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Tribal Member Aspires to be a Basket Case
Sam Henny's blend of the old and the new sets her apart from other
basketry artists, a fact for which she is thankful.
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By Chris Mercier
An underlying assumption of
Freudian psychology is the theory
that few people ever fully utilize their
brain; meaning most of us are leav
ing untapped a veritable gold mine
of talents, motivations and ideas.
ROLE MODEL Basket maker Sam Henny has become an inspiration to
others in her pursuit of art.
Tribal member Sanda "Sam"
Henny is one of the lucky few.
Nearly three years ago, she at
tended an Indian basketry conven
tion in Yakama and introduced her
self to Joey Lavadour, a master
weaver and teacher at Crow's
Shadow Institute of the Arts in
Pendleton. Lavadour inspired
Henny to enroll in basketry courses
at the institute, and it was there he
taught her the basics that ultimately
evolved into a genuine talent.
"It is a total passion for me," she
said.
Henny has been highly precocious,
honing her skills and actively seek
ing to establish regular classes here
in Grand Ronde, with herself as the
teacher. She recently taught pick
up classes at the Human Resources
Building during lunch hours, but the
temporal demands of her position as
an Employee Development Special
ist for Spirit Mountain Casino forced
the class into limbo. At this juncture,
Henny is optimistically trying to lay
the ground works for what could be
a regular series of classes, ideally in
the Tribal Governance Center, which
can be more accommodating should
the class size surpass expectations.
"I hope my phone is ringing off the
hook after this (the story) gets pub
lished," she said.
"I believe when you have an abil
ity such as this, you should share it
with as many people as possible,"
said Henny.
continued on page 3
Beckham Presentation,
Member Benefits Program
Highlight February Meeting
By Brent Merrill
February's General Council
meeting was held on Sunday, Feb
ruary 4 at the Tribe's Community
Center in Grand Ronde. Dr.
Stephen Beckham gave a histori
cal presentation to the general
membership, Jan Michael Reibach
updated the membership on the
current status of Spirit Mountain
Development Corporation and
Chris Leno and Val Sheker
Robertson provided information
about the Member Services pro
gram at the meeting. Here are the
highlights:
Beckham Presentation
Dr. Stephen Beckham gave a pre
sentation regarding Tribal history
in the Northwest and touched on
some of the Tribal history of Bands
that make up the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Beckham showed slides of what
traditional housing looked like in
Grand Ronde and he detailed what
materials were used to make the
shelters. He showed pictures of the
materials used to make carpeting,
roof planks, roof tiles and stone ter
races that collected heat. Beckham
showed a picture of a traditional
sweat lodge and said that sweats
were a way for men to gather luck
for upcoming hunts. Beckham said
that both men and women used the
sweat lodges and that the men
sometimes slept in the lodges at
night.
Pictures of camas plants and bulbs
were shown and Beckham talked
continued on page 4
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Super Bowl Party at Spirit Mountain
Features NFL's Ed "Too Tall" Jones
D Fresh from a week of
Super Bowl festivities in
Tampa, Florida, the big man
comes to Grand Ronde and
talks about football, young
people today, his love of
boxing and the blues.
By Brent Merrill
fter 15 years in the trenches
of the National Football
League (NFL) Ed "Too
Tall" Jones was ready to retire to the '
good life a life of hanging out with
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COWBOY IN INDIAN COUNTRY - Ed "Too Tail" Jones, who played for
the Dallas Cowboys, spent Super Bowl Sunday signing autographs at
the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino.