Sapsik’ʷałá proudly partners with all sovereign Nations of Oregon and with several University of Oregon entities:

Community Partners  

Tribal Advisory Council: The UO College of Education works in consortium with the nine Federally Recognized Tribal Nations located within the State of Oregon, and was initiated by the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Project in 2002. The recruitment, support, pre-service training, and in-service mentorship of American Indian and Alaska Native teachers is developed together with the oversight of the council. We are privileged to have the following people as members of the Sapsikʷala (Teacher) Advisory Council: 

• • Coquille Indian Tribe – Molly Hockema
  • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians – Jess Jackson 
    
  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon – Vice Chair, Candace Hill
    
  • Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation – Valerie Switzler & Carroll Dick
    

• • The Klamath Tribes – Julie Bettles 
  • Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde – Justine Flynn & Angela Fasana
    
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – Brandie Weaskus 
  • Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians – Jemiah Wassman
    
  • Burns Paiute Tribe – Dianne Teeman
    

• • University of Oregon – Dr. Brian Klopotek (Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies)
  • University of Oregon – Norma Trefren, (Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence)
  • University of Oregon – Dr. Kirby Brown (Native American and Indigenous Studies)
  • University of Oregon – Olivia Iverson (Office of Admissions)
  • Sapsik’ʷałá Alumni – Roshelle Weiser-Nieto
  • Members At Large – Chair, Dr. Angie Morrill (The Klamath Tribes)

2022 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Community Partner Award Recipients – Sapsik’ʷałá Tribal Advisory Council

Academic Partners

• #PledgeNativesInSTEM
• Northwest Indian Language Institute 
• The Office of the President
• Graduate School
• Center for Equity Promotion 
• College of Education
• Career Center
• Oregon Folklife Network
• Native American Studies
• Center for Indigenous Health, Culture and the Environment, Heritage University