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HopilChoctaw Indian, Derek Davis,
Competition held at Pheonix, Arizona.
8 years ago and works as a cultural educator for me neon Museum.
Applications to Chemawa encouraged
Chemawa Indian School (CIS)
school supervisor, Gerald Gray, an
nounced that classes for the 1994
1993 school year will begin August
24, 1994.Students,whoarcenrolled,
will travel August 22 and 23 or as
soon a possible thereafter by bus,
train or air as arranged by CIS.
CIS is an off-reservation board
ing high school accredited by North
west Association of Schools and
Colleges and the State of Oregon
and offers a wide variety of pro
grams for Indian youth. The school's
campus includes 400 acres near Sa
lem and is SO miles south of Port-
Art Design Contest
The Community
Counseling Center
is sponsoring a design contest,
for any interested local artist to
submit a design of their making,
for a medallion proposed
by the Center.
One winning design will be
selected and awarded $100.
For an "information packet"
regarding medallion size and
requirements contact
the Counseling Center at 553
3205. Contest ends on July 29, 1994
Clemmer receives Utah Girl Scout award
Editor's note: The following ar
ticle about tribal member Janice
White Clemmer appeared in the
"Daily Universe" May 19, 1994. The
article appeared in the SaltLake City
Deseret News and The Salt Lake
Tribune, as well.
by Jeanette Waite,
Universe staff writer
"Yesterday's Girl Scout, Today's
S uccessful Woman", describes Janice
W. Clemmer, assistant professor in
the College of Education.
Clemmer will be one of three
honored with this biannual award
Saturday, May 21, by the Utah Girl
Scout Council.
"While I was a Girl Scout, I re
Tribal Services
Tribal members over the age of 20
are being asked once again to com
plete the "Tribal Services Survey"
which will update the membership's
general opinions about services. If
you have suggestions to improve
services please write them on the
survey.
This year's results will be com-
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PUBLISHER SID MILLER
EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA T. BOISE
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER BOB MEDINA
SECRETARY TINA AGUILAR
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is the Champion of the Tony White
Derek is fromHopi, Arizona and resides
land. It is situated between the Cas
cade Mountain range and the Pacific
coast
Course offerings for this year in
clude general, vocational, computer,
art, personal relationships, special
education, Chapter I, gifted and tal
ented, career development and a per
sonalized education program where
students are provided additional aca
demic and remedial help evenings
and weekends. According to Gray,
the school is noted for and empha
sizes alcohol and drug education
treatment, counseling and guidance,
nutritional food service, modern
dormitories with an enhanced home
living environment, varied cultural
and native American activities, stu
dent government, diverse athletic
programs and a broad range of inter
esting recreational opportunities.
Chemawa graduated 49 seniors
last school year with many of those
students eagerly waiting to attend
college or vocational training this
fall, reported Larry Byers, acting
academic department head. The
honor roll for spring term had 33
students earning a 3.0 gpa.
Summer is one-third over and
plans for the fall semester are being
finalized. "Hopefully, all are having
a great summer and I am looking
forward to seeing the returning stu
dents as well as meeting all the new
students this fall," stated Byers.
Chemawa school's drug and alco
hol program was selected in 1990 as
one of 12 outstanding programs in
member learning I could do and be
anything I wanted," Clemmer said.
"Because of the self-esteem gained
as a young girl, I am fulfilling my
goals and dreams now."
"Clemmer grew up on the Warm
Springs....Reservation, where she
began her girl scout year.
"I tried new things by working on
the badge requirements. I learned
from my successes as well as my
mistakes," Clemmer said.
"Clemmer's love for trying new
things followed her through school.
She hold master's degrees in history
and education and holds three doc
torates in cultural foundations of
education, history and a doctorate
Survey due out
pared with last year's results to help
evaluate progress.
Take time to complete the survey
i1s.rS
August 5 will be eligible to win a tnp
for two to Reno, donated by Juniper
Travel and the Confederated Tribes.
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Cloud Memorial World Hoop Dance
in Pheonix,Arizona. He started dancing
the BIA's school system. The pro
gram was determined to have made a
positive difference in the academic,
cultural, social and personal lives of
the American Indian students attend
ing Chemawa. As a BIA Sharing
Excellence Network school,
Chemawa was featured in the
Bureau's annual "Showcase of Ex
cellence." "Many students have been
helped to overcome their chemical
dependency and abuse problems
through Chemawa s drug and alco
hol program efforts," stated Gray.
A new instructional education
television new network program
(Channel One) is used for the stu
dents. A computerized instructional
program, Writer's Workbench, is also
available for the students. Two fully
equipped computer laboratories were
built and established for students use.
Recreational and leisure activi
ties include skiing, river rafting,
swimming, mountain hiking, camp
ing, attendance at many college
football games, excursions to the
Pacific coast, and participation in
many clubs, social events, student
banquets, school barbecues and pic
nics. City bus service is available to
students and staff.
Students, parents and or guard
ians are urged to submit enrollment
applications as soon as possible to
Chemawa Indian School, 3700"
Chemawa Road NE, Salem, Or
97305-1199 or call Kathy Murray,
registrar, (503) 339-5721, extension
247.
which emphasizes education law. .
"Clemmer is a founding member'
of theBYUFaculty Women Council, ,
co-editor of the Utah Centennial
Native American History Project and
a national board member for Ameri-,
can Indian Services.
"In "B YU Today", Clemmer wast
profiled as an alumnus of B YU. She .
tells her students there will be a time
when they are not as busy with studies
and they can make a difference by
helping others.
"From her years in the Girl Scout
program, she gained new perspec
tives. "It was instilled in me that I could
learn, I was smart and what I did
would make a difference in the
world," Clemmer said.
Clemmer is the only American
Indian tenured faculty member at
any of Utah's colleges or universities.
She is actively involved in promot
ing minority rights."
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Ada Sooksoit family thankful for
To the editor,
We the children and grandchildren
of Ada Sooksoit would like to express
our sincerest love and thanks to all
who helped us in making the Ada
Sooksoit Fancy Shawl Dance contest
possible. Congratulations to all the
winners.
1st place Audrey Olney of
White Swan, she received a buckskin
shawl (pictured), a Pendleton shawl,
a trophy and $500.
2nd place Danel Tailfeathers
of Warm Springs, she received a
shawl, a trophy and $300.
3rd place Michelle of Portland,
she received a shawl, trophy and
$200.
We would also like to thank the
Pi-Ume-Sha Committee, Erickson's
Sentry, Nelson Wallulatum, Diane
Bond and all the other dance
participants, and all family and
friends for their support.
Shillie, Barbara (Blahn), Mark,
Wiggie, Nancy, Charlie, and all
her grandchildren
Ada Sooksoit, at the age of
62, entered the Fancy Shawl
Dance contest at the Delta
Park Powwow and won first
place.
Delegates visit Greens, powwow, parade
Ludnda Green's guest book
reads likea world atlas. Visitors
from around the world have
signed the book, penning coun
tnes such as Nigeria, South Af
rica, Russia and China as their
homelands.
In 1993, Lucinda began
hosting visitors brought to the
reservation by EcoTours, an
ecology-based travel guide
agency in Portland. The most
recent visitors, all presidents of
state universities in China, were
brought to the reservation not
by EcoTours but by representa
tives of the University of Or
egon as part of an exchange
program through which Chi
nese dignitaries visit the United
State for three weeks and Uof O
representatives visit the various
districts of China for three
weeks. An ongoing part of the
exchange program, Warm
Springs is a favorite place to
visit for the Chinese.
This year, the visit coincided
with Pi-Ume-Sha. The visitors
took part in the dancing at the
powwow and "Saturday's pa
rade. They also got a taste of life
on the reservation, as Lucinda
and her family hosted them at
their riverside home on the
Deschutes.
A teeoee ereeted the visitors
as they bumped along the road
into the Green place. The del
egation of 10 were ushered in
side and were entertained with
a bit of Warm Springs history
and then shown numerous
beaded clothing items, with
some even trying on Starla
Green's Miss Warm Springs
crown and banner.
Lucinda expertly prepared
Indian tacos, which the del
egates devoured eagerly, some
eating up to three each.
Unce dinner was finished, the
delegation stopped for a photo
in front of the teepee ana then
loaded on their van and bumped
their wayoutof the Green place,
heading to Pi-Ume-Sha and the
grand entry.
Delegation took time for a quick photo
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Oregon State Basketball Games
Saturday, July 9
Boy's 16 and under-8:30 a.m.Champlonshlp: 5:45 p.m.Mt. Scott CC
Girls 15 and under-9 a.m. Championship: 2:30 p.m. St. John's CC
Sunday, July 10
Girls 13 and under-9 a.m. Championship: 2:30 p.m. St. John's CC
Boy's 13 and under-8 a.m. Championship 6 p.m.: Mt. Scott CC
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The family of Ada Sooksoit held a special fancy shawl contest during Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow and will present this
buckskin shawl to the winner Audrey Olney of White Swan when it is completed.
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Warm Springs and created quite a
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