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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 2, 2017
A celestial legend as we prepare for the solar eclipse
Evaline Patt came across
this stor y in Celilo Tales,
Wasco Myths, Leg ends,
Tales of Magic and the
Mar velous by Donald M.
Hines. The myth is celestial
in theme, reminding Evaline
of the solar eclipse coming
soon. Here we share ‘The
Myth of the Great Bear’:
There were five persons,
five brothers. They were the
Wolves. They ran all over the
country, every day hunting.
Coyote watched them all the
time. He ate with them, ate
what they brought from their
hunting: deer meat, elk, all
kinds of meat.
Every evening the Wolves
talked about seeing something
in the sky. One evening Coy-
ote asked the oldest Wolf
brother, “What do you talk
about? What is it you see in
the sky?” The Wolf would
not tell. The old Wolf was sly,
always afraid. Wise with years,
the old wolf of today is hard
to trap.
The next evening Coyote
asked the next oldest Wolf
brother the same question.
The Wolf would not answer
him.
The next evening Coyote
asked the third oldest Wolf
what it was that they talked
about, what it was they saw
in the sky. The Wolf would
not tell him.
The next evening the Coy-
ote asked the fourth Wolf
brother the same question.
The fourth Wolf said to Coy-
ote, “Maybe if I tell you, you
would tell my brothers. They
would be mad at me.”
One morning the five
brothers all got together. The
fourth Wolf spoke, “Coyote
asked me what we are talk-
ing about, what it is that we
see in the sky. I said to Coy-
ote, ‘Maybe if I tell you, you
will tell my brothers. They
would be mad at me.’ What
do you think? Are we going
to tell him what we see in the
sky?”
The Wolves had one little
Dog. The youngest Wolf
said, “We will go tell Coyote
what he asks about. We can
do nothing with them. They
are way up in the sky, those
two things. What do you
think, my brothers? Will we
tell Coyote?”
The brothers answered,
“Yes! We will tell Coyote all
about it.” The Wolves were
all satisfied to tell Coyote.
One day Coyote came in
and they said, “We saw two
animals in the sky. We do not
know how we can get at
them. They are away up
high.”
Coyote said, “All right! We
will go see! We will go up and
see.”
The youngest Wolf
asked, “How will we go up?”
Coyote answered him, “It
is well. I will show you how
we can go up without
trouble.”
It was the middle of win-
tertime. Coyote got five
quivers filled with arrows.
He shot one arrow towards
the sky. The arrow struck the
sky, stuck there. Coyote shot
a second arrow. It stuck the
end of the first arrow, struck
the end and held fast. Coy-
ote shot all of his arrows.
They reached the ground, a
shaft from the sky to the
earth.
Coyote had cut rings (spi-
rals) around the arrow
shafts so he and the Wolves
could hold tightly with their
hands. The oldest Wolf al-
ways carried the Dog. There
were no stars in the sky at
the time.
The next sun they all
went up the arrow-way. Coy-
ote went first, followed by
the five brother Wolves.
Many suns, many nights
they climbed. They all ar-
rived at the sky, reached
there safely. They saw these
two animals plainly. They
were Grizzly Bears! Coyote
said to the Wolves, “No one
go near them! They will tear
you to pieces.”
The two youngest Wolves
went up close. They were
not afraid. The two next
youngest Wolves followed.
Oldest Wolf stayed behind
with the Dog. He was always
behind, always careful, al-
ways afraid.
The youngest went up
closer. The Grizzlies did not
get mad at them. They all
stood there just like a good
show.
Coyote stood back. He
looked at them. All was a
picture to him. Coyote
smiled. He walked about
looking. He was thinking
about it, thinking what he
would do. He thought, “I am
going to picture this for the
different people who are to
come. They will look at it.
They will think, ‘There is a
story about it.’”
Coyote pictured them
there. He made they stay
there in the sky, five Wolves
and a Dog. The two Grizzly
Bears had always been there.
When Coyote came
down, he took the arrows
from the sky, took it away.
When he had passed the sec-
ond arrow, he took it off and
so on till he came to the
ground. The Wolves could
not come down. When night-
time came, Coyote went out
and looked at the nice pic-
ture in the sky. There they
Winners at Forty-Seventh Treaty Days
were: two Grizzlies, five
Wolves and a little Dog.
Coyote said to the bird
Whoch-whoch, “Maybe I
will die! You tell the new
people what I have done.
Pretty soon there will be
many stars growing in the
sky. It is my work.”
Whoch-whoch got the
story from Coyote to tell to
us. From this sun, now we
know. You see this bird
Whoch-whoch, when he flies
up singing. He is telling you
this story, how Coyote pic-
tured the sky. It is good to
know the Whoch-whoch.
From them, the Grizzlies
and the Wolves, came the
stars, as Coyote pictured
them.
Coyote came this way
from the sunrise. He trav-
eled a long distance to this
country. One night he looked
up and saw many young
stars. They were pretty thick,
all growing rapidly.
In the meantime he had
made Whoch-whoch to tell
it all everywhere, scatter all
around the news of what he
had done. He asked Whoch-
whoch, “What is wrong with
those stars up there? Too
many of them.”
Whoch-whoch answered,
“Oh! Those are stars grow-
ing full in the sky. They are
growing fast. If they grow
pretty full in the sky, they
may fall down. This earth
will become all frost.”
Coyote got scared about
his work! Coyote took (made
up) his mind, “I will go up
again! That is my work! I will
go up again”
Coyote took his five
quivers of arrows. He shot
them upwards, making a
trail as before. He climbed
again to the sky. He rounded
up the stars, like war parties
in camp, all different places.
You see sometimes stars
pointed together, maybe
squares. That was Coyote’s
work. He placed them that
way.
The big white road across
the sky, Coyote made that
trail. Coyote said to the stars,
“You must not grow too fast.
You must keep together! If
you want to go somewhere,
fly as the lightening, speed
like the light! You do that!
Never grow too fast!”
Coyote put up a knife of
stars. Watch that! Coyote put
up a bunch of stars. Watch
them! Sometimes this bunch
comes up in the evening
over the mountain as trails
the sun. These stars give luck
when the bow-and-arrow-
woods are in bloom. This
luck is for gambling, horse
racing, or anything you may
gain.
The Traditional Parade
T hese are the results from
the 2017 Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days Powwow, pro-
vided by the Powwow Com-
mittee. For each category the
contestants are listed in or-
der of where they finished:
G i r l s T i n y To t s , 6
and under. Coraline Snow
White of Warm Springs.
Alexis Payer, Wapato, Wash.
Nyroah Iskyoo, War m
Springs. Seequoia Edwards,
War m Springs. Janessa
Abundiez, Wapato.
B o y s T i n y To t s , 6
a n d u n d e r. James IV,
Wapato. Mykael Sal, Warm
Springs. Ikiaka Sanchez,
War m
Springs
and
Nisqually. Tyler Takala,
Goldendale. Masiah Barley,
Chiloquin.
Girls 7-11 years.
Katelyn Tanewasha, Warm
Spring. Kimora Smith,
War m Springs. Kiahna
Allen, Warm Springs. Vivian
Walsey, Toppenish. Kaylyani
Estimo, Warm Springs.
B o y s 7 - 1 1 . Jayden
Esquiro, War m Springs.
Sheldon Joseph, Polacca,
Ariz. Sunny Walsey,
Toppenish. Dael Hawk,
Goldendale. Joseph Boise
Jr., Warm Springs.
Te e n G i r l s Fa n cy /
Jingle 12-16. Maryquinn
J., Warm Springs. Kaleen Jo-
seph, Polacca. Mariam
Walsey, Toppenish. Bethal
Scabby Robe, White Swan.
Kya Creger, Pendleton.
Te e n B o y s Fa n c y /
G r a s s , 1 2 - 1 6 . Roger
Warner, War m Springs.
Andy Bennett, Toppenish.
Jacob Castilleva, Harrah,
And here are the re-
sults in the various catego-
ries of the 2017 Pi-Ume-
Sha Traditional Parade.
Jayson Smith photos
Colorful scene at the 2017 Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Powwow.
Wash.
Kyal Dakota,
Wapato. McCallister Selam,
Granger, Wash.
Te e n G i r l s Tr a d i -
tional, 12-16. Marjorie
Heath, War m Springs.
MaryBelle Jim, Wapato.
Virgilena Walsey-Begay,
Satus, Wash. E-Shah-sha-
sha-nee PirHe Boise,
Chiloquin. Kayla Tewee,
Warm Springs.
Te e n B o y s Tr a d i -
tional, 12-16. Trenton
Calica, Warm Springs. An-
drew Adams, Harrah.
Brylen Scabbyrobe, White
Swan. Terrance Bennett,
Toppenish.
Owl Dance/Rabbit
Dance Contest. Les and
Wilma Wahsise. Ken and
Carina Miller, War m
Springs. Logan Queampts
and Zelma Walsey.
Three Person Hand
Drum. Four Bands. Eagle
Thunder. Chute #B. Three
Skinz.
Youth meals program through summer
The 509-J Summer
Food Service Meal pro-
gram remains open to all
kids. Here’s where youth
age 18 and under can get
free, nutritious meals:
Breakfast is served at the
Warm Springs Youth Cen-
ter from 8:30-9, and lunch
noon to 12:30. At Bridges
Career School, located in
the Westside School, they
serve lunch at noon and
an afternoon meal at 3.
Womens/Girls Team
Round Dance (team and
captain). The Rebels, Cece
Walsey. River Qs, Zelma
Walsey.
Simnasho
Redhawks,
Charlene
Dimmick. Scabbyrobe Girls,
Bertie Scabbyrobe.
Mens/Boys Team War
Dance (team and captain).
Prestige Worldwide, Kellen
Joseph. Straight Outta
Satus, Dillon Begay. The
Horses, Moses Walsey.
#1.5, Raymond Sam Smith.
Wo m e n s
Fa n c y /
Jingle, 17 and up. Keeli
Littleleaf, Takilma. Destiny
Summers, Klamath Falls.
Mary Harris, Pendleton.
Norberta Scabbyrobe, White
Swan.
Zelma Walsey,
Toppenish.
Wo m e n s
Tr a d i -
tional, 17 and up. Pat
Heemsah, Toppenish. Tasha
Adams, Harrah. Wilma
Wahsise,
Toppenish.
Marilyn Wahtomy, Ft. Hall.
Samantha Oleny, Wapato.
Mens Fancy/Grass,
17 and up. Jordan War-
ren, Takilma. Tom Tias,
Pendleton.
Rolin
MorningOwl,
War m
Springs. Will Hess, Klamath
Falls. Dillon Begay, Satus.
M e n s Tr a d i t i o n a l ,
17 and up.
Logan
Queampts, Mission. Kellen
Joseph,
Pendleton.
Quindon Calica, War m
Springs.
Anthony
Heemsah, Toppenish. Jer-
emy Takala, Goldendale.
Round Bustle Spe-
cial. Logan Queampts,
Mission.
Rolin
MorningOwl,
War m
Springs.
Michael
Sammaripa, Satus.
Womens Memorial
Shell Dress Special
Honoring
Hilda
Culpus. Bernice Jim,
Yakama. Wilma Wahsise,
Yakama. Vivian Wutamee,
Ft. Hall.
Boys and Girls Club open through August
The Warm Springs Boys
and Girls club is open until
September 1, when they will
get ready for the school year
program.
Just a reminder that Kin-
dergarten through eighth
grade students at the Warm
Springs Academy will be back
to school August 14 thru the
17, and August 23 through
the 25.
The club will remain open
during those weeks for older
kids and those who don’t at-
tend the Academy.
Horseback
Male adults 17 and
over. Delvis Heath, and
Sean McConville.
Female adults 17
and over. Pat Heemsah
(in memory of Viola
Kalama).
Brigette
McConville (in memory
of Janet Billey). Karina
Blackwolf (in memory of
Hilda Culpus).
Youth males 16 and
under. Hayden Heath,
and Dylan Heath.
Youth females, 16
and under. Miriam
Walsey. Winola Brisbois.
Sharmiah Brisbois.
Walkers
Male adults 17 and
over. Archie Caldera.
Kellon Joseph. Damion
Solomon.
Female adults 17
and over. Bernice Jim.
Samantha Olney. Sarah
Dowty.
Youth males 16 and
under. Jason Jim. Tyler
Takola. Jerimiah Lewis.
Maybelle Jim. Annie
Payer. Tapanga Iness.
Traditional Floats:
Austin Greene. Zelma
Walsey (Rock Creek).
Winona tewee (JROTC).
Contemporary
Floats: Warm Springs T-
Ball (Eileen Dick). Re-
Use It Second Hand Store
(Terr y Macy). Solar
Eclipse (Indian Head Ca-
sino.
The Grand Mar-
shals. Warm Springs
Chief Delvis Heath.
Wasco Chief JR Alfred
Smtih. Paiute Chief Joe
Moses. Tribal Council
Chairman Eugene Austin
Greene Jr. Agency Dis-
trict: Valerie Switzler and
Carina
Miller.
Seekseequa: Brigettte
McConville and Lee
Tom. Simnasho: Jody
Calica, Ronnie Suppah
and Raymond Tsumpti.