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NOTICES Directory Listings Available for Indian Businesses You are invited to Oregon’s first Annual Native American Housing Fair! Saturday July 31, 2004 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chemawa Indian School 3700 Chcmawa Road NE, Salem, Oregon (.rand Ronde tribal HuuUng Activities will include workshops on homeownership education, qualifying for home loans, credit counsel’ ing, predatory lending, home maintenance, homebuyer and rental program infoimation. loreclosure avoidance, refinanc e basics and other housing topics. With door prizes, fun for the kids and food for the family! All Piative American and Alaska natives are welcome! For more information call the Housing Fair hotline at 503'879'1497, Sponsored by lite Coos LowerUmpqua Shtslaw Grand Ronde. Siletz and Wann Spiles lilbes In paitneiship with Washington Mutual. MUDs Office of Native American Programs. Oregon Mousing and Community Services and many others! Guidelines Available for 2005-2006 Oregon Blue Book Cover Photo Contest Entrants: Open to amateur photo graphers of any age who are Oregon residents. Entries: Photographs must be original prints taken by the entrant and may not have been previously published. A negative must be made available upon request. Content: The cover shall be a color photograph that represents or typifies some aspect of Oregon. Scenes, land scapes, and activities are acceptable. Special consideration will be given to photos with a Native American theme. People, animals, structures, etc. also may be included. Dimensions: Photographs submit ted for the cover photo contest must be color 4" by 6" or 5" by 7" prints. The photograph must have -a vertical (portrait) orientation. Identification: All images must be accompanied by an entry form available in PDF online at www. bluebook.state.or.us. The print must be marked with or have attached the name and telephone number of the entrant. Information about the photograph should include location, date taken, and any other relevant information that would be useful in writing a caption. Deadline: Entries must be post marked by Oct. 5, 2004. The winner will be notified on or before Jan. 31, 2005. Send entries to Blue Book Editor, Secretary of State, Archives Division, 800 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR 97310. All entries will become part of the Archives Division’s permanent collection of Oregon photographs. No entries will be returned. Selected entries may be exhibited at the Archives Building following publication of the 2005-2006 Oregon Blue Book. Judging: A committee designated by Secretary of State Bill Bradbury will select the winning photograph. Winners: A brief description of the winning photo and photographer will be published in the Blue Book. The winner will be invited to the secretary of state’s news conference announcing the release of the book. Winners will be notified by phone or mail on or before Jan. 31, 2005. Other Uses: Photographs submitted to the cover photo contest but not selected for the cover may be chosen for use elsewhere in the Blue Book, with full credit given to the photographer. Forty to 45 black-and-white historical pictures are needed for the 2005-2006 Oregon Blue Book “section” pages. These black-and-white photos must be submitted by Aug. 1, 2004. Use the same forms. Questions about the 2005-2006 Oregon Blue Book Cover Contest should be directed to the Blue Book editor at 503-373-0701, ext. 240, or e-mail oregon.bluebook@state.or.us/ WASHINGTON - The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, recently announced the opportunity to be listed in the updated version of its Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses. Organized by state, the directory includes federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native artists and craftspeople; cooperatives; tribal arts and crafts enterprises; businesses privately owned and operated by federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native artists, designers, and craftspeople; and businesses privately owned and operated by American Indian and Alaska Native merchants who retail and/or wholesale authentic Indian and Alaska Native arts and crafts. Upon compilation, the directory will be inserted into a 13-page publi cation that shows the variation and complexity of both contemporary and traditional American Indian and Alaska Native art. The publication will be avail able for sale to the public and serve as a direct link between the arts and crafts businesses and prospective customers. Although applicants are not required to have a shop location readily available to the public, the business must be prepared to complete sales through mail order or a comparable method. The service is available only to individuals who are enrolled members of federally recognized Indian Tribes or Alaska Native groups. Applicants must provide a copy of tribal enrollment documentation from his or her respec tive tribe or group. The listing is free. To receive an application to be listed in the directory, contact the IACB at (toll-free) 1-888-278-3253 or write to Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Dept, of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW, MS 2058-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Please specify if the application is for an individual or a group, such as a cooperative or tribal enterprise. The deadline for the IABC office to receive applications is Aug. 15,2004. July 2004 O Siletz News 0-15
