Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current, May 17, 2023, Page 4, Image 4

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    E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Letters to the editor
JOM assistance
for students
Johnson O’Malley is offer-
ing its supplemental education
assistance. The deadline date
to submit your application is
this Friday, May 19. Funding
is available for extra-curricu-
lar activities for tribal mem-
ber students of the Jefferson
County 509-J and Wasco
County schools.
Assistance for Class of
2023 Graduation packets is
also available, to assist with
the purchasing of caps,
gowns, tassel and sash. For
pre-k through fifth-grade can
apply for up to $150; sixth-
through eighth grades up to
$200; and grades 9-12, up to
$300.
Applicants must complete
the Johnson O’Malley enroll-
ment application; complete
the JOM survey; and com-
plete the request for financial
assistance form, attaching
supporting documents (flyer,
roster, schedule and receipts).
Submit your application to
Carroll Dick, JOM, Secretary
of High Education, Confed-
erated Tribes of War m
Springs. Phone 541-553-
3311. Fax to 541-553-2203.
Or email:
carroll.dick@wstribes.org
You can also contact June
Smith at:
jtwin2430@gmail.com
Academy
powwow
The Warm Springs End
of School K-8 Powwow is
coming up on Tuesday, June
13 at the Academy football
field. The powwow will be
from 1 to 2:30 p.m., featur-
ing the Inter-Tribals,
Honorings, Social Dance and
Round Dance. All dancers
and drums are welcome.
Bring your lawn chairs.
OSU powwow
The Forty-Fourth Annual
Oregon State University
Klatowa Ina Powwow is this
Saturday, May 20 at Gill Coli-
seum in Corvallis. It is the
first time the powwow has
taken place since the covid
pandemic.
The free community event
celebrates Indigenous culture
and heritage, and is presented
by the Native American Stu-
dent Association and Kaku-
Ixt Mana Ina Haws in col-
laboration with the Division
of Student Affairs and other
university partners.
Doors open at noon.
Grand entries are at 1 and 6
p.m. Nick Sixkiller is the
event’s emcee. Host Drum is
Black Lodge, with Star
Horse as Honor Drum.
Arena director is Anthony
Bluehorse.
Head woman dancer is
Linda Meanus, and head man
dancer is Monty Herron. For
more information see:
dce.oregonstate.edu/44th-
pow-wow
Tackle football
with the MAC
Young people are in-
vited to sign-up for fifth-
and sixth-grade tackle foot-
ball with the Madras
Aquatic Center Recreation
District. The registration
closes at noon on July 7.
There will be a parent in-
for mation meeting this
Thursday, May 18 at 6:30
p.m. at the MAC.
For more information
call the MAC at 541-475-
4253. See the website:
macrecdistrict.com
Birth
Jhett Delford Nadzooee
Johnson
Rhett Johnson and
Michaela Camas of Warm
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Jhett Delford Nadzooee
Johnson, born on April 15,
2023.
Jhett joins brother Ryker,
8, and sister Kasamira, 13.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Shana
Johnson and Clarence
Jefferson; and great grandpar-
ents Marita and Delford
Johnson.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Eugenia Ca-
mas.
Camp crew
summer jobs
Fire Management is hir-
ing crew bosses and crew
members for the 2023
summer season. Applicants
must be 16 years or older.
Requirements include
two pieces of identifica-
tion, such as tribal ID, state
ID, birth certificate or valid
driver’s license. You may
also, if desired, provide a
direct deposit slip with
bank infor mation. Re-
quired training for all crew
members:
ICS—100: Introduction
to the incident command
system. IS—700: National
Incident Management sys-
tem. Courses are free and
can be accessed online.
Once completed, print the
certificate and bring it to
class. Drug testing is re-
quired. The walk test is one
mile under 16 minutes.
Camp crew classes are 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
For infor mation call
Fire Management at 541-
553-1146.
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.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo May 17, 2023
Healing through Our Native Languages spring conference
by Rain Circle, Tribal
Veterans Service Officer
P i s h a a Yoga n o, I t u k d i
W igwa and Niix Potchwaii
War m Springs! If Coyote
didn’t tell you, this spring
Warm Springs Culture and
Heritage hosted the Healing
Through Our Native Lan-
guages Conference at the
OSU Cascades Campus in
Bend.
We want to thank all the
Tribes from across Indian
Country, the educators and
researchers from far and
wide who came from Duck
Valley to Burns-Paiute, Cali-
fornia and Warm Springs. We
want to thank the War m
Springs Community Action
Team, the Northwest Indian
Language Institute, the people
of the Umatilla Tribes, and
University of Kansas Linguis-
tics professor Phil Duncan.
And thank you to Hank
Millstein, retired War m
Springs Culture and Heritage
linguist; the Office of Indian
Education and Oregon De-
partment of Education staff
J. Laboy. Thank you to the
Department of Early Learn-
ing Care staff Valeria
Atanceio; our partner OSU
Cascades; Tim Thornes,
Boise University, Melinda
and Laurie of Jefferson
County School District 509-
J, the High Desert Museum;
and of course our own Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs Languages, equally
represented during the entire
conference.
The first day of the Heal-
ing Through Our Languages
Conference began with a
morning Washaat led by the
Confederated Tribes Culture
and Heritage’s very own Dal-
las Winishut with help from
Warm Springs Drummers.
Participants continued to
arrive throughout the day as
the attendees visited the High
Desert Museum Creations of
Spirit.
This exhibit immerses visi-
tors in the Indigenous Plateau
Courtesy Rain Circle/CTWS
Valerie Switzler, of the Confederated Tribes Education
branch, opens the spring Language conference.
worldview, reflecting knowl-
edge systems of tribes along
the Columbia River and its
tributaries, featuring people
familiar to us: Natalie and
Roberta Kirk, Kelli Palmer
and Jefferson Greene.
At the High Desert Mu-
seum in Bend you can still
see the By Hand Through
Memor y exhibit that takes
you through journey of our
Indigenous Plateau Nations
journey from reservation
confinement to the 21st cen-
tury. Tribal members can
visit the exhibit for free. Call
the museum and ask for
Christina Cid if you are in-
terested.
“Good morning , Lori, I
hope that you were able to get
some rest after the conference.
“It was an amazing con-
ference and one of the best in
my experience.” - Emiko
Goka -Dubose
After the bulk of the 155
participants had arrived—49
of them being our youth
ages 12-17—they congre-
gated in the stately split-level
Brutalist-style auditorium of
Ray Hall on the OSU Cas-
cades Campus waiting for
Valerie Switzler to open the
event.
She began the opening
ceremony with the posting
of the colors by Confeder-
ated Tribes of Warm Springs
Veterans, accompanied by
Quartz Creek drum group.
They brought the colors of
our reservation and the state
of Oregon, behind the Na-
tional colors as only Native
Veterans can. To the pound-
ing of Native Drums and ac-
companied by Native Voices
the flags were carried in and
danced into place by Veter-
ans from the Vietnam War,
and Desert Storm to the
present.
The registrants were then
celebrated with a traditional
Welcome Dance featuring a
large group of our young
dancers, ranging in age from
4 to 14, who were led by Del
Ray Johnson and Jackie
Zamora, much to the enjoy-
ment of the audience. In
their regalia, the dance group
entered from behind and left
of the audience and circled
them to show ribbons fly-
ing… Eagle feathers in
hand with their Native fin-
ery. How very happy and
appreciative we were that
they took the time, braved
roads and airports to travel
from across the country
and the greater Pacific
Northwest to be part of
this recognition and cel-
ebration of our Indigenous
Languages.
The cheers, clapping and
whoops were a wonderful
sight and sounds for the chil-
dren to see and hear, how
appreciative and beautiful
was their many hours of
dance practice.
Conference opening day
There was a round of
guest speakers, Tribal Coun-
cil members, educators and
other dignitaries who all
spoke of the importance of
Native Language. They
spoke on the power and im-
portance of our words and
how our spirituality as Indig-
enous people is directly con-
nected to our language. White
America worked hard to take
our words away from us in
the residential and boarding
schools, and this is a scar that
all Native peoples share...
The evening meal was a
jovial gathering, as everyone
became less of strangers, met
new people and enjoyed the
meal served at the OSU Cas-
cades Cafeteria, prepared by
their student chefs.
“This was such a great ex-
perience! The Warm Springs
and Umatilla have some great
people doing great work with
their languages. A high school
language teacher mentioned
that many of their ninth-
graders are coming in with a
lot of language already because
they begin getting it at an
early age, and it doesn’t stop.
“We also witnessed the first
time ever Sahaptin-only live
auction! (Yes, it was cool). We
still need some Ichishkiin im-
mersion programs/school here.
Kwa¬anüusha matash to the
organizers and presenters. The
inspiration le vel was ver y
high!” - Greggory Sutterlict,
Regan Anderson.
The next day’s events were
an ishpchgiuxt (whirlwind) of
movement and anticipation.
There were over 25 differ-
ent classes ranging from top-
ics on using technology in the
classroom, how to preserve
and share languages, how to
teach pre-school kids, main-
taining archives, what other
tribes are doing to teach and
preserve languages and why
language is considered one of
the basic components of heal-
ing from trauma.
LANGUAGES continues on 5
Always good to rely the wisdom of our ancestors
Note: This is the fourth
and final article, by Dr. Shilo
Tippett and posted by
KWSO, r egarding Suicide
Prevention.
When faced with life prob-
lems, it can be overwhelming
and daunting when you don’t
know what to do.
It is always good to con-
sult with a wise elder or
someone who has been there
before and knows what to do.
When that is not available
to you, meditating to the wise
person within you is often
very helpful. Find a quiet
Community notes...
The Warm Springs Acad-
emy Kindergarten Wel-
come and Sign-Up event
is this Wednesday afternoon,
May 17 from 4-6 p.m. Fami-
lies with children who will be
5 on or before September 1
should plan on attending to
register your student for kin-
dergarten in the fall.
If you have any ques-
tions, you can contact the
Warm Springs Academy at
541-553-1128.
Back to Boards classes
for expecting and recently
delivered mothers are of-
fered in Warm Springs.
Fabric and the size 2
boards are provided by the
Maternal and Child Health
program. You may provide
your own board and materi-
als if you choose. Upcoming
classes are this Thursday and
Friday, May 18 and 19; and
June 15 and 16, August 17
and 18, October 19 and 20,
and December 21 and 22.
Please sign up for the
class closest to your due date
by calling Sheryl Lopez at
541-553-2352.
The USDA Census of
Agriculture provides com-
prehensive, impartial data
for every tribe and county
in the Northwest. The data
informs decisions that help
shape the future of Ameri-
can agriculture for the next
five or six years.
Individual data is held
strictly confidential by law.
There is still time to respond
as data collection ends May
31. Please respond online at:
agcounts.usda.gov
Or call 800 435-5883
for assistance.
space and take a deep breath.
Breathe in and out and begin
to relax your body.
Continue doing this until
your body feels heavy with
relaxation. Imagine a healing
light flowing through your
body. Now imagine taking a
walk down deep into your
heart or wise area. When you
arrive, you see an ancestor
there waiting for you.
Continue breathing as you
sit with your Ancestor. Find
the quiet and calm place in
your mind, and listen to
what your ancestor has to
say.