Welcome to the Pejuta Tipi Society's Webpage!
Mission: The Pejuta Tipi Society will exist to encourage, promote, and educate native and non-native alike about indigenous spirituality though the expression of beliefs and ceremonial activities and to promote a positive academic environment.
President: Joey Dell (Nisga'a)
Ketchikan, Alaska
Major: Anthropology
Minor: Native American Indigenous Studies
~ Senior ~
jedell@fortlewis.edu
Vice-President: Corey Jefferson (Navajo)
Steamboat Canyon, AZ
Majors: Native American Indigenous Studies
and Business Art
~ Junior ~
CJefferson@fortlewis.edu
Representative: Ian Twiss (Lakota Sioux)
Vancouver, Washington
Major: Native American Indigenous Studies
~Junior~
ITwiss@fortlewis.edu
Garrett Etsitty
credited for the creation of the PTS logo, November 2007.
Center of Southwest Studies/Delaney Library
Elayne Silversmith,
Librarian and
Associate Professor
Secretary: Arlene Watchman (Navajo)
Teesto, AZ
Major: Engineering Management
~ Junior ~
(Webmaster)
ajwatchman@fortlewis.edu
Treasurer: Melinda Arviso (Navajo)
Gallup, NM-
Major: Native American Indigenous Studies
~ Junior ~
MARVISO@fortlewis.edu
Advisor: Derwin Begay (Navajo)
Teesto, AZ
Bachelor of Arts, U.S. History, 2008
Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Studies, 2008
~ Student Development Advisor ~
Begay_D@fortlewis.edu
Ass't. Advisor: Brian Francis (Navajo)
Blue Gap, AZ
Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Studies, 2002
~Upward Bound Director~
Francis_B@fortlewis.edu
Link to FLC Native American Center
Pejuta Tipi Society Origins
Like a corn seed, the Pejuta Tipi Society began through the thoughts and prayers of students to bring a sense of spiritual security, home, and comfort through annual peyote ceremonies sponsored by the Pejuta Tipi Society with support from the Ute Mountain tribal community, the Native American Center and Fort Lewis College. PTS is here to ensure balance, harmony, spirituality, and education for students while they pursue a postsecondary degree at our beloved institution, Fort Lewis College.