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Spifyqy Tytnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Basket weaver's art exhibited at Smithsonian P3ge 10 Pat Courtney Gold was among 200 basket weavers chosen nationwide to be a part of the museum's basketry exhibit By Shannon Keaveny Spilyoy Tymoo Baskets and a cornhusk hat from four Pacific Northwest tribes were sent out to The Smithsonian Mu seum of American Indians early last week for an up coming exhibit. Among the basket weav ers chosen was Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco basket weaver and member of the Confed erated Tribes. The museum commis sioned over 200 basketry items from Native Ameri cans across the United States. The exhibit will open in September in New York City at the Gustav Heye Center. Other regional participat- F ""TV" vf . r .' i Wk. . - m ri m- : W ft..- m. m w ;.; v ill ... . HI W fo7 . . -1 Pat Courtney Gold poses at her home with her finished basket before sending it off to the Smithsonian. ing weavers were Nettie Jack- Jenny Wright of the Nez son of the Klickitat tribe, Perce, who made a cornhusk who wove a Klickitat basket; hat; and Milly Lagergren of the Chinook tribe, who coiled a sweet grass Chinook basket. The exhibit will include a variety of other contempo rary baskets. Gold and four other weav ers convinced the museum director that including con temporary visions in the ex hibit would benefit the tribes. "We were worried that weaving would be seen as something from the past. Wre wanted to let the viewers know that tribal communities are still around," explained Gold. Gold made her basket, named "Yuppie Indian Couple," using the traditional full-twist twining technique to create the designs. It is a "Sally bag," the basket tradi tionally used by the Wasco people. There are many contem porary images on the basket that tie in traditional images. The yuppie Indian couple on the basket represent many professional Indians who live in urban areas, and fulfills the role of the traditional geometric figures often seen on Sally bags. Traditionally, Sally bags have geometric couples to represent the Wasco tribe's ancestors. The man wears the Wasco diagonal sash and the woman is pregnant, symbolizing the next generation. The women's heart repre sents her nurturing qualities. "The urban Indian couple keep their native heritage, but adjust to city life," ex plained Gold of her adjusted image. Gold's contemporary bas ket also has airplanes in place of the large condor bird, once common in the Colum bia Gorge. According to Gold, Sally bags usually have earth and sky lines. Her earth line is the freeway that runs along the Co lumbia Gorge. It's busy with car and truck traffic. The skyline includes the Cascade Mountains now dotted with power lines. The single volcano image serves as a reminder of the 1980s eruption of Mount St. Helens. The bottom of the basket has The skyline includes the Cascade Mountains now dotted with power lines. The single volcano image serves as a re minder of the 1980s eruption of Mount St. Helens. the colors of the U.S. flag, re flecting modern politics and the patriotism that followed the in vasion of Iraq. The Sally bag took Gold about 60 hours to complete. Commercial yarns were used to emphasize the designs. Other medium used in her basket were cotton, chenille, wool, and beads. Gold, originally from Warm Springs, now resides in Scappoose. She played an inte gral part in bringing back Wasco style weaving techniques. After the exhbit is com pleted at the Smithsonian, it will be available as a traveling exhibit. Otherwise, they will be a part of the Smithsonian per manent collection. Computers (Continued from page 1) members the ability to access the world through high-speed Internet connections in their homes." The process of applying for the grant was greatly facilitated by work already underway as a part of the tribal telecommuni cations planning effort funded by the Central Oregon Commu nity Investment Board. Engi neering design and assistance for the grant application was pro vided by Portland-based W&H Pacific, an ASCG company. In May, Agriculture Depart ment Secretary Ann Veneman announced the selection of the first broadband community grants to be awarded through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), including the one ap proved for Warm Springs. The RUS grants total $20 million with over $8.2 million benefiting 13 Native American and Native Alaskan communities. The grants enable communi ties to participate in the global digital community by accessing high-speed telecommunications systems. Benefits and services associated with these systems include distance learning, telemedicine, enhanced public safety, tele-work opportunities, community television via web casts, economic development projects requiring broadband, and e-government applications. ... Rachelle Begay Census: Planned for summer (Continued from page l) With Anderson's program, the information will be more accurate and more current, he said. The program will need to be reviewed, and re-evaluated ev ery three years but it also con stantly updates information. It is a standardized system that can be utilized by all tribes but has a setup that allows each database to be unique, according to the needs of each tribe. Government guidelines can be changed according to the year and the database will ad just all numbers accordingly. One example where this would be a benefit is if the federal in come level for poverty changed. "This has been a huge stum bling block in the past," explained Anderson of programs without this ability. The census project will be administered in six segments -project planning, U.S. census challenge, community awareness and promotion, address lists and Two weddings planned There will be a double wedding starting at l p.m. on Friday, June 27, at the Agency Longhouse. The couples to be married are Ramon Greene and Plyza Big Iikc; and Jason Tohet and Jamie Chief Moon. Jason and Jamie live in Warm Springs. Jamie is origi nally from Canada, while Ja son is of Warm Springs. Ramon and Plyza live in Mon tana. Ramon is originally from Warm Springs. Friends and family are cordially invited to the weddings. maps, survey phase, and data management. The tribes last conducted a census in 1992. Accurate records for the tribes were maintained until 1996, which will make this census easier to do, said Ander son. In the first year, about $135,000 in grant money will be used for the census. In the sec ond year, about $45,000 in funds will be available to the project. The tribes have received no tice that they have been ap proved for the grant, but are still waiting to receive the funds, causing a slight delay in begin ning the project. Jolenc Atencio, from the Plan ning Department, anticipates data collecting will begin in late summer. At that time temporary employment for tribal members will be available. Temporary em ployment will last about two months. A data specialist will also be hired. Notice of Construction equipment sale The Warm Springs Construc tion Enterprise is soliciting bids for the sale of a variety of equipment. Construction is ad vertising to tribal members only until June 26. After this date the bid invitation is open to the pub lic. The equipment is described as follows: Cat D8 46A hydrualic tilt cyl inder, $500. Mayco MR35 concrete pump, $7,000. Miscellaneous crusher screens, $500. . , 700 gallon fire tank with hose, best offer. Air compressor (bad motor), best offer. Welder (bad motor), $50. Diesel generator, $100. Ten 2GSX 25 loader tires, best offer. F'latbed semi trailer (dam aged), best offer. , Four-inch water pump on trailer, $200. 300-gallon water trailer, best offer. Two trailer frames, best of fer. ..Bid Mquirctnenu: Bid must be completed on a bid form provided by Construction. These forms can be picked up at the new Construction Enter prise office, located at the old apparel factory, No. 4202 Holliday St. (Industrial Park.) Successful bidder must pro duce a cashier's check within 10 days of official notification. You may contact the Warm Springs Construction 1 'Enterprise office to set up appointments to view the equipment. Questions regarding the equipment should be directed to Glenn Carpenter 3w Lyle Katchia, 553-3207. All ' sales final, equipment sold "as is." Pi-Ume-Sha (Continued from page 1) Rhonda and Coby. My parents are Spencer and Helen Poitra. My grandparents are Grant and Sandra Clements, Lester Poitra and Peggy Williams. My favorite things to do are going swimming and attending powwows up and down the Western coast. I thank every one for supporting me by buy ing tickets. For more ticket in formation you can call Sandra Clements (541) 553-0489, or Helen Poitra 553-2500. By Rachelle Begay, se nior court candidate: Hello friends and family, I am currendy running for 2003 Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Pow wow Senior Court. I am 13 years old. I just fin ished the eighth grade at Dufer school. My hobbies are basketball and going to powwows and other gatherings. I am the daughter of Wilson Begay of Celilo and Roxanne Begay of Warm Springs. My grandparents are Rodger Begay and Lucille Jim, and the late Ed Spino and Amelia Spina For ticket information, con tact Rosaline Moran, 553-2566, Radine Spino, 410-1424, Winona Stwyer (w) 553-1196, or myself, Rachelle Begay, 296-1016. Rodeo, softbalt Pi-Ume-Sha this year will see contest payouts totalling approximadey $20,000. The weekend will include the Pi-Ume-Sha All-Indian Rodeo. For information on the rodeo, call Delford or Marita Johnson at (541) 553-3282, orjodell at 553-5209. For information op the weekend softball tourna ment, call Sandra Greene and Jerry Sampson, 553-6619 (h), 553-3601 (w). The master of ceremonies of the powwow will be Thomas Morningowl. .1 ' 4"'"'"" L V V M l I James Halliday and Bessie the Cow. Bessy the Cow recycles milk jugs At last week's science fair at Warm Springs Elementary, Bessy the Cow was among the visitors. She serves as a recycling bin for milk jugs. As part of a $10,000 De partment of Environmental Quality grant to promote plas tic recycling, James Halliday, solid waste manager for Utili ties, created the cow to make recycling fun for kids. At the school Halliday demonstrated to the young students how to clean a milk jug before dropping it in the recycling bin. Children re ceived a blue ribbon in return and were able to ring Bessy's bell. Halliday says the cow might "hit the road," promoting plas tic recycling in other parts of Jefferson County and maybe other reservations. "Recycling saves space and money," explained Halliday. Warm Springs, he says, faces an overfilling landfill unless other alternatives are utilized. Bessy the Cow will be situ ated next to the Old Road An nex so tribal members can re cycle number two plastic bottles and jugs. "The number is on the bot tom of the jug," explains Halliday. Warm Springs has had a re cycling program for the last five years. In that time, Halliday has seen increased recycling on the reservation. Plastic, newspapers, card board, motor oil, and car bat teries are among the items that can be recycled on the reservation. Newspaper bins can be found at the BIA Roads An nex, behind Warm Springs Market, the old girl's dorm and in Simnasho. Cardboard bins can be found at High Lookee Lodge, IHS, Texaco, and Warm Springs Elementary. Motor oil can be taken to the vehicle pool.
