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News from the Warm Sprinas Indian Reservation Feb. 7, 2002 Vol 27, No. 3
Coiy Johnson
to dance at
opening
ceremonies
At age 13 Cory Johnson
is experienced at traditional
Native American dance. He
has performed often during
powwow events of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
Cory has traveled to other
states for powwows of other
tribes. He has traveled to Eu
rope as part of a traditional
Native American dance
group.
This week the perfor
mance of Cory Johnson will
be unique. His colorful
dance will be televised across
the world.
The event begins at 6:30
p.m., this Friday evening,
Feb. 8, during the opening
ceremonies of the 2002 Win
ter Olympic Games.
The Winter Olympics are
being held in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Cory arrived there last
week for rehearsal of the
opening ceremonies.
He will appear during the
opening ceremonies with his
Simnasho hosting
Quartz Creek
is host drum
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Staff
One of the great events of
the year on the reservation, the
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow,
happens this Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, Feb. 8-10.
The Lincoln's Birthday
Powwow, held at the Simnasho
Longhouse, began 25 years ago,
and over the years has become
quite well known across Indian
country.
"For a powwow of average
size, the Lincoln's Birthday
Powwow draws championship
dancers and championship
drums," said tribal drummer
Enron bankruptcy doesn't
harm tribal utility interest
In the ownership of the
Pclton-Round Butte hydroelec
tric dams, the Confederated
Tribes are partners with Port
land General Electric.
PGE is a subsidiary of
Enron, which has filed for
bankruptcy in a financial ca
tastrophe national in its scope.
Fortunately, the Confeder
ated Tribes' finances have seen
no financial repercussions
from the Enron bankruptcy.
People who own Enron
stock, including employees of
PGE, were not so lucky, and
some of them lost a great deal
of money, including retirement
money. PGE is regulated by
the Oregon Public Utilities
Commission, which ensures
that the company has resources
to provide electrical services.
For this reason, PGE is not
Olympic Fancy Dance
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Eighth-grader Cory Johnson
aunt Julie and uncle David
Johnson. Cory is the eighth-
grade at Jefferson County
Middle School. He grew' up in
Warm JriMn, nA at Hiifn.
Mackie Bcgay.
"This is a warm and wel
coming powwow," said Bcgay.
"There are good feelings
throughout the weekend."
Bcgay is a member of the
Quartz Creek Drum group,
host drum of the powwow.
Lead drummer of Quartz
Creek Drum Austin Greene,
who started the group in No
vember 1997. Greene received
the Quartz Creek drum from
Charles Tailfeathcrs Sr.
The name Quartz Creek is
a reference to a stream that
runs through the Qucahpama
land at Simnasho.
The Quartz Creek Drum
emphasizes alcohol-free and
drug-free drumming.
Anyone who sits at the
drum has to be alcohol and
directly affected by the Enron
bankruptcy, said Jim Manion,
director of Warm Springs
Power Enterprises.
In fact, PGE, an indepen
dent subsidiary of Enron, is
not part of the formal bank
ruptcy proceeding regarding
Enron's assets. Manion ex
plained the PGE situation to
Tribal Council last week. I le
said that the PUC this year
likely will consider the sale of
l'GE to NW Natural Gas.
This would mean that, in
operation and ownership of
the Pcltoii project, the Confed
erated Tribes eventually may
become partners with NW
Natural Gas, if this company
does in fact purchase PGE. It
appears likely that the sale of
PGE to Northwest Natural
Gas will occur, said Manion.
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is part of the opening ceremonies
His parents are Michelle
and Marvin Edwards. Michelle
said she will be recording the
opening ceremonies of the.
Olvmntes.
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powwow
drug free.
Along with the "Quartz
Creek Drum group, probably
another 20 tribal drum groups
will be at the powwow this
weekend. j
There were 20 drums at last
year's Lincoln's Birthday Pow
wow, and a similar number is
expected this year. , )
The (Quartz Creek Drum
group members are Austin
Greene, Anson Bcgay, Mackie
Begay, Charles Tailfeathcrs and
Zack Delncro.
Also: Kyle Qucahpama,
Calvin Qucahpama, Aaron
Greene, Blanc Begay and
Kclsey Haywahc.
And Atcitty Begay, Gavin
Bcgay and Conrad
Qucahpama.
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Bighorns featured in
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Photo courtesy ot Michelle Edwards
of the Winter Olympics.
is a little hard o be"
lieve" said Michelle. Cory,
she said, "has been so excited
he could hardly sleep."
See OLYMPICS OH 12
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Gaming discussion
enters critical phase
Tribal leaders have initiated
a community discussion of
gaming expansion, in anticipa
tion of a tribal referendum
later this year.
The community outreach
effort will include district and
family meetings, where tribal
members can share their opin
ions on gaming expansion.
The Tribal Council has also
reviewed a brochure, including
a survey questionnaire, that
will circulated within the com
munity. Questions on the brochure
include:
Do you think the tribes
should build a new, larger ca
sino? And if so, then where?
Along Highway 26 at HeHe?
Or at the tribes' trust property
at Hood River? Or is there
some other location?
HeHe Junction and Hood
River are the two locations
most often mentioned by
tribal members as potential
casino sites.
The gaming brochure lists
the positive and negative as
pects of both the HeHe and
the Hood River casino loca
tions. For instance, on the
positive side for the Hood
River site, the brochure states:
Devt McMchSpllyiy
museum collection
Years ago, people on the
reservation were familiar with
the sight of bighorn sheep.
Some people made beaded
bags that included the image
of the sheep.
The bag shown at left is
from the collection of The
Museum at Warm Springs.
The bag was provided to
the museum by Arlita Rhoan.
Mrs. Rhoan received the
bag from her grandmother
Ya-hum-loot, who passed
away in 1952.
The bag was made in the
1930s, according to informa
tion at the museum.
Hie bighorn sheep on the
bag appear to be climbing
along landscape that looks
very much like certain areas
of the Mutton Mountains.
The cloud images above
the mountains arc rain clouds
District
meetings
this month
A meeting of the
Simnasho District is set
for Monday, Feb. 11. The
purpose of this district
meeting is discussion of
the gaming enterprise of
the Confederated Tribes.
The meeting begins at 6
p.m. with dinner, followed
by presentations at 7 p.m.
A meeting of the
Seekseequa District is set
for Monday, Feb. 18. Meet
ing place is the Agency
Longhouse. The meeting
is called to discuss the gam
ing enterprise of the tribes.
Dinner begins at 6 p.m.,
followed by presentations.
The Columbia River Gorge
is a traditional place of com
merce and culture for the
people of the Confederated
Tribes. It makes sense to return
to the Gorge with gaming ex
pansion. ..- -- - See CASINO m 12
Jr. Miss
Pageant
Tribal members
gathered this past
weekend for the Junior
Miss Warm Springs
Pageant, held at the
Warm Springs
Community Wellness
Center.
In the photo at left, -Keeyana
Yellowman
talks with her mother
Merle Kirk during the
pageant.
More photographs from
the pageant, this year
celebrating its 20th
anniversary, are on
page 3 of The Spilyay
Tymoo.
said Brigctte Whipple, direc
tor of tribal Cultural Re
sources. Beaded bags are not the
only means by which tribal
people depicted the image of
the bighorn sheep.
Many years ago at the Co
lumbia River, tribal people
drew pictures of the sheep
onto rocks. Examples of
these pctroglyphs arc on
rocks at The Dalles, for in
stance. On the reservation,
the bighorn sheep has not
been seen for several decades,
until just recently.
Twenty wild bighorns
were released last month in
the Mutton Mountains. The
Natural Resources Depart
ment is tracking the animals,
and the hope is that the sheep
will multiply and repopulate
the Mutton Mountains.
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