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January 20, 2005
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! Four people graduated from the small business development
course of the Oregon Native American Business and
! Entrepreneural Network (ONABEN). As part of the course,
the graduates developed business plans detailing how their
, business idea would succeed. Recent graduates are Jolene
! Boise (left) and Irene Boise (Center), and Beverly Arthur
U of O opens longhouse
EUGENE (AP) - Nearly
20 years after it was proposed,
the University of Oregon has
opened an American Indian
longhouse on campus. The
3,000-square-foot building
stands as a symbol of two gen
erations of effort, project
leaders said.
"You can't help but be
overwhelmed just to see the
structure, to see all the new
faces and all the old faces,"
said Jason Younker, a recent
anthropology doctoral gradu
ate who was among those who
helped see the longhouse
project to completion.
"It's a place where people
will achieve their academic
dreams but also a place where
spirit and community reside,"
Younker said. "There's no
way to describe what can take
place here."
The project is part of an
outreach program that began
under former university Presi
dent Myles Brand and cham
pioned by his successor, Dave
Frohnmayer.
Indians remain the small
est ethnic minority on campus
and have the lowest college at
tendance rate of any racial
group in the country.
The opening ceremonies
last week for the Many Na
25 years ago this week
News from the Jan. 25,
1980 edition of Spiiyay.
Treaty and non-Indian fish
ermen will have the shortest
winter fishing season ever this
year, according to a decision
made by the Columbia River
Compact. As stipulated in a
federal court order, the win
ter season is to run from Feb.
1 through April 1, and accord
ing to Fish and Wildlife com
mittee member Harold
Culpus, the compact has no
right to cut the season. Nev
ertheless, treaty fishermen re
ceived a letter last week stat
ing the season would run from
February 1 through March 15.
In other news:
Plans to step up the tribes'
rural fire protection were
given a push, following a
$250,000 grant from HUD.
The grant will be used to con
struct and rebuild two fire
sub-stations at Simnasho and
Kah-Nee-Ta, and to purchase
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tions Longhouse included re
marks from tribal elders,
Frohnmayer, professor Rob
Proudfoot and Gordon
Bettles, a university graduate
and interim steward of the
longhouse. More events are
planned for the building's in
augural year.
The longhouse was de
signed by JohnPaul Jones, a
Seattle-based architect and
UO graduate who helped de
sign the Smithsonian's Mu
seum of the American In
dian. The incorporates elements
from traditional longhouses
of the Kalapuya tribe and
others, including soaring old
growth fir timbers donated by
the Coquille tribe and har
vested from their lands.
The wedge-shaped struc
ture features a glass wall fac
ing the south with entrances
to the east and west. It has a
large central fireplace, living
sod roof and a "welcoming
stone" set in the maple hard
wood floor.
While the building is meant
to be a gathering place for In
dian students, it's also meant
to be a bridge to other cul
tures, said George Wasson, a
retired UO administrator.
equipment for the sub-stations.
The fire department's
1980 budget of $155,000 will
cover seven new full-time fire
fighters and their training.
Elsewhere:
Melting snow in the Coy
ote Creek watershed caused
the small stream to rise and
overflow recently, resulting in
some damage. The water
shed, located within the north
central part of the reserva
tion, contains approximately
28,000 acres of land. When
high runoff occurs, Coyote
Creek produces a large vol
ume of water. In other news:
Tribal Council approved
$6,225 for the construction ,
of five school bus shelters to
be built in West Hills and the
trailer court The shelters will
provide cover for students
waiting for buses during wet
weather and the winter
months.
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(second from left). The Boise sisters have a plan to develop
a child care service. Arthur developed a plan for her business,
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Atencio, course instructor (second from right); Aurolyn
Watlamat (right), who taught the finance part of the course;
and Tom Hampson, ONABEN director.
All-Indian hoops tourney
this month in Warm Springs
The North End Express Bas
ketball Assciation hosts its All
Indian Men's Six-foot and un
der Basketball Championships
tournament, scheduled for Jan.
28-30 at the Warm Springs
Community Center Gym.
Teams are limited to eight
players in the 10-team double
elimination format.
Players on the champion
ship team each receive embroi
dered jackets. Players on the
second-place team each get
hooded sweatshirts. Players on
the third-place team each re
Course
examines
child behavior
' A course on child behav
ior is being offered at the
Warm Springs College Cen
ter. The course, called "Why
Kids Behave As They Do,"
will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Friday, Jan. 28 at the Col
lege Center on the campus.
This is an ideal class for
anyone who wonders what
makes children "act out,"
scream, shout and throw tan
trums. If you are a childcare
worker, teacher or parent,
you can benefit from this
class. The instructor is Edie
Jones. The cost is $29; plus
$5 for Continuing Education
Unit
For more information, in
cluding on how to register,
call the Central Oregon Com
munity College Continuing
Education program at 553-1428.
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ceive sweatshirts. The fourth
place team's players get T
shirts, and players named to the
all-tournament team get pullover
sweatshirts.
Players named Most Valu
able Player and "Mr. Hustle"
also receive awards.
There is a $200 entry fee for
each team, which increases to
$250 after Mon., Jan. 24.
Contact Austin Greene, P.O.
Box 1327, Warm Springs, OR
97761, or at (541) 553-1953
(home) or (541) 553-3243
(message).
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Miss Warm Springs
pageant set for Jan. 24
The Miss Warm Springs Pag
eant is scheduled for Monday,
Jan. 24 at the Agency
Longhouse. The pageant is open
to young tribal ladies who arc
over the age of 18, single with
no children, and who have com
pleted high school.
Anyone interested in partici
pating can pick up an applica
Raffle to help out running team
Raffle tickets are on sale to
support the 2005 Co-ed Hood
to Coast running team. There
are many great prizes, including
a cord of wood, DVD player,
hand-made fishing nets, and
cash. For tickets see Robin
Mitchell, Monica Leonard,
Dakota Berman has been
working hard this year in his fifth
grade class. He is a member of the
science and math SMILE Club,
and he also likes reading. "He
works hard in all his subjects, and
does his best at everything he
tries, " said Warm Springs Elemen
tary School Principal Dawn Smith.
Dakota is the son of Debbie Stacona, who works at
the Museum at Warm Springs. They moved to Ma
dras but Dakota still attends Warm Springs Elemen
tary. At home lately he's been reading the third
Harry Potter book. Keep up the good work, Dakota!
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tion, the sooner the better, from
Doris or Fritz at the Tribal
Council offices. Or call 553
3257 for more information.
The pageant includes talent
competition, and answering
questions asked by a panel.
The winner represents the
Confederated Tribes at events
throughout Indian Country.
Yvette (Twink) Leecy, Donetta
Squiemphen, Vesta Johnson,
Juanita Simpson, Kaipo Akaka,
Justin Berman, Chico Holliday,
Andy Leonard, Rich Lohman,
Vernon Suppah or Val
Squiemphen. The drawing' is
Feb. 14.
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