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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon July 7, 2005 Page 15 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Summer Activities Vocabulary; J '' -""'" SV Worn ' -Wanaqsh . WW r 'Swimming Wanaqsh, Naqi chi pu enchuya sWiqatyamt?, Mom, Can we go to the creek? ( Dan J bama? tS) K v Creer Wiqat Swimming Anchwadama J Where Q3xba ft. , Srcge IHclaimat (i ,; , ' Horse . Iklutan ' , T , Wh J M7at for? ixtuldix kaxsn ( tgenchuxt J Vanchadamj It's hot and we want to go swimming. ( Qaxba ) amshuya? Whereabouts are you going? (ErdiilwukdaxdixJ gwap ( f itkalaimat. f Qengi A aish I f amshuya? ) 'itgatelit madmax antshluxa hurri cane kwidau dugash kwapt lenshilwulxdaxdix. 7shmshxuttga iqadash itukdii) imshawigwa alixuxa. Up the creek past the bridge. How are you going' Were going to saddle up dugash and hurricane and ride up there. Be careful and have fun. On o 0 Shatm au itxana. j Summer season is here. Shunaititki Snwit (Language on Swimming) Li liiiiii, au laxwaixt ishatmi, c'a au shunaititash. t lr Yes, it is going to be a hot summer, good for swimming activities. ( mimii au xlak j miyanashma mashunaitisha shitaiki waipxtpa. There is already a lot of children swimming in the Shitaikt creek. i. au iwa Payumsha chi Paxatkw'l, Tamac'akt,) ku Pachwaiwit, kuuk . fiiiikw'i xlak miyanashma pashunaitishata hitaikt waiptxpj It is payumsha this Friday, Saturday, ana Sundday, children will be swimming all day in the Shitaikt creek. Gathering: great feast with many foods (Continued from page 2) Some of the many bands represented were the Wadatika of Burns, Cui Yuii of Nixon, Nev., Agai-Dicutta of Shurz, Nev., Tokubadu of Owyhee, Nev., Gidutuka of Fort Bidwell, Calif., the Yapatika of Beatty, Ore., Kweenatuba of McDermitt, Nev., and Banaki of Fort Hall, Idaho. "I enjoyed the gathering," said Shirley Tufti of the Kweenatuba Band, an elder who resides in Warm Springs. She is a part of the Numu Yadoan team of the Warm Springs Cul ture and Heritage Language Pro gram. "First of all it was good be cause we all came together and shared our knowledge of our people. Also, there was the shar ing of the traditional foods of the Paiutes at the dinner that was held at the Burns Senior Cen ter. There were a lot of people there. The place was filled. There were all kinds of food! It was a great feast! We need to gather to visit more often. Next time, maybe the weather will be nicerl Rain had us moving around to find shelter some times." The volunteer cooks pre pared foods brought by many to share. Foods included pakootsoo buffalo) gidu (groundhog), tuhudya (deer), kammu (jackrabbit), tunna (an telope), kangudya (bitterroots), tsooga (camas roots), wiyupooe (buckberries), toesapooe (chokecherries), togapono (huckle berries), and there was paagai (salmon) which was prepared sev eral ways: fresh, baked in an oven, dried, smoked, canned, boiled, and gidu cooked over an open fire pit on heated rocks, covered in soawabe (sage brush), and slow cooked all day. Aaahaa! Pesa kamma, yes tastes good. After the great feast, the people gathered again at Rain bow Park and held some round dances, played games, and had a great time socializing. It was refreshing to see the youth want ing to learn. The Agai-Dicutta band of Shurz brought some of its youth who are learning its lan guage and the cultural ways of its past. The members shared their knowledge with many. The gathering ended on Sun day with services held in Numu Yadoan with Elder Ramona Walema of Fort Hall praying for all. Many elders spoke of how this gathering needs to happen more often. "We usually only get to visit with far off nanumu during fu nerals. We need to continue on with this type of get-together," a Numu Elder mentioned. There were also beautiful gos pel songs, sung in Numu Yadoan by Pat Miller, Rosie Tom and CarlaDean Caldera. Elders challenged the partici pants to teach any bit of the Northern Paiute culture and lan guage to our younger genera tions. It was agreed upon by our elders that we are quickly losing our cultural ways. Our languages (dialects of Numu Yadoan) are also being readily replaced by the English slang. Folks in atten dance were asked to reach out to our younger and elder gen erations. Dennis Smartt of McDermitt added this com ment, "We are all one people, and coming together with gath erings like these will make us strong people once again." Thanks again to all of the folk; young and old who came together for this unique event, including; the Burns Elders, Myrtle Peck and Ruth Lewis, to name but a few, the Burns Tribal Council, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Numu Yaduan Team; Patricia Miller, Shirley Tufti and Carla Dean Caldera, and the many, many folks who donated time, money, food, and gifts for our elders. You know who you are! Without you all, this event would not have become a blessed reality. We especially thank Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, the Confed erated Tribes of Grande Ronde, the Burns Paiute Tribe for their money donation, and the Mu seum at Warm Springs for their gift donations.