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American Indian Income Tax
Zoo Announces New Exhibit
PORTLAND, Ore. - A bald eagle
swoops down to a deep pool, snatching
at a kokanee salmon. Are you in a remote
wilderness? No, you’re visiting Eagle
Canyon, the Oregon Zoo’s new 20,800-
square-foot, $2.4 million exhibit that
has its grand opening on May 29-30.
The only exhibit of its kind, Eagle
Canyon marks the first time that free-
flying bald eagles and salmon are
featured together in a zoo exhibit. It
expands upon the existing Cascade
building that displays local animals
such as river otter, beaver, and other
native watershed species.
Visitors begin their journey near a
stream where native trout, sturgeon,
shiners, and sculpin live. Newts, salaman
ders, frogs, and native passerine birds
also are residents of the streamside exhibit
A new conservation center high
lights efforts to save local endangered
animals, including western pond turtles,
Washington pygmy rabbits, Oregon
spotted frogs, Oregon silverspot butter
flies, and Fender’s blue butterflies. Visi
tors glimpse daily activities like animal
feeding and weighing, and can ask zoo
keepers questions during posted times.
Walking through the underwater
viewing area, visitors go behind a
cascading waterfall where they see
schools of shimmering salmon in a
swift-moving stream.
As visitors walk further along the
forest trail, they can scramble up a
hollow log, while intricate salmon
sculptures beckon visitors to reach into
the stream to touch them.
Visitors move the salmon sculptures
to and fro, giving them a clearer under
standing of how perfectly streamlined
these large fish are. A series of bridges
span the trail, including a covered bridge,
inspired by historic covered bridges
found throughout Oregon.
Near the bridge is an interactive
watershed model. The fun display teaches
visitors how water travels from clouds
to land and back again.
At the top of the canyon, visitors
can stop and watch the bald eagle perched
on a snag just 10 feet away. No netting
or barrier separates visitors from this
large predator with its impressive six-
foot wingspan. Behind the viewing plat
form, children can play in a giant eagle’s
nest and experience life as a bald eagle.
Several interactive displays are
available, including two video monitors
with live video feeds from a Cascade
Mountains site near Eugene, Ore. and
a river site in the Columbia River Gorge
near Cascade Locks, Ore.
For more details about Eagle Canyon,
visit www.oregonzoo.org/Exhibits/
GreatNW/EagleCanyon/index.htm.
The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and
is located five minutes from downtown
Portland at 4001 SW Canyon Road, just
from www. dor.state.or.us Web site
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You are an enrolled member of a
federally recognized American
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Indian tribe, and
Your income is earned in Indian
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country, and
You live in federally recognized
Remember: You must live in
Indian country in Oregon and be an
Indian country.
“Indian country” is defined as any
land within a current federal Indian
reservation boundary and other lands
held in trust by the U.S. government
for a tribe.
For enrolled members of federally
recognized American Indian tribes who
live and work in Indian country in
Oregon, income exempt from Oregon
income tax includes:
Wages earned for work performed
in Indian country in Oregon
Income from business or real estate
located in Indian country in Oregon
Retirement income if the contri
butions to the plan came from or
were connected with services
performed in Indian country
Unemployment compensation if
the benefits were received as a result
of work performed in federally
recognized Indian country
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off Highway 26.
General admission (12-64) is $9;
seniors (65*), $7.50; children (3-11),
$6; and children under 3 are free.
Additional information is available by
calling 503-226-1561 or visiting the
zoo’s Web site at www.oregonzoo.org.
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all of the following are true:
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Important Dates for 2004 Elections
from oregonvotes.org/dates04.htm
May 18 Election Day: statewide
primary election
Aug. 24 Voters Pamphlet arguments
due for Nov. 2 statewide
Nov. 2
Last day for secretary of state
to declare election of primary
candidates and governor to
declare passage of primary
general election
Aug 31 Voter registration deadline
for Sept. 21 county election
Sept 3-7 Ballots mailed for Sept. 21
Dec. 2
measures
Last day to submit required
county election
Sept. 21 Election Day: county regular
number of signatures for a
statewide initiative petition
election
Voter registration deadline
for Nov. 2 general election
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June 17
July 2
July 26
Aug. 1
Oct. 12
Voters Pamphlet arguments
due for county measures and
Oct. 13
candidates for Sept. 21 election
Deadline for signature verifi
phlet for Nov. 2 general election
Oct 15-19 Ballots mailed for Nov 2.
cation for initiative petitions
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Interest, dividends, and capital
gains from the sale of stocks and
other intangibles, regardless of
where the accounts are located
Gambling winnings from Indian
gaming centers (casinos)
Indian tribal disbursements from
casino earnings
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Are you an American Indian? If so,
you may not have to pay Oregon income
tax on your income. You may be able
to subtract all or part of your income if
Election Day: statewide
general election
Last day for secretary of state
to declare election of general
candidates and governor to
declare passage of general
measures
Dec. 20 Electors of president and vice
president convene at the Capitol
enrolled member of a federally
recognized tribe to subtract the income
listed above. You do not have to live and
work on the same reservation. But the
areas where you live and work must
both be considered “Indian country” to
qualify for the subtraction.
To claim the subtraction, you must
report your total income on both the
federal and Oregon tax returns. On your
Oregon return, use the “Other subtrac
tion” line to subtract all of your income
that qualifies. Label the line “Amer Ind.’
You must file a completed copy of
Form 150-101-049, Exempt Income
Schedule for Enrolled Members of a
Federally Recognized American Tribe,
with your Oregon return. You must
include the following on the schedule:
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The street address of the location
you worked, and
The street address of the location
you lived, and
The tribe you are enrolled with and
your membership number.
You must use the street address of
your residence on the schedule so we
can verify that you live in Indian country.
However, you may use your post office
box address on your tax return.
If you meet all of the requirements,
you may claim “exempt” on your Form
W-4 for Oregon purposes only.
Questions? Telephone: Salem
503-378-4988; toll-free within Oregon
1-800-356-4222.
TTY (hearing or speech impaired;
machine only): 503-945-8617 (Salem)
or 1-800-886-7204 (toll-free within
Oregon).
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(ADA): This information is available in
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(Salem) or 1-800-356-4222 (toll-free
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