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Page 2 December U . 198? Spilyay Tymoo Russians to read about reservation by Sandy Rangila A m erica Illu s tr a te d , a monthly magazine printed in the R ussian language, is planning a story on the Warm Springs Indians based upon National Geographic’s April, 1979 a r tic le a b o u t th e reservation. The magazine is published by the U.S. International C o m m u n ic a tio n A g en cy , W a s h in g to n , D .C ., fo r distribution in the Soviet Union. The National Geographic story and photographs, which created a good deal of excitement here, were the work of photojournalist David S. Boyer. America Illustrated plans to update the article and, in a letter to the Tribes, indicated that they will be sending a photographer here Dec. 21,22 to do some additional shooting for the story. He will be taking pictures of the hydroelectric power plant now under construction, the sub-assembly plant and some of the recently-completed tribal rest of the western world. homes. Perhaps they were afraid for Having traveled and camped fear they were being watched. in the Soviet Union with my Any contact with foreigners is husband in 1973, such an viewed with suspicion in the a r tic le seem s a ra d ic a l U.S.S.R. Although we both read and departure from Russian policy of the past. At that time, our speak simple Russian (it’s VW camper was thoroughly faded now), we saw no searched and p ra c tic a lly American magazines printed in dismantled in an effort to Russian on the “newstands” en su re th a t we w e re n ’t there. smuggling current newspapers There was a great deal of or publications such as Time m is u n d e r s ta n d in g a b o u t magazine into Russia. Our America and the western world books were also scrutinized for in general. People even told us they thought anyone driving a “appropriateness.” Also, if we had taken German car was unpatriotic. photographs of dams, bridges, They had no idea that many ro a d s , a sse m b ly p la n ts , VWs are built in America by factories or soldiers, we would American workers. Soviets we probably still be there—in a spoke with had no knowledge prison camp! Such installa of just how many kinds of cars tio n s an d fa c ilitie s are there are outside Russia. considered “strategic” in the Therefore, it is hard to Soviet Union. There were so believe that a magazine such as many photography no-no’s America Illustrated reaches the that we were basically limited av erage R u ssian . It has to shots of statues, national reportedly been in existence since 1956. The following is a monuments and each other. Most Soviets exhibited a fact sheet sent to the^Tribes by- surprising disinterest in hearing the publisher anything about America or the America Illustrated is a monthly magazine published by the International Communi cation Agency in the Russian language for distribution in the Soviet Union. It first went on sale on newsstands in the U.S.S.R. October 22, 1956. The magazine had been proposed on September 9, 1955, in a note to the Soviet Govenment from the United States Government. The Soviet G o vernm ent was offered re c ip ro c al privileges fo r d istrib u tio n of a Soviet magazine in the United States and accepted on December 16, 1955. The purpose of America Illustrated is to create better understanding of the United States. The magazine tells the story of America today: what Americans are doing, saying, reading and thinking: how they live, work and play; what p ro g re s s A m e ric a n s a re making in all areas, including agriculture, industry, labor culture, technology, art and science. T he c o n te n t is nonpolitical. Through the co o p e r a tio n of A m e ric a n publishers, about half of the magazine consists of reprinted articles and photographs from leading American publications. The International Commun ic a tio n A gency has the responsibility for editing and publishing America Illustrated. It is distributed in some SO cities of the U.S.S.R. through the official Soviet agency, Soyuzpechat. The counterpart Soviet magazine, Soviet Life, is distributed in the U.S. by a commercial agency. America Illustrated is p r in te d a t an o v e rse a s International Communication Agency Plant. The agreement under which the magazine is distributed in the Soviet Union p e rm its n e w ssta n d and subscription sales of more than 60,000 copies a month. The income from sales of the magazine is credited to the U.S. T reasury. In addition to newsstand and subscription circulation, 2,000 copies of America Illustrated go to the American Embassy in Moscow every month for complimen tary distribution. Parent involvement needed for scout program By Marsha Shewczyk Too often parent participa tion in the activities of young people is lacking. Unfortunate ly, this is true for the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in the Warm Springs community. Parents are the key to getting young people involved in such a worthwhile organization. They are the ones who purchase books and uniforms and help their boys in earning merit badges. Involvement in the scouts gives both parent and child an opportunity to get to know one another. Both Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs are generally organized and aministered by volunteeradults. Many of these adults are parents of one of the boys. Parent participation is also encouraged at activities including the Court of Honor where scouts receive advance ment recognition. Boy Scouts of America is a club fostering parent-child relationships. The scouting program in Warm Springs needs this parent participation. Assis tance can be provided by joining committees or filling n e e d e d p o s itio n s fro m secretarial to scoutmaster or den leader. Under the direction of Tom Kalama, the scouts have been meeting every Monday night in the meeting room in the basement ofthe daycare center. Their m onthly scheduled a c tiv itie s d eal w ith the development of skills which they enjoy and consider important. December is devoted to learning knot-trying, going on a day hike and practicing outdoor cooking during a two- day campout. January will see the boys working toward their physical fitness badge and a t t e n d i n g th e W i n t e r Camporee at Peter’s Pasture with 150 other Boy Scouts in the district. There they will compete in races and outdoor skills. Astronomy will be explored during the month of March along with planting trees. In June they will be experi menting with solar cooking. The boys are also looking forward to scout summer camp where they will compete again in outdoor skills. They took third place out of 33 troops at third place out of 33 troops at the Spring Camporee held at Camp Sheridan. Boys can earn merit badges in over 100 areas, from citizenship and community living tp first aid and photography. Many people in the community will be called upon in the future, says Kalama, to act as counselors as the boys strive to earn their badges. Although the Boy Scout troop is running smoothly it still needs some more adult assistance. The Cub Scout program for boys eight to eleven is severely lacking in leaders, hindering the program. Thirty boys are waiting to start earning their badges. An explorer unit may be beginning soon for boys 14 to 20 in which parent participation will also be needed on occasion. Tribal Council has given t h e i r s u p p o r t to th e establishment of the Boy Scouts of America in Warm S p rin g s by c o n trib u tin g financially to the organization. They have provided funds so leaders could attend training sessions. Claude Smith, Tom Kalama and Pierson Mitchell recently returned from the National Scout Seminar in Tucson, Arizona. The scouting program only needs citizen and parent involvement to be successful. If anyone is interested in helping please contact Art McConn- ville for the Cub Scouts, Tom Kalama for the Boy Scouts and N elson Z o m o n t fo r the Explorer Scouts. S p ily a y T ym oo Coyote News I * * * * * * * * Spilyay Tymoo Staff* * * * * * * * MANAGING EDITOR ..........................................Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ................................. Sandy Rangila PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST/WRITER Donna Behrend REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHERS Pat Leno Marsha Shewczyk TYPESETTER ................................. Priscilla Squlemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 and The Darkroom ext. 286 Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year Boy Scout Leaders—Pierson Mitchell, Claude Smith, and Tom Kalama attended the National Boy Scout seminar in Tucson, Arizona recently for training. During that time they put their bid in to have the 1983 seminar held in Warm Springs
