Panel to explore
Indian influence
By GLENN BOETTCHER
Of the Emerald
The Impact of renewed
interest in Native American cul
tures on contemporary U S.
literature and society will be
explored this week at the
University by a group of writers
and scholars
The conference, organized
by University English Prof.
Ralph Salisbury with a $1,500
grant from the Oregon Humani
ties Committee, is scheduled for
Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday
Included in the day and
evening sessions at the Univer
sity, Lane Community College
and other Eugene locations are
several prominent writers and
scholars of Native American
descent
Participants include William
Stafford, Oregon's poet
laureate, as well as Wendy
Rose, Jim Barnes. Don Jordon,
Bill Sweet. Anita Endrezze
Damelson and Salisbury.
Salisbury says the
conference will focus on the
resurgence of interest in Native
American concerns and how
that interest has manifested it
self in contemporary literature
The program includes
Tuesday — Sweet and Salis
bury will read from their works
and discuss publishing today
from 2 30 to 3 30 p m in 101
EMU Particular emphasis will
be given to the influence of the
Native American tradition on
the works of currently
publishing non-Native
American writers. Salisbury and
Sweet will also read from their
own work and relate it to the
conference theme from 8 to 10
p m in 101 EMU, with an
emphasis on nature, drugs, al
cohol and prison awareness.
Wednesday Jordan and
Sweet will read from their works
at 2 p m on the north lawn of
Lane Community College, A
symposium will address the
conference theme at 4 p m at
101 EMU: Stafford, Danielson,
Jordon, Barnes and Rose will
participate Danielson and
Stafford wtl! also read from their
works at 8 p m in 150 Geology
Thursday — Rose and Barnes
will read from their work and
discuss Native American con
cerns as reflected in writing,
visual arts and society at 4 p m
•n the Native American
Longhouse, 1606 Columbia
Rose and Barnes will also read
from their works 8 p m in 150
Geology
Conference sponsors include
the Native American Student
Union, English department,
Festival of Arts and Assembly
and Lectures Committee, the
Indian Programs on Drug and
Alcohol Awareness, the Univer
sity Fine and applied arts
department, the University
anthropology department and
the English department at Lane
Community College
OSPIRG cut 10%,
IFC budaet evened
ASUO Pres Ramon Herrera
has sliced 10 percent from the
allocation given the Oregon
Student Public Interest
Research Group to balance the
incidental fee budget
Herrera cut the OSPIRG bud
get to $37,530 from $41,700 to
bring the budget in line with its
own 7 percent increase limit
The ASUO Constitution Com
mittee earlier this month
authorized Herrera to balance
the budget after the Incidental
Fee Committee missed its May 4
deadline tor submitting the
budget an overallocated by
$1,600
Herrera also increased the
ASUO executive budget by
$900 offsetting budget cuts the
IFC had made earlier
Herrera says the 10 percent
cut shouldn't seriously affect
OSPIRG because program
representatives had indicated
earlier that a $38,000 budget
would be adequate
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Dancers don
tribal best
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This young dancer didn't let the
weight of a heavily beaded and
feathered costume stop his feet
from keeping up with the beat of
the drums during a dance
competition last weekend at the
11th annual Native American
Student Union Pow Wow at Mac
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of all ages, donned their bright
est and best costumes for
several competitive and
specialty tribal dances to the
drumming and singing of
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tern United States. Religious
ceremonies at the NASU
Long house concluded the Pow
Wow Sunday with a salmon
bake. Craft tables and displays
also sold many of the raw
materials seen in the Native
American costumes
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