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.