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July 17, 2008
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Museum displays Spirit of the Horse
H orses have been a part o f
Plateau Indian life for centuries.
T h e h o rs e w as th e m ain
means o f travel for many years.
People relied on them for their
daily existence, until the arrival
o f the m otor vehicle.
Today, horses appear in pa
rades, a testam ent to their liv
ing heritage.
T h e M u seu m at W arm
Springs currently featuring a
tribute to this animal - Spirit o f
the H orse — in the Change Ex
hibits gallery.
The exhibit includes examples
o f beaded horse regalia, and
beaded items paying homage to
the horse.
The exhibit features histori
cal photographs o f the horses,
as they w ere used during the
early days o f the reservation,
an d cu rre n t-d a y p ictu res o f
horses and the people w ho still
greatly value the animal.
The exhibit includes testimo
nials to the horse.
“All horses have d ifferen t
personalities, just like people,”
says Warm Springs C hief Delvis
Heath.
“You need to ride them and
find out w hat type o f horse it is
- if it’s scared or gende.”
A nthony L ittleleaf tells o f
th e tim e w h en h e saw
Tradition of cedar root weaving
T h e M useum a t W arm
Springs Living Traditions will
present live dem onstrations
by tribal m em ber from 12
noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
July 19, and Sunday, July 27.
T he July 19 Living Tradi
tion presentation will be Ce-
dar Root Weaving, presented
by A ntoinette Q ueahpam a-
Pamperien.
The July 27 presentation
will be Bead Tapestry, pre
sented by G inger Smith.
Call the m useum for in
form ation at 553-3331.
Horse regalia class at museum
T h e M u seu m at W arm
Springs in A ugust will present
part two o f the H orse Regalia
Class.
The class, focusing on Mak
ing H orse Trappings, will be pre
sented by bead artisans Chris
Scott and Sandra Scott-McGill.
The classes will be from 5-8
Some of the items on display: photograph of Julia Blackwolf
by Levi Blackwolf (above); and beaded items donated by tribal
members to the museum permanent collection.
p.m. on Tuesday, W ednesday
and Thursday, August 4-6 in the
museum’s Education Room.
For inform ation and to reg
ister, please call the m useum
E d u c a tio n P ro g ra m a t 553-
3331, ext. 407, or come by the
museum.
In d ite ) & & t e ì d ( r i g s
2132 Wrim Springs Ä
C om m anche, a w ild O reg o n
mustang that became the great
bucking horse.
T h e M u seu m a t W arm
Springs is open from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. seven days a week. The
Spirit o f the H orse exhibit will
be on display until September.
W&m Springs, Ô297761
(561)5591597
— by Dave McMechan
Ladies A uxiliary signing new members
Committees to host
July 23 gathering on
community education
T he E ducation C om m ittee
and the Johnson O ’Malley Com
mittee invite you to a Comm u
nity Education meeting at 6 p.m.
on Wednesday, July 23 at the
Community Center Social Hall.
Topics to be covered: Student
success at all levels o f educa
tion. Issues and concerns to
share? Snack to be provided.
Lost: Turquoise blue
purse lost on June 23,
2008. Design is Mickey
Mouse standing by a Ber
muda tree. White handles.
Has m e d ic a tio n th a t I
need. Im portant papers
also for both of us. Return
to Norma Switzler/ Delbert
Frank Jr. 553-3166.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Vet
erans o f Foreign Wars Elliott
Palmer Post 4217 is signing new
members. A ny questions, please
call 553-3331 betw een 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m ., M onday through
Friday.
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