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Museum At Warm Springs struggles to raise operating funds
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Paintings and Parfleches, Native American Abstract Design is currently on display in the
Museum's Changing Exhibit Gallery.
Over the past
several decades,
Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs
have invested
thousands upon
thousands of dollars
preserving tribal
artifacts, culture,
heritage and
languages. One
the show pieces
that investment is
The Museum At
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25,000 square foot '
Museum opened in
March 1993. It is
estimated that close
to 300,000 people
have paid to
experience Warm
Springs history
through the award . . r -
winning exhibits
since opening.
The Museum is a
great source of pride Tne second annual Huckleberry Harvest was a two-day affair that
fortribalmembers.lt brought in over $38,000 for The Museum.
tells an accurate story of the past, reflects the present well and tells of the Tribes' hopeful
dreams of the future.
When tribal voters were asked to approve the $2.5 million referendum in 1988, they were
told the total cost for construction, site preparation, exhibitry, endowment and educatibnal -
programming would be $4.5 million. Actual costs totaled $6.6 million. Voters also were told
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Hundred of guests attended the March 1993 grand opening of The Museum. Officials estimate that nearly
300,000 people have visited the Museum since opening.
that a generous endowment, gate receipts and gift shop sales would cover Museum operating costs and make
the facility self-sufficient in a relatively short period of time. That sizable endowment, the interest of which
was purported to be $50,000 per year, never materialized. The Museum was able to garner $17,000 from the
endowment this year.
The Tribe appropriated $260,000 for Museum operations during 1997. Operating expenses, according to
Executive Director Michael Hammond reach just over $600,000. The balance of about $340,000 is brought in
through various avenues: membership, admissions, gift shop sales, grants, donations and special events such
as the popular Huckleberry Harvest, bi-annual golf tournaments and after-hours receptions.
This year's Huckleberry Harvest, brought in just over $38,000 through the event's silent and oral auctions
and donations. The auctions featured many art pieces donated by various artists. Event coordinator and
Museum Development Officer Dora Goudy applauds those who donated toward the event. "We couldn't
have done it without our co-sponsors, friends and artists donating the items. Kah-Nee-Ta did an excellent job
catering the event." She added this year's Harvest drew a varied group of individuals who enjoyed The
Museum At Warm Springs facility and were highly competitive in the silent and oral auctions. This year's
Harvest was "three to four" times financially more successful than last year's event, she added.
' The 'golf tournaments, which usually draw an average of 72 competitors, are held during the spring and
' fall; The neXt tournament will be held Saturday, September 27. All proceeds from the tournaments go to the
Maintenance, Reserve Account, a fund for Museum emergencies related to building maintenance. Central
. .Oregon businesses contribute generously toward the tournaments.
In 1996 alone, membership revenues totaled $36,325, more than twice the amount received during the first
year of business. More than 400 individuals, families, corporations are supporters of the Museum in one of 1 1
different categories. Annual membership fees range from $25 to $10,000.
Additionally, the Museum receives nearly $100,000 a year in grants, gifts, donations and sponsorships.
Museum officials are currently conducting fund raising and hope to have a major event in February or March
in Portland. According to Hammond, more than half the visitors to the Museum come from the Portland area.
If fund raising efforts are not successful and money falls short throughout the year, Hammond says the
Museum cuts expenses. "Since 1993, The Museum has cut its annual expenses by over $150,000 through
curtailing expenses primarily by staff assuming additional responsibilities," concludes Hammond.
Legal aid offers assistance
Criminal, civil, domestic or
traffic are legal court matters.
If you or someone you know
has problems understanding
the law or charges brought
against them or yourself,
there's help.
The Legal Aid Department
wants the Warm Springs
community to know, if
anyone falls under the Tribes
jurisdiction, the Legal Aid ,
department can assist you
with your legal matters. Legal
Aid started back in 1975 with
a federal grant and a grant
from the American Indian
Lawyers Association. Daisy
Ike was the only staff
member at that time until she
hired Johnny Allen in 1 976 to
help her with the work load.
Staff members at the
present are Pat Baker,
supervisor, Gayleen Adams,
court advocate, and ;
Moringstar Spino, secretary,
can be reached at 553-3269,
every Monday through Friday
8-5.
"Anyone can stop by the,
office with questions about
their legal matters or to make
an appointment," says Baker.
The Legal Aid department
can help prepare your case
or represent you in court with
any .criminal, civil, domestic,
or traffic legal matters. "Our .
priority cases are criminal,"
says nine-year staff member
Pat Baker. "If; for some
reason, we at Legal Aid are
unable to' help you, we will ,
refer you to someone that
will. To assist our clients with
' better service,, we at the :
Legal Aid department ask to
please, make an appointment
two weeks in advance. That
will give us time to prepare
your case with the proper
paper work to represent you
in, court," says Baker.',,. .
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Legal Aid staff members (left to right) Moringstar Spino, Gayleen Adams, and Pat Baker
Kindergarten classrooms are taught Sahaptin language
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Arlita Rhoan walks around the classroom and reviews body parts to the classroom. Here she is teaching
them how to say "ear."
Beginning . this fall, Indian
Language Program is currently
teaching Sahaptin language to
Kindergarten students at Warm
Springs Elementary as part of their
curriculum. In the future they hope
to teach in other schools within the
school district. They continue to work
toward that goal by developing
materials and text books for their
classes.
All Kindergarten classrooms this
year are all day after the 1996-97
school year all day Kindergarten trial
classroom was a success. The
Kindergarten classrooms are being
taught by Dallas Winishut, Arlita
Rhoan and Susie Slockish. All grades
at Simnasho School are learning
Sahaptin because their enrollment is
at twenty students.
The Language Program is
encouraging parents to join their
students during the Indian Language
lessons.
The Language Program is also
working toward giving high school
credit as a foreign language to
students interested in learning an
Indian Lancuace.
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Dalles Winishut is teaching the basic colors to Laura Fuentes
Kindergarten classroom.