Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 16, 2019
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Bareback season to remember
T eam Spino-Suppah would like
to thank everyone who contrib-
uted to a successful 2018 season
of Bareback riding for Siddalee
Spino-Suppah.
First off we wouldn’t have
come this far if it weren’t for
Evans Spino Sr., Evans Spino Jr.,
Isaiah Florendo, Kim Cooper and
Cooper Cano.
All of the unwavering support
of family and friends has made a
huge impact on Siddalee and her
siblings’ confidence behind the
chutes.
We thank you all for the knowl-
edge and wisdom you have given
to these muck mucks. Also a Big
Thank you to Anthony Jones for
driving us to all of the rodeos and
helping us keep up with gear main-
tenance.
The summer adventures in
California led Siddalee to Las Ve-
gas, Nevada to ride in the Junior
National Finals Rodeo.
We couldn’t have gotten her to
all of those events without the
support of all who donated to the
raffles, or purchased her baked
goods, those who have given their
sponsorship, as well as those who
have contributed their time and
creative energy to help us get her
there. Sponsors include:
Indian Head Casino, Warm
Springs Power and Water Enter-
prise, DMJ Automotive, Celeste
Reves who sponsored entry fees
for both the Wild West Buckers
series in Yuba City, California and
Sidda’s rides in Las Vegas; Alyssa
Macy who not only had a
GoFundMe set up for Siddalee,
Siddalee ready to ride at the Junior Finals Rodeo.
Photos courtesy Paleena Spino
Brother and sisters arrive at Las Vegas for Finals.
but also sponsored her contestant’s
coat; and Health and Human Ser-
vices general manager Caroline
Cruz and office administrator
Rachel Storkel who sponsored our
lodging in Vegas.
T h a n k yo u f r o m Te a m
Spino-Suppah.
Language advocate joins Artists in Residence
E ach winter, Caldera’s Artists in
Residence Program welcomes cre-
ative individuals and collaborations
to spend up to a month at the stu-
dio in Sisters.
The artists focus on their cre-
ative practice, work with young
people from Caldera’s Youth Pro-
gram, and connect with Central
Oregonians through art and con-
versation at monthly Open Studios.
Among the Caldera Artists in
Residence this winter is Jefferson
Greene of Warm Springs.
Art has always been an avenue
for Jefferson to express himself
to his audiences. After completing
his Bachelor of Science degree in
three disciplines—management,
marketing, and advertising—
Jefferson began serving the tribal
membership, coordinating commu-
nity projects, writing grants, pro-
ducing arts and entertainment, and
being a public educator on Colum-
bia Plateau history and customs.
More recently, his interests have
centered on language preservation
in the Columbia Plateau, where he
apprentices under several first-lan-
guage Ichishkíin speakers from
War m Springs, Yakama, and
Umatilla.
Jefferson has also been a great
advocate of the N’Chi Wana Ca-
noe Family.
The Caldera Artists in Residence
come from a wide variety of back-
grounds, from Warm Springs to
New York City.
They are working on projects
such as novels, screenplays, per-
formance art, video, illustration,
and sculpture. These projects and
others will be shared at the first
Open Studios on January 26.
“Open Studios provides an op-
portunity for our Artists in Resi-
dence to share their works in
progress with the Central Oregon
community,” said Maesie Speer,
Caldera’s Arts Center program di-
rector.
“Often, Open Studios is the
first time these works are seen by
the public,” Maesie added. “It’s a
special opportunity to experience
works of art in the middle of the
Courtesy Caldera
Jefferson Greene
creative process and hear about that
process from the artists.
“At Open Studios, even though
there are presentations, the audience
doesn’t sit and watch the whole
time. We are up and moving
through the Arts Center and even
outside. We encourage the artists to
get creative with how and where
they show their work. There’s also
time to wander, have some re-
freshments, and discuss with
friends.”
Doors to the Arts Center, lo-
cated at 31500 Blue Lake Drive,
Sisters, will open to the public for
Caldera’s Artists in Residence
Open Studios on January 26, Feb-
ruary 23, and March 23 from
12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Artists in Residence, as well as
Caldera students, share their work
with the public through presenta-
tions and performances. Admission
is free and light refreshments will
be served.
For more information about
each Caldera’s Artists in Residence
program, please visit in the Artists
in Residence section of Caldera’s
website: www.CalderaArts.org.
Joining Jefferson as an Artist
in Resdience is Anthony Hudson,
of the Grand Ronde. He is a
multidisciplinary artist, writer,
Team Oregon traveled together to rodeos through the year.
performer, and filmmaker per-
haps best known as Portland,
Oregon’s premier drag clown
Carla Rossi, an immortal trick-
ster whose attempts at realness
almost always result in fantastic
failure. See the website:
www.thecarlarossi.com
Other Artists in Residence at
Caldera are writer Farooq Ahmed,
Los Angeles; writer Maria
Alejandra Barrios, New York; May
Cat, Portland, multidisciplinary art-
ist of Thai and American heritage;
Andres Chang, Brooklyn, whose art
focuses on climate change; and
Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson
Paulsen, Portland, project-based
work grounded in reading, writing
and translation.
About Caldera
Caldera is a catalyst for the trans-
formation of underserved youth
through innovative, year-round art
and environmental programs.
Caldera serves Oregon youth from
both urban and rural communities
with limited access to educational
and economic resource opportuni-
ties. The programs nurture indi-
vidual creativity to ignite self-ex-
pression and transform the way
young people engage in their lives,
families, and communities.
In 2015, Caldera received a Na-
tional Arts and Humanities Youth
Program Award from then-First
Lady Michelle Obama, recognizing
Caldera as one of the top youth arts
programs in the nation.