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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Anuid the Rez
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow
Johnson, Leonard are candidates for Junior Court
T he 2003 Lincoln’s Birth
day Powwow is fast approach
ing, and the pow w ow court
candidates are busy selling
raffle tickets.
T he senior court candidate
is Marie Olney, w ho is living
in Yakama.
T h e ju n io r c o u rt c an d i
dates are Sadie Jo h n so n and
AleXa L e o n a rd , b o t h o f
W arm Springs.
Johnson, 11, is in the sixth
grade. In the past she has par
ticipated in Miss Pi-Ume-Sha.
Leonard, 8, is in the third
grade.
She is taking p a rt in the
Lincoln’s Powwow C ourt “be-
Sadie Johnson
Alexa Leonard
cause it’s a fun thing to do,” she
said.
A nyone in te re ste d in p u r
chasing raffle tickets from ei
ther or b oth o f the girls can call
the following:
F o r A lexa, 553-5303. F o r
Sadie, call either 553-7667 or
553-3242.
T he Lincoln’s Birthday Pow
wow is set for Feb. 6-9, at the
Simnasho Longhouse.
This year the powwow will
feature a $6,000 M em orial
D ru m m in g C ontest. T h ere
will also be a hand-drum con
test.
T he powwow will also fea
ture a chicken d a n ce /ro u n d
bustle special.
T h e L in c o ln ’s B irth d a y
Powwow is one o f the m ost
popular events on the W arm
Springs Reservation.
Championship dancers and
c h a m p io n s h ip d ru m m e rs
travel from far and wide to
participate in this celebrated
event.
New director hopes for long partnership
B y S h ann on K e a v e n y
Spilyay Tymoo
Cody Yeager is no stranger
to W arm Springs.
T he new W arm Springs Cen
tral O regon Com munity College
b ranch director has taught all
levels o f w ritin g in W arm
Springs for about the last four
years. She has also taught at the
m ain campus.
In addition, Yeager has coor
dinated COCC events, prepared
budgets and supervised staff.
She is a com puter literate per
son w ho has experience w ith file
m anagem ent, email, In te rn e t,
and m ost com puter programs.
“I ’ve been eyeing this job for
a while,” she says o f her recent
hiring.
In those four years o f teach
ing, Y eager has also m ade a
point to participant in the W arm
Springs community.
“ You’ll see me at powwows,'
first' Hil' ceremonies, and other
com m unity events,” she says.
“I plan to continue to be out
and a b o u t in th e com m unity.
People will be seeing me. I w ant
to have a very, very open-door
policy so I can hear w hat people
have to say,” Yeager shares ex
citedly.
Yeager replaces Jo h n Hicks,
re c e n tly r e tir e d , as W arm
Springs CO CC branch director.
What the future holds
Y eager has p la n s fo r th e
CO C C W arm Springs branch,
which has grown rapidly in the
last 10 years. F irst o f all she
hopes to keep in line with form er
director Hicks’ goals.
A n d she w ants to becom e
m ore aligned w ith tribal goals,
especially w ith w ork force de
v e lo p m e n t.
Yeager envisions providing
classes and program s according
to reservation w orkforce needs.
F o r instance, if an enterprise
wants to come to W arm Springs
or the surrounding area, Yeager
would w ork w ith the company
Shannon Keaveny/Spilyay
Cody Yeager at her desk at the Warm Springs COCC branch.
to develop the necessary tribal
w orkforce. O ne successful at
te m p ts to d e v e lo p 8 ' w o r k f o r c e
a c c o r d i n g t o lo c a l e c o n o m y
needs can be seen in Redm ond
at the M anufacturing and A p
plied Technology Center. Yeager
hopes to emulate this success
ful model.
H er imm ediate project is to
develop com m unity education
c lasses fo r th e sp rin g . T w o
classes she plans to offer are a
web design class and business
writing class that would include
an introduction to grant writing.
C om m unity education classes
are non-credit, personal enrich
m e n t c o u rses th a t o fte n aid
people in their jobs.
“As tuition rises, there will be
m ore o f a m arket for com m u
nity e d u catio n classes a t the
W arm Springs COCC branch,”
Yeager said.
A tuition raise has been pro
posed for COCC credit courses
this year.
Warm Springs COCC has re
m ained relatively unaffected by
recent budget cuts at the college.
This is true because o f the unique
relationship between COCC and
the Confederated Tribes.
T he tribes pay COCC, which
then pays Yeager. The tribes also
p r o v id e th e fa c ilitie s in which
the classes take place. For this
re a so n , unlik e o th e rs C O C C
branches such as Madras, which
Ekely will be closed this year due
to b u d g e t c o n strain ts, W arm
Springs has faced minimal cuts.
“I t ’s a g o o d deal fo r b o th
parties involved. T he tribes get
the services, w ithout the need
o f driving to Bend. Driving to
Bend can be a setup for failure,”
explains Yeager.
Cuts have had som e affect
on in-person deHvery o f classes.
T he school picked up distance
satelEte learning to compensate.
By the end o f June, all satelEte
cla sses w ill b e re p la c e d by
Internet courses.
“COCC has a long standing
history o f being here and we
want to stay,” assures Yeager.
Á brief bio
Y eager w as b o rn in P itts
burgh, Pennsylvania. O f ItaEan
h e rita g e , she g re w up in a
multicultural neighborhood.
“You could walk dow n the
street and hear four different
languages being spoken,” she
Kah-Nee-Ta jobs and other positions
K a h -N e e -T a H ig h D e s e rt
Resort and Casino is accepting
appEcations for the follow ing
positions:
Cage cashier, and financial
controller. K ah-N ee-T a is also
offering free blackjack dealer
school beginning Feb. 17. It is
scheduled Monday through Fri
day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Blackjack dealer certification
requires a m inim um o f 96 hours
o f tra in in g a n d su ccessfu lly
passing an audition.
F or m ore inform ation con
tact Lisa at 553-1112 ext 3401.
T he O regon State Em ploy
m e n t o ffic e o f M a d ras h as
these jobs available in W arm
Springs:
Resource technician, voca
tional rehabiEtation counselor,
teacher aide, a n n o u n c e r/p ro -
ducer, news director, finance
c o n tro lle r, s u b s ta n c e ab u se
speciaEst, and m ore.
F o r in f o r m a tio n call th e
E m p lo y m e n t D e p a rtm e n t in
Madras at 475-2382.
In the Tribal Court for the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Rainbow Market, Roxane Mclnturff, petitioner,
vs. George Spino, respondent. Case No. CV283-01.
To George Spino:
You are hereby notified that a petition for Civil
Complaint has been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
By this notice you are summoned to appear in
this matter at a hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. on
February 10, at the Warm Springs Tribal Court. AU
o f the facts o f the case will be heard at this hearing,
including evidence you wish to present.
You must appear to present your arguments or
the other side wiE automaticaUy win.
T he petitioner, Rainbow M arket/R oxane
Mclnturff, may then be given aU that is asked for
in the petition for Civil Complaint.
The petitioner wiU be present at the hearing. If
you desire to personaUy argue your side o f the
case, you may have a legal aide, spokesperson or
attorney appear on your behalf at your expense. If
you have any questions, you should seek legal ad
vice immediately. Dated at Warm Springs on De
cem ber 26. Judge Wilma A nn Smith, Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
rem em bers.
I t was in her childhood w hen
she acquired her deep apprecia
tio n o f and fascin atio n w ith
other cultures. Because o f that
experience she has an affinity for
lan g u a g es, a n d is le a rn in g
Sahaptin, native language o f the
W arm Springs tribe.
Y eager has c o m p le te d a
Bachelor o f Arts degree in G er
m an. She also has three M as
ters, in EngEsh, G erm an and
Comparative Literature. Taking
a special interest in comparative
Eterature, she received a Ph.D.
and A bD in that field from the
University o f Oregon.
Since 1999, Yeager has been
a technical sergeant for the U.S.
Air Force Reserve.
She reports twice a m onth.
I n th e early 1980s, Y eager
served in G renada with General
Schwarzkopf, known to many as
“Storm in’ N orm an.” She has a
C e rtific a te o f M a s te ry in m a rk s
manship.
Yeager’s comparative Eterature
degrees influenced her interest in
N ative A m erican cultures, al
though she focused on French,
African and Germ an Eterature.
“Studying and teaching Etera
ture opened me up to the world
o f Eterature as a global thing,”
she says.
O n her ow n time Yeager has
becom e som ewhat o f an aficio
n a d o o f trib a l c u ltu re . She
spends her spare, time speaking
at conferences about issues fac
ing tribes. Yeager’s next confer
ence is titled “T he Jeffersonian
Vision for the West versus the
Native American Vision.” I t wiE
be presented at the Confluence
o f C u ltu re s C o n fe re n c e in
Missoula, M ontana in May.
“I’m really happy to be here.
I have a lot to learn. I ’m taking it
slowly and I want it to be a part
o f a long partnership,” expresses
Yeager. She says she felt at home
in Warm Springs right away.
Wreck on the highway
This truck struck a vehicle head-on Monday morning. Highway
26 was icy, and the weather was foggy. Four people were injured,
and transported and treated at the hospital.
Museum offering internship
T he M useum A t W arm Springs is offering the Education Sum
m er Internship to Native American coUege students.
I t is especiaUy for students interested in exploring careers in
anthropology, art, culture and heritage, education, m useums or
pubEc program developm ent. T he m useum ’s education sum m er
internship will pay a stipend o f $250 per week for 10 weeks.
T he internship program is designed for the intern to w ork spe-
cificaUy with youth through the m useum ’s “A rt’n the Tepee P ro
gram.” T he m useum wiE have an outdoor program set up during
the Sum m er 2003 on the m useum ’s grounds. I t will be used for
youth art and craft education for ten weeks.
To apply for this internship send a letter o f appEcation to the
foUowing address: T he M useum A t W arm Springs, P.O. Box 753,
W arm Springs, O R 97761. F or m ore inform ation contact RosaEnd
Sam pson, E ducation C o o rd in a to r at 553-3331.
Interested appEcants should have proof o f Native American Heri
tage (tribal ID card, or enrollment document), proof o f enrollment
o f higher education institution, a letter o f interest explaining why you
wish to be an intern, and three letters o f recommendation. AppEca-
tions must be postmarked by April 2, 2003. The Museum’s intern is
responsible for his/her housing during the internship.
Youth needed for resource work
There currently are four natural-resource internships available to
Native American youth o f the region. This internship project — spon
sored by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and Earth
Conservation Salmon Corp - is designed to prom ote tribal leadership
in environmental justice, treaty rights and salmon restoration.
T he internships are available either with the Inter-Tribal Fish
Commission, o r with one o f Columbia River treaty tribes. These
include the Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs, the Confeder
ated Tribes o f th e Umatilla Reservation, Yakama N ation, o r the
N e z P e rc e T rib e . T h e g o a l o f th is p r o je c t is to select one interns-
ship for each tribe. T he deadEne to apply is Feb. 15. Toapp'ly,
please contact Shannon Leonard at (503) 249-0820.
T he Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com mission also has an
internship available in the Portland area. T he person w ho fiUs this
position m ust be able to com m it to part-time employm ent in the
Portland area through the school year and the summer.
The deadline to apply for this position is Feb. 3. The position pays
$10 per hour. To apply, provide a cover letter and resume to JaneUe
Anderson at CRITFC, 729 N E Oregon, suite 200, Portland, O R 97232.
Department seeks construction bids
T he Jo h n Day Basin Office o f the Confederated Tribes N atu
ral Resources D epartm ent is soEciting interest from tribal contrac
tors for construction activities. T he construction is to be done to
the Forrest Ranch Headquarters H ouse, a tw o-story structure with
basem ent built in the early 1900s.
T he building is located in G ran t County, approxim ately five
miles east o f Prairie City on Highway 26.
T he construction activities to be perform ed wiE be the instaUa-
tion o f new electrical, telephone and data wiring. This would in
clude Eght fixtures and switches, pow er receptacles, and a panel
with breakers. AdditionaUy, insulation and sheetrock wiE be instaEed
to the first floor waEs.
Electrical and general contractors interested in perform ing work
to the Forrest Ranch house should contact N atural Resources by
Jan. 30 with necessary inform ation. Phone (541) 575-4212.
Write: John Day Basin Office, P.O. Box 480,139 Canyon Blvd.,
Canyon City, O R 97820.
The 2003 Lincoln’s
Birthday Powwow
February 6-9
Round Dance Thursday evening
Dinner at 7p.m.
Simnasho Longhouse
A $6,000 M em orial D ru m m in g C ontest,
wiE be sp o n so red by the G reene family. M ore
inform ation, (541) 553-1953.
H a n d D ru m C ontest, sponsored by Calvin
Q ueahpam a and B ruce Jim famEy. M ore in
form ation, 553-0422.
C h ick e n D a n c e /R o u n d B u stle Special,
sponsored by M ackie Begay. M ore in fo rm a
tion, 553-9230.
D a n c e c ateg o rie s: M e n ’s a n d W o m e n ’s
^ G o ld e n Age, W om en’s Traditional, Fancy and
Jingle. M en’s T raditional, Fancy an d Grass.
T een categories. Ju n io r categories. T iny tots.
F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n , M ackie Begay,
general. E . A ustin G reene, general. J o d i O rr,
Q u e e n candidates, 553-9230. In a L aL iberte,
Q u e e n c a n d id a te s , 5 5 3 -0 4 2 2 . S a n d ra
G re en e -S a m p so n , 553-6619. V e n d o r s /c o n
cession. N o collect calls.
A ll specials will be a p p ro v ed by th e P o w
w o w C o m m itte e p r io r to th e sc h e d u le d
pow w ow .