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F rom T h e S p ily a y C am eras
A P h o to F la sh b a c k o f ‘77
+• Tradition marked the dedi
cation cerem ony for the new
Tribal Administration Building
June 28, a very hot and windy
day. Tribal elders took part in
the formal blessing and Aurolyn
Stwyer, Miss Warm Springs,
performed the Lord’s Prayer to
open the program. The new cen
ter has helped centralize offices
and departm ents which were
previously spread throughout
the campus area.
2. Dramatized by drought con
ditions, the need for a domestic
water system for the Simnasho-
Schoolie Flat area became a top
priority consideration in 1977.
The long discussed project was
approved overw helm ingly by
voters in a Septem ber 15 e le c
tion, and work began on October
17.
Another area of community
developm ent which was a top
priority concern was housing.
Several projects were begun in
1977 and should be ready for
occupancy in 1978.
Finally! Rural Water
3- Traditional dancing found a
place at powwows last year.
Pi-Um e-Sha held its first
straight dance contests and
Gorky M itchell, Bogene Ortiz
and Carl Tewee were cheered on
by Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow
crowds.
4. Eugene Greene (Chairman),
Delbert Frank, Sr. (Vice-Chair
man), Karen Wallulatum, Jacob
Frank, Sr., and Larry Calica
joined ongoing councilmen El
mer Quinn, Zane Jackson, Rita
Squiemphen, Nick Kalama, Nel
son Wallulatum and Amos Sim-
tustus in the swearing-in cere
mony at the new Tribal Council
cham bers. The new Council’s
policy is to. get information to
the people.
Dancing “ Straight’
7.
This being one of the first shows
around gives all the cowboys a
chance to dust off their hats and
shine their boots and do their
thing. The rider is from Sisters,
Ore., Larry Barney.
8. Portland Trail Blazer Bill
Walton was the center of atten
tion July 29 and 30 when he
cam e to Warm Springs to con
duct a two-day basketball clinic
in connection with Camp Ny-Mu-
Mah. W alton’s easy manner
with kids has won him the ad
miration and respect of many.
New Administrative Center Dedicated
9. A new tribal enterprise, the
inform ation Center Gift Shop,
opened for business in mid Feb
ruary. F aye 'Waheneka and
Merle Kalam a took inventory
and priced items in preparation
for the Grand Opening which
was held in March.
One of the driest years in
recent history ironically ended
with a flood. As springs dried up
and the range grass disappear
ed, many ranchers resorted to
em ergency feeding. Then, fol
lowing a near-record pre-
Thanksgiving snowfall, rain and
warm winds combined to create
serious flooding. Josie and Julia
Wolfe’s house in Greenville was
claimed by the flood, almost as
if the elem en ts were aw are of
“ Here’s How”
10* The girls White Buffaloes
went literally from the unknown
to the spotlight -in 1977 when they
finished the season with a 22-1
record, and captured the State
AA basketball title. Kim Manion
and Fran Mo£es were both
chosen All-Tourney, Kim to the
first team and Fran to the
second.
Root Feast Rodeo
thp clearance nroiect.
1 1 .P eople were asking about
the condition of each other’s
bones last fall after the enthusi
astic reception given the feature-
length movie “Three Warriors,”
film ed on the reservation and
prem iered for the Tribes in
Bend November 12.
State AA Champs
New Council, New Chairman
EUGENE GREENE
From Dustbowl ....
. . . To Deluge
Three Warriors - mania