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Vol. 19 No. 25
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Coyote News
In Brief
Art Show coming
Tribal member artists
are urged to submit
slides and photographs
of their work for the May
13, 1995 show.
Idaho youth
conference set
The 20th annual Indian
Youth Conference will
be held in southern
Idaho in early April.
Information'
presented
With the gaming
referendum less than
three weeks away, be
sure to be an informed
voter before going to the
polls.
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Carnival planned
The annual Warm
Springs Elementary
Winter Carnival will be
held December 15.
Parents are urged to
donated baked goods
Students certain of
their futures
Two local Madras High
School students are
confident of their
futures school and
subsequent careers.
Redmond retains
tourney title
A Redmond co-ed team
was successful in its bid
to retain the We BAAAD
tournament title.
Turkey cooks given
hints
First-time turkey cooks
are given invaluable tips
on how to prepare the
perfect bird.
Hours for the Warm Springs
Post Office for
December 12-16
and
December 19-23
will be 8:30 am. to 4:30 p.m.
The Post Office will remain
open during the lunch hour
for the two-week period.
Deadline for the
next Spilyay
Tymoo is
Friday,
December 16
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First, third, and fifth grade students
annual Christmas program.
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December 21, 1994, 7:00 p.m.
Warm Springs Community Center Gym
Family fun for everyone!
First prize-SlOO.OO, Second prize-$75.00
Third prize-$50.00
To enter sign up at the Community Center
by December 16
Admission at the door will be SlOO-Adults,
$1.00-Students and Senior Citizens.
"Sisters of the
'Sisters of the Earth:
Contemporary Native American
Ceramics," featuring the work of six
Southwest ceramic artists, will open
December 1 0 in the Changing Exhibit
Gallery at The Museum at Warm
Springs.
"Sisters of the Earth" artists Nora
Naranjo-Morse, Elizabeth and Pablita
Abeyta, Anita Fields, Joanna Osbum
Bigfeather and Roxanne Swentzell
draw upon their native cultures and
beliefs to create contemporary
figurative works to reflect their
persona experiences.
Navajo sisters Elizabeth and
Pablita Abeyta create graceful
ceramic figures that portray singers,
dancers and kachinas. The daughters
of renowned artists Narciso Abeyta,
the Abeytas strive to portray women
of strength, integrity and wiL
Oklahoma artist Anita Fields
focuses her work on slab and coil
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" ' ' ' - , I The annual Christmas tree lighting was held in front of the Warm
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Selena T. Boise
sang Christmas songs to the community December 6, at the
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Earth" exhibit
constructed forms, using dresses as a
metaphor for expressing a range of
emotion and postures.
"They are about knowing who my
ancestors are and where I came from,
.. In my work, I honor the spiritual
strengths, courage and survival of
Native American women," Fields
said.
Roxanne Swentzell's sculptures,
burnished and unadorned, reside in a
spiritual plane of the human and
animal world, where they seem to
take on a life of their own. Of Santa
Clara Pueblo descent, Swentzell has
taught ceramics and sculpture in Santa
Fe, NM.
Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara
Pueblo artistpoetteacher, creates
sculptures that blend traditional and
modern styles. Although using
traditional materials and forming
methods, Naranjo-Morse brings her
own contemporary style to create her
pieces.
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Gaming
meetings
set
Seekseequa District
Thursday, December 8
Agency Longhouse
Sidwaiter Area
Tuesday, December 13
Simnasho District
Thursday, December 15
Simnasho Longhouse
General Council
Tuesday, December 20
Agency Longhouse
All meetings start at 6 p.m.
opens Dec. 10
Joanna Osburn-Bigfeathcr,
CherokeeMescalero Apache, delves
into popular culture to create a visual
commentary on the misrepresentation
of native peoples. Osburn-
Bigfeather's work examines the
socio-political implications of being
a Native American woman in
contemporary society.
"Sisters of the Earth" is co-curated
by Warm Springs ceramic artist
Lillian Pitt and Peter Held of the
Salem Art Association.
The current show in The Changing
Exhibit Gallery, "Contemporary
American Indian Art: The Joe
Fedderson Collection" has closed
December 2.
The Museum at Warm Springs
will host an opening reception on
Friday, December 9, from 7:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. All tribal members.
Museum members and tribal
employees are invited to attend.
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Spectators gathered inside for a
lighting to watch a Christmas play
the Full Gospel church.
Spilyay Tymoo calendars are in!
This year's edition is spiral bound and includes
photos of people of Warm Springs' past.
Get yours today! They're extra nice this year
and will make wonderful Christmas gifts for
your family and friends. Only $3.50 each.
Warm Springs Chief Nathan Heath and Celilo Chief Henry
i nompson singing aunng me Indian Festival at Celilo Park,
May 1967.
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Bob Medina
cup of hot chocolate after the tree
of the nativity scene performed by
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