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Warm Springs, Oregon
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Coyote and the Huckleberry sisters
1 he Museum At Warm bpnngs ning her 1 7 year career from 1982 to
presents a traveling exhibit entitled
Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home:
The Work of Lillian Pitt. This show
opens its three year tour at The Mu
seum At Warm Springs. It will be on
view from July 16 through Septem
ber 27, 1999. Spirits Keep Whistling
me Home features the ceramic work
of Lillian Pitt, a prominent contem
porary Pacific Northwest Native
American artist from Oregon, inter
nationally recognized forhcrextraor
dinary ceramic masks. A reception
for the artist welcomes the public on
opening night, July 1 6, from 6-8 p.m.
Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home
celebrates the rich cultural heritage
of the Columbia River people as seen
through the eyes of Lillian Pitt, a
Warm SpringsWascoYakama In
dian. Her ceramic work is infused
with the vast histories and experi
ences of her people which she then
translates into contemporary form.
Curator Saralyn Hilde writes, "Lillian
Pitt's work is strong medicine for the
soul ; remedies for the reclamation of
our natural instincts and creative
imagination."
The exhibition of 42 pieces is a
retrospective of Pitt's work span-
the present. Featured are 15 ceramic
masks, 8 totems, 6 bronzes, 6 mixed
media sculptures, 5 dry points and 2
installations. Although her chosen
medium is ceramics, she finds addi
tional expressive opportunities
through printmaking, installations
and mixed mcdiapicces. Lillian Pitt's
emphasis is placed on interpreting
contemporary experiences (personal,
cultural and environmental) through
the feminine instinctive nature and
collective imagery of her native
people. ,
Born in 1943 in Warm Springs,
Oregon, Lillian Pittcurrently lives in
Portland, Oregon. This well estab
lished and highly reputed artist
strongly advocates for Native Ameri
cans. Her active involvement in fos
tering a sense of community by coor
dinating and organizing a wide range
of projects has resulted in innovative
projects such as a workshop exchange
between Japanese master papermakcr
Naoki Sakamoto and Native artists
from the Pacific Northwest.
Lillian Pitt's work has been shown
extensively in the United States, as
well as Germany, New Zealand and
Japan. She has been featured in na
tionally recogni zed publications and
has received numerous awards. Her
work is represented in such presti
gious collections as The Heard Mu-(
' scum in Phoenix, Arizona. j
Lillian Pitt practices the traditions!
of ceramics, utilizing techniques and
materials that have not changed in'
centuries. Pitt began with a clay face'
form. After glazing and firing in ci
ther u Raku or Anagana kiln, the
masks arc embellished with addi
tions of leathers, shells, glass or metal
beads. The totems are an extension
of her masks with the addition of
mixed media objects.
Highlighting the exhibition is the
piece "Coyote and The Huckleberry
Sisters." This creation composed of
four masks translates an old legend
by that name into a mixed media
piece. "Coyote and The Huckleberry
Sisters" is a wonderful story describ
ing the origins of fire and how Coy
ote tricks his three sisters into reveal
ing the method of stealing fire from
the evil spirits. Pendleton Woolen
Mills has utilized the graphic image
of this piece to produce a limited
addition blanket which will be avail
able for sale in The Museum's Gift
Shop.
Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home
is accompanied by a catalogue
chronicling the influences and de
velopment of Lillian Pitt's work.
Curator Hilde notes, "The exhibition
is designed to assist the audience in
seeing the evolution of ideas of the
artist and the importance of commu
nity to these beliefs. Through her
work we experience the joy and
unwavering belief in the abundance
of the universe".
Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home
will tour the Western United States,
New Zealand and Germany. Those
interested in learning more about this
exhibit please contact the curator
Saralyn Hilde, (541)553-3331.
' Thisexhibitionandcataloguehave
been made possible by the generous
sponsorship of: Dr. and Mrs. Robert
B. Pamplin Jr., Ford Family Founda
tion, Penelope Knight, The Chiles
Foundation and Quintana Galleries.
The Museum At Warm Springs is
located at Highway 26 in Warm
Springs. The Gallery is open 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily, i he Museum is handi
capped accessible and open to the
public.
Jefferson County Fair
"Century of Memories''
July 21-24, 1999
Daily events:
Exhibits -Livestock Cultural events OMSI -Lots of ground acts
Human Cannonball -Talent contest -Parade Rodeo
The Kingsmen
Friday, July 23, 6:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Williams & Ree
Saturday, July 24, 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Western Dance, Saturday, featuring music by "Coltrain"
Admission $5.00
Huge Carnival-Davis Amusement Cascadia
Buy carnival ride tickets early and save $$$
Gate Admission:
General $5.00
Under 12 years old $3.00
Season Pass.... $15.00
Family Day Pass $15.00
Rodeo included with gate admission
Major sponsors: Columbia River Bank, Fox TV, Cenex Harvest
States, Portland General Electric, Wells Fargo Bank, High Desert
Beverage, Bank of the West, Central Oregon Seed, Inc.
Unity 99 drew record number participants
Jjpj Seattle Continued from page one
Two departments seek comments
from tribal public -
Forestry and Natural Resources
employees are seeking comments
from the tribal public on how to up
date IRMP I, the Integrated Resources
Management Plan for the Forested
Area. The current plan will be in
effect until December 31, 2001 and
Tribal Council has directed the staff
to have a draft plan prepared nine
months in advance of the expiration
date.
IRMP I was adopted as Ordinance
74 by a vote of the Tribal Council in
1 992. Their decision supported a staff
recommendation to use a balanced
management approach, which pro
vides adequate protection for natural
resources and opportunities for com
patible economic enterprises.
An objective to manage the com
mercial forest on a sustained-yield
basis was also endorsed by Tribal
Council, establishing an annual al
lowable cut of approximately 52
million board feet, a figure that was
phased in during the first five years
after the plan was implemented.
Other key elements of the plan
include the establishment of goals,
objectives standards and best man
agement practices. Goals and objec
tives establish targets for managers
to shoot towards. They are far-reaching
policy statements used to gauge
whether or not the plan is achieving
desired conditions.
Standards are measurable and en
forceable directives covering a wide
variety of activities, including road
construction, skid trails, riparian buff
ers, cultural plants and many other
topics.' Best management practices
provide guidelines that should be
followed whenever feasible.
IRMP I also contains manage
ment direction for water and soil,
conditional use areas, long-term pro
ductivity islands, fire, rural housing,
forage, fuelwood, timber, fish and
wildlife, recreation, planning and
archaeological resources.
Anyone wishing to comment on
the next IRMP for the Forested Area
should write or call Allan Derickson
at the Forestry Branch, POBox 1239,
Warm Springs. The phone number is
553-2416. The public comment pe
riod for scoping IRMP I will be 60
days. , : :
Sisters Annual Saturday Market to begin
The 22nd annual Sisters Saturday
Markets, sponsored by the Sisters
Area Chamber of Commerce will be
held on July 3, August 7 and
September 4.
Stroll the Village Green Park in
downtown Sisters and enjoy over
125 booths of one-of-a-kind
handcrafted items. The variety of
crafts includes wooden birdhouses
and toys, clothing, fresh and dried
flowers, soaps, pottery, jewelry,
paintings, photography and clothing
just to name a few. Listen to live
music or watch a performance by the
children of Mad Hatters Theater
Group at the gazebo. Sample fresh
food from the excellent variety
offered by lodal food vendors. This
year we are adding a petting zoo near
the playground with Llamas and
Miniature Donkeys. Bring the family
and spend the day in Sisters.
For further information please
contact the Sisters Area Chamber of
Commerce at (541) 549-0251.
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Ft. Sill reunion set
- - On September 24, 25, and 26,
1999, former FSIS alumni, friends
'and former students will reunite on
the campus of the Fort Sill Indian
School. Former students, some with
their families or friends, journey from
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana, Arizona, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Texas, etc., to meet with
former alumni and former students
in Lawton, Oklahoma. Volunteers
and "FSIS 1999 Reunion" activity
suggestions are welcome for the "Last
Great Reunion of the Century". For
more information contact: Richard
T. Bread, (405) 631-6740, Lorene
Kerchee (580) 492-3777 or Phyllis
R. Hunter (405) 247-6673, ext. 258.
Numerous
scholarships
available
A conservative estimate of col
lege costs for a full-time student runs
from $10,000-$30,000; high cost
colleges can run from $40,000
$ 1 00,000! Most parents and students
think that scholarships are only for
the students with excellent grades,
low-income families, or the athleti
cally inclined. A small example of
the numerous scholarships available
to students include: Handicapped
Student Scholarships, Members of a
Church Scholarships, Scholarships
for "C" Students, Veteran Children's
Scholarships, Scholarships for Mi
norities and much, much more.
Though the majority of scholar
ships are from the Federal Govern
ment and are merit andor need-based,
billions of dollars are available to
students from private sector scholar
ships. Much of private sector finan
cial aid goes unused because the par
ents and students do not know how or
where to apply.
There are organizations that have
spent hundreds of hours in research
locating scholarship sources. The
U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance-
College Bound is such an
Organization and supplies the public
with over 700 different private schol
arships sources. The scholarship list
include the scholarship names, ad
dresses, application deadlines, sum
maries about the scholarships and
the amount the scholarship will pay
your child.
Many scholarships pay entire tu
ition; others can be applied towards
tuition, living expenses, andor other
fees. Most scholarships can be used
at junior colleges, career and voca
tional schools, 4 year colleges, gradu
ate schools, medical and law schools.
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scholarship lists, send a self-addresses,
stamped, business size, 1 0,
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move it from Rapid City, S.D., to
Canastota, N.Y., later this year.
NAJA President Kara Briggs late
last year expressed concern that the
paper may lose some of its journalis
tic independence if tribal politics get
involved, But Nation Representa
tive Ray Halbritter has said repeat
edly that he wants the paper to become
the leading journalistic voice in the
hemisphere o Indian issues. "I want
this paper to win the pulitzer Prize,"
Halbritter said. ,
First Nations journalists explore
NAJA chapter
Aboriginal journalists in Canada
on June 1 7 began exploring whether
to form a NAJA chapter or attempt to
revive their Native Jornalists Asso
ciation, which had disbanded due to
regional coordination problems. An
exploratory committee began look
ing into the options after discussions
at a plenary session at the Aboriginal
Voices Media Conference June 15-
20. ' .
Native American Journal
ists Association
1999 award winners at the con
vention in Seattle, WA, July 10,
1999.
Best Layout and Design
Monthly
' First Place Tie: The Circle and"
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Best Layout and Design
Weekly
First Place: Navajo Times
First Honorable Mention:
Ban-News
Best Photo Spread
First Place: Leroy Dejolie and
'Carlos Peinado, Native Peoples
First Honorable Mention: Joe
Allen, The Circle
Radio Awards
Sho- Best Radio News Reporting
Best Layout and Design -,
Two-times-a-month:
First Place: Smoke Signals
First Honorable Mention- South
ern Ute Drum ,
Second Honorable Mention:
Seminole Tribune
Print Awards - Individual
Print
j. General Excellence - Weeklies
I First Place: Eastern Door
I First Honorable Mention: Navajo
Times "
i -',
General Excellence Monthlies
I. First Place: The Circle . '
i First Honorable Mention:
Windspeaker . ,
V Second Honorable Mention:
Raven's Eye
i General Excellence -Twb-to-six
times a year
First Place: Indian Cinema Enter
tainment i First Honorable Mention: Indig
enous Women ;
Second Honorable mention Tribal
College Journal
General Excellence -Twice-a-month
First Place: News From Indian
Country
First Honorable Mention:
Kaliwisaks
General Excellence -Magazine
First Place: Native Peoples
First Honorable Mention Native
Americas
Best Layout and Design -Magazine
First Place: Native Americas
First Honorable Mention: Native
Peoples
Best News Story
First Place: Marley Shebala, Na
vajo Times
First Honorable Mention: Sherry
Guydelkon, See-Yaht-Sub
Best Feature Story
.. First Place: Betty Reid, The Ari
zona Republic . ; .
First Honorable Mention: Mark
Anthony Rolo, The Circle.
Second Honorable Mention:
Deenise Becenti, Indian Cinema En
tertainment -
Best Editorial:
First Place: Leta Rector, Indian
Country Today
First Honorable Mention: Rich
ard Monette and Robert Lyttle, Na
tive Americas
Second Honorable Mention: Paul
DeMain, News From Indian Country
Best Column
First Place: Jim Northrup, News
From Indian Country
First Honorable Mention: Victor
D. Montejo, Native America
Second Honorable Mention: Lori
Edmo-Suppah, Sho-Ban-News
Best News Photo
First Place: Michael Price
Cosgrove, ShoBan-News
First Honorable Mention: Mary
Monte, Southern Ute Drum
Best Feature Photo
First Place: Margo Reiter,
Kalihwisks ;
Second Honorable Mention:
Debra Crowswell, Confederated
Umatilla Journal
Best Sports Photo
First Place: Lori Edmo-Suppah,
Sho-Ban-News
First Honorable Mention:
Michael James, Simnole Tribune . ,
First place Dixie Hutchinson,
KSTK
, First Honorable Mention: Dixie
Hutchinson, KSTK
Best Radio Feature
. First Place: Lori Townsend,
WOJB
First Honorable Mention:
Eulynda Toledo Benalli, JUNM
Second Honorable Mention;
Mary Bowannie and Theresa Halsey ,
KGNU
Best Ongoing Radio
Program
, Native America Calling, Ameri
can Indian Radio on Satellite
First Honorable Mention: Theresa
Halsey and Mary Bowanni, KGNU
Second Honorable Mention:
Creston D. Smith, KWSO
Best Public Service Announce
ment First Place: Lori Townsend,
WOJBN
TelevisionVideo Awards
Best News Story:
First Place: Mary Kim
KPNX-TV (NBC), Phoenix
Best Feature Story
Titla,
. First Place Mary Kim Titla and
Andy Benton KPNX-TV (NBC)
Phoenix
First Honorable Mention: Mary
Kim Titla and Joe Larger, KPNX-
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