‘Pow-wow’ highlights activities
Native Americans emphasize culture
By DAGMAR OBEREIGNER
Of the Emerald
“We want to help the Indian student sur
vive in the university environment,” says
Tony Minthorn, new director of the Native
American Student Union.
NASU, an ASUO-funded organization,
offers a number of events during the year,
including a native art show, symposiums
and lectures.
“Our cultural events are designed to en
hance the university experience, as well as
to enforce Native American culture,
studies, values and awareness,” says
Minthorn.
The "Pow Wow,” a spring festival, is the
largest event, with people coming in from
eastern and southern Oregon and eastern
Washington.
This spring’s gathering will feature Indian
dancing and arts and crafts sales as part of
the festivities.
NASU has received $6,282 in IFC fund
ing this year. About $2,000 is used for
salaries and wages, $1,225 for administra
Photo by Dennis Hickok
Native American Student Union Director Tony Minthorn
tive expenses, and the rest for NASU pro
grams and projects, including the mainte
nance of the Longhouse, a building do
nated to NASU in the early 1970s by the
people of Warm Springs reservation near
Madras. The Longhouse, which is located
at 1606 Columbia St., is used for student
activities, meetings and classes.
Minthorn says he is going to try to hold a
symposium on Indian issues every term,
adding that a symposium gives more sub
stance to education and provides the com
munity with a better understanding of Na
tive American problems and contemporary
issues. He says he wants to get speakers
that are familiar with Indian economic de
velopments, such as activist Peter
McDonald.
The union has not been politically active,
but is supporting environmental and natural
resource issues and sends delegates to
conferences involving these issues.
“One of our goals is to have Indian stu
dents become aware of Indian issues — to
become aware and involved,” Minthorn
says.
The Indian's reverence for the earth and
high moral and spiritual values are also still
important.
“The Indian has certain values that have
allowed him to survive up to these times,”
Minthorn says. He depended on nature for
all his needs, was a part of nature and de
veloped respect for natural things.
An Indian’s education has to take into
consideration those values, he adds, in
order to retain "Indian-ness.”
NASU has an active membership of 23,
and is interested in attracting new mem
bers, but “It’s really hard to contact new
students, unless they come into our office,”
says Minthorn of NASU’s location in 14A
EMU.
“If we establish a stronger program, we
can get more participation,” he says. “The
students will have a purpose for coming
here if they know the assistance is here.”
NASU will be holding a meeting today at
5 p.m. at the Longhouse, which will be open
to all interested persons. Call 686-3723 for
more information.
GTFF, University asking for state mediation
Negotiators for the University
and the Graduate Teaching Fel
lows Federation have asked a
state mediator to assist with con
tract talks, the University an
nounced Thursday.
Representatives of the union
and the University made the deci
sion to request a mediator from
the State Employment Relations
Board during a bargaining session
Tuesday according to W.T. Lem
man, chief negotiator for the Uni
versity.
A mediator who participated in
negotiations during April and May
this year “helped resolve a lot of
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The GTFF which has never had
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union’s salary demands.
Following Tuesday negotia
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decided to hold a strike vote Oct.
19.
University officials said the call
for a strike vote may be “routine
bargaining strategy” and does not
necessarily signal the end of
negotiations.
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