Master Cultural Traditions Specialist ($88,898- $142,237) MTMO

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe - Auburn, WA

Auburn, WA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

This position will supervise and mentor the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's assigned staff to conduct educational and traditional activities and events for the benefit of the community in maintaining the traditions and culture of the tribe.

Responsibilities

• Works with assigned staff and contracted cultural experts to coordinate culture training activities and opportunities to prepare the teachers to educate community members.
• Provides reporting to management through updates of the action plans for culture training and educational activities.
• Understands and meets the responsibility of training in a culturally appropriate way to enhance and support the traditional growth of staff and the community.
• Works with a diverse group of cultural practitioners.
• Establishes and implements policies and procedures governing traditional behaviors, conduct, and guidance in running traditional activities and protocols.
• Gathers and instructs staff on cultural arts, materials for use, and develops the means for instruction and cultural activities.
• Develops skills of staff and community in many cultural activities including beadwork, weaving, traditional ecological knowledge, and basic food sovereignty.
• Plans and hosts required classes and meetings and other activities to promote the community in gathering, traditional ecological knowledge, and basic food sovereignty.
• Instructs all assigned staff on how to identify and gather a variety of traditional plants, medicines, and foodstuff.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
• Five (5) years teaching or instruction of Native American art, or culturally relevant activities.
• Three (3) years supervisory experience.
• A portfolio of work demonstrating strong artistic ability related to ancestral Salish based art forms.
• Working knowledge of Muckleshoot Tribal history, art, or culturally relevant activities.
• Must be enrolled Muckleshoot Tribal member at time of interview.