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History Revealed Chief ranger tells story o f local Buffalo Soldiers R a is in g Y o u n g M e n Local poet, educator and single mom sorts out the issues See Metro section, inside ‘City of Roses' Volume XXXVI, Number 32 Sheehan Kicks Off Protest A nti-w aractivist C indy Sheehan c o n tin u e d h e r I p r o te s t near | President Bush’s ra n c h in for I Crawford, Texas. W h a J* On Tuesday, she released 18 bal loons with post cards saying she w anted to meet with the presi dent. S ee sto ry , page A2. -.c * ° o t. Bush Adviser Guilty A fo rm e r | W hite House a d v i s e r | pleaded guilty to th e ft F ri d a y , b rie fly breaking into te a r s as he | tried toexplain why he m ade phony returns at discount departm ent stores while earning $160,(XX) a year as a top aide to President Bush. See sto ry , | p ageA 2. Interest Rate Stays Put W iththeeconom y losingm om en- J turn, the Federal Reserve halted the longest unbroken stretch o f interest rate increases in recent history T uesday - a reprieve for | U.S. Tries to Stop Killing A s e rie s o f b o m b in g s an d shootings in Iraq killed at least 33 p eo p le T u esd a y , m ost in the Baghdad area, as more A merican soldiers patrolled the streets o f | the capital in a m ake-or-break bid to quell sectarian violence. See sto ry , page A2. Established in 1970 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity Wednesday • August 9. 2006 Self Enhancement Turns 25 e Review m illions o f borrow ers after more than tw o years o f rate pain. See .Metro section, inside Celebration Sunday at Unthank Park Self Enhancem ent, Inc. will host a “25 Years o f Soul” celebration Sunday, Aug. 13, at the SEI center and adjoining Unthank Park, 3920 N. Kerby Ave. Local neighbors and the greater Portland com m unity is invited to share in the free festivi ties from 1 p .m .to b p .m . T he 25,h anniversary event will feature activities for kids, a catered barbecue cookout provided by NW Natural, contests hosted by Jam m in’ 95.5, and giveaw ays and free hair cuts provided by Terrell B randon's B arber Shop. The main stage will feature live entertainm ent by Portland’s lead ing soul singer, Liv W arfield, the popular 10-piece band Soul V acci nation and perform ances by the SEI drum line and choir. As part o f the silver anniversary cam paign, SEI has constructed a photo journal by local photogra pher Julie Keefe, highlighting 25 program alumni sharing their com pelling success stories and posi tive results from their participation in SEI. The photo project will be featured at the alumni booth, and SEI alumni will enjoy a special hos pitality area on the balcony o ver looking U nthank Park. From aone-week basketbal I camp in 1981,SEI h asev o lv ed in to a full- s e rv ic e o r g a n iz a tio n , g u id in g underserved youth, especially A f rican A merican and m inority chil dren, in realizingtheir full potential. W orking with schools, fam ilies and partner com m unity organiza- photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver L ifelong P ortland r e s id e n t Tony H o p so n m e n to r s local yo u th a t S e l f E n h a n c e m e n t. Inc., th e year-round e d u c a tio n a n d so c ia l se rvic e program h e fo u n d e d 2 5 y e a rs ago. SEI will h o n o r its silver a n n iversa ry o n S u n d a y with a ‘2 5 Y ears o f S o u l' ce leb ra tio n a t its north P ortland c e n te r a n d a d jo in in g U nthank Park. tions, SEI provides support, guid- ance and opportunities for children and young adults ages eight to 25. SEI provides num erous year- round services at the center, and has successfully evolved to offer: a charter m iddle school (SEI Acad- em y); in-school services (academ ic m entoring and tutoring) in 11 Port- continued on p age A 6 Israeli Threat Grows Israel shut dow n south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting in tensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed at leas, 19 civil ians and Arab governm ents called for a full Israeli w ithdraw al as a condition o f any ceasefire. BP Pipeline Corroded Shares in oil giant BP dropped and crude oil prices soared M on day as the com pany prepared to | shut down its P ru d h o e Bay o ilf ie ld in A la s k a , th e biggest oilfield in the United States, follow ing the discovery o f | a corroded pipeline. Fewer Hurricanes H u rric a n s e a s o n s h o u ld be slightly less active than originally predicted, federal forecasters said Tuesday. T here have been only three tropical storm s and no hur ricanes so far, bu, A ugust through O ctober are typically the most active m onths o f the season. < Native American Family Center Opens Whitaker site thought to have been a historic native village by S arah B i . oint T he P ortland O bserver The dust is settling at a new fam ily cen terfo rth e Native A m eri can Youth A ssociation, as staff and com m unity settle into the form er W hitaker- Lakeside M iddle School in northeast Portland. T raffic zoom s by the 20,(XX) square-fee, building that faces a bleak industrial stretch o f C olum bia Boulevard, but cultures collide w hen visitors circle the building - where 20 acres o f wetlands and the Colum bia River Slough beg to be explored. throughout, but NAYA has spent a busy sum m er painting and trans forming the space. The change com es at an oppor tune time for the growing organiza tion, even though their relocation follow ed som e unsettling experi ences at its form er headquarters on North M ississippi Avenue. T h e M is s is s ip p i n e ig h b o r hood’s new bars, restaurants and s p e c ia lty sh o p s tr a n s f o r m e d N A Y A ’s former home intoadistricl that becam e culturally, if not al ready physically, inaccessible to many in the native com m unity. Kids have learned that math and science have nothing to do with them, hut the reality is our people have been doing math, science and technology fo r thousands o f years, in a different way. — Nichole Maher, NAYA executive director o <U © © 2 o 2 c tzi O' ■ > —‘ c 2 -C -- 5/J O' £ = O' -*7 1 JC .J — M ♦ O c O W 3 11) The best part - N A Y A ’s new M aher said some business ow n site is thought to have once been a ers took an unfriendly stance with historic M ultnomah Chinook N a the non-profit's presence, and rac tive A merican village. ist graffiti was left on the cen ter's “T he site has historical and c u l van las, year. Even so, she said tural significance to,he native co m they had great relationships on the munity, and w e'v eal ways incorpo avenue and left with no bad feel rated w etlands restoration and en ings. vironm ental sciences into our c u r NAYA has received a warm w el ricu lu m ," said N ichole M aher, com e from its new Cully neighbor NA Y A 's executive director. hood. an area m idw ay between Evidence o f the iconic school Interstates 5 and 205. The central that once served generations of location increases accessibility to northeast P ortland kids lingers the estim ated 38.IXX) Port land-area / photo by S arah B i . ount /T hl P ortland O bserver John A n d erso n a n d o th e r s u m m e r c a m p p a rticip a n ts clim b in to a N ative A m erica n Youth A s s o c ia tion van a t th e n e w NAYA Family C e n te r in n o r th e a s t Portland, b e fo re h e a d in g for a field trip d a y o f clim bing n e a r F o rest Grove. natives, w ho make up the ninth largest Native American com m u nity in United States. “W h at's great about this loca tion is we serve a lot o f people who live in N ortheast, St. Jo h n 's, outer Northeast and Southeast, Parkrose and G resham ," she said. NAYA formed as a grassroots, parent and volunteer-run organiza tion 32 years ago, and has grown significantly since 1990. The new th ere's been other native organiza center, with a staff o f nearly 50. tions that have expressed an inter continues to o ffe r youth and family est in sharing the building. services, housing and jo b place NAY A 's future alternative high men, and cultural identity and edu school will target the country’s most cation for P ortland's native co m impoverished ethnic group. Half of munity, and will open a high school Portland's Native American popula at the site in the fall o f 2007. tion lives 2(X) percent below the fed The organization has a five-year eral poverty level, and Native youth lease at the W hitaker site, which continued on page AS they 'd like to make perm anent, and