Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
Caldera is frybread champion
Jasmine Caldera is one of the
greatest frybread makers in all
o f Indian Country.
Jasmine this month won first
place in th e B est O verall
Frybread category at the World
Championship Frybread Cook-
O ff Contest.
The fourth-annual contest
was sponsored by the Tulsa In
dian Club, one o f the oldest
Native American cultural orga
nizations.
The club hosted the frybread
Championship in the Rose Bowl
Event Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Jasmine took first place in
the Best Overall category, and
also took first in the Largest
Frybread category.
She won in the Largest cat
egory with a frybread measur
ing two feet in diameter.
In the Overall Best category,
her frybread was judged for
taste, texture, crispiness, color,
appearance and fluffiness.
Y ou can try Jasm in e’s
frybread by visiting her purple
frybread concession stand lo
cated across the street from the
Warm Springs Market.
At the stand she also serves
Indian tacos, Indian burgers,
w rapped hot dogs (wrapped
w ith
frybread), salm on
luckameen (salmon chowder),
salm on pouches, burgers,
freshly cut French fries, freshly
squeezed lemonades, (huckle
berry, pom egranate, straw
berry), sodas. All items are made
fresh. And she offers specials.
During summer months she
also has milk shakes, sundaes,
ice cream cones and fresh straw
berry short cake with Oregon-
grown strawberries.
Jasmine opened her frybread
stand on a shoestring budget.
H er grandfather George Sr. ad
v ised h e r to o ffer value, a n d r e
serve tasty, non-glitzy foods,
such as burgers with one-third
pound of lean beef, crispy fresh
vegetables and so forth.
The stand has built a devoted
following. Jasmine said she ap
preciates all her customers.
Longest frybread throw
At the Tulsa cook-off, there
were the Best Overall and the
Largest categories, plus these
three other categories:
Frybread Eating, Frybread
Diva, and the Frybread Throw.
So far, no one has beaten the
220-foot throw o f two years
ago.
The event also included the
Native Fall American Music
Fest concert. Artists perform
ing were Indian Soul Men,
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Holiday, history movies at Culture and Heritage
In honor o f National Na
tive A m erican H eritage
Month, Warm Springs Cul
ture and Heritage would like
to invite the public to a view
ing o f C hristm as in the
Clouds.
The presentation will be
gin at noon on Monday, Nov.
30 in the Education Building.
Christmas in the Clouds is a
classic comedy o f m istaken
identity and romance, set dur
ing the holiday season at a ski
resort that is Indian owned and
o p erated. S tarring G raham
Greene and Sheila Tousey, the
running time is 93 minutes.
Also showing: O n Monday,
Nov. 23, at noon, part 3 of the
documentary We Shall Rtf-
main will be shown.
Learn the story o f pivotal
mom ents in United States
h isto ry from th e N ative
American perspective, up
ending two-dimensional ste
reotypes. Bring a lunch and
enjoy the show.
For details, call 553-3290.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
Courtesy of George Aguilar Sr.
Jasmine Caldera with the Largest Frybread at the Tulsa
cook-off.
About frybread
Frybread is a Native Ameri
can food found throughout the
U.S. Frybread has a significant
role in Native American culture.
It is often served both at home
and at gatherings like pow
wows.
Frybread may be served with
fruit, honey, jam, meat, or pinto
beans. It is a primary food on
the powwow circuit.
The dough is flattened for
the frybread and deep-fried in
vegetable oil, shortening, or ani
mal lard. Frybread was created
in the 1800s.
Jasmine’s Grandmother Ella
always made it a point to make
her special fry bread and torti
llas for birthday gatherings and
the holidays. Family members
o ften co m m en ted th a t she
should sell her special-made Ute
frybread during powwow activi
ties.
At the age o f 6, Jasmine ob
served how her grandmother
lovingly handled the dough o f
her tribal recipe. Jasmine now
possesses the recipe. When Jas
mine was contemplating open
ing up a frybread stand, Jarold
and Dorothy Ramsey encour
aged her to establish a booth at
the Sahalle Park.
Using the recipe, she opened
a booth at the Farmers Saturday
Market at Madras. The sales
were overwhelming.
Once the frybread dough is
fried, the texture is light on the
inside w hile th e o u tsid e is
chewy-crisp.
Topped with red beans, chili,
■ W a s c o s o f W a rm S p rin g s
g ro u n d b eef, sh red d ed cheese,
learned how to make it from the
missionaries and Oregon Pio
neers.
With the introduction o f this
grain-grow n com m odity the
Wascos began growing wheat
and harvesting it along the Co
lumbia River.
W hen th e W ascos w ere
forced to migrate to the harsh
high desert area o f the Warm
Springs, women and children
crawled around on hands and
knees with butcher knives, har
vesting w hat little wheat the
harsh desert land allowed.
D u rin g early reserv atio n
times Wascos were given small
amounts o f wheat flour and lard
to eat.
olives, lettuce, and chopped to
matoes, frybread is served as
Indian tacos,
When sweetened, or served
with sweet toppings such as
honey, cinnamon or powdered
sugar, frybread is very similar to
an elephant ear, scones, or sim
ply known as fried dough.
H er grandfather George Sr.
jokingly encouraged Jasmine to
smother the fried bread with a
mixture o f delicious Oregon
grown strawberries and huckle
berries. He labeled this odd mix
ture as “Wasco Short Cake.”
W hat may very well have
been a survival food during early
times, born o f poverty and hard
times, frybread has now become
a symbol o f Native American
pride 150 years later.
Butch Powell and 50/50 Band,
and Litefoot.
The Tulsa Indian Club was
established in 1952 to preserve
and promote the cultural heri
tage o f the N o rth American
Indian through the organization
o f multi-tribal cultural events,
patriotic and religious ceremo
nies, and sporting events.
Grandmother’s recipe
Wednesday, Nov. 18
This is a late start day for
all 509-J school. Buses will
come two hours later than
usual.
Warm Springs Fire and
S a fe ty o ffe rs F irs t A id
classes open to all commu
n ity m e m b e rs th e th ird
Wednesday of each month
at 9 a.m. Fire and Safety
has details, 553-1634.
Today at noon there will
be Yoga class at the Com
munity Center.
There’s a 4-H “for fun”
after-school activity every
Wednesday afternoon 4-5
p.m. downstairs at the Edu
cation Building with Merle
Kirk.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Today at noon there will
be Core Strength class at
the Community Center.
T h e re ’s a 4-H a fte r
school a ctivity Thursday
3:30-5 p.m. at the Education
B uilding. It’s “ D ance For
Fun” with Merle Kirk.
D e a n ie Jo h n s o n and
Carol Sahme are holding
g ro u p d a n c e p ra c tic e
Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m.
in the aerobics room at the
Warm Springs Community
Center. Open to all ages.
N a rc o tic s A n o n ym o u s
will meet Thursday from 6-
7:30 p.m. in the Family Re
source Center conference
room.
Friday, Nov. 20
Today at noon there will
be Body Flex class at the
Community Center.
The Eighth Annual Tiin-
Ma Gathering Powwow is
S a tu rd a y in T o p p e n ish ,
Wash.
The Warm Springs Chris
tian community will come to
gether for a monthly Chris
tia n c o m m u n ity p ra y e r
gathering and potluck at
High Lookee Lodge in the
Tribal Room the third Satur
day of every month. People
from Baptist, Presbyterian,
F u ll G o sp e l, S im n a sh o ,
home churches and others
are invited to attend.
Monday, Nov. 23
Today at noon there will
be C ardio class at the Com
munity Center.
A combined culture ac
tivity and language class
will be in Carol’s Room at
the Community Center with
4-H and the Language Pro
gram. Mondays, 4-5 p.m. is
Ichishkin day; Wednesdays,
4 -5 p.m . is K ik s h t; and
T h u rs d a y s 4 -5 p.m . is
Numu.
A w o m a n ’s s u p p o rt
group meets this evening
fro m 6 :3 0 -8 p.m . at the
W arm Springs V ictim s of
Crime Services office.
Tuesday, Nov. 24
There’s a Healthy Break-
fast at the IHS Kitchen Con
fe re n ce Room from 9-10
a.m. The topic is Blood Pres
sure Monitoring.
There’s a HOPE Program
D iab etes C lass from 10
a.m.-noon, classes are open
access, stop in anytime for
30 minutes or less.
Today at noon there will
be Body Flex class at the
Community Center.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
T h e re is no s c h o o l
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday for 509-J students
because of the Thanksgiv
ing Holiday.
P o d ia tris t Dr. Ja rro d
Shapiro will be conducting
fre e fo o t s c re e n in g s
W e d n e sd a y fro m 8:3 0 -
10:00 a.m., in the Commu
nity Room at C u lve r City
Hall. City Hall is located on
F irs t S tre e t in C u lve r.
Monthly blood pressure and
blood sugar testing will be
conducted at the same time.
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