LAWSUIT
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!i*n In her attorney Martha
Kvans. White was suffering
from a mental impairment
between September 1991 and
January 1992. and allegedly
was faulted and criticized by
Stirling and Carver during
that time for behaviors relat
ed to her disability
The complaint stated that
Stirling and Carver relayed
their critii isms to the Library
Faculty Personnel Commit
tee. and that the i ommittee
used that information in con
sidering yv hot her to recom
mend the renewal of the
plaintiffs contract None of
the information provided to
the committee considered the
plaintiffs disability the t otn
plainnnt alleged
Shipman yvas sued because
he allegedly failed to i ousid
er the plaintiff’s disability
when acting on the commit
lee's recommendation not to
renew the contract Davis
was named as a defendant
because she allegedly used
the plaintiffs disability as a
substantial factor in her dei i
sion to terminate the con
tract. according to the
document
Peter Swan, the assistant to
the president for legal affairs
who is speaking oil behalf of
the defendants, could not
comment on the factors Day is
considered in her decision
not to renew White's con
tract. as those matters are
confidential, Hut. he said. I
assure you it wasn't disabili
ty.''
In regards to White's t laim
of mental impairment. Swan
said 'We don't believe she
I
has on*', but 1 i ertamlv
couldn't speculate
White's attorney stated in
the document that sin«*> the
defendants know of her
client s mental impairment,
vet still faded to provide rea
sonable accommodation for
her and renew her contract,
they violated the lav* Oregon
Statute 650 -ij"i states that it
is unlawful for any employer
to dist barge from employ
ment an individual with a
physical or mental impair
ment which, with reasonable
accommodation, does not
funder the individual's work
performance
Swan said the defendants
feel they did no wrongdoing.
He added that although
White took her complaint to
the state Bureau of l abor and
Industries twice, the filings
were dismissed, based on no
reasonable cause
White is suing lor rein
statement and back wages
from August 1902 to the date
of reinstatement, lost wages
and benefits that amounted
to at least SJH.tKX) at the time
of the complaint filing and
continue to at < rue. and both
general damages and attorney
fees, which will he deter
mined at trial The defen
dants' conduct was a
substantial factor in i ausing
the plaintiff to suffer humili
ation and emotional distress,
she claimed
Attempts to reach White at
her home were unsin t essful
Her attorney1 has not returned
repeated telephone tails to
her offii e
No trial date has been set
vet, a circuit court spokes
woman said
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The museum 's main attraction Is its display ot the marriage ritual
MUSEUM
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In 1'iHH. the min", voted i«> appropriate S- '> mil
lion for i on si ruction of the new museum
I he tribes tilsu donated .1 separate contribution
of $726.(HR) nonntions and fund-raisers at t otini
ed for the remaining» osls of the S7.fi million muse
um.
"Them’s a sense of relief that the arlifat ts final
|y have a permanent home." f'att saul
The museum bosit ally explains the history and
lifestyles of the three different tribes Museum
exhibits trill e the Native Anient an history from pro
Columbus days to modern times
Patt said museum planners did not want to rehash
t unflicts I art ween Europeans and Native Amerit ans
Instead, they wanted to show the public how well
the tribes have adapted to < hange. he said
Museum designers wanted to avoid any nega
tive! onfllets with Europeans, he sml "Our peo
ple focus on what is good
The main attraction of the museum is a full st ale
display of a W asi o wedding trade si one U a a o
family members are shown trading large amounts
of food, clothing, corn husk hag-, and headed jew •
elrv
Also highlighted at the museum are large -st ale
recreations of traditional homes built by tribe mem
Iters, including the Paiute vvii kiup. a Warm Springs
teepee and a Wasi o plank house
I’utt said nuistnim organizers an* working to prv
sene lh«* thro*) different languages A display
explains language different es and offers dii litinar
ies for the Warm Springs anti Paiute languages I’att
said linguists are working with the museum to
develop a dii tionarv for the Wast o language
The Wasco language is the most endangered
Native American language. I’att said Only about
a half-dozen Wasio members speak the language
fluentlv *i oung f ngltsh speaking tribe members
neeii to Im> aide to learn their cultural language
If the language ever dies out it would he diffi
cult to replat e " he said
During the summer, tribal members offer dam
mg. trend making, potters and other display s .it the
museum A i lassroom and edm alum area is also
open at the museum
Die museum features a reprodui turn of the tmaty
with the I S government that established the t un
federated tribes anti set aside <00.000 at res for the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation
I’att said tin* museum would like to expand and
collet t more arlifm Is
"I think there are treasures out there waiting to
i»* discovered, he said
Hu- Museum at Warm Springs is open seven days
a week vear round, exi ept fur Thanksgiving. I .lirist
mas and New Year’s I )av Admission is $5 lor adults,
ya v> for senior i ilizensand $- 5() forchlldrwn 12
and under ( hildren under lour are .ulmilted Iree
TacdFime*
lanuary
EMI) Fishbowl