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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1976)
PAGE 2 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON JUNE 25, 1976 AAIP Film BILLY Produced Billy, a health career recruitment film, will be ready for distribution on June 15. Billy was funded under a grant from Title IV, and the intent of this film is to motivate and instruct junior-high and high school students on the oppor tunities and challenges in a health career. A predominately Indian cast depicts various health professionals in a hospital situ ation and, through a vicarious story situation, portrays the various health occupations that Indian students should consider as career alternatives. The 27- . minute film will be mailed to your organizations for the cost of mailing. - Association of American Indian Physicians THE DAPPER YOUNG GENTLEMEN enjoying their cigars on this thoroughfare in The Dalles are: (front seat, 1. to r.) Tommy “Spoon” George and James Starr; (backseat, 1. to r.) James Moses, Willie John Culpus and Chief T’sum. The daughter of Mr. Starr, Ellen Heath, identified the car as belong to the may of The Dalles, and the day as the 4th of July. The year? That’s still a mystery. Can any of you antique car buffs identify the year of the car? If so, give the Historical Society or Spilyay Tymoo a call. Historical Society Prepares for Trade Fair Members of the Mid-Ore- gon Indian Historical Society gathered at Kah-Nee-Ta Thurs day June 17 to look over and discuss the proposed site of the Trade Fair, to be held on Labor Day weekend. An optimistic and cooper ative mood prevailed as ap proximately thirty people shar ed food and company at the kick-off pot-luck dinner. A fit ting meal of roots, dried meat and fish, fried bread, huckle berries and other traditional foods was assembled by those involved. Special guests of note were Doris Bounds and Angus Ran dolph of the Oregon Arts Com mission. The Commission is considering offering funds, to be matched by MOIHS, to help make the Trade Fair a reality. On display during dinner were winhing entries* in the= Historical Society’s Logo Con test, held last month. A panel of judges, including Wilbur Johnson, Lloyd Smith, Alice Florendo, Dorothy Simtustus and Hazel Suppah, had chosen a later date, with the artists’ permission and remuneration by the MOIHS. The designs are currently being displayed at Macy’s store. After dinner a visit was made to the site of the Trade Fair, across the river from Kah-Nee-Ta Village. The pre paration and utilization of this site was discussed with em phasis on the following: possi ble locations of encampment, a longhouse for display booths, and stick- games; clearing of the ground in preparation; and methods of obtaining the neces sary work forces to set up the fair. Although many details have yet to be worked out, there is a great deal of confi dence associated with the pro jected Trade Fair. “It’s going to happen,” declared Director Harry Paget. And with the spirit evidenced that evening; it certainly will. American Indian alcohol ism will be the topic of the 1976 Annual Meeting of the! Association of American Indian Physicians, August 10-12, Holi day Inn, Chickasha, Oklahoma. I There cannot be much question I that one of the major health and social problems for the I American Indian and Alaskan I Native is alcohol abuse and! alcoholism. Recognizing the! gravity of this problem, AAIP has invited knowledgeable per-1 sons to present papers and I discuss the various aspects of I Indian alcoholism in the hopes I of developing a strong infor-1 mational and educational re-1 pository of information for dis-1 semination to researchers and I workers in the field. The agenda will cover a I wide range of topics such as I the current definitions used in ■ alcoholism, to medical compli cations, to social implications I in the alcoholism problem. All persons active in Iridian I health and alcoholism pro-1 grams are invited. five original drawings from the thirteen submitted. The final ists were: George Berry Speakthunder, Oliver Kirk, Lo retta Tewee, Debra Smith and Norval Tufti. George Berry’s design won the $100 cash prize from the Oregon Arts Commis sion and will be used for the MOIHS membership card. Other entries might be used at (COYOTE NEWS) Phone 553-1644 STAFF Publisher - Editor Sid Miller Olney Patt Jr. Reporter - Photographer Photography Cynthia Stowell Sandy Rangila Photographer - Reporter Tammy Kalama Trainee The paper will be published semi-monthly. Published by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 THESE GUYS really know how to keep cool on a hot day. Leroy and Zeke Scott are repairing a pipe near the longhouse. Photo by Sandy Rangila
