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)
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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
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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.
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