JULY 28, 1978 PAGE S
"COYOTI WAS GOING TH fR f"
Jarold W. Ramsey v. ho com
piled and edited Coyote Was
Going There will be honored
with an autograph party in the
Jefferson County Library August
3 from noon until 3 p.m.
The author of several books,
Ramsey is a Jeferson County
native and will autograph copies
of his latest book Coyote Was
Going There, a collection of
“Indian Literature of the Oregon
Country” .
The book includes photo
graphs and drawings of Indian
artifacts, people, historical sites,
and maps, as well as informa
tion related to the Indian groups
from which the legends are se including the time she spent
lected.
relating “two fine Wasco stories
“ It was from my grand from her childhood . . . ” and for
father, the late J.R. Mendenhall, the “ gaiety, good sense and
my father, the late A.$. Ram vitality of her people” which she
sey, and Mr. John Cambell of typifies.
Madras . . . that I first heard
The book is divided into six
fragments of the kinds of mythic parts and included information
narratives that make up this and legends of Indians of North
book,” Ramsey wrote in the eastern Oregon, the Columbia
early pages of his book.
River groups, the Willamette
The author also acknowled Valley, The coast, Southwestern
ges the assistance and encour Oregon and the Great Basin.
The Autograph party in
agement of a number of Ore
gonians including some who honor of Ramsey is sponsored
asked to rem ain anonymous. by the Jeferson County Library
Warm Springs tribal member Association which hopes to have
Alice Florendo is thanked for copies of the book available for
her help and encouragement, sale.
National Indian News Briefs
FROM THE B.I.A. OFFICE OF
INFORMATION
CUNNINGHAM MODIFIES, REITERATES TREATY ABROGATION BILL:
With the “longest walk” marchers sitting on Washington’s door step, outside of Baltimore,
Congressman Jack Cunningham from Washington State held a press conference July 12 to announce
that he is modifying his treaty abrogation bill by introducing a 20-year phase-in period and a 5-year
implementation funding plan.
Under the modified bill, trust lands turned over to Indian individuals or corporations would not be
subject ot full local taxation for the first 20 years. Cunningham said: “ My bill will restore the
independence and dignity of the Native American by freeing him from the socially destructive
paternalism of the Federal Government.”
In addition, it will eliminate two classes of citizens and will restore the several states their rights
to manage fish and game resources and water rights and resolve land title disputes.”
SUN WORSHIPPERS - Kah-Nee-Ta’s lower pool was full of
swimmers and sun-bathers Tuesday trying to keep cool. The
temperature that day rose to 109 degrees, but the water was kept at a
temperature lower than normal.
DLP Photo
TOE NESS
CARTER INDIAN POLICIES CONDEMNED BY SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS:
At a conference on Western culture in Sun Valley, Idaho, following the July 4 holiday, the Carter
Administration’s handling of Indian affairs was severely criticised by Indian scholars and activists.
Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., editor of American Heritage, said that Carter quietly was favoring a policy
of termination and said that the Administration was “on its way to being the worst Administration for
American Indians since the Eisenhower Administration.”
Shirley Hill Witt, author and regional director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
said: “ We are being subjected to term ination under the rubric of reorganization...The Office of
Management and Budget is making Indian policy and the Office...doesn’t know anything about us.”
John E. Echohawk, Director of the Native American Rights Fund, said that Carter had started out
by making good appointments in Interior and by helping Maine Indians in their treaty claims, but added
that Interior Department officials have little authority and the policies are being made of OMB.
The speakers, in the two days devoted to issues on Indians, whites and Western lands, seemed in
agreement that Carter’s lack of a forceful policy statement supporting the observance of Indian treaties
was encouraging the anti-Indian backlash.
Josephy summed up another common complaint about the Administration’s ignorance of Indian
affairs. He said: “The Carter Administration has no understanding of American Indians, of Indian
history or Indian policies. It has nothing to do with sympathy. The carter Administration is full of people
who think they’re warm and sympathetic. But if they can’t even understand why Indians want
reservations, they’re going to continue to move in an ignorant way.”
study made recently and the results showed
that if we would cut one trip per month we would reduce the
country’s gas bill nearly seven per cent. They don’t realize a lot of
people have already cut out going to the bank — except to reminisce.
YIKES
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THERE WAS THIS new diamond shop that just opened. A friend
stopped by and asked the new owner, “I saw your ad in the paper for
a nightwatchman, did it work?” Yeah! “Last night we got robbed.”
POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE INDIAN PLANKS:
YIKES
In Washington State both the Republican and Democratic parties have included Indian planks in
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THIS GUY LOOKING for a good haircut goes into the barber political platforms announced July 1. The Democrats are for and the Republicans against supporting
shop, looks at all the barbers’ haircuts, sees the one that looked the Indian treaty rights.
The Democrats said: “We demand that our country honor the treaties it has established with
worst of all of them, and gets into his chair. The others were curious
to know why he chose that particular one. The guy sitting in the chair Native Americans and their rights to redress of grievances. We endorse the Native Americans’ struggle
said, “All barbers cut each others hair and the one with the worst for self-determination.
The Republican plank was: “We believe they (Indians), and the rest of society, will be best served
haircut usually is the best barber.” YIKES
by elimination of special benefits and burdens which are the legacy of the 19th Century. We favor
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THERE WAS THIS guy. who went rushing into the bar and in a extinguishing of special Indian treaty rights by purchase or negotiation for fair compensation and an
hurry he orders a double bourban and siad to the bartender, “It’s end to the BIA.....These steps,.....will end special treatment of Indians and bring them to full equality
under the law.”
time for my liver pills.” YIKES
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THERE WAS THIS landlord who came home disgusted one COLVILLES ASK COMPENSATION FOR COLUMBIA RIVERBED:
The Coulee Dam and Chief Joseph Dam are sitting on property'in the Columbia River still owned
evening and said to his wife, “Why do they all have to ask the same
by the Colville Indian Tribe, tribal vice chairman Mel Tonasket told the Tacoma New Tribune recently.
question?”
Tonasket said the tribe has been negotiating with the Interior Department for compensation in the form
Wife, “What is that, dear?”
They all ask, “Does the roof always leak&” and I have to tell of money payments or allotments of hydroelectric power or both.
Declining to say how much the tribe was asking, Tonasket said that a settlement appeared to be
them, “Only when it rains.” YIKES
getting closer. Tonasket said the Federal Government either overlooked or ignored the fact that the
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THERE WAS THIS guy who was passing through this town, he tribe owned the bed of the river and condemned land for the dams from the shoreline only.
Tonasket concluded his remarks on a discouraging not: “With the attitude the entire Washington
was out of money and hungry. He goes to this house, knocks on the
door, and asks the lady if she could give him something to eat. The delegation has, it’s going to be tough to get a piece of legislation through authorizing (a settlement) to be
lady said, “ Do you mind day-old-food?” “ No, replied the guy.” paid.”
“Well, come back tomorrow.” YIKES
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