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Page 8 Portland Observer, August 8, 1984 S lim m e rs Salon Portland Indian program closes doors by Kobtrl Lolbun For a year, the In d ian C hild W elfare program provided an en velope o f support fo r Indian families in Portland. Its purpose was to assist Indian fam ilies in coping with urban economic and social pressures, ac cording to Navajo Indian Ada Bad Roads M odig, youth worker with the program. IC W concentrated on children, with Indian arts and crafts classes, swimming and other recreation, field trips to places important to In dians, counseling and Indian foster home placement. In addition, it sponsored a unique weekly cultural program with topics like the meaning o f the eagle feather, the totem pole, the pipe ceremony and Indian legends. IC W also offered women’s abuse education, juvenile court advocacy, family counseling and social service re fe rra l, and a young-parents group. All programs were free, said Modig. But because federal Bureau of In dian A ffa irs funding for the fledgling program was cut, IC W had to end August 1st. " W e did everything we could to get it back; we appealed and everything,” said Modig. Although the Portland IC W program was one o f only two such programs in the state, the B IA gave higher priority to reservation programs, she said. " A l l Indian families are being short-changed" by loss o f the program, said Claudia Long, IC W director for the last year. " It is highly documented that loss of extended family and intra-tribal assistance has left urban im m i grants (relocated Native American fam ilies) vulnerable, isolated and with few resources to meet iden tified needs,” said Long, a Nez Perce Iridian. “ This disintegration of family life is tremendously destructive to our youth; so the cycle is carried on to the next generation. The loss of human dignity, potential produc tiv ity , creativity and cultural richness is staggering for the com munities without funds." The end of the program didn’t stop the ICW and supporters from having a picnic and pow wow at Laurelhurst Park on July 27th. There was good food, dancing and drumming and the IC W s ta ff— Judy Alexander. Claudia Long, Rose Chasing Hawk, Rachel Herrera, Ada Modig, Brian Jackson and Debbie G rav- Postal workers sponsor rally Portland area postal unions are sponsoring a solidarity rally. "Proud to be Union” is the theme o f this old-fashioned labor rally, featuring labor songs, labor and community leaders speaking on the im portance o f unions and postal workers’ issues regarding the 1984 contract struggle. The rally is to be held at the N orth Park Blocks, N W 8th and Glisan on Sunday, August 12th, from 1:30 to4:00 p.m. August 12th marks the anniver sary o f the Postal Reorganization Act signed by President Richard M . Nixon in 1970 which established collective bargaining rights for postal unions and converted the U.S Post Office Department to the U.S. Postal Service. i Bad Roads Modig (Photo: Kris AMuofcarl ning— were honored for putting up the good fight. Children from IC W youth programs were also presented with feathers representing eagle feathers. They were I old that the eagle feather is only earned with brave and out standing deeds. Modig said arts and crafts classes were offered to ISO young people, including drum m ing, beading, shawl and wing dress making and arrow head making The cultural program enabled nearly 100 people, Indians and non- Indians alike, to hear presentations by people like M a rlin High bear, Sioui medicine man from Eagle Weight lost and exercise center guarenteed to lose 6 8 pounds per week and feel good. Non-allergenic diet supplement Electric exercise machine. Also, Body Wrep end Face Lift. Saune Bathe end Showers Butte, S.D. High Bear told those gathered for the last cultural presentation on July 2Sth, that Indians were once "just as quiet as four-legged animals, and just as wild. They breathed the fresh air o f the sacred four winds. The water was sacred." High Bear said he had been on the road nine years in the U .S . and Europe in his quest to keep Indian spiritual beliefs alive. "T his whole island is our alter,” he said. "W e ’re all dirt people " Modig and Long said they haven't given up. that they will con tinue to seek funding through grants and other sources. 1634 N.E. 7th Phone: 287 3288 Ts r 1 Bel-air Greens Bel-air Lemonade Lucerne Ice Cream Collard, Turnip Or Chopped Mustard, 10-Ounce Package Regular Or Pink, Frozen, 12-Oz. Can, Save $1.07 On 3 Assorted Flavors, Half Gallon Size, Save $3.36 On 4 3,.s1 t 3,s1 ©4„,s5 Fresh Assorted Pork Chops End And Center Cuts, Save 49* lb., No Limit Boneless Ham Pink Salmon Premium Franks “r;.*139 Sliced Bacon e ?298 Smok-A Roma Lb. Whole. 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