APRIL 7, 1978 PAGE 3
Spilyay Now On Sale
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community and people are trad
ing quarters for 12 pages of
news, sports, photos and an
nouncements.
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Warm Springs. Look for signs at
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Macy’s Store, Kah-Nee-Ta
Lodge and Village, Burger Inn,
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Restaurant and Rainbow Mark
et.
"Black Elk Speaks" Retells History
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ers will be available at all these
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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
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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.