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
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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
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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
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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."
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