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Warm Springs News 123 ö h îs t ^ S « PARK P O R T L A N D , OR îc a l s o c ie t y AVE 97205 U.S. Postate Spilyay Tymoo DEC 171i 32 G Ö N .H IS T 3R1CAL IE T ' VOL. 7 NO. 23 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON D ecem ber 7,1982 Delegates attend NIEA conference In New Orleans by D on na Behrend and Sid M iller people want to move in that direction. Things take time.” According to National Con About 10 Warm Springs gress of American Indians people, who are involved with executive director Ron Andrade, Indian education matters, trav the biggest problem today is the eled to New Orleans, Louisianna “Title IV in the last budget November 19-23 to attend the session and we’ll be working for National Indian Education Asso the next week to restore the $15 ciation (NIEA). Attendance of million we lost in the cuts. That’s the conference was lower than the biggest issue.” the anticipated 5,000 as about On transfer of Title IV to 2,000 people attended. BIA, Andrade said that NCAI has The four-day conference was never been in favor of the held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel transfer. The main reason, he in New Orleans and was com said, is that “they serve different prised of speeches and over 70 groups. It’s a different kind of wow was held on the first night of funding pattern and to mix it into the conference and fr enter the BIA„.would. be dangerous tainment each evening, a dance and harmful to funds in the was held exclusively for con future. Our biggest concern now ferees. is trying to protect the Title IV Of particular interest and programs and Johnson O’Malley concern to Indian educators is so that the tribes can continue the proposed transfer of Title IV their education programs the to the BIA, the study of educators way they have in the past.” trust responsibility and the lack According to news release of an executive director for the from the Oregon Indian Educa department of Eduction. tion Association if the proposed Art Hill, current chairman of 1983-84 Indian education act bud NIEA, said there are many get is approved it would mean a issues to be faced by educators 34 percent cut in the total Tribal clear across the nation. “We IV funding. Part A would be have passed resolutions that are reduced 36 percent, Part B would going to address those issues. be reduced 55 percent, Part C And w e’re going to make sure would be reduced 33 percent and that these resolutions go to the Part D would be reduced 7 right people, the right congres percent. Cuts equal nearly $30 sional delegation, the people who million reducing the total alloca are actually involved in these tion from $77.8 million to $47.9 issues.” million. Hill commented on the im NCAI president Joe DeLa portance of unity among Indian people concerning education, L Cruz stated in a speech that he feels that “the responsibility of “We are happy to see a lot of the Education is up to the tribes... tribal governments represented Indian people are dealing with a here. The chairman of the Na world that wants us assimilated, tional Tribal Chairman’s asso they want our resources. The ciation and Tribal business com only to beat that is through mittee members are here...I education. think ths is a step in the right “How people perceive the direction.”$ Tribal-Federal relationship is” Hill continued, saying there Bureau has made people what is a tentative plan to have a they are. People show little national meeting next year to interest in the past. Educators bring all national Indian organ should develop a historical past n izations together to discuss ma on how governmental action has jor issues. “I don’t know whether affected people,” DeLaCruz w e are going to act on that or not, concluded. it’s a good idea. I don’t know if Hyatt Regency New Orleans — site of NIEA conference Annual bazaar December 11 This year’s annual Christmas Bazaar Decem ber 11 promises to be bigger and better than ever with a record number o f entrants scheduled to have their wares and goodies for sale. O v er 50 p e o p le h a v e indicated their intent to sell at the bazaar. A $5.00 refundable deposit was required to reserve a table, says coordinator Carol A llison. H owever, she added, tables will not be held if the deposit is not paid prior to the bazaar. All reserved tables are gone, says A llison, but som e people are bringing their own tables. Entrants m ay begin setting up their tables at 8 a.m. An addition to the bazaar this year are activities for children aged 6 and over where children can m ake gifts for Christmas giving. Adm ission is 25e. A llison indicated that hand crafts, crochet work, candies, baked goods, w ood crafts, beadwork, quilts and various other items will be for sale. Plan to attend the 8th annual C h ristm a s B azaar a t the Com m unity Center from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. Y ou m ay find that special gift for that special som eone! Accident claims one died instantly. The driver o f the A car and truck head-on truck was treated at the scene collision claim ed the life o f a for m inor injuries. Warm Springs resident, Leland Chief o f Police Jeff Sanders Tom , age 26, on Novem ber 20. stated the investigator’s report The accident occurred near concluded that T om apparent D ahl Pine on H ighway 26 at ly fell asleep and his car went m ilepost 81 at about 3:30 a.m . into the north bound lane. Tom According to Warm Springs was traveling south bound at police reports the Tom car the tim e o f the accident. drifted into the northbound According to Sanders no lane and collided with a hay citation will be issued and the truck driven by Paul Wares, i n v e s t i g a t i o n h a s b e e n age 41, o f Baker, Oregon. Tom .concluded.
