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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.
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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
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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-■
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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
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