Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 4, 2022
Jeri Polk, General Services
Technician with Health and
Human Services, checks out
a mural painted earlier this
year by Warm Springs artist
Travis Bobb. The wildlife
scene, including the image
of Big Foot, is on a wall at
the Warm Springs
Prevention building, formerly
a building that used to
house the elementary
school.
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Mural brightens building
Stop by the Museum at
Warm Springs to see the
Changing Exhibits
feature, Savages and
Princesses: The
Persistence of Native
American Stereotypes.
The exhibit will be at the
museum, open 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday, through May.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
New mural on the old Shell gas station
Courtesy photo
Warm Springs Academy stu-
dents recently added some color
and artistic character to the old
gas station next to the Rainbow
Market.
Working with community art-
ist Charlene Dimmick, the stu-
dents created paintings of three
trees by a mountain, using the
students’ hand prints to fill in the
tree leaves.
The mural project was a col-
laborative effort of the Warm
Springs Academy teaching staff,
the Papalaxsimisha program, the
Warm Springs Police Depart-
ment, the Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team and com-
munity clean-up helpers.
“The significance of the
trees in the design is that two
tribes came to this land when
the reservation was created and
later adding one more,”
Charlene said.
“Over time, we have grown
as a tribe and have included
those who have come to this
land and into this community.
Each new year, we will continue
to grow like trees.”