Page 2 February 6,1981
Spilyay Tymoo
Pam returns with many memories—of journey
Pam Keo received a welcome home gift from her aunt Kate Jackson. A t right is Pam ’s grandmother
Isabelle Keo. Pam has been an AFS student in New Zealand for the past year.
By Donna Behrend
After spending one year in
New Zealand as an AFS
s tu d e n t, P ath K eo was.
welcomed home by many
friends and relatives at a dinner;
at the Simnasho Longhouse
Sunday, January 17.
Pam is excited to be home
with her family again but, she
says, it feels “different. I was
excited about going to New
Zealand, because I knew I'd be
coming home again. I was sad
about leaving there, but I hope
to get back someday.”
Pam spent six months with
one family in Hastings, New
Zealand until personality
differences arose. Pam has
many fond memories of the
second family she lived with,
the Mills’. The young traveler
fit very well into the family of
four children. The oldest
daughter, Bronwyn, was an
AFS student in Dufur last year.
T h e tw o s h a r e d m a n y
experiences and Pam even
remembers meeting Bronwyn
“briefly at a volley ball game”
while she was living in Dufur
When Pam began school
there, she received Cs and Ds.
“I was unfamiliar with the
system and the problems with
my first family didn’t help any.
I had never received a C in my
life before that.” Once she
became accustomed to the
system, her grades once again
returned to the accustomed As
and Bs. She was required to
take an economics class to
fulfill the State requirements
for graduation, and on.ce
completed, her diploma was
mailed to her parents.
There was a bit of a social
problem in the beginning, too.
“They thought I was just
another Maori (a native of New
Zealand) coming to school. But
after talking to me, they
acceped me.”
Academically, Pam found
her Hastings’ school more
challenging. “The standard of
education is much higher in
New Zealand than the United
States. Kids are expected to
study concentrated subjects
and to go into depth on the
subject.” Students there can
leave school at age 15, but
many choose to continue in
school until they are 17.
Her Christmas in New
Zealand was a bit different than
before. “We had no show since
it’s summer there in December.
I noticed the difference, but my
host family didn’t know the
difference.”
Pam said the strangest thing
to her were the business
operations in New Zealand.
“Stores stayed open late on
Friday evenings in Hastings,
but all the stores were closed on
the weekends, a common
practice aB over New Zealand.
Pam’s plans for the future
are ambitious ones. She plans
to work as a secretary until fall
and then attend a university on
the East coast when school
resumes.
Pam’s family was enthusias
tic about her return. Many
stayed up all night to prepare
for the dinner and bake pies
and assorted other items for the
Sunday feast. Her parents, Levi
and Crystal, her sister ReNeva,
and three brothers Spencer,
Tommy and Terry are all glad
she has returned, “My folks are
really excited that I’m home,
but the boys haven’t expressed
any feeling one way or the
other. They only think I talk
funny. “She said with a smile.
Not only was the experience
an excellent learning one for
Pam, but it also helped her
mature into a young women
who will no doubt go far with
her dreams of the future.
Powwow plans announced
Physically fit awarded
A luncheon was held on
January 30 honoring those
individuals who participated in
the physical fitness challenge
sponsored by the Community
Center during the month of
N ovem ber. T -sh irts wgre
awarded to all participants.
A ssistant d irecto r of the
C o m m u n ity C e n te r, Eva
Montée stated, “These T-shirts
cannot be bought, they have to
be earned.”
The Warm Springs person
nel departm ent not only
walked away with T-shirts they
also took a trophy for spending
more time in physical fitness
e f f o r ts th a n an y o th e r
department. The trophy will be
up for grabs during the next
challenge.
Following is a list of the
num ber ot m inutes each
department spent in physical
fitness activities. Personnel
came in first with 3,095
minutes; Community Center-
2858; Third place went to the
Forestry department who had
the g re a te st n u m ber of
participants from any one
d e p a rtm e n t-1 4 3 5 ; F o u rth
placed went to the Assembly
Plant with Everett Miller being
the only participant-952; Day
Care-910; Data Processing-
830; Accounting-645; Utilities-
625; Spilyay Tymoo-610;
Alcohol Program-540; Realty-
4 1 5 ; C o n s tr u c tio n - 2 8 0 ;
H e a d sta rt-1 7 0 ; F ire and
Safety-150; Natural Resources-
135; V ita l S ta tis tic s - 9 0 ;
Planning-60; Warm Springs
G rade S ch o o l-6 0 ; Police
Department-55.
Friday night
The Simpasho Lincoln’s
Birthday Powwow is scheduled
for February 13 and 14 at the
longhouse. Dancing begins
.Friday at 8:00 p.m. with the
Girl’s War Dance followed by
the Boy’s War Dance. These
dances are for ages six and
under with a $3.00 award for
each dancer. The Girl’s War
Dance and the Boy’s War
Dance for ages 7 to 12 is next
with first, second, third and
fourth place prizes being $20,
$15, $10 and $5. A blanket
Dance is next. The following
dance, the Girl’s and Boy’s War
Dances for ages 13 to 16 offer
cash prizes of $40, $30, $20 and
$10.
Saturday afternoon
Dancing begins at 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday afternoon with the
Girl’s Circle Dance followed by
the Boy’s Straight Dance for
ages 12 and under. Prizes run
$20, $15, $10 and $5 for first
through fourth place winners.
After the Blanket Dance ages
13 to 18 can compete for cash
prizes $40, $30, $20, and $10 in
the Girl’s Circle Dance and the
Boy’s Straight Dance. The final
dances for the afternoon
sessions are the W omen’s
Circle Dance and the Men’s
Straight Dance for ages 60 and
up.
Saturday evening
Saturday night’s dancing
begins at 7:30 p.m. with the
Women’s Fancy War Dance
and the Men’s Fancy War
Dance for ages 19 and up. Cash
prize for first place is $100,
second place is $75, third place
and fourth place $25. A blanket
Dance follows this contest.
The Women’s Circle Dance
and Men’s Straight Dance for
ages 19 and up offer prizes of
$100, $75, $50 and $25. A
Memorial Dance for Hartman
Queahpama will conclude the
evening’s scheduled dancing.
Sunday
Washat services will be held
at the Simnasho longhouse.
S p ily a y T ym oo
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A t a recent visit to Warm Springs newly elected U.S. representative Denny Smith from Oregon
made mention that anyone attending the inauguration in Washington D.C. on January 20 was
welcome to visit him while there. Seven tribal members reciprocated by paying him that visit.
Tribal Council member, M ike Clements said the meeting was arranged by J. Edwards Associates,
a lobbying firm. They met with Smith for an hour and discussed such things as water issues, fisheries,
the northwest power bill that was passed in the last congressional session and several things that
dealt with land acquisitions and the impact of that on treaties and Indian concerns.