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Spílyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
ju n e 21/201)7
Tribal artwork featured on COCC campus
River petroglyph that repre­
sents the last o f the woman
chiefs.
/ Central Oregon Commu­
It is the satne figure used to
nity College lias a new out­ watch oVer the village of Pitt’s
door sctalpture, thanks to lo­ great-great-grandmother, she
cal artist Lillian Pitt.
said, i; |
P itt recently' completed
“Whaira perfect thing to have
die sculpture for the college,, for students,” Pitt said.
and itryas officially dedicated
^She’ll, just help- you keep
during an event earlier this going; and it’s justpne step at a
month.
time.” | Ì
Pitt spoke I to the crowd | | N ext P itt will be working
about her original career as a w ith . students to create
hairdresser and beauty school p'etroglyphs on several rocks on
instructor— it wasn’t until the- COCC campus. .•
later in life that she turned to
/ Because ofhtialth issues With
art.
her hands, Pitt said, she’s been
• It’s fitting that her sculp­ working with items in nature for
ture is being featured on the about 10 years, in place of carv­
COCC caqapus, as Pitt also ing. . ,
spoke of the ways in which
; For that reason, she uses
students inspire her.
items like pinecones and shells
“If it weren’t for die stu­ to press into tber clay and create
dents to carry me on, I wquld’ texture.
h.aye b,een a goner,” P itt
‘ ;T& almost meditative,” Pitt
said.
said. • -
When she received a call
In her opinion, “ft’s just a
from COCC telling her that wonderful feeling. Nature has
she wds chosen to complete done that for mewithclay.” 1
aisejifature, Pitt said* “I about
Art is, hop something Pitt
fell over.”; M
plans? tq.give up mytimé soon,
- In the end, Pitt-added, “It •she said. i |
was just such a major plea­ ; “I know I have' many more
sure to.do.”
years o f creating, because ypU"
The recurring image fea­ just can’t stop doing it,”, 'Pitt
tured in her sc u lp tu re;— said., ■ '
called “She Who Watches”
— is based on a Columbia
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a v a ila b le
B y L e slie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo ’
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e s t a t e
p l a j i p i i i g
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Lillian Pitt’s sculpture at Central Oregon Community College.
Tribal members have
the rare opportunity t o .
have an important legal
docum ent drafted for
them free o f charge.
T he U niversity o f
Idaho Law School, and
the Institute for Indian,
/Estate Planning and Pro­
bate, are sponsoring a
program in Warm Springs
allowing tribal members
to have their will drafted
for them by a knowledge/
able professional.
I Because of a change in
federal law governing dis4
position of property fol­
lowing a tribal member’s
passing, having a will has.
taken on greater im port
tance, i said R oberta
Armstrong, of the UnL-
versify o f Washington
Law School. Armstrong is;
in Warm Springs through-
the Summer, available to
tribal members for draft/
in g o f \yills. ,
“Keep tribal lands in
members’ hands,” accord­
ing to the flyer th a t
A rm strong has placed
around th,e community.
To contact Armstrongs
call 553-3438, ex t/109. f
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