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Colleen Hicks grew up in Northern Idaho in the mining/smelter town of Kellogg. She received her Masters in Management from Sonoma State University, which has been helpful with her work with nonprofits for the last twenty years. She served on the Board of Directors at Commonwealth and was a Trustee for the Bolinas-Stinson Beach Unified School District. Her paternal grandfather was a Native American and her maternal grandmother was a Daughter of the Revolution. She has been the Director of the Museum of the American Indian since March 2005.
John Newman, President
Ed Grundstrom, Treasurer
Gene Buvelot
Arthur Scott
John Farais
Nahid Angha
Paul Hutcheson
Betty Goerke, Trustee
Jody Martin, Trustee
D'Shane Barnett
Bradley Marshall
Edward Willie
Kathleen Smith
Eric Wilder
Marty Meade
David Escobar
Precious Cargo California Indian Cradle Baskets and Childbirth Traditions
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We are grateful for the earth-
We are grateful for the sun-
We are grateful for the water-
We are grateful for the food.
Native American blessing