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Instructional Support Specialist, II Khwe-Khwe (Hello in Wyandotte). My name is Claudia Wlaker. I am an native Californian, a native “Del Norter” (being raised on the south bank of the Smith River at “Walker Hole”) and a Native American. I am an enrolled member of the Wyandotte Naiton (Turtle clan-on my maternal side). Wyandottes’ are more recognized as “Hurons.” Mixed in with Wyandotte to make a nice homogenous blend is Cheppewa-Cree (on my maternal grandfather’s side), and English, French, Irish and Scotch (on my mother and father’s side). My Indian name is ) O Nugh Sa Utch Ke (Squash Woman). This name evolved from my mom calling me squash blossom when I was a small child. I guess you could say along with being “parts of many”, I also wear “many hats” here at College of the Redwoods, Del Norte. A portion of work week is spent as an Instructional Support Specialist in the Computer lab and another portion is pent in the Disability Resource Lab (DRC). The absolute best aspect of these two different but similar jobs is my direct contact with students. I love to watch their growth and success. I came to College of the Redwoods as a re-entry student and can relate to our student’s struggles and their feelings of accomplishment. Another part I love about working at CRDN is my role as one of the advisors for the Native American Club (NAC) at CRDN. I really enjoy being involved with the Native American students. It is very important to me to expose CRDN’s Native American students to other Native American individuals who are traditional, culturally strong and at the same time educated. I believe for today’s Native American to be strong for themselves, their families and their tribe they need to be able to “walk in both worlds” with confidence. You are always welcome to come speak with me. If you have question about DRCN I will be glad to answer them or refer you to the appropriate person. |
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