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
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In a unique partnership
Jefferson County School District
509-J and Central Oregon Com
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additional educational services
to residents of Jefferson
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The Madras High School
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building on Highway 97 behind
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on automotive technology, busi
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alternative education for high
school students beginning with
the fall trimester.
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liver automotive repair classes.
It might also offer English as a
second language classes to adults
if there is enough interest.
The two educational entities
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struction staff.
The school district hopes this
will be the first step toward a
new careers campus that could
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School assistant principal Ken
Clark, and district alternative
resources specialist Ted
Viramonte, have been integral
in solidifying the COCC509-J
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for students attending the new
campus will initially match that
of the current high school, but
will likely be modified to better
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modified schedule might include
starting later in the day or a more
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include three educators - an al
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motive instructor - plus one
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George Talman will serve as
the language instructor at the
center.
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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." See 509-J on page 10
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