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He related that she had made a presentation on the Talking Stones to an international audience of indigenous people. Susan Red-Door, 2883 Kincaid Street, shared that Calapooya tribal member, Esther Stutzman, spoke of the stones as representing permanence for the Calapooya language. She said that the inscriptions on the stones serve to remind park users of the area's rich cultural heritage. She felt the process that this community had engaged to honor the multi-cultural heritage of its public land was an exceptional process. She said she had highlighted these efforts during a presentation at a National Endowment for the Humanities Institute in the previous month. She explained that in attendance were visiting scholars from all over the United States representing 25 universities and colleges, as well as international indigenous leaders from Finland and New Zealand. Ms. Red-Door noted that Maori tribal leader and researcher, Linda Troy Smith, during a panel discussion had spoken of the importance of renaming the landscape to recognize indigenous heritage. She related that the Eugene project had been received enthusiastically and was followed by a brainstorming session on how to take the Talking Stones project as an important model and extend it into more communities. Ms. Red-Door stressed that her purpose in coming before the council was to thank the City of Eugene for its recognition of native cultural heritage. She affirmed that these actions mattered as projects and programs in the City of Eugene were used nationally as models for other projects. Janetta Overholser, 30300 Cottage Grove-Lorane Road, Cottage Grove, thanked Joe Mosely of The Register-Guard for the ~great" article in which he brought up the history of animal control. She called the history %ad." She pointed out that the lack of funding for the cattery and animal control was all of Lane County's problem and it was the animals who suffered. She felt that the squabbles over funding between the jurisdictions were counter-productive. She repeated her concern that cruelty to animals led to cruelty to humans. She questioned the wisdom of waking until the problem was out of control to fund it. She asserted that a small problem that went unfixed would grow. She said the message that the history of animal control gave to the residents of Lane County was that animals do not matter and cats matter less. She expressed appreciation for Mayor Torrey's comments in the article, adding that it was time to %top chasing our tail" and find the funding to address this problem that would not go away on its own but would, instead, get larger and larger. Bruce Miller, PO Box 50968, advocated for the University of Oregon to involve more students when making major decisions. He felt that the University treated its students like children. Mr. Miller suggested the Willamette Institute for Science and Technology (WlSTEC) site as a potential site for the proposed University basketball arena. Zachary ¥ishanoff, 1914 East 17th Avenue, commented that when redesigning the Erb Memorial Union, the University of Oregon had placed a full-page advertisement in the student paper soliciting student input. He noted, however, that the advertisement soliciting student input for the East Campus Plan had been the size of a want ad. He felt there was no real attempt to involve the average student. He advocated for providing at least a three-month notice when taking such an action. Mr. Vishanoff said that the University of Oregon was currently collaborating with the PeaceHealth organization. He called it ~alarming" that two entities with a past record of razing significant buildings MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 22, 2003 Page 2 Regular Meeting