Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 17, 2006 22:17:26 GMT -5
Rudy Clements, chairman of Warm Springs, dies
By Richard Walker
Today correspondent
PORTLAND, Ore. - Warren ''Rudy'' Clements, chairman of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, died of complications from
diabetes Dec. 28. He was 69.
The Dec. 31 burial ceremony began with a procession from the Simnasho
Longhouse to the Agency Cemetery at Warm Springs.
Clements, whose Native name was Sta-xo-thali, was among the first in
his tribe to graduate from college, The Oregonian newspaper reported.
He earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1962 from
Eastern Oregon University, taught and coached at Portland's David
Douglas High School and then devoted himself to improving the life of
American Indians in Oregon.
Clements served on gaming boards, helped a state senator create the
Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs, and advised Oregon
governors and other elected officials on American Indian issues.
Former Gov. Vic Atiyeh, who as a state senator sponsored the bill
creating the Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs, told the
Oregonian that he and Clements frequently dined together and fished
for trout on the Deschutes River. He told the newspaper that Clements
was a public servant and a dear friend.
''It's a big hole in the tribe in terms of leadership,'' Atiyeh
said. ''It's a big hole in my life.''
By Richard Walker
Today correspondent
PORTLAND, Ore. - Warren ''Rudy'' Clements, chairman of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, died of complications from
diabetes Dec. 28. He was 69.
The Dec. 31 burial ceremony began with a procession from the Simnasho
Longhouse to the Agency Cemetery at Warm Springs.
Clements, whose Native name was Sta-xo-thali, was among the first in
his tribe to graduate from college, The Oregonian newspaper reported.
He earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1962 from
Eastern Oregon University, taught and coached at Portland's David
Douglas High School and then devoted himself to improving the life of
American Indians in Oregon.
Clements served on gaming boards, helped a state senator create the
Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs, and advised Oregon
governors and other elected officials on American Indian issues.
Former Gov. Vic Atiyeh, who as a state senator sponsored the bill
creating the Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs, told the
Oregonian that he and Clements frequently dined together and fished
for trout on the Deschutes River. He told the newspaper that Clements
was a public servant and a dear friend.
''It's a big hole in the tribe in terms of leadership,'' Atiyeh
said. ''It's a big hole in my life.''