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Leadership conference a success
By Tina Aguilar
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The "Circle of Leadership"
Youth Conference 2002 was
held March 19 and 20 at the
Agency Longhouse.
This conference was in the
planning for two years. It was
to provide leadership training,
exposure to higher education
opportunities, other job op
portunities and provide educa
tional and cultural aspects to
the youth at no cost.
The WIA program along
with the higher education pro
gram brought this conference
to reality. Verleen Kalama,
Youth Development Program
Administrator, assisted with
time and money through the
tribal youth program. Ramona
"Tedi" Tanewasha and Laurain
Hintsala of Higher Education
assisted also with time, experi
ence and guidance.
There were several present
ers and booths set up during
the conference. To start the
conference, T.J. Burrows
brought the Madras High
School ROTC team to partici
pate with bringing and retiring
the colors for the conference.
Tribal member Jeri Brunoe
Samson of Arizona was the
keynote speaker. Her topic was
"Youth on the Move". Dawn
Smith, principal of Warm
Springs Elementary facilitated
a teacher's panel. Rosa
Graybael, tribal member el
ementary teacher, spoke of her
experience as a teacher and
held a question and answer ses
sion with the youth.
Among the presenters were
local programs such as CHET
with Anita Davis and Anson
Begay participating. Davis
made a presentation on HIV,
gave statistics about HIV,
talked about what STD and
STV are, how to use a condom
and she read a story where ev
eryone participated and
learned.
Laurain Hintsala, Higher
Education spoke to the youth
about positive high school ex
perience. Also attending were
several Elders of the commu
nity who shared their wisdom
about education.
Rudy V. Clements spoke
about his education, growing
River: level of usage
is being determined
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This would be giving the
local governments equal status
with the stale, the federal gov
ernment and the tribes.
Chairman Patt pointed out
lhat the local governments al
ready arc represented on the
board through representation
by the state of Oregon, as the
cities and counties arc char
tered by the state.
Allowing local government
representation on the oversight
board would be like giving
tribal districts and depart
ments representation on the
board, in addition to the rep
resentation of the Confeder
ated Tribes, said Patt.
Along with representation
on the oversight board, the lo
cal governments also have
sought representation on the
I ivvcr Deschutes River Man
agers Group, which was del
egated authority to implement
the 1993 plan.
Cunninghamc said (hat this
request by the local govern
ments is not an unreasonable
one. The managers group is
currently comprised of repre
sentatives of the tribes, IHA,
Oregon Slate Parks, the state
Department of A and Wild
life, the HLM, the Oregon State
Police and the Oregon Marine
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up years and the oppor
tunities for youth today.
Adeline Miller told of
her young years having
to go away to school for
two weeks, which
turned out to be nine
months, the discipline
she received, meeting
the whip man when
rounds were made to
homes and encouraging
the youth to get their
In
to
some
education.
Irene Towe also spoke of her
early years, no television and
listening to the radio as a form
of entertainment, also being
visited by the whip man and
how fortunate youth are today
with so many opportunities
available now versus what was
then as a young girl and en
couraging the youth to get
more education. Sid Miller was
also in attendance along with
several parents.
Visiting presents included
Eastern Oregon University.
The school recruiter spoke
about their Native American
Teacher Education Program.
This program recruits Native
Americans for teacher educa
tion programs to become el
ementary or secondary teach
ers in Oregon. They also have
an agreement with the Warm
Springs tribes and 509-J school
district to provide a teaching
position after completion.
Robbie Paul of the Intercol
legiate College of Nursing,
Washington State University
spoke of the program they have
for students interested in nurs
ing. The NARR program hosts
a one-week summer nursing
camp to give students a hands-
on feci of the nursing profes
sion, campus life, team build
Board.
Another issue that remains
pending involves how boater
use numbers have been calcu
lated for the Ix)wer Deschutes.
Until a few years ago, the
Oregon Parks Department cal
culated the estimates of the
number of boaters using the
river. In 1998-99, this duty was
transferred from State Parks to
the BI.M.
The initial BLM river-use
estimate indicated that a per
mit system was warranted un
der the 1993 target numbers.
Guides and local governments
then challenged the BLM's
method of counting, as there
was discrepancy between the
BLM method and the method
used by State Parks.
The agencies have now
commissioned an outside
evaluation of the counting
methods.
A taco sale
fundraiser (or the
Lincoln's Birthday
Powwow Is set for
Thursday, April 12.
The sale will be from
1 1 a.m. till 2 p.m. at
the Community
Wellness Center.
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make crafts at the Circle of
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Leadership conference; above are
of the iems they were making.
ing, leadership skills and is free
of charge which includes travel
to Spokane where the camp is
held.
' Marlene Schmitt, Director
of Hancock Field Station of
Fossil, made a slide presenta
tion and talked about the
salmon camps. There will be
three camps for different age
groups, ages 10-12 from June
23-28, session for ages 13-15
from June 30-July 5 and one
for high school students from
July 7-25. These camps are pro
vided at no cost and will ex
pose youth to many natural
resource career fields.
David Rogers, Program
Manager of the Circle Project,
National Indian Youth Acad
emy of Western Community
Policing Center, a regional
community-policing institute
out of Salem. He talked about
the National Indian Youth
Police Academy that will be
held in San Bernardino, Calif.
Nearly 100 youths - all but
three of them from Warm
Springs - attended the Circle
of Leadership conference.
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Warm Springs, Oregon
Frances Jeanne Thomas
Frances Jeanne "Sin-Ne-We-ah"
Thomas passed away
Wednesday, March 20 at
Puyallup Indian Reservation
in Washington. She was 63
years old.
She was born July 24,
1938, to parents Francis Tho
mas and June Courville Tho
mas at the Warm Springs
clinic. Thomas lived most of
her early years in Auburn,
Wash., where she attended el
ementary school. She gradu
ated from St. Mary's Catho
lic School in Portland. Ms.
Thomas married Jim
Halliday in 1961 but later di
vorced. Jeanne, as she preferred be
ing called, was employed by
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Language pro
gram at her passing. She also
worked at the Museum At
Warm Springs, and as Tribal
Council committee secretary,
education director, employ
ment coordinator, at the U.S.
region offices in Seattle,
Muckleshoot reservation in
the education department
and the JOM Yakama Tribal
School.
She loved sewing, espe
cially making Pendleton-'
coats, playing Bingo,
beadworking, cooking, going
to powwows, being with her
family and learning more
about her Warm Spring tra
ditional heritage. Her great
est accomplishments include
being one of the original
founders of the Seattle All
American Indian Dancers,
Indian Women Service
League Charter Member,
United Indian Tribes, Seattle
Health Board, Board of Re
gency of the Warm Springs
Museum and the Culture and
Heritage committee.
Proceeding in death are
parents, one son Lorcn
Halliday, and longtime com
panion Willie Bagley.
Survivors include three
sons, Jeff (Lauren) Thomas of
Puyallup, Wash., James
(Paula) Halliday of Warm
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Jeanne Thomas
Springs, and John (Kelly)
Halliday of Bremerton, Wash.,
one sister Jacqueline R.
Swanson of Muckleshoot, 13
grandchildren Mayatez, Tuppa
Halliday of Seattle, Raya Tho
mas of North Dakota, Jason
and Curtis Eaglespeaker of
Calgary, Alberta, Roma Jean
Thomas of Puyallup, Tee-ias
Thomas of Little Boston,
Wash., Joseph Thomas of
Puyallup, Anna Halliday of
Moses Lake, Jamie Norval and
Barbara Halliday of Warm
Springs, Aria and Jamie
Halliday of Big Fork, Mont.,
four great-grandchildren and
numerous relatives and friends.
. Dressing services were held
at the Agency Longhouse, Fri
day, March 22, with Larry
Dick and Alex Tohet under
taking. Overnight services fol
lowed with Fred Wallulatum '
officiating. Burial was Satur
day, March 23, at the Agency
Cemetery.
Lizzie McBride Rhoan
Lizzie McBride Rhoan
passed away on March 28 at the
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She was born September 5,
1916, to parents William
McBride and Ma-mai-yet
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Salmon bake cooks and tribal dancers are needed for
the 2002 season at Kah-Nee-Ta. If you are interested,
please call Cindy Schmidt at 553-1 1 12 ext 3436.
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(Mary Tuckta).
She is survived by her chil
dren Lyle Amiel Rhoan,
Casimera Vivain Rhoan,
Sharlayne Julia Rhoan and
Felicia Enid Rhoan.
(A more detailed Howlak
Tichum will appear in the next
edition of the Spilyay Tymoo.)
Marylena Elsa Heath
Marylena Elsa Heath passed
away on March 15 at the age
of44.
She was born July 28, 1957,
to parents Rodney Bruno and
Delores Heath!
She is survived children
George Picard III, Delores
Darlyne Picard, Ray Wesley
Picard, Heather Ellen Picard,
Le Mennie Wilma Picard and
Clarissa Caroline Picard.
She is also survived by
brothers Roosevelt Terrance
Heath and Christopher
Courtney Heath; and sisters
Colleen Melissa Seelatsee and
Juliann Sarah Seelatsee.
Tommy Dickson
Tommy Dickson passed
away Tuesday, April 2.
He was ,born May 27, 1986
in The Dalles.1' . ',
He Is Survived by his
mother Thelma Mae Greene,
and brothers Curtis Dickson
and Theodore Stwyer Greene.
Mariel Henry Sampson
Mariel Henry Sampson
passed away recendy. She was
50 years old.
Mrs. Sampson was born
August 8, 1951. She is survived
by her spouse Johnny
Sampson, and children Grant
Thomas Henry, Donna
Henry, and Marcia Henry. "