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PAGE 4 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON APRIL 30, 1976 Cultural Center .. . by Cynthia Stowell Many people have heard rumblings about a historical museum in the making, but how many know the details of this far-reaching project of the Mid-Oregon Indian Historical Society? The director, Mr. Harry Paget, has provided much insight into the activities and plans which will produce a cultural center for the Warm Springs Reservation and its visitors. The concept of a musuem has been discussed for years but not until two years ago did plans begin to take form. The Museum Committee was es tablished to address the issue and the Historical Society was chartered as a tribal enter prise. Members of the com mittee now include: Nelson Wallulatum (Chairman), Har old Culpus (Vice-Chairman), Juanita Bourland (Secretary- Treasurer), Lillian Heath, Na than Jim, Sam Johnson (State Representative from Deschutes County), and Conrad Rosing (Assistant Vice President of U.S. National Bank). Last year the committee hired Mr. Paget to head up the project. Mr. Paget has a back ground in film-making and communications as well as an thropology. Several months ago Felix Wallulatum joined Mr. Paget as an assistant. Their office in the old Boys’ Dorm is an exciting array of photo graphs, maps and plans and is a good indication of the many ideas which are fast becoming reality. Mr. Paget described the proposed cultural center as much more than just a mu/ seum. In fact there are five major components being plan ned. 1. Museum: One of the central features will be a coll ection fo artifacts representing four distinct periods in the history of the native people of EDA Grant Approved Approval of a $350,000 grant to help build an admini strative center on the Osage Tribal Trust Lands in Okla homa. ; The tribe will use the funds to construct the administrative building at Pawhuska, where planning activities will be con ducted to diversify the econo my of the trust lands. The center will be used for council meetings and for ser- vice activities. Tribal members anticipate that it will serve as the nucelus for a small busi ness complex planned for Pawhuska. New incomes and job op portunities are needed to com bat high unemployment among tribal members, the tribe said. The tribe has begun a program of diversification with farming and cattle raising. They expect the tribal center to stimulate long-range economic growth. . Much More Than Museum this region. On display in the be represented: Plateau, Great museum will be both pur Basin, and River Valley. An chased and borrowed items of inventory will be taken of the existing available artifacts and historical and aesthetic value. 2 Archives: A permanent arrangements will be made to collection of orginal written acquire those pieces which pre documents is being assembled sent a varied and complete and will be accessible to the view of history. Much of these public via microfiche and in acquisitons will be made on a loan basis where the donors expensive reproduction. 3. Performing Arts Center: retain ownership but are off An amphitheatre will be con ered protection and display of structed for the dramatization their possessions/It is hoped of legends and other forms of that the collections and build educational entertainment. A ings will be ready for the use theatre group comprised of of the tribes and the public in tribal members will be de approximately three years, al veloped in a series of pilot though spf course these will be ongoing projects. projects. The Trade Fair, to be held 4. Publications Outlet: Pub lications generated by the Cen on Labor Day, will do much to ter will be offered for sale to arouse enthusiasm and bring to light the valuable personal col the public. 5. Education: The com lections of local individuals. Funds for the planning and munity is expected to benefit greatly from the carefully col building of the Cultural Center lected materials and ongoing will be provided through tax research. Workshops, courses deductible contributions pri and opportunities to do volun vate foundations such as the National Endowment for the teer work will be offered. Several sites for the Cul Arts, and the Economic De tural Center are being consi velopment Administration. dered, all of which are near H.U.D. (Housing and Urban Kah-Nee-Ta. This location is Development of the Depart thought to be advantageous for ment of Commerce) funds two reasons: 1) Because the have been Utilized heretofore. Ultimately major planning Center will be dependent on the generral public for its fi and development decisions will nancing, it would benefit from be made through public hear Kah-Nee-Ta’s patrons, and 2) ings and general councils. the Center would supplement Kah-Nee-Ta’s in a tasteful and meaningful way. A “museum without walls” model is being considered, util izing a natural bowl feature for the amphitheatre. Satellite buildings are being planned for Warm Springs for the housing of educational and communica There -are some people who tions components and for stor say that if a fly lands on your age spac’e. The “museum with nose, spmebody has some thing to tell you! out walls” concept however, goes beyond the physical plant design and implies a broad community-based approach. Currently Mr. Paget and the Committee are busy de ciding on a site and making preparations for designing and building the Center. But equal ly important is the long pro cess of acquiring artifacts and Some people believe that if documents, and thereby recon your eyebrows grow together structing the history, of the you will be very rich! three distinct cultjire areas to Commission Conducts Hearings The American Indian Policy Review Commission will conduct hearings on the struc ture of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, May 8 and 9 in Den SHOWN IMBEDDING fence posts in cement are Gerald Charley ver, Colo. These hearings are (left), Lloyd Eder, and Delson Suppah, right. The workers should being held in accordance with the Commission’s mandate to be finished at the Tenino Site this month. prac Photo by Sandy Rangila “review...the policies, tices, and structure of the fed eral agencies charged with protecting Indian resources and providing services to the Indians.” The Commission Fourteen Title X employ ing for it has been purchased Task Force on Federal Ad ees under the supervision of and is on the site. Fence posts ministration will also partici Bob Clatt (construction super are being imbedded in concrete pate in the BIA hearings. Senator James AboUrezk visor), have been hired to and the job should be com (D-SD) the Commission’s 'fence cemeteries on the reser- pleted by the end of the month. “Fencing will provide se Chairman, will Chair the hear vation. The fencing program is curity from livestock, horses, ings, which will begin at 9:00 financed by tribal funds and money from a Federal Title X and motorcycles, as well as a.m. each day at the Hilton lending a stronger identity to Airport Inn, Interstate 70 and Job Opportunities Grant. Currently, five cemeteries the cemetery,” according to Peoria, Denver, Colo. tribal planner Ray Rangila. Testimony will begin at will be fenced. They are: Tenino-West Hills cemetery, The type of fencing being used 9:00 a.m. each day at the is galvanized chain-link fenc Hilton Airport Inn, Interstate Seekseequa I and II, Dry ing. 70 and Peoria, Denver, Colo. Creek, and Red Lake ceme “All the cemeteries have Testimony will be given by tery. Others will be done at a been surveyed for expansion,” Indian tribes, organizations, later time. The first cemetery pre-. said Clatt, “and fence post and individuals. Respresentati- sently being fenced is the Te holes have been dug on all ves from the Bureau of Indian five.” The fencing has been Affairs and the Department of nino-West Hills cemetery. The ordered for Seekseequa II, the Interior will testify at a workers are mainly concerned which will probably be the later date in Washington DC. at this time with the Tenino Specific issues to be dealt cemetery because' all the, fenc- ■ next cemetery to be - fenced. ■ ■, Cemetery Fencing Started with include: tribal — agency program and budget relation ships; BIA and Department of Interior trust administration of Indian resources; contract ad ministration; policies of eligi bility for services and employ ment preference; line and delegations of authority. All those submitting testi mony should make five copies to be available at the hearing. Any amount of written testi mony and additional docu ments may be submitted for the record. There will be time limits on oral testimony, to be determined by the number of witnesses appearing. The Com mission will first hear schedu led witnesses and will then hear testimony from others as time permits. The American Indian Poli cy Review Commission was established by Public Law 93-580 to conduct an in-depth investigation of the current state of Indian affairs, to com pile data necessary to under stand the extent of present and future Indian needs, and to make recommendations for modification of existing laws, procedures, policies and. regu lations, affecting Indians. , \ Bravettes Softball Classification Upgraded During the annual A.S.A. (Amature Softball Assn.) meet ing in Eugene, Or., March 20, 1976, the Warm Springs Brav ettes (Fast-Pitch), softball team was reclassified from class “B” to class “A” by action of State A.S.A. com missioners, Garland R. Sprick, Jack Moore, David Smith and Dick Henbest, and represen tatives from various teams that the Bravettes regularly competed with. This upgrading will obviously mean stiffer competition for the Bravettes; in related action, the Junction City Merchants, the Eugene Kay Jays, and the Portland Columbia Fence Teams were moved up to “Majors” classi fication also. After cold weather delays, practice finally got underway this past Monday. Player turn out so far has been light with veterans Julie. Mitchell, Fran Moses, Lyly Ann Moses and Liz Suppah, “Bucket” Wini- shut, and Sandra Tanewasha to our practice. Other veterans expected back"inside “Buttons” Miller, Wanda Charley, Aur- alyn Stwyer, Lisa Suppah, and possibly Jan Farley, and Dora Goudy. The Bravettes will be out to defend their NIAA (National Indian Activities Association), softball fast pitch champion ship. Besides winning the NIAA tournament in Seattle last year the Bravettes won tournament championships at Lummi and Yakima, Washing ton, and Yerington, Nevada. During the past six years the Bravettes have lost" a total of four games to ..other Indian competition. Two of thoses losses were Yelm, Taholah and Lapwai last summer when the Bravettes had to use a number of non-regular players due to the absence of regular players. The loss was to a very out standing team from Namino, BC, in the NIAA tourney at Seattle. The fourth loss of the Bravettes to an Indian team happened in 1970, in Los Angeles. This year the Bravettes -are considering participation in the following tournaments: Madera, Calif., June 2-3; the Warm Springs Fun Daze, July '3,4,5,; Portland Rose City In vitational July 9,10,11; Lake Oswego Invitational July 16,17, 18; Oregon class “A” tourna ment July 23,24,25; and various Indian tournaments. Also this summer, the ^Bravettes will play the Hillsboro Rebelettes in a special benefit exhibition game for the Meadow Wood camp which is an Elks outdoor' camp for handicapped children somewhere near Pendelton and LaGrande. 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