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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1978)
MARCH 24, 1878 PAGE 1 4-H Workers Share Program Concerns A lively group of 4-H work- I ers from eight states and two I provinces gathered at Kah-Nee- I Ta March 21-23 to explore I methods of better serving Indian I youth. Sharing the strengths and I weaknesses of their 4-H pro- I grams, the often isolated work- ■ ers had a rare chance to swap ■ concerns and ideas. . W' They came from as far as ■ northern Manitoba and the I southwestern United States and ■ were offered glimpses into M Warm Springs life with an open- ■ ing prayer by Matilda Mitchell ■ and Sylvia Wallulatum, and In- dian Regalia show, a powwow ■and a tour of the reservation. Keynote speaker Dr. Ben ■ Reifel, a former Congressman ■ from South Dakota and a Rose- ■ bud Sioux, described the differ- ing time and work orientations ■ that must be considered when ■designing programs for Indian ■people. “Who am 1?”, may be ■the most important issue to be ■addressed in programs for In- dian youth who must face the ■mainstream culture’s future ■orientation while maintaining ■their own traditional values, of- fered Reifel. Seminar coordinator Susan Gangler, who is an O.S.U. Ex- tension Agent here on the Warm ■Springs Reservation, said that 4-H workers in both Canada and Beth Nicodemus was equally poised in traditional Indian dress and modern sportswear both of which she fashioned for visiting 4-H agents as part of the Indian 4-H Seminar held at Kah-Nee-Ta this week. The regalia and style show was presented by Marie Calica’s Warm Springs Modeling Group. CDS Photo the U.S. appeared to be con cerned about how to “Indianize” their programs so that they are responsive to the communities they serve. Kids' Corner Other concerns expressed at the three-day seminar were how to involve adults as parents and volunteers, and developing lead ership among youth and adults. I. H. S. DENTAL POSTER CONTEST WINNERS HORSE STORY by Lynn Manion (Grade 6) Once upon a time there was a horse named Zig Zag. One day it got into some trouble. It was a stormy day. Clouds were all together. pie rain was coming down. She got frightened about that! She ran into the school! All the kids got frightened about that! They got out of school for a week, for the damage that Zig Zag did. Poor Zig Zag., She was frightened herself. It all started when a boy chased her and she ran bam into the school! So she got into trouble. She had a horrible time moving away from the school out of town, for the kids would always pet and gather around her. But there, in the outskirts of town, she found another horse. Her name was ¡Waddles and there she stayed hoping to go back to the school yard. Kindergarten - (Graham) - Jo celyn Moses A.M. Kindergarten - (Short) - Spencer Poitra ? M- Kindergarten - (Short) - Farrel Boise 1st Grade - (Parker) - Della Martinez 1st Grade - (Suppah) - Diane Frank 1st Grade - (Squiemphen) - Jas on Chinn 2nd Grade - (Roger) - Carla Te- wee 5th Grade - (Henry) - Chip Cali- ca 6th Grade - (Anderson) - Carla Caldera 6th Grade - (Phillips) - Dena Smith Participants were given the opportunity to explore solutions to their concerns by talking to gether in mini-workshops. Warm Springs Municipal Manager Rudy Clements offered a challenger to 4-H people to build family support into their programs. All too often, he said, programs substitute for family responsibility thus weakening home life. Gangler explained that the purpose of the seminar, the first of its kind, was to set up a communication base for exten sion agents and assistants who work with Indians in a variety of settings. Beyond the immediate sharing of ideas at the Kah-Nee- Ta seminar, Gangler and other 4-H people hope to establish ongoing communication through newsletters, conferences and perhaps even a permanent coun cil for youth. 4-H programs serve youth internationally, involving them in clubs and activities aimed at developing leadership and re sponsibility while having fun. In the U.S. 4-H is administered by land grant colleges such as Ore gon State University, with fund ing from federal, state, county and tribal sources. In Warm Springs, O.S.U. and the Tribes sponsor numer ous 4-H clubs in such areas as livestock, cooking, beadwork, Indian dancing and outdoors. Extension agents Sue Gangler and Clint Jacks encourage whole families to participate, and hap pily accept ideas for new clubs. POEMS by Becky Panzuka (Gnade 5) M¿£k Zi good ¿on babies ¿matt And ¿on gnown-upò, gneat and tM IX hetp¿ youn body áo it not ¿M. *** BooLs ane made ¿on M to nead Some teit totò o¿ things about &eed In¿onnation ió what we need To do a nice and happy deed *** À A Rabbit Who is Scared of a Spider' Sheldon Minnick Grade 1 (Mrs. Parker) Stacey Leonard had a glimpse into her fture when Mademoiselle Navanod (alias Ms. Donavan Burkert) read her palm at the St. Patrick’s Day carnival staged by the Simnasho school. The school earned better than 1220 for their 5-dav trip to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. They will return March 28. CDS Photo
