Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
April 14, 1995 5
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Long-time police department employee Frank "Footer" Smith earned
prestigious awards at police standards training in Monmouth last
month.
Employee of the
month selected
The Warm Springs Composite
Products would like to take this time
to recognize our Employee of the
Month for February. This award went
out to Carshal Bruno.
Carshal has been selected for the
Employee of the Month award by the
following criteria: safety in the work
place, quality of work, production
quantity, attendance, personal initia
tive, attitude, cooperation with fel
low employees, lead people, super
visors and management.
To my kids,
Albert Kalama, Jr. &
Ada Julia Polk-Lopez
I love you guys with all
my heart & miss you two
beautiful kids.
Love, your mom, Angela
Polk
Happy Birthday wishes
go out to:
April 23
Angela "Anga" Polk
Gloria "Mutsi"
Queahpama
April 24
Phillis and Alexander's
26th Anniversary
April 25
Johnnie James
LeClaire (9)
April 30
Maxine McKinley
From Alex, Phyllis and
Johnnie
by Bob Medina
Frank "Footer" Smith, of Warm
Springs, recently returned from the
Board of Police Standard Safety and
Training (BPSST) police academy
in Monmouth, Oregon after five
weeks of corrections training.
According to Smith, of forty
students in the class, he returned with
an Outstanding Shooters award, a
Vic Atiyeh Outstanding Student
Award, and a physical fittness award.
Smith was also informed that the
Vic Atiyeh award had never before
been presented to a Native American.
Smith is the second person in the
state of Oregon to obtain all three
certifications in basic police training,
correction training, and parole and
probation.
Smith is proud of his
achievements.and thanks the Warm
Springs tribes and Don Courtney for
making it possible for him to return
to the police department back in 1994.
Smith, forty five, is currently in
charge of corrections at the Warm
Springs Police Department and has
been involved with law enforcement
for ninteen years, including patrol,
communications, and parol and
probation.
"My goal is to someday be able to
attend the Federal training facility in
Georgia, and when I retire, return to
my spiritial ways and beliefs. I would
like to thank God first, my mother
and father, my wife and family for
the support and encouragement they
have all given me," concluded Smith.
Poetry welcome in
upcoming contest
A $1,000 grand prize is being of
fered in a free poetry contest, open to
everyone in the Warm Springs area.
There are 28 prizes in all, worth over
$2,000. The deadline for entering is
May 10. Winners will be announced
on or before July 6 and a winner's list
sent to all entrants.
"Poems may be written on any
subject, using any style," says Dr.
Richard Huntington, contest director
of the International Library of Fa
mous Poets. "We are so sure this
contest will attract great yet here
tofore unknown poets that we are
reserving the right to publish the
winning poems. We can't emphasize
enough: Beginners are welcome."
To enter, send one poem only 21
lines or less to: Free Poetry Contest,
421 N. Rodeo Dr., Suite 15-544,
Beverly Hills, California 90210.
gible children to get their physical
exam, update their immunizations,
and complete a Head Start registra
tion packet. An up to date physical
and immunization record are part of
the registration packet forenrollment
in Head Start, however, this docs not
guarantee your child a slot in the
Head Start program. If you miss this
day it will be your responsibility to
take your child to the doctor for a
physical and to obtain an immuniza
tion certificate and to fill out the
registration packet. Your child will
not be considered for a slot unless the
required paperwork is complete. All
parentsguardians need to bring proof
of income such as: Pay stub(not
draw), income tax statement, letter
from your supervisor, AFS letter, or
proof of othcrassistance. Also, bring
custody papers for foster children or
children in joint custody. Bring a
copy of your child's birth certificate
if the child is not an enrolled member
of the Warm Springs Confederated
Tribes.
"Physical and Immunization Day
for Pre-Kindergarten children is
scheduled for May 4, 1995.
Saturday the 15th it's the Recre
ation Department's Mini Marathon
and 1 mile fun run. In honor of "The
Week of the Young Child" we are
encouraging all parentsguardians to
"GO THE MILE WITH YOUR
CHILD." This is a good example of
a healthy fun activity for you and
your young child!
"The Week Of The Young Child"
-April 23-29, 1995 will kick off with
a luncheon at the Simnasho
Longhouse Sunday April 23,1995 at
Noon. All community members are
invited to attend and enjoy a deli
cious meal celebrating our children.
Children's art work continues
to be on display around the commu
nity. Other activities planned for this
week include:
Monday- Clean up day here at
ECE (Water & Soil have donated
garbage bags)
Tuesday-Fun Run 10:00am Spon
sored by Pod A staff
Wednesday-Zoo Day, if you have
a trained animal or would like to
share your pet the zoo will be on the
ECE patio, it is best that you stay
with your animal in case smaller chil
dren get afraid and make it nervous.
Infant Center children will go through
first beginning at 9:00am, Head Start
and Kindergarten have between 10:00
& 12:00pm to visit the zoo.
Thursday- Penny Carnival for
children 3-8 years old and parents
guardians at the Warm Springs Com
munity Center from6-8pm. Activi
ties will include: fun, games, cake
walk, fish pond, darts, fun, a conces
sion stand for the whole family to
cat, ring toss, fun, face painting,
clowns, fun, penny toss, spin the
arrow & win, lun... and other activi
ties, hope you can make it! Thank
you CPS staff for volunteering early
to help us out with this event; other
volunteers?
Friday- Parade 10:30am start at
south end of ECE end at the
Longhouse parking lot
ParentsGuardians and commu
nity members are needed to be a
cheering crowd, so try and take a
break and make it over for the pa
rade!! PARENT EDUCATION
ECE and Community Counseling
arc working together to reach fami
lies and offer information about child
development and parenting. Parents
are invited to ECE Pod C room C3
every Monday from 1 0am-1 2pm for
ten weeks beginning April 3, 1995.
You are welcome to join us for any
and all sessions. Child care will be
provided.
PARENT POLICY COUNCIL
Applications are available for in
terested parents to fill out if you
would like to be considered to go to
the National Indian Head Start Di
rectors Association Conference in
Washington D.C. If chosen, the can
didate would leave for the confer
ence Saturday June 24, 1995 and
return on Thursday June 29, 1995.
Applications are available from class
rooms or Nancy Seyler or Kris
Sampson and must be submitted no
later than noon Wednesday, April 19
at the front desk. One person will be
chosen at the Policy Coouncil meet
ing held that evening from
5:30-7:00pm.
ATTENTION!!
Policy Council is having a "Cre
ate a Head Start Flag" Contest. Sub
mit your entry to the ECE front of
fice by 5:00pm Tuesday April 18,
1995. The flag must have the Head
Start logo on it. We would like to see
our flag among others being dis
played at conferences throughout the
country. Create a masterpiece which
depicts our unique community! In
clude your name, address and phone
number when submitting your entry
so we can contact you when neces
sary. The contest is open to the
community.
APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PRE
VENTION MONTH!
The following information is from
the National Committee to Prevent
Child Abuse.
The Blue Ribbon Campaign
Pledge of Allegiance
We, the guardian advocates of
Oregon's Children, pledge allegiance
to the protection and def ense of cer
tain inalienable rights for children of
all ages. We believe that all children
deserve freedom from verbal abuse,
sexual abuse, emotional, psychologi
cal, and physical abuse and neglect.
We Believe AH Children Deserve
To Have Blue Ribbon Days
including:
loving hugs
warm homes
tender care
parents and adults who
Listen
Promote self-esteem
Give quality time
Provide necessary food,
shelter, clothing, medical attention
We proudly wear or display a Blue
Ribbon as a symbol of our determi
nation to work towards a Blue Rib
bon future for all of our children.
TIPS FOR PARENTS
It is okay to take care of yousclf
physically and emotionally. Chil
dren learn to take care of themselves
by watching you. Take time to exer
cise, read, nap or work on a special
project to recharge your battery.
You are a mirror for your chil
dren. They believe what you tell
them about themselves. "Helpful,"
"Creative" and "Curious" are build
ing words. Unkind words like bad or
stupid tear children down and teach
them that they are just not good
enough.
Respect children and use a cour
teous tone of voice. If we talk to
children as we would our friends, our
youngsters may be more likely to
seek us out as confidants.
Children are never too old to be
told they are loved. Saying "I love
you" is important. Writing it in a
note provides the child with a re
minder that he can hold on to.
Giving your children chores
around the house builds coopera
tion and responsibility. "Thanks
for helping me pick up the house.
We make a great team. Now we can
go to the park."
Rules help children feel secure.
Without limits children do not know
where they stand. To avoid argu
ments try the "WhenThen" method:
"When your toys are picked up then
I will read you a story," or "When the
dishes are put away then you may use
the phone."
Help children feel good about
their successes. Instead of, "Im
proud of you" try , "You really
worked hard on that. I bet that makes
you feel proud of yourself."
Gold, Pitt among sixty to attend Indigenous Artists Symposium in New Zealand
Ten-day
symposium
draws talent to
"LandDown
Under" for
sharing, learning
skills of gifted
Native artisans
Pat Courtney Gold and Lillian
Pitt, each accomplished artists in
their own rights, were among sixty
artists to attend the Indigenous
Artists Symposium in Rotorua,
New Zealand January 14 through
January 24, 1995. Thirty artists
wereMaoriand theremainderwere
indigenous artists from the Pacific
region and the United States, in
cluding seven Native Americans.
Following is an account of that
trip written by Gold.
"It was an honor to be there.
The artists were skilled in
painting, drawing, weaving,
ceramics and clay, carving,
jewelry and mixed media.
"We stayed at the Marae
(Maori village), where the art
ists slept in a large room, on the
floor. Another building was the
social and dining room. We ate
whatever the cooks prepared
fish, lamb, mutton, pork, sal
ads, which were mostly rice,
fresh fruit and, frequently,
homemade cakes.
"I remember a popular
Maori meal, a "boil-up . This
was a large pan of boiled mut
ton vertebrae boiled with kale;
the accompanying boil-up was
a large pan of boiled fish heads.
My Wasco Tribe ate Chinook
heads, so I thought that I'd try
the ocean fish heads big mis
take! These sea-going fish heads
were covered with large scales
which were inedible. I swear
that I burned more calories
picking scales out of my mouth
than the intake of calories from
this meal.
"The weavers were up at 5:30
to 6 a.m. each day, and out
browsing for fibers to use in
our weaving sessions. We also
got Maori history lessons on
these outings, as well as hiking
in beautiful areas surrounded
by forests of 15-foot-high fern
trees, and lakes in every direc
tion that we turned. It was gor
geous. I admired the Maori
people, trailblazing this un
known area through dense for
ests, carrying their 20-man ca
noes from lalke to lake.
"The artists all worked un
der a "circus" tent, protection
from the sun and trie rain. It
was summer in New Zealand,
and yes, I did get sunburned!
Even I was amazed, but we
were told that the ozone layer
there is very thin. I could not
get over the sun setting at 8:30
at night. When I left Oregon,
the sun was setting at 4:30 in
the afternoon. We took advan
tage of the longer daylight and
did lots of work, gallery visits,
local tours and "tiki-treks".
(Justgoing for walks).
"The artists brought slides
of their works, so, after dinner
we had two-hour sessions of
viewing slides and listening to
other artists. It was always in
teresting, during the evenings,
to learn more about each artist,
their homes and details of their
artwork and what influenced
them.
"The Maori weavers blew
my mind, when they told us to
harvest only 20 to 30 Harakeke
leaves (flax). When we finished
working with these and needed
more, we just went to the plants
and cut more. The availability
of the plants, and so many, was
an alien concept to me. Such a
contrast to our annual outings
to harvest cedar bark!
"We learned to process
Harakeke with mussel shells to
fet the flax fiber; to roll the
ber on our leg to get cordage,
then to weave with it We also
sized the leaves, then plaited
baskets.
"They used a different
method of plaiting they
worked on a diagonal, which
made their baskets very strong.
But I was always losing my
f lace when I was working row
y row. One method I particu
larly enjoyed was braiding
Harakeke to start a basket, then
plaiting. The result was a bas
ket with a braid at the bottom.
There were so many other
techniques to learn, but we did
not have the time. The 10 days
gave us time to learn, and teach,
various methods. We were also
encouraged to try other media.
That's another story, but I
learned to appreciate claywork,
and painting on very large can
vases. "At the end of the day, usu
ally 11 p.m., we would jump
into the van and head out to the
hot springs. Rotorua is known
for the hot springs that ooze
out of the ground. The Maori
artists took us to their favorite
spring, where the water has a
chemical in it that made us feel
like we were bathing in body
lotion. It was so pleasant to lie
in the hot water, looking up at
the stars. I had been looking
forward to seeing the stars in
the southern hemisphere, and
it was a strange feeling. I didn't
recognize any formations.
Eventually, I could spot the
Southern Cross, equivalent to
the North Star in our hemi
sphere. Another experience
that blew my mind was the full
moon. I stared at it for along
time before I realized that it has
a different face in the southern
hemisphere.
"Included in the Symposium
were cultural outings. We
toured many Maori galleries.
Maori carvings, in wood, bone
and ivory are very intricate and
complicated. The carvings and
paintings represent Maori his
tory. The ancestral lineage and
history is a very important as
pect of Maori life. This knowl
edge helped me appreciate their
artwork.
"The paintings are also var
ied, but contains the basic idea
of Maori lineage and history. I
loved their colore I particu
larly liked the shades of blues,
from bright blue to light blue,
to dark blue to blue-black. The
themes were influenced by
their physical environment of
lakes, rivers, mountains and the
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Pat Gold, left, Dee Smith, center, and Lillian Pitt, right, at Portland International Airport awaiting their flight
to New Zealand in January.
sea.
"The Maori culture is a very
oral one. As a group of people,
they were excellent singers, kiri
te Kanawa is a well known op
era singer in New Zealand,
Europe and the United States. I
was impressed that there are
so many "Kiris" in New
Zealand. And the oratory skills
of the Maori artists impressed
me. They all sound as if they
were voice trained and could
talk to a crowd mile away.
"We were welcomed into the
Marae formally, and with open
hearts. I immediately felt at
home with them. They were all
so open, caring and treated us
so well. They had a very re
laxed lifestyle; nothing seemed
to upset tnem, even when I
pulled the door handle off the
car as I was getting out. They
all laughed and thought it was
funny and I was embarrassed
for damaging the car.
"We were all so emotional
when the 10 days zipped by
and it was time for us to leave.
It really was like leaving my
family behind. I have such good
memories of the Maori people,
the art experiences, the Deauti
ful country, and all the friends
I was fortunate to make."
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Pat Gold with Tina Whirihana, an instructor for basketry at the
symposium in Rotorua, New Zeland.