Page 2 April 9,1982
Spiiyay Tymoo
Full day of events scheduled
for the Longhouse
There will be traditional
Indian singing starting early in
the morning followed by a
name giving ceremony on
Saturday, April 10. The name
giving ceremony will be carried
out in an old traditional way.
All families who participate in
this will go through certain
tribal traditions which has not
been witnessed here in recent
years.
The Wasco Chief will lead
the activities during this sacred
ceremony as a child is selected
to carry on a name of an elder
who has passed on. After all
rituals áre completed, there
will be a dance to honor all the
youngsters who have received a
name.
The day’s events will also
include a “First Kill.” This
ceremony is torecognize a child
who successfully killed his first
FUTURE FISH RU NS— Rita Squiemphen daily feeds frys and checks fish tanks located across the
Deschutes River near the Hydro-electric project. The frys will be released later this month to help
insure future fish runs in the Deschutes River. The Tribal biologists feared the natural spawning
grounds might suffer from sediment during the removal of the coffer dam earlier this year so the fish
tanks with their small wards were installed to replace any fish that might have been destroyed.
Spiiyay Tymoo photo by Leno
Miss Indian Northwest
Raffle to help ceremonies
A raffle is being held to help
Andrew D avid with the
expense of a five-day religious
ceremony to be held at his
home at the mouth of Dry
Creek.
The ceremonies will start
on April 27 and go through
May 1. The end of the
ceremonies will mark a semi-
Coordinator, 5352 S.E. 89th, retirement for Andrew. He will
P o rtla n d , O regon 97 2 6 6 . perform his last singing service
Phone (503) 775-5520. Entry but he will continue with his
forms are available at the other religious practices.
Spiiyay Tymoo office for those
interested in entering from
Andrew has held ceremonies
Warm Springs. Parents or throughout the winter and he
guardians’ signature is required has handled the expense,
if the applicant is under 18 according to a member of his
years old.
f a m ily . T h e u p c o m in g
ceremonies will have people
Contest to be held at PSU
The Miss Indian Northwest
1982 contest is scheduled for
May 8, 5 p.m., and will be held
at Portland State University.
This year’s contest will be held
in c o n ju n c tio n w ith the
U.I.S.H.E. powwow (United
Indian Students for Higher
Education)
The event will take place in
the Portland State Gym, S.W.
10th and Hall, Portland,
Oregon. There \yill be a free
dinner for the participants and
their families served at 5 p.m.
The top ten finalists will
compete for cash prizes and
trophies for the first, second
and third finalists. There will be
Pendleton blankets, shawls as
well as other gifts and prizes.
Any interested girls of at
least one fourth ( *4) degree
Indian blood between the ages
o f 16-21, is eligible to enter the
contest. Girls selected as
finalists must be available to
report to the Committee at 5
p.m. Friday, May 7, where all
the girls will be judged. The
winner will be crowned on
Saturday, May 8th. Two
Princess attendants will also be
selected at that time.
For further information
write or call Barbara Farmer,
Former Miss Indian Northwest Title Winners
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
V ili
IX
X
XI
Ramona Fry Lasarte
Debra Jackson
Pat Umtuch Ike
Cassamera Rhoan
Mariann Oneroad Smith
Lorena Thompson
Kathrine Minthorne
Peri McDaniels
Tina Bates
Aufblyn Stwyer Eaglespeaker
Ruby LeClaire
S p iiy a y T ym oo
* * ★★ * * ★ * Spiiyay Tymoo Staff* * * * * * * *
MANAGING EDITOR ................... , ............ .
Sid Milled
ASSISTANT EDITOR ................................. Sandy Ranglla
PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST/WRITER Donna Behrend
REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHERS
Pat Leno
Marsha Shewczyk
TYPESETTER .................................Priscilla Squiemphen
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 Spiiyay Tymoo should be addressed
to;
Spiiyay 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 p erye a r
Colville
Warm Springs
Yakima
Warm Springs
Lummi-Sioux
Cayuse-Walla Walla
Umatilla
Klamath-T chinouk
Klamath
Warm Springs
Shoshone-Bannock
deer. The cerem ony will
include a dinner, give away and
a tribal dance to complete the
fete.
There will also be a period of
the day set aside to honor the
present Miss Warm Springs,
who is Lyda Scott. Through
out the coming year Lyda will
travel and represent the Warm
Springs Reservation at various
Indian meetings and conven
tions; she will also enter
contests at Indian pow-wows
and in other gatherings. Miss
Warm Springs will participate
in all activities during this Root
Feast weekend.
The daily schedule is said to
continue into the evening hours
merging into the old Indian
dances which are seldom seen
by the public. The Longhouse
committee invites everyone to
come and enjoy the day.
coming from many Western
states. To help defray the
e x p e n s e , p e o p le in the
c o m m u n ity h a v e g o tte n
together and donated items for
a raffle with the proceeds going
to pay for expenses.
Numerous items are listed
for the drawing to be held April
30 and other items will be
added. Tickets are 3/$1.00 or
50c, and can be purchased
from family members.
April 30 will also mark
Andrew’s 80 birthday.
Andrew has been a well-
known religious leader for
many years. People who are
interested in making donations
for the ceremonies can contact
members of Andrew’s family.
People’s Opinion
Here is what some people
had to say when asked. “What
is the first thing that comes to
your mind when Easter is
mentioned to you?”
Mayann: “I think it is a
special day in which everyone
thinks of going to some kind of.
church service.”
Jeri: “It is a special day for a
family get-together for a dinner
There will be an open and afterward watching the
m eetin g fo r a ll at the children hunting easter eggs.”
Community Center to discuss
Louie: “A bunch of fast little
the Environmental Assessment
for the Forest Management rabbits.”
Plan of the Warm Springs
Magen: “We are trying to get
Indian Reservation. 1982-1991.
The meeting is scheduled for our little boy involved with the
April 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. easter egg hunting, eating the
candy. This will be his first year
participating.”
Carmen: “Five children all
wanting something new for
Easter. And we don’t get a paid
holiday, we should get the
following Monday off.”
Norma: “All of our families
getting together at one place
and all the children having a
easter egg hunt.”
Jackie: “A fat rabbit with a
basket of chocolate.”
Margie: “The first thing that
comes to my mind is easter eggs
and than comes new bom
babies and little animals.
Local voted as rep. for WSIRA
“Mamas, don’t let your
babies grow up to be cowboys,”
is a so n g w h ich R ita
Squiemphen didn’t really pay
heed to as she has a family of
cowboys and cowgirls. In her
opinion rodeo is a good sport
for a family. Rita’s family
involvement in rodeos has
given her a great knowledge
a b o u t th e s p o r t . T h is
knowledge has earned her the
respect among Oregon Indian
cowboys and cowgirls, they
showed it by electing her as the
Oregon Representative for
Western States Indian Rodeo
A ssociation (W SIR A ) for
1982.
As representative, shew illbe
responsible for getting rodeos
sanctioned by WSIRA. Each
state that belongs to the
organization . must host a
minimum of three rodeos in
their state a year. At this time
there are three sanctioned
within the state of Oregon,
Tygh Valley, Klamath Falls
and Sheridan. Rita also holds
voting power in the WSIRA
director’s meeting, they are the
people responsible for making
and maintaining policies and
rules for the organization.
W estern S ta tes is an
organization which promotes
rodeo for Indian people. Each
year regionals are held and
those winning in their region
carp the right to participate in
the National All-Indian finals
held in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. Rodeos are sanc
tioned by WSIRA and the
money earned by contestants
are totaled and points are given
for each dollar. The contestants
earning the most money in an
event earns the right to go
Regionals. The top winners
then go to Nationals.
Rita’s family is well known
on the rodeo circuit. Her five
daughters are known for their
barrel racing ab ility and
roping, her son Terry has been
One of the top saddle bronc in
WSIRA in past years and her
husband Earl is a team roper.
Earl was chosen as WSIRA
a lte r n a te B a rrel R a c in g
director this year.