SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
August 1. 1996 5
New line could sew up future of Warm Springs Clothing
The many sewing machines at
Warm Springs Apparel Industries
sit quiet now, the thread still in
tricately wound through the many
nooks and crannies of the complicated-looking
hunks of metal.
But with a little luck and Tribal
Council grace, the machines will
once again hum and sing. The
sweet tune of profit will hope
fully be heard in the not too dis
tant future..
Wool and leather polar
fleece and abalone bone but
tons and beads all are compo
nents in the newest, yet tempo
rary and hopefully permanent,
product of Warm Springs
Clothing Company. Alone, each
item offers little to pique the
imagination of the not-so-gifted.
But, together, the components
create an exciting new line of
clothing and accessories that
could solidify the future of the
struggling clothing company.
Opened in 1986 through
tribal referendum, WSAI pro-
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Jacket and matching handbag are made of Pendleton wool. Both
are versitile and practical.
duced clothing items for national
athletic and daily wear compa
nies. A short, and unsuccessful,
stab at producing items designed
locally fell short financially not
long before operations were sus
pended at WSCC late last year by
vote of Tribal Council. To fulfill
a basic need at another tribal en
terprise, Indian Head Gaming
contracted WSCC to design and
produce uniforms for the casino
staff earlier this year.
With the casino contract com
pleted in March, WSCC
manager Jan Derr
Carroll and assistant
Melissa Charley peti
tioned the Business and
Economic Development
office for seed money to
dcvelopa"high-end"line
of clothing. "Low-end
products are not profit
able," says Dcrr-Carroll.
"Most are already pro
duced in foreign coun
tries very cheaply."
With seed money in
pocket, Derr-Carroll and
Charley set to work de
signing the line from
colorful coats and vests
to elegant Pendleton
wool and leather hand
bags and coin purses.
Once complete, the pair
was on the road through
out Oregon, showing the
new line to prospective
clients. Interest was
keen chalking up
nearly $10,000 in pro
spective sales in just four
short days. The two say
they will focus sales in
Indian museum gift
shops, casino gift shops,
quality western wear
stores and other tribal organiza
tions. Derr-Carroll and Charley en
vision WSCC becoming a
"homebase and training center"
for the reservation. Local sewers
would be hired to do the detail
and handwork on items. To keep
overhead down, few, no more
than seven, people would work at
the factory. The existing sewing
equipment would be used, as well.
Leather machines will be needed
but some of the existing machines
can be traded.
Art-wise, when people think
of Northwest art, coastal themes
come to mind. Derr-Carroll and
Charley want to "develop rec
ognition for the Columbia River
Plateau symbols." Pctroglyphs
will be used on most of the items.
With the help of homcbased
sewers, products will appear to
be "custom" made and one-of-a-kind.
Only the best materials will be
used and basic patterns will be
developed so that not only
Pendleton wool but other fabrics
could be used easily. All designs
will be originals and not copied
from other makers. Fabric ends
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Abalone buttons decorated with
beads adorn a vest created by
Warm Springs Clothing.
will be available at the factory
and tribal members will be able
to purchase items at just above
wholesale.
Because products will be
unique in their own right, name
recognition will be developed so
that consumers will want to look
for the product. A name is needed
for the new line and several sug
gestions were gathered at a re
cent open house at the Small
Business Center. A survey of
visitors showed that of the 72
surveyed, 7 1 liked the concept of
the clothing line and felt it was an
authentic, quality line of cloth
ing. Also, A majority stated they
would purchase more than one
item. The line most appealed to
those between the ages of 25 and
50,
Additionally, a fashion show
at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort July 18
publicly debuted the items.
Though small, the show was well
received, says Charley. Consum
ers are definitely interested.
Derr-Carroll, who came to
Warm Springs in 1994 as WSAI
manager, had her own leather
goods company in Bend for nine
years. That experience helped her
and Charley in their efforts
when developing the busi
ness plan and three-month
contract in April That con
tract will expire the middle
of August. Tribal Council,
on August 26, will discuss
the feasibility and possibil
ity of reopening the factory.
Interested people are en
couraged to stop by the plant
in the Industrial Park and
view the prototypes devel
oped and fill out a survey.
The plant is open from 8
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.
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Bone buttons have been applied
to many of the items.
In our opinion: Kids speak out on what's bugging them-
Local youth employed by the
Summer Work Program were
polled during one of their training
days recently on what it is that
concerns them most about their
lives and their future. Nearly 100
youth, broken into nine groups,
were surveyed. Listed below are
the concerns that will help
develop the Youth Master Plan..
Information compiled and
provided by Summer Work
Program staff.
BIGGEST CONCERNS YOU HA VE
AS YOUTH GROWING UP IN THE
1990'S:
it Bill Clinton
Education
Somewhere to go
Something to do
Kids partying & drugs among
teens
Young deaths
it Teen pregnancy's
Child abuse & Neglect
-k Youth dropping out at young
ages
Parents partying & leaving kids
unattended
Most times boredom leads to
trouble
it Discrimination
it Gangs and violence
Lot of Deaths due to Alcohol ! !
it Boring
it Not enough to do
it No where to go
it Family problems
k Not enough variety of clubs
that interest the youth
k Hangs in the community
-k Low number of Indians gradu
ating from High School (drop-outs)
Parents misjudging kids on ap
pearance .
it Nothing to do in Warm Springs
Thank you for
support of fashion
show
To the Warm Springs
Community,
We would like to thank everyone
who helped make our fashion show
a huge success. We would espe
cially like to thank Kah-Nee-Ta and
Lucinda Greene and Susan Guerin
for providing the space and setting
up the show, Mary Sando-Emhoolah
for her wonderful ability to pull it all
together so effortlessly and all the
models who did a fantastic job mak
ing everything look so appealing.
Beautiful jewelry was donated and
coordinated by the gift shop at Kah-Nee-Ta
and the Museum at Warm
springs.
Everyone gladly donated time and
thought from their busy lives to help
make this a success for everyone.
A big thank you goes to the staff
at Economic Development, the
Small Business Center and KWSO
for their promotional work and feed
back.
Again, Thank you.
Sincerely, Melissa Charley and
Jan Derr-Carroll
k Vandalism
Alcohol & Drugs
k Littering
k Education
k Community involvement
it Teen pregnancy
k Abuse-kids & spouses, etc...
Peer-pressure
it Racism
Drugs
k Gangs
Nuttin to do
Rainbow Market
it Vandalism
it 3 different cultures, racism
Youth not going to school
it High School drop outs
it Not trying in school
it Teen pregnancy
STD's, SEX
Boring they say there is always
too much violence from the youth
-k Too much laws, can't jump off
bridge while swimming, curfew to
change
More Basketball court, & foot
ball field
Mini mall with an arcade, big
ger mini mall
Kids casino 20 & younger (
adults to manage) & kids Zone, zoo,
musement park, go carts, OMSI
it More restaurants, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dairy
Queen, Pizza Hut, Giggle bees, Magic
castle, Bigger store
k Stadium, for Powwows, tour
neys, baseball
Movie place
More places to work for youth
& adults
it Pop machine at work site
it Drugs & Alcohol
it Gangs
it Boredom
it School Attendance
Racism
Teen pregnancy
Graffiti
Littering
Pollution
k No parents involved
it The kids get to do it all by
themselves
There's too many gangsters
k Drugs and alcohol
Too much graffity
Too much trash in West Hills
it Too much violence
it Too many disrespectful kids
it To much dropping out of school
k Too much pregnancy
Boredom
Life
Jobs
it Drugs among the youth
Abusive parentemotional-physical-mental-sexual
it Violence
k No community involvement
with the youth
it No sense of educational direc
tion it No future around Madras &
Warm Springs
Too much on the drop out rate
it Too much teen pregnancy
Not enough politics
it Too much prejudice
On staying in school-
On staying out of trouble-
WHAT WILL HELP YOUTH STAY
OUT OF TROUBLE IN THIS
COMMUNITY:
Nothing
Places to hangout
j Things to do
People
Amusement park
Dances - (no oldies)
Community get-togethers
Powwows
Clubs
Motivational speakers
Concerts
Weekend job
Weekly activity day
Mall-plaza too small-no real
selection of clothes!!
Movie Theater
Need something to do
Need somewhere to go
Teen-club (place to hang-out)
Different clubs to join
Rotate control racing
Demolition
Rodeo club (big bulls) with
ownership
Motor cross course
Archery
Paint ball-war
Stay in school
No more gangs
More community activities es
pecially for the youth
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Activities
Stay home
Family nights
Sports
Library
Movies
Mall
Have your own phone
Traveling
Grocery shopping
Have more things, activities for
us to do
Curfew time
Under age drives
More cops
Shut down Rainbow
No beer at Rainbow
More activities
Recreation center
More stuff to do
Football tourney, basketball
tourney
Keep busy with the community
There really is not anything, but
it is up to who they are and what they
want to do
Have more activities
Consequences for the
consequenser
Keep all people happy
More activities
More community participation
Community center open on
weekends
More parent participation
More respectable
Less rules but some small ones
One on one punishment
Year long sports
Moderation meetings
Non benefiting participation
More things to do
More places to go
More () grown ups
More clubs
More activities
Help kids stay in school (en
courage them)
Give them a certain punishment,
for everything violent thing they do
Give the people that changed, a
certain congratulation thingy
THINGS THAT CAN HELP IM
PROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Call peoples house if they're
absent, contact parents
No more neglect from parents
Students caring about their own
attendance
Indian teachers (counselor-liaison)
Native American Indian Literature
H No more buses-too crowded
Change classes
Training instead like things
we'll really be doing with our life
Have teacher's change teach
ing skills
$ Indian teachers
Stuff taught about our culture
Half days
More rewards
Tenth Annual Symposium to be held in October
The Intertribal Agriculture Coun
cil (IAC) will hold their Tenth An
nual National Indian Agriculture
Symposium in Green Bay, Wiscon
sin at the Radisson Inn on September
30 through October 4, 1996. The
Symposium is being hosted by the
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin with
support from the IAC Minneapolis
Area Member Tribes. "America's
First Farmers," is the IAC's Sympo
sium theme and will focus on it as
well as celebrating ten years of work
and progress for the IAC.
Each year the IAC produces a
Symposium dedicated to the enhance
ment of Indian agriculture. Ameri
can Indian leaders, farmers and ranch
ers across the continental United
States and Alaska will be in atten
dance. This is as an informational
meeting on agricultural issues and
services available to Indian Country.
IAC Symposium attendees will have
an opportunity to find out more about
national and regional agricultural
activities, and how the IAC;s efforts
assists them with their own agricul
tural projects and enterprises. It also
provides the IAC member Tribes an
opportunity to discuss concerns rela
tive to agriculture and natural re
sources, conduct business, and adopt
policy resolutions for the coming
year.
A Trade Show and Market will be
held in conjunction with the IAC
Symposium. Tribes, tribal enter
prises, agriculture related businesses,
and artisans from across the United
States are encourages to exhibit and
promote their work and products.
The Trade Show and Market pro
vides a unique opportunity to see and
purchase agricultural products as well
as arts and crafts that are produced
by American Indians from around
the United States. The trade show
and market is open to the public and
there is not charge to attend.
The IAC is an organization, char
tered in 1987, with 84 dues-paying
member Tribes, who together con
trol more than 80 of the 54 million
acres owned by Indian people and
Indian Tribes in the contiguous
United States, and approximately half
of the 44 million acres in Alaska. It is
governed by a board of Directors
composed of elected tribal represen
tatives from each of the twelve re
gions of Indian Country, reflecting
the diverse character of Indian agri
culture. The IAC is active primarily
in promoting the conservation, de
velopment and use of Indian re
sources for the betterment of Indian
people. Each year the IAC produces
a Symposium dedicated to the en
hancement of Indian Agriculture and
based on past activity, the IAC esti
mates the attendance this year to be
over 400 persons.
Information on this years Sympo
sium or the IAC may be obtained by
contacting the IAC at 1 00 North 24th
Street, Suite 500 Billings, Montana
59101,(406)259-3525.
Better teachers
Better transportation
sH Funner things to do beside work
Parents make them go
Harder consequences for stu
dents Make school funner more ac
tivities so you want to go
Transportation give us all a car
Indian teachers
Wear hats in school
Newer textbooks, books, etc.
Computers to catch up with
technology
High School, middle school on
reservation
Make the learning funner
Pay us money for school
Indian Language
Learn our own history
Make our own school
More Indian teachers
Do Indian art instead of modern
More choices of classes
Replace modern history with
Indian
More sports added
Encourage kids to go to summer
school
Help parents, and kids get in
volved in school activities
If they want to play sports, they
have to stay in school, and keep their
grades up
Keep them drug-free and alco
hol free, so they can stay in school
Have a culture club class, for
Indians
Having a fun day at school not
having same boring days over and
over
Having parents that care
(stricter) curfew (weekdays)
weekends different
Better more self-motivation in
the teachers.
National Night Out
America's Night Out Against Crime
Tuesday, August 6, 1996
7 to 10 p.m.
Behind the Community Center