Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 10, 2019
Miss Warm Springs 2019
(Continued from page 1)
At the Pageant the CPR and
basketball demonstrations were no
problem for Charisse. Her goal
now, she says, is to become a great
public speaker, a worthy challenge
for anyone with aspirations.
At Yakima Valley, Charisse is
studying Business Management,
and Creative Technologies.
Over the course of the next
year she will also be representing
the tribes at powwows, fairs and
rodeos, and other gatherings.
She plans to be on hand for the
swearing-in of the Twenty-Eighth
Tribal Council, and at the Lil’ Miss
and Junior Miss Warm Springs Pag-
eant, coming up in May.
Charisse has many relatives
among the Confederated Tribes,
and at Yakama Nation. Her aunt
and uncle are Colleen and Anthony
Johnson, who she lives with in
Washington. Her parents are atwai
Christopher Heath Sr. and Irman
Wahneetah.
Jayson Smith photos
Charisse made a basketball skills demonstration at the
Pageant. Misty Blacketer made this year’s Crown (left).
Request for proposals: Miss Warm Springs regalia
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs is requesting pro-
posals from experienced artists
who would like to bead the crown
for Miss Warm Springs 2020, as
described in the scope of work.
The Miss Warm Springs tradi-
tion started during the centennial
celebration of the 1855 Treaty with
the Middle Bands of Oregon. On
the centennial the tribes held a
pageant to select the Treaty Cen-
tennial Queen. Atwai Kathleen
Heath was selected in that capac-
ity, and is considered to be the first
Miss Warm Springs.
The tradition resumed in 1969.
In that year atwai Dorothy
“Pebbles” George was selected as
Miss Warm Springs. Since then, the
pageant has been held annual with
few exceptions. To date, 43 women
have ser ved as Miss War m
Springs, including the current title
holder, Charisse heath.
Scope of work
Artists must briefly describe a
list of recently completed projects,
accompanied by pictures.
The crown must identify the
title of ‘Miss Warm Springs 2020,’
and include elements representa-
tive of the Confederated Tribes.
This includes but is not limited to
the flag design. The highest point
of the crown must not exceed 9
inches. Beadwork should be
backed and have an attached
buckskin string back closure.
The color scheme for the main
background of the crown is to be
the light blue similar to the Con-
federated Tribes flag and previous
crowns.
All bidders must include a
sample drawing of the proposed
crown design. The committee re-
quests that the bead size be no
larger than size 13; small sized
beads are allowable as well as as-
sorted cuts, colors and types but
must be specified on the design
sample.
Cost proposal must include a
detailed breakdown for cost of
supplies and labor hours in a
quote/invoice format. Proposals
should not exceed $1,500.
Project must be completed and
delivered by December 31, 2019.
Evaluation criteria
All proposals received by the
deadline will be evaluated as fol-
lows: 40 percent—proposed state-
ment of work; 30 percent—price;
20 percent—qualifications, experi-
ence and/or past performance; 10
percent—Indian preference.
Award information: The award
will be made to the most well de-
signed proposal, most experienced,
best priced and most responsive,
responsible bidder using the ap-
proved Tribal Contracting process.
Schedule: Sealed proposals due
Friday, June 28. Proposal review
completed by Friday, July 19.
In the event that only one pro-
posal is received, the Confederated
Tribes reserve the right to negoti-
ate with the bidder who turned in
the bid. Electronic statements of
work will be considered. Photos can
be accepted with proposal via email
or regular mail.
Completed applications should
be sent to Norene Sampson, Miss
Warm Springs Committee at:
norenesampson@yahoo.com
Or by postal service to Miss
Warm Springs Committee, PO Box
455, Warm Springs OR 97761.
Page 5