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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1990)
1991 Budget Information Inside Oct 90 sHoke THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON - October mo Major Conference on the Indians of Oregon Planned On October 11, 1990, Indian Tribal representatives from around Oregon will gather at the new Oregon Convention Center in Portland for a major statewide conference about their history and cultural traditions. The three-day conference, which is open to the public, is the high point of a two-year project undertaken by several of the tribes in cooperation with the Oregon Council for the Humanities. The project is underwritten by a special National Endowment for the Humanities grant that allows each tribe to undertake a unique self study project aimed at exploring aspects of tribal history. Participating tribes include the Confederated Tribes of the Silctz; the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde; the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua; the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Cayuse; the Burns Paiutes; the Klamath; the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw. Conference sessions will feature tribal leaders, speak ers, and scholars who will cover: The Recovery of Heritage, a review of national and regional sources of historical information and docu ments regarding the Indian tribes of Oregon; As I Was Told: Indian Oral Tradition in Oregon, an exploration of ways in which culture is transmitted through oral traditions; Mistaken Notions, a discussion of commonly held half-truths and untruths about Indian life; Shapes of Their Thought, an examination of Indian art, past and present, and a consideration of the need for greater attention to Indian artists by regional museums and art galleries; The Attempted Suppression of Indian Culture in Oregon, a review of the effects of federal relocation and termination policies, state policies, missionary work, boarding-school experience, and mainstream social attitudes on traditional Indian culture; Indian Places, a session that considers the Indian sense of place, including food-gathering sites and (Continued on page 6.) GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING October 7th, 1990 Potluck 12:00 Meeting 1:00 V xfir - k- m jU & if ' mtitmssfm&memmmiimii yaw Af mf mpr A I ""SET V " ' s ' ii t i Sims Keceived on: iSp lis This photograph of Prbcess Mary, the daughter of Chief John of the Rogue River Tribe, was supplied by the Oregon Historical Soccicty in Portland, Oregon. Photographer: Tom Cronise. Photo was taken in 1896 in Salem.
