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UWTV video: wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House opening celebration

Watch this new video from UWTV about the opening celebration at Intellectual House on March 12, 2015, and its philosophy to serve as a place of welcome and affirmation, and “where we can share our culture with non-Natives and build bridges amongst us,” Denny Hurtado, former chair of the Skokomish Tribe and retired director of Indian Education for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), says.

This new facility is also known by the Lushootseed language name for Intellectual House, wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ, pronounced “wah-sheb-altuh,” and is intended to be a learning and gathering place for Native American students, faculty and staff, as well as the UW and surrounding community.

40 years in the making, wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House received input and guidance from an elders committee and regional tribes in addition to UW community members.

Sheila Edwards Lange, Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity, UW; Charlotte Coté, associate professor, American Indian Studies, UW; Ross Braine, director, Intellectual House, UW and Johnpaul Jones, architect, are also featured in the video.

Visit wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House at 4249 Whitman Court, Seattle, WA 98195.

Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (unless otherwise reserved)

For more information about wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, click here.