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June 27, 2OÍ2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 Banquet gathering honors 2012 graduates By Duran Bobb Spilyay Tymoo Sixty-tw o graduates walked the red carpet at last week’s graduation recognition ban quet, where the them e was Hollywood. . S c o tt M oses se rv ed as M a ste r . o f C e re m o n ie s, Quartz Creek was present for th e d ru m , an d K eey an a Yellowman delivered the in v o catio n in the Ichishkiin Native language. Alice Sam pson was the co llege re p re s e n ta tiv e speaker. She rem inded the stu d en ts: “ S h o o t fo r the m oon. E v en if you m iss, you’ll land among the stars!” T h e class o f 2012 high school graduates are: Mariah Adam s, B obby A hern, D a k o ta B erm an , C arso n Big K n ife , C h a rm a in e Billey, D a r r in B risb o is, C h elsea Chapman, H eather Donavan, Alice Farias, Kecia Florendo, T aS h ee n a G e o rg e , Jam ie H alliday, R o b in iq u e H a tle s ta d , C h ey en n e H o p k in s, M ary H o p to w it, Sabrina Jones, Raylene Jones, J o h n K atchia III, Shantae Kneeland, Tyrone Lawrence, R oselina L o p ez, C am eron M a th is o n , A n d re w M cConnell-Charlie, Charise M c C o n v ille , Ja c k so n Mitchell, K apri Moody, D ion Polk, Ada Polk-Lopez, Lorissa Q uinn, A bby Scott, Persia Sloan, Chloe Suppah, Rosey Suppah, D arrin Tanewasha, T h e N ’C hi W ana- pum Canoe Family is preparing for the sum m er Journey. T he Ca noe Journey this year is to Squaxim Island on the Olympic Peninsula, hom e o f the tribal com munity o f Kamilche. The landing is set for July 29 at Squaxim Is land. Potlatch will be on the Squaxim Island Res ervation, July 29-Au- gust 5. “Teachings o f O u r A n c e s to rs” is a th e m o f th is y e a r’s journey. The July journey will be th e th ird C anoe Journey for the N ’Chi Wanapum family. Duran Bobb/Spilyay Alice Sampson addresses (above) the assembly at the recent Graduation Banquet; Quartz Creek provided the drumming (right). Alexa Tellez, Jericho Trimble, M ariam V ance, H aley W ahneta, Travis W illiam s, Amilio Yahtin, and Edw ard Zacarias-Whipple. T hose earning vocational degrees are: Jonathan Culps, Je ro m e C ulps Sr., Shantel Kneeland, and Tamara Yallup. Associates degree gradu ates are: Jam es Halliday, Candice H eath, Charlieann H e rk sh a n , Ja m ie S c o tt, Amanda Sanchez (in progress sw itching majors),. Crystal Grant to study traditional foods preparation facility T he Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs received a grant last week to study the developm ent o f a traditional food preparation facility. The $30,000 grant comes from the U.S. D epartm ent o f Agriculture. The m oney will help the tribes conduct a feasibility study and develop a business plan for the commercial pro cessing and freezing o f tra ditional tribal foods, such as salmon, elk, m ushroom s and berries. T he project’s overall goals are to im prove quality and reduce w aste o f harvested native foods. T h e facility w o u ld e n hance utilization o f natural resources for econom ic de velopment, increase access to healthy traditional foods. T h e project w ould also Paddle to Squaxin in July create 15 new jobs on the res ervation. N ationw ide, $3.2 million will go toward projects to sup port job creation opportuni ties in Native American com munities.’ “T hese grants represent USDA’s ongoing commitment to helping strengthen Native American businesses, support sustainable econom ic devel opm ent, and create jobs,” said USDA Rural D evelopm ent State D irector Vicki Walker. Besides Warm Springs, the C o n fe d e ra te d T rib e s o f Grande Ronde has been se lected to receive a $30,000 grant to develop a m arket place w here m ore th an 30 tribal artisans may sell local basketry, paintings, traditional clothing, jewelry, sculpture and more. Living Traditions T hom as, Jerm ayne Tuckta, and K arlen Yallup. Bachelor’s Degrees: Ashley A guilar, A ired E stim o Jr., Lace Frank, Candice Jiminez, U na Jo h n s o n , and Sam ual Peterson. Graduating with M aster’s Degrees are: Alice Sampson, V in c e n t W allu latu m , and Elizabeth Woody. Closing remarks were de liv ered by T rib a l C o u n cil C h airm an Stanley “B uck” Smith. Living Traditions contin ues through in July at the M useum at W arm Springs. The demonstrations are from 1-5 p.m. in the museum lobby Saturdays and Sundays. U p coming Living Traditions are: July 7-8: Cornhusk Weav ing w ith Myra Orange. J u ly 14-15: B ead in g projects by Wanda S. Van Pelt. July 21-22: C edar Bark Weaving with Viola Kalama. 2012 COLUMBIA RIVER INDIAN FISHER'S ■8 S O» JC 41 V» e »P « s S (O Of 01 £ Z <8 £ £ oc .2 « 7:30a to 5:3 Op • Friday, July 27 Best Western Hood River Inn B 0 T rib a l Û& A • Fish & Wildlife Committee Q&A sessions BI Fisher Safety • Improving ove r-the-ba n k sales •Setting up a successful family business £3 Boat Maintenance 53 School of Fish N ! • Stations for kids 7+ to learn about salmon, safety, and science Beads, Native American Gifts, M useum , Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Perm its, W estern Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and M uch More! ' Food handlm9 certitotion class • Icing and transporting El Marketing and Business •Columbia River boat safety • Fiberglass Repair Quality Handling H Trade Show HI Breakfast and lunch LI Free Raffle The event and meals are free for all Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce fishers. For more Information and the current schedule, call (503) 238-0667 or visit www.crltfc.org. The July CRITFC commission meeting will be held at the Best Western Hood River Inn on 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 I _________ _________________________ 2 the Wednesday and Thursday before the Expo. Tribal members are welcome to attend. The meeting runs 8 am to 5 pm July 25-26.
