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Lawney L. Reyes (born c. 1931〔Reyes 2002 does not give a birth date explicitly, but says (p. 92) that he was nine years old in August 1940.〕〔Levi J. Long, (Sculpture returns to its roots: 'Blue Jay' memorializes late Colville tribe activist ), ''Seattle Times'', February 27, 2004 (Accessed online 17 March 2007) refers to him as a "72-year-old artist" in February 2004.〕 in Bend, Oregon〔The (biography ) on his (official site ), accessed 11 March 2007, says that he was born in Bend, and that his family moved to the Colville Reservation in 1933, but does not give a date of birth.〕) (Sin-Aikst) is an American Indian artist, curator and memoirist based in Seattle, Washington.〔Reyes 2002, ''passim.''〕 ==Life== Lawney Reyes was born c.1931 to Mary Christian, Sin Aikst (now known as the Sinixt). Historically her people were known as the Senjextee and also as "the Lake"; they now make up one of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation). His father was Julian Reyes, a native Filipino who largely assimilated to an Indian way of life after his marriage. Lawney's maternal grandfather, Alex Christian, was known as ''Pic Ah Kelowna,'' (White Grizzly Bear); his great-uncle (brother of his maternal grandmother) was Chief James Bernard, a Sin Aikst leader in the early 20th century.〔Reyes 2002, p. 28–50.〕 Lawney's siblings included Luana Reyes and Bernie Whitebear. Reyes' early childhood with his family was largely lived on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. In 1935–1937, during the period of construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, his parents had moved to the Coulee and started a Chinese restaurant, even though "()either of them could prepare Chinese food except for simple dishes such as pork fried rice, egg foo-yung, and chop suey".〔Reyes (2002), p. 74–75.〕 They soon acquired an ethnically Chinese partner and cook, Harry Wong; Wong bought them out of the restaurant in 1937.〔 His parents separated in 1939 and subsequently divorced;〔Reyes 2002, p. 90.〕 his mother later worked again for Wong in Tacoma, Washington. She and Wong eventually married.〔Reyes 2002, p. 185, 194.〕 During their time based at Grand Coulee, the 4-year-old Lawney became a reasonably competent player of the ukelele. He and 2-year-old sister Luana toured for a brief spell with their father on the Eastern Washington vaudeville circuit performing Hawaiian music.〔Reyes 2008, p. 94–102.〕 From 1940 to 1942, Reyes was a student at the Chemawa Indian School, a boarding school five miles north of Salem, Oregon; he would later write that his consciousness of being "Indian" was largely formed through his conversations there with other students. The rest of his childhood and youth was spent living with his father, variously on the Colville Reservation and in Okanogan, Washington.〔Reyes 2002, ''passim.'' In particular, p. 112 "These experiences helped me develop for the first time the feeling of being an Indian."〕 After graduating from Okanogan High School in 1949,〔Reyes 2006, p. 52〕 Reyes moved to Tacoma, Washington, where he lived again with his mother and her second husband.〔Reyes 2002, p. 181–182.〕 He moved back east across the mountains and attended Wenatchee Junior College, where he obtained a two-year degree.〔(Biography ) on his official site, accessed 11 March 2007.〕 He met Joyce Meacham, a Yakama and Warm Springs Indian; they were married in 1955; she later had a career in social work and especially in Indian Health programs. Reyes served in the U.S. Army; active service and leave gave him the opportunity to see much of Europe, from Pompeii to Malmö, Sweden, which confirmed his interest in working in a field related to "architecture design, and art". Upon his return he attended the University of Washington, studying painting and sculpture and majoring in interior design.〔Reyes 2002, p. 181–182; 184–185 for his wife's later career.〕 He graduated in 1959.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/dec06/content/view/12/1/1/7/ )〕 He worked for Seafirst Bank, initially as a designer, eventually collecting and curating the Seafirst Corporate Art Collection. During this time, he also used his nights and weekends to work at sculpture (mainly in wood) and as a freelance interior designer.〔Reyes 2002, p. 182.〕 He became an increasingly acclaimed artist—winning a major award from the Center for Indian Art in Washington, D.C. and being invited to teach Contemporary Indian Art at the University of Washington—and curator, serving as commissioner of the Seattle Arts Commission and a member of the (Washington) Governor's Task Force for the state's arts appropriation budget.〔Reyes 2002, p. 182–185.〕 He took early retirement from Seafirst in 1984, and traveled North America visiting various Indian tribes.〔Reyes 2002, p.185.〕 He wrote two books, his memoir ''White Grizzly Bear's Legacy: Learning to be Indian'' (2002), and a biography of his brother ''Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian's Quest for Justice''. Reyes' late brother Bernie Whitebear was a prominent activist, a founder of the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and the Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Luana Reyes became director of SIHB, developing it to a prominent role in the Seattle area. She later was appointed as the number two official in the U.S. federal government's Indian Health Services.〔Reyes 2002, p. 185 ''et. seq.''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lawney Reyes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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