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;■ r Spilygy Tymoo, W^rm Springs, Oregon Page 3 M ay 2 1 ,2 0 0 9 Students, teachers inspired by Language Bowl B y Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo « The Culture and Heritage Department is always looking - for new ways to inspire young people to learn the traditional languages of the tribes. The recent Language Bowl is a good example o f the innova tive ideas that teachers use to maintain and revive the lan guages. T hree team s from Warm Springs traveled to Mission for the Language Bowl, hosted by the Confederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Reservation. In all, there were more than 20 teams, with members rang ing in age from grade school to college. Warm Springs had some o f the youngest participants, said Myra Orange, director of the Warm Springs Culture and Heritage Department. Language team s were on hand from Warm Springs, Nez Perce, Yakama, Umatilla and Wanapum. The Ichishkeen lan guage was the focus of the first- ever Language Bowl, held in the longhouse at Mission. The teams competed against each other in a tournam ent bracket-style format. The judges were fluent Native speakers. “It was a competition to see how much knowledge each team had o f the language,” Myra said. Everyone involved i n , the Language Bowl agreed it was a great event. As Myra said, “It was probably one of the most inspirational things I’ve seen.” Merle Kirk also attended: “I was inspired and proud,” she said. Warm Springs elder Adeline Miller served as one o f the judges. T h e W arm Springs » teams were coached by Arlita Rhoan and Suzie Slockish. The team m em bers from W arm Springs were: Kiyana Yellowman, Soraya Mendez and Tashena Eastman, coached by Arlita Rhoan; Martin Frank, Billyjoe Berry- SpeakThunder Jr., Cyril Frank, Jacob Berry-SpeakThunder and Morgan Frank, coached by Suzie Slockish; and, Faith Berry-SpeakThunder, Morgan Frank and April Rose Berry-SpeakThunder, coached by Suzie. Adults from Warm Springs w ho attended the Language Bowl were Eileen Spino, Wasco teacher Pam Cardenas, Pauite teacher CarlaDean Winishut, Wanda Berry Speakthunder and Joy Ramirez. The plan is for the Language Bowl to continue as an annual tradition, said Myra. Some time in the future, she said, Warm Springs may host the event. Photo courtesy o f Culture and Heritage. photo courtesy of Roberia Ktrk Kiyana Yellowman, teacher Arlita Rhoan, Soraya Mendez and Tashena Eastman (from left) won the Sportsmanship Award at the Language Bowl. Morgan Frank, Billy Joe Berry-Speakthunder Jr. Cyril Frank, of Suzie Slockish Language Team One, joined the drum line at the start of the Language Bowl, Photo courtesy of Culture and Heritage. Wanda Berry-SpeakThunder, Faith Berry-SpeakThunder, Morgan Frank and April Rose Berry-SpeakThunder. Photo courtesy of Culture and Heritage. Elder language teachers at Umatilla. Photo courtesy o f Culture and Heritage. Adeline Miller and Eileen Spino at the Language Bowl. Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Your Bargain Connection A ll N e w A ll T h e T im e ! i o 71 7 S.W. 5 th St. M a d ra s Or. c Checkoutournew Grocery deals,,,, Photo courtesy o f Roberta Kirk Spring Valley Milk skim-2% Language teachers Edith McCloud (Walla Walla) and Virginia Beavert (Yakama). $1.99 eap Oregon considers planting salmon eggs (AP) — An old idea for help ing salmon is coming back into favor in Oregon and Northern California. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that fishermen, farmers and state officials are consider ing ways to plant salmon eggs in streams, either directly in the gravel o r in p erfo rated “hatchboxes.” The salmon restoration tech nique was developed in Alaska. Eggs and milt are stripped from ad u lt salm on re tu rn in g to spawn, and the eggs are fertil ized in a bucket and incubated under controlled, disease free conditions from four to six Open Mon4ay«Sat 9:0O-<>:00 weeks. The eggs are then planted in gravel stream beds or placed in a perforated plastic box to shel ter them underwater until they hatch. While the method is appeal ing, some tribes and state agen cies worry it could blur the dis tinction between wild salmon and hatchery fish. Enjoy Root Digging Season! Chilkat Enterprise 553-1471 ----- NEW LOWER PRICE! $1.99 ea EGGS/WILLAMETTE LRG ■ a L ( » >■ U http://www.theoutpoststore.com/ Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts-
