Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 14, 2021
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‘Into the Fray’ at Museum
S top by the Museum at Warm Springs this summer
and see Into the Fray: Native American Wildland
Fire-fighters of Warm Springs and Beyond.
The exhibit highlights the history and contemporar y
activities of the Native wildland firefighters. On this page
are some of the logos of the Warm Springs fire teams, and
those of tribal agencies; plus some of the equipment used
by the firefighters.
Into the Fray includes personal narratives, and on-the-
scene photographs of the crews as they work their trade.
The exhibit will be on display through the fire season until
late September.
Preparing to evacuate during
reservation wildfire season
As the reservation fire season
is well underway, we’ll hear about
one or more nearby wildfires—
and that be can frightening. Un-
derstanding what to do to increase
your safety can help address that
fear.
At some point you may be put
on evacuation alert, or ordered by
fire officials to evacuate.
Their advice on how to prepare:
Upon evacuation, bring emer-
gency food and
water; and an
emergency medi-
cine supply.
Beforehand,
make a plan to
keep medications
that need refrig-
eration cold.
Emergency
power sources
for medical de-
vices and flash-
lights can be es-
sential. If you’re
unvaccinated
against covid,
bring your face
covering and
Around Indian Country
Showing the resilience of language
Decades after saber-toothed
cat bones were discovered in Or-
egon, two scientists realized they
belonged to a previously unidenti-
fied species. Cayuse scholars
helped name the felin, pointing out
how their language—considered
extinct—exists to this day.
There are no longer any fluent
Cayuse speakers, and only a few
records that document the lan-
guage. But using Cayuse words to
label the giant feline shows that the
life of a language is not limited to its
inclusion in a large dictionary or vol-
ume of text, said linguist Phillip Cash
Cash, Cayuse-Nez Perce.
The full name of the new cat, us-
ing Cayuse words, is Machairodus
lahayishupup. Mr. Cash Cash took
on the task of finding a Cayuse name
for the cat, searching through docu-
ments of the original language, look-
ing for “any correlation to cat or cat
species.”
hand sanitizer. Remember, though,
face coverings do not protect
against wildfire smoke.
Bring important documents, in-
cluding medical documents, proof
of vaccination, wills, passports and
personal identification.
Are you traveling by car? Re-
duce smoke in your vehicle by clos-
ing your windows and vents and
running your car’s air conditioner
in recirculate mode.