Warm Springs, Oregon
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Photo by Bob Medina
Alyssa Macy with Spilyay Tymoo's Sid Miller. Alyssa will keep the
community informed of her travels through the Spilyay Tymoo
Photo by Orlando Doney
Visiting Royalty including Miss Oregon Rodeo joining together in an Honor Dance
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Warm Springs 2000 during the an-
nual Miss Warm Springs Pageant
which was held in the Simnasho
Longhouse December 27, 1999.
Alyssa also received trophies for
Miss Congeniality, Speaking &
Panel Winner, and Best Modern
Talent. .
Shasta Smith received First
Runner-up Miss Warm Springs 2000
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if for any reason Alyssa will not be
able to fulfill her duties to the Miss
Warm Springs title. Shasta received
troDhies for Best Traditional Talent
J and Round Dance Champion.
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i Committee added a Jr. Miss Warm
Springs to the Pageant. The First to
be crowned Jr. Miss Warm Springs
l is Cecelia Herrera. Cecelia also re
ceived trophies for Miss Congenial
ity, Speaking and Panel Winner,
Traditional Talent, Modern Talent
and Round Dance Champion.
Liana Tom is the first runner-up Jr.
Miss Warm Springs and will step in
as the Jr. Miss Warm Springs if
Cecelia is not able to fulfill her du
ties to the title.
Alyssa Macy is the daughter of
James Macy and Carla Dalton and is
a member of the Wasco Tribe. She is
a senior at Arizona State University
majoring in Justice Studies empha
sizing on American Indian Justice
Studies. She is minoring in Psychol
ogy. She served as Ms. Indian ASU
and has received an Outstanding
Leadership award from the ASU
Native American Alumni Associa
tion. According to Bridgette Whipple,
Miss Warm Springs Committee
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2000, Herrera
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ing in the Miss Indian World Pag-
eant 2000 this coming April at the
Gathering of Nations Pow-wow.
"She might win. She will be the first
one from our tribe to get the title if
she wins. It will be a great thing for
our tribe.," said Bridgette. If she
does win, Alyssa agreed to hand the
title of Miss Warm Springs to Shasta
Smith. A member of the Wasco tribe,
Shasta ,is the daughter of Frank &
"Shirley Smith, Shasta is attending
the Salish Kootenai College in
Montana. She is a poet and per-
formed the Paddle Dance for her
traditional talent.
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Warm Springs title. She is very
knowledgeable ot her Warm Springs
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Photo bv Orlando Doney
Pictured letf to right, Lyda (Scott) Flowers, Arlyssa Rhoan, 1 999 Outgoing Miss Warm Springs
Rebecca Soliz, Lana (Shike) Leonard, Bridgette (Kalama) Culpus, Joycelyn Moses, Sunmiet Minnick,
Arlita Rhoan mother of the late Sally Rhoan and Saraphina Scott
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Cecelia Herrera demonstating how to filet salmon while "Captain
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knowledge from her grandmother.
Maryann Meanus who is raising
Cecelia. Cecelia is attending Madras
High School. She is an active leader
in the Little Miss Warm Springs
pageant, teaching the girls a variety
of dances including the Butterfly
Dance, Skip Dance and Shuffle
Dance. She also participates in the
Thursday evening Washat singing
lessons led by her grandmother.
Liana Tom is the daughter of Lee
and Cheryl Tom and a member of
the Paiute Tribe and a descendant
from the Grande Ronde Tribe as
well. Attending high school at the
Madras High school, Liana is in
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Leaders of America and works with
the School Newsoaoer. Liana is a
Representative on the Oregon Indian
Education Youth Leadership Panel.
Her she performed the Northern
Paiute Pinenut dance she learned
from her great-aunt from Nixon Ne
vada. Entertaining the audience with
a skit on how to be a cowgirl Liana
showed off some of her cowgirl
skills. .
the pageant for next year is al
ready in the planning stages and will
be held at Kah-nee-ta. If you have
any questions about the Miss Warm
Springs Pageant, contact Bridgette
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Moody" and Jeri Jim look on.
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