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Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
Yakimas to dedicate new Toppenish Longhouse
After approximately 35 years of
waiting the Toppenish Longhouse"
is now nearly completed. It was quite
difficult at times to struggle in a
building that was not built for achurch
(Longhouse). Nevertheless, the
Community Center for many years
served the purpose of maintaining
our traditions, ie. washut, wardance,
memorials, funerals, formal dinners,
etc. and the members of the
Toppenish Community very much
appreciate this building.
Provided below is the dedication
agenda of the transition from the
Toppenish Community Center to the
new Longhouse. As you will note,
the celebration will be set in three
intervals and members of the Yakima
Indian Nation are most certainly in
vited. The first week will be the
transition from the Community
Center to the new Longhouse.
Members of the community need to
share the same feeling when entering
the Longhouse.
The second week will concentrate
on the grand finale. This is, actual
sharing of our new Longhouse to the
many invited guests, visitors, rela
tives and neighbors. There will be
special guests in attendance from
Washington D.C. who have commit
ted their interest to be with the
Yakimas during this unique cel
ebration. During the third week, because of
the manv requests a decision was
made to have a day to memorialize
commemorate those who passed on
to the spiritual world. Also, will be a
time to bring out and pass on to other
generations "names.
Please contact any of the delegated
officerscontacts if you wish to par
ticipate or iust be there. They arc:
Stanley Miller, Chairman; Ladd
Kahclamat, Vice-Chairman; Dora
Qucampts, Secretary; Elaine
Smiscon, Treasurer, Lonnic Sclam,
Religious Leader; and Christine
Lewis, Elder.
AGENDA
Week oneTransition from the
Toppenish Community Center to the
Toppenish Longhouse: September
20, Last Sunday Service at the
Toppenish Community Center;
September 21, Ribbon Cutting Cer
emoniesReceiving of the building
keys; September 22-25, Toppenish
Longhouse Committee Moving into
building and preparing for the week
end grand opening.
Week two Grand opening and
dedication of the new Toppenish
Longhouse: September 26, Veteran's
Ceremonies (flag raising, presenta
tion of flag, and acknowledgement
of Veterans) starting at 1 1:00 a.m.;
noon luncheon on behalf of the
Veteran's presentation; supper at 5:00
fi.m.; and washut services with the
eathcrs at 7:00 P.m.
September 27, Veteran's flag
raising ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. im
mediately followed by washut ser
vices; noon, Grand oivning dinner,
Circling of the Building; washut
services at 3:00 p.m.; Supper at 5:00
p.m.
September 28, 10:00a.m. Washut
services, completion of the Grand
Opening.
Week three Memorials and
Name givings, and any other events
arc welcome as well. For information
contact Longhouse Committee
members. October 2, Veteran's Flag
raising ceremonies at 10:00 followed
by memorials, name givings,
re joiners or new joiners. 1 2:00 noon,
Dinner; 5:00 p.m. supper; and 7:00
p.m. Mini Powwow.
October 3, Supper at 5:00 p.m.
and Mini Powwow at7:00p.m., final
night.
Octobcr4, Regular Sunday washut
services at 10:00 a.m.
New teachers join Warm Springs staff
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Fam Brandt, third grade
NCAI to convene in Washington, D.C. October 11-16
The National Congress of Ameri
can Indians (NCAI), the nation's
oldest Indian tribal advocacy orga
nization, will hold its 49lh Annual
Convention, October 11-16, 1992 at
the Double Tree Hotel in Crystal
City, Arlington, Virginia.
In announcing plans for the meet
ing, NCAI President, Gaiashkibos,
said "President Bush has declared by
Presidential Proclamation that 1992
is officially the "Year of the Ameri
can Indian." We expect to bring that
point home through our convention
and the many other Indian activities
that will be going on in Washington
that week.
The organization expects some
2000 American Indians to be in the
Nation's Capitol that week.
NCAI Executive Director,
Michael J .Anderson, states that the
convention theme, "Honoring Our
Youth, Our Families, Our Religion,"
will be addressed in a number of
ways. Beginning on Sunday, October
11, with "Native Voices On The
Mall," a reception honoring Ameri
can Indian Veterans, a Native Youth
Symposium, a women's luncheon,
and an Elder Wisdom Circle, general
; assemblies will honor the many
' segments of Indian life that are a part
of their world today.
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)
is sponsoring the Mall event being
held on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol
on the afternoon of Sunday, October
1 1. Inouye is chairman of the Senate
Select Committee of Indian Affairs
and a powerful advocate for Ameri
can Indian issues in the U.S. Con
gress. Hattie Kauffman, the consumer
affairs correspondent on CBS's
Morning News, will be the featured
speaker at the Women's Honor lun
cheon. Kauffman is a member of the
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho. Native
women from many areas of profes
sional achievement will be honored
at the luncheon.
Donald Rojas, president of the
World Council of Indigenous People,
will address the convention of inter-
world.
President Bush and Governor
Clinton have been invited to speak to
the convention.
The NCAI is a national member
ship organization of federal and state
recognized tribes which serves as an
advocate and voice for their concerns
and issues. It is the only national
American Indian organization which
speaks for member tribes.
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Mary Hawes, fifth grade Terri Comment, second grade
Oregon Prevention Conference set for October at Seaside
The 1992 Oregon Prevention
Conference, "Shaping Oregon's Fu
ture", will be held October 3-6, 1992
at Seaside, Oregon.
For the past two years, members
of the Warm Springs Prevention
national issues on Tuesday. Other rmhrinm, Anni
recognized leaden in international Prevention Conference. During 1991,
affairswill discuss tnbalparticipauon studcnts Michac, Kalama and Lamar
with indigenous groups around the
Jackson, and adult members Rick
Soucrs, Carolyn Wcwa, Ramona
Bacz and Laura Swiulcr actively
participated in last year's conference.
Along with other prevention team
members who were unable to attend
the 1991 conference, this group has
been committed to helping the com
munity work together collectively to
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rrita members joined Bureau of Indian Affairs foresters on tour of planned sale areas August 27 and 28.
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board seeking young artists
At the recent Northwest Portland
Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Quarterly Board Meeting held in
Newport, Oregon, a luncheon was
hosted by the Tribal Tobacco Policy
Project (TTPP) to acknowledge and
show appreciation to 19 tribal del
egates for their efforts to develop and
implement a no smoking, non
chewing tobacco policy for tribally
owned buildings and schools.
The delegates thought a drawing
contest involving Indian youth would
be a positive step in helping to make
children and their parents more aware
of the health risks associated with
smoke filled rooms and smoking and
chewing tobacco.
The winning drawings from the
contest will be displayed in the next
. version of TTPP Workbook which is
a manual to assist tribes in develop
ing and implementing tobacco con
trol policies on their reservations. A
prize will be given to the top two
drawings from each age group, ages
(6-14). The top two drawings selected
from each age group will be used in
the workbook which will eventually
be available nationally to all tribes.
In addition, there will be one grand
prize winner selected over all age
categories.
Since most tribes have youth
groups and activities, it is anticipated
that the contest can be implemented
at this level. It would also provide
more community involvement. We
consider you to be one of the most
prominent contacts for your tribe.
Could you facilitate this drawing
contest for your tribe?
The rules are quite simple:
a. must be ages 6-14 years
b. must live on or near the reserva
tion
c. must be an enrolled tribal mem
ber d. entires must be in to the
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address the alcohol and drug issues
faced in Warm Springs.
Over the past year, youth and
adults began to meet to talk about
what you, as a community, can do to
become stronger. Through the sup
port and prayers of many community
members a vision has evolved, which
speaks to the needs of the community
to once again look back at the im
portance of family involvement with
children.
The most important message of
the 1991 Prevention Conference was
to bring people together to address
prevention issues, to ask people to
bring down the barriers that stop
community members from working
together, and to join forces to pre
vent the alcohol and drug problems
faced within your community.
In 1992, the Oregon Prevention
Conference will be held again, in
Seaside, Oregon. The dates for the
conference have been set for October
3-6, 1992. Early registration is Sep
tember 11, 1992 at $1 10 for the en
tire session; late registration is Sep
tember 25, 1992 at $135 for the en
tire session.
Also invited are any youth inter
ested in participating on the Warm
Springs Prevention Team and at
tending the Oregon Prevention
Conference to contact Rick Soucrs
or Carolyn Wewa by no later than
August28, 1992. (Rick553-3301 and
Carol553-3575).
Costs for registration, food and
lodging for youth participants will
be covered by grant funds. Youth
participating in the conference will
be expected to involve themselves in
prevention efforts throughout the
1 992 year, as a member of the Warm
Springs Prevention Team, and be
willing to positively contribute to the
Warm Springs community's pre
vention efforts.
Also willing to sponsor two adults
to the conference, to participate as
team members and to assist as
chaperons to the youth. The adults
will also be expected to become in
volved as mentioned above.
Smith receives
Millican Award
Governor Norma Paulus called
Warm Springs assistant principal Dawn
Smith on Wednesday, September 2 to
inform her she had been selected as one
of six recipients of the Millican Foun
dation Award.
Smith was nominated by Jerry
Fuller, director of Minority Education
for the Oregon Department of Educa
tion. The award is presented to educa
tors who are making an outstanding
effort in education
Smith will be attending spring
conference with other award recipients
from across the nation at which time
they will be exchanging ideas. A rec
ognition dinner is scheduled for Port
land in October. Smith also receives a
$25 thousand personal use award.
Congratulations Dawn!
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Tribal students complete first Indian language class
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A twelve-week Indian Language
class ended with a luncheon honor
ing the dedicated teachers and stu
dents in the first-time program.
Students in both Sahaptin and
Paiute language classes received
certificates and also demonstrated
their acquired language skills by
singing, speaking and responding to
questions spoken in the native lan
guages. Funded through a grant from the
National Park Service, the classes
drew from the knowledge of com
munity members who served as in
structors. Teaching Sahaptin were
Betty Lou Lucei, Mary Ann Mcanus,
Neda Wesley, Amelia Colwash and
Eliza Brown. Paiute language
teachers included Pat Miller, Shirley
Tufti and Wilson Wewa.
Both teachers and students found
the classes very beneficial. The in
teraction between teachers and stu
dents "awakened something in the
back of my mind," explains Neda
Wesley.
Student Lorraine Hintsala tries to
elaborate on the on the gains she
made through the class. Beyond
learning the Paiute language she says
her ability to speak Paiute words and
understand them givers her a "feel
ing of pride." She adds, "Hopefully,
Ive learned enough to pass on to my
children."
Future classes in Indian languages
depend on funding. The request for
further funding from the National
Park Service was rejected. A request
for funding is currently included in
the Culture and Heritage Department
budget. Student Carol Wewa states,
"Its too bad we have to depend on
gran t funding, especially since this is
part of everyone's culture."
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"Soiyuna A'a Mi Tzaka!" Everyone hold hands. Students from the Paiute Language class demonstrate their
ability to understand commands voiced in the language.