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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Jan. 10, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 1
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New Miss Warm Springs
Cece Herrera was crowned Miss Warm Springs 2002
during the pageant held last weekend. For the next year
the young woman, pictured with grandparents Marvin
and Maryann Meanus, will represent Warm Springs in.
powwows and other events. More photos, Page 10
School votes top
local news stories
2001 saw many milestones
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Staff
It was the year when a 200
pound airplane fueling device
fell thousands of feet through
the sky and landed on the roof
of a residence on Elk Loop.
Meanwhile, a Portland man
won more than $200,000 play
ing a slot machine at Indian
Head.
Tribal members in 2001 ap
proved the building of a new
elementary school. They also
helped pass a bond to improve
the Madras High School.
On a more disheartening
note, 65 people lost their jobs
at the Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries mill,
The year 2001 saw the pass
ing of the much-respected
tribal elder Dclbcrt Frank Sr.
And the late Paiute Chief
Vernon Henry was killed in a
motor vehicle accident.
! iLike other years, 2001 saw
its share of good news along
with the bad.
; ; On the positive side, Warm
Springs Composite Industries
had its best year ever.
'. '.The tribally-owncd venture,
employing 29 people, has be
come leader internationally
in the fire door industry.
; But local residents, like
other people all across the na
tion, remember 2001 mostly
lot the terrible events back cast
on September 11.
Following the terrorist at
tacks, several young tribal
members enlisted or were
tailed back into military ser
vice. ' It is a tradition for newspa
pers at the beginning of new
year to attempt to rank the
fnan newt events of the past
year. For the world, the terror
ism of September 1 1 was by far
the biggest event.
The purpose of this article
is to rank the local news events.
The ranking that we at the Spi
Jyay came up with - the top
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Photo by Tina Agullar
three local stories of the year -is
as follows:
1. Good news for students
In the long run, the passage
in 2001 of the two school-related
construction proposals
will make a big difference for
students.
In June of last year, by a ra
tio of more than four-to-one,
tribal members approved a ref
erendum that will result in a
new elementary school,being
built in Warm Springs.
The school is scheduled to
open in the fall of 2003. The
vote authorized expenditure of
up to $8 million to build a 600
student school on a hill over
looking the tribal I Icalth and
Wellness Center, and the Farly
Childhood Education Center.
Meanwhile, tribal officials
have indicated they may want
to pursue opening a charter
school in the buildings that
currently house the elemen
tary school.
In November of last year,
Warm Springs residents by a
large majority cast their ballots
in support of a $15.8 million
school district bond.
The measure also passed district-wide,
meaning that 15.8
million has been made avail
able for school building im
provements and expansion,
mainly at Madras I ligh School.
A third of the Ml IS students
arc from the Warm Springs
Reservation.
2. WSFPI miU layoff
This story could have been
included in the 2000 year in
review, because the cutbacks at
the mill had been announced
late that year.
However, it was not until
February of 2001 that the 65
positions were actually cut,
and the people had to secure
other work.
The lay-off was the result of
cutting the mill from two shifts
to one.
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Bighorns igtmrnng to ws&
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Staff
The steep and wild terrain
of the Mutton Mountains will
again be home to California
bighorn sheep.
A small herd of the big
horns - approximately 20 ani
mals - are set for release in the
Muttons as early as this week.
The Confederated Tribes'
Natural Resources Depart
ment coordinated the bighorn
re-introduction program.
The tribes acquired the wild
sheep through an agreement
with the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
The Tribal Council finalized
the agreement last month.
The sheep were to be cap
tured on Wednesday of this
week in the upper John Day
area.
The animals were then to be
transported by trailer to the
Mutton Mountains for release
perhaps on Thursday.
This schedule was tentative
though, as weather conditions
- particularly wind and fog -were
a factor in the timing of
the capture, transport and re
lease of the animals.
A helicopter is used in cap
turing the sheep. Fog could
delay use of the helicopter,
wfiich would delay the! rcinrro-
duction by a day or maybi
more.
The Mutton Mountains are
in the northeastern area of the
Accidents claim life, injure
By Selena Boise
Spijaj Staff
Three serious motor vehicle
accidents occurred recently on
the reservation.
One of the wrecks was fa
tal, one seriously injured a
Warm Springs police officer,
and the third resulted in three
tribal members being hospital
ized. In the most serious
wreck, last Thursday, Jan. 3 on
Young dancer to sponsor contest
(During the Lincoln's Birth
day powwow in February at
Simnasho, Kelsey Haywahe will
be sponsoring a junior Boys Di
vision Special, with prie money
and jackets to be awarded.)
By Charles Tailftatbers Sr.
Kelsey is a 10-ycar-old
youth, i Ic is in the fifth grade,
and attends the Jefferson '
County Middle School.
Kelsey is also with the Smile
Program, TAG, and in the
band. He is a good student,
excelling in his school studies.
I le likes to hunt, listen to
all number one Indian singing
groups, and someday he wants
to become' just about every
thing that a kid dreams of and
wants to be. For today, musi
cian and a computer wizard.
As they dream, wc want to
dream along with our kids so
that wc can support and help
them with their dreams come
true.
Kelsey was born at the Ma
dras Mountain View Hospital,
and is a member of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs. His affiliation is
reservation. California big
horns used to live in the Mut
tons years ago, but the wild
sheep died off. Disease carried
by domestic sheep was the
cause of the extinction of the
native species.
The town of Shaniko is lo
cated fairly close to the Mut
ton Mountains. Shaniko in the
Nineteenth Century was the
world's largest exporter of
wool, and thousands of domes
tic sheep were in the immedi
ate area.
The bighorns died through
contact with the domestic
herds.
'' There are two accounts of
how the Mutton Mountains
got their name. The "mutton"
refers either to the bighorns
that used to live there, or to the
domestic sheep that were later
introduced.
These days in the Mutton
Mountains area the grazing of
domestic sheep has given way
largely to the grazing of catde.
With the elimination of do
mestic sheep, the bighorns
again can live in the Muttons.
The loss of bighorn sheep
happened not only in the Mut
ton Mountains, but all across
Oregon and other parts of the
country.
'""-In "the : mid-1 800s bighorn "
sheep were one of the most
populous big game species in
North America.
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Highway 26, Craig Kinne, 47
of Sisters, died. Ice on the road
way caused this accident.
On Jan. 1, Warm Springs
Police Officer David Endicott
was severely injured.
Warm Springs police along
with emergency medical ser
vices responded to a reported
two vehicle crash about 21
miles north of Warm Springs.
According to a witness on
Kelsey Haywahe
Assinilxiinc, Paiute and Wasco.
His Indian name is "Thun
der Walks Buffalo," which he
received at birth by his grand
father. His dancing ability comes
from his mother Dane 1 1 S.
Tailfcathcrs "Sky Woman,"
who also attended school lu re
in Jefferson County.
Kclscy's mother was a part
of the American Indian Dunce
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This photograph of bighorn sheep was taken in Badlands of
North Dakota, and is included in the book Return of Royalty,
This photograph, courtesy of The Museum at Warm Springs,
is of petroglyphs near The Dalles. Among the animals in the
scene are several Bighorn sheep. (The large, winged images
are owls.)
scene, a 1999 Chevrolet
Silverado driven by Eric Nufer
of Beaverton, Oregon was at
tempting to pass several ve
hicles when he lost control and
struck Endicott head-on.
Officer Endicott, who had
to be extricated from the
wreckage, was transported to
Mt. View Hospital and later to
St. Charles Medical Center in
Bend, where he underwent
Theater for 10 years. His father
is Kevin Haywahe "Powerful
Walking Wolf," who is of the
Assiniboine tribe of
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Both of the parents are life
time powwow dancers from
the time they could walk.
Indian names arc very im
portant to all tribes, the names
are pre-sclcctcd before birth,
usually at the time of fetal stage
of the mother carrying the
child, and the names will carry
for life and protect the person.
Kelsey travels to powwows
with his grandparents through
out the summer months after
school lets out. He's traveled
as far as the Schcmitzcn cel
ebration in Connecticut,
Indio, Calif., Edmonton,
Alberta, and many others in
between.
He has gained lot of
friends through his travels J
has seen other tribes, values
and traditions as he visited dif
ferent parts of Indian Country.
Kelsey has won many prizes
during his travels throughout
the powwow trail. During the
Lincoln celebration in Febru
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three hours of surgery.
Endicott had his two knees
repaired with further surgery
on Saturday, Jan. 5. He went
through surgery again Mon
day, Jan. 7 to repair his pelvic
bone. There is some bruising
to the brain, but undetermined
as to how much due to the se
dation and life support that is
currently required.
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ary, he is going to sponsor a
Junior Division Contest in re
turn and respecting other chil
dren coming to the annual
Simnasho celebration and
powwow.
I le is inviting all the people
to come and celebrate on Feb.
6, 7 and 8. Your presence is re
quired to come and watch the
youth and enjoy our festivities
where we honor all tribes of
people, gathering the united
way as the first nation of
America. Wc love our free
dom, as it rings for joy.
Other specials include a
three hand-drum contest,
sponsored by Jameson
Mitchell and family, and the
Bruce Jim family; a Round
Bustle contest, sponsored by
Mackic Begay and the 2002
Simnasho Lincoln's Birthday
Powwow Committee. Also, a
Men's Grass Dance Special,
sponsored by the Veterans
Powwow Committee; a Senior
Men's Special, sponsored by
Charles Tailfcathcrs Sr.
For information, contact
Trudec Qucalipama Clements
at 553-3274.
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