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.
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is for all you folks who supply
food to little ones and want to
make it good as well as
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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.