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Page 2 Palouse restoring canoe tradition By Duran Bobb Spilyay Tymoo u These youth are committed to this. Carrie said. “They want to bring that part o f our culture back to life.” T h e Palouse Canoe Fam ily now has 25 members in Warm Springs, led by Jose Alvarez. “We are the last band o f Palouse descendants that stayed along the Snake River,” Carrie Schuster said. “We were forc ibly removed from our aborigi nal allotm ent that President McKinley gave us back in the summer of 1859. That’s where these kids come from.” The team has a big goal to reach by next year. That is, put ting the canoe back into the water. “This has been a dream of the Palouse family for a while,” Jo se said. “I came from the N’Chi Wanapam Canoe Family, and that took some work to es tablish. I have experience there, and that’s why my aunt asked me to be the first volunteer for this project.” “The old man, my mother’s father’s father, he did all his trav eling in this way,” Carrie said. “It was all done by canoe and by horseback. So eventually, our goal is to have our own Palouse canoe.” During the last count, it was estimated that 25 percent of the ( § u g a Duran Bobb/Spilyay Tommy, Keeyan, Jose, and Martha Alvarez; Kayla Jones (from left back row), and Jessy Nightwalker (kneeling). Colville Tribe’s enrollment was of Palouse descent. Nobody is sure about the percentage for Warm Springs. “But we have X 910 SW Hwy. 07 Suite 203 families meet at Fish Hook Park above the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam on the Snake River. It’s this location where the youth will launch their canoe in the 2012 journey. This year, the team will jour ney with the N ’Chi Wanapam Canoe Family and others. “Our relatives have been a great help to us,” Jolene Estimo said. “Janene Kalama and Alice Wyena taught Lois and her fam ily ow to make traditional out fits. The Warm Springs Canoe Fam ily taught w ashat songs. Thank you, we love you!” “These youth are commit ted to this,” Carrie said. “They want to bring that part of our culture back to life. They want to be a continuing part of the Native American community.” quite a large family here,” Car rie said. Every year, on the second Saturday in May, the Palouse Child care fund hearing The Warm Springs Child Care Development Fund will hold a public hearing from 11 a.m .-l p.m. on Thursday, June 9 at the Early Childhood Education Building. This is an oppor tu n ity for com m un ity members to comment on the Child Care D evelop ment Fund Plan for provi sion of child care services. For any questions or com m ents, please com ment Karla E. Hood, tribal day care administrator; or R eona T rim ble, fam ily child service coordinator, at 541-553-3241. At the June 9 hearing, a light lunch will be served. ¡Sa f e t y . Madras 0 0 P a s t r ie s 541-480-5020 <® > P i e s UlCakes ^'Cookies ooiCancly W iM c io Special 0tafeti ' : uiunvjcsd.k12.or.us June 1, 2011 Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon i Culture grant final reports due by June 30 The deadline for final reports for this year’s Warm Springs “Washanaksha” Cul- tural Trust Grants has been extended to June 30. Grant recipients need to complete their reports and in clu d e ph oto s o f th eir projects. Two o p p o rtun ities for h avin g p ictu res taken o f work will be Wednesday, June 8 from 1-4 p.m. or Thurs- day, June 9 from 9 a.m .-l p.m. at the Warm Springs Media Center. Reports can be turned in at the Museum at Warm Springs. Tribal Council Agenda Tribal Council set a prelimi nary agenda for the month of June. Agenda items are subject to change by Council. Items for discussion on the proposed are as follows: W e d n e s d a y -T h u rs d a y , June 1 and 2 Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish C om m ission Future of Our Salmon Conference, Port land. Thursday-Friday, June 2 and 3 Native Leadership Forum, Temecula, Calif. Monday, June 6 9 a.m. Bureau of Indian Af fairs update with Paul Young, BIA Superintendent. 9:30 a.m. Office of Special T rustee update w ith Charles Jackson, Fiduciary Trust officer. 10 a.m.: Realty Items with Lyle Fox, Realty officer, BIA. 1:30 p.m.: Legislative confer ence call with Mark Phillips (fed eral) and Mike Mason (state). 2:30 p.m.: Tribal attorney up date with Dennis Karnopp, tribal attorney. 3:30 p.m.: Economic stew ardship with Teresa Hogue, Cas cade Center for Com m unity Governance. Tuesday, June 7 9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer update with S-T Charles ‘J ody’ Calica. 10 a.m.: C hief O perations Officer update with COO Ur- bana Ross. 11 a.m.: D raft resolutions with S-T Calica. 1:30 p.m.: Seekseequa D is tric t G razin g G roup w ith Delford Johnson, ride boss. 2:30 p.m.: Education Com m ittee rep o rt w ith L au rie D anzuka, com m ittee c h a ir woman. Wednesday, June 8 All day at Kah-Nee-Ta, start ing at 9 a.m., forest resource workshop with Robert Brunoe, manager Natural Resources. Thursday, June 9 All day at Kah-Nee-Ta, for est resource w orkshop, w ith Robert Brunoe. 3 p.m.: Warm Springs Forest Products board, with Michael Clem ents, chairm an, W SFPI board. Tuesday-Thursday, June 7-9 N o rthw est T ribal E n ergy Summit, Ocean Shores, Wash. M onday-Thursday, June 13-16: N ational Congress o f American Indians (NCAI), Mil waukee, Wisconsin. M onday-T hursday, June 13-16 National Indian Timber Sym posium, Carlton, Minn. Monday, June 20 9 a.m . E n ro llm en ts w ith Olivia Wallulatum, supervisor, Vital Stats. .Vo • V * ■ /• Schools fiction! Read to Succeed Continues Buff Elementary School Cultural Fair Throughout the school year, our JCSD team has been working closely with Dr. Kevin Feldman, a renowned education consultant who specializes in reading and literacy. Dr. Feldman shares his expertise with schools nation-wide and has been partnering with all of the school districts in Central Oregon. With more than 36 years of experience and expertise, he is helping us to create literacy programs for our students in grades K through 12. “Great things are happening here as a result of our dedicated team and our partnership with Dr. Feldman,” said Melinda Boyle, director of Curriculum and Instruction for JCSD. In Jefferson County, Dr. Feldman has been providing professional development and training to our staff and has also met with the parents and families of our students. “Kevin Feldman's inservice inspired me because of his clear communication of the necessity of engaging all students,” said David Vick, science teacher at Madras High School. “After 25 years in education 1 have sat through my share of trainings, but Dr. Feldman is the apotheosis of presenters,” he added. After a recent training with the JCSD team, Dr. Feldman also had positive things to say. “It is a pleasure indeed to work with a district like Jefferson County where district and site administrators, along with classroom teachers, are so dearly focused on the practical specifics of improving instruction. I think of it as ‘walking the talk,”’ said Dr. Feldman. “I have the opportunity to work with districts across our great country and have rarely seen educators more committed to making the changes necessary to improve student achievement than More literacy. More choices. those in Jefferson County,” added Feldman. Buff Elementary school's recent multicultural celebration was enjoyed by all. fferson County School Distri Calendar READ to SUCCEED! “Even w ith budget reductions an d very tough econom ic tim es, we have to stay focused on o ur p rim ary g o al o f im proving student ichievem ent. O ur teachers, sta ff an d students are w orking hard an d m aking progress. Ifs excitin g to see the transform ations Rick M olitor, Superintendent June 6/2 2-hour Late Start 6/4 MHS Graduation 3 p.m. 6/8 JCM S 6th Grade Play (The Seussefication of Romeo & Juliet) 6 p.m. 6/9 WSE Attendance Luncheon 11 a.m. 6/10 WSE 5th Grade Graduation 10 a.m. 6/13 School Board Meeting SSB 7 a.m. 6/14 Last Day of School - Early Release (following lunch) 6/15 Report Cards — Jefferson Countg School District 445 SE Buff Street, madras, 97741 (541) 475-6192 www.jcsd.k12.or.us
