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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1978)
PAGE S AUGUST 11, 1978 Ny-Mu-Mah Campers Say Good-Bye Even the summer work pro ram ’s tree thinning crew got involved and dropped by the camp to challenge the campers to a game. (No doubt while on their lunch break). Awards were given out to campers in different categories. Best Girl Camper award went to Ann Lucas. Best Boy Camper went to Melvin Norris. The Campers exchanged addres Quietest Camper went to Patrick ses and talked quietly about the Smith and the Loudest went to camp and how much fun they all Chuck Marin. Terry Medina was had. Some were trying to finish unanimously chosen as the up their arts and crafts projects. Laziest Counselor. And some took one last dip in the On Sunday, a few local chilly waters of the Warm people went up to the He-He Springs River. Longhouse where Washat ser “Seems like the camp start vices were conducted. This was ed just yesterday,” was the tune a first and a real treat for many of many campers about the of the youths who said it was 10-day camp which attracted interesting and different. Indian youths from all parts of The organizers of Camp Ny- the country. Mu-Mah, just completing its third year, are trying to start a While at camp, youths were camp similar to Ny-Mu-Mah in kept busy with various activities New Mexico. It was hoped that it scheduled throughout the day. would have been this year but Among them were Indian arts because of a lack of funds, a new and crafts, horseback riding, goal of next year has been set. hiking, different sports, and Funding for the camp is numerous field trips from the Robert F. Kennedy There were tournaments Memorial, the National Football where rival tepees challenged League charities, Save the each other to mushball (a vari Children Foundation, and the ation of baseball), volleyball, American Indian Lawyers Training Program. and football. It was difficult for the ap proximately 60 campers to say good-bye as Camp Ny-Mu-Mah came to a close August 2. Campers spent a tranquil last day at camp because they all knew that early the next morning they were all to go home and maybe never see each other again. LAST STRUM - Most likely thinking about how much fun he had at camp, Derek White, a Pima from Bapchule, Arizona, strummed his twelve-string guitar on the last day of Camp Ny-Mu-Mah. TEXT & PHOTOS BY ROGER STWYER LAST DIP - Papago Indian Arlinda Acosta, 7, of Sells, Arizona and counselor Lori Newbreast, Blackfoot, (right) kept each other company in the Warm Springs River at HeHe on their last day at Camp Ny-Mu-Mah. LAST GAME - (above) Candy Jones, 16, a Pima from Bapchule, Arizona, enjoyed a game of volleyball at HeHe, one reason why it was hard to leave. LAST BEADS - (left) Tony Mitchell (right) looked on as Marilyn Felix, 14, a Papago from Sells, Arizona finished up her beadwork in preparation for going home.
