June 27, 2OÍ2
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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.
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7:30a to 5:3 Op • Friday, July 27
Best Western Hood River Inn
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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
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• 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
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the Wednesday and Thursday before the Expo. Tribal members are welcome to attend.
The meeting runs 8 am to 5 pm July 25-26.