Spifyqy Tytnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Basket weaver's art exhibited at Smithsonian
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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-
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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
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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.
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Rachelle Begay
Census: Planned for summer
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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
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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.
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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.