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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1993)
OR. COLL. E :70 .06 . S66 April 1993 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CR AND RONDE COMMUNITY OF ORECON APRIL 1993 Native American Museum At Warm Springs Opened Last Month After two decades of preparation, artifacts, photos and documents will be given a grand new showcase when the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon officially opened The Museum at Warm Springs on March 14. The Museum at Warm Springs is Oregon's first tribal museum. Traditional Native American artists, dancers, and crafts people from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs offered demonstrations and performances throughout the weekend. Admission fees were suspended for the opening day, but currently admission prices are: adults $5.00; Seniors $4.50; children under 12 $2.50; children under four are free. Families of two adults and two or more children can get a group rate of $ 15. The Museum at Warm Springs will be open from 10:00 A.M. to5:00P.M. daily and willclosefor Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The museum is wheelchair accessible. To date, over $850,000 have been dedicated to the acquisition of artifacts from the Warm Springs, Wasco, and Paiute Tribes, the three tribes that make up the confederation. In addition to over 2,000 artifacts acquired, the museum's collection includes more than 2,500 photographs dating from the 1850s to the present. The Confederated Tribes have dedicated approximately $3,200,000 to their museum. f " V ' "1' ' P I nhl r A ITS Bt-' .... eiimssm-' w'" I HUD Representative Describes Housing Options Mr. Jerry Leslie, a representative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spoke at the General Meeting on March 7. Mr. Leslie outlined some of the housing programs that have been implemented in other areas and describes possibilities the Grand Ronde Tribe may wish to pursue in the future. The Housing Act of 1 937 authorizes HUD to provide financial and technical assistance to the Indian Housing Authority (IHA) for the development and operation of housing for lower-income Indian families. Many Indian reservations have organized an Indian Housing Authority, but Grand Ronde has not established one. The IHA is responsible for planning housing development on or near reservations and the assessment of housing needs. IHA cannot do this without the help of HUD, who is responsible for administering the Federal Government's participation in the program, and for protecting the Government's financial interests in the program. HUD Develops an on-site contract with IHA. Said Mr. Leslie, "It is the tribes' responsibility to pass tribal ordinances creating a Housing Authority, and the laws, regulations, and eviction procedures for tenants." HUD does offer programs to assist tribes in providing housing for low-income Indian families. For example, Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) is a grant designed to help fund the preliminary activities leading to homeownership. Otherprograms include the Youth Sports Program, andtheDrugElimination Program, designed to offer housing residents youth sports, recreational and cultural activities with funds provided by the program. Otherprograms include grants forcmcrgency shelter and supportive housing for the elderly. Said Leslie, "Homeownership Opportunity offers families a lease with a chance to buy their home." These are some of the options the Grand Ronde Tribe may have in the future, when the decision to begin building housing is made. The Warms Springs Museum has attracted many visitors in the short time it's been open. General Council Meeting Sunday, April 4, 1993 Tribal Community Center, 11:30 a.m. Meal Provided