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Spilygy T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon Pqge 2 Agency gathers tribal river history American Legion honoring Eugene ‘Cougar’ Greene Sr. T h e W arm S prings American Legion Post 48 has chosen the image o f Eugene “Cougar” Greene Sr. to appear on the Legion Post flag: Post 48 is the first American Legion Post to serve on th e W arm Springs Reservation. The post, located in the Veterans Hall, hosted a wel coming dinner event on T uesday o f this w eek. Charlie Tailfeathers is Post Commander. He provided a biogra phy o f E u g en e C ougar Greene Sr., explaining why th e veteran s chose Mr. Greene to represent them on the American Legion Post 48 flag. Eugene Greene Sr. was born in his grandparents’ house on Miller Flat on May 16, 1933, when Celia G reene gave birth to the second o f her eight chil dren. Francis Greene was the father o f the baby boy who would become a re spected leader on the res ervation, and steward o f tribal treaty rights. E u g en e G reen e, was born a little more than a year before the Indian Re organization Act was eri- acted. The preamble to the act states its purpose, in part, as: “To conserve and develop Indian lands and resources.” , G en e G reen e w o uld spend many years working within the framework es tablished by the legislation passed shortly before he was born. G ene joined the United States Army on May 22, 1950. B efore d ep artin g for combat duty in Korean Dave McMechan/Spilyay Pinky Beymer, Pat Courtney Gold and Terry Courtney Jr. (from left) meet at the administration building with Tabitha Whitefoot of Cooper Zietz Engineers Inc. They are reviewing maps of the river from before the dams, pointing out the location of homes and other buildings, now inundated. The U.S. Army Corps o f Engineers is gathering infor mation. about tribal housing and other structures that ex isted at the Columbia River before construction o f The D alles and the Bonneville dams. T he inform ation will be used in planning for construc tion o f new tribal housing on the Columbia River by the Corps of Engineers. The current series o f in- formation-gathering sessions could provide the justification and docum entation to p ro ceed with eventual construc tion. A few years ago, the Corps completed the Celilo Village redevelopm ent project, an infrastructure and housing project at the village. This process serves as the model for the next phase, which may involve the construction o f tribal housing on the Colum bia. O n Monday o f this week, Tabitha Whitefoot, o f Coo per Zietz Engineers, met with tribal members at the admin istration building. She gathered information about the tribal presence at the river prior to the construction o f the dams. The information will help inform the Corps o f Engi neers decision regarding the federal governm ent obliga tion to construct new hous ing at the river. Tribal members who m et with Whitefoot gave informa tion about their memories o f h o u sin g an d o th e r trib a l stru ctu res, such as drying sheds, at the river before the dams. The information from tribal members will be used to calculate the replacement February 6, 2013 housing. “The historical memories o f N ativ e p eoples oft the river is that 200 to 500 houses have been promised,” accord ing to a statement in the sum mary o f the project. H o w ev er, g o v ern m en t documents are n ot consistent with this recollection, the sum mary indicates. Part of the purpose o f the present infor mation-gathering is to resqlve the inconsistencies. A fter m eeting in Warm Springs, W hitefoot went next for interviews at H ood River, then Toppenish, followed by G o ld e n d a le an d then Umatilla. - Dave McMechan Walk the Walk, on Monday, Feb. 11, starting at Warm Springs elementary and finishing at the Diabetes Pre vention office. Keep your heart healthy by staying physi-, cally active. If you participated last week, Diabetes Pre vention keeps your times and encourages you to try and improve it. Prizes and free lunch provided, after you fin ish! Sign in at 12:05 p.m. Or call 541-553-7718. jjJ S M Courtesy of Greene family Eugene ‘Cougar’ Greene Sr. he returned to Warm Springs and m arrie d N o re n e Queahpama. In Korea, the young man from the Warm Springs In dian R e se rv a tio n was awarded one o f the nation’s highest honors on the battle field, the Silver Station. “The Silver Star is given out for gallantry in action against an imposing force.” A fter being discharged, Mr. Greene went to work as a p o lice o ffic e r in the S im n ash o area. H e later worked for Elm er Quinn as a heavy equipment operator. H e assisted farmers and was also responsible for all irriga tion ditches requiring annual cleaning. In th e m id-60s, Mr. Greene earned his G E D cer tificate and enrolled in junior college to study fisheries and wildlife. H e became a perm a nent employee o f the tribes inl969, when he was hired as a co n servation officer. In 1972 he became the first D i rector o f the tribal N atural Resources Branch, holding the position until the tribal reorganization in 1988. In a interview some years ago, Mr. Greene said, “Many people became role models, especially the E lders o f the tribe w ho were con stantly teachirig me o f the old ways o f our people. My family and grandpar ents had a great influence on what I do.” Mr. G reen e and his wife had six children. He gave his thoughts about military service in the ear lier interview: “Most Indians enter the service at an early age and usually end up in a com bat zone as a 17 or 18 year-dld m em ber o f the A rm ed Services. A t this age you have a lifetime in front o f you to struggle with your conscience. This is no easy task trying to forget how you had to pro tect yourself from both th e enem y and yo u r ground and air support. You have the enemy usu ally in front o f you, and your own support staff can also harm you with short rounds, tanks trying to blow you off the hill, and your own Air Force hitting you and creating high casualties. “O ur veterans try to forget these things and never m en tio n them . I only bring this up in the hopes that the people cart better understand what a veteran goes through and why they may not be to tally committed to partici pating in veteran events. T h e h u rt n ev er goes away.” The telephone number at the V eterans H all is 541-615-0347. T h e tele p h o n e n u m b er fo r the trib al V eterans Service Office is 541-615-0348. Warm Springs Community Calendar ----------------------------- Wednesday, Feb. 6 Nutritionist Linda Porter will be providing a Seminar on Healthy Eating at the com munity center from 5:30-6:30. An IRMP III Joint Commit tee and Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Febru ary 6th at the Agency Longhouse from 9am to 5pm. A “Positive Brain Injury” Support Group for survivors will meet Wednesday from 4:30- 6 p.m. at 124 SW 8th S treet in Redm ond. FMI: Nancy 541-330-4428. A Jefferson County Middle School Family Night starts with a Teachers vs. Students basketball game at 5pm and then at free dinner at 5:30. From 6-7pm w ill be open gyms for basketball, volley ball, indoor soccer and more. The Shaker Church will have a Business Meeting be ginning with a potluck meal at 6. Warm Springs Recreation's Re-Awakening classes feature volunteer teachers sharing their knowl edge. Gatherings are open to all - they take the first 5 people to sign up. This month on W ednesdays at 5:30 - Jeanine Kalama is teaching how to make a Baby Board. Call 553-3243 to learn more and sign up. Thursday, Feb. 7 VFW Post 4217 will meet at 6 p.m. at the Veterans Hall in Warm Springs. St. Charles Hospice will hold a Grief Support Group every Thursday in February from -5-6:30 p.m. at High Lookee Lodge. Pre-registra tion is requested by calling St. Charles Hospice at 54)-420- 8673. Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM Molalla today - games are go Party will be held in both the ing to start at 4, 5:30 and7pm. Warm Springs Elementary Girls’ basketball will travel to parking lot and Erickson’s Molalla and the Swim team j Thriftway in Madras. It will be Districts are being held in gin at 8 a.m. both locations. LaGrande today and tomor Sunday, Feb. 10 row. Services are held every Sunday at the Agency Saturday, Feb. 9 This is the Earth 2o water Longhouse. Classes begin delivery day for Simnasho at 9, Washaat Services start and Schoolie residents. at 10. FMI: Deanie Johnson Please set empty bottles out 541-460-3015. The Warm Springs Com side. A can and bottle drive munity Food Bank is open on fundraiser to support the MHS Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to Class of 2013 All-Night Drug 1:30 p.m. For information & Alcohol Free Graduation Contact Pastor Rick at 541-■ ---------------------------- 553-1237. Monday, Feb. 11 509 J schools are closed Monday and Tuesday for staff in-service. Warm Springs El em entary will have parent conferences from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. JCMS will have parent conferences today from 8:30 til noon at the middle school and from 2-6 p.m. at the Warm Springs Community Center. Tuesday, Feb. 12 There will be a meeting about growing your own food. Sponsored,by the Warm Springs Community Action Team, the agenda w ill in clude: Community Gardens, Farming and plans for the Warm Springs Outdoor Mar ket. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse. Dinner will be provided. The IHS Diabetes pro gram will have a Diabetes Self Care Session from 11 til noon and lunch afte'r in the Health & W ellness Center Kitchen Conference Room. They will talk about “being active” and “coping with dia betes.” Friday, Feb. 8 Today in MHS Sports - the boys basketball teams host / ------------------------------------------------------ \ BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER S Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 * Senior Menu • Children's Men« • Daily Specials e'£ % ' m S.Vl. 4th Street, Madras • 475-6632 O K H U m - lOfm M W At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. » M I I V ' ' V I f
