a free public screening of "False Promises" on Monday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Brown Library Lyceum. Tribal Elder, Mathew Dick and historian, E. Richard Hart, took questions following the film. For more information, contact Kathi Rivers-Shannon, Director of Public Information, WVC at 509-664-2550.