Background
Viles, Andrew Michael was born on October 22, 1959 in Prineville, Oregon, United States. Son of Melvin Ernest and Mary Service Viles.
Viles, Andrew Michael was born on October 22, 1959 in Prineville, Oregon, United States. Son of Melvin Ernest and Mary Service Viles.
Bachelor, Oregon State University, 1983. Master of Fine Arts, University of Michigan, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oregon, 1997.
Associates, Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Oregon, 1977—1979.
Instructor, counselor University Oregon, Eugene, 1987—1989. Editor Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Siletz, 1989, Siletz Free Press, Inc., Eugene, 1989—1993. Instructor Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington, 1993, University Oregon, Eugene, 1997—1998.
Associate judge Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Siletz, 1997—1999. Instructor Lane Community College, Eugene, since 1999. Consultant Indian Education Program, Portland, Oregon, 1995, Connections Across Cultures, Eugene, 1998—1999, Oregon Diversity Institute, Salem, 2002, Umista/Rites of Passage, Eugene, since 2002.
Member parent steering committee Indian Education Program, Eugene, 1990—1994. Member Siletz Free Press, Inc., 1989—2003. Member of Modern Language Association, Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Carla Ann Chadwick, August 8, 1981. Children: Nicholas Chadwick, Tyler James, Jerome Mason, Carson Michael, Rayna Grace Pearl.