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Crooked Tree artists and Ottawa teachers lead three-day Lighthouse School programs in March 2003

Also Beaver Island Lighthouse School Crooked Tree Arts Center Ottawa teachers March 24 27 2003

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TypeEvent
Dates2003-03-24 – 2003-03-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2003-03-24 – 2003-03-27
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Community School
Eras
Modern era
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educationartsanishinaabe-odawacommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

From March 24 to 27, 2003, Crooked Tree Arts Center teachers led drawing, drama, pottery, and photography classes at the Beaver Island Lighthouse School, including a student performance of Greater Tuna. Ottawa teachers then presented beadwork, dance, fry bread, stories, personal accountability, and language and culture lessons.

Evidence limits

This student-written report documents the visit and activities, not a complete curriculum or participant list.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Native American and Crooked Tree teachers visit Lighthouse School.”
    Reports drawing, drama, pottery, photography, a Greater Tuna performance, Ottawa beadwork, dance, fry bread, storytelling, accountability, and language and culture instruction. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the May 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Crooked Tree artists and Ottawa teachers lead three-day Lighthouse School programs in March 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-native-american-crooked-tree-lighthouse-school-visit-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Native American and Crooked Tree teachers visit Lighthouse School.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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