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APRIL 1, 2019
Tribal voices added to
National Recording Registry
Recordings of Tribal ancestors joined the likes of rapper Jay-Z,
singer Cyndi Lauper and jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon in being
added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry on
March 20.
Melville Jacob’s collection of Pacific Northwest Native Ameri-
cans, recorded between 1929 and ’39, will be preserved for future
generations.
Jacobs was a folklorist, linguist and an anthropology professor at
the University Washington. For more than a decade he conducted
field research among the Native American Tribes of the Pacific
Northwest, studying the music and language of the Alsea, Chinook
Jargon, Clackamas Chinook, Hanis and Miluk Coos, Kalapuya,
Molalla, Sahaptin, Tillamook Salish, Upper Umpqua and Galice
Creek Athabaskan.
He made almost 170 recordings on wax cylinders and acetate discs
of the Tribes’ oral traditions, in many cases documenting what were
the last speakers of those languages. This audio preservation has
been key to many Tribes’ efforts to recapture their history.
The Library of Congress named 25 audio recordings to be inducted
to the Registry, a compendium of sound recordings deemed repre-
sentative of America's artistic, cultural and historic treasures. The
recordings in the Registry, which span all genres – from rock, pop,
jazz, classical, country and gospel to Broadway and movies, radio
and news broadcasts, and comedy albums – have been recognized
as vital to our nation's audio legacy.
Also included among this year's additions: Hit songs by Sam &
Dave and Earth Wind & Fire, music from the film “Super Fly,” the
classic radio western series “Gunsmoke,” and a recording of Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy announcing to an anguished Indianapolis crowd
that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been killed.
“The National Recording Registry honors the music that enriches
our souls, the voices that tell our stories and the sounds that mirror
our lives,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “The Library
of Congress and its many collaborators are working to preserve
these sounds and moments in time, which reflect our past, present
and future.”
S moke S ignals
Fund seeking Hatfield
Fellowship applicants
Applications for the 2019-20 Hatfield Fellowship program are being
accepted through Tuesday, April 30. The fellowship program is funded
by Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Con-
federated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Each year, Spirit Mountain Community Fund sponsors a Native
American to serve as the Hatfield Fellow and intern in a congressional
office. Placement of the Fellow rotates through the Oregon congressional
delegation to enhance the mutual understanding between leadership in
Washington, D.C., and Indian Country.
Fellows are given an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding
of how to navigate the political process in Washington while working on
issues that directly affect Native Americans.
The Hatfield Fellow will begin his or her Capitol Hill experience in
November 2019 with a month-long orientation at the American Political
Science Association followed by an eight-month term in an Oregon con-
gressional office. The fellowship includes a monthly stipend, and relocation
and travel expenses.
The opportunity is extended to Tribal members from the nine federal-
ly recognized Tribes of Oregon, as well as members of Tribes in Idaho,
Washington, and Montana. Preference will be given to members of Ore-
gon Tribes. Applicants must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or
graduating in June 2019) and be at least 21 to apply.
The Hatfield Fellowship was created in 1998 to honor Senator Mark
Hatfield’s public service to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. For more
information about the program or to apply, visit thecommunityfund.
com/grants-programs/hatfield-fellowship/or go to www.youtube.com/
watch?v=VMXL_nwxp-o&t=4s to view a Hatfield Fellowship informational
video.
MARRIAGES IN TRIBAL COURT
Tribal Court is now issuing marriage licenses and is able
to perform marriage ceremonies for a filing fee of $40.
For questions regarding scheduling, contact the Tribal
Court at 503-879-2303.
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