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Letters to the editor
Food Bank
The Warm Springs Reser-
vation Impact Food Bank is
open Monday thru Friday, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Com-
modities warehouse. They
are closed for lunch during
the noon hour.
Oregon tribes’
travel guide
The Travel Guide to Or-
egon Indian Country, recently
released by Travel Oregon,
is a collaboration with
Oregon’s nine federally rec-
ognized tribes highlighting
tourism assets and cultural
resources around tribal lands.
The guide features profiles
on each of the nine tribes:
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, the Grand
Ronde, Burns Paiute Tribe,
Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and
Siuslaw Indians, Coquille In-
dian Tribe, Cow Creek Band
of Umpqua Tribe of Indi-
ans, the Klamath Tribes, Con-
federated Tribes of Siletz
Indians, and the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation.
The guide aims to inspire
visitors to travel to tribal re-
gions, and includes informa-
tion on tribal museums, ca-
sinos, outdoor activities and
events.
Travel Oregon published
a similar guide in 2005, but
it felt there were key voices
missing from the conversa-
tion. In 2019, Travel Oregon
reached out to the tribes in
hopes of building a relation-
ship. Those conversations
sparked the idea to pull to-
gether a work group to cre-
ate a new travel guide.
This time there was more
dialogue about how each tribe
wanted the guide to come to-
gether, and there was a
deeper investment in build-
ing community around tour-
ism goals.
The individuality of each
tribe was an important as-
pect to convey. The guide
needed to represent the di-
versity of the entire state.
Travel Oregon originally
printed 100,000 copies of
the guide and has already dis-
tributed about 35,000 cop-
ies.
2022 Tribal
Nations Summit
The second annual Tribal
Nations Summit, between
tribes and the federal govern-
ment, is coming up on Novem-
ber 30 and December 1. Sec-
retary of the Interior Deb
Haaland last week made the
announcement of the summit.
This year the event will hap-
pen in-person in Washington,
D.C. Last year, the first Tribal
Nations Summit, was held vir-
tually because of covid.
Last year a focus of the
summit was on implementa-
tion of the Native Language
Memorandum of Agree-
ment.
This year a focus may be
on water issues. Interior offi-
cials this past summer, for
instance, held an information
session in Washington, D.C.,
with the Klamath Tribal
Council, and met with tribes
Native American Heritage Month at COCC
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College is commemorat-
ing Native American Heri-
tage Month with free com-
munity events throughout
November.
From now through No-
vember 15, noon to 1 p.m.,
COCC’s Office of Diversity
and Inclusion will host a vir-
tual book discussion of the
bestselling novel There There,
a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
From the review of the
novel, There There is “a poi-
gnant and unflinching tale of
a dozen characters from Na-
tive communities traveling to
the Big Oakland Powwow, all
connected to one another in
ways they may not realize.”
To register and receive the
link, email odi@cocc.edu
Obtain the book at the
COCC Barber Library, local
libraries or local booksellers.
Jingle Dancer cham-
pion
Acosia Red Elk is a mem-
ber of the Umatilla Tribe.
She is a 10-time world cham-
pion Jingle Dancer.
Ms. Red Elk will lead two
workshops in her self-de-
signed ‘Powwow Yoga’ on
Wednesday, November 16,
from 10-11 a.m. in Wille Hall
on the COCC Bend campus.
And from 4-5 p.m. in the
community room of the
COCC Madras campus.
The fusion practice blends
tribal dancing and yoga for a
well-rounded workout with
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located along the Klamath
River: the Karuk, Yurok and
Hoopa Tribes.
At the MAC
The Madras Aquatic Cen-
ter now has open registration,
until December 2, for Youth
Basketball. This is for pre-k
through sixth grades. There
is a fee to participate. Sea-
son dates are January 3
through mid February. Learn
more at: macrecdistrict.com
The Aquatic Center also
has open registration for Club
Volleyball. Registration is
open until November 25.
Learn more at the website.
The MAC is hosting the
Pumpkin’Plunge on Saturday,
November 12, from 1-3 p.m.
The will offer pumpkin paint-
ing, arts and crafts and swim-
ming! There is a cost to par-
ticipate.
Recreation
Holiday Market
Warm Springs
Recreation will hos the
Outdoor Holiday
Market from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. this Friday,
November 4 at the
Community Center.
Breakfast and lunches
available. To reserve a
table call Recreation at
541-553-3243. If the
weather rainy, the
market will move to the
breezeway.
The Pelton-Round Butte
hydro project is planning
a test of the dam failure
alarm, located near
Indian Park and the re-
regulating dam. The test
is scheduled for today,
November 2, between 8
a.m. and 2 p.m., and will
last a few minutes.
November 2, 2022
Veterans invitation to Assembly
Dear veteran or current
military member,
Each month at Warm
Springs Academy we take
time to celebrate our stu-
dents’ achievements in an
assembly. For our No-
vember Assembly, we
would like to invite you
to visit our school on
Thursday, November 10
as an honored guest. We
will have multiple assem-
blies for our different
grade levels, and we invite
you to choose one or
more that works best for
your schedule.
As a school we would
like to thank you for your
service to our community
and our nation.
During the Assembly,
you would have special
seating, and you would be
presented with a small gift
from our students to you
for your ser vice. The
schedule is:
Third through fifth
grades Assembly: 8:10-
8:45 a.m. Kindergarten
through second Assem-
bly: 8:50-9:25 a.m. Sixth
Births
Layla R. Thurby
Bobby Thurby and
Shirelle Adams of Warm
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
Layla R. Thurby, born on
Octboer 26, 2022.
Layla joins sisters Jolella,
12, and Aria, 8.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Bobby and
Dena Thurby.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Denys and
Jason Schjoll of Madras; and
Tom and April Adams of
New Mexico.
through eighth grade As-
sembly: 1:25-2:10 p.m.
If you can join us in the
morning, we will have
breakfast pastries follow-
ing the Assembly at 9:25
for you in our staff room.
If you are able to join us
anytime between 11 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m., we invite
you to have a meal in our
cafeteria with our students.
Please RSVP to
Heilan Gonzalez for a
head count or with ques-
tions. If you aren’t able
to connect with our of-
fice in advance, please
still come if you are able
to attend. Thank you for
your service,
L o n n i e
Henderson, Gena
B e n n e t t a n d Tr o y
C a p p s , t h e Wa r m
Springs Academy.
Khai Alexander Johnson
Jason Johnson and Vanessa
Cueva of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Khai Alexander
Johnson, born on October 27,
2022.
Khai joins brothers Rosis
and JJ; and sisters Akira and
Asia, Hermonie and Michelle.
Grandparents on the fa-
thers side are Laura Johnson
of War m Spirngs; Lori
Courtney, Rose Christofer
and James Johnson of Warm
Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Lillian and
Lalo Cuevas of Warm Springs.
3 Teepees Café buffetts at Plateau
Courtesy photo
Acosia Red Elk, champion Jingle Dancer.
an Indigenous approach to
wellness.
Additionally, for non
tribal members, COCC is of-
fering 50 free tickets to visit
the Museum at War m
Springs during the month of
November. The tickets are
available at the museum on
a first-come, first-serve ba-
sis. The museum’s mission
is to preserve, advance and
share the traditions and cul-
tural and artistic heritage of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
In advance of college
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our of-
fices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm
Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
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events, persons needing ac-
commodation or transpor-
tation because of a physical
or mobility disability should
contact Caitlyn Gardner at
541-383-7237. For accom-
modation because of other
disability, such as hearing
impairment, contact disabil-
ity ser vices at 541-383-
7583.
Indian Head Casino is
offering buffets Monday
through Friday. Here are
the menus:
Monday: The All
American. Honey fried
chicken, all-beef franks,
creamed corn, mashed
potatoes. Chicken noodle
soup, chili, apple pie, red
velvet cakes.
Tuesday: Taco Bar.
Chicken and beef taco
meat, red rice, refried
beans, tortilla soup, full
salad bar, cheese sauce,
fry bread.
Wednesday: Spaghetti
and meat balls. ratatouille,
garlic bread, minestrone
soup, navy bean soup, full
salad bar, assorted desserts.
Thursday: Indoor Bar-
becue. BBQ chicken, jojos,
grilled corn, macaroni salad,
potato salad, apple pie,
brownies, full salad bar.
Potato bacon soup, veg-
etable soup.
Friday: Family Nite.
Pot roast, ham, orange
glazed carrots, mashed
potatoes, full salad bar.
Assorted desserts, clam
chowder and tomato soup.