Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 24, 2015
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Youth find inspiration at Prevention camp
Drought
S eventy-two tribal youth
from eight of the nine Or-
egon Tribes gathered in Otis,
June 15-19, for the annual
Suicide Prevention Camp.
Warm Springs chaperones
were Michael Martinez,
Rosanna Jackson and Charlie
Ann Herkshann. They took
13 Warm Springs youth ages
13-18 to this fun-filled camp.
The goals of the camp
were to reduce risk factors,
increase protective factors,
and increase knowledge sur-
rounding problem gambling,
suicide and substance abuse
prevention.
Camp started Monday
evening with a trip to the
Coast to enjoy swimming and
a campfire, and to witness the
Siletz Feather Dance.
Brian Frejo was the key-
note for camp. Brian is thge
founder of Created for
Greatness/Culture Shock
Camp, and is a drug- and al-
cohol-free motivational
speaker, cultural activist,
youth advocate, suicide and
meth prevention trainer, per-
former, DJ, actor and pho-
tographer.
He is a member of the
Grammy–nominated drum
group Young Bird. Addition-
ally, Frejo is an accomplished
actor who has appeared in
over 20 feature films and
television series in his career.
These include The Last of the
Mohicans, Geronimo, Under
Siege, and Murder She Wrote.
Recent projects include Six
Pack and Gas Money with di-
rector Steven Paul Judd, and
New World starring Colin
Farrell and Wes Studi.
“In a ceremony years ago,
I received the profound mes-
sage that when we help our
people we help ourselves,” he
said. “It inspired my journey
to affect positive change in
our communities.”
On Tuesday at the camp,
Darlene Foster and Alice
Sampson spoke to the youth
about problem gambling pre-
vention.
509-J summer
acceleration
Jefferson County
School District 509-J is
offering a free summer
acceleration program
for students entering
kindergarten and first
grade in September. The
program will run Au-
gust 17-21.
Registration forms
for the summer accel-
eration program can be
found under the ‘Par-
ents’ tab on the
Jefferson
County
School District website.
Parents interested in
enrolling their children
must complete both side
of the registration form
and return it to their
school or mail it before
June 30.
Tribal youth at the beach during recent camp.
Darlene and Alice shared
stories of their Elders, and
inspired the youth. Later,
they taught the youth how to
play traditional stick game.
Other traditional crafts
and activities included: Moc-
casin keychain making, La-
crosse/Stickball, Tule head-
band making, and cedar rose
making.
Radine Johnson shared a
traditional foods presentation.
Youth and staff later gathered
around a campfire to listen
to Brian Frejo sing and
present.
On Wednesday, the Grand
Ronde, Coquille and Confed-
erated Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians
Canoe Families shared the his-
tory of canoes, and then took
youth and chaperones on a
canoe ride on Devils Lake.
Many youth experiences a
canoe ride for the first time.
Later, the youth and staff
were treated to a campfire
with roasted marshmallows
and round dance songs by
Kelsey, Henry, Sam and Brian
On Thursday Solomon
Trimble and Sarah Wolfe did
a suicide prevention presen-
tation, which continued with
a male Talking Circle led by
Brian Frejo, and a female
Talking Circle led by Sarah.
That evening the camp
celebrated with the Nine
Tribes Powwow, coordinated
by Henry Thunderboy
Rondeau, master of cer-
emony. Host Drum was Fry
Bread Cree. Arena director
was Taylor Arthur Jr.
Head man was Jasper
Smith, and head woman,
Kailiyah Kreibeil. The pow-
wow included a lot of laugh-
ter, including some provided
Micheal Martinez, the Big
Foot Calling Contest cham-
pion.
Both youth and staff look
forward to this camp every
year. Staff members told the
youth that this was by far the
best camp. The youth were
on their best behavior.
Problem gambling funds
sponsored this year’s camp.
Thank you, Roxann Jones.
A big thank you to coordi-
nators Julie Johnson—tribal
liaison, and addictions and
mental health and Burns
Piaute coordinators Tracy
Kennedy and Lanette
Humphrey, who handled the
registration and all fiscal mat-
Adult Culture Classes in July
Adult Cultural Classes are
coming up in July at the Cul-
ture and Heritage building.
The classes are Tuesdays and
Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m., starting on July 7.
The July 7 and 14 classes
are on medallion beadwork.
Courtesy Sarah Frank
ters.
The camp planning com-
mittee members were Julie
Johnson, Tracey Kennedy,
Lanette Humphrey, Doug
Barrett, Laura Anglo, Chris-
tina Lara, Lisa Leno, Rusty
Butler, Shane Lopez-
Johnston, Darlene Foster and
Sarah Wolfe.
We don’t know where the
funding will come for next
years camp, but youth and
staff are already looking for-
ward to it.
Museum:
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A main water line at
Sidwalter has been leaking
for some time now, said
Wasco Chief J.R. Smith.
Utilities and tribal Plan-
ning are working on a
grant that would fund the
installation of residential
water meters. The meters
would show which homes
are over-using water.
Residents may not be
aware of their overuse, as
water is leaking from pipes
without anyone knowing.
The average water use
per connection on the res-
ervation is 984 gallons a
day, Spino said, while the
U.S. average is half that
amount of water.
Last summer on the
reservation, during an ex-
tended heat wave, the
drinking water situation
approached a critical
point.
The water tanks almost
ran out of water, which
would have left some resi-
dents with no running wa-
ter.
The treatment plant
draws water from the
Deschutes. The treated
water is then pumped to
the community water
tanks. These tanks are lo-
cated at various neighbor-
hoods: Greeley Heights,
West Hills, Kah-Nee-Ta,
etc.
Last year in mid July,
the treatment plant was
pumping out 4.25 million
gallons of water a day, just
50,000 gallons away from
total capacity.
If the use were to ex-
ceed capacity, then some
people would be without
water.
The treatment plant is
an older facility, with re-
placement parts difficult
to find. Meanwhile, the
population continues to
grow, with much-needed
new housing coming on
line this year.
Royal Legacy opening
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The first Miss War m
Springs was named in 1950,
but the honor became a near-
annual tradition starting in
1969.
Here are the former Miss
War m Springs up to the
present time:
1950 – Kathleen Heath
1969 – Dorothy George
(Smith)
1971 – Debbie Jackson
1976 – Sara Greene
(Gonzalez)
1977 – Aurolyn Stwyer
1978 – Jackie Estimo
1979 – Sally Rhoan
1980 – Minnie Yahtin
1981 – Trudee Clements
1982 – Lyda Scott (Flow-
ers)
1983 – Lenora Starr
1984 – Lena Ike
1985 – Elfreda Mitchell
1986 – Lana Shike
(Leonard)
1987 – Sara Scott
1988 – Bridget Kalama
1991 – Nicole Clemens
1992 –1993 Merle Kirk
1994 – Starla Green
1995 – Agnes Wolfe
1996 – Sunmiet Minnick
1997 – Arlissa Rhoan
1998 – Jocelyn Moses
1999 – Rebecca Soliz
2000 – Alyssa Macy
2001
–
Adrienne
Merrifield
2002 – Cecelia Herrera
2003 – Tilda Walsey
2004 – Christine Johnson
2006 – Nicole Stwyer
2007 – Sallie Polk-Adams
2008 – Cyrille Mitchell
2009 - Sisiley Scott
2010 – Chloe Suppah
2011 – Tamara Moody
2012 – Jaycelene Frank
2013 – Norene Sampson
2014 – Charmaine Billey
2015 - Suzanne Slockish
McConville
The Thursday, July 9 and 16
classes are on wing dresses.
Loom beadwork, ribbon
shirts, and breast plate
beadwork are subjects for
future classes in July and
early August.
Warm Springs Outdoor
Market ~ 2015
Every Friday at the Campus
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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