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October 23, 2004
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Native artists comment on Lewis and Clark
Basket weaver Pat Courtney
Gold is curator of an Ameri
can Indian art exhibition on dis
play at the Washington State
Capital Museum in Olympia.
The exhibition is called Re
fleeting on jtwis and Clark: Con
temporary American Indian
I 'ienfoints.
The exhibit features contem
porary paintings, sculptures and
traditional objects that interpret
and express the artists' reflec
tions on the Lewis and Clark
expedition.
The exhibition will be on dis
play through November.
This week, Courtney Gold
I will be jmong the speakers at a
symposium at the Washington
State Capital Museum. Her pre
sentation is called What the
Corps of Discovery Did Not
Discover.
Artist Lillian Pitt will also
speak at the symposium. Her
presentation is called The Art of
the Columbia River: Past,
, Present and i'uture.
The symposium is Friday,
Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For information call (306) 753
2580. A statement on the sym
posium is as follows:
For more than 12,000 years
the Columbia River Nations
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Basket by Courtney Gold
lived, and still do, along the Co
lumbia River. When Lewis and
Clark came through the area in
1805-06, the United States was
a mere 30 years old.
These sovereign Indian na
tions had their own languages,
government and communities.
Trade and salmon were very
important to these nations and
the Columbia River was a "free
way" that connected the nations.
Lewis and Clark had just
missed the largest market along
the river in October 1805. Ap
proximately 3,000 people from
tribes along the coast and inland
as far east as Montana had all
gathered for the fall run of
salmon.
Captain Clark commented in
his journals on the hundreds of
baskets filled with pounded
salmon. These were prepared
for trade and storage for per
sonal use.
Since the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, much tragedy has hit
the River People, from small
pox to malaria epidemics, to
forceful removal from tradi
tional lands onto reservations,
and the cultural genocide of the
boarding schools and missions.
The past is the past. The
River People have survived and
are reviving their cultures, pre
serving traditions, and exploring
new expressions through their
contemporary art.
We greeted Lewis and Clark
200 years ago, and now we look
forward to the future, the next
200 years.
Calendar
Math awareness and prevention conference: 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, at the Warm Springs Community
Center Social Hall. Presenter, Eric Martin, director of the Ad
diction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon. For informa
tion call Sheilah Clements, 553-3205.
Little League meeting: 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the
fairgrounds. For information call Roy Spino at 553-2324.
Second Wind Smoking Cessation Training: 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, at the Warm Springs Family Resource
Center, faclliated by Joe Law and Joyce Oberly. Presented by
the Warm Springs Community Health Education Team
(CHET). Second Wind is designed specifically to help Ameri
can Indians to stop smoking and remain smoke-free. The
training provides basic information about smoking, practical
counseling, problem solving skills and social support, all
within a culturally competent context. Registration Is free and
lunch is provided. Please confirm your attendance by calling
553-3462. E-mail: joberlywstribes.org.
Central Oregon Community College will be offering a com
prehensive financial aid workshop at Madras High School
from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23rd. These work
shops for students and their families will cover all the infor
mation needed to apply for federal financial aid, including the
FAFSA form. For information, contact Michael Coe at 383-7256.
Vocational rehabilitation orientation meetings are at 3
p.m. on Mondays. Location is the Social Services building at
the Industrial Park.
Circle of Cultures' event draws protests
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A
nine-day commemoration of
the westward trip of
Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark opened here last week
with protests from Indians who
said the expedition 200 years ago
marked the end of their culture.
Bismarck "Circle of Cul
tures" is the ninth of 15 Lewis
and Clark "signature events"
planned' around the country
through 2006. The explorers
spent the winter of 1804-05 in
North Dakota.
About 30 people stood in the
rain last Friday outside the Uni
versity of Mary, the headquar
ters of the Bismarck event,
singing and drumming and hold
ing protest banners.
A man who said his name was
Mashanaposhe, from South
Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian res
ervation, said the protesters
want to teach the true history
of the Lewis and Clark expedi
tion, and they want a group of
re-enactors to go home.
"We believe the history of
Lewis and Clark is a lie. We want
them to go home. We don't want
them coming through our terri
tory," he said.
Members of the Discovery
Expedition of St. Charles, Mo.,
have been retracing the Lewis
and Clark route. Last Friday,
they watched the protesters a
few yards away. Re-enactor Ri
chard Prestholdt, of
Bridgewater, N.J., said his group
respects the Indians' rights to
voice their opinions.
"Obviously, this expedition
was the beginning of the decline
of the American Indian people.
Hopefully, one thing we will get
out of this is some new dia
logue," he said. Prestholdt said
the re-enactors have met with
Indian leaders all along the trail.
The $1.1 million signature
event in Bismarck runs through
Oct. 31. Organizers expect
about 30,000 people. Another
signature event is scheduled in
New Town in August 2006.
The Bismarck schedule in
cludes earth lodge replicas,
American Indian artists and per
formers, presentations by histo
rians and a computer-generated
re-creation of the On-A-Slant
Village at Fort Abraham Lincoln
State Park.
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Quilts & More hosting classes
Quilts & More at the Warm
Springs Plaza is presenting its
November classes. The sched
ule of quilting courses is as fol
lows: Saturday, Nov. 6: Don't
Fence Me In Quilt Class, easy
class, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Instruc
tor: Eraina. Fee: $20.
Saturday, Nov. 20: Fabric
Bowls Class, sewing machine
must have a good zig-zag stitch.
Instructor: Patti. Fee: $15 for
class and $5 for special supplies.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 27: Woodpile
Table Runner Class, 9 .m. to 4
p.m. Instructor: Eraina. Fee: $20.
Nov. 3, 10 and 17 will be the
regular Wednesday night quilt
class for finishing projects or
starting new ones. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Call 553-1460 for more in
formation or sign up.
Voc Rehab offers job help
The Warm Springs Voca
tional offers employment
help to people who have dis
abilities. The office has ori
entation meetings on Mon
days at 3 p.m. You can reach
the office at 553-4952. The
office is at Social Services at
the Industrial Park.
Examples of disabilities
include amputations, blind
ness, hearing problems, learn
ing disabilities, orthopedic
problems, among other dis
abilities. Examples of voca
tional rehabilitation services
include vocational counseling
and guidance; diagnostic ex
aminations and procedures;
assistive devices such as arti
ficial limbs, hearing aids,
wheelchairs, etc.; vocational
training; and tools equipment
and licenses.
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