Twa-le Abrahamson, '02, air quality coordinator for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is working to spread awareness of the hazardous legacy of the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Reservation.
The Great Futures Fund will provide financial support and practical work experience to UW Tacoma students, who will mentor underprivileged youth in the nine locations of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.
Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, will provide the keynote address at the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.