KATHERIN BLOSSOM
Vice President

My name is Katherine Street Blossom, and my Indian name is Beaquina, (Kingfgish); I am a Western Shoshone Elder. My father, Jim Street Sr. and my mother Amelia Byers Street, were both of the Western Shoshone Tribe. I have a family of three daughters and one son. I have eight granddaughters, one grandson, two great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons. I have resided on the Elko Indian Colony for the past 26 years.
In the early 60´s I taught at Battle Mountain Elementary School during their summer school session. While living in the Battle Mountain, Nevada, I held a position as the secretary and treasurer for several years for the Battle Mountain Indian Colony, processing documentation and handling financial needs.
For the past 28 years, I have worked as an Instructional Assistant, as well as a liaison between the Indian Communities and Elko County School District, covering six elementary schools, one junior high, one middle school and five high schools. My duties included traveling to one of the high schools of 110 miles and conducting seminars on anger and stress management. I have also facilitated several Senior Round Table discussions on different coping strategies dealing with stress. As a counselor I deal with confidentiality on daily basis, fostering mutual respect between myself and the students.
I have held the positions of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Shoshone Welcome Committee and have been a member of the P.T.A. (Parent, Teacher Association). I am a sixteen year member of the National Indian Education Association. Currently I also sit on the Board of Poo-Hah-Bah and the Nanish Shontie Corporation.