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8 January 11,2001 Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo Courtney-Gold, Millennium Artist and Commu nity Project Pat Courtney Gold Pat Courtney Gold, Scappoose, Oregon, was a recipient of a prestigious Artist in Resident, The Millennium Artist and Community Project. She was one of the 56 artists selected from throughout the U.S., and the only artist represent ing Oregon. The Millennium Project, Artists & Communities: American Creates for the Millennium, was a 3-month project, August 1 to October 28, 2000, funded in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and Culpeper Foundation, through the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD. One of the goals was "to communicate the value and importance of the arts and artists to the maintenance of culture." Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, OR, worked with the Plateau communities. Pat has given lectures and workshops throughout the U.S. to Museums and to Native Basketry Organiza tions. You can see her baskets with their unique geometric designs in many Museums, such as the Burke Museum, Seattle, WA; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; the High Desert Museum, Bend, OR; and she was recently commissioned by the , Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. Pat worked through the Crow's Shadow Institute, Confederated Tribes the Umatilla Indian Reserva tion, Pendleton, OR. Crow's Shadow Institute mission statement News from IHS Jike being sick I DON'T LIKE BEING SICK! Few problems we experience are worse than being sick or just not feel ing well. I have had many patients complain "I don't want (or like) to be sick" or "I don't have time to be sick." For those of us who tend to have prolonged or frequent illnesses, we just get plain tired of being sick. Is there anything we can do? On occasion, I have had a patient come in with a concern and say "Just fix me doc." Well, this may not be as easy as it sounds. The healthier we are when we get sick, the easier it is to "fix" the prob lem. If we stay healthy, we are less likely to get sick in the first place. Then, when we do fall ill, our bodies are much more able to recover. This , means there is less that needs "fix ing" and "fixing" comes with it's own potential problems. So, our best bet is to stay healthy to begin with. During my medical training, one i LSI ? Developing Your Own Flexible Spending Plan presented by COCAAN & OSU Extension February 1. 2001 Information on Matched Savings Program What does it take financially to own your own home? February 8. 2001 ; Making choices and tracking your spending Using credit wisely February 15. 2001 Basics of banking US Bank, Madras February 22. 2001 Making ends meet Stretching and spending your dollars Small Business Center 1 134 Paiute Street, Warm Springs 6:00-8:00PM Light snacks will be provided For further information contact Trudy Thompson, WS Small Business Center 541-553-3592 Bemadette Hoyer, OSU Extension 541- 553-3535 Artist in Resident is "...to provide educational, economic, and social opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development." This art institute was the perfect venue for the Project, offering workspace, art resources, and state of the art computers. Background: The Millennium Project focused on the broad community of the Plateau Nations in eastern Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The communities are 'geographically and economically isolated and lack access to many services. These communities are bonded by Native heritage, tradi tions, language, and geography. Historically, cultural genocide was practiced on the Plateau Nations and it has taken three generations to recover from this experience. To strengthen the community and restore self esteem, Pat developed a curriculum to research cultural history and develop traditions that will enrich the individuals and the community. The participants represent the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, Confederated Tribes of Yakama, Nez Perce Nation, and Wasco Nation. Twining is an important part of Plateau culture as seen in their many styles of baskets, hats, clothing, and tule mat lodges. The first step of the Millen nium Project was to visit museums to re-discover our heritage, to appreciate our culture, then to invest this knowledge back into the community through an art project. Journal. Each participant was provided with an art journal to keep notes and sketches of all the events. This journal was the foundation of Health & Wellness center: I don't, '' " 'jlflfcHfjt'flll !m;..1-,1mj teacher always reminded us that "it takes ajot of work to stay healthy; it is very easy to get sick." Many of us take our health for granted until we become ill. Unfortunately, by the time we feel sick, it may be too late to do anything to stop the process. So what must we do to ward off illness? Most of us are granted a healthy childhood. We can do just about whatever we want to our bodies and get by with few, if any, problems. As we grow older, however, our bodies are less forgiving. We also develop patterns of living or habits that will usually stay with us for the rest of our lives. In other words, habits "die hard". And since most of us don't like change, the sooner we decide on good health, the easier it will be to reach our goal. This means that stay ing healthy must start as early as pos sible. When we are young, the adults pretty much decide what we will and will not do. Once we reach age 12 or 13 or so and older, we start making more and more of the decisions. Some of our choices will be good and others not so good or even bad. Now, there are some parts of our health we don't choose, but for the most part, good health is a choice. For example: 1 We have no say in whether or not we get a brain tumor, but we do decide whether or not we get certain of The millennium Artist and Community Project the art project. At the end of the Millennium Project, the journals are for the participants to continue recording ideas, family history and stories, to pass on to their families. Museum Studies. The partici- pants learned the procedures in researching collections, storage, and photo archives. In addition to exhibits, the participants learned about the storage areas and the corresponding catalogs that identified items and gave more descriptive details. It was very important that the students know that the collections are Jheir heritage; not just items as possessions of the museums. They are visiting their heritage, culture, -1 and ancestors. The visits to Museums included more than learning. We are . ambassadors from our Tribes to , educate the museum staff on the ' Culture that the items represent. Harvesting Plant Fibers and , , Basketry. The class learned about traditional plants used for cultural activities. We went on field trips to learn about plant habitats, season to harvest, how to harvest and store fibers, how to process, and the ' traditional twining techniques. Elders, our living Museums. Elders were invited to participate and share their knowledge with us. We learned about harvesting and processing dogbane, a plant used throughout the Plateau region. Few people have this knowledge. We learned about the "stories" that teepees tell us. They are a part of -J the family and have their own histories. S Si Hmc nf Inner nnrpr nrnl'YrrmnthV. cancer or emohvsema bounds like It T XT : ... v n' i . Alii .lilii l. f ' , J 1 T 2. We can't decide when we will i 1U' ?" get a cold or stomach flu, but we can , . groups are every Wednes choose whether or not we get STD's, da ' 1 :0 J,a-m-1 1 :0 P m- nev" HIV, AIDS, hepatitis or an unwanted c other Wednesday even.ng 4:30 to Dreenancv j( 6:30 p.m. P 3. We don't choose to develop Ear,V Hd Start is accepting arthritis, but we do make the choice applications , whether or not we kill or injure our- L Are you pregnant? Or do you selves (or others) while driving un-, have.a child under age 3? If so, you der the influence or speeding. be eligible to participate in the 4. We don't get to pick our par- EHS Pro8ram- E"s. 1S a frf.e in" ents, brothers, sisters or other family home program helping families set members, but we can decide not to . gals ?r their. you"P chflldrfn and drink alcohol, do drugs or smoke. themselves and pointing families to- The list could go on and on. n. variety of resources avail Making bad choices usually catches : ab'e the Warfm sPrm8? community up with us sooner or later. Although, -.and beyond. If you are interested in making good choices are no guaran- applying or would like more i infer tee of absolute good health, good . matlon abo"Vhe Ear ;ead Start choices improve our chances signifi- Sinfflc cantly. The sooner we choose hfalth, What can I do ,f my child ,s the better our odds. ; angiyr Being healthy starts with making , eS'one Jels angry sometimes, good choices early. We can choosi even babl" and yun .h'ldi;en-An: to exercise and eat right. We can., er and other f"linSs Ilke and choose to limit our alcohol intake or . frustration can be expressed through not drink at all. We can choose not to ! aggressive behavior. Young infants overeat, smoke or practice risky be- typically show these feehngs by cry haviors. If we have already made mg frantically and flailing their arms some mistakes or bad choices, we can i fnd le gs. As they group and move into choose to get up, brush ourselves off, - toddler-hood, they may begin ex stand and commit to make a change PressinS anSer fearand frustration by to improve our lives. Good health is a choice. The choice i ours. ,. United Indian Students in Higher Education Is having an Art Contest! We are looking for some good art work for our logo. We also need a piece to use for our annual spring Powwow poster. If we like your work we'll pay you $$$. 1 Place $200, 2nd Place $100 F.Y.I. This year our powwow theme ; is "Ending the Myth" Put your work on an 8 x 10 piece of ' paper and ship it to us by January 15,2001 Don't forget to give us your name, address and phone number so we can send you the cash if you win. Questions? 503-725-5671 Send your work to: UISHE Portland State University P.O. Box 751-SD Portland. OR 97207 (AB entries that are not winners will be returned) Mixed Media Muni. The participants decided to do a mixed media mural, based on their Heritage and Culture, titled "Past, Present, Future", The collective notes recorded in their journals were a source fur their ideas and topics. This mural is n symbol of the revival and preservation of their Culture. The mural is designed in three panels as the participants foresaw the problems of storing and delivering a large mural. Each of the panels represents the Past, the Present, and the Future. Images on each panel are arranged in a mountain design from a basket ' image. The tule and cattail prints on all three panels suggest a continuity. f,Thc panels are connected by a i x I . L At the Art Reception hosted by Crow's Shadow Institute, Pendleton, OR, Pat Courtney Gold stands near the contemporary 2-dimensional weaving done by the Millennium Project Participants. It is made with locally harvested fibers, tule and cattail. Photo by Roberta Lavadour, Mission Creek Press. Early Head Start news Announcements: Farlv Head Start home visitors wi I hp at Ruff I pnrnino CaMpi fni H""-" yiugiuui January 16. Y.f X- iim ho r rcnr lonnnni 7A ' A Will UV JU11UU1 V -J f j- Gover reaffirms Assistant Secretary - Indian Af ' fairs Kevin Gover has reaffirmed the 1 ' federal trust relationship between the United States and the King Salmon '-Tribe and the Shoonaq' Tribe in . Alaska and the Lower Lake Rancheria in California after finding that their government-to-government relationship with the U.S. has never ;been severed. "The King Salmon 1 Tribe, the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak, and the Lower Lake Rancheria have ,been officially overlooked for many fyears by the Bureau of Indian Affairs even though their government-to- government relationship with the United States was never terminated," Gover stated in his finding dated De cember 29, 2000. "I am pleased to correct this egregious oversight." ' Due to administrative error, the BIA had for several years failed to Place the three tribes on the list of quired to publish annually in the Fed eral Register under the Federally Rec ognized Indian Tribes List Act (Pub. L. 103-454. 103 Stat. 4791, 4792). The list, entitled "Indian Entities Rec ognized and Eligible to Receive Ser vices from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs." was last published on March 13.2000. The Assistant Secretary found that the King Salmon Tribe of Alaska has existed and maintained a continu ous Indian community from historic times, and that present-day tribal members are descendants of a group replica of a Time Ball, a Plateau calendar, now rare. The participants each made dogbane cordage and included knots and beads to represent the passage of time. Also, a large 2-dimensional weaving was done with local cattail and tule fibers. These will be housed ut Crow's Shadow Institute and w ill be available to the Plateau Commu nities, and for exhibits at other institutions. Preserve Millennium Project on CD. The visits to museums, our research activities, the special items that we studied, our hands-on activities, and the creation of the mixed media mural were visually recorded using a digkal camera. These images were then transferred '. '. , .-. .lit ,..'.H!it'-i.'.,-ii.,i.i'l,,!l1:,.,4 '.', ' 'i"'' V ' ''.vA im rrf- ii,r, ii 'i mm II hitting, pushing and biting. So. what can Darents do to heto thpir rhilHrptrTW-al with thpsp fpp . 11153 mi'imaiu j van us soothed by responding to his or her needs. For example, if a baby is up set and crying because she's hungry, feeding her and comforting her will calm her. Toddler's aggression can be especially stressful for parents, but it is important to respond calmly and consistently. They may not under stand fully that hitting and other physical aggression hurts people; par ents often need to explain this to their young children. Teaching toddlers to redirect their anger is a very impor tant step in their healthy development. So, a child who hits when angry or scared can be taught to hit a pillow instead of a person. Parents can also begin teaching children to verbalize (say) what they are feeling. For ex ample, parents can describe what they think their children are feeling and teach them a word or phrase to use to express the feeling. As children learn to express feelings with words, they are less likely to be aggressive. If you are having a difficult time dealing with your child's anger, don't hesitate to ask for help. Head Start Mental Health Consultant Jane Kirkpatrick, Well-Child Clinic PHN's and other Indian Health Ser vice healthcare providers, and vari ety of other community resources can be good sources of information for parents. i i . ( i .in i P mm Ml v"v-y yiiiiililii!,' federal trust relationship of tribes that had been forced to leave an ear lier homesite destroyed during an eruption of Mount Katmai. The Assistant Secretary also found that the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak, Alaska, has maintained a continuous political organization since European contact, that the Council of the Shoonaq' Tribe of Alaska has governed the historical Native community in and around the contemporary community of Kodiak, and that no other tribe has claimed the territory or the tribe's member ship. Congress acknowledged Kodiak as an historic Native village possessing claims to aboriginal title in the Alaska Native Claims Settle ment Act (ANCSA). In 1987, the Kodiak Tribal Council learned it had not been included on a list of feder ally recognized tribes published by the BIA in the Federal Register and requested the Secretary of the Inte rior to correct the list. In the case of the Lower Lake Rancheria of California, the Assistant Secretary found that the tribe had not been made subject to the Rancheria Act (Pub. L. 85-671, 72 Stat. 619. as amended by Pub. L. 88-419, 78 Stat. 390). by which Congress terminated the federal government's trust respon sibility for dozens of California tribes during the 1950s, and that its tribal status has been continuously main tained by tribal members to the present day. With the Assistant Secretary's to Computer (Adobe PhotoShop). At the end of the project, these images, along with a detailed description of the Millennium Project, were transferred to a CD. This will be shared with other Native communities. We anticipate this to be a prototype for future : projects. Our I lei itage, our Culture, our Traditions will continue to the next millennium. Pat's next project is a year long Residency at The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Portland,. OR. Mark your calendars for her Art Exhibit, September and October, 2001. wmk t mi mm Mi Group things planned for the month S first Hour v. 1 . Free play with toys and ma terials: cars, stackers, crayons and paper, lace boards, scissors and pa per, nuts and bolts, playdough, blocks and duplos, puzzles and balls. 2. Songstory time: 5 little monkeys, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle, Friends 1,2,3, Pat-a-cake, glad you're here, head, shoulders, knee's and toes, polar bear polar bear. 3. Carpet activity: Parent and child one-on-one reading, ring around the rosey. , Second Hour Art projects with children: cut ting and gluing, texture books, hide and seek, folded paper painting, sen sory tubs, paper collages, "snow" scenes, and goo. Parent-ed: The parents and a home visitor will go to a separate room and meet on special topics or areas of interest indicated by the par ents. Birthdays Ellen Marie Sampson January 4, 2000 , Lyndreth LeClaire January 7, 1998 . Vivian Yazzie January 17, 1998 Barbara J. Halliday January 20, 1998 action the number of federally recog nized tribes now stands at 56 1 , which also includes two tribes recognized under H.R. 5528, the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Pub. L. 106-568, 114 Stat. 2868) signed by President Clinton on December 28, 2000. The Loyal Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, which since 1 869 has been a cultur ally and linguistically separate entity within the Cherokee Nation of Okla homa, was accorded federal recogni tion as an independent tribe. The Graton Rancheria of California, which had been terminated by the Rancheria Act, was restored to fed eral recognition status. Contact information for the three reaffirmed tribes: The King Salmon Village Council, P.O. Box 68, King Salmon, Alaska 99613-0068, the Honorable Ralph Angasan, Sr., Presi dent: The Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak, 7 1 3 East Rezanof Drive "B", Kodiak, Alaska 99615, the Honorable Ken neth Parker, Chairman; and The Lower Lake Rancheria, 131 Lincoln Street. Healdsburg. California 95448, the Honorable Daniel D. Beltran, Chairman. For more information, contact Marilyn Heiman. Special Assistant to the Secretary for Alaska. U.S. Depart ment of the Interior, at (907) 271 5485. fax: (907) 271-4102, or Nedra Darling. Director. Office of Public Affairs. Bureau of Indian Affairs, at (202) 208-3 7 1 0, fax: (202) 501-1516. il-,' .3 1 !' I -IT- ... , ; I) :
