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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1984)
Page 2 April 13.1984 Spilyay Tymoo Seekseequa Longhouse— A dream realized and dedicated Spilyay photo vy b y Leno • . — r s s Tymoo ptwiu (Upper left picture) Viola Kalam a takes a brief rest in front o f the fire durmg the recent memorial dinner held a t the new Seekseequa L onghouse which her husband Nick Kalam a built at their ranch in Seekseequa. (Upper right picture) The Seekseequa Longhouse was rebudt on the same site as one that was there 50 years ago. F or the builder, N ick Kalam a having the Longhouse back is verv much a dream come true. z lm v Positions Mise. Clerk & Asst. Ser. Secretary Clerk-Typist Calculating Mach. Op. Forester Forestry Technician Teller Realty Clerk Supply Clerk Wage Positions Laborer Motor Vehicle Operator Engineering Equip. Op. Applications accepted from qualified Indian Preference Candidates now open GS-303-3/4/5 G S-318-4/5/6 GS-322-3/4 GS-355-3/4 GS-460-5/7 G S -462-3/4/5/6/7 GS-530-3/4 GS-1101-4/5 GS-2005-4/5 WG-3502-1 WG-5703-5/6 WG-5716-8 Closing Date October 31, 1984 Applications may be obtained from Beverly Barnes, BIA-Warm Springs P ° Warm S Prings’ Oregon 97761/Telephone (503) 5 5 3 -1 1 6 1 ext. 411/412. Spilyay Tymoo Nestled in a valley located on the south end of the reservation is the Nick Kalama ranch. Nick is the Chief of the Paiute tribe on th e W a rm S p rin g s reservation. Many of his people live on the south end of the reservation. For many years the Paiutes have sought to obtain their own longhouse, which they wanted located in their area. Their Chief has finally given them that longhouse. In recent years Nick decided he Would rebuild a longhouse on his land. Nearly 50 years ago there was a longhouse located, on Nick’s present ranch. It was built on his father’s land. So, in March a memorial dinner was held at the newly finished longhouse Nick had been working on the building, putting it together whenever he had money to buy material for the building. A dinner was held to dedicate the longhouse on a cold and w indy M arch Saturday. A grand jury returned an indictment for murder against 44 year old Francisco Salazar of Portland in the death of R udolph “ R udy” G arcia, Portland. Portland police arrested S a la z a r at his P o rtla n d The following Sunday a memorial dinner was held for Louis Henry. A number of people attended the event. Felix Walllulatum said he remembered dancing in the old Longhouse nearly 50 years ago. The ^onghouse has dirt floors and many people remember when all of the longhouses had such floors and how nice it was to dance on the earthen floors. Cooking is done in Nick and Viola’s home which is lo cated nex t to the longhouse. Some of the Longhouse,” stated Nick. He could remember when the first rodeos were held at his father’s ranch, there were chutes but no arena and thè bronc riders rode their rides in the open field. There are still chute posts standing at the site. He recalled a lady from Montana that was a saddle bronc rider who would go out to ride at the rodeos; she also worked in the boarding school as a matron in the girls building. Well, a dream has been . cooking is done On an open f o r i,.Nick ..and his fireplace,, built .between the p realized e o p le . ■ , H e h op es* p e o p le w ili buildings. Pots and utensils feel free to use the new used for cooking are from longhouse. He built it so people Viola’s own kitchen. could once again experience the old style longhouse, a place Nick said that? due to illness where people could be a part he w as. unable to have the and everyone can feel free to traditional give-away following contribute to a celebration. He his appointment as Chief, “Jt said, “If is for any use, for the was eight , years , since, the people to.use,”and for him it is naming but i am glad. it was a return to “home.” held in th e S eek seeq u a residence after the grand jury indictment. Garcia, 50, was found in a parking lot in Portland on March 23 at 2:20 a.m. with a gunshot wound in his chest. He was pronounced dead at Portland’s Emanual Hospital about 20 rrtinutes later. Garcia was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. He had lived in the Portland area since the early 1940’s. * ♦. * * * * * ★ Spilyay Tymoo S taff* * ■ * * . * * * * MANAGING EDITOR ........'...................... Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ..................................D o n n .B e "end Darkroom/Writer Reporter Typesetter Marsha Shewczyk Pet 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: 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 fíate: $6.00 per year A s the sun sets over the Cascades, M t. Jefferson and M iller Flats become a picture o f spring on the reservation.
