74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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 LC 2964
 
                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 5
 
Sponsored by Senator GORDLY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  In memoriam: Madeline Brunoe McInturff, 1915-2006.
 
                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas the late Madeline Brunoe McInturff devoted her life in
service to her fellow tribal members of the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon until passing away last
year; and
  Whereas  { - atwai - } Madeline McInturff was born in Warm
Springs, Oregon, in 1915, and learned  { - Kiksht - }, the
language of the Wasco people of  { - Che'wana - }, the great
Columbia River, spoke  { - Kiksht - } fluently and taught it to
her five children and to many members of the Warm Springs tribes,
and her passing leaves only three fluent  { -  Kiksht - }
speakers where once there were several thousand; and
  Whereas Madeline McInturff served her people as a nurse in the
Indian Health Service for 38 years from 1946 to 1984, providing
care to generations of tribal members on the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation and training many Indian Health Service doctors in
the traditions and customs of the Wasco people, bridging the
cultural gap between Indian elders and medical professionals to
improve the health of her people; and
  Whereas Madeline McInturff was also an accomplished horsewoman
who competed as a trick rider in many rodeos and rode in numerous
parades to demonstrate the pride and skill of her people; and
  Whereas Madeline McInturff served her people upon retirement
and for a quarter century thereafter as a member of the Warm
Springs Cultural and Heritage Committee and her dedication to the
preservation of Indian ways was a source of inspiration for
members of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon and will benefit all future generations of
her tribe; and
  Whereas Madeline McInturff strove courageously until the end of
her life to preserve the sacred way of life and the language
given to her people by the Creator and in so doing set an example
of love and strength against great adversity; and
  Whereas in July 2006, at the age of 91, this revered spiritual
leader and healer passed away at her home in Warm Springs; now,
therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
 
  That we, the members of the Seventy-fourth Legislative
Assembly, mourn the passing of Madeline Brunoe McInturff, and
recognize her significant accomplishments in preserving one of
the great Native languages of Oregon and providing health care to
thousands of Wasco, Warm Springs, Paiute and other tribal
members; and be it further
  Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be presented to the
Brunoe family of Warm Springs and to the Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
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