January 29, 2009
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Miss Warm Springs reflects on her year
of a hat and had to answer it in
one minute.”
Mitchell travelled to Fort Hall
for the Shoshone Festival Days
Cyrille Mitchell will end her
as well as to Klamath Falls for
reign as Miss Warm Springs this
the Klamath Treaty Days. Her
Friday w hen a new young
final travelling event took her to
woman is crowned at the annual
Grande Ronde for a restoration
pageant.
celebration.
Mitchell works as a tribal
As for future young women,
youth coordinator and also
Mitchell said, she encourages
served as Miss Warm Springs
them to compete for the title of
2008. As a result o f those two
Miss Warm Springs. In addition
duties, Mitchell said, she has
to teaching women about their
been a busy woman for the past
culture and heritage, she said,
year.
there are many additional ben
D uring her year as Miss
efits.
Warm Springs, Mitchell strived
“It’ll look good on your re
to attend most local events—
sume,” Mitchell said. “It shows
particularly those involving
that you do public speaking; you
youth or Tribal elders.
know your culture and heritage.”
“I learned a lot of our cul
Mitchell said she also gained
ture and a lot of our heritage this
important leadership experience
year from T ribal elders,”
that she knows will be useful
Mitchell said.
with her area of employment.
O ften when she attended
Mitchell said she only expe
events Mitchell was asked to
rienced one are o f disappoint
speak or sing traditional songs.
ment during her reign: when she
As a result, Mitchell said, “I
attended graduation ceremonies
became a better public speaker.
Leslie Mitts/Spilyay
for Head Start, eighth grade and
I learned how to think o f a
high school students, only a to
speech no the drop of a dime.” C yrille M itchell ends her reign as M iss W arm Springs this
tal of seven kids wore traditional
B efore h er year as Miss Friday.
regalia.
Warm Springs, Mitchell said, “I
all night,” Mitchell said. “That
T h a t’s so m eth in g th a t
knew a handful of our culture a
It was pretty awe
was a really big highlight.”
Mitchell hopes to see change. In
and heritage. I grew up in the
some because I got to
During her visit to the annual her opinion, “They should be
longhouse.”
Eagle Watch, Mitchell said, she happy for who they are—just be
As Miss W arm Springs,
meet my favorite
saw something else that will be happy about who they are and
Mitchell said, she had the chance
author,
and
got
to
sit
unforgettable.
where they come from.”
to learn even more about her
at the same table
“In the middle of our perfor
For the future, Mitchell plans
culture— including a variety of
traditional songs. Because she
and visit with him mance, two eagles came out and to continue working as a tribal
circled us,” Mitchell said. “It was youth coordinator. She also
was often called upon to sing,
all night. ”
pretty neat.”
plans to teach students who are
Mitchell said, “I learned differ
Though she strived to attend involved in the tribal youth pro
ent ones so I wouldn’t be sing
local events, Mitchell also had a gram more about the tribes’ his
ing the same one everywhere I
M itchell said an o th er chance to travel to various events tory.
go”
“It’s getting lost,” Mitchell
H er favorite event was at memorable event involved at throughout the year.
She travelled to Phoenix, explained. “I noticed that as I
tending the graduation ceremo tending the h o n o r dinner
nies at Early Childhood Educa hosted by the Museum at Warm Ariz., for the National Congress was Miss Warm Springs, and
o f American Indians, where she doing talks at different events,
tion for Head Start students.
Springs.
During the dinner Mitchell learned about politics in Indian that a lot of kids didn’t know
Because her job is based
around the youth, Mitchell said, had the opportunity to meet Country as well as. gaming issues. our culture, our songs, our
Mitchell also competed in the dances— all the way down to
she particularly enjoyed those author Sherman Alexie, she
Miss Indian World pageant at the how to set up a table at the
said;
events.
“It was pretty awesome be Gathering o f Nations in Albu longhouse.”'
Mitchell added, “I went and
As she finishes her year,
all the little kids were happy to cause I got to meet my favorite querque, N ew M exico— and
see me. They got excited. It author, and got to sit at the placed in the top ten contestants. Mitchell said, “I just want to
The pageant featured 33 con thank everybody out there who
same table and visit with him
was just a good feeling.”
testants from all over Indian su p p o rted me th ro u g h this
Country, Mitchell said. To com whole year.” I
As for her past year, Mitchell
pete she had to write an essay,
complete an interview with three won’t soon forget her experi
questions, participate in a tradi ences.
“It’s a once in a lifetime ex
tional talent show and a dance
Simnasho, Oregon
competition, and speak publically perience that only you can pre
February 13,14,15,2009
at an event on “powwow alley.” dict what’s going to happen,”
During that part of the event, Mitchell said. The next Miss
Friday:
5:30 p.m. (sharp) New and Re-joiners
Mitchell said, “It was open to the Warm Springs will be crowned
7:30 p.m. Grand Entry
public; you drew a question out at the pageant on Jan. 30.
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. Grand Entry
Supper Break
No Evening Grand Entry
Sunday: 1:30 p.m. Grand Entry
B y L e s lie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow
Contest in all categories
Specials:
Drum Contest: Contact Mackie Begay at 541-553-9230
Junior Girls Open Contest (8-12) for Out Going Princess:
Contact Joy Ramirez at 541-777-9220
One-Man Hand Drum Contest: Contact Kyle Queahpama at 541-
553-6908
Open Chicken Dance/Round Bustle Contest (TBA?): Contact
Mackie Begay at 541-553-9230
Vendor Information: Contact Sandra Greene-Sampson at 541-553-
6619
Lodging Ka-Nee-Ta Resort and Casino; 1-800-554-4SUN, mention
you are coming to Lincoln’s Powwow for special rate, limited rooms.
Free class on
personal finances
A free class, Financial
Skills for Families, is being
offered in Warm Springs.
To register call the Credit
enterprise, 553-3201.
The first o f six weekly
class sessions will be from 6
to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3
in the Credit enterprise class
room.
Topics will include:
How to get in and out of
debt w ithout hurting too
tnuch;
Your Credit report, what
it means and how to fix it;
Family bu d g etin g and
spending plans, don’t leave
home without one;
Banking accounts, check
ing and savings;
Banking at Warm Springs;
Your personal economy
and the larger picture;
Raising kids to be finan
cially savvy;
Doing to be doing well.
All books and materials
are supplied at no cost to par
ticipants.
The classes are co-spon
sored by the Warm Springs
C redit E nterprise, Warm
Springs Housing, and Warm
Springs Community Action
Team.
This class will satisfy one
of the requirements for the
Com munity A ction Team
new Individual Development
Account Program.
Two make COCCDean's List
Leslie A. Cochran-Davis and
Reina Lynn Estimo of Warm
Springs made the 2008 fall term
Dean’s List at Central Oregon
Community College in Bend.
The COCC Dean’s List is
based on enrollment in 12 or
more credit hours and a grade-
point average of 3.60 or above.
Sewing for feast, memorials
E ileen S poino and
Adeline Miller will provide
instruction on sewing for
feasts and memorials.
These workshops will be
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1 to 7 p.m. in the base
ment Cultural Room of the
Education Building.
Classes are scheduled for
Jan. 29, and Feb. 3, 5,10,12,
17,19, 24 and 26.
All are welcome to at
tend. Items for sewing in
clu d e
w ing
d resses,
u n d erd resses, necklaces,
purses and bags, and bas
kets.
Please bring your own
materials; or call to inquire
about available materials.
For inform ation call 553-
1543 or 553-3424.
Pool tourney fundraiser Feb. 7
There will be a fundraising
pool tournament and raffle at
the Rialto Tavern on Saturday,
Feb. 7.
Sign-up at 1 p.m. Games start
at 3 p.m.
This a fundraiser for a kin-
dergarden-6th grade kids basket
ball tournament.
The pool touranment format
is one—man and one—woman
doubles, $15 a stick, with $5 per
stick going to the kids tourna
ment.
There will be a $200, added
prize. Pays first through fourth
place.
There will also be raffle tick
ets, $1 each.
For early signup or more in
formation, call Reva 325-3532.
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To honor our daughter
Soraya Y. Mendez “Yaxla”
O utgoing special. For 8-
12 y e a r o ld g irls , O pe n
Dance (fancy, jingle, tradi
tional). Saturday evening,
February 14, 2009.
First place winner: Shell
dress and money.
S e co n d p la c e w inne r:
Beaded bag and money.
T h ir d p la c e w in n e r :
Beaded hair ties, medallion
and money.
A ll dancers w ill receive
a consolation prize.
W e hope to see you at
the 2009 Lincoln’s Birthday
Pow w ow In Sim nasho.
For m ore Inform ation or
questions, please contact
Joy Ram irez at (541) 777-
9220 or em ail at:
joyjoeeramirez@yahoo.corn.
Public Announcement - Availability of Funds
The Special Transpor
tation Fund (STF) Advi
sory Committee In Warm
Springs announces the
o pp ortu nity fo r e ligible
transportation providers
to a pp ly fo r an O ld e r
Adults and People with
D is a b ilitie s
G ra n t.
Funds are allocated to the
Warm Springs STF Advisory
Committee by the Oregon
Department of Transporta
tion. Grant applications are
for the 2009-2011 Biennium.
Projects providing transpor
tation services for seniors
and people with disabilities
are eligible for grant funding. must be submitted to the
"Applications are available at STF Advisory Committee
the Public Transit Division , not later than 5 p.m. on
Web site: www.oregon.gov/ Friday, January 30. Con
ODOT/PT/ The application tact Lonny Macy at 553-
or
packet includes Instructions 3270
and eligibility guidelines. Ap LMacy@wstrlbes.org for
p lic a tio n s s u b m itte d fo r more Information.
projects In Warm Springs