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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 2013)
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Page 4 Spílyay Tymoo October 16, 2013 Letters to the editor Why Knot Rodeo thanks O n B ehalf o f the “W hy K not” Rodeo 2013 we would like to Offer our deepest ap preciation and gratitude to all the cowboys, cowgirls, spec tators and vendors for join ing us here in Simnasho for a fun filled day at the arena. We had an excellent turn out and the weather cooper ated allowing us to have a great day at the arena. We would like to thank the Public Utilities for the use o f the bleacher and porta-potties. We want to thank all the people who stepped in to help at the arena on the day o f the rodeo with: Working the animals, un saddling, being horseback, judging, running games, help ing at the rodeo office, to the cowboys w ho rode for the bucking stock and to those who worked very hard in pre paring the grounds for the ro deo. We w ant to thank these individuals w ho shared finan cially with the committee: Clarence Meanus and the Meanus Family from Celilo for cash donation for the Jun- ior/S enior Colt Races; Chris Buller for the cash donation fo r the Y outh E n d u ran ce Race; Bridgette Scott for the cash donation for the H orse Roping; Beulah Tsumpti for the cash donation for the Se nior Colt Race; Evaline Patt for the cash donation for the Cow Riding and Ribbon Rop ing; and Walters Corners and Jody Calica. O ur effort was m eant to allow our people, young and old, an opportunity to prac tice and participate in a life style that is familiar to those on the committee. In bringing our litde com munity alive for the day we hope that the time and re sources that were committed will be viewed as a success and that we succeeded and ac complished our goal for an other year. Thank You, 2013 “Why K not” C om m it te e , Ja y a n d F ay Suppah, D u s tin a n d C h a rm a in e , A n so n an d CR B e g ay , K ev in B lu eb ack fam ily, A tcitty a n d C e C e , H o b o P a tt, M a c k ie B e g a y fa m ily , T h e M oody family. 2014 Pageant T h e 2014 M iss W arm Springs Pageant is scheduled fo r D e c e m b e r 13 at th e Agency Longhouse. Please plan on joining us for a spectacular evening o f traditional activities. U p d a te d M iss W arm Springs applications may be picked up and returned to the Tribal Council office. I f you have any questions, please call M innie Y ahtin or E m ily Yazzie at 541-553-3257. Thank you. FASD Awareness T he W arm Springs Fetal Alcohol Spectrum D isorder Coalition sponsored an edu cational event in September. T h e , event featured nine developmental areas, dem on stratin g how fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects individuals. The awareness day event, on September 9, also dem on strated all the factors that lead to healthy development. We want to thank our el der presenters, Arlita Rhoan, A u relia S taco n a, A rlen e Boileau and Sal Sahme, and their professional co-present ers, Dr. Rachel Locker, Janet Bissell RN, D avid Howen- stine, youth m ental health c o u n se lo r, an d Suzie K uerschner from the P o rt land N orthw est Area Indian Health Board. They co-presented infor m ation about healthy devel opm ent from both a cultural and “m ainstream ” perspec tive. W e also w ant to thank the P rev en tio n and L e t’s Talk Diversity Coalitions for co sponsoring our FASD logo contest, Government Affairs, an d P re v e n tio n s ta ff fo r video-taping the event. The coalition will be work ing with the Prevention pro gram to edit and produce an educational video with impor tant health related oral histo ries for the community. Thank you to our partner programs, IHS, the Children’s H ealth Insurance P rogram R e a u th o riz a tio n A ct (CHIPRA), Diabetes Preven tion, tribal Social Services, Prevention and E C E Early Intervention Programs, who attended the event to distrib ute educational information. Thank you to KWSO, and the Community Wellness Center staff for their support. Please look for fliers for the logo contest and listen to KWSO for interviews about FASD awareness. I f you are in terested in learning more about FASD, Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Reporter/ Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Editor: Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: 541-553-2210 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 or joining the FASD Coali tion, contact Evelyn o f the Com m unity H ealth E duca tion Team, 552-2211. W arm S p rin g s FASD Coalition. The Logo C ontest T he W arm Springs Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Coalition is in need o f a logo for our flyers, press releases, m arketing m aterial and all other coalition work. W inner will receive a $100 gift card. All entries will re ceive a prize. T he c o n te st clo ses on N o v e m b e r 1. The coalition is looking for something that represents the coalition and the community, and includes our motto: “Life is sacred; let your strengths and traditions become your child’s future,” Please keep in m ind the following words while creat ing our logo: Respect, Health, Strength, Em pow erm ent, H ope, Com m unity, C ultu re, Sobriety, Tradition, and Lifestyle. The logo/m essage should be positive— no pictures o f alcohol, or feelings o f blame or shame— and address the prevention o f fetal alcohol syndrome disorder, and speak to both male and females. To enter the contest please send your name, contact in formation, design and a de sign explanation to: evelyn.aguilar@wstribes.org O r you can drop your de- Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb is hoping everyone has a great Halloween! sign o ff at the Com m unity Health Education Team of fice at the Family Resource Indian Business Talk Center. E m ail or call 541- 553-2211 with any questions you may have. The contest is - > M v * 1 open to all tribal m em bers and Warm Springs Commu nity members. ■ Parents can help make learning fu n B y Bruce E ngle Loan officer W.S. Credit Enterprise P arental involvem ent is im portant. Prim e parental time w ith our kids is from b irth to K ind erg arten and mornings, evenings, weekends and vacations thereafter. It goes o n u n til g rad u atio n , when we can kick them o u t - assuming we and they have done our jobs well. T h e p ro c e s s is easiest when a partnership is form ed between parents, the schools, and the community at large. I tell a story about me and m y g reat, g re a t g ran d m a, Katherine Dixon White Cole. She passed six years before I show ed up. I w ish I had known her. She was born in the late 1840s or early 1850s as near as we can tell from old tribal census records. H er English was with a heavy Irish brogue. She le a rn e d it fro m Mr. White, a redheaded Irishmen. She lived into her 90s and she told her children, grand children and great grandchil d ren th a t they m u st learn English and they m ust learn to do well in a new world. She stressed doing well in school. She was a stern taskmas ter; m aybe even a m a tc h maker. I sometimes think she told her daughter to marry a p ro fe s s io n a l m an . . So, grandm a Belle m arried Mr. Miller, the son o f the doctor at F o rt Klamath. H e was a Civil War Vet w ho farm ed and ranched oh the w est side o f Miller Lake just north o f the border. I g o t th ë “ D o w ell in School” lecture when I wasn’t doing well enough to m eet expectations. Grandm a Kate had set the standard o f per fo rm a n c e fo r th e family. T hat’s w hat elders did; some still do. G ood for them. D oing well in school, and after, is often a family tradi tion. Family traditions can becom e com m unity trad i tio n s w h e n th e m a jo rity makes it so. I tend to think o f nations, states, territories, and reservations as commu nities. I have some suggestions about helping children with school. I’m talking as some one who taught K—12 in O r egon schools in the 1970s and ‘80s. Learning can be fun. Read ing and math are learnable— and can be made fun. I be lieve this. I try to make it so for my classes. G e ttin g c h ild re n w ell started isn’t that difficult. In fact, it’s easy, All it takes is a little time; lots o f times. Read to them every day. In th e crib isn’t to o soon. Show them the pictures. Talk about the pictures. Tell sto ries. G et them talking about the pictures and the stories. It works. D o lly P a rto n sta rte d a foundation first in her hom e town and later in many towns across th e country. E very child in the area is given a free bo o k at birth. By the time they go to school, they have been given fifty books and their paréhts have had a won- Rewards fo r doing well are fun. Praise is a reward. So are ice cream and cookies. derful chance to help them get o ff to a great start at be ing lifelong learners. Fun sells. W hen the read ing sessions are fun, children com e back fo r m o re and more fun. Learning becomes a byproduct o f having fun. W hat a deal. P a re n ts can lay stro n g foundations for both reading and math before their children go to Kindergarten and first grade by making the building o f th o se fo undations fun. Rewards for doing well are fun. Praise is a reward. So are ice cream and cookies. E ven m ath can be made fun. For example, my genera tion wasn’t customarily taught to square numbers that end in five in our heads. I wish I had know n how w hen my parents took me into Holly wood to see the A rt Linkletter show. He asked the audience what 2.5 times 2.5 was. I raised my hand. H e called on me and I drew a blank. I blew it I knew how to multiply fractions on paper but I froze up. I ’d have been a w inner had I known the trick o f tak ing the next usual num ber after two, th at w ould have been a (3), and multiplying it times the two and tacking 25 o n th e end fo r 625. All I would have had to do then was stick the decimal point between the 6 and the 25 for an answer o f 6.25. Knowing the correct an swer or how to calculate it would have made the show a lot more fun for me and my dad. I still rem ember his ex pression when I flubbed i t He knew the answer. I ’m going to end this with a little challenge for you. It will be fun. I guarantee it. Try squaring 15 and then 25 (you already know that one), 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, and 95. D o it on paper or in your head. The rule is that the fives at the end always become 25 and the first num ber in the question gets multiplied by w hat normally would be the next num ber as if you were just counting. I f you w ant to test your self further, square 125. Hint, the 5s becom e 25 just like before. The difference is you take the first two numbers, (the 1 and the 2) and multi ply twelve by 13 (the next n u m b e r a fte r 12) fo r the numbers that will be before 25 in your answer. O n paper 12 x 13 = 156. You m ight even imagine it as 10 times 13 = 130 plus two times 13 (26). So, 130 + 26 equals 156. Then, just tack on the 25 and your answer is 15,625. See, even math can be fun. And, if you bring cookies and ice cream to the office, we can all have fun. . N ext time— I will be writ ing about matching savings plans for schooling after High School graduation. There are some great ones out there.
