CORVALLIS - Tribal Council members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and leaders of Oregon State University will sign a new memorandum of understanding on Monday, deepening the 50-year relationship between the tribes and the university that began in the aftermath of the 1957 damming of Celilo Falls.

Media are invited to attend the tribal council panel presentation at 10:15 a.m. in the fourth-floor rotunda of the OSU Valley Library and the ceremonial MOU signing immediately after in Special Collections on the library's fifth floor.

Tribal Council Chairman Ron Suppah and OSU President Ed Ray will be on hand for the signing and multiple meetings throughout the day.

"This is perhaps the most profound example of Oregon State fulfilling its Land Grant mission to serve the people of Oregon," Ray said. "The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs represent peoples and cultures that were here long before Oregon was Oregon, and we are honored to continue our rich, mutually beneficial relationship with the tribes. April 6 will be a special day for OSU."

For more information, contact the OSU Office of News and Communication Services at 737-4611 or Todd Simmons at 230-4013.