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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation July 26, 2001 Vol. 26, No. 15
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Huckleberry Feast
to be held Sunday
Tribal members will be gathering this Sunday, July 29, for the annual
Huckleberry Feast.
The feast will be held at the I le I Ie Longhouse, along the Warm Springs
River.
In some other years, the I luckleberry least has been held in August
This year the hot and dry weather require that the feast be held a little
earlier, so the berries are not too dried. A-
On feast day, people begin arriving at the He He Longhouse early in the ?
morning, to begin preparing the food. Drummers arrive for the Washut ,
service, during mid-morning. .
After the food is prepared, the berries are brought into the longhouse
during a blessing ceremony. Then, after the ceremony, the food is served.-, J, ;
August fest helps museum
You can have wild huckleberries, see ancient pictographs, get a rare tour
of a private Native American artifact collection, hear huckleberry stories
told by a tribal elder, have Columbia River salmon cooker over an open fire
pit on sticks, accompanied by bird in clay for dinner.
The Museum At Warm Springs invites you to attend "Raven Sings To the
Huckleberry Sisters, the Sixth Annual Huckleberry Harvest!" Aug. 24-25.
The Oregonian newspaper has called it the "Coolest Hot Summer Party."
The opening reception begins Friday evening with hors d'oeuvres, bev
erages, huckleberry stories told by a tribal elder, flute music and silent auc
tions of select items at Kah-Nce-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino.
On Saturday morning, special events begin at the Museum At Warm
Springs with Native American dancing, educational and archival lectures
and demonstrations, at behind-the-scenes "Tour of The Museum's Private
Collection," and viewing of the award winning permanent and changing
exhibits. At noon, a rare presentation on Pictographs will be given by James
Henderson; on a new technique he developed of recording pictographs. At
5 p.m. guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, live flute music, silent and oral
auctions of art and other items, followed by dinner at the museum.
The entire two-day event is $175 donation per person, or $1,300 per.
corporate table for eight. One hundred percent of the proceeds support
educational programs of The Museum At Warm Springs., To make a reser
vation, or for more information, call 541-553-3331, or write to The Mu
seum At Warm Springs, P.O. Box 753, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
Three arrested in slaying
of Warm Springs man
Three Warm Springs men are being
held in federal custody in connection with
the death of tribal member Michael
Saludo, whose body was found by police
at the Lower Dry Creek Campground on
the reservation.
Suspects in the case are Ronald
McKinley, 23, Angelo Fuentes, 22, and
Tony Gilbert Jr., 18, all tribal members
who were living in Warm Springs.
Facing possible grand jury indictment
for murder, they are in federal custody in
Portland.
Police discovered the victim's body on
July 12, and following investigation, the
suspects were taken into custody. They
made a court appearance in U.S. District
Court in Portland last Monday, July 16,
and then again this Monday, )uly 23.
Arraignment on possible indictment by
grand jury is tentatively set for Monday,
July 30.
The U.S. Attorney's Office has alleged
second-degree murder, conviction of
which carries a possible life sentence,
against the three suspects. On Monday of
this week, the federal judge in the case
determined that probable cause exists to
support the U.S. Attorney's charge, which
is preliminary to possible grand jury in
dictment. The victim, Michael Saludo, was 26 at
the time of his death. He was married to
Mallory Polk Saludo. They have a 1 -year-old
daughter, Neteva.
Michael is also survived by four sisters
and one brother.
Michael's favorite hobby was fishing
the Deschutes River.
I lis death left much pain with his sur
viving relatives. "Rut we ask for peace in
the community." said one of his sisters.
A full obituary of Michael Saludo ap
pears on Page 10.
Chief honored as family man
Vernon Henry
remembered by
children, friends
By Duvt McMecban
Spiff ay Staff
Vernon Henry enjoyed many things in
life, and was known best as a father and
grandfather, choosing to spend much of
his time with his grandchildren.
When his granddaughter Tiffincy trav
eled the region to play in basketball tour
naments, Vernon was always there. "I Ie
found time to be at almost all of his
grandchildren's events, no matter where
they were," said Leah Henry, Vernon's
oldest daughter.
"This was no sacrifice for him to be
there. He truly enjoyed making all the
functions and knowing what was going on .
in his family's life," said Henry.
The death of Paiute Chief Vernon
Henry is greatly felt by family as well as
friends, including those with whom he
worked in tribal government. "It's a tre
mendous loss to Indian Country," said
Louis Pitt, director of Warm Springs Gov
ernment Affairs.
As leader of the Paiute Tribe for sev
eral years, Chief Henry had a long-term
memory of tribal business. He added sta-
1 bility and integrity to the Warm Springs
. tribal government, "and of course he was
'a "friend to many people," Pitt said.
Chief Henry's daughter Martha
Winishut said: "He believed in all tribes
working together for the future genera
tions. He listened to all tribal members,
not only those from his own district."
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The death of the Paiute chief is greatly felt by family, friends and community.
Chief Henry was elected Paiute leader
from among five candidates on Jan. 19,
1987. From 1983 to 1987 he served as a
member of the Tribal Council. In all,
Chief I lenry represented the Paiute people
at Tribal Council for 18 years, four as a
member of the Council, and 14 as chief.
Worked as a logger
Vernon Henry was born on April 20,
JJ!!A5iill Jl!.sn-' were e grew up.
He was the son of Alex Henry and
Josephine Parker. Vernon had three broth
ers and two sisters, who preceded him in
death.
His brothers were Lewis Henry, Sr.,
Elmer Henry and Ed Henry, Sr., and his
sisters were Ethel Henry and Ellen Henry
Johnson.
After growing up in Lyle, Vernon re
sided in Tygh Valley and Wamic, Ore. I Ie
graduated from the Chcmawa Hoarding
School, and then in 1957 he married Helen
Ike. He served for a time in the Army,
and later worked as a logger for Cody lag
ging, Dodge Logging and other companies
before moving to Warm Springs.
In Warm Springs Vernon worked for
the Tribal Alcohol Program Outside of
his jobs he enjoyed the outdoors, and of
ten fished on the Columbia River and at
Sherars Bridge.
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Celebration honors 'Cougar' Greene
Gathering recognizes
leader's contributions
to tribal resources
By Bill Khoades
Spilyaj Staff
Approximately 200 people gathered at
the Natural Resources complex on July
11 to see a new building dedicated in me
morial to the late Eugene "Cougar"
Greene. Family, friends and colleagues
came together for the dedication, which
was held in celebration of Greene's many
contributions to the Natural Resources
Branch.
Traditional songs filled the morning air
and drums echoed off surrounding rim-
rocks to open the four-hour event. Col
ors representing the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs, United States, and state
of Oregon rippled in a sultry breeze and a
number of distinguished guests spoke on
Greene's behalf.
Tribal Council Chairman Olney Patt
Jr. recalled many fond memories of
Greene, including some humorous fish
tales from Celilo Falls. He also spoke of
the former Council chairman with great
respect and extended his gratitude for all
Greene had done to advance natural re
sources management and tribal interests.
Other speakers included Warm Springs
Chief Delvis Heath Sr., Jim Harp from
the Quinault Tribe, John Piatt from the
Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commis
sion, Natural Resources General Manager
Charles "Jody" Calica and Tribal Relations
Director Warren "Rudy" Clements.
Fish and Wildlife Manager Terry
Luther read the inscription on a memo
rial plaque that will hang in what will now
be known as the Eugene Greene Sr. Natu
ral Resources Building. Luther and
Eugene's son, Austin, then unveiled the
plaque to an applauding audience.
Eugene was born to Celia and Francis
Greene on May 16, 1933, at his grandpar-
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Norene Greene and Austin Greene, Eugene Greene's wife and son, with plaque.
ents' home on Miller Flat. He was the sec
ond of eight children. As a youth he at
tended the boarding school in Warm
Springs and the high school in Madras.
He was married to Norene Queahpama
shortly after joining the Army in 1950 and
the couple eventually had six children to
gether. During his military service, Greene
was sent to Korea, where he was assigned
to combat duty and earned the Silver Star
for gallantry.
Back at home he worked as a police
man and as a heavy equipment operator
before completing the requirements for a
GED certificate and several college classes
on fish and wildlife management. "I had
six children that went with me and at
tended school at Port Angeles, Washing
ton," he said. Greene cashed the U.S. Sav
ings Bonds he had accumulated while
wwking for the B1A to help pay for his
schooling.
With an upbringing that taught him
much about natural history and his newly
completed science credits, Greene was
hired by the Confederated Tribes as a con
servation officer on June 16, 1969. Just
three years later he became the first direc
tor of the Natural Resources Department,
a position he held until 1988. He also
served as Tribal Council chairman from
1977 to 1980, and over the years he was
active on numerous committees, includ
ing the Fish and Wildlife Committee. The
extensive knowledge he brought to his
work was attributed to his close associa
tion with people such as Charlie Jackson,
Harold Culpus, Bcrnice Mitchell, Nelson
Wallulatum, Linton Winishut, Alex
Tohet, Delbert Frank Sr. and Claude
Smith Sr.
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