UNIVERSITY
Columbus exhibit lands in EMU
By Chester Allen
ErrxwakJ Repcxtoc
An exhibition covering 500
yours of cultural and biological
exchanges between the Aimiri
c:o# and Europe slnco Colum
bus' voyage in 1402 is visiting
the? University this week.
A representative of the Na
tive American Student Union
said the exhibit’s brochure fails
to show the viewpoint of Na
tive Americans,
"Seed# of Change," a 30 [wist
er-panol exhibit sponsored by
the Latin American and Carib
bean Student Organization, is
showing in the EMU Taylor
Lounge today through Friday.
The Smithsonian Institute
and the U S. Information Agen
cy’s Exhibits Service created
the exhibition. The Oregon
(Council for the Humanities Is
coordinating the exhibit's tour
through Oregon
LACSO is also sponsoring a
lecture by Professor Stephanie
Wood of the University Depart
ment of History The lecture.
"A/.tis:. Maya and Inca Views
of the Spanish Invasion,"is
Photo by KjmNgvpan
The Native American Student Union believes that the Columbus ex
hibit being shown in the EMU this week does not accurately illus
trate how explorers affected Native Americans.
ulod far 0 p m. Tuesday in the
KMti M.iplo Room.
Wood said her lecture pro
son Is the Native American's re
actions to the European explor
ers und conquerors
"I’ll bo using texts written by
tiie three largest, most pop
ulous indigenous groups."
Wood said "These texts reflect
the Intensity of the exchange
with the Europeans."
Wood said native peoples
were not united in opposition
to the Spanish conquerors
''While I will reflect on the
disease and destruction from
warfare that the indigenous
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NASU hopes to teach from film
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate t elite*
The b'MU Cultural Forum uml tho Native Amor
lain Student Union are sponsoring « showing of
Incldont at Oglttla tonight In conjunt tion with Co
lumbus Day
The documentary, which Is narrated by Kohert
Red ford, describes a shoot-out between Native
Americans and FBI agents in the late 197th. that
left two agents dead.
Lakotu Sioux activist Leonard I’ellier remains
in prison after Iming convicted of tho murders,
which NASU members and many other Native
Americans say he didn't commit.
NASU co-director Geo Ann Baker said she
hopes University students learn something from
the 'Mm.
"It’s the story of Leonard Peltier's alleged
shooting but it could bo the story of any person of
color," sho said.
Afliir tho film, a panel of Native American com
munity members and University associate profes
sor Rob Proudfoot will answer questions from the
audience, Baker said
Baker said films like this are still needed It) In
crease people's understanding and respect of Na
tive Americans and other people of color.
"If other people were more accepting of races,
we wouldn't have to do stuff like this," she said
Many people urn discussing Christopher Co
lumbus' voyage to the Americas I (ecu use ibis year
murks the 500th anniversary of that voyage, said
Kevin Tripp. Cultural Forum contemporary Issues
coordinator. He said he belloves it is timely to
show a documentary focusing on an incident that
represents the prejudice Native Americans face
The Cultural Forum Is picking up the S400 tab
to show the film, which will be shown at 7 p m
in Room 180 PLC with a panel discussion to fol
low.
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lumbus Day, but organizers
said it wasn't intended as an
antidote to today's holiday.
"Columbus Day is a time of
mourning." said Twila
Souers, director of District
4j's Indian education pro
grunt and a Dikotu Sioux. “If
we celebrate anything, it's
500 years of resistance and
survival.''
Nearly 6,000 people at
tended the event over two
days, raising almost $10,000
for the Museum of Natural
History Proceeds from the
fried bread and Indian toco
sules went to the Eugene,
Bethel and Fern Ridge school
districts' Indian Education
Program; the Springfield In
dian Education Program; and
the Siletz program.
Terry is one-quarter Semi
nole and has spent his life
studying und teaching about
Plains Indians. His face
painted rod und dressed in
1640s Black foot regalia ho
made from deerskin, Terry
dispelled many myths people
have about Native Ameri
cans.
On Native American wom
en:
"People think women were
like slaves," Terry said. "But
women thought what they
did was really honorable,
and it was "
Among women's duties
were tanning hides, bead
war k , q u i I Iw o r k und
toolmaking. Terry said How
ever, no woman could touch
a weapon; her ''essence''
might contaminate it.
On savagery:
Plains Indians mutiluted
their enemies' dead bodies to
■‘prevent them from bother
ing you in the next world,"
Terry said. For example, cut
ting off a man's hands would
koep him from grusping a
spear.
Terry said scalping was
just a variation on the world
wide tradition of cutting off
enemies' heads. "But if
you’re traveling 300 miles on
foot, you don’t lake the
whole head," he said.
On Custer's defeat at the
Battle of Little Bighorn:
"It's so obvious: His horses
were totally played out," Ter
ry said. ’’If your horses are
played out, there’s no way
you'll make it Horses were
everything, and Indians knew
that "
While lorry talkod, Native
Americans danced around
black T-shlrted drummers.
Courtney was among the per;
formers, her ottor pelts
swinging as she danced.
Artists demonstrated
drum-making, bead work and
crafting ornaments from
feathers. Children squealed
with delight as they explored
Terry's teepees.
Members of the mostly
white crowd said they came
to the celebration curious
about Native American cul
ture.
"This is a chance to learn a
little about this country’s her
itage that historically we ha
ven't been taught much
about." said Eugeno resident
Shawn Boles, 49. who
brought his 6-year-old daugh
ter. Darcy. "A lot of what wo
learn about Indians is unfor
tunately from old 'B' mov
ies."
Springfield area resident
Cynthia Zorich, 47, said sho
thought her 7-year-old
daughter would find thu en
campment interesting.
"It's great to have a semi
hands-on experience for her
to see these things." Zorich
said.
Perhaps the celebration
gave Courtney her wish, that
people know Indians are for
real.
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