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Good Citizens
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewcxyk
A wards were presented to students at Warm Springs Elementary for good citizenship during March.
Recipients of the certificates include: (left to right) Lisbeth Warrens, third grade; Lynette Tom, fifth;
Richard “Reemo” Smith, sixth; Michelle Charley, kindergarten; Elmer Charley, fourth; Eli
Squiemphen, firsthand, Claude Smith III, second. Miss Anderson’s sixth grade class received the
class citizenship award of the month.
Scouting can answer questions for Indians
Tymoo photo by Shewcxyk
March Staff Person
Nola Huff was selected staff person o f the month for March at
Warm Springs Elementary. Mrs. Huff has driven a school busand
acted as special education aide fo r 15 years at the school.
Warm Springs police
helping to protect homes
Paying your rent or house
payment, cleaning your house
and taking care of the yard are
all part of being a renter or
home owner. A very important
way to keep what is yours is to
plan a method of protection
before it is needed.
The Warm Springs Police
Department is working to
“help the good guys and beat
the bad guys, with the
developm ent of a crime
prevention division. The main
focus of the division will be to
educate the public on how to
safe-guard their homes. For the
police to help home owners
they must be able to spend
some time assisting them in
preparation to stop the “bad
guys.”
Rex “ C om bs” H uestes,
crime prevention office for the
WSPD can be contacted at
the police department. He has
brochures th a t will help
prevent burglars from viewing
your home as an easy mark. He
stated that in most cases break-
ins occur because people forget
to lock doors and screens. It is
important to make your home
look occupied at all times. The
material he hands out is filled
with ideas and ways for home
protection. He can’t help you if
you don’t contact him.
He is willing to work in small
groups of neighbors if they
would prefer that manner of
presentations. It helps to
have your neighbors on your
side and for you to be on theirs.
It is a relatively new program
and its success depends on the
people living in the community.
Take the time to protect your
home and your neighborhood,
call 553-1171 and ask for Rex.
American Indian representa
tives recently met with Girl
Scout adults to discuss ways to
extend G irl Scouting to
American Indian communities
a t a c o n f e r e n c e title d
“ American Indians and Girl
Scouting.” Sponsored by Girl
Scouts of the U.S.A., the four-
day event took place at Girl
Scouts’ Edith Macy Confe
rence Center in Briarcliff
Manor, N.Y.
Speakers included confe
rence chairman and former
Girl Scout National Board
member Ada Deer, a social
worker and former chief of
the Menominee tribe; Owanah
Anderson, a Choctaw and the
founder of Ohoyo Resource
Center, the first national
communication and network
ing system for American Indian
women; and Robert Bennett,
an Oneida and former U.S.
C om m issioner of In d ia n
Affairs.
A quotation from Sitting
Bull provided the prevailing
theme for the conference: “Let
us put our minds together and
see what life we can make for
o u r c h ild r e n .” T he 50
participants did just that,
focusing on ways to encourage
collaboration and m utual
respect between the Girl Scout
organization and American
Indian girls, adults and
communities.
A S en eca p a r tic ip a n t
summed up the result of the
conference with these words,
“ T h ro u g h G irl S co u tin g ,
American Indian girls can find
the answer to the question,
‘What’s so special about being
an Indian?” . H
There are currently over
9,000 American Indian/Alaska
native members of GSUSA.
The organizaton hopes to
increase that number through
future collaborations similar to
this conference.
Scouts seeking ways to improve community
Appleton, Wisconsin—Boy Indian Scouting Association,
Scouts of America and Girl the 27th American Indian
Scouts of the U.S.A. will join Scouting Seminar will be at
July 29 to August 2, to help Black Hills State College,
American -Indian youth and Spearfish, South Dakota, and
adult youth program leaders hosted by the Cheyenne River
find ways to improve their sioux tribe. This year’s seminar
community through sharing theme is “Learning Today for
successful Boy Scouting and Leadership Tomorrow.”
The seminar is designed to
Girl Scouting programs.
Conducted by the American help all those responsible for
administration or leadership of
Boy Scout and Girl Scout
p ro g ra m s , by p ro v id in g
training and a forum for .the
exchange of ideas. Boy Scout
and Girl Scout youth will learn
to recognize their talents arid
capabilities and how to use
these to serve their communi
ties.
Hosted in a different part of
the country each year, this
year’s» seminar will include
worKsnops on leaoersftip,
training of trainers, and drug
a n d a lc o h o l a w a r e n e s s
training. Tours to historical
sites, preparation of traditional
meals, a tribal dress fashion
show and Indian games being
planned by Indian youth
attendees.
Further information and
registration forms may be
obtained by calling Pam Voelz,
(414) 734-4559. Pre-registra
tion deadline is July 1.
Friendship days powwow May 9-13
Native American Friendship
Days powwow, sponsored by
Interm ountain Inter-trib al
School, will be held in Brigham
City, Utah, May 9-13, 1984.
This year’s events are planned
to be the best ever and will most
likely be the last “gathering of
the tribes” in Brigham City due
to the closure of Intermountain
School scheduled for June.
Events will include a 6-mile
Indian Foot Race, an Intra
mural Rodeo, Indian Stick
Games, a four-day All-Indian
Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Tournament, outdoor concerts
and M iss In te rm o u n ta in
Contest with special guest
Vivian Juan, Miss Indian
America, a Pageant of Native
Musical Interlude
American dress, a horseshoe,
Noontime entertainment at Warm Springs Elementary features band music from sixth grade c o n t e s t , M o u n ta in m e n
students. Parents are invited to hear students during performances.
e x h ib itio n , and a 3-day
powwow. This year’s powwow
w ill d ra w d a n c e rs and
drumming groups from across
the country to compete for
prize money totalling $10,000.
One highlight will be a
reunion of all Intermountain
alumni. An alumni search is in
progress to invite all to come
and participate' in the special
A lu m n i L u n c h e o n a n d
activities.
Camping facilities will be
available. All arts and crafts
booths and artists are invited.
Admission is free. Everyone is
welcome.
For further information on
any of these activities please
write to: Friendship Days,
In term ountain Inter-T ribal
School, P.O. Box 345, Brigham
City, Utah 84302, or call 801-
734-2071 ext. 225.