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q*371* 9 7 S SALEM IN D IA N SCHOOL, CHEMAWA, ORE. C hem aw a A m e r ic a n , v .6 4 no. OREGON STATE LIBRARY I9 6 0 , Ja. 1 C f c L J C .lV J L Ä W Ä •««•ON eeuKCTiftW «« CHEMAWA, OREGON, JANUARY 1968 64 •UR GROUP REPORTS ■ *' 'hi<3nts who were f o r t unate e - nough to have been se le c te d to go on the A ll American Tour l a s t sum mer were given an opportunity to share t h e i r w ith the r e s t of the stu d en t body. They presented two assembly programs in the auditorium where d iffe re n t members of the group reported on t h e i r t r i p . Dividing themselves up in to two sectio n s th ey rep o rted on such in te r e s tin g areas a s; N ational Parks and N ational S h rin es, famous C itie s and t h e i r famous bni1 dings, Expo 67, and the Nations C a p ita l, and some chose to r e la te some of the more harrowing experiences of 39 days of bus tr a v e l. The program was concluded w ith a se rie s of s li d e s , many of which had been taken by students themselves and depicted ty p ic a l s ig h ts th a t a person sees on th is 39 s ta te jaunt around America. Students who made th e t r i p are ; S h eila Aga, Jane Akootchook, Murphy Cleveland, Margaret G am er, Don Jackson, Ron N o rre ll, Ray Penetac, W alter Sampson, John Sharkey Eve Soplu, B illy T ic k e tt, Dan Snyder, C lara Van Winkle, and E llan ey Yazzie. Mathew Waskey iB raves Win Tourney NEW ZEALAND'S MAORIS DANCE FOR STUDENTS One of the most interesting pro gram groups that has visited the Chemawa Campus this year has been a troupe of 30 Maori Dancers from Lew Zealand. The Maoris who are the native Polynesian people of the island are closely related to Hawaiians. They are on a good will mission to The United States as a part of an organization interested in the preservation of their native past. Dressed in Polynesian Cos tumes, they presented a series of songs and dances taken from the traditions and ceremonies of their ancestors. After the program they remained on campus to visit with the stu dents and attend a Chemawa ball game in the afternoon. Emma Beaver Students Attended Youth Conference Five students l e f t Chemawa, December 4 , to atten d the annual Navajo Youth Conference, which was held a t Mary Farms Boarding School, Chinlee, Arizona. L i ll ie Crank, Anna Mann, and Damon Begay were the Navajo dele g a te s. Two Alaskan students accom panied them again t h is year as spe c ia l g u e sts. They were Eva Wilson, and Peter Nanok. Mr. Reginald Begay accompanied them as the a d u lt fa c u lty e s c o rt. L i ll ie Crank was se le c te d to rep resen t Chemawa in the o ra to ric a l c o n te st. She spoke on the theme of "Meeting The Challenge" and ra te d th ird in the o v e ra ll com petition. The group drove to Arizona, leaving Chemawa e a rly Monday morn ing and spending the f i r s t night a t Boise, Idaho, the second a t Spanish Fork, Utah, and a rriv in g a t Many Farms la te on the th ird evening. The re tu rn t r i p was by a d i f f e r en t ro u te , through C alifo rn ia and up the freeway. This gave the s tu dents a chance to see some d i f f e r en t geographical a re a s. Anna Benally NUMBER 1 Chemawa*s V arsity B asketball Team won the n in th annual Holiday Tournament which was played at MacLaren School December 7, 8, and 9, 1967. F ir s t tournament play f o r Chem awa saw every member of the squad on the scoreboard as they took on V alsetz. The Braves managed to p ile up 102 p o in ts, while holding the V alsetz qu in t to only 16. F riday’s game found the Braves going a g ain st Portland C h ristian and with one of the In d ia n 's s t a r t e r s , ( Wilbur Begay), out of the ac tio n . Begay had suffered a bruised fo o t Friday a t school. In s p ite of th is handicap, Chemawa managed to down the strong Portland fiv e w ith a score of 50 to 44. In the f in a ls Saturday evening the Indians were a t f u l l stre n g th a they took on l a s t seasons tourna ment champs, Colton. The score was deadlocked a t the end of reg u lar play 75 - 75. However in a three minute overtime p eriod, Chemawa was able to pick up 6 to Colton?s 2, to come out on top 81 to 77. The th re e h ig h est scorers on the Braves team, Kee Wilson 68 p o in ts, J immie C harlie 46, and Wilbur Begay 26 (in two games), were named on th e tournament a l l - s t a r s . Richard Koso was mentioned fo r h is fin e defensive play. Other members of the squad were Frank Adams, Calvin Fred, Percy F risby, Hubert Hopson, Tom Katony Sam L e a v itt, Nick Lekanoff, and Fred Tukrook. _____ Larry Dashne BARBERING STARTED Chemawa’s Delegates to the Na vajo Youth Conference Anna Ma r ie Mann, P e te r Nanok, L il l ie Ruth Crank, Damon Begay, and Eva Wilson. C a ro le rs Sing Christmas caro lin g was g re a t fun fo r Chemawa*s Choir and to prove t h e i r point they accepted an in v i ta tio n to c a ro l a t the Meier and Frank Department Store in Salem. Corrine Edenshaw A student barber shop has been s e t up a t M itchell H a ll. I t w ill give tra in in g to some o f th e s tu dents and w ill make i t e a s ie r fo r others to get h a ir c u ts . The shop w ill be open each weekday a f te r 4:00 P.M. Mr. John is the fa c u lty sponsor and the boys who are a s s is tin g him a re : Murphy Cleveland, Raymond Ti tu s , and David Towksjhea. Each s tu dent i s scheduled to work 10 hours a week in the shop. Barber c h a irs , nylon ja c k e ts , neck tis s u e , and talcum were pur chased by the boys department. Other students are allowed to use the barber shop during non- scheduled hours. Evon Polty
