Thursday, December 6, 2007 @ 11 a.m., Clara Thompson Hall

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Dr. Evan Tlesla Adams is an actor and writer from the Sliammon Band near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. The first president of the Healing Our Spirit British Columbia First Nations AIDS Society, he was instrumental in helping to provide prevention education for Aboriginal people in both urban and rural First Nations communities throughout British Columbia. He also acted as a "Role Model" for the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, where he worked with Native youth in health promotions and life-skills workshops across the country.

Evan has kept close ties with his Coast Salish roots, and he has varied interests in the arts. His competitive and traditional styles of Native dance have taken him touring across Canada and Europe, and into collaboration with the Karen Jamieson Dance Company of Vancouver. He does Raven’s Tail weaving, some of his work in this ancient style appearing in Cheryl Samuel's book Raven's Tail. He also appeared in the 1998 movie Smoke Signals as Thomas Builds-the-Fire.

Related Links:

http://www.nativenetwork.si.edu/Eng/rose/adams_e.htm
http://www.geocities.com/kelsosix/FRAME.html