Brenda Brainard

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles for the Eugene 4J Schools’ NATIVES program. Five were installed outside Eugene schools, often with the burning of sage and traditional drumming. Now—after criticism from some other local Native people—those same poles will be removed.

The long-time director of the 4J School District’s NATIVES Program is officially retiring this month. Brenda Brainard has headed the cultural and…

Two Eugene schools were bestowed towering, hand-carved totem poles yesterday, by the 4J NATIVES program. COVID-19 delayed delivery of the first pole to…

Recorded On: February 21, 2020Air Date: February 24, 2020From the City Club of Eugene:Senate Bill 13 was passed into law in the 2017 legislative session.…

On Friday Eugene elementary school students got hands on experience creating a totem pole. Kids at the Ridgeline Montessori School teamed up with a local…