Cecile Hansen – Duwamish chair - being interviewed on KUOW 94.9

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September 12, 2007 – Seattle, WA - POTLATCH FUND EXPANDS THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Potlatch Fund is a Northwest Native American non-profit established to expand philanthropy in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana. The Annual Meeting, held September 11, resulted in expanding the Board of Directors, reconfiguring several committees, and getting funding out to deserving Native artists and organizations.

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July 2007 - Potlatch Fund Promo Video!

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November 2006 - Potlatch Fund Annual Gala - A Huge Sucess!

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On Saturday November 18th the sound of native Flutes and Suquamish tribal drums rang out in downtown Seattle next to a traditional dugout canoe. They announced the beginning of the fourth annual Potlatch Fund Gala at the Seattle Grand Hyatt.

Over 460 people attended this sold-out event and their donations raised over $39,000 for Northwest native causes. It is for this reason that Tim Otani from Washington Mutual called Potlatch Fund “The premiere organization working to promote giving from and to Indian Country in the Northwest”...

Septermber 2006 - Potlatch Fund Hires New Executive Director

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August 30, 2006 - Potlatch Fund Board Elects New Officers for the coming year

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October 2005 - Potlatch Fund Native Arts Grant Recipients

SEATTLE—The Potlatch Fund is pleased to announce the 2005 Native Art Grant Recipients!...

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September 2005 - Potlatch Fund Awarded First Nation’s
Sweet Grass Model Grantee Award

SEATTLE—The Potlatch Fund has been selected out of 416 grantees by First Nations Development Institute to receive First Nation’s prestigious Sweet Grass Award for Outstanding and Model Grantee...
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May 2005 - Potlatch Fund Releases Grants to Tribal Programs

SEATTLE—In the true spirit of honoring through gifting, the Potlatch Fund achieved a major milestone promoting Native philanthrophy. On May 6, the Potlatch Fund board of directors awarded grants to 23 Native programs, entities and individuals representing more than a dozen tribes from the Northwest...
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2005 - Funding Native Arts: Empowering the Center of Tribal Life, BY THE POTLATCH FUND, 2005, excerpt of 1860 words

SEATTLE—As a people, we have lived in this homeland from time immemorial. This land has formed how we as Indian people see and interpret and express ourselves in the work of our hands. Regardless of the medium - whether fine art, traditional art, or performance art. The work reflects a living culture, not a culture frozen in the past, but one that is being shaped by many forces. Everything we do is rooted in the sense of place, and our creativity reflects the land." Bill Quaempts, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,Board of Trustees member...
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