Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 22, 2016
Schedule for 2016 Pi-Ume-Sha
Here is a outline schedule
for the 2016 Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days:
Grand Exit.
Men’s Traditional, 17 and
up, semi-finals.
Thursday, June 23
9 a.m.–2 p.m.—Vendors
move onto the grounds (if
grounds are ready).
Special exhibit opening at
the Museum at Warm Springs:
Kindred Spirit: The Artistic
Journey of Lillian Pitt.
6 p.m.—Queens’ Recep-
tion at the Pi-ume-sha stage,
and Washut. Miss War m
Springs Keyanna Yellowman,
Lincolns Birthday Powwow
Queen, and
the 2016
Pi-ume-sha Queen candi-
dates:
Everyone welcome to
share a snack with the Warm
Springs Royalty, Pi-Ume-Sha
providing cake and drinks.
Rejoiners: Families releas-
ing to re-join Pi-Ume-Sha.
Please bring your favorite
dish to share.
Rejoining ceremony and
new joiners, with the big
drum.
Saturday, June 25
Breakfast at the Commu-
nity Center.
7 - 10 a.m.—Endurance
Horse Race starting at the
Shaker Church (for informa-
tion check with Ricky
Graybael).
8 a.m.—Pi-Ume-Sha Fun
Run, starting at Housing.
9:30 a.m.—Parade line-up
at the old grade school. Color
Guard, Grand Marshall, War
Bonnets, Dignitaries, Royalty.
10 a.m.—Judging for
walkers, horse riders, and
floats. The theme is Food
Gathering: Usual and Accus-
tomed.
11 a.m.—Parade begins,
and ends at the Pi-Ume-Sha
grounds.
Announce the Parade
judging results, and com-
ments from the Grand Mar-
shal.
1 p.m.—All Indian Rodeo
Grand Entry at the rodeo
grounds.
Friday, June 24
9 a.m.— Continue vendor
set-up, camp set-up, teepees
and tents.
12 noon—Stickgame Me-
morial at the Stickgame shed.
Dinner.
3 p.m.—Registration open
for dancers.
6 p.m.—New joiners and
re-joiners dancing.
6:30 p.m.—Registration
open for drumming.
7 p.m.—Grand Entry.
Grand Entry song. Flag
song. Victory song. Prayer and
welcome.
Little Girls open dance, 6
years and under.
Little Boys open dance, 6
and under.
Little Girls open dance, 7
to 11 years.
Little Boys open dance, 7
to 11.
Special: Honor outgoing
2015-16 Pi-ume-sha Queen.
Crowning the 2016/17 Pi-
ume-sha Queen, and the Jun-
ior Court.
Honor Dance for the new
Pi-Ume-Sha 2016-17 Queen.
Individual
Teen Girls Fancy, 12 to 16
years old, semi-finals.
Teen Girls Traditional, 12
to 16, semi-finals.
Teen Boys Fancy/Grass,
12 to 16 years, semi-finals.
Teen Boys Traditional, 12
to 16, semi-finals.
Women’s Fancy (Jingle)
War Dance, 17 and up, semi-
finals.
Women’s Traditional War
Dance, 17 and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Fancy (Grass), 17
and up, semi-finals.
Afternoon session
1 p.m.—Grand Entry, Flag
and Victory songs. Prayer, and
welcome Tribal Council
members. Introduction of Pi-
Ume-Sha Powwow judges
and alternates.
Finals
Teen Girls Fancy, 12 to 16
years.
Teen Boys Fancy, 12 to
16.
Pi-Ume-Sha Wanabe Con-
test.
Kussa’s Round Dance, 60
years and older are invited to
dance. Participants will re-
ceive a honorarium in appre-
ciation.
Ol’ Warriors War Dance,
60 years and older are invited
to dance. Participants will
receive an honorarium in ap-
preciation.
Individual
Women’s Fancy (Jingle)
War Dance, 17 and up, semi-
finals.
Women’s Traditional War
Dance, 17 and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Fancy (Grass), 17
and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Traditional, 17 and
up, semi-finals.
Pi-Ume-Sha Boxing is in
the Community Center.
Evening session at 7
p.m.: Grand Entry, Flag and
Victory songs. Prayer and wel-
come. Registration books
closed.
Alfalfa hay – 100 pound – two
string – 40 inches long – Very nice
and green, no weeds – $10 per
bale – Call Bob at 541-408-5463
4202
Holliday St.
Finals
Girls Traditional, 12 to 16
years.
Teen Boys Traditional, 12
to 16.
Women’s Team Round
Dance, open all ages, three to
a team.
Men’s Team Dance, open
to all ages, three to a team.
Individual
Women’s Fancy (Jingle)
War Dance, 17 and up, semi-
finals.
Women’s Traditional War
Dance, 17 and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Fancy (Grass), 17
and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Traditional, 17 and
up, semi-finals.
Grand Exit
Sunday, June 26
7 - 11 a.m.—Breakfast at
the Community Center.
7 a.m.—All denomination
church services at the pow-
wow area.
11 a.m.—Washut Services.
2 p.m.—Grand Entry, Flag
and Victors songs. Prayer and
welcome.
Individual
- Alfalfa Hay -
Call 541-
615-0555
First round—Old time
Traditional Hand Drum Sing-
ing Contest.
Revival of old Social
songs, Owl Dance and Rab-
bit Dance.
Serving
all of the
reservation
Women’s Fancy (Jingle)
War Dance, 17 and up, semi-
finals.
Women’s Traditional War
Dance, 17 and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Fancy (Grass), 17
and up, semi-finals.
Men’s Traditional, 17 and
up, semi-finals.
Second round Hand
Drum Singing Contest.
Men/ Women Individual
- Finals
Women’s Fancy (Jingle)
War Dance, 17 and up.
Women’s Traditional War
Dance, 17 and up.
Men’s Fancy (Grass), 17
and up.
Men’s Traditional, 17 and
up.
Finals: Hand Drum Sing-
ing Contest, three to a team.
Specials
Shell Dress Dance Com-
petition
Round Bustle Special
Pi-Ume-Sha raffle draw-
ing.
Announcement of cham-
pions.
Other Specials to be
worked into the schedule.
Hoopdance, Fluffy and
Fluffette.
Have a safe trip come
again next year!
Page 7
Not enough votes
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Casting ballots during the adoption election.
The adoption election
on June 13 did not meet
the 50-percent voter
turnout requirement, so
the results are void. In-
cluding this recent vote,
the last three adoption elec-
tions have failed for lack
of voter participation.
The cost of the elec-
tion is about $20,000,
said Arlita Rhoan, Elec-
tion board member. For
this and other reasons,
she said, the decision
about setting a re-vote is
a serious one.
As three adoption
elections have failed,
Tribal
Councilman
Raymond Tsumpti said
the tribes should consider
conducting a secretarial
election regarding the
adoption candidates. The
secretarial process, con-
ducted by the BIA, has
no minimum voter turn-
out requirement.
Had the recent elec-
tion been secretarial, the
candidates would have
been adopted into the
tribe,
Councilman
Tsumpti said.
The membership
should be consulted as to
whether they would like to
see the secretarial election
approach to adoption can-
didates, he said.
A review of the re-
sults shows that all of the
candidates received
more positive votes than
negative—often by a
large margin of three- or
four-to-one in favor.
A total of 987 people
cast ballots in the adop-
tion election. A figure in
the range of 1,500 would
have been required for
a valid vote.
Meanwhile, the tribes
could decide to change
the membership baseline
census role from 1960 to
1980. This would result
in the automatic enroll-
ment of about 60 of the
candidates who were on
the recent election list.
A proposal to update
the baseline role could be
sent to referendum, de-
pending on the decision
of the Tribal Council.