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By PHIL WRIGHT
Staff Writer
People sang, danced and
drummed Saturday in Uma-
tilla, on the inside of the
high prison fence.
Two Rivers Correc-
tional Institution held its
¿ rst powwow, attended Ey
63 inmates, more than 50
guests and 27 representa-
tives from American Indian
triEes and organi]ations.
The Confederated TriEes of
the Umatilla Indian Reser-
vation and others provid-
ed salmon, hucNleEerries
and traditional foods for
the event. Prison adminis-
trators even directed staff
overseeing the powwow to
forgo uniforms for a more
casual approach, including
khakis, polos and shorts.
Naomi Strawser arrived
in triEal regalia represent-
ing Lakota Oyate Ki, an
American Indian culture
cluE that originated with
inmates at Oregon State
Penitentiary in Salem. She
said she advocates for al-
ternative forms of justice
and the need for Indian in-
mates to have a relationship
with their culture. Without
that, she said, they don’t
know who they are. Build-
ing those Eonds, though,
connects them to a greater
community.
“I think it helps give
heart and hope,” she said.
STAFF PHOTO BY PHIL WRIGHT
7wo 5ivers &orrectional Institution 8matilla Keld its À rst
Sowwow Saturday comSlete witK donated traditional
$merican Indian foods drumming and a few ceremonial
dancers 75&I Kad $merican Indian inmates in -uly
according to state Srison demograSKics Eut otKer inmates
also SarticiSate in Indian traditions and ceremonies
STAFF PHOTO BY PHIL WRIGHT
Inmate Paul Stover waves sage smoke over fellow inmates during a smudging ceremony
Saturday in SreSaration of tKe À rst Sowwow at 7wo 5ivers &orrectional Institution 8matilla
Stover said engaging in sucK cultural Sractices reduces criminal tKinking and EeKaviors
“This gives people a road
Eack home.”
Inmate Paul Stover
echoed that notion. He is
a memEer of the Confed-
erated TriEes of the Uma-
tilla Indian Reservation
and handled most of the
smudging, or cleansing
ceremony, for participants
and guests.
“I know for me, it’s one
of my Zens,” he said, “it
takes me away from inside
these walls.”
TRCI already has a
sweat lodge and a Eead-
working program, he said.
Two Rivers chaplain
Jaime Cardona said plan-
ning the powwow took al-
most a year and served as
an incentive for inmates to
Eehave and work toward a
goal. Many of the men tak-
ing part in the ceremony in-
vited family, Cardona said,
and they did not want to get
in trouEle and then miss
out on their culture and
their loved ones.
Patricia Jordan is ex-
ecutive director of Red
ter Haug Eegan researching
the topic and taking online
courses. A retired jour-
nalist, systems ecologist
and ESL teacher in China,
Haug has Eecome a climate
change educator. He will
speak Thursday, Sept. 1,
from 6-7:30 p.m. at Echo
City Hall, 20 Bonan]a St.
The presentation is free.
For more information,
call Joe Ramos at 509-366-
3980.
ers, loose-leaf noteEook
paper, crayons, glue sticks,
spiral noteEooks, child-si]e
scissors, pocket folders,
colored pencils and mark-
ers, pink pearl eraser, Eoxes
of tissues and antiEacterial
wipes.
For more information,
contact
541-567-3677,
hermistonna]#gmail.com
or visit www.hermistonna]-
arene.org.
For more information,
including where the ses-
sions will Ee held, call 541-
278-2222.
Lodge Transitional Ser-
vices, a nonpro¿ t that
helps American Indians
leaving prisons make Eet-
ter lives for themselves.
Two Rivers of¿ cials and
inmates said Jordan was
instrumental in making the
powwow a reality. She has
Eeen a religious services
volunteer with the Ore-
gon Department of Cor-
rections for 16 years and
helps prisons start Ameri-
can Indian programs.
“We Eelieve that cul-
ture is Eest practiced,”
she said. Jordan said that
helps Indian inmates ¿ nd
an identity and a path out
of crime and addiction.
She and fellow Red
Lodge volunteers MaEle
Jackson and Sarah Franks
also made fry Eread Satur-
day for the festivities. And
Sunday they headed to
Ontario for a powwow at
Snake River Correctional
Institution.
Franks
recalled
a
speaker at a another prison
powwow who encouraged
inmates to join the dance
circle. He told the crowd
that not joining the circle
is what landed them in
prison in the ¿ rst place.
tional support, home loans,
Eurial and memorial Eene¿ t,
are invited to attend.
The Rural Veterans
Resource Fair & Vietnam
Veterans 50th Anniversa-
ry Commemoration will
provide an overview of re-
sources for local veterans.
It is hoped the event will
Ee a catalyst in joining ef-
forts from the Oregon De-
partment of Veterans Af-
fairs with local agencies
to reach out and advocate
for veterans in the com-
munity.
The event is Thursday,
Sept. 29, from 2-8 p.m.
(with a veterans town hall
at 6:30 p.m.) at the Port of
Morrow, 2 Marine Drive,
Boardman. The program
will include presentations
Ey the Oregon Department
of Veterans Affairs and VA
Health Care.
For more information on
how to get involved with the
event, contact Linda Skend-
]el, Morrow County Veter-
ans Services, at mcvets#
co.morrow.or.us or 541-
922-6420.
IN BRIEF
Pomona Grange hosts
annual picnic
The annual picnic of the
Umatilla-Morrow Pomona
Grange is this weekend.
All memEers and friends
are invited to attend the
fun-¿ lled gathering. The
event Eegins Saturday at
10:30 a.m. at Boardman
City Park, located west of
the Green¿ eld Grange Hall,
209 N.W. First St., Board-
man. Those attending are
asked to Ering a dish to
share.
The event will feature
a relaxed time for visit-
ing, information aEout the
grange and a short meeting.
Although there are some
Eenches and taEles at the
park, people may Ering
their own chair or Elanket.
For more information,
call Doris Reid at 541-567-
663 or Scot JacoEson at
541-278-0615.
Homemade breakfast
benefi ts IMAC project
The puElic is invited to
Ering a hearty appetite and
enjoy a Ereakfast fundraiser
to Eene¿ t the Irrigon Multi-
cultural Arts Center.
The meal is Saturday
from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at
Stokes Landing Senior
Center, 195 N.W. Opal
Place, Irrigon. The cost is
$4.50 per person.
Money raised will as-
sist the nonpro¿ t group in
developing a regional arts
center and preserving Irri-
gon’s 1921 school Euilding.
For more information, call
Peggy Price at 541-567-
3806.
Nazarene church
books teen activity
As students are pre-
paring to return to school,
Hermiston Church of the
Na]arene is planning a teen
event.
The Teen Back to the
Books Video Scavenger
Hunt is Sunday from 5-8
p.m. at 1520 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. All area
teens are welcome to at-
tend.
For more information,
contact
541-567-3677,
hermistonna]#gmail.com
or visit www.hermistonna]-
arene.org.
Discussion focuses on
climate change
A discussion aEout cli-
mate change and what in-
dividuals can due to reverse
its gloEal rami¿ cations is
planned in Echo.
After sitting on the fence
aEout gloEal warming, Pe-
Counseling group set
for stepmothers
Nazarene church
collects school
supplies
People can help students
in need in the community
Ey donating school supplies
to Connections OverÀ ow.
Hermiston Church of the
Na]arene will accept dona-
tions through Sunday Sept.
4, which will Ee distriEut-
ed to local families. The
church is located at 1520
W. Orchard Ave., Hermis-
ton.
Basic items needed in-
clude No. 2 pencils, eras-
Veteran’s event seeks
community partners
An upcoming network-
ing event for veterans is
seeking participation Ey oth-
ers in the community.
Community leaders and
representatives of area orga-
ni]ations that provide health
care, educational and voca-
A counseling group de-
signed to provide support
and information for step-
mothers is Eeing offered in
Pendleton.
Presented Ey Psycholog-
ical Services of Pendleton,
the sessions Eegin Tuesday,
Sept. 20 from 6:30-8 p.m.
and run weekly through
Oct. 25. Coffee and snacks
will Ee provided. However,
child care is not availaEle.
The fee is $10 per ses-
sion and those planning to
attend need to pre-register.
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