Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 29, 2018
The Chinook-Holliquilla Gathering
I n
the year 1823 at the
Wascopum village at the Co-
lumbia River, the child Young
Guygo was born.
Young Guygo was orphaned
at an early age, his parents prob-
ably taken by one of the many
diseases brought to the area by
the non-Indian settlers.
As a teenager Guygo moved
to Ft. Dalles, living for a time
at the Mission with the Rever-
end Daniel Lee and family,
where he learned English.
The reverend in 1835 bap-
tized Young Guygo and gave
him the Christian name William
‘Billy’ Mackendrie.
Sometime later he moved in
with the Perkins family, who
were Chinook Indians.
Cpt. William Fremont ar-
rived at Ft. Dalles in 1842, as
he was mapping trails and wa-
terways of the West for the U.S.
government.
Fremont recruited Billy to
join the expedition. Believing
Billy was a Chinook Indian, Fre-
mont called him Billy Chinook.
In the ensuing years, Young
‘Billy Chinook’ Guygo traveled
to California, east to Nevada,
and eventually to Washington,
D.C., where he attended Co-
lumbia College.
He lived in Pennsylvania, liv-
ing with Quakers, where he ac-
quired his preferred name, Wil-
liam Parker.
In time he traveled back to
California, probably having
some luck with gold mining,
and then finally returning to
Oregon.
In his middle and later years
he lived on the Warm Springs
Reser vation, far ming and
ranching, marrying more than
once. He and his wife Annie
Holliquilla had a daughter,
Emma Parker...
This is a ver y abbreviated ac-
count—based on a history by Ri-
chard Macy— of the fascinating
life of William ‘Billy Chinook’
Pa r ke r , wh o s e m e m o r y wa s
brought to life this month at the
Great Clan Gathering. At the
gathering Mr. Macy shared some
great old photographs, and a fam-
ily tree as long as the gymnasium
wall.
Community notes...
The Simnasho commu-
nity will host an art camp
this Thursday and Friday,
August 29-30.
The camp will be at the
Simnasho powwow grounds
each day from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Everyone is welcome
to join. Kids younger than 7
must be accompanied by a
parent. This is a free event.
Lunch and painting materi-
als will be provided.
Warm Springs OSU Ex-
tension and Nutrition Edu-
cation will have a Fruit Tree
Production 101 class this
Thursday, August 30 at noon
in the Education building
basement. Learn tips for
planting and caring for the
best cold hardy fruit trees
for Central Oregon. Lunch
will be served and the class
is free to attend.
There is a food handlers
class this Thursday, August
30 from 2-4 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center atrium.
Many relatives and friends at
the Gathering (above) pose for
a shot.
The family tree is as long as the
gymnasium wall (above); while
Ted Brunoe (left) shares some
thoughts with friends and
relatives.
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Jayson Smith
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