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SCA University of Oregon Library OrColl Received on: 06-05-06 E Spilyay tymoo 75 .568 31 n o . 11 V. Hay 25, 2006 Spilyay Tyrnc Coyote News, est. 1976 P.0. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 SS,»“ «« May 25, 2006 Voi. 31, No. 11 wmÊÊÊmsÊmÊÊÊÊÊMÊKmtm BÊÊ ECR WSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents Students help to honor seniors during annual event B y Foster K alam a School liaison Photo courtesy of the Tribal Youth Program. Students help prepare for Honor Seniors Day at the Agency Longhouse. Twenty-five students from Madras High School and Jefferson County Middle School helped with this year’s Honor Serniors Day event earlier this month. H igh school student K evin Ball shared his thoughts about his partici pation in the daylong event. Kevin said he was very happy to have participated with the elders. Kevin and the other students par ticipating were asked to interview an elder. Kevin interviewed a senior from the Yakama Indian Reservation. He said he was shocked to hear the elder share with him that he had no family left, that they had all passed on. Kevin’s interview did not last long. After the elder shared his answer, he said to Kevin that he wanted to go into prayer and became quite. The interview left Kevin with a deep impact. And he felt happy because he Pi-ume-sha celebration returns to community with variety of events The Confederated Tribes are pre paring for the Thirty-Seventh Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Celebra tion. The powwow happens on the last weekend in June. This year the dates are Friday through Sunday, June 23- 25. There are many aspects o f Pi- Ume-Sha Treaty Days. For one, the powwow each year honors veter ans. The first Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow happened in 1969, during the Viet nam War, when many tribal mem bers were serving tours of duty. The powwow in recent years has been a time to express appreciation to the tribal members today who are serv ing in the armed forces during a time o f war. The P i-U m e-Sh a C om m ittee meets throughout the year in plan ning for the event, and many people in the community help make the powwow happen. The help comes from 50 or more volunteers, and various tribal de partments including Utilities, Police, and Fire and Safety. T hro ugh the v o lu n teer w ork, P i-U m e-Sha rem ains a free ev e n t fo r v is ito r s , w ith no charge for adm ission. The Pi-Ume-Sha powwow grounds are located just east of the Health and Wellness Center. This celebration this year will feature the 37th annual indi vidual and team dance competitions, as well. A special Shell D ress contest is scheduled this year in honor of Ver bena “Beans” Greene, Geneva Char ley, Tonya Mitchell and Nadine Wesley. A round bustle contest is scheduled and other specials will be posted. For information regarding the pow wow contact Cassie Katchia (541) 553- 1293 (home) or 553-2128 (work); or Louise Katchia 553-2416. For in fo rm atio n about other events see the following phone num bers and contact names: — Parade, M ona G reene-Baez 553-2406. — Endurance Horse Race, Doris Miller 553-3258. — Rodeo, Sammi Bruisedhead & Ladonna Squiemphen 553-1041. — A ll Indian F ry B read G o lf Tournament, Janell Smith 553-7827; or Butch David 553-0112. - Fun Run, Warm Springs Com munity Center 553-3243. - Softball Tournament, Sandra Greene, Jerry Sampson 553-6619 (home) or pubutil@wstribes.org - Skate P ark C o m p e titio n , Yvonne Iverson 553-3225. - M u seu m S p e c ia l E x h ib it, Evaline Patt 553-3331. was honoring the elders by making them coffee, serving snacks and water, and helping clean up. Kevin was one of the six “die-hards” who was there until the end o f Honor Seniors Day. Student Jose Medina interviewed an elder from Washington by the name of Ann. Jose said that Ann was a very nice lady who had a lot to talk about. One of the impressions she left with Jose is that education is very important to youth today. She compared schools today with those of her youth. “She said schools are so much more ad vanced than they were during her days in school,” said Jose. The elder told Jose to take advan tage of his education while he has the chance to. Jose enjoyed his time at the Honor Senior Day. He said it was very hard work throughout the day, hand ing out food and water, and cleaning up. Jose said he enjoyed laughing while the elders danced. Jose said he teamed up with Troy Sam-Smith most of the time throughout the day, and it made it easier that way. High school senior Della Squimphen said she especially enjoyed the elders’ laughter and smiles throughout the day. Della shared a laugh and said it was nice to see our elder Maxine Switzler. The Senior Queen o f the Honor Se niors Day was honored with a song sung by an Elvis Presley impersonator. Della laughs again when she remem bers the elderly ladies chasing Elvis down the longhouse floor. D ella had a lo t o f fun w orking throughout the day, helping in the kitchen and serving the elders. Student Jaycelene Frank interviewed Ms. Yazzie from Arizona. In her inter view Jaycelene found it easy to talk with Ms. Yazzie. She asked Ms. Yazzie about the youth o f today, and Ms. Yazzie’s response was that today’s youth are not disciplined enough. See STUDENTS on 8 Company pays $585,000 to settle pollution case A Bend company will pay $585,000 as a result o f a 1999 m otor vehicle accident on the Warm Springs Reser vation. The accident spilled more than 5,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek, accord ing to the U.S. Environmental Protec tion Agency. T he EPA said a tanker truck and tra ile r ro lle d o v er, and the sp ill killed hundreds o f juvenile chinook s a lm o n an d s te e lh e a d lis t e d as th reaten ed under the E ndan gered Species A ct. T he c o n tam in atio n kep t trib al members from gathering food along a two-m ile stretch o f Beaver Creek and caused violations o f tribal water standards for two years, the agency said. T he EPA said a co n tracto r for A m erican E nergy Inc. com pleted a cleanup in 2002, and the $585,000 pay ment was part of a March settlement made final this month. Thu settlement money is to be used for fish habitat restoration work, mainly on Beaver Creek. The tribes are carrying out the res toration plan in conjunction w ith of ficials from the N ational Oceanic and A tm o s p h e ric A d m in is tr a tio n (NOAA). The accident that resulted in the spill into Beaver Creek happened in the win ter o f 1999. A truck driver who was new on the job lost control of his tanker truck, due to icy conditions on High way 26. The vehicle overturned, spill ing 5,000 gallons o f fuel into Beaver Creek, w hich runs by the highw ay northwest o f the reservation. A law suit seeking damages ensued, and was concluded just this month. Rodeo out of the chute Bill Rhoades/Spilyay Nina Hatfield, deputy assistant secretary for Business Management and Wildland Fire in the Interior Department, and Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath discuss forest management practices during a recent meeting of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council in Warm Springs. Hatfield was among a number of high-level officials from the U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture who were in Warm Springs the week of May 8 to discuss wildland fire issues and to tour tribal biomass projects. Additional photos and story Page 7. The annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days All-Indian Rodeo is set for June 24-25 at the Warm Springs Agency Rodeo Arena, beginning at 1 p.m. daily. Warm Springs Indian Rodeo Association sanc tions the event and the stock contrac tor will be Tygh Ridge Rodeo Co. The events include Saddle Bronc with a $1,000 purse, $75 entry fee; Bareback with $1,000 purse and $75 entry fee; Calf Roping with $1,000 purse, and $75 entry fee; Steer Wrestling with a $1,000 purse and $75 entry fee; Ladies Barrel Race with $1,000 purse and $75 entry fee; Ladies Break Away with $1,000 purse and $75 entry fee. The Team Roping will have a $1,000 purse and $75 per man entry fee; Cen tury Team Roping (partners must equal 100 years) has a $500 purse and $50 per man entry fee. In Wild Cow Milking there is a $500 purse and $50 entry fee and 20 entry limit; and Junior Barrel Race (12 & under) $100 purse and $25 entry fee. Rodney Smith Logging sponsors the W ild Horse Race this year and it has a $1,000 purse and $300 team entry fee. There will be kids W ild Colt Race with a $100 purse and $30 a team en try fee, and it is limited to the first 8 entries. There are awards to winners of each event. Information for WSIRA Cen tral show entries opening Monday, June 12, and closing Tuesday, June 13 with call backs Thursday, June 15. Office hours are 6-9 p.m. and CE phone num ber is 360-253-4849. Local entries open Monday, June 12, and close Tuesday, June 13. Callbacks are Thursday, June 15. Office hours are 6-9 p.m. and Local entry phone number is 541-553-1041. Cash or money order payment only and m ust be m ade to LaD onna by Wednesday, June 21 or you w ill not compete. On Saturday night there will be a dance at Kah-Nee-Ta hosted by the Warm Springs Rodeo Association with music to please everyone (Western, Rock & Roll, Hip Hop!). The “Bo Ortiz” dance contest will be held with $500 prize m oney and $100 prize money in the Men’s Tight Jeans contest and these are both spon sored by his many friends. Seating capacity is limited to 300 so buy your tickets now because they are sure to sell fast. For tickets to attend the dance call Ladonna or Marcie 553- 1041; Sammy 541-410-1545; Ada 553- 3027; or Darylynn 541-325-1834. The Warm Springs Rodeo Associa tion reserves the right to refuse any entry. They are not responsible for ac cidents, injury, theft, or damage, to any persons or property; this includes di vorce. J \ %
