Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 31, 2016
Tribes hosting eclipse
competition for students
A little less than a year from
now—on August 21, 2017—a to-
tal solar eclipse will occur over the
United States.
The path of this historic event
will pass directly over the lands of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation. We
are on NASA’s map on their
website!
To celebrate this momentous
event, we invite Native Ameri-
can student teams from Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and Washington
to enter a competition to de-
velop a high altitude balloon pay-
load.
The balloon will fly to the edge
of space during the eclipse, and
gain an unprecedented view of the
shadow of the moon on our Earth.
Here are the Eclipse Competi-
tion rules:
Northwest middle and high
schools only, one team entry per
grade level.
The majority of the team mem-
bers need to be Native Americans,
and each team must have an adult
supervisor/mentor approved by
the team’s school.
Entries must include the names
of students, grades and written
permission from the parent or
guardian to participate.
To enter, each team must sub-
mit a one-page essay on the sig-
nificance of the eclipse in their
culture, and describe a small sci-
ence payload—for example, a tem-
perature or pressure measurement
tool—or a student-built artifact
such as a bracelet or mascot.
The payload item will be pho-
tographed against the background
of the eclipse.
Based on the essays, top teams
will receive a kit of basic materi-
als to develop their payloads. Fi-
nalists will be selected in spring
2017, and will receive up to $1,000
in travel support to attend the
launch and community-led eclipse
celebration on the Warm Springs
Reservation.
We will fly as many payloads as
possible. All teams are encouraged
to attend, but travel support will
be limited to the most promising
payloads.
If you have questions, please
contact Juan-Carlos Chavez, asso-
ciate director of the Washington
Space Grant Consortium, at:
nwessp@uw.edu
Team proposals are due Octo-
ber 15, 2016.
Balloon launch
The balloon and launch facili-
ties will be provided by the North-
west Earth and Space Sciences
Pipeline, sponsored by NASA Sci-
ence Mission Directorate.
This will be the second partner-
ship project between the Confed-
erated Tribes and NASA: Earlier
this year, the tribes worked with
NASA, Oregon Health Sciences
University, OMSI and the Univer-
sity of Washington on a rocket
launch at the Warm Springs Acad-
emy.
The tribes’ Unmanned Aerial
Systems program, part of Ven-
tures, were also partners in this
educational program.
The Warm Springs UAS pro-
gram is an FAA-approved test
range, one of 12 in the U.S., and
the only range that is owned by a
sovereign tribal nation.
As a national test site, we serve
much like an airport for drones.
We feel fortunate to offer research
and development for Science,
Technolog y, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) activities—
plus incredible partnership with
NASA, OMSI, SOAR Oregon,
University of Alaska, University of
Oregon, University of Washington,
and the FAA.
For more information and for
registration to participate in this
one-of-a-kind event, please contact
Aurolyn Stwyer at Warm Springs
Ventures:
warmspringsventures.com
Or:
aurolyn.stwyer@wstribes.org
The telephone number is 541-553-
3565. Also for more information,
see the ad at the bottom of this
page.
Sincerely,
Eugene Austin Greene,
Chairman, Warm Springs Tribal
Council.
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Kalama up for NAMA
Courtesy photo.
Cover of Beam Me Up
The Native American Mu-
sic Awards are coming up in
September 17, and Scott
Kalama, perfor mance name
Blue Flamez, is a nominee.
Blue Flamez, of War m
Springs, is nominated in the Best
Rap/Hip Hop/R&B Recording
category.
His album is Beam Me Up.
Scott works in Warm Springs
Health and Human Services-
Prevention. You can vote on
the NAMA nominees at the
website:
nativeamericanmusicawrads.
com
Hydrant mishap
Wellness Powwow on Tuesday at Counseling
A Wellness Powwow is
planned for Tuesday, September
6, on the front lawn of the
War m Springs Community
Counseling Center.
The powwow starts at 5:30
p.m. Sack lunches will be provided.
All drums are welcome, and all com-
munity members are encouraged to
attend.
The powwow is hosted by the
Health and Human Services, and
the Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center.
The powwow is in recogni-
tion of September as National
Recovery Month.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Utilities workers deal with a water emergency situation by the Family
Resource Center. The previous evening, someone drive into the fire
hydrant by the resource center building. A large amount of water
flowed down the street before Utilities was able to fix the problem.
Note from tribal management: All draft resolutions and ordinances
to be presented to Tribal Council, including any attachments or
exhibits, are due by the first Friday of each month by 5 p.m., either
hard copy or email (Word form) for review. No exceptions. Send to:
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
glendon.smith@wstribes.org
cr.begay@wstribes.org
341 SW Sixth St.
Redmond
Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
15% OFF product purchases
Complimentary brow wax with any
hair service - ($15 value)
To redeem: bring in the coupon, mention
this ad, or show your tribal ID.