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Florendo studying in Puerto Rico
Mariclle Florendo, daughter
of James and Sylvie Florendo,
is studying this year in Puerto
Rico. Mariclle is enrolled at the
University of Oregon.
She graduated from South
Eugene High School in 2001.
During her junior and senior
years in high school, she took
classes at Lane Community Col
lege and also at the University
of Oregon (U of O).
When she graduated high
school she already had 45 col
lege credits. She was then ac
cepted at the University of Or
egon, and was awarded a four
year tuition scholarship through
the Diversity Building Scholar
ship program.
For her first term in college,
in the fall of 2001, she decided
to travel to Central and South
America. She traveled from
Mexico to Brazil. Her trip was
cut short by the attacks of Sept.
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west Indian tribes last week ap
proved a joint resolution to op
pose federal plans to reduce the
level of water spilled at Colum
bia River hydroelectric dams this
summer.
The 54 members of the Af
filiated Tribes of Northwest
Indians also criticized the
Bonneville Power Administra
tion for engaging in a "vague,
unwritten yet aggressive cam
paign" to eliminate the safest
means of fish passage around
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Sharing concern
(A wise elder always -told me,,
to look at the whole picture
when dealing with making
choices and decisions. So mem
bers of Warm Springs I would
like to share this picture with
you.
It all began the school year
2000. 1 was working under three
different acting supervisors un
til that position was refilled.
That was a difficult school
year because I also lost a depend
able and supportive co-worker.
I had to carry a lot of respon
sibilities that applied to me as a
Tribal Pre-School (TPS) teacher.
School year 2002, TPS got re
organized. Wasn't sure what I
was returning to. I was informed
incorrectly, which caused me to
worry, I spoke with Julie Q. and
she clarified my position (felt re
lieved). That year I began feeling
stable and very competent as a
TPS teacher, I got a reliable co
worker and supportive supervi
sors. Well this school year 2003
04, I'm back to feeling distracted
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James and Sylvie Florendo, Jo
Florendo (from left).
11, 2001.
When she returned to Or
egon she began taking classes at
the U of (). She has a double
major, in Spanish and sociology,
the turbines that generate elec
tricity. Tribal biologists estimate that
summer spill curtailment would
kill as many as 50,000 adult
salmon each year, said Jay
Minthorn, vice chairman of the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
"Water is the number one
resource for our people,"
Minthorn said. "It's critical to
our ceremonies."
A Bonneville spokesman said
tribal concerns would be ad
because of a concern going on
in our program.
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wjker but) mt recently I ..was ,
informed that I may be losing.;
my supervisors who have been
very supportive to me.
What is so frustrating is that
I've shared with my Tribal
Councilman at my district meet
ing and also at the general
Council meeting at Agency. The
COO has not come to listen to
us or ask us what's happening.
One of my Tribal Council
men came to see me. I did re
quest a meeting for all staff at
ECE and interested councilmen,
but nothing has been done yet.
I was concerned because I feel
there was some "division" oc
curring at our building. We
should be all working as a team.
We did try to be included on the
Tribal Council agenda on Jan.
5, and we were denied. Why?
I've been a TPS teacher since
September 1985. I enjoy work
ing with children and parents.
I've worked with a lot of differ
ent teachers in Head Start and
TPS, and under eight different
supervisors.
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water pipes?
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Ann Smith, Marielle and Loren
with a minor in business. She is
set to graduate in the spring of
next year.
Recently, she decided to par
ticipate in an exchange program
dam spill
dressed.
"This is about trying to find
the most cost-effective way of
achieving the same biological
objectives, which is salmon sur
vival," said . Mike Hansen,
spokesman at the federal
agency's Portland headquarters.
A decision on spill levels is
expected by April, Hansen said.
Alfred Nomee, Coeur
d'Alene tribal member and natu
ral resources committee chair
man for the Affiliated Tribes,
said the resolution will be sent
I've gained a lot of wisdom
and knowledge from some of
thesb ipcbpki' which ha helped J
me'bccome'me'teacherI'amtoLfS
day.1 ' '
Now Julie Quaid is being re
moved and I feel the way her situ
ation was handled is unfair. Julie
has been with ECE for 22 years.
She has all the degrees that
are required to carry her posi
tion at ECE.
She has never left us. She has
hung tough with us and never
bailed ship. Now someone is re
moving her in a way that I feel
is unfair.
I don't want to lose Julie or
Charlene because they've allowed
me to do my job. They have con
fidence in my abilities as a
teacher. I respect that. They don't
try to "control" me.
In the past I've always gone
to Elders with my concerns be
cause they are wise. Today, I
come to my Warm Springs com
munity to share my picture with
you.
Do you see something wrong
with this picture?
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for the rest of this school year.
She is attending the Inter-American
University of Puerto Rico
in San German.
Marielle is a member of the
U of O Native American Stu
dent Union (NASU), and is in
volved in various community
projects at the University of
Oregon Multi-Cultural Center
and Office of Multi-Cultural
Affairs.
Her parents live in Eugene.
James Florendo works at Uni
versity of Oregon, and Sylvia
works at Lane Community Col
lege. Marielle has numerous rela
tives in Warm Springs, includ
ing three brothers, plus nieces
and nephews.
"I'm very proud of her for
going forward with her educa
tion," said Jo Ann Smith,
Marielle's aunt.
plan
to the National Congress of
American Indians later this
month.
"The tribes have stated a
position that treats the Colum
bia River as a single living unit
and one that must be managed
and protected as such," Nomee
said.
"Tribes have a living cul
ture. It's water, fish and for
ests, every day. They're not
artifacts, they're here and now,"
he said.
Gathering at
High Lookee
The informational series
Tribes, Treaties and Truths
continues this week at High
Lookee Lodge.
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If you want to buy lunch,
call in advance, extension
1182. Topic this week is the
language program in Warm
Springs. For information
call 553-1428.
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