Spilyay Tymoo, Warm
Students
are taught
the meaning
of traditions
By Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo staff
Cultural learning at the
Warm Springs Elementary
School has taught children the
value of the natural foods pro
vided by the earth.
When the tribes hold their
annual root feasts, many chil
dren are provided the experi
ence to learn the traditional
ways of this gathering.
Too often, though, some
children do not have the op
portunity to learn.
So this year, the Sahaptin
teachers provided these lessons
to their students in the kinder
garten through second grade
classrooms by having a mini
root feast of their own.
These students first went
out to dig the roots for their
feast at Webster Flat. The roots
then had to be peeled and pre
pared for serving. They learned
to clean and grind the roots for
cooking and drying.
To further understand the
root feast, these children were
taught the order in which the
foods are served at the root
feast. At the same time they use
their Sahaptin language in the
process of serving and preparing.
Summer work program to benefit youth
Tribal member youths who
are looking for work this sum
mer, and a chance to"develop
job skills, will interested in the
Youth Development Program,
part of the Workforce Devel
opment Department. '
The intent of this program
is to provide and develop a
strong and capable future
workforce, by offering paid
work experience, classroom
training, career exploration,
and support services which
maximize success of youth be
tween the ages of 14 and 21
years of age.
The requirements are that
the youth need to be 14 years
of age on or before July 4 of
this year. If a youth turns 14
years old mid-July, then this
person will still be eligible for
the summer work program
next year.
Public input sought on
Pathfinder Timber Sale
Scoping meetings for the
Pathfinder Timber Sale have
been scheduled for all three
districts.
The Simnasho district meet
ing will be held at Simnasho
Ixnghousc on June 4, Agency
at Agency Ixnghousc on June
6, and Sceksecqua at Agency
IxHighousc on June 11.
All meetings will be held
from 6 to 9 p.m. and refresh
ments will be served.
Tribal members arc encour
aged to attend the meetings and
provide input on the sale.
Comments received during the
meetings will help to formulate
the project assessment that
guides activities being con
ducted in association with the
sale.
IRMP standards and best
management practices also
help to ensure the protection
of natural and cultural re
sources. The sale would occur in the
upper Warm Springs water
shed within the Summit Butte
and Willow Springs sub-forest
Springs, Oregon
Lessons of the Root Feast
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Language teacher Suzie Slockish teaches students about the
Families were invited to the
mini root feast held May 2, at
the kindergarten classroom
trailer. Drummers and singers
were there to sing washut songs
to bless the food being served.
The children themselves
served the food in the order
that they were taught and re
quired to be served. They
served the salmon first, the
deer meat, roots (piaxi and
All the new 14-year-old
youth will be granted summer
work, experience. AH 14-year-,
old youths will be required to
complete a one-week orienta
tion at the Warm Springs El
ementary Cafeteria during the
week of June 10-14, from 8
a.m. through 4 p.m., before
they start work.
This year is seeing a lot of
changes in the youth program.
This year, the program v ill be
accepting applications until
June 21, 2002.
If the program exceeds 160
applicants, then youth ages 15
18 will be selected through a
lottery draw for job slots. Any
one interested can apply from
now up through June 21.
All the youth will be paid
for six weeks and required to
participate in the Volunteer
Program by completing 80
planning units.
The target volume for this
sale would be approximately
38.2 million board feet. Ap
proximately 12.6 million board
feet of timber would come out
of the Summit Butte unit and
25.6 million out of the Willow
Springs unit.
An estimated 2,500 to 3,000
acres would be treated under
the Pathfinder Timber Sale.
Harvest prescriptions
would include commercial
thinning, sheltcrwoods, seed
trees, overwood removal, clear
cut with reserve, and sanita
tionsalvage. Landmarks and geographic
features within the project area
include Summit Butte, Rocky
Point, Long Ridge, Warm
Springs River, Bunchgrass
Creek and Pacific Crest Trail.
Treatment objectives would
be to control insect and disease
problems, control stocking,
protect or enhance cultural
plant production and generate
revenue.
xaush), and huckleberries be-
cause that is the order they are
provided to the people. The
children learned mannerisms
of the longhouse, the right way
to behave during the ceremo
nies or other traditional gath
erings at the longhouse.
After serving the food they
learned importance of the wa
ter to these natural foods and
the purpose of drinking water
hours of volunteer community
service work. The summer
youth program is a six-week
work oonortunitv that Days $6
an hour tor tresnman-ana
sophomores, and $7 for junior
and seniors.
To apply, come into the
Workforce Development De
partment, located at 2101
Wasco Street.
At the office you may corn-
f Are you looking for as-
sistance with employment,
career planning and a posi
tive work environment?
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Introducing The Chinook Room.
Somewhere between plastic plates and crisp linen napkins Is a premier buffet -breakfast,
lunch and dinner. And It's served In The Chinook Room, Kah-Ncc-Ta's tasteful,
all-new approach to a timeless tradition. A tempting spread of salads, steaks cooked to
order, and Asian specialties cooked before your eyes are just a few samples of how we've
taken the term "buffet" to a higher level.
Warm Springs Tribal members receive a 20 discount In The Chinook Room
and the newly remodeled fine dining Juniper Room by presenting their Tribal J.D.
May 16. 2002
Selena BoiseSpilyay
root feast."
before and after a meal. A song
was sung to end the meal, right
after the last drink of water.
"Although these cultures
are taught in the longhouse, it
is fortunate that these young
students are learning these les
sons by performing the actual
feast and knowing that there is
a lot of hard work involved in
the traditional root feast gath
ering," states Wilson Wewa Jr.
plete.a pre-employment appli-
cation, and make an appoint-
.meat .for a.. profile,: colors,
awareness exercise, and income
verification information to de-,
termine if you qualify for ei
ther the WIA Youth Program,
or the Tribal Youth Program.
All applicants must show
proof of being Native Ameri
can, Native Hawaiian or
Alaska Native.
Contact LeRoy Smith Sr.
His office phone num
ber is 553-2248, or 553-
1338.
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Graduation banquet
in June at longhouse
The annual graduation ban
quet for tribal members is set
for June 25 at the Agency
Longhouse.
The banquet is for high
school, college and vocational
technicalGED graduates,
their family members and the
community.
The event is a dinner and
special recognition of tribal
member accomplishments in
receiving their diplomas, de
grees or certificates.
The dinner is at 5:30 p.m.,
and the recognition and gift
presentation starts at 7 p.m.
Recent graduates are asked
to please forward a copy of
your diploma and graduation
announcement to the Tribal
Education Committee.
The committee is request
ing a copy of awards and spe
cial recognition that a student
may have received for excep
Exhibit features
work bv tribal artists
The Ninth Annual Warm
Springs Tribal Art Exhibit at
tracted over thirty entries from
Tribal Members. Each partici
pant was able to enter up to five
pieces of his or her finest art
to display.
Bill Mercer, Curator of Na
tive American collections and
art of The Portland Art Mu
seum, was asked to make the
difficult selection of all the art
entries.
He had selected "Spring
Blossom," a dentallium wed
ding veil by Merle Kirk, as the
prestigious Judges Choice
Award.
, Fcjur other artists were se
HIP offers home opportunities
Austin L. Smith Sr. has
been hired as the latest home
improvement program coor
dinator at the Warm Springs
Housing Office.
Many Native American
communities have access to
the home improvement pro
gram, known as H.I.P.
The H.I.P. exists solely for
the low income, no income,
are any home owner who
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tional achievements in academ
ics and sports.
These accomplishments
may include: Honor Role, Na
tional Honor Society, FFA,
Sports, Scholarship Awards,
etc., while obtaining their
High School diploma, College
Degree, or Certificate.
The accomplishments will
be recognized at the graduation
banquet.
The committee requests
that this information to be sent
to: Tribal Education Secretary,
CO Tribal Council, PO Box
C,. Warm Springs, Oregon
97761, on or by June 14.
Please call the Tribal Edu
cation Secretary at 553-3258
for further information. It is
important to receive this infor
mation by the student or fam
ily member in order to recog
nize, honor, and celebrate their
accomplishments.
lected for the Honorable Men
tion awards which are Sandra
Danzuka, J'Dean Kalama, Pat
Courtney-Gold and Lillian
Pitt.
A reception was held on
Thursday, May 9, to honor the
artists and the opening of the
changing art gallery.
Other crafts entered are
Paintings, beadwork of various
items, doll boards, baby
boards, elk horn carvings,
quilts and basket weaving. The
exhibits are on display at The
Museum At Warm Springs.
For further information con
tact Natalie Kirk, Curator and
Exhibits Coordinator.
may qualify for assistance
through this federally funded
housing improvement pro
gram. Applications can be
picked up, filled out and re
turned starting now and un
til June 14, 2002. No later.
"We have a due date with
the feds. Thank you." said
Austin Smith.
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