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Warm Springs hosts Rose Festival Court
M iss Indian Northwest, Trudee Clements, explained to the visiting court the ceremonial use o f a
hand drum.
Sylvia Wallulatum showed the visiting rose court some o f the native foods she displayed at the Agency Longhouse.
M iss Warm Springs, Lyda Scott, lead the honor dance fo r the Portland R ose Festival court prior to
the salmon Bake at Kah-Nee-Ta
Each o f the hostesses, Lyda Scott, Trudee Clements and A urolyn Eaglespeaker, took small groups of
the R ose Festival princesses throughout the administration building. Here, Trudee is showing the
princesses the contour model o f Warm Springs in the lobby o f the adminstration buidling.
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The princesses spent some time around the Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge pool, swimming and soaking up the sun.
What can orie say about the 1982 Portland Rose
Festival princesses that hasn’t already been said?
They’re all charming, attractive, talented,
vivacious and wholesome. To sum them up,
they’re all-American dream girls.
When the eleven court members visited Warm
Springs lasl week, our community offered a very
gracious and hospitable welcome. The princesses
and their entourage o f chaperones, wardrobe
coordinators, rose festival officials, TV and
newspaper reporters arid photographers were
treated to a hearty lunch at the Agency Longhouse
and a salmon bake at Kah-Nee-Ta as well as other
things.
Beadwork, baskets and several native foods
were displayed at the Longhouse so that the
visitors could handle and taste part o f the culture
o f Warm Springs. This type o f cultural
demonstration had never before been done fo r a
Simhasho School students presented handmade cards to the visiting royalty.
Rose Festival court.
Just as Portland has its royalty, so has Warm
Springs. Miss Warm Springs Lyda Scott, Miss
Indian Northwest Trudee Clements and former
Miss Warm Springs Aurolyn Eaglespedker served
as hostesses fo r the visitors.
Following an hour-long tour o f the tribal
adminstration building, the troup returned to
Kah-Nee-Ta to recoupe from the day’s activities.
A revitalizing swim in the lodge p oo l prepared
them fo r the evening’s salmon bake which was
held in their honor.
The salmon bake was precluded by over an
hour o f dancing, some o f which included the rose
court. An honor dance as Well as a friendship had
the girls stepping high around the salmon area.
The girls seemed to appreciate the chance to
participate in yet another part o f Warm Springs’
culture.
Danelle Macy, right, presented Tammy Nelson a shawl at the
salmon bake. Danelle and Tammy are cousins. Danelle’s
grandmother, the late Priscilla M acy and Tamm y’s mother, Vicki
Nelson, were sisters.
Spilyay Tymoo photos by
Donna Behrend
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