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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
At the 4-H Culture Camp
August 16, 2007
Camp included a cooking demonstration.
Dave McMechan photos
The 4-H Culture Camp is usually held at Peter’s Pasture. This year the fires
prevented the camp from being held at the pasture, and instead was held on the
campus. In the photo, students learn beading.
Beading workshop.
Students: education key to preserving treaty rights
(Continued from page 1)
Stwyer, the first woman to
be chosen to the position of
Council vice-chair* s.aid. ;to..
the students, “You are our
future.”
Myra Orange and Arlita
Rhoan, from the Culture and
Heritage Department, spoke
of tribal sovereignty, convey
ing the importance of edu
cation in protecting treaty
rights, rights as Indian people
and the preservation of culture.
| “KnoW yptir rights as Indian
¡.people, and'dorit let them think
that tnef-can take that from
you,” says Orange.
A ddressing the students,
Louie Pitt, director o f tribal
Government Affairs, said, “You
sometimes hear that the govern
ment gave you everything you
have — that’s bologna. Don’t let
anybody tell you that. It was us
that gave to the government.”
Carol W<gvya from the Com-
munity Hetith Education Team
ended the èotìferénce with the
presentation, “Mem in Indian
Country.”
Rather than use a standard
classroom lecture about meth,
Wewa instead used the power
ful emotional expression of per
sonal experience to relate to thè
eluded a Career Fair, showing
youth.
“Meth took away my boys,” the students a variety of em
Wewa said. “This drug makes ployment options such as enter
prises, ¡tribal ;.depdct3®tieiitsfe3ihci
you^differentperfconi”
.
Because of; the threat that National- G u ard ,. BonneviJAer
meth poses to the Native com Power A dm inistration, IHS,
munity, especially among the COCC and QSU.
Organizers o f the Youth
youth, the Youth Leadership
Committee decided it was im Leadership Committee would
portant to include the subject on like to thank its sponsors: Kah-
N ee-Ta R esort and Casino,
the agenda.
Other activities in session in- C om posite Products, W arm
Springs Power Enterprises;
the Community Health Edu
cation Team, Kah-N ee-Ta
\iiHagecfor! “Fun .in the Sun,7*
allO^vingnparticipants to eat
under the shaded BBQ areal,-
swim and play mini golf at rid-
charge. Thank you also tO ‘
Tribal Council, Higher Edu
cation, SecretaryiTreasurejp‘
Jody Calica and Chief O pefP^
tions Officer Gerald Smith. '
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