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Education awards for Kalama, Towe
The Oregon Indian Educa
tion A ssociation this month
awarded atwai Irene Towe as E l
der o f the Year.
The association also recog
nized Foster Kalama as Coun
selor o f the Year.
The awards were presented
during the 31st Annual Confer
ence o f the Oregon Indian Edu
cation Association.
The Warm Springs Education
Committee nominated Irene
Towe as Elder o f the Year be
cause o f her dedication to shar
ing knowledge with young
people.
She taught sewing classes o f
W asco
dresses,
shirts,
wingdresses, shawls, shirts, moc
casins, crowns, all appropriate
for the dancers o f Wasco tradi
tion. She also was a teacher o f
the Kiksht language.
“The community o f Warm
Springs has known her as a smil
ing face who assisted and sup
ported whenever needed,” said
Jo Anne Smith, friend and mem
ber o f the Education Commit
tee.
“Irene has shown her com
mitment and generosity in keep
ing traditions alive. She is a liv
ing example o f tribal wisdom,
heritage and culture,” said
Smith.
Mrs. Towe attended board
ing school in Warm Springs.
She and her husband Jack
were married for 45 years. “She
remained active, and didn’t
know how to say ‘N o’ when
asked to participate in Wasco
groups, to dem onstrate her
K iksht language, songs and
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dance for local events or for
international guests and foreign
exchange student,” said Smith.
Mrs. Towe passed away on
April 10 at her home. She was
73. (See Howlack Tichum on page
6 .)
C ounselor of the year
Foster J. Kalama is a school
liaison and counselor at Madras
High School. He has worked for
11 years for the school district.
For nine o f those years he spent
half-days at the middle school
and the other half at the high
school. Currently he’s working
full-time at the high school.
Some accomplishments he
has helped bring about among
tribal members students at the
schools:
Breaking down the gangs,
and promoting activity for a bet
ter and safer school environ
ment;
Improving attendance and
graduation for Native Youth;
Bridging the gap between the
ethnic groups in the schools;
Bringing better understand
ing o f the tribal culture and heri
tage to the teachers and stu
dents.
Kalama is an accomplished
flute player. He teaches youth
to play the Native American
flute. Kalama helped set up
school assemblies to share the
tribal culture and heritage.
Kalama believes the key to
success as a counselor is to win
the youths’ respect and trust, as
well as that o f co-workers and
the community.
Bonneville extends Fish
Passage Center contract
(AP) - The contract for the agency that counts salmon
and other fish in the Columbia River has been extended while
a federal appeals court considers arguments over whether it
should remain open.
The Bonneville Power Administration said it has extended
the existing contract for the Fish Passage Center in Portland
through Nov. 30.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court o f Appeals in San Francisco
ruled last month that funding for the center should be con
tinued until a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and Indian
tribes challenging its closure can be resolved.
The court likely will hear arguments in the case in mid-
September, BPA officials said. Bonneville had decided to split
the fish counting duties between two other agencies after a
legislative move by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, that effec
tively eliminated the center’s $1.3 million budget.
The budget cut drew criticism because it came after U.S.
District Judge James Redden cited data from the Fish Pas
sage Center in his decision to declare inadequate a Bush ad
ministration plan for protecting salmon listed under the E n
dangered Species Act.
Cultural Bridge hosts youth conference
The Cultural Bridge
Group o f Jefferson County
and Warm Springs will host
a one-day youth conference
in May.
The conference will focus
on the cultural aspects o f the
local community.
The Cultural Bridge
Group was formed as a re
sult o f a local leadership
training sponsored by the
Ford Family Foundation and
Rural Development Initia
tive.'
The leadership training was
offered to about 30 local resi
dents from the Native Ameri
can, Anglo and Latino cul
tures.
The group graduated in Janu
ary 2005 with a commitment to
im plem enting a com m unity
p roject, the Cultural Bridge
Group.
The group chose to host a
youth conference in order to
bring awareness to our local
youth o f the distinct cultures
in our community, and how
those cultures are alike while
each maintains its own unique
ness.
The youth conference is set
for Saturday May 13, at the
Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
The Cultural Bridge Group
is also looking for individuals
interested in helping us in the
following ways: chaperoning
w orksh op s and/or the
dance on the day o f the
event, presenting culturally
sp ecific crafts/ activities,
set-up, clean-up, helping
with registration, and other
various tasks.
The group is also looking
for donations o f items and
gift certificates to be used as
door prizes. And as with any
major non-profit event, cash
donations are always wel
come.
I f you would like addi
tional information or would
like to make a donation,
please feel free to contact
Jamasa at 475-0301.
K ids rodeo series kicks off in M ay
The Squiemphen-Yazzie Kids
Rodeo Series kicks o ff on Sat
urday, May 20, at the Warm
Springs Rodeo Grounds.
There will be cash and other
prizes. Events are: barrels (12-
15 year olds, and 11 years and
under), street riding (12-15
years), dummy roping (6 years
and under and 8 years and un
der), wild colt race (at least one
girl on a team, 15 years and
under; limit if eight teams), stick
horse race (6 years and under
and 8 years and under), calf
riding (11 years and under; limit
o f 25 riders), stick horse relay
(12-14 years, and 11 years and
under). Entry fees: $15 per per
son for: barrels, steer riding, wild
colt race, and calf riding. Five
dollar entries for dummy rpp-
ing, and the stick horse race.
Stick horse relay fee is $20 per
team (co-ed teams, two boys
and two girls). For information
call Priscilla Yazzie at 553-5817.
Chemawa Indian school
hosting powwow May 5-6
The 2006 Chemawa In
dian School Spring Powwow
will be on Friday and Satur
day, May 5-6. Grand Entries
are at 7 p.m. on Friday and 1
and 7 p.m. on Saturday. The
powwow will be in the school
gymnasium, 3700 Chemawa
Rd. N E, Salem.
There will be dancing, sing-
ing, fry bread and crafts. The
powwow is support for the
Chemawa student clubs.
Vendor information con
tact Karen Serna (503) 399-
5721, ext. 225. General in
form ation contact Crystal
B oy d , ext. 2 6 0 ; Sonya
Olson, ext. 283; or Karen
Serna, ext. 225.
Wedding Announcement
Sarah Kate Belgard and
Eddie Jo h n Sconaw ah II
would like to announce their
wedding ceremony to take
place at 4 p.m. on Saturday,
June 10, 2006.
R affle
Drawing on A u g u st 19, 2 0 0 6
at the Squiemphen-Yayyie Kids Rodeo.
Items to be raffled: Hand Drum, pickup-load o f wood,
silver headstall, wampum necklace, Pendleton blanket,
beaded bag, kilo o f cut beads, dried corn, Pendleton shawl,
Navajo saddle blanket, PSP player, beaded bag, fuzzy
blanket, 4 folding chairs, huckleberry jam, buckskin, one
fuzzy jacket, meat grinder, 10 basketball jerseys, men’s
breast plate, rolling cart, $50 gas card, $50 Walmart card,
microwave oven, set o f dishes, 20” color TV, fuzzy jacket,
$50 Walmart card, $50 gas card, wheelbarrow filled w/toys,
and other donated items.
For tickets see Rita Squiemphen, Percy Yazzie, Edison
Yazzie, Teri Jo Yazzie, Amanda Yazzie, CR Begay, Anson Begay,
Blaine Begay, Destry Begay, Terry Squiemphen, Gladys
Squiemphen, Sammi O ’Reilly, Earlynne Squiemphen, LaDonna
Squiemphen, Ina Wainanwit, Marcia Soliz, Vesta Johnson, Lyda
Rhoan or Val Squiemphen.
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