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From: <br />RPettigrew@aol.com <br />To: <br />*Eugene Mayor and City Council; <br />cc: <br />SONNICHSEN David (SMTP); kalapuya@centurytel. <br />net; <br />Subject: <br />Support for Whilamut Passage Bridge name <br />Date: <br />Monday, July 19, 2010 3:15:57 PM <br />To the Mayor and City Council of Eugene: <br />I wholeheartedly support the name, "Whilamut Passage Bridge," for the new bridge over the <br />Willamette River. Public acknowledgments of the native people of our area are few and far <br />between, despite the fact that they were here many thousands of years before the now dominant <br />culture arrived here only 200 years ago. As an archaeologist with four decades of experience in <br />the Willamette Valley, I feel strongly that this public naming is appropriate and will honor not only <br />the many generations of native people who came before us and still are with us, but also the <br />current generation of decision-makers who finally have recognized the importance of such an act. <br />Richard M. (Rick) Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA <br />President and Executive Director <br />Archaeological Legacy Institute <br />4147 E. Amazon Dr. <br />Eugene, OR 97405 <br />USA <br />RPettigrew@aol.com <br />www.archaeologychannel.org <br />541-345-5538 <br />541-338-3109 (fax) <br />Skype: rick.pettigrew <br /> <br />