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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: George Fence Sept. 13, 1993
American Indian Cultural Center
will host a
Cultural Preservation Workshop
October 9-10, 1993
As American Indians, the legacy from our ancestors and our past is
our cultural heritage. This subject encompasses a vast range of
both physical and non-physical elements, ranging from sites of
habitation to those infrequently visited; material culture
elements, incluing both articles of industrial use and sacred
items; objects of cultural patrimony; and hunting and gathering
management practices and ethics. Generally speaking, the form and
content of American Indian lifeways constitutes the basis of our
cultural heritage. Clearly we are speaking of a nonrenewable
resource and the development of a resource management system that
provides native people the oversight role due them. Unfortunately,
this has seldom been the case. Many federal and state laws that
are meant to safeguard or protect our cultural heritage have
repeatedly gone unenforced for a variety of reasons, due in large
part to the ignorance of these laws, and the perceived value of
public interest regarding public and private lands, as well as the
monetary value placed on Indian artifacts.
The workshop will provide opportunities to share information
concerning legal process; acquaint us all to efforts currently
under way to provide greater protection; and allow us to learn
through shared experience of those working on these issues. This
will be an opportunity to develop strategies and networking to
deal with this complex situation.
We are inviting agencies, Tribes, individuals, and others to attend
our two day workshop to be held on October 9-10 at the American
Indian Cultural Center in Talent, Oregon. We are soliciting any
information, representation, or support for this important workshop
that you may be able to provide. For more information, call:
(503) 535-6031.
We encourage attendees to be familiar with the subject as the
complexities may be somewhat overwhelming to the uninformed.
For information contact:
American Indian Cultural Center
2122 S. Pacific Highway
Talent, Oregon
(503) 535-6031