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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1981)
SPILYAY TYMOO PAGE 8 JULY 30, 1981 6th annual employee’s picnic Nightfall came too soon for the approximately 400 people who attended the 1981 employee picnic at the Com m unity Center on July 23. Everyone was ju st getting into the spirit o f it when It was tim e to ^°( Above) Egg throws involved many o f the community members and employees. M an y endec up with slimy raw egg dripping through their fingers. . .. (Left) Winona Strong was one o f the g o o d sports a t the picnic. She spent m ost o f her tim e at the bottom o f the dunk tank. ' Spilyay Tym oo ph otos by Shewczyk Huckleberry Feast Powwow begins August 7' The 1981 Huckleberry Feast is scheduled for August 9 at the He He Longhouse. Activities take place throughout the week beginning on Saturday, August 1 with a memorial dinner and ceremonies. Sunday, August 2, Washat services will be held at 10:00 a.m. At 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6 warm up dancing will be held at the longhouse. Friday The weekend events begin Friday, August 7, at 8:00 p.m. with a special dance for dancers five years and under. All dancers will receive som e award, cash or candy. A contest Rabbit Dance for dneers IS years and under will begin at 9:00 p.m. Prizes for both boys and girls include: 1st place-$30; 2nd-$25; 3rd-$20; 4th-$15. At 11:00 p.m. a Traditional Dance contest for dancers IS years and under will take place and a girl’s Circle Dance with prize money being lst-$30; 2nd-$25; 3rd-$20; 4th-$15. Saturday Dancing begins at 7:00 pm Saturday with a special dance for children five years and under. At 8:00 p.m. a Rabbit Dance contest begins for ages 16 years and older. Cash prizes in both the men’s and ladies division include: lst-$50; 2nd* $40; 3rd-$30; 4th-$20. A Fancy Dance contest for ages 16 and older is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. In both the ladies’ and men’s divisions cash prizes include: lst-$100;2nd-$75; 3rd- $50; 4th-$25. The T radition al D ance contest and Circle Dance for ladies begins at 9:30 p.m. Cash prizes for this event include: lst-$100; 2nd-$75; 3rd-$50; 4th-$25. The T r a d itio n a l d ance contest and Circle Dance for ladies begins at 9:30 p.m. Cash rizes for this event include: lst- $100; 2nd-$75; 3rd-$5O; 4th- $25. A special dance to recognize and honor senior citizens begins at 11:00 p.m. The budget for the dance prizes totals $3,120 including $400 for visiting drums and $600 budgeted for the special seniors dance. Sunday Huckleberry Feast, Washut singing, dancing and prayers takes place Sunday, August 9 beginning in the morning. Two-thirds of native americans live in ten states Two-thirds o f the American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts in the United States live in 10 states, the 1980 Census shows. A com p ilation by the C o m m e r c e D e p a r t m e n t ’s Census Bureau of provisional census counts for this group, ranking the 50 states and the District of Columbia by size, shows that California has the la r g e st A m erican Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population with 201,311. The other nine states are: O klaholna..................... 169,464 A rizona........................ 152,857 New M ex ico........... .... 104,777 North C arolina........... 64,635 A lask a............................ 64,047 Washington........... 60,771 South D akota................45,101 T ex a s...............................40,074 M ichigan. . . . . . . . . . . . 40,038 Oregon is listed as 15 th with 2 7 ,3 0 9 N a tiv e A m erican residents. y T h e t o t a l c o u n t fo r American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts in the United States as of April 1980 is 1,418,195. The 1980 figures are not directly comparable with 1970 totals. Much of the increase for American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts is believed to have resulted from natural increase and improvements in census coverage procedures, especially on reservations, including self- determination ot race oy respondents. Decided at recent workshop... Kah-Nee- Ta to face challenges of future by Donna Behrend Kah-Nee-Ta is . . . Our purposes are . . . Our advantages are . . . We intend to . . . Alter a long day of brain picking, Kah-Nee-Ta supervi sors and management staff were asked to complete the above sentences. The purpose of the eight-hour process and seminar was to aid Kah-Nee-Ta general m anager Garland Brunoe in preparing a strategy statement for the future of Kah-Nee-Ta and to involve the supervisors more in planning for the future. S upervisors first listed internal and external changes of the past they thought a ffe c t e d K a h -N e e -T a in positive and negative ways. Most were surprised that, a lt h o u g h t h e y d ir e c t e d different departments, their concerns were very similar— and more often than not were repeated on the various lengthy lists. Following this exercise the supervisors were asked to explain their concerns as reasons why they felt certain items were beneficial to the resort external things they felt affected the resort negatively were the economy and the price o f g a s , h ig h r a t e o f unemployment (meaning less money being spent), lack of a d eq u a te h o u sin g , racial prejudice, recent hotel fires, w eather, a weak O regon t o u r is m p ro g ra m and demographics. On the positive side were: N o M t St. Helens ashfall, the tribal comprehensive plan and the location of the resort. W ithin the resort, the supervisors felt that high turnover, lack of communica tion, hiring procedures, lack of consistance in services, water quality, lack of use of existing facilities—such as the old golf pro shop and tennis courts, lack of a mini-market and 24- hour gas, the resort being so seasonal and lack of satellite TV as being aspects which affect the resort negatively. On the positive side were improved advertising and a better reservations system, upgrading o f K ah-N ee-Ta facilities, a tighter management team, better internal controls, improved employee housing a n d im p r o v e d e m p lo y e e attitude, they also saw the new menus, streamlining opera tions and improved security as positive aspects. After a lengthy discussion, an industrial psychiatristD r Paul Baker, from Arizona then turnover related directly to led the troup through a similar inconsistency and inadequate e x e r c is e in w h ic h th e h o u s in g . A ls o th e lo w supervisors identified future percentage of tribal members happenings that will affect working at the resort was listed Kah-Nee-Ta. The troup was as a major concern. On the positive~ side, the relatively optimistic regarding the future economy and Kah- strengths were: 1 location; 2) Nee-Ta. Baker said they must people; 3) local management; take an introspective look at 4)hot springs; 5)sunshine; and Kah-Nee-Ta. “Be prepared to the en tire fa c ility were understand that there are identified as the most attractive certain forces out there that will a s p e c t s o f th e r e s o r t . Brunoe, as well as the limit or enhance Kah-Nee-Ta.” He added, Kah-Nee*Ta can’t supervisors, felt they were flo u n d e r arou n d w ith o u t getting closer to the problems at the resort and that they have direction.” Supervisors then prioritized a better feel for what they to six strengths and weaknesses of work with. Baker gave strong words o f the resort, the weaknesses being: 1) inconsistency; 2) advise, “Correct the weak seasonality; 3) management nesses by capatilizing on the and supervisors are over- strengths.” If that guideline is directed; 4) lack of identified followed, then Kah-Nee-Ta goals; 5) high turnover,, 6) lack should be able to pull itself up and turn around, was the o f a d e q u a te h o u s in g . It was pointed out that essence o f what he said.
