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2 October 9, 1997 Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo Palmer's quilt exhibited at National Museum of American Indians, New York City T-Rex sale creates multi-millionaire To Honor & Comfort Native Quilting Traditions" is the exhibit beginning October 16. 1997 at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City. Michigan State University Museum purchased a quilt from Eraina Palmer and it was sent to appear in this exhibit. There were 1 00 quills chosen for this exhibit and the quilts will travel to France, Australia and throughout the United States. Palmer first heard about this quilt show about three years ago while employed at the Community Counseling Center. Marsha McDow and her husband of Michigan State University Museum were traveling all over the United States and lower Canada selecting quitters to represent in the exhibit. Palmer arranged a meeting of all quilters in Warm Springs to bring their quilts for showing. Some were chosen that day. One of Eraina's was chosen but she could not sell it to McDow because it was sold. It was a Log Cabin design with eagles. Kate Jackson made one that was chosen but she would not sell because it was made with pieces of her mother's dresses. Palmer and Jackson each copied their quilts that were chosen and Michigan State University Museum purchased them. Palmer recently attended a brainstorming conference at Michigan State University Museum with other representatives of Native American Museums to view quilts and decide how many a small museum would be willing to exhibit. She wanted to attend because they were going to see all the quilts purchased by Michigan State University. There . were approximately 150 quilts there and Eraina thought they would be choosing quilts for the New York show, but those had already been sent. Quilts not chosen for the New York exhibit will go to other museums throughout the United States. All representatives were allowed to vie w the quilts still at the Michigan State University Museum and Palmer saw one of Bernyce Courtney 's quilts. McDow said, "We would have showed you Eiaiua Palmer's quilt, but it went to New York." Palmer said, "I sat there and look a deep breath. I didn't even think it would go to an exhibit like that." She felt privileged and proud and she hoped that her Grandma Ruby Coonc was watching her because she dedicated that quilt to her. "Grandma Coonc's Tamanwas (power) was the cagie, so, i uiu nave a hard time making and parting with that quilt, but I figured it would be represented ull over," Palmer adds. Palmer says she can remember when she used to watch her grandma make quilts. "They made quilts out of necessity. That's w hy there aren't any old quilts in the Museum. They used them until they fell apart," Palmer says. Palmer made her first quilt with her Grandma when she was sixteen. She didn't get back to quilting until her mid-twenties. She thought, "if Grandma could do it, I could do it." And she found out it's something she really likes. She says, "I've learned SJ "t . - .J " i yiX Ate Lift i .in.i,v -m .V-..., .. t il Eraina Palmer teaches Nikki Courtney to cut her strips for Log Cabin quilting at one of Palmer's quilting classes. U.. - other crafts but I always go back to quilling because it's a stress relief. Picking colors is where we were artistic with our quills," Palmer is now leaching hcrele ven-year-old granddaughter, Tashayla Palmer, who has made her first quilt. "I was really proud of her," adds Palmer. She will continue hcrquilting classes at the Museum throughout the winter months as well as baskctweaving classes. Palmer said her artistic quilting helped her to get her job at the Museum. Her boss was impressed by her color selection and the stability in her li fe. Her job is to set up exhibits in the changing exhibits gallery. She began as a registrar, and after the downsizing, is now the exhibit coordinator, media coordinator and curator. The Museum At Warm Springs will have a quilt show July 11 to September 28 in the changing exhibits gallery. Each quiltcr will be allowed to enter two quilts and it will be open to employees as well as tribal members. "I thank the Museum who allowed mc to get more exposure with my quills. I haven't felt a proud sensation like that for a long time." Palmer says. She goes on to say, "My family has been real supportive of me." She donated a quilt to the Huckleberry Harvest auction in August and it was sold for $750. Palmer still attends quilting classes where she picks up new ideas and techniques. She is quilting Native American designs. She also encourages young people to make a quilt, "All you need is to find the time and courage to try something new." Palmer recently attended the Northwest Basketweavers Association conference in Toppcnish, Washington where she was a featured artist. WASHINGTON (AP)-The Sioux In diun rancher whu'i becoming a multimil lionaire from the title of the dinoiuur "Sue" won't have to puy any income lax on ihe deal. The fossil was held in trust for Maurice Williums, an Indian, by (he government, and the tale of such asseti ure tux exempt, taid Thomas Sweeney, a spokesman for Ihe Bu reau of Indian Affairs. The BIA tnanugei Indian land and re sources in trust much at a parent would con trol a child'i assets. South Dakota hat no stale income tux. The fossil, which wot found on land neur Faiih, S.D., in 1990, was auctioned last weekend to the Chicago Museum of Natural History for $8 4 million. That includes a buyer's premium of about $760,000. Williams will have to pay the Sotheby's auction house a 2 percent commis sion plus an undisclosed amount for expenses, auctioneer David Redden said Monday. Williams, who lives on Ihe Cheyenne River Reservation, will receive Ihe first of four installments within 30 days, Redden taid. He'll gel the rest over the next three years. He won't have an agent or attorney to pay either, since the BIA acted at Williams' agent and can't recover in costs. "He it the direct beneficiary and ihe only brncficiury," Sweeney said. The BIA is out $.1,000 for the cost of storing the fossil at the order of a federal court that awarded the fossil to Williams, Sweeney said. The judge made no provltion for the BIA to recover that money. The T-Rcx, named "Sue" in honor of discoverer Susan Hendrickton, it 90 percent complete, making it the finest T-Rex speci men ever recovered; only four others are more than 60 percent complete. Williums did not return telphone calls to his home Monday. Laws allowing the federal government to hold property in trust for Indians are de signed to help make sure no one lakes ad vantage of them, said Bob Mandcl, first as sistant U.S. attorney for South Dakota. "It worked pretty well in this case," taid Mandcl. Drunk-driving victims remembered MARYSVILLE, Wash. AP) The sad procession along Marine Drive resembled a funeral, with mourners stopping 13 times to remember victims of drunken driving. One morning this past week, Norma Spencer, herbrothcrCene Zackuse and about 50 other members of the Tulalip Tribe made Ihe solemn irck to unveil 1 3 new signs along Marine Drive and other reservation roads to remember those who died in alcohol-related crashes. Each sign carries a victim's name and a warning againsl drinking and driving. The first sign was for George Comenole Sr., Ms. Spencer's father. "He was killed in I960, when I was just 10." she said. Not only her father, but in later years her brother and a cousin died in traffic accidents on Marine Drive, which winds along the bluffs overlooking Possession Sound and Port Susan north of Everett. "I always get scared when a siren on the reservation goes off," she said. "Then I keep waiting for the call." At each stop, Leota Pablo, minister of the Indian Full Gospel Shaker Church, lit a candle for purification and rang a hand bell. She sang a traditional song, and the others joined her in prayer. As the plastic coverings were Jefferson County Middle School Dates to remember October 6-10-Yearbook presale begins October 10-No school, state teachers inservice day Coffee with the Principal Pat Kelly would like to make the opportunity for parents to visit with the principal in a relaxed setting. Along with Parent Club President Terry Sullens, Pat has set up the first few "coffee dates." Meetings will take place in the office conference room at 8:00-8:30 a.m. See you there! Coffee dates are October 13, October 27, November 17. Monthly meetings The Parents Club meets at JCMS on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in room 220. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend. Site Base Council meets at JCMS on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in 223. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend. removed from each sign, family members laid a rose by it. "Each lime a sign is unveiled, thank God for remembrance," Ms. Pablo said. Traffic deaths resonate through the small, tightknit Tulalip community. More than 30 tribal members have died in alcohol-related traffic deaths since 1976, 22 on the reservation and many of those on Marine Drive. Karen Fryberg, who manages the Tulalip Health Clinic, was Ihe force behind a part nership with the Snohomish Health District to install the signs at 13 different locations along reservation roads. She said many tribal members have forgotten the cost of drinking and driving. The surviving family members allowed the memorial signs to be placed at the acci dent sites. Throughout Snohomish County, there are 23 similar memorial signs, said Bud Wessman, traffic safety investigation super visor for the county's traffic operations de partment. He thinks the Marine Drive signs will do some good. "When they see all those signs they can't help but draw the conclusion that there's a safely problem there," Wessman said. Supplemental budget Continued from page 1 HRTIQHflL CELEBHHTIOH tive date of the proposed Supple mental Budget; and, Be it further resolved, That Kah-Nee-Ta Resort shall submit monthly written reports to the Tribal Council and the Finance Department which itemize expenditures, including budget estimates of future expendi tures, and that Supplemental Budget expenditures shall be subject to Secretary-Treasurer approval for monthly transfer of money; and, Be it further resolved, That all or any portion of such funds may be provided by borrowing from gov ernment or commercial sources and that any grants obtained for restora tion shall offset the Supplemental Budget; and, Be it further resolved, That the funds appropriated by the Supple mental Budget shall remain avail able for expenditure until they are expended. Certification Approved by Tribal Council Oc tober 6, 1997; 8 present; 5 yes votes; 1 no vote; 1 abstain; Chairman did not vote. Approved by Superintendent; date not available License issured by court Tribal driver's license are issued through Tribal Court. All applicants must show proof of Liability Insur ance and the Driver's License is valid only within the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The current fee is $.50, however beginning January 1, 1998 this fee will increase to $5.00. The license will expire the same date as your Insurance or if you re ceive a valid Oregon Driver's Li cense. For more information contact 553-3278. Neighborhood Watch meetings set by Officer Starla Green Community Policing Officer October is Crime Prevention Month. Let's join together and make October a starting point for making our community a safer place to live. Let's draw a line to start being able to sleep at night, and not have to take shifts to watch our property. Let's start making steps to coming closer to making our houses and neighbor hoods a safer and more secure place for our children and our property. Some of the things that I will be offering throughout the month of October is Neighborhood Watch, Property Identification, Crime Pre vention Meetings and Home Secu rity issues. Watch for meeting times and places in this issue. I will be offering these presentations for the purposes of enhancing the security of your home and families. If these programs are put into place, you can increase the livability in your neigh borhoods. You can feel safe to allow your children outside, you can actu ally sleep at night without worrying about your property being vandal ized. Please let's join together to make our nei ghborhoods a more safer place to be. If you are interested in a Neigh borhood Watch program or any other program, please contact me at the Warm Springs Police Department at 553-11713272. National Parks Service grant supports pictograph project Spilyay Tmoo Sid Miller Donna Behrend Selena T. Boise Bob Medina Dan Lawrence Publisher: Editor: ReporterPhotographer: ReporterPhotographer: ReporterPhotographer: Secretary: Tina Aguilar Founded in March 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girl's Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274 - FAX NO. (541) 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $1 5.00 Outside US. or 1 st class in the U.S. - $25.00 Spilyay Tymoo 1997 Tribal ancestors' ancient graffiti, located on ceded lands, has been preserved on film through a technique developed by professional photographer James Henderson. Henderson's work was funded through a two-year $50,000 National Parks Service grant awarded to The Museum At Warm Springs last year. Henderson explained the photography technique during a free public lecture at The Museum September 24. The photographs will be stored at The Museum, which Museum executive director Michael Hammond hopes will become the "northwest repository for pictographs." Ihe pictographs consist of pigments that are thousands of years old and have been exposed to natural elements or as many years. Many have already been lost, not only to the harsh environment, but ost to the hands of uncaring humans as well. Ihe pigments are frequently difficult to see with the naked eye and are often created on top of each other. The pictographs are protected by a "skin", or layer, of naturally-formed silica that builds up at a rate of l10th of a millimeter per 100 years. However, says Henderson, the same thing that protects the artwork is frequently the same thing that causes it to fall off. The skin of silica and the reflection it causes prevent a camera from completely seeing the entire pictograph and by polarizing the light source and the camera, the surface of the artwork becomes flat and the pigments pop out vividly so they are visible to the camera and film. The one drawback, says Henderson, is f IK wmmm MM II J IS ,f ' ... ' v It ."mi -.FT i jik.. UtttK'SF WW pictographs "must be photographed at night," which makes for interesting and sometimes difficult work. The photographs are digitized and the original works are pictorially restored and preserved on computer, says Henderson. The Museum's project is the first time this technique has ever been done. "A precedence has been set," says Henderson. More and more sites are being recorded, says Henderson. Unfortunately, the methods by w hich they are recorded are often damaging and intrusive. The sites are sacred, Henderson believes, and once a site has been identified, visitors will leave tell-tale signs leading others to the area. Additionally, "if you don't know what you're doing, you could destroy the pictograph," Henderson warns. Henderson fears that the ancient artwork will appear on coffee mugs, T-shirts and other items just for profit. He stresses that his photography is a "scientific data gathering technique....Anyone can do it, but it's the intent that worries me." I x-' 1 - V I 1 Ml . . v -A, A'
