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Rewards of
by Saphronla CoochUe
Throughout the yearn, there have
been different types of royalty,
from Miss Warm Springs to the
Holiday Tournament Queen and
Miss Pi-Umc-Sha. To the best of
ourability, we have gathered the names
of the royalty and conducted short
interviews with some.
Una (Shike) Adams was crown
ed Miss Warm Springs in 1983 at
the age of 18 and as Holiday Tour
nament Queen in 1984 at thcagcof
16.
She received a letter asking if she
would compete for queen of the
Warm Springs National Holiday
Indian Tournament. She had always
helped the tournament committee
in the past, and running for the title
would be yet another way to help
raise money for tournament awards.
Adams felt the accomplishments
and benefits of winning the title
were the recognition, attending a
concert, receiving a set of clothes
and a leather sleeved champion
ship jacket. She also earned ten
percent of the sales. She spent a lot
of time with the tournament, but
she also had other commitments,
such as high school basketball prac
tice. Her family helped her by buy
ing tickets from her.
Adams' title as Miss Warm
Springs gave her the opportunity
to travel and serve as an ambassa
dor for the Warm Springs reserva
tion. She said what motivated her
was that her family was willing to
help and her mother did a lot of
sewing to get her outfit made. She
was also motivated by being able to
publicize Warm Springs.
Lana feels that traveling, meet
ing new people and running for
national titles were important to
her during her reign as Miss Warm
Springs. She was second runner-up
for Miss Indian America in Bis
marck, North Dakota. She also
traveled to Washington, D.C. for a
UNITY conference, and to Pho
enix, Arizona to compete for Miss
NCAI.
Aeain. she sacrificed time and
college in Albany, Oregon, but she
feels that all she experienced was
well worth it.
Her family was a great help as
they helped with traveling expenses
to County fairs for parades. Her
brother also helped by giving her a
hand fan.
She feels she contributed to her
community by publicizing Warm
Springs and Kah-Nee-Ta.
Her experiences have changed
her because they were a once-in-a-lifetime
thing. She feels good when
she reflects back on those events.
To qualify for Miss Warm
Springs, a young woman must be
between the ages of 1 8 and 25. She
must never have been married or
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MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWCZYK
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER . . SAPHRONIA COOCHISE
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
SDllyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base
ment of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street. Any written
materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
PHONE:
(503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274
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Outside the U.S. $15 00
royalty worth the many
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The young woman selected as Miss Warm Springs receives a shawl,
banner, crown and clutch purse as part of the title.
have dependents. She must be a
member of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs and retain resid
ency on the reservation at least one
year after she wins the title. She
must always maintain and present
herself in a proper and responsible
manner throughout her term. If for
some reason Miss Warm Springs
cannot fulfill her term, her alter
nate shall represent the tribes.
The contestant is judged on
knowledge of the reservation and
her own tribefs). Poise, personality
and beauty are also considered.
Speaking ability and appearance
are judged as are knowledge of tra
ditional foods, ceremonies, cloth
ing, crafts and social activities. She
must have a knowledge of some
state and national governments and
issues and of tribal issues and his
tory as well.
Miss Warm Springs is awarded a
fully-beaded crown, embroidered
shawl and buckskin beaded banner
and a beaded personalized clutch
purse.
The Confederated Tribes finan
ces all trips for M iss Warm Springs.
A formal portrait of Miss Warm
Springs in full regalia is taken. The
Tribe pays this expense too, which
averages about $2,145. Traveling
expenses total approximately
$2 1 ,326. Total allocation a year for
Miss Warm Springs is approxi
mately $23,500.
Another rovaltv in Warm Springs
is the Mis Pi-Ume-Sha title run by
the Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days com-
mittee.
Danni Katchia was selected for
thctitlp n 989attheaeeof 7. At
the time Katchia competed for the
tribal staff
Dee Nelson was recently hired as
the Tribe's compensation and bene
fits manager. She will oversee em
ployee health, dental, pension and
deferred compensation programs.
Living in Vancouver, Washing
ton, Nelson commuted to Beaver
ton where she worked at Leopold
and Stevens, Inc., a manufacturing
firm that has about 500 employees.
She was the company's compensa
tion and benefits administrator.
Nelson says the tribe has a "good
benefits package.. .with some gaps
and overlaps." It is her responsibil
ity to fill the gaps and correct the
overlaps. Also under her umbrella
are employee job descriptions and
evaluations.
Nelson is appreciative of the
staff who were "holding the depart
ment together. Janelle (Smith) and
Serena (Raboin) have done a great
job. They don't work for me, they
work with me."
Nelson has four grown children;
a son who lives in Connecticut,
another son who lives in Vancouver,
a daughter who lives in Florida and
another daughter who lives in
Virginia.
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title, she had just finished her jun
ior year and was headed for her last
year at Madras High School.
She gave two reasons for com
peting for the title: herself and her
family. Family members have al
ways been actively involved with
the Pi-Umc-Sha committee. Dan
nie received much encouragement
from them to seek the title. The
title itself sounded interesting and,
in itself, motivated her. Theaccomp
lishmcnts she feels she received
from this title is the feeling of win
ning something. She was both
relieved and happy that she sought
and won the title. To her, the benef
its of winning were traveling, actu-.
ally holding the title, receiving a
percentage of the ticket sales and
the prizes. Katchia feels she sacri
ficed much of her free time and
weekends to serve as Miss Pi-Ume-Sha.
Her family helped her not only
by selling tickets but by buying
them as well. Her contribution, she
feels, was helping the committee
raise money and representing the
association.
When asked how she feels these
accomplishments have chanced her.
she said. "It's helned me resnect
royalty and understand what they
must go through."
Elizabeth Hisatake, Miss Pi-Ume-
Sha 1990, is 18 years of age and
decided to run for this title because
she was interested in the turnout
anH thp rrtmmittpp act-pH tn her
run. What motivated her to compete
for the title was being able to travel
to different powwows and meeting
dillerent people, snc ieeis sne
gained confidence through her win
as Miss Pi-Ume-Sha because she
didn't think she'd be able to win
This doubt caused her to try harder.
She feels the benefits are being able
to meet new people, representing
Pi-Ume-Sha and promote the pow
wow. She also received 10 percent
of her ticket sales.
The sacrifices she made were her
feelings, the discouraging feelings
she had when people didn't buy
tickets from her. She also got started
selling a week late.
Her family donated raffle items,
they helped sell and purchase
tickets and her uncle took her to a
powwow.
Her contribution was the selling
ot tickets and renresentine warm
OI UCKeis ann renreseniina warm
Employee picnic provides
...
The aroma of delicious roasted
salmon filled the air as throngs
gathered for the Annual Employ
ee's Picnic behind the Community
Center on the evening of July 26,
1990.
Crowned at this years picnic
were Kanim Smith and Linda
David for their efforts in making
this years picnic a success. Every
thing turned out as well as can be
expected even the weather was
ideal for an evening of the social
affair. Everyone thoroughly en
joyed themselves. No matter what
type of a gathering there is there's
nothing as tasty as roasted salmon
with all the trimmings. Everyone
brought what they were supposed
to like salads, desserts or some
kind of hot dish to go with the
salmon to make the dish complete.
There were several games played
during the evening like sack races a
tug-of-war and a pole race. There's
nothing like the egg toss as parti
cipants got their share of eggs
splattered all over themselves.
There was almost the same result in
the balloon tossing contest which
was filled with water.
While the games were going on
the drawing for the raffle items got
started and it was a great effort by
all the departments to donate items
for the raffle. The items included a
couple of bicycles, a hiking tent, a
playground set, a bug zapper.
coolers along with many caps, Tee
Shirts. and shorts and other Tine
items. There were so many items it
took quite some time to get the
drawing done. You can be sure
there were several satisfied pic
nicers whose numbers were drawn
sacrifices
Springs and herself at Pi-Umc-Sha.
She plans to attend other
powwows in the future.
Winning the title has "changed
the way I see myself." sayi Eliza
beth. "I have more respect for
royalty."She is also thankful to the
committee for asking her to run
and to her family for selling tickets
and supporting her. Rhonda Smith
also helped with ticket sales.
Requirements for Miss Pi-Umc-Sha
are as follows: Be a junior or
senior in high school; be between
the ages of 1 5 and 25; be an enrolled
Indian not necessarily of the Con
federated Tribes, but must estab
lish residency on the reservation;
nvr havr hern married or have
children, Miss Pi-Urnc-Sha receives
a beaded crown, a banner, gift cer
tificates, luggage bag and a percen
tage of her ticket sales.
Past Miss Warm Springs
Dorothy (Gconjc)Smiih 1969
Deborah Jackson 1971
Sarah Greene 1976
Aurolyn Stwyer 1977
Jackie Estimo 1978
Sally Rhoan 1979
Minnie Yahtin 1980
Trudee Clements 1981
Lyda Scott 1982
Lcnora (Starr) Doney 1983
Lena (Ike) Edwards 1984
Elfreda Mitchell 1985
Lana (Shike) Adams 1986
Sarah Scott 1987
Bridgett Kalama 1988
(There has not been a Miss Warm
Springs since 1988.)
Past Holiday Tournament Queens
Lillian Pitt
1959
Gertrude Smith
Kate (Keo) Daniels
Roma David
Doris (Miller) Tewee
Gloria (Mitchell) Calica
Francilia (Miller) Patt
Charlene (Stacona) White
Norma (Miller) Smith
Lillie Ann (Moses) Walker
Geraldine (Smith) Frank
Cassimera Rhoan
Earlynne Squiemphen
Susie Smith
Dora Goudy
Janice Gilbert
Wanda Charley
Sammie Squiemphen
Mina (Shike) Estimo
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1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
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976
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1977
1978
1979
1980
. 1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
Valerie (Lawrence)Fuiava
TrnH- flpmpnts
Melissa Johnson
4heilah Wahnetah - ' ;
Nadine (Scott) Herkshan
Alexandria (Smith) Perez
Lana (Shike) Adams
Lavina Colwash
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Beckv Hunt
Yvonne Washington
Jocelyn Moses
Past Miss Pl-Ume-Shas
Nancy Sooksoit 1976
Winona Spino 1977
Colleen Seelatsee 1978
Kimiko(Danzuka) Mitchell 1979
Annette Jim 1980
Lenora Starr 1981
Melissa Johnson 1982
Dorothy Yahtin 1983
Paulee Greene 1984
Tonya Mitchell 1985
Alfredine Smith 1986
Laurie Danzuka 1987
Althea Henry 1988
Danni Katchia 1989
Liz Hisatake 1990
(Names of Miss Pi-Ume-Shas from
1970 to 1975 were not available.)
fnr thfice fine nrizes
To round out the fine evening a
Volleyball tournament got under
way and the winning team was to
get a trophy. After a couple of
games the whole shabang came to
an abrupt halt as the sprinklers
suddenly came on and all the
volleyballers went scampering in
every direction. All in all the
Committee did a great jod puumg
There was kind of a hush under the
picnic July 26.
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Fish screens funded
An appropriation of $18.5 mil
lion to fund fish screens and other
fish passage protections on Colum
bia and Snake river dams has been
approved by the full Senate Ap
propriations Committee. Mem
bers of the Northwest Power
Planning Council praised the re
gion's Senators, led by Senator
Mark O. Hatfield (Oregon), the
Senior Republican on the Com
mittee, for their strong consistent
leadership in getting the appropri
ation through committee. Senators
James McClure(Idaho) and Brock
Adams (Washington), both mem
bers of the Senate Committee.
Volunteers selling coupon books
By spending a little, you
help a local volunteer group
The Victim's Assistance
chubby coupon books through the end of August Jor
just $5.
Vie books feature money-saving coupons that are
good at various businesses
ville. Madras and Kah - Nee
Cnntnrt the Victim's
Court or any volunteer to
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Head
and
Tribal Preschool
are now taking applications for
all three and four year olds
(Children must be three on or
before September 1, 1990)
When applying, parents or
guardians must provide proof
of income.
For further information and requirements,
call 553-3241 or 553-3377, or stop by the
Head Start office at the Community Center.
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good food and lots of fun
o nrnnrgm InopthlT fnr lhl annual 1..n.ul U" clonil fun C
a program together f or the annual
picnic.
A list of prize winners include:
9'xlS' two-room screen house tent
Tatiana Penny
Sunbeam Gas Grill Daisy Ike
20" Girls Huffy Bike Cliff
Stallings
20" Boys Huffy Bike Sissy Smith
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shelter as tribal employees dug into
34" wagon
added support tor the Hatfield
proposal.
The appropriation, part of the
Fiscal Year 1991 Energy and
Water Development Appropria
tions Bill, is scheduled for a floor
vote in the Senate next week.
Earlier in the summer, the House
and Senate conference committee '
will meet later to resolve differ
ences in the two versions of the bill.
"Senator Hatfield and his Sen
ate colleagues have kept this pro
gram for saving the Columbia
Basin's salmon and stcclhcad mov
ing forward for the last five years."
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can save a lot! Plus, you can
with organization expenses
volunteers will be selling
in Bend, Redmond, nine
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Assistance office at Tribal
purchase a book of savings!
Start
3-soeed 16" stand fan
Cliffy
Pamperien
20 qt. Coleman cooler
June
Sutterlee
6-leg gym set Charlotte Shike
Sleeping Bag Clavin Jones
Flowtron Electronic Insect Killer
Truman Lumpmouth, Sr.
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