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Novem ber 2, 2011
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Ichishkiin
Kiksht
Chauna wanin waninta s c ’tpa!
Don’t go out after dark!
Kw’alali
Monster
T ’at’atiá
Giant Basketwoman, ogress
Stiyhá
Stick Indians, Little People
L ch ’ach’a
Ghost or Skeleton
Xabixix
Idakamlalamax
Kwash
Ikwalali
Itkadutinksh
AtataHa
Idelxem
Dark / night time
Bad Spirits
Scared / Fright
Monster
Children / Kids
Basket Women / Ogress
People
Kaya amshuya kaxnix xabixix adakamlalamax
kwaba.
Do not go outside after dark time, those bad
spirits are out
there.
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Kwash enxux ikwalali.
Naxtisha
Crying
I’am scared of the monster
Itkdutinksh kwash gaxux.
Tkwatasha
Eating
S c’atpa
Night time
Chaunam wanin waninta amchni awata naxtita
sc ’atpa ‘mnam ichach’wikaita tch’ach ‘anam.
Don’t go out afterdark or don’t cry at night or
the ghost will pull your mouth.
Psht ku Pch’aiin taaminwa pan’n’na miyanash
caunam qw’shmwita t'at’atiyanam iwnpta.
Nunu’u
Tsa’apu
Monster
Spirit
Crying
Yaga
Togano
Night
Kai Yagapunne togano, nunu’u t^agwewdooa!
No crying at night, the monster will get you!
Kai togano meapunna
Don’t walk around outside at night
Togano tsa’apu mabew moo’o
Spirits come out at night
Children are scared of monster.
AtataHa axka kwash kwash aduxa itkadutinksh,
kaya dan amshguixa aykamla.
The basket women is a being that reminds
childern and people to behave, she is awful
scary to see.
Alkdelxama idelxem daichkaxi itgakadutinksh
ama maika saiba amduxa.
This is a reminder for parents to keep a
watchful eye on their children
The parents always said; “to their childen if
your naughty the basketwomen will come and
get you.”
Mt Hood Ski Bowl Staff and the Culture
& Heritage Language Program staff
met again to begin the process of get
ting the “ Interpretive Center” ready
with informaion of the Confederated
Tribes.
Anakunam-wata ptxanupa, chaunam kwkwta
iwanptanam stiyahanm kunam iwanp-wanpta
kunam-ishapa tamaita.
When your out in the forest don’t whistle
because th stick indians will hear you and will
whistle back at you and get you lost.
The Mt. hood ski bowl staff began by
putting a new coat of paint on the
interior of the room.
Autni Ichishkiin Sapsikwat
Possibilities presented to the group of
what can be included as far as informa
tion of the Tribes.
Our class has now been in operation for just
over a month, we have 8 tribal member stu
dents.
With the continuity of the words, phrases,
simple commands, simple conversation the
children are gaining daily understandings and
knowledge of the language.
This month our department owes a Wonderful
thank you to John Brunoe of OSU Extension,
he continually donates to the classroon for the
children.
Numu
Ichishkiin Instuctors, Suzie and Dallas with
students, Shwanshaki, Skye, Sunhawk, Tristan
and Kathleen.
He donated 12 pumpkins for the children and
holiday docorations for the classroom and
inflatable beach balls for the children,
They also asked for descriptive words
for plants and trees and brief explana
tion of each, in all three languages of
the Tribes. The language teachers
have been doing there research of the
list provided by Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
Staff. There are existing descriptions,
but Mt. Hood Ski Bowl Staff would like
those listed and presented in the Lan
guages of the Tribes.
The next meeting of our two groups is
scheduled to be at the Interpretive
Center to visualize some of the layouts
of information that will be displayed.
The children enjoyed decorating their pump
kins
Also, the ladies of OSU Extension for the huck
leberries and canned salmon for the children.
Interpretive Center at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl will
display information of the Confederated
Tribes
Every Thursday, the students learn Social
Dance Songs and drumming, above
Shwanshaki and Stanley put the drums
away.
Members of the Yakama Nation Tribes
Tribal Pre School
visited our Immersion Classroom, we provided
a little bit of everything our teachers do.
They were amazed with the social dance
songs and danés our students learned.
Bryson & Tristan
Culture & Heritage Language Program Staff
Valerie Switzler, Director
Josie Blackwolf, Secretary
Arlita Rhoan, Ichishkiin Instructor
Suzie Slockish, Ichishkiin Instructor
Dallas Winishut, Ichishkiin Instructor
Merle Kirk, Ichishkiin Instructor
Pam Cardenas, kiksht Insructor
Gladys Thompson, Elder Kiksht Master Teacher
Gerald Danzuka, Numu Instructor
Shirley Tufti, Elder Numu Master Teacher
PHONE: (5 4 1 ) 553-3290
FAX: (541 553-2201
Education Building @ 1 1 1 0 Wasco Street
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