Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
Jefferson
County Fair
and Rodeo
coming up
The rodeo and the carnival, the
fair food vendors, 4-H and FFA
exhibits, livestock, agriculture exhib-
its, arts and crafts, live music, fun
and more are some attractions com-
ing up at the 2023 Jefferson County
Fair and Rodeo.
The fair—the theme this year
being ‘Country Fans and Cattle
Brands’—opens Wednesday, July
19, and runs through Saturday
evening, July 22 at the fairgrounds
in Madras. You can find the ven-
dor application forms, talent show
sign-up, tri-tip cook-off registration
and other information at the website
jeffco.net
On hand this year will be
Godfrey the Magician, and the
balloon twister Antonio Som-
brero.
The rodeo is on Friday and Sat-
urday, July 21-22 in the arena. Ad-
mission to the fair is free, though
there is a charge to see the rodeo:
Adults $15, ages 6-12 $7; and 5 and
under free.
The musical groups this year are
The Substitutes on Wednesday; the
High Street Band on Thursday;
Stone in Love on Friday; and
Countryfied on Saturday.
Warm Springs youth with the
4-H are always part of the live-
stock show: Just last year, for in-
stance, Bailey Reese, who showed
a white pick during the livestock
competition, took the First-Place
Blue Ribbon.
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Housing welcomes additional homes
The Warm Springs Housing
Authority this summer cel-
ebrated the addition of several
newly renovated housing units
on the reservation, including 7
duplexes, and four single-fam-
ily homes.
The new housing is clearly a
welcome addition to the commu-
nity: As of earlier this week, all
but two of the units were already
occupied.
The construction phase of the
project—thorough renovation
work, surrounding site improve-
ments, and construction of a
laundry-storage building—took
One of the
newly
renovated
homes,
recently
developed by
Warm Springs
Housing using
the Low-
Income
Housing Tax
Credit
program,
administered
by Oregon
Housing and
Community
Services.
about a year, said Danielle Wood,
Housing Authority executive direc-
tor.
Another notable part of the
challenge in making the project a
reality, she said, was the three-year
process leading up to construction:
Housing worked with a number of
agencies and organizations to se-
cure the funding—close to $8 mil-
lion—and some of this had to hap-
pen during the pandemic, when
the tribal organization, the BIA,
state agencies and private funders
were all on some forms of shut-
down.
See Housing on 6
WSHA photo
Journey to Muckleshoot begins Saturday
The N’Chi Wanapum Canoe
Family, of the Mid Columbia
River Tribes, plans to leave this
week for the Canoe Journey
2023—Paddle to Muckleshoot.
The schedule at this time
calls for the family to arrive at
Celilo Village this Saturday, July
15.
The family is then scheduled
to reach their final destination
at Muckleshoot, on the Puget
Sound, on Monday, July 31,
followed by the landing and ar-
rival celebration events with the
other tribal canoe families. The
event bring together tribes
from Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia and Alaska.
The Canoe Families travel
by waterways to the destina-
tion, accompanied by family
Misty L. Greene photos
A recent Canoe Family outting on Lake Simtustus, getting
ready for the Journey to Muckleshoot.
and friends who drive and help with
logistics.
The N’Chi Wanapum Family is
still looking for more team mem-
bers to help with the 2023 journey,
and any donations also greatly ap-
preciated. The full schedule of the
2023 Journey is as follows, follow-
ing the Saturday, July 15 arrival at
Celilo Village:
July 16: Arrive at Horsethief
Lake Park, Washington.
July 17: Arrive at Lyle, Wash-
ington. July 18: Hood River. July
19: Cascade Locks. July 20: North
Bonneville, Washignton. July 21:
Washougal. July 22: Arrive at
Lummi Indian Nation, and July 23:
Remain at Lummi Indian Nation.
July 24: Arrive at Samish. July
25: Arrive at Swinomish Tribal
Community. July 26: Arrive at
Cama, Washington. July 27: Arrive
at Tulalip Tribes. July 28: Arrive
at Suquamish Tribe, and July 29:
Remain at Suquamish Tribe. July
30: Arrive at Alki Beach, Seattle;
and July 31 to August 6: Proto-
col at Muckleshoot.
See Canoe Journey on 6
The Winners List ~ Pi-ume-sha Treaty Days Powwow 2023
years old
Jayden Esquiro, Warm Springs.
Darius Walsey, Wapato. Arthur
Miller, War m Springs. Silas
Martinez, Wapato. Lightening Paul,
Priest Rapids, Washington.
The Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days
Powwow Committee would like to
share the W inners List from the
2023 Pi-Ume-Sha. The winners—
in order of first, second, third, etc.—
are as follows:
Girls Tiny Tots, 6 years old
and under
Ahaila Hemsah of Toppenish,
Washington. Leona Norwest of
Warm Springs. Annaleas Danzuka,
Warm Springs. Koyam Tadena,
Wapato, Washington. Sky Tom,
Warm Springs.
Womens-Girls Team Round
Dance
Sonya Jim, Pat Heemsah and
Teata Ellenwood. Wilma Wahisis,
Ida Adams and Carla George. Leah
Brisbois, Askewin Tom and Junee
Picard. Candace Whiteplume,
Cavell Samuels and Davita
Whitman.
Boys Tiny Tots, 6 years and
under
Lou Andrews, Goldendale,
Washington. Elijah Bear One
Pennee, White Swan, Washington.
John Adams, Wapato. Denahi Saiz,
Warm Springs. Timinah Ellenwod,
Pendleton.
Mens-Boys Team War Dance
Saul Jurado, Corey Williams
and B.J. Brian George, Lighten-
ing Paul and Terry Heemsah.
Nate Norwest, Neal Morning Owl
and Rolin Morning Owl. Appolo
Johnson, EJ Villa and Sunny
Walsey.
Girls, 7 - 11 years old
Tiara Price, White Swan. Alexs
Paye, Goldendale. Lillian Johnson,
Burns. Ramona WhitePlume,
Lapwai, Idaho. Esmae Randall,
Celilo Village.
Boys, 7 - 11 years old
Harold George, Toppenish.
Baylor Scabbyrobe, Toppenish.
Chaytuh Littleleaf, Warm Springs.
Tyler Kalama, Warm Springs. Ri-
Samiakin Allen/KWSO
Results of the 2023 Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo, the
Traditional Parade, and the Stick Game
Tournament are on page 5.
chard Starr, Toppenish.
Teen Girls Fancy-Jingle, 12
- 16 years old
Katalyn Tanewasha, War m
Springs. Vera Johnson, Burns.
Junee Picard, Lapwai. Davita
Whitman, Lapwai. Kaylyani Estimo,
Warm Springs.
Teen Boys Fancy-Grass, 12 -
16 years old
Sonny Walsey, Toppenish. Sun
Hawk Barney, Portland. Ian
Mitchell, Toppenish. Julian Stwyer,
Warm Springs. Jayden Walsey,
Wapato.
Owl Dance-Rabbit Dance
Contest
Jared Jackson and Leeli Littleleaf.
Terry and Pat Heemsah. Brian
George and Sonya Jim.
Teen Girls Traditional, 12 - 16
years old
Annie Payer, Yakama.
Candace Todichinee, Lapwai.
Cavell Samuels, Lapwai.
Askewin Tom, Warm Springs.
Ally Totus, Wapato.
Teen Boys Traditional, 12 - 16
Three Person Hand Drum
Algin, Kenny and John
Scabbyrobe. Ronnie, Sparrow and
Mr. Rez. Bunny, Mariah and
Dontay.
Wo m e n s Fa n c y - J i n g l e , 1 7
years and up
Norbetta Scabbyrobe. Joella
OnePenne. Heeli Littleleaf. Z.
George. Aurelia Johnson, Burns.
More Pi-Ume-Sha on 5