Hermano Tyonek G. Ogemageshig
Beta Line #1
Spring 1998
'La Voz'
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Spring 1998
'La Voz'
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Graduating Class: 1999
Major/Minor: Mathematics & Native American Studies Brief Biography: My name is Tyonek Glee Ogemageshig, which translates to "Little Chief of the Sky". I am White Earth Pembina Indian from Minnesota from my father, and I am Mexican from my mother. I am eagle clan, or as we say "migizi endodem". I have a sister, which makes me an Uncle to four amazing kids. At Dartmouth College, I was President (or Tribal Chair) of the Native Americans at Dartmouth (NAD). I was a member of the Occum Pond Singers. I was known as "Neek" or as the "Gleechild" and had a radio show called "The Red Power Pow-Wow Hour". Achievements: Let those who know me be the ones to speak to this. What are you doing now? I am a Grants Revenue Specialist for the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state. I spend my time volunteering on my reservation by tutoring, organizing and assisting with community wide dinners and events, traditional fishing, chopping wood and cleaning yards of elders, founding a native running club called taptaana, being the best Brother, Uncle, and Son I can be to my family, and taking care of my daughter Why did you pledge? To understand my Mexican roots better and because I believe in La Unidad Latina and what it stands for. Favorite moment as a Hermano: My favorite moment as a cabellero was pledging at the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC. My favorite moments as a Hermano was being the Line Dean for Gamma Line. It was an honor to serve as that role for them. I am proud of who they have become today and of all Hermanos doing it, Brown (native) and Gold (kings) style. Advice to interested men: This is familia- a Brotherhood for life. If you believe in hard work, making a difference in your own family and community, and being a role model for those that need it - join us, you won't regret it. |
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[email protected] OR (360) 581-7192 OR Facebook me. Favorite Quotes: "If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart." -- Cesar Chavez "My lands are where my dead lie buried." -- Crazy Horse "A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky." -- Crazy Horse Links References: |
