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r n Pdge 2 October 5, 2011 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Ski Bowl, tribes celebrate Native American Day B y Yvonne Iverson Spilyay Tymoo School district 509-J students were honored last Friday at Mt. Hood Adventure Park at Ski Bowl. The agenda was jam- packed with history, culture, and adrenaline pumping activities. A fter unloading from the school buses, and following a welcome and introductions, stu dents heard from Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath about the Confederated Tribes’ historical use o f Tom, D ick & Harry, which is now the Ski Bowl Re sort. Elders also shared their sto ries about visiting the area when they were children. They hiked up the m ountain and set up camp close to the huckleberry patches. Today, we ride the chair lift, fill our baskets, and drive back home, all before the sun goes down. Breakout groups were pro vided for the three different lan guages: N um u, K iksht, and Ichishkiin. The Culture and Heritage D epartm ent also p resen ted “Leave No Trace,” a traditional concept about respecting our beliefs and relationship with the land. Notice from Credit The tribal Credit Enterprise will not accept personal loan requests through Oct. 14. Home loans and home im provem ent loans w ill be accepted. Funeral and m edical em ergencies will be accepted. Spa W anapine offers specials Spa Wanapine is announcing fall and winter specials: In October, all Facials will be 20 percent off. In N ovem ber, guests can save 15 percent on pedicures. In December, save 15 on manicures. In January, guests will receive 20 percent off on all body treat Yvonne Iverson photos. Blessing was provided for the meal prepared by Suzie Slockish and her family along with stu dents identified to assist and learn how to bake salmon over an open flame. The day would not be com plete without a few trips down the alpine slide, zip lining, and bungee jumping. As students were being called back to the bus, promises were being made to return. Delson Suppah addresses the gathering regarding National Native American Day. iiM ÍV ’fe é ments. Please see a list of spa ser vices available at: kahneeta.com Or by the calling the spa at 541-553-4972. The Spa is open Thursday, Friday, Sunday and M onday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Satur days 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fall Cultural Classes on Mondays, Tuesdays The even ing C u ltural Classes have started for the fall. The classes are held in the basement of the Education building from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Wasco language is the focus of the Monday classes; and the Paiute language is the focus on Tuesdays. No Warm Springs language teachers are available for this series of classes. The classes are open to the community, to tribal employ ees, and to defendants with the Tribal Court. Defendants can use the classes as an al ternative to sentencing. The classes are provided by tribal Parole and Probation, and the Culture and Heritage Depart ment. The first hour of the class is dedicated to the language lesson. The last half-hour covers tribal history, culture and traditional beliefs. “It was tribal practice, whenever a person was in tro u b le or in c ris is , the people would surround that person to offer support and guide the troubled person to be a p o sitive part o f our co m m u n ity,” said L eo na Ike, director of Parole -and Probation. The cu rren t series o f classes is every week until Nov. 1. The alpine slide was popular with students. C H E T hosts beading dass A message from Community Counseling The C om m unity Health Education Team will present Basic Design and Bead Stringing from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 11 and 18 at the F am ily R e source center. The instructor is Anita Davis. Please call to re serve your space: 541 - 553-2211. Space limit to 13 indi viduals. 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