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Native American Pride "UISHE (United Indian Stu– dents In Higher Education) instills Indian students with a pride for their heritage," said Lisa Howard, UISHE coordinator. UISHE, a student organized, IFC funded group, has approxi– mately 12 active members that organize the groups many activities. One hundred and thirty Indian students attend PSU. In December, a Christmas pow– wow took place which drew ap– proximately 400-500 people. It was a short pow-wow which consisted of 4 to 5 hours of continuous competitive and leisure dancing. UISHE hosted and co-spon– sored a youth conference for Indian high school students. The three day workshop ended with the Elders' pow-wow on March 2. "The purpose of this conference 78