New "Friendship Bench" honors professor's 50-year legacy with local tribes

A 西雅图 Pacific University professor who was given full membership into three Pacific Northwest tribes in honor of his lifetime of advocacy and friendship will be honored with a “Friendship Bench” on campus.

的 dedication of the Dr. Ken Tollefson Friendship Bench will be Tuesday, Oct. 11点半.m. near the Story Pole behind Alexander and Adelaide Hall on the 西雅图 Pacific University campus. 的 late Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Ken Tollefson spent his life committed to serving indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and mentoring colleagues and students. He was given full membership into the Tlingit, 斯诺夸尔米, and Duwamish tribes in gratitude for his advocacy for the tribes’ federal recognition and protection of their aboriginal sites, 包括 naming 斯诺夸尔米 Falls as a natural historic site.

的 bench will serve as a reminder to honor and maintain the 50-year legacy of friendship that Professor Tollefson fostered with the Coast Salish and Alaskan tribes and to 赌博十大靠谱软件继续e to cultivate true friendships with indigenous neighbors on this land.

筹款 for the bench was completed last May, and the bench was built by SPU Facilities. Members of the 斯诺夸尔米 Tribe and the Tollefson family will be present for the dedication. An exhibit displaying artifacts from Professor Tollefson's work will be on display in the Alexander and Adelaide Hall foyer.

Posted: Friday, October 27, 2023