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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Yukon, Warm Springs Youth Dancers June 22, 2016 A thank you for Honor Elders Day Courtesy Senior Wellness Center. Oregon Youth Authority at Honor Elders Day. Jayson Smith photos The Museum at Warm Springs hosted a Youth Dance Exchange this month on the museum grounds. The exchange featured the Warm Springs Youth Dancers, and the Selkirk Spirit Dancers from the Yukon Territory of Canada. Casino Car Show D.McMechan/Spilyay Heriberto ‘Papo’ Cruz shows his 1938 Chevrolet at the Indian Head Casino car show. Earlier in the month Cruz won a first-place award at a car show in Redmond, where there were 374 cars in the show. Kindred Spirits: (Continued from page 1) Lillian says, “I’ve learned about the flexibility and en- durance of my River People, who thrive to this day, and still have the basket making, bead working, carving, fish- ing equipment making—all the many skills it takes and took to continue the culture that has been there for thou- sands of years. “I feel humbled and blessed to have been given some skills to help continue the teaching, the culture, and what I know of my ancestry with the blessing of my El- ders. So many have shared their knowledge, knowing I would make something of what was said, and having faith in me even if I never believed I could do half of Opens Thursday what was told. They knew they were kindred spirits, as they saw something in me I didn’t know I had.” Everyone is welcome on Thursday to come share an incredible afternoon with an amazing artist. The exhibition will be on display from through early September. UAS test: unique facilities (Continued from page 1) He said, “We look for- ward to returning to Simnasho in the next few weeks to begin field tests of some products we’ve designed specifically for the powerline inspection market.” Stwyer noted, “It’s ex- citing to be able to help customers like AIR who have identified the value that the Simashno site of- fers. There’s simply noth- ing like it anywhere else in the Northwest. Com- bine that with the ease of flight approvals through the test ranges, and we’ve got a great combination.” For more information about the Warm Springs UAS Test Range, please visit: wsuas.com Or contact Aurolyn Stwyer at aurolyn.stwyer@wstribes.org Or call 541-553-3565 The War m Springs Tribal Elders would like to thank each and every de- partment that helped make the Twenty-Sixth Annual Honor Elders another suc- cess. We would like to ac- knowledge the Oregon Youth Academy for being here to post the colors and honor our elders with a drill routine. The Oregon Youth Academy pitched in with fil- leting the salmon for our el- ders day, a most memorable event. Again, thanks to all for your participation in mak- ing this a successful and memorable event! Re- spectfully, War m Springs Tribal Elders, and the Senior Wellness Center staff. Quentin Scott’s Fa r e w e l l t o Fa r g o , North Dakota, and Jo- seph Scott III’s Fare- well to Gillette, Wyo- ming. Good luck to Quentin Scott and Joseph Scott III. They are going to national competitions in wrestling, and rodeo. The family is hosting Bingo, and a barbe- cue dinner fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 8 at Elmer Quinn Park. There will be a raffle, and an art auction. The goal is to raise the needed travel money to send both boys to both national competitions. Look for con- cession stands during Pi- Ume-Sha and the Fourth of July. Raffle tickets are avail- able at the concession stands, and also can be bought in person from Joseph and Quentin. Call 541-420-9116 and 541- 553-2517. Please support your local athletes! Reconsider decision on Warm Springs ROOTS program Last week I was so disap- is a mistake. pointed to learn that the Apparently the district’s 509-J administration and desire is to model the school board made the deci- ROOTS program after their sion to oust Dawn new Bridges Alterna- Smith as the direc- tive High School tor of the Warm Opinion which will be located Springs ROOTS at Westside in Ma- program, an alter- dras. Warm Springs native program for Madras is not Madras. High School. Alternative programs will An annex in War m have a principal and Bridges Springs has existed for many will have two teachers. They years, similar to the annex now want ROOTS to have that is located at Westside. two teachers instead of a di- ROOTS was different, ap- rector and a teacher. What’s plying the same online credit the big deal with allowing recovery objectives but pair- ROOTS to continue to build ing it with CTE classes that on their success with a direc- were focused around Warm tor and a teacher? Just leave Springs Natural Resources. the program alone. With local connections to tribal programs and depart- ments, students got real world experience and access to experts in the field, and in those experts, Native role models for our youth. The reason the program has grown and demonstrated success, far more than any previous annex program, is because of Dawn Smith. She is a trusted educator and has relationships in Warm Springs, built over a lifetime of teaching and living here. Replacing her at the two- year old ROOTS program I am not sure how the de- cision-making process was handled in this matter, but it was done without any local consultation of ROOTS stu- dents, families, staff, the Warm Springs Community, Tribal Council, or Tribal Council’s Education Commit- tee. Sadly, this is just another example of the Jefferson County 509-J school district not valuing consultation with the Warm Springs commu- nity. My experience is that the district placates individu- als when they ask to be heard, but that input is rarely given any weight or value. I don’t know if this deci- sion will be reversed. I hope it is. Regardless, this is an op- portunity for youth, families and the Warm Springs com- munity to come together and advocate for our kids. Administrators in our school district don’t under- stand our community but Warm Springs people do. Let your voices be heard and speak up for your children. Demand the district provide high quality education for all the kids. The next school board meeting is Monday, June 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the school district office. Let’s all be there to share our concerns and hopes for our students. Sue Matters