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SPILYAY TYMOO
Super Swim Babies perform at resort
The super swim babies performance at Kah-Nee-Ta lodge on A ugust 9 drew many onlookers, both
local residents and hotel guests. The babies demonstrated their .ability to swim on their back while in
the water, an aspect o f survival training.
The Portland team instructed by Jackie Young gave other demonstrations fro m jumping off the
diving board to competitive swimming.
Warm Springs babies invited to participate performed equally well as they exhibited a child’s
ability to learn quickly, to enjoy the water and to naturally survive in the water fo r a short time with
some training.
(Left) Jacob R yan Harding held by his mother Megan Harding awaits his turn to enter the water.
(Right) Instructor Jackie Young is nearby to help babies as they demonstrate survival training after
onfy one lesson.
Spilyay Tymoo ph oto by Shewcxyk
Exchange offers opportunity to share culture
The Agency Longhouse was
the site of a three-way cultural
exchange on Thursday August
13. Through arrangements by
Kah-Nee-Ta, Tribal Council
and the Tribal Education
Department, an evening of
cultural entertainment was
shared by-students from Japan,
Sitka, Alaska and Warm
Springs.
The evening slated a salmon
dinner to be followed by
entertainment from the 60
Japanese students, 18 Sitka
students and local youth.
During a lull in the evening’s
activities shortly before the
meal was ready to be served,
the group from Sitka gathered
to offer a song for everybody.
Immediately - following their
song they stood and said to the
Japanese students, “We want
you to sing.” The . Japanese,
answered, “For our dinner?”
But they then followed with a
song in Japanese.
Eldon Tom led the blessing
for the meal. Verbena Greene
offered some history about the
local Indians and a background
of the longhouse tradition and
its meaning. Tom Begay and
his family performed with a
variety of dances and the
Indian Clufy ~nd the Cultural
Heritage Club also danced for
the visitors.
During each of the Sitka,
Japanese and local perfor­
mances, a social dance or game
was offered in which the
spectators joined.
(In photo above), Sitka
youth performed the canoe
song. (In photo at right), two
W arm S prings girls are
learning a Japanese game.
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