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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 16, 2012
Honor Seniors Day 2012
A bout 700 guests attended the 2012 Honor Seniors Day o f the Confeder
ated Tribes o f
Springs. “We had many first-time guests, and many
veterans,” said Wilson Wewa, o f the tribal Senior Citizens Program.
“We had several speakers during the dinner, ” he said, “and they were
. ecstatic about the turnout, the organisation, and how friendly our tribes
are. ”
Thank you to the many volunteers, said Wewa. There were more people
who volunteered this yea r than last year, he added. ‘That helped the day go
by smoothly,” he said.
A-long with the tribes, there were many Warm Springs and Madras
businesses that contributed to Honor Seniors Day. Thank you, Wewa said,
to the Madras' High School ROTC program and Spanish
Dancers. The guests also appreciated the flute players from
the MHS Culture o f Warm Springs class. And it was nice
to have the TLarly Childhood education Powwow again this
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