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Native American Basket Opens
Window to Oregon Indian Wars
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basket. C ould this be T oby R iddle, the w o m an w ho th ru st her
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R iddle’s fluency in English and the M odoc language positioned
her as a m ediator betw een the tw o nations. C ongress rew arded
her bravery w ith a life-long pension. Did T oby Riddle w eave this
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R iddle’s great-great granddaughter.
T he ep isode w ill air on M onday, A ug. 23 at 9 p.m .
The PBS show ‘H istory D etectives ’ takes a look at
Native-Am erican basket that could have been woven
by a woman who played a pivotal role in the Oregon
Indian wars.
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Sharing
my culture
Wedding Wlth African Roots
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Abdull Latees Baabatunde Animushun and Wentirim Teni
Kente celebrate their wedding.
Abdull Latees Baabatunde
Animashun, a native o f Nigeria
who is currently living in Port
land,-m arried W entirim Teni
Kente, a Portland resident whose
family is from Nigeria, in a Mus
lim ceremony at the TA Event
Center on June 24.
Friend and wedding planner
Naa Dzama Okpoti coordinated
the event, which consisted o f 16
bridesmaids, 16 groomsmen, two
flower girls, one ring bearer, one
maid o f honor, and one best man.
Songs from the co u p le’s na
tive A frica punctuated K ente’s
walk dow n the aisle in a de
signer wedding gown originally
worn by her mother. The bride
is an international hair stylist
and the bridegroom is a nurs
ing student.
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“What sets OSU
apart is the learning
opportunities I have
outside of the classroom.
I teach a Bollywood
dance class on campus,
and I’m happy I can bring
something from my
culture to people who
are really interested.”
I am
P o w e re d
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Neha Neelw arne I Student
.College of Business
Mysore, India
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