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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 2012)
Spilyay T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon Page 12 Cedar Basket features Native creations The Cedar Basket G ift Shop at Indian H ead Ca sino sells jewelry made ex clusively by tribal m em bers. The shop now has 90 tribal m em ber v end o rs, said Janell Smith, gift ser vices manager. The gift shop purchases the beaded and other jew elry, or sells the items on consignment, Smith said. The shop has three full tim e em ployees: Leneya Smith, Tiyanna Tuckta and J e n n ife r H in tsa la . T h e shop is open, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sat urday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. B e sid e s th e N a tiv e American beadwork, jew e lry a n d h u c k le b e rry p ro d u c ts, th e shop has item s like t-sh irts, hats and o th e r Indian H ead mem orabilia. ? $ S . The shop also has flutes by Charles Littlelèàf. This m onth the Indian H ead water botdes are on Spilyay Cedar baskets, and jewelry by tribal members at gift shop. sale. I f you h av é an In d ia n Head Players Club Card, you gete a 10-percent discount on certain C edar B asket m er chandise. You can reach the shop at 541-460-7734. Also see: Indianheadgaming.com A u g u s t 22, 2012 Chief back at work W arm S prings C h ie f Delvis “Bullneck” H eath was back at work this week, fol lowing a medical emergency that happened last week. N ot only was Chief H eath back on Tribal Council on Monday and Tuesday, he was able to go back to the Tygh Valley Rodeo over the week end. “H e wanted to watch his grandkids and horses,” said his g ra n d d a u g h te r L illian H eath, w ho w orks at Vital Statistics. As things tu rn ed out at Tygh Valley, the C hief’s horse' Mr. Bequero won the rodeo M em orial Race. Chief H eath was at Tygh Valley on Thursday o f last week when he experienced a heart problem. H e was taken to The Dalles, and then flown to the hospital in Portland for treatm ent. Two days later he was back at Tygh Valley for the rodeo. The doctor told him that was okay as long as he took it easy with no heavy lifting. “H e is very thankful and glad to be h ere,” said his w ife Shirley. “H e is lucky in that he has stayed active w ith golf, walking the holes» and carrying the clubs,” she said.' A nd he Wanted to get back to work, she said. “The doc tor said no heavy lifting. He told the doctor, ‘A ll I have to do is sit on my butt,’”'Shirley said. D uring the brief time he was in the hospital at P ort land,, C hief H eath was sur prised to see some unexpected v is ito rs, in c lu d in g B odie Shaw, BIA deputy regional director fo r T rust Services; and form er Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh, who has been friends with Chief H eath for many years. “H e was very happy to see them,” Shirley said- Weavers Gathering Tribes open 2012 fall commercial fishery The Warm Springs, Nez Perce, Umatilla and Yakama tribes o p en ed , the first o f three commercial gillhet fish ing periods for the 2012 fall commercial season this week. D u rin g th e fall fishery, tribal fishers will harvest ap proximately 160,000 fish or an e stim a te d 2 m illio n ★ ★ # ★ A 7 ^ ^ W ★ Now Open! Teepee Arcade!!!!! Games POOL TABLES Air Hockey ESPRESSO, Smoothies & Just Added $5 Sandwhich Meal Deals!!! Located next to the CASINO! Open Sunday-Thursday-11am-7pm Friday & Saturday-11am-Midnight! pounds. The tribal sales allow the public to purchase salmon, steelhead and coho direcdy from tribal fishers. Fisheries biologists esti m ate th a t 500,000 u priver fall c h in o o k an d 364,000 summer steelhead will enter the Columbia River. Many o f the fall chinook returning to the Columbia River are the direct result o f tribal resto ration efforts, joint state-tribal programs and several tribal- federal partnerships. H a rv e s t m an ag ers w ill m onitor the runs on a con tinual basis and adjust the har vest levels and fishing peri ods accordingly. “The fall fisheries is often considered the backbone to the tribal fishery because it provides an im portant eco nomic resource to the tribal c o m m u n itie s a n d th e ir families,”, said Paul Lumley, executive director o f the Co lu m b ia R iver In te r-T rib a l Fish Commission. “T he tribes’ pride them selves on their ability to share the tradition o f the tribal fish ery. We work hard to rebuild these fisheries so that every one can benefit from healthy and sustainable salm on re turns.” The tribal fishery offers an ample supply o f fish for the public through over-the-bank sales. C om m on sales loca tions include: Marine Park in Cascade Locks, Lone Pine in The Dalles, N orth Bonneville - one mile east o f Bonneville Dam, and Columbia Point in Washington’s Tri-Cities area. • Sales from tribal fishers generally run from 10 a.m. to dusk. • Price is determ ined at the point o f sale. • M ost sales are cash only. • Buyers should request a receipt. • Tribal fishers can advise on topics including fish fresh ness and preparation. The public is urged to call the salm on m arketing p ro gram at (888) 289-1855 be fore heading up the river to find out where the day’s catch is being sold. More inform a tion is available on the salmon marketing website: critic, o rg / har ve s t LUCKY ENVELOPE DRAWINGS • Win up to $ 4 0 0! Wednesdays in August at 8, 9 & 10pm. Sunday, August 26th, 8, 9 & 10pm • Win up to $ 1 000! Fridays in August at 10pm, 11pm & la m . ALL DAY SLOT TOURNAMENT Friday, August 31st from 10am - 8pm DINING SPECIALS AT THE COTTONWOOD RESTAURANT • Breakfast Club - Monday, 5am - Noon (free breakfast or lunch with 500 points on club card) • Taco Fiesta Special - Tuesday Nights, 5pm - 8pm, $11 • Prime Rib Special - Thursday Nights, 5pm - 8pm, $17 TECH THURSDAYS COTTONWOOD I Win a Toshiba Satellite Laptop PC! Thursdays in August at 8pm and 10pm Highway 26, Warm Springs I indianheadgaming.com i 541.460.7777 resta u ra n t Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Natalie Moody (front) and Merle Kirk (standing) were teachers at the first Weaver’s Teaching Weavers Basketry Workshop sponsored by Northwest Indian College. Kelli Palmer, volunteer local coordinator, helped to find teachers and worked with Kah-Nee-Ta to host the event. The workshop will travel .to new locations with funding from a three-year grant. WARMSPRINGSIELECOM
