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November 9, 2016
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Services, guest at Veterans Summit
L in d a Woods explains the origin,
o f the Fallen Warrior Eagle Staff:
In February of 2008 an eagle fell
from the sky during an ice bli^pard
near Cheboygan, Michigan.
Three weekspassed before three men
went out to. search for this “fallen war
rior, ” as we refer to an eagle or an
eagle feather that has fallen. They
found the eagle in the frozen ice of
Flack River. A combat Veteran per
formed. a sacred ceremony on the ice
before they brought the eagle out of.
the ice.
They used a chain saw to cut
around the eagle, removing a five-foot
block of ice. The eagle was beauti-.
fully preserved.
■ A friend of mine had the eagle
head, but he knew he needed to pass
the eagle on to a veteran... Afterprayer
and consulting others, he decide^ he
Dave McMechan photos/Spilyay
would offer it- to me.
At the Veterans Summit last week: Caroline Cruz; general
In 2011 this spiritual gift, this
manager of Health and Human Services; special guest Linda
beautiful eagle head was presented to
Woods; and the clinic’s Mitchell DeVaney with the Eagle Staff.
me in a sacred ceremony, as the men
shared the story, of this eagle.
Linda was a special guest this
stance" abuse counselor, having
With the eagle head Ms. Woods,
year at the Warm Springs Veterans
earned a Masters o f Social Work
who served in the Air Force dur
Summit, w here she show ed the
in 1994 from San Jose University
ing the Vietnam era, created a staff
Eagle Staff.
in California. She was inducted into
in honor o f women veterans. She
Ms. Woods is a member o f the
the. M ichigan W om en’s H all o f
is the first female veteran to carry
G rand Traverse Band o f Ottawa
Fame.
an Eagle Staff.
Chippewa Indians. She comes from
' T hough she retired in 2Q08,
She carries the staff on behalf
th e O ttaw a In d ia n village in
with over 30 years o f experience
o f all women, especially her fel
Leelanau, Michigan.
in social work, Ms. Woods contin
Following her military experi
low wom en veterans who have
ues to serve the Native American
served the nation.
ence, Ms. Woods became a sub
community.
The mobile veterans service clinic (above) was available outside
the Community Center.
Organizations on hand at the summit were the Commissioned
Corps Officers of the U.S. Public Health Service - Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center; the Veterans Administration -
Portland Medical Center; the VA Portland regional office; the
Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs; the Native Procurement
Technical Assistance Center;, the Oregon Veteran Home of
Lebanon/The Dalles. Plus VETS employment and training
services; the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; the Bend Vet Center; and the
Department of Labor, among others.
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The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program of the COCC Foundation and
COCC’s Multicultural Activities office and Native American program present
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M itch ell W aldo B o ilea u , Ju n e 19, 1944 ~ O cto b er 14, 2016
Mitchell “Mickey” Waldo
Boileau was born to Waldo
Jennings and Geneva (Newell)
Boileau on June 19, 1994, in
T h o m as, O k lah o m a, the
youngest o f five siblings.
H e passed away O ctober
14,2016, in his home in Warm
Springs, Oregon, after strug
gling with complications o f
heart failure, stroke and dia
betes.
H e attended school in Ma
dras, graduating from Madras
High School in 1964. Shortly
thereafter, he married the love
o f his life, Arlene (Brunoe)
Ross, on June 26, 1964.
Together, they raised five
children: H erbert, U rbana,
Relda and Mary Ross; and
Susie Boileau. They lived most
o f their livesin Warm Springs.
H e worked for Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries for
38 years. H e worked in vari
ous positions and retired after
serving as shipping foreman.
Mickey enjoyed riding his
motorcycle; many times he
and Arlene rode together. He
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annual Culture Camp held ev
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He was preceded in death
by his parents; siblings Diane
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H a w th o rn e ,
T hursday , N ovember 1714:30 to 6:30 p . m .
C ommunity R oom , COCC M adras C ampus
G loria Kay Ries, Crystal K eo
a n d S a m u el B o ile a u ; so n
also was an avid bow hunter, valu
ing time spent in nature and in the
company o f family and friends.
H e loved fishing arid especially
loved sharing these days with oth
ers.
H e spent several o f his adult-
years bowling and was a member
o f the Madras Bowling League.
M ost im portantly, he loved his
family and dedicated his fife to
raising and supporting them.
In 2000, with failing health, he
retired from WSFPI. H e contin
ued to support his family as much
as able, assisting his wife with OSU
Extension activities, including the
H erbert Ross; -and grandson
Joel Martinez.
Mickey is survived by his
wife Arlene Boileau; daughters
and sons-in-law Urbana RoSs
and Howie Arnett, Mary Ross
and Roy Wiseman, and Susie
A n tek eier, all o f W arm
Springs; R elda and Les
P eratro v ich o f E llensburg,
Wash; seven grandchildren,
seven g reat g randchildren;
numerous nieces and nephews,
and other extended family in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Oklahoma and Texas.
We will miss him so. O ur
grief is n ot for him, but for
I ourselves and moments we will
no longer share with him. He
rests in the arms of God, re
tu rn e d to w h o le n e ss— no
more, sorrow, no more illness,
and no more pain,
D r . A nton T reuer
J efferson G reene
P rofessor , B emidji S tate U niversity
I chishkin L anguage T eacher , C onfederated
T ribes of W arm S prings C ulture and H eritage
Please join us as native language scholars, Dr. Anton
Treuer and Jefferson Greene, discuss the importance
of native language preservation. They will present
background and history on their native language,
and will talk about their efforts, experiences
and processes with language preservation.
F ree and O pen to the P ublic
R efreshments provided
Information: 541.318.3782
cocc.edu/mcc-events
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