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From Vol. 76, No. 12, Aug. 20, 1976
Huckleberries honored at He He
Once again the huckleberries have offered themselves up
and again native peoples in the Northwest are celebrating their
ripening. In an atmosphere that was sacred and yet festive,
people from all over the reservation came with guests to honor
the berries at I Ie I le Longhouse this past weekend.
Unscasonal weather did not prevent tepees from being raised
along the Warm Springs River for a week of preparation and
worship. Those who participated in the feast on Sunday did
so in a spirit of warmth and good will. Everyone was served
in close quarters inside the longhouse and visitors as well as
locals shared in the sacrcdncss of the event.
Although the feast was the climax of the celebration, the
week prior to it held just as much meaning. Special people
chosen by the longhouse elders went about the reverent task
of gathering the' Huckleberries or "wiwanu" and the other
ceremonial foods. Before such gathering could begin, their
minds and bodies had to be purified through prayer, medita
tion or sweating. The spirit of food procurement is one of
unselfishness, respect for the elders, and the absence of anger
or animosity.
Stage set for "The Warriors"
Shooting of the opening scenes of "The Warriors" took
place in Portland earlier this week; Fantasy Films has hired
more local people for parts; and at press time, the filmmakers
have returned and are ready to begin filming at Simnasho.
About 50 people were interviewed for roles at the Commu
nity Center Thursday, August 5, and others tried out in the
Kah-Nee-Ta area the following day where riding ability was
displayed and further interviews were conducted.
Though the list is not complete, the following names are
those cast: Jay Suppah has been cast as a double for the boy;
the Ed Spino Family will portray a family in the village; and
Stacey Leonard and Raydine Spino have cast as sisters.
Susan Moses, Ellen Squimphen, Matilda Mitchell, and
Nettie Showoway were cast as village ladies in the film. Se
lected as "friend of the grandfather" No.l (a speaking part)
was Avex Miller, and friend No.2 (a non-speaking part) went
to Andrew David.
Indian Rock Groups featured
A concert and cultural day is set for Saturday, August 28,
1976, at the Yakima Indian Reservation, featuring "XIT",
American Indian Rock, from Albuquerque, New Mexico:
"Savage Resurrection" from Chiloquin, Oregon: "Mescalero"
from Lompoc, California: "RNR" from Farmington, New
Mexico: "Mozam's Jam Band" from Wapato, Wa.: "Bobo
Wilson Group" from Los Angeles, Calif.: Miss Gen Huitt,
and Mr. Bidda Matt, both of St. Ignatius Montana.
Mr. Charlie Hill, from North Hollywood, Calif., a come
dian, will be the master of ceremonies, and a special guest
appearance by Miss Sacheen Little Feather, from San Fran
cisco, Calif.
New coach values competition
The new Madras High School Head Football Coach, 29-year-old
Rod Chester, feels athletics is to arrive at personal
satisfaction through competition. He places emphasis on the
concept of competition and upon helping a person learn what
his total individual abilities and commitments are.
"I don't think the average youngster in today's society fully
realizes his potential," said Chester. "So many things are made
easy for him, or are done for him. When a person succeeds in
a sport, satisfaction is gained because he knows he's done it
himself."
Chester stressed that he thinks sports have a very impor
tant place in a person's life because of the competition. 'It's a
chance for an individual to prove himself," he said. "If a per
son cannot excel academically, he may be able to do so athletically."
By Nut Shaw
Tribal Rtlatioiis
Tectonics International and
CI B Inc. shared the stage in their
first-ever training seminar on July
30.
The two companies held the
seminar at Tectonics Inter
national's facility at 4202 Holliday
Street in Warm Springs.
The idea for a seminar was
hatched from the creative minds of
Phil Rodda, Terry Turner, Ted
Brunoe, Jerry St. Gcrmaine and
Gordon Cannon. Tcctonite Ce
ment is a product developed by
Tectonics International and manu
factured and marketed by CI B,
lnc, of Warm Springs.
Gordon Cannon, the recently
retired Warm Springs superinten
dent, is working with Ted Brunoe
of CFB to help develop markets
and in the process encourage eco
nomic development both locally
and throughout Indian Country.
This creates a win-win situation
for the Confederated Tribes as they
receive a royalty for all products
sold by CFB, Inc.
This helps CFB in their effort
to be a successful business enter
prise and also gives an opportunity
for tribal members in Warm
Springs, and other reservations to
have start-up businesses in concrete
repair.
According to Ted Brunoe, the
owner of CI B, Inc., his company
features Tcctonite Cement in a
number of stores and outlets, but
many people don't fully realize
what this product docs. "It's the
best rapid setting 'repair cement'
on the market today." Brunoe went
on to say that it is easy to use and
it is high performance cement that
gets excellent results. Tectonics In
ternational, CFB, Inc., and Can
non, are so sure that Tcctonite
Cement is the best in the indus
try, they decided that a training
seminar would be the ideal way to
introduce their product to prime
potential customers and expand
their base.
There were 13 people in atten
dance representing Portland Gen
eral Electric, North Unit Irriga
tion District, irrigators from an
irrigation district in Flathead Mon
tana, the Tribal Utilities depart
ment and the Bureau Of Indian
Affairs Roads department. The
person traveling the furthest was
Brad Curtis, a cement contractor
from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The morning session featured a
historical background on Tectonite
Cement technology and an in
depth presentation of Tectonite
Cement.
The presentation used various
methods such as slides, photos and
SBDC ready to hold
series of classes
The Small Business Development Center is sponsoring the
following classes:
"You and Your Business Idea" - a class designed to discover
tribal and local entrepreneurs and encourage the development
of your business idea beyond just an idea on Thursday, Sept.
20, from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is 10.
"Starting a Successful Business" is a 10-week series of classes
designed to guide participants through the business plan writ
ing process. The course materialsand individual counseling ses
sions allow participants to Svbrk through the business planning
process. The end result is a comprehensive business plan that
can be taken to financial institutions for loan consideration.
These classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday nights,
Sept. 27 through Dec. 6.
Cost is $100; after successfully completing this business
course, tribal members will be reimbursed their tuition.
Both classes will be held at the SBDCBICSBA conference
room, 1134 Paiute St., Warm Springs.
For further information or to sign up please call the SBDC
553-35923593 or drop by the SBDC.
displays, as well as recent Tectonite
Cement applications. Gene Keanc,
of the Small Business Center, as
sisted with the Power Point presen
tation. One of the attendees, Brad
Curtis, actually gave an im
promptu demonstration on the
strength of the cement. Curtis, in
cidentally, was so enthused after
the seminar that he inquired about
becoming the Tcctonite Cement
distributor for the Midwestern
United States.
Tectonics International and
CBF, Inc. hosted lunch for those
attending the seminar. Lunch was
served at the Indian Trail Restau
rant in the Warm Springs Plaza.
After eating, the group gathered
behind the restaurant where owner
Richard Macy had patched an area
of concrete with Tcctotutc Cement
last year.
In the afternoon, the group had
a hands-on demonstration, learned
about pricing and availability and
then traveled to Madras to view a
large repair project done with
Tectonite. The project completed
for the North Unit Irrigation Dis
trict more than four years ago has
become quite a comparison test
since half of the irrigation spillway
was done with Tectonite and the
other half by competitors of
Tectonite.
Viewed side-by-side, the
Tectonite Cement looks like it did
the day it was applied, while the
competitors side has been redone
three times, with three different
competing cements.
The training seminar was very
successful and planning has begun
for the next one, which will be in
early September. Gordon Cannon
is following up with the people
who attended, and is in the pro
cess of contacting potential partici
pants for the next seminar. The
second group may include observ-
of Reclamation.
Cannon said he is interested in
promoting economic development
on reservations in Indian Country,
"locally, one or two people could
start businesses on concrete repair
here in Warm Springs." Cannon
has worked wiih the BIA to estab
lish a requirement that Tectonite,
or cement that is equal to
Tcctonite, be used in cement repair
in the BIA's Northwest region.
The former superintendent plans
to invite the regional director and
his staff to a seminar in the future.
Phil Rodda said it is a luxury to be
able to take advantage of Gordon
Cannon's expertise and contacts
formed over more than 30 years of
service in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Ted Brunoe, the CIX) of CI B,
Inc., commented that Tectonite is
fast becoming the 'cement of
choice', by such cities as Portland
and Seattle. The Oregon Depart
ment of Transportation (ODOT)
has the product on their Qualified
Products List as does the Alaskan
Department of Transportation,
Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau
of Reclamation, Parks and Recre
ation, and the Department of Fish
and Wildlife. "We are in the pro
cess of introducing Tcctonite
through our 'Tectonite Training
Seminars', and feel that it creates
an opportunity for start-up or ex
isting companies to get into the
'repair business." Brunoe said, "Ev
ery place you look these days,
steps, sidewalks, foundations, they
all need repairs."
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re
sort and Casino is doing its part
to make the seminars successful.
Room rates have been reduced to
$75 a night for seminar partici
pants. People planning on attend
ing the next Tectonite Cement
Training Seminar can fax their res
ervations information to Tectonics
. -' ers fro'jth'e Bonneville : PpwerTnernarional Jat $Ay$5T-Zl
Administration,-'the Army ror runner information, call (Ml;
Corp of Engineers and the Bureau 553-2297 or (541) 553-1019., ,
Education Summit rescheduled
The Education Summit sched
uled for August 21" has been re
scheduled to Wednesday October
24th at Kah-Nee-Ta. The Education
summit will provide information
on Jefferson county School Dis:
trict services, describe opportuni
ties for parent involvement in the
schools; and discuss educational
achievement of students. For more
information, call Julie Quaid at
553-3241.
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