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APRIL 7, 1978 PAGE 3 Spilyay Now On Sale “Spilyay Tymoo Sold Here” signs have sprung up around the community and people are trad ing quarters for 12 pages of news, sports, photos and an nouncements. Every other Friday the newspaper goes on sale at a variety of locations in and near Warm Springs. Look for signs at the Administration Building, Macy’s Store, Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge and Village, Burger Inn, the Information Center, Alice’s Restaurant and Rainbow Mark et. "Black Elk Speaks" Retells History If you miss it on Friday, you’ll have many more chances during the subsequent two weeks. A steady supply of pap ers will be available at all these locations, for 25 cents apiece. And you can be sure of receiving your own copy if you subscribe. For $6.00 a year the Spilyay will be mailed to your home or post office box. A sub scription order form can be found on page 5 of this paper. Join the hundreds who read Spilyay Tymoo regularly. — — ■ 1 FBI Investigating Recent Damage Since the FBI was called in to investigate heavy damage to local housing projects last No vember, such incidences had decreased sharply. But this past week vandals have renewed their rock-throwing and destruc tive activities. Three homes in West Hills, fpur homes in the new HUD housing development, and one senior citizen home have all be struck and have broken win dows. Apparently, the windows were broken by thrown rocks. Also, the grade school had eight windows broken out and a resident of the Club House reported his car window broken. Authorities have stated that one new HUD house also had a hole kicked in the ceiling. How ever, they are unable to deter mine if this incident and the other cases of vandalism are connected in any way. The damage which took place last week was not nearly as heavy and systematic as the incidents that took place last November. However, the FBI is continuing an,ongoing investi gation which began last Novem ber and is including the recent cases which have been classified as malicious mischief and van dalism with intent to commit burglary. Investigation Grinds To A Halt Old Bones Buried Deeper Than Expected This will be the last of our The list we have is nearly articles on the investigation of endless, and surely incomplete. nicknames and their origins. And for all of us who aren ’t Upon thinking it over and follow lucky enough to have nicknames ing the advice of certain people, don’t feel bad or left out. The Spilyay thought it best to stop consolation is that when our digging up old bones ! name is mentioned, people will But we must go out with a know exactly who we are! flair and one last heroic effort. None are too embarrassing, but Spilyay really struggled to get the names listed below. “ Wow!” is usually Wow’s expression to everything he hears. Wow is also known as Patrick Mitchell. Pat Gold got her nickname of Pudge because she was pudgy when she was a child. Oregon’s new chapter of the Ralph Minnick is affection North American Indian Wo ately known by many people as men’s Association (NAIWA) will Ushwell. Ushwell means “little be guided through its first two boy” in the Warm Springs lan years by Marie Calica, who was guage. elected president at the state Weasel, or Willie Selam as wide meeting held at Kah-Nee- he is known in the Purchasing Ta March 25. department, received his name Calica will be assisted by while in Boy Scouts. Leader, several other members of the Irving “Shep” Shepard, named Warm Springs chapter. Orthelia him Weasel because Willie a l Miller was elected Treasure!-, ways seemed to weasel into the Rosella Phillips director of edu older boy’s activities. cation, Janice Clements director Howard Tewee, or Doc as he of health and Nina Rowe direc is best known, was so named tor of Indian culture. after a Dr. Howard who prac The new president also ap ticed in Madras many years pointed Redine Calica to be the ago. corresponding secretary. Pauline Punkin Allen re The Oregon Chapter and the ceived her name at birth from local group were both born last her father. November 5 at a meeting also Jumping Jacks, Clint Jacks, held at Kah-Nee-Ta. At that time was bestowed his name because Calica, a charter member of he’s always busy jumping up eight-year-old NAIWA, was and doing things. named temporary chairwoman Gordon Scott got his name of of the state chapter development Gorgie when he was young. The committee. Oregon has four local chap kids got it from “Geòrgie, Pord- gie puddin’ and pie,” etc. “ 1 ters — two in Portland, one in don’t know how Gorgie came out Salem and the Warm Springs of it,” Gorgie said laughing. group. P at Woodside, the new “But it did!” state vice president, is from n ■ Two members of the Folger Theatre Group show in their gesture alone the intense drama of “Black Elk Speaks,” a play coming to the Community Center April 14 Photo Courtesy of COCC About half the tickets to the terrifying interpretation of his sed dynamite,” using such ad upcoming presentation of “Black tory. Rather than demand pity, jectives as “appalling, terrify Elk Speaks” have been sold and the characters appeal for mutual ing, imaginative and fascinat the rest are going fast at the respect, and the result is a very ing.” The play has “color, flair, Warm Springs Community Cen moving experience for all flamboyance. . . at other times people. ter “box office.” an almost insufferable grief and The play, billed as “A Short The lead is played by Clay fear.” With “ the beauty of Shattering History of the Win ton Corbin, who has appeared in Native American oratory the ning of the West as Experienced numerous Broadway and off- story is told of the “ relentless by Those Who Lost It,” will be Broadway productions nation shrinking of the land . . . the performed at the Community wide. Seasoned actors fill the slow suffocation of a race and Center gym on Friday evening, other roles, which include such the extinction of a religion.” April 14. Curtain time is at 7:30. historical figures as Red Cloud, Enthusiastic audiences have “Black Elk Speaks” is based Tecumseh, and Crazy Horse as given standing ovations to the on John G. N eihardt’s book of well as Columbus, Custer and play in its tour across the coun the same name, which records General Sherman. try. the Oglala Sioux holy m an’s Warm Springs is fortunate Reserved seats for the Warm visions of the flowering tree-and to host the unus.ual play in its Springs performance are $3.00.. sacred hoop and his encounters American P re m ie re Tour. General admission is $2.00 for with white man. “ Black Elk Speaks,” a Folger adults, $1.50 for students and Christopher Sergei’s drama Theatre production, opened in $1.00 for children. tization goes beyond the book to Washington, D C. last winter “Black Elk Speaks” will be chronicle the history of white and played before standing- presented at the Bend High man’s expansion into the west, room-only houses for six weeks School on the following night. from the Indians’ point of view. before going on the road. Both perform ances are being Indians portray Indians in C ritics have d escrib ed sponsored by Central Oregon the alternately flamboyant and “Black Elk Speaks” as “harnes- Community College. Warm Springs Women Elected to State NAIWA Posts Portland as is Fern Alexander, the newly-elected director of in ter-Indian communication and appointed parliamentarian. Sec retary Doreen Lonefight is a Salem member. Calica would like to see chapters formed in other com munities such as Pendleton, The Dalles, Klamath Falls and Sil etz. Honored guest at the March 25 meeting and elections was Hildreth Venegas, national pres- of NAIWA, whose home is Sis-, seton, South Dakota. Venegas .complimented the Indian women of Oregon for their unity and ability to work together, and offered encouragement to the state and local chapters. The national president spent the morning of the conference describing the purpose and func tion of NAIWA, as well as re viewing its accomplishments in 1977. NAIWA is a non-profit educational organization dedi cated to promoting “the general well-being of Indian people” through enhancement of home, family life, community, health, education, inter-tribal commun- ications, awareness of Indian culture and the fellowship of all people. NAIWA’s 1200 members in 49 states share a common an nual focus, last year’s being the special needs of handicapped Indian children and problems faced by Indian women, such as rape and child abuse. Study and action projects on the chosen theme are carried out nationally and locally. For Oregon NAIWA’s new president, one objective for the coming year will be a more thorough understanding of the 1978-79 national goal, which is the “betterment of home, family life and com m unity.” Then a statewide goal can be estab lished, she said. Calica expects the local chapters to become increasingly supportive of one another in the search for funds to send Oregon representatives to the national conference in Phoenix June 23- 25. The next state meeting is scheduled to be held during the upcoming Oregon Indian Edu cation Association conference at Kah-Nee-Ta April 26-29. At that time plans will be made to hold a northwest regional meeting in preparation for the 1979 national conference to be hosted by this region. On the local front, NAIWA’s next educational meeting will be on the evening of April 18, for which Delbert Frank, Sr. will be the guest speaker. Subsequent meetings will be held on the first Thursday of each month during the noonhour at the Community Center. All women and their fam ilies are welcome to attend,' although only Indian women can become members. Dinner Set A dinner in honor of Miss Warm Springs 1978, Jackie Esti- mo, is being planned for Satur day, April 22. The dinner, given by Della Estimo and her family, will be at noon at the Agency Longhouse. ThqpybKcJsJnyited.
