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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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