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PAGE 2 June 24, 1994 Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo 25th Annual Individual and Team Championships Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Celebration June 24, 25 and 26,1995 Warm Springs, Oregon Be careful if kites The end of school for another year means young people taking off for playgrounds, open fields, parks and just about any location where they can fly a kite, climb a tree or play ball. While Pacific Power doesn'thave the "Kite Eating Trees," made famous by Charley Brown cartoons; there are powerpoles, overhead wires and substations to consider, when seeking the best location for some outdoor fun. "Electricity facilities-overhead wires, poles, substations or ground mounted transformers are NOT the place to play," Pacific Power manager Bob McConnell cautioned. "The danger is very real-and can be deadly," he added. McConnell offered the following tips for a safe summer Keep all kites away from overhead power lines. If Credit records to The Tribal Credit Office has some important information for the Tribal Membership that concerns records that are being retained for our customers. Our office has worked out a retention schedule with the Tribal attorneys to decide what loan records are going to be kept by the Tribal CreditOffice to make available to our customers on request. Because of limited space and a growing number of customers, our office has been experiencing a problem with storing our records. In our new retention schedule we are no longer required to keep records of paid off loans that are older than seven years. Tribal members who wish to retain their old loan files, seven years or older will have from July 1, 1994 to July 29, 1994 to come in and pick up these records. If they are not picked up by that time, they will be destroyed and our office will not be responsible for retrieving any information SpilyayTymoo Staff Members PUBLISHER SID MILLER EDITOR DONNA BEHREND REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA T. BOISE REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER BOB MEDINA SECRETARY TINA AGUILAR FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girl's 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) 553-1 644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 SPILYAY TYMO0 1994 Nelson Wallulatum Vernon Henry Wasco Chief Paiute Chief meet wires- a kite does become tangled in electrical wires, call Pacific Power and make NO attempt to remove it!; Be certain there are no overhead wires near trees. If there are lines present, do not climb the tree for ANY reason! ; Substations are fenced for your protection. Climbing a substation fence just because its there, or to retrieve personal property, is an invitation to trouble!; Although ground-mounted transformers are safe while scaled, nothing should be poked into or around the metal containers.; Be careful of overhead lines when raising antennas or irrigation pipe. Move well clear of the danger before upending the material. "Remembering these simple safety rules should assure a safe and pleasant summer," McConnell said. Further information is available at the local Pacific Power office. be discarded contained in these files. If you live out of town and want your old files, you may call the Tribal Credit Office at (503) 553- 3201 and request that the records be mailed to you. Our office will mail them to you. We will also be reviewing the closed loan files of deceased Tribal Members. We will retain all closed loan files for deceased Tribal Members that have estates that have not been closed. For those that have been closed, the next of kin or a member of the immediate family may request these records and pick them up. Once the records seven years and older have been destroyed, the Tribal Credit Office will not be able to provide information to customers on those files. Closed files consist of loans that have been paid in full and loans that have been paid off by refinancing. ?,vls "eth Warm Springs Chief Memories awakened, thanks by Donna Behrend I was only eight years old when Oregon celebrated its 100th year of statehood in 1959. 1 have remembered through all (and I stress all) these years a tall, thin, jovial man coming up to my parents and me at the State Fair to present me with one of those headband things that looked like an arrow had made its way through my head when I wore it. I also remember thinking the man must have been just a tad off his rocker to give me that really neat headband and that perhaps I should beware of him. We quickly went our way as he nonchalantly went his. But I have always remembered his kind act. It's silly what sticks with a person throughout life. I also remember that Oregon celebrated its statehood during all of 1959 even though February 14 was the official day. I attended Madras Elementary and all students were required to participate in the Centennial Pageant. Mostly white kids, we did our best to represent what "really" took place when Oregon was a youngster, including what the Indians of the territory must have thought and their reaction to the coming of the white man. We took our "acting" very seriously. Of course, we students didn't prepare the script that was followed it was written and orchestrated by well meaning school personnel. The masterpiece would be considered totally politically incorrect if presented today. The girls all wore costumes of the prairie women while the boys wore jeans, boots and hats. Even the few Indian kids who attended Madras Elementary were required to dress as white people, nevermind their ethnic background and true tribal history. I remember thinking that the boys were lucky getting to break the strict dress code. All these memories came back to me the other day when I came across a pamphlet announcing the "Warm Springs Treaty Days Celebration" June 25, 26 and 27, 1959. The front of the booklet has a photo of Celebration Queen Nola Heath and her princesses Nina Patt, Mary Ann Minnick, Evaline Simtustus and Marilyn Dick. The five women were quite young and all smiles as they posed in front of the old (then new) administration building. The back cover carries individual photographs of each of the girls. Linton Winishut and Bessie Guerin served as co-chairmen of the Warm Springs Centennial Celebration. Agnes Wells was secretary while Mary Ann Crocker, George Schneiter, Sam Wewa, Alfred Smith, Lizzie Rhoan and Alex Tohet were members of the committee. Avex Miller was co-chairman of the Jefferson County Centennial Committee. A message to welcome visitors appeared in the pamphlet as well It reads,"OnJune25, 1855, a few years before Oregon became a state, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation was created. "For several days the chiefs and the head men of the Confederated tribes and bands of the Indians in Kirk's drawinp r ,1 ! ' f 'Vl Oliver Kirk has designed Pi-Ume-Sha posters for 20 years. By Rachel Gill Oliver Kirk, a member of the Pi-Ume-Sha committee, is well-known for his drawings that are displayed each year on the posters that advertise Pi-Ume-Sha Days. For twenty years now, Kirk has been responsible for bringing the various themes of Pi-Ume-Sha Days to life with his What's happening Pi-Ume-Sha is probably one of, if not the, busiest events in Warm Springs. To help you keep all the activities straight, here's a listing of what's up. Powwow-Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Evening Grand Entries at 7 p.m. with Saturday afternoon grand entry at 1 p.m. and Sunday afternoon grand entry at 2 p.m. Parade-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Rodeo-Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. WS Rodeo Arena Hwy. 3 Middle Oregon met at Wasco in the Oregon Territory to negotiate the terms of the treaty. "By that treaty, the Indians ceded to the United State approximately 10 million acres of the finest lands in Central and Eastern Oregon and reserved for their own use the area presently known as the Warm Springs Reservation. ' "This area had not been permanently inhabited by any tribe or band of Indians prior to the treaty. There is little historical information pertaining to this area before 1855. Probably Peter Skene Ogden was the first white man to visit the area, in 1825. "Certainly, it was not the area chosen by the Indians for their future home. At that time the timber Here is the Queen of the Warm Springs Treaty Days celebration and her princesses. From left. Princess Nina Patt, Princess Mary Ann Minnick, Queen Nola Heath, Princess Eveline Simtustus, and Princess Marilyn Dick. JUNE 25, 26, 27, 1959 Warm Springs Indian Reservation illustrates Pi-Ume-Sha theme depictions of Native American Culture. Kirk became a member of the Pi-Ume-Sha committee in 1973. He became the designer for the posters in 1974 when he volunteered for the position. Kirk's ideas for the posters are decided by the committee. Each year Pi-Umc-Sha Days has a new theme. It is Kirk's job to turn the theme into somcth ing the people can look at. To put the theme into a picture takes time. Kirk uses what he calls "Thumbnail drawings", which are various small sketches that he plays around with until he settles on something that he thinks is agreeable. This year is the silver anniversary, 25 years, of Pi-Ume-Sha days. The committee thought it fitting that they do something that honors Vernon Henry, the Paiute chief, Nelson Wallulatum, the Wasco chief and Dclvis Heath, the Warm Springs chief. Kirk played around with he idea until he came upon the drawing that is now seen throughout Warm Springs. Though all the years that Kirk has been the artist of Pi-Ume-Sha days, there has been only one year that he was not responsible for the portrait. In 1974 the Pi-Ume-Sha committee was honoring veterans, they achieved it with photographs so Oliver's talent this weekend in Endurance Race-Saturday, 8 a.m. Shaker Church Softball-8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday continuing throughout each day. CC Ball fields Pi-Ume-Sha Run-Saturday, 8 a.m. CC Boxing Smoker-Saturday, 7 p.m. VFW Hall Fry Bread Open-Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Course Saturday and Sunday Stlckgame Tournament-All three days at powwow grounds to booklet of past celebration appeared more as a nuisance than as an asset and the farm lands were sparsely located. "Little change occurred from 1 855 to 1859, when Oregon became a state. The Reservation was raided continuously throughout this time and the people were compelled to fight to survive. "In the 100 years of Oregon's statehood the Warm Springs people have attempted the sociological adjustment from the ways of their ancestors to the ways of the white man. The road has been rocky and difficult and still is fraught with heartache and suffering. "This much has been accomplished the Warm Springs Reservation is the 'home' of the Warm Springs people and is revered if was not needed. Kirk's favorite drawing was done in 1982. It was deemed the year of the eagle by the NWL so Kirk wanted to do something to commemorate the eagle. He drew a man kneeling on the ground and behind him there was a large eagle with its wings out stretched. As a child, Kirk was always interested in art. He realized his talent when he was in grade school. When he became older, he began entering various watercolors, inks, and drawings into art shows. He also attended one year of commercial Arts School, he eventually left because of his discontent with Los Angeles. The Indian American Institute of Arts also wanted to nurture Kirk's talent, but in the end Kirk decided on Chemawa where they had a small art program. Eventually Kirk quit entering paintings in shows, but today you can still happen upon his drawings in the Jefferson County Fair every other year. In the lair he has won several blue ribbons. Entered in the fair are usually drawings used for the Pi- Ume-Sha posters. All in all, Oliver Kirk is very happy with what he is doing now. When asked how long he wished to continue drawing the pictures for Pi-Ume-S ha Days he simply stated, "as long as they ask me. Warm Springs as such by them." The Centennial Celebration featured a full three days of events, starting with a parade each day. Lunch and dinner were seved each day with afternoon activities beginning with a "raiding party and sham battle." A rodeo was held each afternoon featuring calf roping, bareback bronc, bareback wrestle, travai race, saddle bronc, spotted horse race, calf roping, match race, ribbon roping, pack horse race and wardrobe race. The evening events began with Wasco dancing and concluded with a moonlight dance. Those speaking during the three days included O.C. Palmer, Phyllis Guerin, AW Galbraith, Governor Mark Hatfield, Vern Jackson and Don C. Foster. Continued on page 8
