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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.
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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