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Perry spoke eloquently about the loss of habitat throughout the region including the lower end of Klamath Lake, a very sacred place and once home to millions of geese. His heart was heavy when he told about Tu’am, the sucker fish that has always been a key traditional food of the Klamath, its designation as an endangered species in 1987, and how he and his people are working so diligently for their return. He mentioned performing the Sqam Ceremony, once prohibited, and how they pray so fiercely to bring the fish back. Perry discussed events sur‐ rounding Captain Jack of the Modoc and how he is viewed as an honorable man who was sim‐ ply fighting for justice. We learned about the lodges they lived in: winter was for split lodge poles, tule mats and mud; summer was cattail and tule. He gave us names for some of the mountains, sacred because the higher you go, the closer you are to the Creator: Keys y’ ayn’ a dat means ‘Snow on Mountain’ (Mt. McLaughlin); Tsum tsum ni means ‘Flat on Top’ (Mt. Shasta); moon y ’ayn’ a means ‘Big Mountain’ (Pelican Butte). Crater Lake, Giiwas ‐ “This place stayed secret for a long time. You never go there to play. This is a place where you pray.” Perry is active in trying to preserve his traditions. He sponsors a culture camp and teaches the children all the old skills. He has served on the Tribal Council and he is actively working on irri‐ gation agreements that will benefit everyone who lives in the Klamath Basin. And, he does wonderful talks such as this to people like us who want to know and understand. Thank you so much Perry! ‐‐ Susan Gray, and apologies for all the omissions and any inaccuracies We would like to clarify ASCO’s long‐standing policy on including family members and guests on our field trips. All the trips are of‐ fered to ASCO members on a first come, first served basis. Family members within family memberships who are listed on the ASCO ap‐ plication form are considered full ASCO members for these purposes. Guests can be included only after ASCO members and their official family members are offered the slots, and only for trips not designated ‘for mem‐ bers only’ due to sensitivity or number limita‐ Field Trips Policy tion. These are rare but do happen. The pol‐ icy for guests is that they may come on one trip as a guest. They must become a member to participate further. Some trips are not ap‐ propriate for children or persons with certain limitations, but we do try to accommodate everyone as well as we can. It is incumbent upon everyone who wants to attend a field trip to read The Midden and watch for an‐ nouncements regarding these events because they tend to fill up quickly. Trip update: Pictograph Trail field trip to the Columbia River: Changed to June 11‐12 and is full. Paisley Caves trips: Friday, July 16 is full with a wait list; guided tour of Picture Rock Pass petroglyphs has been added. Saturday July 17 trip: Space Available If you have any questions about the availability of slots for any of the above trips, contact Jean Drayer (email preferred). Demaris Lake trip with Don Zettel has been expanded to August 7 and 8 with an overnight at the lake. Contact Don for details and to sign up. See the last page for contact info. May/June l 2010 Midden 4
Fort Rock Cave Field Trip Wows First Time Visitors You could have heard a pin drop while Paul Patton related two sides of the story ‐ the current science on the one hand and the ancient Paiute creation legend on the other, both powerful and convincing. I would love to relate the Paiute story here, but as Paul re‐ minds us, that story is for the Cave only, and that is where it shall remain. Ancient traditions, modern science, never ending vistas, glistening flakes, and new animal signs – were all there to be absorbed and remembered. OPRD Interpreter Paul Patton relates the stories Fort Rock Cave is the site of the discovery of sagebrush sandals that predate any other known footwear on earth (so declared expert Petr Hlavacek of the Technical Univer‐ sity in Brno, Czech Republic in 1999). Approximately sev‐ enty‐five fire singed sandals resting together beneath Ma‐ zama Ash were found in the 1930s. Oldest shoes ON THE PLANET!! Think about it. Fort Rock Cave is one of the coolest places anywhere and it’s just around the corner from YOU! Steve Allely replica sandals Afternoon at Fort Rock Cave (Paul Janssen photo) ASCO has more than one important connec‐ tion to the Cave. It was long‐time ASCO member and native Oregonian Patricia O’Day’s grandfather, Walter Perry, who guided Luther Cressman to the Cave in the 1930s. More recently, former ASCO member and Cave steward Rich Barber, who passed away prematurely in 1999, was instrumental in brokering a very successful deal between the owners of the cave property, Gordon and Virginia Wanek, and the Archaeological Conser‐ vancy. This led to donation of funding by Cycle Oregon and purchase of the 20‐acre Cave prop‐ erty by the Oregon State Parks Department (OPRD) in 2000. Formal dedication of the Cave took place that summer, which means there is a ten‐year anniversary approaching. Several ASCO folks participated as members of the Fort Rock Advisory Group that structured the property May/June l 2010 Midden 5
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