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Spilyy Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon July 21, 2005 Aguilar's book is on sale now The book by tribal mem ber George Aguilar - Wbtn thi River Ran Wild! Indian Traditions on thi Mid-Columbia and tbt Warm Springs Reservation - is now on sale in bookstores. Signed copies arc on sale at the Museum at Warm Springs, and Aguilar will be at the Kah-Nce-Ta Village from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23 for another signing. At the signing, books can be purchased for a reduced price. When the River Ran Wild! has so far been wcll-rcccivcd. A review in the book section of the Amazon.com website includes the following com ment: VAguilar has written this book to help us know what the river people have lost on the Columbia River over the decades, but he also gives tes timony to what has been con served and enlivened by a people who love the land and who honor tradition and those who came before. He takes us, perhaps better than any one else can, back to a time when the river ran wild." Marianne Keddington, INDIAN TRADITIONS ON THI MID-COLUMBIA lit WARM SPRINGS R ESERVATION press director of the Oregon Historical Society, was also happy with the publication of the 272-page book. "From our perspective it turned out beautifully," said Keddington. "Not only how it looks, but the content also. It's not like any other book. There's nothing quite like it." Aguilar made an extraordi nary effort in completing the book, said Keddington. With no formal training in historical re- At left is the cover of the book, and above, the author. search, he nevertheless pieced together a complex and fascinating history of the Confederated Tribes. Wbtn the River Ran Wild! was co-published by the Or egon 1 listorical Society and the University of Washing ton Press. The book is part personal memoir and part history. Aguilar first began work ing on the project about a decade ago. I lis initial project was to research Indian names of his family, in or der to preserve this informa tion for his grandchildren. The research grew over time, until Aguilar had writ ten a book of great interest to many readers. Field trip explores interesting history Bt Miclunl Bobb S pi If ay summer u-ork.tr A two-mile hike to the base of Mount Jefferson would not seem to be a lot, that is unless hills, slopes and rocks are in volved. Hut to the ancestors of the Warm Springs and Wascos, two miles was only a fraction of the way to get together with members of other tribes. When these gatherings hap pened, there was a great ex change of goods, anything from our traditional foods in exchange for seashells and obsidian rocks. These trading grounds are located just to the southeast of Mount Jefferson. These and many other edu cational facts were explored by five tribal youths on a field trip to Mount Jefferson, led by Natural Resource employees Louis Scott and Colleen Johnson. The trail to the trading! grounds is clearly marked off! by "tree blazes," marks (hat are cut, burned or carved into the sides of a tree. These help guide ; hikers along the right trail. ; The group was asked to iden-! tify a tree blaze before they set ' off on a trail estimated to be 5,000 years old. ; The trail begins along side of ; a well-known logging road about ! 10 miles northeast off Teninoi road. At the beginning, Mount ' Jefferson is visible and distant ; as the trail twists through creeks ; and rocks. In the trail are landmarks, ' like a tree tied into a knot and ! then allowed to grow that way. Discovered along the way were ; openings in the trees that were J thought to be old campsites. The field trip was one of sev-! cral sponsored by the Summer t Youth Program. 1 Need help with a legal problem? Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Call us at 385 6944 on Mondays and Tuesdays. 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The school district hopes this will be the first step toward a new careers campus that could eventually encompass automo tive, construction, medical tech nology, business and computer tech, corrections, beautician classes and other programs of demand for high school students , who might then move over to one- or two-year certification programs at COCC or other in stitutions within the region. "I think this is a wonderful opportunity to create partner ships with the college and give our high school students addi tional options to explore career possibilities for that time beyond high school," said Melinda Boyle, 509-J director of personnel. Boyle, along with Madras High School assistant principal Ken Clark, and district alternative resources specialist Ted Viramonte, have been integral in solidifying the COCC509-J partnership. Boyle indicated the schedule for students attending the new campus will initially match that of the current high school, but will likely be modified to better suit career-oriented and alterna tive education attendees. Al though not yet decided, the modified schedule might include starting later in the day or a more flexible schedule for students to help ensure their educational success. District staff at the center will include three educators - an al ternative education teacher, lan guage instructor and the auto motive instructor - plus one clerical support person. George Talman will serve as the language instructor at the center. "This is really exciting and a little daunting," Talman said. "This has tremendous potential for us as educators to think out side the box and direct students in ways we've never done be fore." 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