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Place, Culture, Family: Twulshootseed Ways of Knowing Tacoma

The UW Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies and the UWT Master in Community Planning Program would like to welcome you to a talk with Chris Briden on Puyallup geographies in Tacoma. This event is free and open to all!  Chris Briden’s research investigates the connections between places, cultures and family, using a framework and methodology informed by Native Puget Sound Ways of knowing. Come to learn about the ways that the traditional concept of the x̌əč describes the way that intentions, feelings, and beliefs can flow between humans and the places they inhabit, and hear about how relationships between people and their places can be examined using principles laid out in traditional Twulshootseed narratives. Chris Briden is a Puyallup Tribal member and doctoral student in the UWT Educational Leadership Muckleshoot Cohort, who is researching the connections between Place, Culture, and Family. Chris is a Twulshootseed language teacher for the Puyallup Tribal Language Program. Chris lives in… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: UW Tacoma Joy Building (JOY). Campus room: JOY 215. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Accessibility Contact: uwturban@uw.edu. Event sponsors: UW Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies UW Tacoma Master in Community Planning Program. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

School of Urban Studies Winter Social Hour

The School of Urban Studies is having their Student & Alumni Social Hour on Wednesday, February 25 from 5pm to 7pm at 7 Seas Brewing. This is an informal event open to anyone who is interested in learning about the school and its majors, for students and alum to come together to exchange information about career pathways, meet the faculty and staff, and to make meaningful connections! Pizza will be provided by Camp Colvos! To RSVP, use this link: RSVP Link, Date: Wednesday, February 25 Time: 5p – 7p Location: 7 Seas Brewing | 2101 Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 To request disability accommodations contact uwturban@uw.edu or 253-692-5880 at least 10 business days prior to event date. Event interval: Single day event. Event Types: Not Specified. Accessibility Contact: uwturban@uw.edu. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. For more info visit forms.office.com.