Spilyay Tymoo
June 10,1981 Page 5
Eleven Warm Springs students headed for Japan
The excitement mounts for
ten Madras High School
students and two college
freshmen who are getting ready
to leave for Japan on June 16.
The students, 11 from Warm
Springs, will be spending one
month with Japanese families
during this cultural exchange.
Coordinators Pat Darcy and
Madras High School geogra
phy teacher Steven Rankin
have made all the arrangement
for the students. The exchange
itself is arranged through the
New York-based Council on
In te rn a tio n a l E d u c a tio n a l
Exchanges. Chaperones are
Warm Springs Elementary
principal Mike Darcy and his
wife Pat.
The students applied and
were reviewed by their teachers
who highly recommended these
y o u n g p e o p le as b ein g
responsible young adults. They
include: Allie Smith, Jamie
Smith, Melissa Johnson, Eydie
Switzler, Sonja Bryant, Anita
Bryant, Bridgett Macy, Travis
Wells, Rowena Begay, Minnie
Japan-Bound
Yahtin, Kristen Engelbretson
and Bruce Courtain.
The trip will cost each
student $1,500. Some fund
raising events have been held
and those students participa
ting in the events share the
proceeds. Some donations
have been made. Workers at
the HeadStart center have
contributed and Tribal Council
has donated $ 1,550 for travel to
San Francisco where the
students will board the plane to
Japan. The Tribal Education
Department has contributed
$360 for each tribal member
going.
Some events have already
been planned by the Japanese
students at Nakaminato-shi,
Japan. The Warm Springs flag
will be raised along with the
Japanese flag in the raising of
the Sun Ceremony. A holiday
with games and birthday
celebrations will be included
since all but two of the Warm
Springs travelers will be having
birthdays while in Japan.
Other activities that are
planned besides atten d in g
school with the Japanese
students are a Japanese
cooking demonstration, flower
arranging, Japanese archery,
abacus calculation lessons and
some field trips.
The Warm Springs visitors
will be demonstrating Indian
dancing, Indian cookery and
legend telling. Minnie Yahtin
will demonstrate the fixing and
uses of various local roots.
Teacher Steven Rankin feels
this trip will be an excellent
opportunity for young people
to widen their horizons. He
says, “ It develops self-
confidence for these young
people to be taken completely
out of their own culture where
th e y have to fend fo r
themselves. They are away
from their security and they
have to learn to be observant of
what’s going on.”
T he s tu d e n ts w ill be
returning to Portland on Juh
17.
Teaching traditional foods preparation
Headed fo r Japan June 16 are (front, left-right): Eydie Switzler,
Allie Smith, and Anita Bryant. (Standing, left-right), Rowena
Begay, Melissa Johnson, Bruce Courtain, Sonja Bryant, Travis
Wells and Jamie Smith. N ot pictured are: Bridgett Macy, Minnie
Yahtin and Kristin Englebretson.
NINA contest coming up
Remember getting a gold
star when you did a good job in
school? Well, gold star time is
nearing
The first annual Northwest
Indian News A ssociation
Communication Contest is
underway. Stories, articles,
photos, radio and television
pieces produced by NINA
members from September 1,
1980 to August 31, 1981 will be
judged for excellence.
August 1 entry forms will be
mailed, along with all the rules
and regulations. If you haven’t
written that “Great Piece”get it
done now. The contest deadline
is September 1, 1981. All
entries must be postmarked on
or before that day to be eligible.
Judging will be done by the
best professionals available in
the various fields. .
Eligibility of members for
the contest is certified by the
NINA treasurer. Dues must be
paid by August 15, 1981 to be
eligible. Dues are $25/year for
a c tiv e m e m b e rsh ip a n d
$ 1 0 /y e a r f o r a s s o c ia te
membership.
Winners will be announced
at the awards banquet during
the annual NINA conference.
October 5 through 7 at the
Yakima N atio n ’s C ultural
C e n t e r in T o p p e n i s h ,
Washington.
So get with it! Get that great
piece done. Get those great
photos taken. Get those great
tapes finished. Get your dues
paid. Get a gold star (looks
great on a resume!)
For membership applica
tio n s o r m o re c o n te s t
information contact Donna
Behrend at the Spilyay office.
TOE NESS
School days could be the happiest day’s of your lifee, providing
thaat all your children are old enough to go. YIKES!!!
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The young and the old have all the answers. Those between are
stuck with all the questions. YIKES!!!
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Confucius say: “Man who count happiness in dollars and
cents must read financial sheet to see how happy he feeHYIKEi
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There are still a few things a person can get for a dollar-
lik e n i c k l e s , d im e s a n d q u a r t e r s . ” Y I K E S ! !
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Masami Danzuka watched intently and helped teacher Ada Sooksoit demonstrate the proper way
to filet a fish fo r cooking or drying. F orthepastlO weeks A da has been teaching a native foods class
where she introduced her students to the history o f gathering, preparing and eating traditionalfoods.
She emphasized fried bread, roots of all kinds, salmon, eels, bear meat, deer meat and black moss.
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A child’s low math grade now-a-days may be due to a weak
battery in his pocket calculates YIKES
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Filet That Fish
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“Why do you wear only one spur?,” asked one cowboy to
another. “Well,” came the reply, “I figure when one side
the horse gets to running the other side will have to follow
YIKES!!!
Photo courtesy D on Gold
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