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Coyote News, est. 1976
Powwow
returns to
Simnasho
The Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow
returns to Simnasho in February.
This will be the first Lincoln’s Pow-
wow since 2020: The Powwow
Committee had to put Lincoln’s on
hold in 2021 and 2022 while the
covid pandemic was the serious
health threat.
The most recent Lincoln’s Pow-
wow—the Forty-Fourth, held in
February 2020—was celebrated
just a few weeks before the Tribal
Council, like jurisdictions across
the U.S. and the world, had to
declare a public state of emer-
gency because of the virus. Dur-
ing the organization shut-down,
large gatherings like powwows
were cancelled. So the upcoming
Lincoln’s will be the Forty-Fifth
Annual, though the powwow ac-
tually first started 47 years ago.
The Simnasho community will
host the Lincoln’s Birthday Pow-
wow Friday through Sunday, Feb-
ruary 10-12.
The first Grand Entry will be
at 7 p.m. on the opening Friday; at
1 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:30 p.m.
on Sunday (there is no evening
Grand Entry on Saturday).
Specials will be: The Outgoing
Queen Special, and the Hat and
Boot Special. Also: The Charlie
Tailfeathers Memorial Special; and
the Men’s Traditional 40 and Up.
More specials are:
The Women’s Golden Age Spe-
cial. The Men’s Fancy Special. The
Mother/Daughter Special. And the
Cena Wolfe Memorial Special. Plus:
The Women’s All-Around, and
the Women’s 21 and Up. The Men’s
Fancy Special will be in Loving
Memory of Fred Laddie Ike Jr.
Drum contest prizes are $3,000
for first-place; $2,000 for second-
; and $1,000 for third-place.
Divisions for Lincoln’s compe-
titions:
Tiny Tots (paid daily). Junior
Boys, and Junior Girls—7 to 12
year olds. Teen Boys, and Teen
Girls—13-17 years. Adult Men’s,
and Adult Women’s—18 to 59. And
the Golden Age Men, and Golden
Age Women—60 years and Up.
Powwow Royalty
Four talented young women are
the candidates for the 2023
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow Royalty
Court. They are Kiahna Allen,
Jaliyah George, Jaihline ‘ChaCha’
Ramirez, Indian name Shmalane;
and Skye Victorino, B’daiik. You can
see their statements on page 2.
The Royalty candidates are sell-
ing raffle tickets in the community.
The drawing will be at the powwow
on February 12.
Vending for arts, crafts and food
is available. Spots on a first-paid,
first-serve basis. Contact Sandra
by email:
sandra.195977@gmail.com
Lincoln’s Powwow is a drug- and
alcohol-free event. The committee
and powwow are not responsible for
lost or stolen items.
January 25, 2023 - Vol. 48, No. 2
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New book tells Native story of the river
Warm Springs tribal elder
Linda Meanus has written a
new children’s book—M y
Name Is LaMoosh—coming
out early this summer.
Ms. Meanus grew up with
her grandma Flora Thompson
and grandpa Chief Tommy Th-
ompson near Celilo Falls. The
once mighty Columbia fishery
was flooded in 1957 by the con-
struction of The Dalles dam.
Linda persevered through this
historic trauma and life’s chal-
lenges to teach young people
about the Indigenous ways of
the Columbia River.
Intended for young readers
to learn more about Native
American history through a
first-hand account, My Name
Is LaMoosh is also a reminder
that Indigenous people continue
to maintain a cultural connec-
tion to the land and river that
gave them their identity.
My Name Is LaMoosh in-
cludes fact boxes that provide
historical, cultural and environ-
mental context for Linda’s per-
sonal story.
Hundreds of books already
exist about Lewis and Clark and
their journey of ‘discovery.’ My
Name Is LaMoosh balances our
understanding of American his-
tory with the long-neglected
voices of Indigenous people.
Linda’s story is not just about
historic trauma but also about
resilience, perseverance and
My Name Is LaMoosh will come out in June.
reciprocity. As Linda says:
“It was an honor to do this book.
People don’t know our history, and
I thought it was time to share an
original story from the river, from
a real historical site.”
My Name Is LaMoosh honors
the teachings of her grandmother,
Flora Thompson, who was a long-
time advocate for fishing rights and
Celilo Falls. The book was done in
collaboration with Confluence,
OSU Press and Dr. Katy Barber.
Ms. Meanus and partners wish to
thank the Meyer Memorial Trust
for providing funding for this
project.
Linda is an educator. She shares
her knowledge on traditional Indian
foods at events across the Ameri-
can West, from elementary schools
to the National Indian Child Wel-
fare Association.
My Name Is LaMoosh is her
first book.
In getting the book published,
she worked with Confluence, a
community-supported nonprofit
that connects people to the history,
living cultures, and ecology of the
Columbia River system through In-
digenous voices. Learn more at
confluenceproject.org
They worked with Oregon State
University Press on the project.
The OSU Press informs and in-
spires scholars, students, and curi-
ous readers by publishing works of
regional importance and lasting
cultural value.
“We extend and advance OSU’s
land-grant mission by cultivating re-
sponsible scholarship, promoting
creativity, and disseminating ideas
and knowledge,” the Press recounts.
“In all of our work, we are com-
mitted to advancing equitable and
inclusive publishing and encourag-
ing diverse voices and viewpoints.”
Clearly, My Name Is LaMoosh,
will help meet these goals.
Saturday opening of tribal art exhibit at Bend
The High Desert Museum in
Bend will host the exhibit Cre-
ations of Spirit, opening this
Saturday, January 28. Four art-
ists of the Confederated Tribes
are joining other Plateau Native
artists for Creations of Spirit.
Natalie Kirk, H’Klumaiyat
Roberta Joy Kirk, Jefferson
Greene and Kelli Palmer are
representing the Confederated
Tribes at the exhibit. They join
Joe Feddersen, Coville, and
Phillip Cash Cash, Cayuse, Nez
Perce, for the art show.
The six arists are creating
original works to appear at the
exhibit. A seventh artist is cre-
ating an interactive piece—featur-
ing videos, audio and large land-
scape projections—for a center
piece of the exhibit.
The theme of Creations of
Spirit is how Native artists create
objects of beauty using objects
that also serve practical and utili-
tarian purposes. An example is
the cornhusk patlapa by Kelli
Palmer of Warm Springs. This
could serve as a hat while also
for gathering, besides featuring
its Native artistic designs.
The regalia, as created by
H’Klumaiyat Roberta Joy Kirk, is
is the colorful clothing worn by
young women during special cer-
emonies.
Woven baskets add to the
theme, as created for this sohw by
Natalie Kirk.
A tule reed canoe and
paddles, contibutions by
Jefferson Greene, have the
obvious utilitarian purpose be-
sides being objects of artistic
beauty.
Creations of Spirit is made
possible by the Bend Cultural
Tourism Fund, the Central Or-
egon Daily, the Ford Family
Foundation, the National En-
dowment for the Arts, the Old
Mill District, Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation and Oregon
Heritage Commission with sup-
port from Bend Magazine, Cas-
cade A&E, and the James F. and
Marion L. Miller Foundation.
Gearing up for new
season of youth baseball
Warm Springs Nation Little
League is getting ready for the
2023 spring season. The early
registration deadline is next
Tuesday, Januar y 31. The
coaches’ registration meeting and
registration deadline is the last
day of February; and the final
player registration deadline is
March 12.
Each spring, this fun and
honored tradition brings young
people, families and fans to-
gether for a season of youth
baseball and friendly competition.
The first games this year will be in
April, and the games run usually
into the early summer.
Warm Springs Nation Little
League hopes to field a total of 18
teams, with ten to 12 players per
team. This is a mighty task to or-
ganize. Edmund Francis, Wellness
coordinator, is the League presi-
dent. He and June Smith, Boys &
Girls Club director, are coordinat-
ing the work.
Little League continues on 5
Courtesy
Warm Springs, 1962: Frank Smith, 13, Tyron, 9, and
Claude Jr., 15, ready for some baseball.