NOTICES
Nominations Due for 2004 Buffett
Award for Indigenous Leadership
Former POWs and Surviving
Spouses Should Seek VA Benefits
There are 36,500 living former
prisoners of war (POWs) in the U.S.
today. Only about 21,000 of them are
receiving compensation for their injuries,
diseases, and illnesses incurred or
aggravated during their military service.
Thousands of America’s former
POWs may be eligible for U.S. Depart
ment of Veterans’ Affairs (federal VA)
benefits, but have not applied for them.
They may not be aware that recent
legislation may make them and their
dependents eligible for VA compensation.
“I am concerned that there are
many former POWs and surviving
spouses of POWs who are out there
suffering in silence, when in fact, they
could be entitled to benefits and
services that could improve their quality
of life,” stated Jim Willis, director of
the Oregon Department of Veterans’
Affairs. “We need to reach these
individuals and encourage them to
contact the Oregon Department of
Veterans’ Affairs.”
Former POWs, whether or not they
have service-connected disabilities, are
eligible for VA hospital and nursing
home care without regard to their ability
to pay. While former POWs are receiv
ing treatment in an approved outpatient
treatment program, they are eligible for
needed medications, eyeglasses,
hearing aids, prostheses, and needed
dental care.
If you or someone you know is a
former POW or the surviving spouse
of a POW who is not currently in receipt
of VA benefits, please contact the
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs
at 1 -800-692-9666 or your local county
Veterans’ Service office.
Celebrate National Historic
Preservation at Fort Hoskins
“New Frontiers in Preservation” is
the theme of the weeklong celebration
that has been sponsored annually by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation
since 1971.
Every community has a spirit of place
that identifies it as special and unique.
It may be a building or a monument or
a street, a public square or a stretch of
lakeshore or a view of distant mountains.
It sets the community apart from every
other. It attracts tourists, contributes to
the area’s stability and livability, and
gives residents a sense of connection
with their shared heritage.
As part of National Historic Preserva
tion activities in 2004, the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon will
participate in tours of the Fort Hoskins
Historic Park in Benton County on May
22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Robert Kentta, Cultural Resources
director, will be one of the speakers at
the picnic shelter. Informal walking
tours along the interpretive trail will
follow. Families are encouraged to
bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the park.
Fort Hoskins was established in
1856 and was one of three forts
(including Fort Yamhill and Fort
Umpqua) built to monitor the newly
established Coast (Siletz) Reservation.
It also was closely associated with the
military post at the Siletz Agency known
as the Siletz blockhouse. Fort Hoskins
is the first of the three to be developed
into a park site.
The Hoskins/Kings Valley origi
nally belonged to the Luckiamute band
of the Kalapuya Indians, who ceded it to
the United States under the Willamette
Valley Treaty of 1855. Benton County
purchased the main part of the original
fort reserve with the intent of creating
a historic park.
The fort is part of the Siletz Tribe’s
hunting and gathering areas recognized
under agreement with the state.
The National Trust for Historic
Preservation, chartered by Congress in
1949, is a private, non-profit organiza
tion with more than a quarter million
members. It provides leadership,
education, and advocacy to save
America’s diverse historic places and
revitalize communities.
The National Trust has six regional
offices and 20 historic sites and works
with thousands of local community
groups nationwide. For more
information, visit the National Trust’s
Web site at www.nationaltrust.org.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Ecotrust is
accepting nominations for the 2004
Buffett Award for Indigenous Leader
ship until Aug. 1, 2004.
The Buffett Award is a recognition
program funded by the families of Peter
and Howard Buffett to honor outstand
ing indigenous individuals in conserva
tion and community development.
An individual whose activities
demonstrate durable qualities of
leadership to improve the social,
economic, political, and environmental
conditions in their homelands will
receive a $25,000 cash award. Four
additional finalists will each receive a
$2,500 cash award.
Eligible individuals are: 1) Alaska
Native village, First Nation or tribal
members; 2) over 35 years of age; and
3) who have worked, or are working,
with an indigenous organization, tribal
or First Nation government or com
munity within the Pacific salmon
territory of North America.
Guidelines and a nomination letter
template for the Buffett Award are
available at www.ecotrust.org/
buffettaward/. For additional infor
mation, contact Elizabeth Woody at
503-467-0751, liz@ecotrust.org, or
Ecotrust, 721 NW Ninth Ave., Suite 200,
Portland, Oregon 97209.
The 2004 Buffett Award for
Indigenous Leadership will be
presented Nov. 30, 2004, at Ecotrust’s
Natural Capital Center located in
Portland. The ceremony will take place
in the Billy Frank, Jr. Conference
Center. The recipient’s attendance is
expected. Ecotrust will cover travel,
lodging, and related expenses for only
the one awardee and four finalists.
The BufTett Award has had its support
generously extended into the future by
the Buffett family because of the
program’s success. It intends to provide
resources for development and transfer
of knowledge in indigenous commun
ities. The recipient will use the cash
award for professional development,
program development, personal
research, and traditional activities.
In 2003, Agnes Pilgrim was a
finalist for the Buffett Award, as was
David R. Hatch in 2001.
In addition to the Buffett Award,
Ecotrust provides a variety of other
programs and services to tribes, First
Nations, and Alaska Natives through its
Native Programs.
Ecotrust is writing and publishing,
in collaboration with Klamath Tribes,
Klamath Heartlands: A Guide to the
Klamath Reservation Forest Manage
ment Plan. Other programs include
development of native youth leadership
opportunities through outdoor educa
tion, education and curriculum
development, and developing markets
for tribally caught wild salmon and tri bally
harvested sustainable forest products.
Founded in 1991 and based in Port
land, Ecotust is a non-profit organi
zation working with individuals,
organizations, businesses, agencies, and
tribes along the Pacific Coast of North
America to build Salmon Nation, a
place where people and wild salmon
thrive. For more information about
Ecotrust and the Buffett Award finalist,
visit www.ecotrust.org.
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Siletz Tribe, Benton County Natural Areas & Parks
Department, Fort Hoskins Advisory Committee
WHAT:
Spring Tour of Fort Hoskins Historic Park
WHEN:
May 22, 2004, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Fort Hoskins Historic Park
WHY:
To celebrate National Preservation 2004, sponsored by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation
DIRECTIONS: From 1-5 - Take Exit 228 to Corvallis. Turn left on 4th Street |
in downtown Corvallis. Follow Highway 20/34 signs to Philomath |
and Newport. After Philomath, turn right on Highway 223 to I
Kings Valley. Fort Hoskins signs will direct you to the park. I
From Highway 101 - Take Highway 20 toward Corvallis. I
Turn left onto Highway 223 to Kings Valley. Fort Hoskins I
signs will direct you to the park.
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