Spîlysy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 21, 2012
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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON------------------------------
CORRECTION
In the previous issue, infor
mation was given regarding
the Culture & Heritage Lan
guage Program with Proba
tion Department on the
series o f classes.
The date has been changed
from March,
Classes will begin on Monday
April 2, to Wednesday, May
23, 2012.
Classes will be held in the
Basement o f the Culture &
Heritage Language
Department in the Education
Building at 1110 Wasco St.
from:
3:30 - 5:00 pm
The new schedule will be:
Monday, Numu Language
Tuesday, Ichishkiin Language
Wednesday, Kiksht Language
The Culture & Heritage De
partm ent Staff and Mt. Hood
Ski Bowl S taff have had a
tremendous tim e getting
together w ith each step of
getting closer to having the
“ Interpretive Center”
which will house history of
Tribes & viewed by the world
throughout the year.
This is the building, Kirk
Hanna owner o f Mt. Hood Ski
Bowl has offered to house
information of the Confeder
ated Tribes.
Language will be 3:30 - 4:30
History, Culture, Practices,
will be 4 :3 0 - 5 :0 0
Topics covered in April:
Purpose, Historical Trauma,
Inherited Duties, Body Value,
Longhouse Etiquette, Tradi
tional Discipline, Cleansing,
Baby Board, Traditional
Curfew, Regalia, History o f
Beadwork, History o f Law
Enforcement & Feast.
This area will be set up fo r
display cases.
Classes are open to everyone
wanting to learn a language
o f the Confederated Tribes.
If you have any questions
please call Leona Ike o f
Probation Department at
553-3293
or the Culture & Heritage
Language department a 553-
3290.
ftutni
‘lcfiisfitiiin
Saysiwat
Tun Tun/WaCk
Keep watching the lan
guage page for more infor
mation on a fun run/walk to
support our Language
Students.
Thank you Edmond Francis
and Mike Holyan for your
work to get this event
started.
Also watch this page for
the Mountain to High
Desert Run. This event will
be not happen till fall but it
will be an event to watch
for. Many thanks to Morn
ing Ferris of OSU exten
sion as our first volunteer
to get this event off the
ground!
TAI ITUKDI WIGWA
A very good day to you
from:
Kiksht language
Sharing a bit of the w o rk -
first of importance with
much respect to our adwai
/ atwai elder q’iyuqt here
at Warm Sprins/Shidaikt.
Who left for us
documenation of one of
the three languages.
There are many words to
describe this true re
spected q’iyuqt/elder
which are:
Grandmother
Teacher
Valuable
Loved Appreciated
&
Dedicated at age 97
There are a few honored
elders that have left con
tributions of Kiksht dia
lects, hopefully to be
learned by young and old
and in between for our
cultures existence. The
elders are forever in our
hearts. Today, still we
have elders living at Warm
Springs who are able to
share Ichishkiin & Numu
Language/History if asked.
Legend books have been
shared this wintertime.
If you have stoies or know
history as it relates to Mt.
Hood Area and/or as a
family going to pick
Huckleberies in the area,
or if you have any pictures
you can share fo r this pur
pose, we can scan those and
display them.
“ Nilx Maicqi!”
Students coloring, the
coloring sheets are tabled
with Ichishkiin Language
the teachers quiz the
student on what there
cloring and the students
respond in Language.
Thankful for this day!
Aga saqw
Thats all.
Students Stringing Beads
No matter what the stu
dents are doing the
“ SSpsikw’ala” (teacher)
works with them in the
Ichishkiin Language.
For our young children
ages 3 & 4 to hear every
thing in Ichishkiin and
beginning to respond back
to the teachers in
Ichishkiin brings such hap
piness to the teachers.
For More information call or
stop by our department.
Language
Ichishkiin
Numu
Kiksht
Suzie Slockish, Ichishkiin
Teacher is having class
every Monday and
Wednesday evenings from
5:30 - 9:00 pm
Auna winasha amchnikan
or
Auna wina amchnikan
Ta poonakwuta meme’a
Atxuya tlaxa
Classes are in the Base
ment o f the Culture &
Heritage Language
program for information
call:
553-3290
or come to class @
1110 Wasco Street
’ ».
In Ichishiin lanuage they learned:
Mac’is - Matches
Pixanu - Forest or wooded area
llkwsh - Fire
Anana - Baby talk for hurt
Yaamash - Mule Deer
Xwaiyama - Golden Eagle
Xulxul - Brook Trout
Walakwalak - Butterfly
llkwsh Kutkutte - Firemen
llunisha - He go t burned
The language Teacher asked:
“Shin iwa?”
Who is this?
“ Ch iwa Lat’ulkt miyauwax”
Smokey the Bear
Maylene, Stanley, Smokey,
Bryson, Justice, Skye, &
Shwanshaki
Greet People on our walk
Numbers 0 - 1 0
Colors
The “Greeting song”
the Song “ Bingo”
with each given the oppor
tunity to use a drum if
they choose.
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl S taff has
been working with us setting
up recording dates.
Auna
Autni Ichishkiin Sapsikwat
students had a visit from
“ Lat’ulkt Miyawax"
Smokey Bear
Thanks going out to them
plus the dedicated others
involved with our ways our
culture.
Kiksht language visits
Warm Springs Early Child-
hood/headstart two
multitasking days out of
the week, this short time
introduces kids to sounds
of words.
This is one Monitor some
thing similar will be set up for
visitors to watch recordings
o f Tribal Members, Commu
nity Members and Tribal
Employees te ll history o f the
Confederated Tribes as it
relates to Mt. Hood.
There will be pictures dis
played on the walls.
Now the weather has
warmed somewhat. Our
Autni Ichishkiin Sapsikwat
Teachers are taking the
students out for walks, our
students don’t just go out
and play, the Teachers
talk and teach them during
this time.
These are some of the
words taught to he chil
dren on there outings,
‘sch’t - path/side walk/
road
c’isk - grass
Kakyama - Birds
Miimin - Dove
Taxt - Wood pecker
Wisqaqa - Robin
a’a’ - Crow
ikwas - sticks
waxalali - Spider
Qwanaitsha - Walking
song lyrics:
“ Anna Winasha Wiyatna
Winasha “
“ we are going, going
along way “
Nuwikan - going right
walkac’an - going to left
Watichan - Going forward
Anichan - going backward
Tamme me’a
singing the “Table Song”
before the meal. They
blessed the food for the
Senior Citizens Lunch
Every Thursday, the stu
dents dress in tt’piip,
taatpas ¿swanmi, wtq’£m
they sing, dance the
Tribes social dances, also
pow-wow dances
Greg Arquette has been
coming to the Autni
Ichishkiin Sapsikwant class
room every Thursday. He
sings the Social Dance
Songs and pow-wow songs
for the students.
The Language Department
and the Students want to
Thank you for your help
ana kw’at^wit
Thank you
English
Part 3 - Coming & Going
Lets go outside
Aga Atxuya
Lets go
Manam imch’a
winatat’asha?
Hana u soome’a?
Qadamt maya k’axsh
chmuxt amuya?
Where do you want to go
INSTRUCTORS:
Arlita Rhoan, Lead Teacher
Suzie Slockish
Dallas Winishut
Merle Kirk
Anna Clements
Shirley Tufti - Numu In
structor
Pam Cardenas - Kiksht
Instructor
Valerie Switzler, Director
Josie Blackwolf, Secretary
CONSULTANTS:
Myra Johnson-Orange
Wilfred Jim
Geraldine Jim
CarlaDean Winishut
Numu Consultant
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