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Warm Springs
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Culture
  Acknowledgments and Review Process
Cultural Property Rights Agreement
Tribal Goverance: An Issue of Sovereignty
Preservation: Many Voices of the Language Program
Preservation: Cultural Resources Programs
Preservation: Department of Natural Resources
Preservation: Natural Resources - Forest Products
Preservation: Natural Resources - Power/Hatchery/Resort

  Native American
  Our Origins: Coyote and the other Animal Peoples
Where We Were Placed: Location of the Many Peoples

Celilo Falls and The Dalles: Fishing, Trading and Family
Honoring the Foods: Berries, Salmon, Deer and Roots
Caring for Each Other: Family and Community Life
Celebrating: Arts and Basketry
Celebrating: Song, Dance and Horse

  U.S.
  Early Contact: Smallpox, Fur Traders and Missionaries
Concessions: Treaty of 1855 and the Reservation
Usual and Accustomed: Continuing Rights

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Grandkids enjoying the Warm Springs River
Acknowledgements. The Warm Springs module was developed by the "Warm Springs - Lifelong Learning Online Project Committee." The committee members included Sally Bird (Manager, Cultural Resources), Fredrick Duran Bobb (Cultural Resources), Tim Finch (Culture and Heritage Department, Computer Programer, Language Program), Mrya Johnson (Culture and Heritage Department Manager, Language Program), Lawrence "Larry" Macy (Culture and Heritage Department, Language Program), Evaline Patt (co-facilitator; Museum of Warm Springs), Lorraine Suppah (Programmer/Analyst, Office of Information Systems), Olivia Wallulatum (Legislative Coordinator, Governmental Affairs), Brigette Whipple (Cultural Anthropologist, Cultural Resources), and Rodney Frey (co-facilitator; University of Idaho). Jennifer Gatzke (University of Idaho graduate student in anthropology) assisted with research and interview transcription.

We would like to thank Maryhill Museum of Art (Goldendale, Washington) for allowing use to use many images of art and basketry and examples of the John Thompson photo collection you see on these pages. We also thank Mimbres Fever Productions, and David Scheiderman and Penny Phillips for allowing us to share segments of their film, Faith to Continuance: Legacy of the Plateau Peoples, © 2002. The entire 58-minute film can be obtained by contacting Mimbers Fever at: 323-669-0761 or www.mimbresfever.com

Special Thanks. A special thank you goes to the many elders, consultants and interviewees who so generously shared their knowledge and wisdom with us. It is they who we owe our heart-felt gratitude for making this module possible. We dedicate this project to the elders of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

Review and Approval Process. This project was approved for development by the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Resolution No. 10256) on January 29, 2003. The Culture and Heritage Committee of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reviewed the entire module during December 11-15, and approved it for publication and educational use on December 15, 2003.

We welcome any comments or suggestions you might have on the Warm Springs module. Please forward your comments by e-mail or parcel post to either Evaline Patt or Rodney Frey at:

epatt@wstribes.org
or
Evaline Patt
Museum at Warm Springs
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
rfrey@uidaho.edu
or
Rodney Frey
American Indian Studies Program
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-1110

This project was funded by a congressional grant administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Contract Number: NAG5-10210). The University of Idaho served as the lead institution for the Lifelong Learning Online Project, in collaboration with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

© Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 2003

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