Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 6, 2003
Kono brings new ideas to Warm Springs
By Stkna T. Boise
Spihay Tymoo staff
A year has passed and Nariyo
Kono continues to make
progress as the Indian Language
Program's Curriculum Devel
oper. Though the budget con
straints are tight for the tribal
organization, Kono keeps her
focus strong. She is originally
from Japan but enjoys being in
Warm Springs and learning
about the cultures and languages
of the three tribes.
Her education qualifications
and dedication to second lan
guage studies brought her to the
Warm Springs Language Pro
gram. Kono received her Masters
Teacher Certification at Pordand
State University. She continued
her education at the University
of Arizona, where she received
her Ph.D in second language
acquisition and teaching.
She taught Japanese as a sec
ond language in Arizona, and she
was also involved in a national
movement, which began in
1999, called the Heritage Lan
guage Initiative. She met the
Warm Springs Indian language
teachers in Arizona while tak
ing part in this project.
When Kono saw the adver
tisement for curriculum devel
oper in Warm Springs, she was
anxious to come back to Oregon
to work for the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
As the curriculum developer,
she oversees the overall curricu
lum of the language classes held
at the Warm Springs Elemen
tary, and new this school year,
7 will not forget my
first week in Oregon.
Nariyo Kono
Curriculum Developer
Jefferson County Middle
School. That includes tracking
all the language lessons given at
the schools by the language
teachers.
She is also a grant writer for
the language program, and feels
that this is an important part of
the program. Without continual
funding the language program
would not be able to teach the
language classes to children in
the schools.
"I realize that these are hard
times and money is scarce, but
I believe that it is during diffi
cult times that good things hap
pen and people become more
creative," says Kono.
Kono likes to visit the lan
guage classes in the schools and
see the progress being made by
the children. "They are taking
basic words they have learned
and putting them into phrases,"
says Kono.
She feels there is a need for
expansion of the language pro
gram, which would include
more teachers and training for
the teachers. With these expan
sions comes more progress by
the students in school to con
tinue learning the language.
Warm Springs children begin
learning an Indian language as
kindergarten students at Warm
Springs Elementary. As an early
language student, children learn
Nariyo Kono
basic words from a language
taught in their classrooms, which
could be Sahaptin, Wasco or
Paiute. As the children get older
and have a preference in which
language they would like to
speak, they will begin to advance
in that particular language.
It is Kono's belief that the
children should receive support
from their families to become
fluent in their Indian language.
"Encouraging words will keep
the children's interest in learn
ing the Indian language," says
Kono.
Learning Warm Springs cul
ture is an exciting experience for
her because she has taken an
interest from the first time she
came to Oregon.
Her first experiences in Or
egon happened 11 years ago
when she decided to attend
school in Pordand.
Her grandfather was a Bud
dhist in the 1950s in Pordand
during the war. He spoke of
Portland and she wanted to see
it for herself. She didn't know
if it was Portland, Maine or
Portland, Oregon. She came to
the Northwest.
On her flight to Oregon she
met a Japanese artist who was
going to a papermaking work
shop in Astoria. She was invited
to the papermaking workshop
and hoped that she could find
Astoria.
She was talking to some stu
dents at Portland State and
asked if they knew how to get
to Astoria. They said they lived
there and took her to the work
shop. She enjoyed the workshop
because the gendeman she met
talked about the arts and history
of Japan.
In her classes she also met
students from Warm Springs.
That same week she had the
opportunity to come to Warm
Springs during the Pi-Ume-Sha
Powwow. She enjoyed it so
much she decided that her com
ing to Oregon was meant to be.
"I will not forget my first week
in Oregon," says Kono.
Kono is currendy working on
setting up a gathering to inspire
community members to be
come involved and share their
thoughts and ideas for the lan
guage program.
She is also working on set
ting up a language camp for
families. Families will come to
gether and speak the Indian lan
guages at this camp.
"Nariyo has brought to us a
lot of good ideas, and we are
lucky to have her here. "
Myra Johnson
Culture and Heritage
Director
Boys and Girls Club holds
monthly branch meeting
Benefit lunch Tuesday )
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There will be a turkey
luncheon on Tuesday,
March 11, with proceeds
'.( .The luncheon includes
turkey, mashed potatoes
with gravy, vegetable, salad
to benefit Priscilla and dressing, cranberry
Squiemphen-Yazzie Kid- sauce and a drink.
ney Fund.
The luncheon will be at the
Community Center Social
Hall from 1 1 a.m. till 2 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to
come and enjoy this fine
lunch, which will benefit a
very good cause.
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March 10, 1978
Council approves
appointment of new
mill manager
After careful consideration
and more than a month of de
liberation, the Tribal Council
approved on March 6 the hir
ing of Ralph G. DeMoisy for
the position of General Man
ager of Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries.
DeMoisy, 62, will succeed
Pershing Andrews, who an
nounced his retirement plans
last November. DeMoisy has
worked the past ten years for
Fibreboard Corporation in San
Francisco as Vice President of
the Forest Products Group.
He was responsible for the
operation of their wood prod
ucts plants, sawmills and ply
wood plants in Oregon, Califor
nia, and Tennessee.
A graduate forester from
Utah State University, he re
ceived his M.A. in Logging En
gineering at O.S.U. in 1946.
His professional career has
consisted of working with pri
vate forest land for private in
dustries, and his affiliations have
been with forest products com
panies which own their own tim
ber. The selection of DeMoisy
was not a hasty decision on the
part of either the Tribal Coun
cil or the WSFPI Board of Di
rectors. Flora Thompson, gone
but not forgotten
Many people did not have
the opportunity to know her well,
but they danced long into the
night to honor "the flower."
Flora Cushingway Thomp
son, who was well known and
respected by many people
throughout the Northwest, died
March 3 in a fire that destroyed
her home at Celilo Village, 12
miles east of The Dalles. She
had lived there for nearly 30
years.
Born on the Warm Springs
Reservation in 1898, Flora was
loved and admired by local
people. Caroline Tohet, who had
known Flora all her life said,
"She was a real elder. It was her
way to attend all funerals in
hopes that it would make people
feel better. She held no discrimi
nation against anyone and her
loss is great, not only to Warm
Springs people, but to other In
dians and whites as well. She had
many friends."
Mrs Tohet had been a neigh
bor of the Cushingway family
up at Tenino. "It was our way
to visit each other all the time.
We were a very friendly bunch."
Flora was raised where the
Hank Palmers now have their
home. Last summer, she looked
over her old home site, no doubt
remembering where her house
stood and where she had spent
many days.
The general consensus is that
Flora was a wise and great
hearted woman. "She was always
sharing her beliefs and wisdom
and giving advice to our young
people," remarked Verbena
Greene while she was prepar
ing a meal at the Longhouse.
Mitchell keeps game
alive
A Warm Springs boy is one
fifth the reason why the Madras
White Buffalo basketball team
came through with such a fine
season. After a two-win-two-loss
record the Buffs got their act
together and made their long trip
back to the top of the league to
show that they can be top con
tenders. Rodney Mitchell, the son of
Arthur and Bernice Mitchell, is a
junior in high school and a mem
ber of the Madras varsity basket
ball team. He has done an out
standing job for the team this year.
Mitchell's consistent shooting abil
ity has helped the team from one
game to the next, sometimes not
scoring as much but scoring at
crucial times to keep the game
alive for the Buffs.
The Boys and Girls Club
Committee held their monthly
branch meeting to discuss up
dates of clubs, new items, and
ongoing topics.
First on the agenda was an
update on active clubs.
The Smart Girls Club meets
every Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
The Power Hour is held daily
for students to improve their
grades with the help of tutors.
There is an average of 12 to
22 students daily who attend. A
total of 135 initially began the
Power Hour Program.
The basketball teams have
been competing in a league and
they are about to finish with a
tournament. In their league
standings they could possible fin
ish at second or third place.
Keystone club currendy has
six members, ages 14 to 1 8. This
club has members who were
nominated for Youth of the
Year and are working on two
essays and a speech to be given
at the end of March. These es
says will be about education and
the Boys and Girls Club
New at the Boys and Girls
Club will be the photography
class that will begin after mid
March. This photography class
will use digital cameras and com
puter software. Exact dates will
be made when the computers
become available.
This will be the beginning of
the newsletter that will be pub
lished in the future by the kids.
The Boys and Girls Club is
making progress with the
sweadodge.
Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts will donate the lumber for
this community sweadodge. In
the spring this lumber will be
picked up and the club will be
gin putting it together.
The club members are work
ing on picking up cans for fund
ing a project.
There were ideas brought
forth to assist in this fundraising
project. That may possibly in
clude spring clean up to take
place at the same time.
An update of grantwriting to
operate the Boys and Girls Club
included the assistance of
Shawnele Shaw with actual
grantwriting, and the possibilities
or confirmation of assistance
from the Community Action
Team, Housing Authority, Kah-Nee-Ta
High Desert Resort and
Casino, and the Warm Springs
Tribal Organization. ..
The next meeting will be held
March 20.
Saddlehorse Management
Dr. Christian Rammerstorfer
Oregon State University
Horse Specialist
Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. First Floor
Training Room, Education Center (Old Boy's Dorm)
Dr. Rammerstorfer is a world-renowned Equine
Physiologist. He will discuss nutrition, care
and health of horses.
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. Cost is $10; - ")
Reservations required due to limited seating. Call
OSU Extension, 553-3238.
Presented by the Oregon State University Extension Service,
Warm Springs Office.
A Broadway review
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Students from eighth grade class invited parents and community
members to their Broadway Review held at the Jefferson County
Middle School, Feb. 20, in the Commons. Each eighth grade
contributed to this event by painting decorations, costumes, or
being one of the budding performers to sing songs from "West
Side Story," "Oliver," and "Grease."
Calendar
The Warm Springs Small Business Development Center is
sponsoring Oregon Native American Business Entrepreneurial
Network (ONABEN) classes. The classes, "You and your
business Ideas" and "Starting a successful business," are today,
Thursday, March 6, through May 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The classes are Thursday evenings. It provides the framework
for successful business start-up by assisting In planning and
writing a bankable business plan. Tuition is $100 including
textbooks. Classes will be held at the Small Business
Development Center, 1134 Paiute St., Warm Springs. To sign
up or for more information, call 553-3592.
On April 12 the Jefferson County Middle school Chess Club
will be holding Its first annual chess tournament at the middle
school, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This tournament Is open to all
ages. If you are Interested please contact Jason Stehly at 475
7253 between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. or between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Diabetes education classes are being offered at the Diabetes
Breakfast gatherings held every second and fourth Tuesday
of the month. The education classes will follow a series of
diabetes topics starting with "What Is Diabetes?" to "Living
Well with Diabetes." The Diabetes Program Invites you to the
following breakfast education at the Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center Kitchen Conference Room. Topics offered
this month: March 11 at 8:30 a.m., "What is Diabetes and
Regulating Blood Glucose," March 25 at 8:30 a.m., "Monitoring
Blood Glucose, and Exercise and Blood Glucose."