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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1978)
MAY 5, 1978 PAGE 3 Indian Week Quieter This Veer Madras High School’s an nual Indian Week, April 24 - 29, wasn’t as successful as it usual ly is, but the students all enjoyed themselves. The resignation of Indian counselors has caused students in the Indian club to be lost and confused in their planning. Austin Greene was chosen as Brave with Trudee Clements being the Princess. Fried bread, a real treat for all the students, was served with the lunch and all enjoyed that. An assembly of the student body was held and Rudy Cle- ments gave a powwow drum to the Madras High School Indian Club in honor of George Cle ments Jr. The Clements family also held a small give-away. After several dances, the school was invited to participate in other activities planned. One day, the “Whale” visit ed the school during which the freshman and junior social stud ies classes toured it. Whale is a traveling “class on wheel” type of thing sponsored by Title IV. It tells a brief history of Northwest Indians and things of that na ture. The Indian Club also partici- ated in the Oregon Indian Edu cation Conference at Kah-Nee- Ta where about 30 kids partici pated. A modern dance was co sponsored along with Tribal Education. The band was “Elec tric Current”. On the last day, a luncheon was served at the longhouse and a powwow followed. Because of lack of publicity, the prize dancing was postponed until the Pi-Ume-Sha Days which will be held in June. Raymond “ Captain” Moody got a lift to lace up the front of a tepee, part of the mini-encampment erected outside Madras High School during Indian Week April 24-28. Roger Stwyer Photo Mr. Phillips and Mr. Nelson can now number tepee making among their skills after assisting the Indian Club erect tepees outside thé Madras High School during Indian Week April 24-28. Roger Stwyer Photo Elili] Attend... Education Conference Held A t Kah-Nee-Ta----------------- ------------ With over 400 people in attendance, the third annual Oregon Indian Education Con ference held at Kah-Nee-Ta Re sort April 27, 28 and 29 was a success. The conference was sponsored by the Oregon Indian Education Association (OIEA) and the Warm Springs Tribal Education Department. In the call to conference, Joe Coburn, former OIEA chairman, stated with obvious pride that in the past two years the general session met in small- rooms rather than the huge room in which they met at Kah-Nee-Ta. The invocation was done by Bernice Mitchell in the Warm Springs Indian language, during which she asked the Great Spirit for guidance throughout thè con- ference. and a M asters degree at Har Nathan Jim, Sr., welcomed vard. Moyer urged all the young the people to the conference on people to go as far as they can in behalf of the Confederated education. Tribes of Warm Springs. “I hope Student sessions were held your conference here is done for throughout the conference which the Indian.’’ stated Jim and were conducted by Dr. Mike he recalled his childhood days, Giammetteo and his wife Dee. “When I was young and went to These sessions were focused to a' boarding school, we were wards personal relations, moti punished for speaking Indian. vations, and emotional, social, Today we teach it in our school and academic survival skills. (Warm Springs elementary).” Student participants and adults Also, in the welcoming ad commented on Giammetteo’s dress Paul Moyer, a Pueblo approach, praising him for the Indian from New Mexico, ex fine work he has done. plained the importance of an A review of Indian legisla Indian getting an education. tion was conducted with several Moyer never went to high school, comments being tossed back yet he received a Bachelor of and forth by those in the session. Arts degree at the University of The main bill being discussed California at Berkeley, a Mas was S-991, Department of Edu ters degree at the same school, cation. According to Leonard Tomaskin, Yakima, if this bill goes through, all Federal pro gram s for Indians would fall This year, as in the past, in under this department. Roberta Conner of the Tech school students will have prior ity over school drop-outs in at nical Assistance Center is against the bill because she taining summer work. Boarding school students re “thinks the people in Washing ton D.C. are ignorant and don’t siding off reservations operate understand the Indian.” Then on a different time table than local students. This year these Conner added, “There are a lot students can start work anytime of folds in the bill. In fact, it after returning home, but they doesn’t spell out what it will do may only work 8 weeks in con in Indian education. I t’s not nection with this program. The clear, it has a lot of holes.”; summer program director will President C arter is in favor of be Lilly Ann Suppah, and fur this bill. A few people agree with ther information can be ac quired at the CETA-Personnel S-991 because they feel it will be easier if all education was in a office. separate department. At the elections, Lynn An derson of Klamath Falls was voted into the President slot. Vice-president is Charles Calica of Warm Springs, Lavonne Edmo of Salem is secretary, and Kathleen Gordon of Pendleton is treasurer. Klamath Falls was chosen as next year’s site for the 4th annual conference. Colwash New Liaison Summer Work Program The summer work program will run from June 19 through August 11 this year. Submittal of employment application, work permit and physical is required for summer youth work. The clinic has set aside specific dates to accommodate the youth physicals. They are from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 23 and 30. Each individual. is responsible for making their own appoint ments. Early submittal of required forms is encouraged, as the summer jobs are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. New Community Liaison Sam Colwash chatted with a parent about his high school student’s work. Colwash bridges gaps between the school, parents and kids. CDS Photo The “Title IV Parent Com mittee felt I could communicate well with them, JO’M, students and their parents as well,” stated Sam Colwash, recently hired High School Community Liaison. “And since I worked as a truant officer for six years, I have plenty of experience work ing with juveniles.” Colwash works with High School Indian students with scholastic problems, reschedul ing, and does some counseling with the students. If the kids have problems at home, which inhibits their scholastic ability, he makes home visits and tries to help solve whatever problems that might exist there. Colwash can be reached at 475-6566 or 475-3888.
