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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1982)
Page 2 October 25,1982 SPILYAY TYMOO Tribal flag inaugurated at ceremony A near capacity crowd turned out for the Tribal Flag inauguration held on Friday, October 22, in the Agency longhouse, where a special dinner and ceremonies took place for the occasion. Owen M. Panner was the keynote speaker for the activities where he reflected back through all the years he had been associated with the Tribes as the Tribal Attorney. He said that it was a great honor for him to be invited to be the featured guest speaker at such as occasion as this. Opening the program was the Washut Services which started at 4:30 p.m. followedby by the welcome address by the Wasco Chief Nelson Wallula- tum. After- the dinner was served the colors were posted by the local VFW and Auxiliary Post No. 4217, veterans of foreign wars. Hamilton Greeley, tribalflag designer, briefly explained the significance o f his design. Greeley was one of over 30 tribal members who submitted hand-drawn and original flag designs fo r the contest. Tribal Council selected Greeley's entry, saying it represented all o f Warm Springs. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Miller Mike Clements who was the M a s te r of C e re m o n ie s proceeded with the program. Following his remarks the introduction of the dignataries and guest were introduced. Hamilton Greeley who was the winner of the flag design contest was introduced to the public. Delbert Frak, Sr., the chairman of the Tribal Council made the official acceptance ol the tribal flag. A flag to the Indian people here is a symbol of sovereign rights, a sacred symbol that has been highly respected in many ways by the tribes for time immemorial. Just like the flag of the United States that distin guishes Americans from other nations, so does the Tribal Flag. It distinguishes one tribe or band of Indians from another. All the symbols seen on the flag have a significant value and meaning as described. The o u tlin e o f th e reservation represents the reservation boundries. The pair of eagles represents our reservation’s wildlife, freedom for our people and courage for all people as long as the mountains stand. The tepees represent our old Indian way of life, rejoicing, singing, dancing and happy Indian celebrations. The round warshield alone represents the Sacred Circle of Life, the Gift of Life and the Rebirth of Life. The three stars above M ount Jefferson represents the people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; the Warm Springs, the Wasco, and the Paiute Tribe. The seven eagle feathers represents tribal religion, praising the Great Spirit, praying for peace and forgiveness and cleansing of our souls. The mountain represents Mount Jefferson signifying .our beautiful M other Earth and our beautiful Indian land. The year 1855 represents the year of our treaty with the United States government and our sovereign powers reserved through the treaty. The blue color represents the Great Spirit land, and the way of life for which without our people, animals, fish, roots and birds cannot survive. The green color represents our Warm Springs reservation for as along as the grass should grow. Hamilton Greeley who designed the flag done a good job and his entry was chosen from a member of other fine entries. The decision of the Tribal Council and the flag Committee must have been a difficult one to make as all of the designs were all beautiful. There were 36 entries in all. This is now the official Tribal flag of the Confederated Tribes and will be displayed in all public places and where tribal Representatives travel. COCC invites participation in its many classes COCC Mid-term classes T he a d u lt e d u c a tio n program through Central Oregon Community College has three mid-term classes planned for the month of November. Yard Irrigation Systems— Jay Binder will instruct this how-to class on the design and installation of a residential irrigation system. Each student will develop a workable plan for the kind of irrigation system selected (manual electric or hydraulic). All of these system will be thoroughly discussed. The pay-off with such a system is the freedom from being a slave to yard maintenance. Classes will be each Tuesday at 7:30 to 10:00 r p.m. beginning November 2. Eight people are required to register by October 29 before this class will be taught. Fee is $10.00 Easy Family Finance— Reba Powell will lead the class th ro u g h sim p le m oney management techniques that have helped her through the years. Subjects will include budgeting your incom e, k e e p in g a c h e c k b o o k , maintaining records for taxes, etc. There is no charge for this class and it will be held Tuesday, October 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center. Good for Ya Goodies—This is for all you folks who supply food to little ones and want to make it good as well as Spilyay Tymoo Staff (Coyote News Staff) Managing Editor Assistant Editor Darkroom/Writer Reporter Typesetter Sid Miller Donna Behrend Marsha Shewczyk Pat Leno 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 Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: To: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone Office 553-1644 or Tribal Office 553-1161, Ext 274, 285, 321 * Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year tpC^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^.« nutritional. Karen Gorden, 1HS staff nutritionist, will share her knowledge and recipes in this three-session class. Cost is $6 and the class will meet on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m..beginning November 1. You must register by October 29. Indian film festival According to community education coordinator Nancy Pitt, over 70 adults and children attended the Indian film festival during the fall- term registration week. Pitt says this will be a regular event during, or near, registration weeks in the future. Also, according to Pitt, COCC can bring any variety of speakers or performers to the Warm Springs community. The only limitation, she says, is imagination and community interest. Fall term a success Several Madras residents are taking the Warm Springs community education classes offered during fall term this year. People are traveling to Warm Springs to attend the Making Horse Gear class. Nurses Aide Training, Painting Landscape workshop and the Principles of Economics. F ifty -fo u r peo p le - are registered in the credit classes and 75 people are registered in the community education classes. Two high school students, Merrit Youngdeer, Jr. and Sandra Tanawasha, are taking the Principles of Economics class. Instructors needed People have shown interest in several different types of classes they would like to see offered during winter term. “We need part-time instructors for chain saw repair and m a in te n a n c e , c a rp e n try , stained glass windows, special gourm et cooking, cro ss country and down-hill skiing, fitness for over 50, painting and baby board construction,” says Pitt. Gift Certificates available “ Put a little class in someone’s life,” as the saying g js . COCC now has gift certificates available. They can be used for com m unity education course tuition and fees. The certificates can be purchased at the Adult Learning Center in denomina tions from $5.00 and up. If you feel you are qualified to instruct such classes or have a class idea yourself, the last day to mail new-instructor ap p licatio n s and course outlines is October 29. Contact Pitt at the Adult Learning GED completions Center. According to the Adult Advisory Committee needed Learning Center, 16 students COCC would like to start an completed their GEDs after informal advisory committee studying at the ALC last year. to help Pitt in planning credit Several MHS graduates earned and community education credits towards graduation classes. The committee would with the ALC. assist in getting more people to come to the adult learning center and work towards their Against Measure #3 GED. A 12-noon meeting is planned October 28 at the At a recent board meeting, Adult Learning Center. If you COCC directors unanimously plan to attend, contact Nancy pass a reslution to “adopt a Pitt. position in oppostion to Ballot Measure #3 and encourage the If is difficult to determine citizens of Central Oregon to just what classes would be study the measure carefully helpful and entertaining to prior 1:o voting on November 2. people in Warm Springs. “The According to Fred Boyle, community needs to communi COCC president, “COCC will cate what they want,” says Pitt. lose about $1.7 million from Contact her at the Adult the operating budget,” if Learning Center with your Measure #3 passes. ideas. The phone number is 553-1428. Aid in Registration COCC Tax Base In hopes to increase the number of Warm Springs voters, Nancy Pitt, Orthelia Miller and Theresa Katchia will be at the Adult Learning Center, Monday, October 25 at noon to meet with people interested in registering voters. For more information, contact Pitt at 553-1428. COCC is seeking a tax base beginning in 1983. Teh college has never had a tax base and has always had to rely on voter approval each year of its budget. The proposed tax base is $4.2 million, the same as this year’s operating budget. Make sure to cast your ballot on November 2.
