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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 26, 2003
Camp sparks student
interest in engineering
By Tina Hilding
Wasbinton State University
PULLMAN, Wash. Sev
eral tribal members who attend
Jefferson County Middle School
recently took part in the Wash
ington State University Native
Youth Exploring Engineering
Camp, the only camp of its kind
in the country.
The students attending the
camp, held June 15-20, included
ninth-graders Jose Alvarez,
Gerald "Choo-Choo" Cardenas,
Nancy Charley, Addie Estimo,
Jansen Harrington, Nicolas
Katchia, Sheldon Leonard,
Joanna Williams and Teri Jo
Yazzie. Derek Barnhurst, who
teaches at Jefferson County
Middle School, accompanied
the students.
The camp, established and
named by its first attendees five
years ago, was created to help
increase the percentage of Na
tive American students who
pursue careers in engineering.
Located at the university's
Pullman campus, it is free to
Native American students in
grades 9-11, and includes their
teachers in the program.
This allows students and
teachers to return to their
schools with a renewed enthusi
asm and understanding of math
and science, said Charlena
Grimes, camp director and aca
demic coordinator of the Wash
ington State University College
of Engineering and Architec
ture. A record of nearly 60 stu
dents from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana attended
this year's session.
During the one-week session,
the students participated in
building engineering projects,
such as robots, balsa wood
bridges and edible automobiles,
while learning about concepts in
'We want to introduce
the students here to the
fun of math, so they mil
see the importance of
studying it in high
school. "
Charlena Grimes
Camp director
structural and electrical engineer
ing With support from the Wash
ington State University College
of Liberal Arts, students also
participated in a session on com
munications, where they learned
the basics of journalism and
media.
For the first time, the camp
included a session on native sign
language, taught by Kemet
Spence, a retired professor of
microbiology. Spence learned
the language from his great
uncle, a Cree-Nez Perce Indian
who grew up on the Colville Res
ervation. Students also had a
math session and chemistry
demonstration.
"Math is essential to study
ing engineering," Grimes said.
"We want to introduce the stu
dents here to the fun of math,
so they will see the importance
of studying it in high school."
Several of the camp's gradu
ates have attended college.
Washington State University's
College of Engineering and Ar
chitecture, College of Liberal
Arts, and Office of the Provost,
along with the Plateau Native
American Scholarship Fund for
Recruitment and Student Sup
port, the Creighton Endowment
for Native American Students,
M. DoLores Larson, The
Quinault Nation, The Boeing
Company and Hewlett-Packard
provided funding for the program.
Scramble to help
golfers attend event
There will be a golf
scramble fundraiser on Sun
day, July 13, at the Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort Golf Course.
The fundraiser will benefit
the Oregon Junior Columbia
River Golf Team, which in
cludes members of the Ma
dras and Pendleton high
school boys golf teams.
The golf scramble will help
the boys participate in the Sec
ond Annual Native American
Junior Golf Championship at
Santa Fe, New Mexico, later
in July. The Oregon Junior
Columbia River Golf Team
members are Jordan Stacona,
Rodney Katchia, Davey
Culpus, Sidney Jones and
Jonas Moses.
Cost of entering the July
13 fundraiser scramble is $50
per person, or $40 for club
members. Fee includes tee
prize, entry fee and cart.
Tee times start at 10 a.m.
Please call early for tee times.
Contact Janell Smith at
553-7829, or (541) 980
9224 for information and
tee times.
Proceeds of the
fundraiser will go toward the
golf teams airfare, rental
van, uniforms, lodging, en
try fees and meals. Support
is greatly appreicated.
Kah-Nee-Ta gallery exhibits
a variety of local talent
Now visitors to Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort can meander
through the resort and catch
glimpses of local artistic talent.
Kah-Nee-Ta has set aside consid
erable space for the new gallery and
for tribal member art.
Near the fireplace is beadwork,
silver jewelry, basketry, and sculp
ture. In the upstairs lobby is Roxanne
Chinook's comical painting "Rez
Dogs Playing Poker."
Down another hallway is the
well-known basketry of Pat
Courtney Gold and sculpture from
Lillian Pitt.
All items are for sale and will be
replaced with more local art as soon
as they sell.
"As pieces sell, the intent is to
bring in more to provide a market
ing avenue for tribal members," said
Katherine Kamau, director of mar
keting at Kah-Nee-Ta.
In the gallery's first week, there
were not any sales, but a number
of inquiries were made, said
Kamau.
Kamau ensures the display cases
are secure, attractive, and in high pro
file areas so pieces market themselves
efficiently.
Other local talent includes Apolonia Santos,
Willie Stacona, Rosemary Scott, Sammy
Bruised Head, Richard Rowe, Aurel Stinson,
Rcva Johnson, Charles Litdeleaf, Natalie Kirk,
and Winona Garrison.
All artists completed an application process
to be a part of the gallery.
Interested tribal member artists should con
tact Kah-Nee-Ta Resort at (541) 553-1112 for
more information.
The top photo is Lillian Pitt's version
of She Who Watches.
At right is Roxanne Chinook's
painting Rez Dogs Playing Poker.
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Museum hosting Living Traditions
The Museum at Warm
Springs is announcing the sum
mer Living Traditions Demon
stration Program.
This program offers a unique
look at the arts and traditions
of the Confederated Tribes.
Special cultural presentations
are provided free to visitors
every weekend through Labor
Day.
The following is a list of the
upcoming Living Traditions
Demonstration Program activi
ties at the museum.
July 5-6: Rawhide items and
uses.
July 12-13: Traditional Paiute
items and uses.
July 26-27: Horse Regalia
and trappings.
July 26: Native American
Dance Group.
August 2-3: Traditional men's
regalia.
August 9-10: Baby boards.
August 16-17: Cedar root
items and uses.
August 23-24: Willow items
and uses.
August 24: Native American
Dance Group.
August 30-31: Bead artist.
Call for details, 553-3331.
Contact Rosalind Sampson,
museum education coordinator.
Have a safe
and happy
Pi-Ume-Sha,
from all of us at
Spilyay Tymoo.
August 3 powwow at Salem
The Inipi-Oyate-Ki Club at
the Oregon State Correctional
Institution at Salem is hosting its
annual powwow on Sunday, Aug.
3. The club is looking for drum-
Golf tourney at Kah-Nee-Ta
In conjunction with Pi-Ume-Sha,
the All-Indian Fry Bread
Golf Tournament is this week
end, June 28-29, at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Tournament entry fee is
$130, which includes entry on
Saturday and Sunday, green
fees, tee prize and Saturday
meal.Friday practice round and
cart reservations, please call
Saturday, June 28
MAMois
553-4971.
Saturday tec times, call Janell
at 553-7829 or (541) 980
9224.Tournamcnt information:
Jake Coochise, Kah-Nee-Ta
Golf Association president,
553-3127. Janell Smith, Kah-Nee-Ta
Golf Association secre
tary, 553-7829.
Schedule of events:
Friday, June 27: Practice
round after 10 a.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. driving
range and registration. 9-11:30
a.m., tee times. 4 p.m. horse race.
Meal provided.
Sunday: 8 a.m. driving
range. 9-11:30 a.m., tee times.
Awards following round, cash
payouts.
mers, dancers and others to
come and join them for the
event. Anyone wishing to attend
will need to have an LEDS
check done to allow entry into
the institution. All visitors must
be 18 or over. Call J.E. Sipple for
information, (503) 373-0175, be
tween 1 and 9 p.m.
Pi-Ume-Sha Slow Pitch
Softball Tournament
June28&29
Community Center ball fields
16 Men's - True double elimination
16 Women's open - True double elimination
(Note: Men's teams are All-Indian, women's are own.)
For information cull Sandra Greene-Sampson, 553-3601.
Adminstration Building parking loL
Both races begin at 8J0 a.m. sharp.
Sponsored!)! the
Urn Springs SeueHion tepirlmnl
Treaty Days Boxing
Saturday, June 28
At the Warm Springs
Community Center Gym
Gates open at 5 p.m
Admission: $5 adults, $3
students, $2 senior citizens.
Presented by the Warm Springs Boxing Club
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Warm Springs Rodeo Association
Presents
The 29th Annual
Pi-Ume-Sha
All-Indian Rodeo
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June 28-29
Events include saddle bronc and bareback, bull riding, calf roping, steer
wrestling, senior barrel race, ladies breakaway, , team roping, century team
roping, wild horse race, cow milking, junior barrel race, calf riding.
Action starting at one o'clock daily
Concessions on the grounds.
Admission: adults $5, senior citizens $2, kids 7 years and older, $2, children under 6 years free.
Absolutely no alcohol or dnis.
W'SRA not responsible for accidents, injuries, theft or divorce.