Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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LiP Miss Warm Springs program hotts “Crazy About Culture
By Leslie Mitts
Spilyay Tyrnoo
Com munity members had
the chance to become “Crazy
About Culture” after a recent
Lil’ Miss Warm Springs Event.
The “Crazy About Culture”
night was a Lil’ Miss W arm
Springs activity held to build
stronger relationships among
com m unity m em bers arid to
promote a learning environment
for yourig people.
D uring the event, current
title holders spoke to the crowd
about w hat the program has
taught them, and community
members had a chance to com
plete traditional craft projects.
Elyse Bagley, 11, spoke to the
crowd about her experiences
with the Lil’ Miss and Junior
Miss Warm Springs pageants-—
which she has been involved in
since she was three years old.
“It changed the way I looked
at things,” Bagley said. “It is
preparing me for my future.”
A cc o rd in g to Bagley, “ I
didn’t know very much about
myself before.”
Soraya Mendez also said she’s
learned a lot during the pageants,
and added, “I am very proud to
Elyse Bagley spoke to the
crowd about her experiences
be an ambassador for the Con
fed e ra ted T ribes o f W arm
Springs.”
, Through her participation in
the events, Mendez said, she
learned about her culture, pub
lic speaking skills, and even
spent time with her mother to
sew the wing dress that she wore
for the event.
The pageant began in 1982,
according to Carol Allison, who
started the pageant when she
heard elders complaining that
young people were beginning to
wear regalia from other regions.
Because o f that, Allison said,
the pageant is an educational
program and not a competition.
The main objective, she said, is
to teach local girls about their
heritage.
“That’s the whole idea o f it
is to teach them their culture,”
Allison explained.
Also, Allison added, “It pre
pares the girls to want to run
for Miss Warm Springs;” '
Girls from ages three to 17
participate in the pageant, which
Allison said will Continue even
though she retired last year. J
They are judged on things life
p ro p er behavior and p u b j
speaking skills, Allison said, A*
five queens arid five princyes
are named.
This year Allison s a f e ty
hope to have additionalyslons
to teach culture simil/to ^ e
“Crazy About CulturZ event.
They also plan to ,a^e other
changes to the p rq am in the
upcoming montlfe1’11^ can al
ways use volunteer Allison said.
“We always A 1 volunteers.
We need the /cn rs to be in
volved w it h / elf children,
Allison saidyWe )ust welcome
anybody u come in and do
snmprhino^t the kids.
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Lllamae Wewa, 8, joined Elyse Bagley, 11, In making crafts during the cultural event.
Community members had the opportunity to eat dinner and make a variety of traditional crafts
throughout the evening.
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More birthday wishes
To classmates turning 50
Alicia “L urch” E lston,
from Huckabay, Texas, was
traveling recently through
the Warm Springs Reserva-
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She wanted to wish all her
c la s s m a te s a hap p y birthday, ; j
to all who turned 50 years
In the picture are Lyle
Rhoan Sr., Marcus Sooksoit,
Lyle Katchia, Delbert Garcia,
Alicia “Lurch” Elston, Hel
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Garcia, Nancy Sooksoit, Fran
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