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Spilyay T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon P^ge 3 September 17, 2014- Community Counseling brings Washat to Youth Villages Roots progam sees good student turnout T w enty-seven stu d en ts have signed up for the Warm Springs Roots program. That is more than twice as many students who partici pated in Warm Springs alter native education program last year. Teachers Dawn Smith and Earl Simmons spent the sum mer gathering information on the tribal natural and cultural resources. The material is the basis for the class, focusing on the career paths available in natu ral resources. ‘W e’ve also been making contacts in the natural re source field,” D aw n said, “We’ve found lots o f great people w ho are ready and willing to help out. We are very grateful.’’’ The first class was a hands- on introduction to agriculture, focusing on the Oregon state agriculture standards for soils, plants, mechanics and power, w ith a little c o n stru c tio n thrown in. Sim mons will teach the agriculture class twice each day for the first quarter, in Warm Springs Community Counseling facilitated the first traditional Washat service for a N ative youth program at Lake Oswego. G uy W allulatum , G reg Arquette, Gene Sampson and Alice Jean held Washat at the Cedar Bough Native Ameri can Program on Youth Vil lages Oregon’s Christie Cam pus in Lake Oswego. Youth Villages Oregon is a private nonprofit organiza- Dave McMechan/Spilyay Nicholas Kelly and Thayliah Suppah attend Roots class on Friday. between the students’ online work to regain credits. There are plans for guest speakers on a variety o f sub jects, and field trips. Planning and preparing for th e R oots p ro g ram was a major challenge, Dawn said. “I ’ve gained a whole, new ap preciation for the level o f ex pertise and dedication o f the people and programs o f the C o nfederated Tribes,” she said. “As an elem entary staff person all these years, I was so focused on the kids in my charge, I didn’t get the chance to look around and see the wonderful and hopeful things that were happening around us all.” In her research, she found the tribes have a history o f extensive collaborative efforts stretching across the country. “I ’ve found extensive re ports, letters, publications, interviews and presentations by individuals and tribal de partments that m ust have sig nificantly influenced everyone they touched,” Smith said. “Every search uncovered Something new I had to add, and I know I ’m far from fin ished:” I f you w ould like m ore information on the Roots pro gram^ stop I by trailer no. 27 at the old elementary school campus. Arts Commission, Cultural Trust meet in Warm Springs The Oregon Cultural Trust and the Oregon Arts Com mission visited Warm Springs last week. They held a joint meeting at K ah-Nee-Ta Resort, fol low ing a recep tio n at the Museum at Warm Springs. More than 2:000 cyclists passed through the reservation last week. The tour was part of the annual week-long Cycle Oregon ride. In Central Oregon the riders went from The Dalles, to Dufur and the Tygh Valley. On the reservation they passed through Simnashpand had About 30 people attended the event, w here they m et some o f the members o f the Warm Springs Cultural Trust com m ittee. W arm Springs tribal m em ber Alyssa Macy was also there, as an Oregon Arts commissioner. Soaring Butterflies, Warrior Spirit hosting after-school classes S o arin g B u tte rflie s •and W arrior Spirit will p re s e n t a fte r-s c h o o l classes at th e W arm Springs k-8 Academy. T he M onday classes are fo r th ird - th ro u g h fifth-grades; and Tuesday classes are fo r sixth- through eighth-grade Stu dents. Classes each day are 3:30-5:30 p.m. Classes include cultur ally b a sed teach in g s, crafts and learning activi ties. The goal of Soaring B utterflies and W arrior Cycle Oregon visits the Rez tion helping children w ith em o tio n al and b ehavioral p ro b lem s. Y outh V illages helps the youth and their families live successfully by providing residential treat ment and Intercept intensive in-home services. T he C edar B ough P ro gram offers culturally respon sive residential treatm ent for' Native American youth and others who can benefit from strong cultural influences. S p irit is to sh are th e unique tribal culture as a form o f prevention. As the m otto says, “Culture is Prevention.” There will be language lessons and social dance, and discussion topics such as “Where we come from and who we are,” and “cul tural identity.” Join the classes for fun and learning. For more in formation call Deanie at 541-553-3442. O r Sarah at 553-3205. lunch at Kah-Neé-Ta. They then róde Highway 3 to the Warm Springs Fire Station, which was one of the pit stops. Cycle Oregon takes a different route around the state each year for its seven-day ride. The Cycle Oregon fund supports projects in communities where they ride, and bicycle advocacy projects in the state. 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