1991 Budget Information Inside
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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
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GENERAL COUNCIL
MEETING
October 7th, 1990
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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.