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Spilyay Tymoo, WsYm Springs, Oregon
Mqy 13, 2004
Young rider helping rodeo
Erica Wewa is a candidate for Queen
of the Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo. Wewa, 16,
is a sophomore at Madras I ligh School,
She is selling raffle tickets for the ro
deo. Judging for the rodeo Queen is
based on horsemanship and the num
ber of tickets sold.
To purchase tickets from Wewa,
look for her in the community. Her
uncle Wilson can also be contacted at
the Senior Citizen Department Tick
ets are $1.
Wewa was the Pi-Ume-Sha Princess
in 2002. For the rodeo this year she is
thinking about entering the barrel rac
ing competition.
Wewa has been riding horses all her
life. I Icr horse is named Duke.
At school Wewa likes her English
class.
Erica Wewa
Besides horseback riding she has an
interest in boxing, and travelling to
rodocs with her cousin Jcnna Johnson.
Wild horse race memorial
for Thurman Squiemphen
The Thurman Squiemphen Wild
Horse Race Memorial will be in con
junction with the Pi-Ume-Sha Ro
deo. The prize for this race is $3,000
added
There is a $150 entry fee, and
100 percent payout. There is no
contestant fee. There is a 32-team
limit for this race.
Thurman Squiemphen was a ro
deo rider. He rode in the wild horse
races, and the saddle bronc compe
tition. He passed away in an accident
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last year.
The family put the memorial
together in his honor,
race
Rodeo season ready to buck
It is rodeo season, and the follow
ing events are coming up in the region:
The Southern Oregon Indian
Rodeo at Klamath Falls is Sunday, May
30, with a 1 p.m. showtime. The rodeo
is at the Klamath County Fairgrounds.
Call 553-3044 for information. (No
collect calls.)
f . The White Swan Junior Rodeo
Association Spring" Round Up is
May 29-30, starting at 10 a.m. both
days. There will be events for senior
boys (15-18); junior boys (11-14); pee
wee boys (7-10); senior girls (15-18);
junior girls (11-14); and pee-wee girls
(7-10). Call 848-2273, or 930-1870 for
information.
The Yakama Indian Rodeo As
sociation will present the 47th
Annual Treaty Days All Indian
Rodeo at White Swan, Wash,, on June
5-6. This rodeo is multi-sanctioned
through the Columbia River Indian
Rodeo Association.
- The Seventh Annual Central Or- :
egon Senior Pro" Rodeo will be'at '
the Deschutes County Fairgrounds out
door arena on Saturday and Sunday,
June 5-6. An American 4-D Barrel
Race will be held on Saturday at noon.
Call 548-5478 for information.
Her parents are Arlene and Albert
Bryant Jr.
Rodeo is June 26-27
This year the Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo will
be June 26-27 at the Warm Springs
rodeo grounds.
For people who are interested in
participating:
Books open Monday, June 21, and
close Tuesday, June 22. Office hours
are 6 to 9 p,m. Call backs are Thurs
day, June 24.
The phone number to call is 553
3044. No collect calls. There is a $10
contestant fee, cash or money orders,
no checks.
Stock contractor for the rodeo is
Tygh Ridge Rodeo Co. The announcer
will be Jake Grossmillcr,
Johnson running
for queen of
rodeo association
Jenna Johnson, 15, is running for
Queen of the newly formed Colum
bia River Indian Rodeo Association.
Johnson is a former Pi-Ume-Sha
Rodeo Queen. She is a third genera
tion cowgirl, and participates in rodeos
all over the Northwest.
Johnson is a Warm Springs tribal
member. Her mom is Jodel Johnson,
grandparents are Delford and Marita
Johnson, and she has one brother,
Bryce.
Please support Jenna by buying
raffle tickets from her. Contact (541)
553-5209 (home), 553-1320 at the
shop; or 553-1046 (work); or you can
e-mail at the following address:
Jodelrodeponyespresso.yahoo.com.
The following items are to be raffled
off by the Columbia River Indian Ro
deo Association:
Two-year old Judge Cash filly; $500
cash; a Pendleton Shawl; a VCR; two
prizes of $100 each; fully beaded check
book; beaded items; many other items.
The association welcomes and would
appreciate any donations for the raffle:
Contact Shannon Adams, at 509) 9$3
1053. The drawing will be held in Au
gust or September.
Tickets may be purchased from
Jenna; or from any of the association
board members; or look for their table
at any of the rodeos.
Museum to feature rare exhibit
In a rare gathering, over 70 art
ists from 38 indigenous nations got
together and produced inspired
works of art for a cultural exchange
exhibit that will be unveiled on June
19 at the Museum at Warm Springs.
This exhibit, called
"Hiteemlkiliiksix, Within the Circle of
the Rim" contains 36 pieces of works
from carving, weaving, pottery, paint
ing and printmaking. The artwork
represents emerging and established
indigenous artists from throughout
the Pacific Rim, including Hawaii,
Maori, Wasco, Nez Perce, Tlingit
Haida, Santa Clara Pueblo, Onondaga,
and many other indigenous people.
A special opening reception will oc
cur from 1 1 a.m. till 3 p.m. with food,
beverages and traditional dancing. The
Museum at Warm Springs will have
this exhibit on display until September
5 in its Changing Exhibit Gallery.
This exhibition is a reflection of the
following quote, by Bruce Subiyay
Miller, Skokomish tribal member,
whose work is included in the exhibit:
"Why is art important to those who
are artists? Because it allows us to sing
without a song, to give our true spirit
into something we create out of
something nature has given us...
That is important at a time when
many of us have lost our languages,
our customs, and many of the things
we look upon as comprising a com
plete culture. We still have our art
work..." Hiteemlkiliiksix, Within the Circle
of the Rim, is a Nez Perce term
that refers to "being in the circle."
This exhibit will travel to New
Zealand after it leaves the Museum
at Warm Springs.
16-lot subdivision
planned at Seekseequa
The Natural Resources Branch will
host a scoping meeting to discuss the
development of a residential subdi
vision in the Seekseequa District. The
meeting will be held on May 24 at
1:30 p.m. in the Cultural Resources
trailer just west of the Natural Re
sources Branch Office.
Employees from the Natural Re
sources staff will provide informa
tion regarding the Seekseequa subdi
vision during the meeting. The meet
ing is being held to gather input from
tribal members.
The 16-lot subdivision is located
around the district's rural fire station.
Lots range in size from just under
five acres to just over eight acres.
The technical staff will explain the
project's key features, including lay
out, and seek comments from the
tribal public to guide future activi
ties. Comments received during the
scoping meeting will be used to de
velop a project assessment for the
subdivision.
Standards and best management
practices listed under the Integrated
Resources Management Plan will ap
ply to this project.
For those who are unable to at
tend the meeting, written comments
may be submitted to the Natural
Resources Branch Office, which is
located north of the Warm Springs
Campus on I Iolliday Street.
Refreshments will be served dur
ing the May 24 meeting.
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Tourism planning
meeting May 26
at Kah-Nee-Ta
The next Sustainable Tourism plan
ning session will be hosted by Kah-Nee-Ta
on Wednesday, May 26.
The meeting will be in the HeHe
Room from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Every
one is welcome.
The agenda will include reviewing
the first draft of the plan and priori
ties, followed by an action planning ses
sion to address selected priorities.
Drug problem
focus of gathering
BestCare and the Metham
phetamine Task Force are spon
soring two nights of education for
parents on the topic of metham
phetamines. The meetings are
from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday and
Thursday, May 19 and 20. Par
ents are encouraged to attend one
or the other.at the Madras library
annex. The presentations are to
help parents be more aware of
this deadly drug.
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