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January 3, 2 0 0 8 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 6 Tiles: Pitt collection features variety of designs Left: The Mask Collection features “Coyote,” “She Who Watches,” “Spider Woman” and “Feather Woman” (clockwise from top left). Right: The Stick People Collection features “Shadow Spirit,” “Ancient Couple,” “Moon Mother,” “Fish Woman,” “Wind Spirit,” and “The Dreamer" (clockwise from top left). (Continued from Page 1) “With Lillian Pitt’s prestigious a rt b a c k g ro u n d , n u m e ro u s awards and her exhibits being displayed throughout the world, we strongly believe there is a market for it,” D anzuka said in an e-mail. O rders through K ibak Tile typically take four to six weeks depending o n th e size o f the order as well as the backlog o f orders. However, Danzuka said, the tile com pany rushed an order for them to be able to have the tile collection out for the 2007 Christmas season. I t w as d u rin g th e re c e n t Christmas season that the stick people collection was sold for the first time. Ventures employees set up a b o o th at th e local C hristm as bazaar and did well, D anzuka said. “ M o st p eo p le are fam iliar w ith Lillian P itt’s art, so it’s an easy sell, and we have people co m in g in to th e o ffice after hearing about the collection,” D anzuka explained. “The ‘She W h o W a tc h e s’ is esp ecially popular so we placed another order as they’re nearly sold out.” Tiles produced by Kibak tiles can be used in a variety o f ways: wall tiles, h o t plates, coasters and more. C urrently tiles can be p u r chased from the m useum, but D anzuka said if there is a need for larger order they are m ore than happy to assist. W arm Springs Ventures an nounced that it owned 51 per cent o f Kibak Tile in 2002. K ib ak T ile w as originally form ed in the early 1980’s as a one employee cottage industry by its founder and current Presi dent, Susan Kibak Redfield. Lillian Pitt is an award-win n ing artist. She has created sculptures, carvings, masks, glass art, wearable art and works o f art on paper for m ore than 20 years. Pitt recently w on the Earle A. Chiles A ward fo r 2007. T he award was established in 1983 by th e H igh D e se rt M useum and is given to an individual for acco m p lish m en ts p ro m o tin g thoughtful m anagement o f the natural and cultural resources o f the Interm ountain West. In May, 2007, P itt received the Best in Show Award at the Second Annual "In the Spirit" Contem porary N orthw est N a tive Arts Exhibit. The July-Au- g u s t 2007 issu e o f N a tiv e P e o p le s M ag azin e fe a tu re s Lillian and one o f her cast glass masks on the cover. F or m ore inform ation, visit www.lillianpitt.com. For photos of the newest tile col lection, see page 6. ------ --------;--------------------------------------------------------- Jones Auto Sales Casino: tribes receiving support (Continued from page 1) According to Louie Pitt, di re c to r o f G o v e rn m e n ta l A f fairs, “The Oregonian and Bend B ulletin really d id n ’t tell th e whole story about the venture that we plan at Cascade Locks.” “We’re seeing positive signs from the Secretary o f Interior’s office w ith heat being p u t on him by other tribes,” P itt said. In fact, he added, they ex p ect m ovem ent on th e issue soon. While it is the Secretary o f In terio r’s job to be objective, P itt said, “ S ec re ta ry K em pthorne, they say, is hav ing his personal views get in the way o f his gaming policies.” The next step, Pitt said, is to have the secretary sign o ff on the application. “Then we can get on with the local debate in the State o f O r egon,” P itt said. In a letter to the “ O reg o nian,” Chuck Daughtry, general m anager o f the p o rt o f C as cade Locks, voiced his support o f the casino project. In the letter, Daughtry wrote, “There is no better partner for our comm unity than the Warm Springs. O ther companies leave and go overseas to China o r to South America to chase m ore p ro f it. B u t n o t th e W arm Springs. There com m itm ent to Cascade Locks will be absolute. We will never fear that they will close up operations and go to Mexico. They are com m itted to this part o f the w orld.” Daughtry also disputes several claims made in a recent article, and points out, “Six o f the nine Oregon Tribal casinos are on land that was not part o f the original reservation. “The Warm Springs are us ing a legal process to pursue a casino in Cascade Locks similar to what other tribes have done, including the Grand Ronde Tribe. The site that Spirit Mountain Ca sino was built on, along Highway 26, is miles from the original res ervation, and was only added to the reservation by Congressional action.” Ironically, D aughtry said, a portion o f the story in the “O r egonian” was featured next to a v ery p o sitiv e s to ry a b o u t a - couple w ho works for the Flo rence Casino. “They’re running a story that basically was really negative to wards our project, yet right next to it there’s a story talking about the benefits o f a casino that’s run ning in Florence,” Daughtry said. T hat is som ething he pointed out in his letter, where he wrote, “Those opposing the Florence Casino, just like those opposing the Cascade Locks Casino, over state and exaggerate the nega tive impacts, which never really occur. 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