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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Letters to the editor Heritage events at COCC Central Oregon Commu- nity College is commemorat- ing Native American Heritage Month in November with a diverse lineup of free com- munity events at the Madras and Bend campuses. Special events include a poetry reading with past Or- egon Poet Laureate Eliza- beth Woody; a rap perfor- mance with Blue Flamez; a flute concert with Grammy- winning James Greeley; plus a comedy show with Gilbert Brown. The poetry reading with Ms. Woody will also include an audience question and an- swer. Her reading begins Sat- urday, Novevember 4, start- ing at 6 p.m. at the Pinckney Performing Arts Center on COCC’s Bend campus. Hip-hop and rap artist Blue Flamez (Scott Kalama) will perform from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7 in the Hitchcock Auditorium on the Bend campus. Blue Flamez is winner of the To- kyo Film Festival’s Best Mu- sic Video, and Native Ameri- can Music Awards winner. Grammy Award winner James Greeley will then per- form from 2-3 p.m., also on Tuesday November 7. Mr. Greeley will perform selec- tions of his flute music. Comedian Gilbert Brown will appear at COCC’s Ma- dras campus on Friday, No- vember 17 from 6:30-7:30. Also known as the ‘Naughty Rez Dog,’ Gilbert is a mem- ber of the Modoc, Klamath, Paiute and Warm Springs tribes. His storytelling style of comedy includes tales of rodeos and reservation life. I would like to say: We as Native folk give re- spect to our ancestors in nu- merous ways on a daily ba- sis, but Native American Heritage Month is an oppor- tune time to showcase to the world our celebration of In- digenous strength and resil- iency by honoring those who fought for our way of life. That honor is displayed by talented individuals, such as poets, musicians, comedians, bead workers and educators, to only mention a fraction, who fuse those talents with culture to express a compel- ling story. These stories are to encourage and educate future generations to continue the path. For more information on these events, contact me at at 541-318-3782. Or email: jrector@cocc.edu You can also visit cocc.edu/multicultural for details. In advance of college events, persons needing ac- commodation or transporta- tion because of a physical or mobility disability should contact Caitlyn Gardner at 541-383-7237. Jeremiah Rector, COCC Native American Program coor- dinator. Flu, covid vaccines The Warm Springs IHS clinic is offering seasonal vaccine clinics. No appoint- ment is needed, and walk- ins are welcome, during the hours of 10 a.m. to 12 noon Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The no-appointment needed hours are also from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Fri- days. The new covid vaccine is also available at the clinic. Indian Autumn The Columbia Gorge Dis- covery Center and Museum will host the Fifth Annual Co- lumbia River Indian Autumn this Saturday, November 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad- mission is free and features artisans, musicians, cultural dancers, storytellers, food, and vendors from the Co- lumbia River’s Native com- munity and beyond. Language instructor and Warm Springs cultural artist Jeffeson Greene will begin the festivities with a blessing at 9:30 Saturday morning. Traditional Native Ameri- can flutist James Edmund Greeley will perform origi- nal music at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Yakama Nation’s Iksiks Washana’lama, or ‘Little Swans,’ perform at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Little Swans are a collective of young women brought to- gether by the culture, history, and language of their tribe through oral interpretations of songs and dance. Visitors can feast on a lo- cally caught, traditional Na- tive Salmon bake for $20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The salmon is prepared and presented by Warm Springs’ Salmon King Fisheries. Tickets for the lunch are available for pre-purchase at: gorgediscovery.org Lunch is available until supplies last. Please bring cash for vendor purchases. Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo November 1, 2023 Museum celebrates 2023 Gala and Fundraiser T he Museum at Warm Springs is celebrat- ing its Thirtieth Anniver- sary throughout 2023. In October the museum hosted a Gala Celebration and Fund-raiser, with nearly 160 guests in atten- dance at Tetherow in Bend. This was the first fundraiser the museum has hosted since 2019, from before covid. The 2023 Gala and Fundraiser netted a total of $110,000 through event partnerships, indi- vidual ticket sales, gener- ous individual donations, and additional grants and gifts. The monies raised will enable the museum to continue its 30-year tradi- tion of sharing the history, culture and art of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and other Indigenous peoples, to pass along traditional tribal artistic and cultural knowledge, including lan- guage, through its commu- nity classes. The museum also works to preserve and protect its precious objects, historic photo- graphs and archival mate- rials, also helped through the fundraiser. The event’s major partners were Indian Head Casino and Plateau Travel Plaza, the Warm Springs Gaming Enterprise and The Gordon Family. Other event partners in- cluded: every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. and Friday mornings 10 o’clock until noon. And the Reservation Im- pact Food Bank is open Tuesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon. Paiute classes Carnegie Northrup is teaching the Paiute language Numu at Madras High School. Carnegie is looking for more students who are inter- ested in joining. Students can speak with the high school tribal liaison Mariah Stacona for more information. Colin Fogarty/Courtesy MAWS Museum board member Paul Dewey listens as Elizabeth Woody, museum executive director, addresses the gathering. Twanat awards The Confederated Tribes of War m Springs Tribal Council. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Council. The Roundhouse Foundation. BBK Best, Best & Krieger LLP. War m Springs Power and Water En- terprises. Visit Central Oregon; and Travel Oregon. The Portland General Electric Foundation. Empire Construction and Development. The City of Bend. Central Oregon LandWatch. Elizabeth Woody and Dwight Ball Morrill. Orrick. Desert Bo- tanicals. The Pahlisch Fam- ily Foundation. BNY Mellon Pershing, John and Brenda Community notes... A Veterans Apprecia- tion Dinner is coming up at the at the Simnasho Longhouse on Thursday evening, November 9. There will be will be one 7 of Washut at 5 p.m., then a pot- luck dinner at 6. Everyone is welcome to share a meal with the veterans and their fami- lies. Feel free to bring pictures or memorabilia to display for the evening. Elsewhere: The last day of the Book Fair at the Warm Springs Academy Library is this Thursday, November 2. And a reminder to families, this Commodities In the Commodities warehouse at the War m Springs Industrial Park, the USDA Food Distribution Program is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed from noon to 1 for lunch. Meanwhile, Fences for Fido does its distributions 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 offices 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 by Rain Circle It’ukdi wigwa Shidaikt from the 2023 Madras High School Kiksht Class! Cur- rently the Numu, Ichishkiin and Kiksht class share the Native Language room at Madras High School and it is very exciting! Watching the children soak-up the languages of our tribe will make your heart soar. Radine Johnson is the primary Kiksht teacher and under her guidance, I am the secondar y. I have been mentored by Pam Cardenas for the past year at the K-8, and with Del Johnson’s help, I am ready for this task... I have three returning stu- dents from the Warm Springs Acadmey. One is at another school or we would have had them all from the eighth- grade class. And they are a big help, to my confidence and to the learning curve in class. In the long history and tra- “We depend on them to be able to offer the type of programming that will benefit the Warm Springs people and all oth- ers who visit our Mu- seum.” Ms. Woody adds: “However, our work at the museum is far from over, and we are now looking forward to the next 30 years and beyond as we continue to build on this year’s anniversary theme of ‘renewal,’ which means refreshing the museum’s aging infra- structure, replacing the HVAC system, and refur- bishing our popular Per- manent Exhibit. “And for that to hap- pen, we will continue to look to the continued sup- port from our partners.” dition of educators everywhere across our great nation, when I taught the class and I could use a breather in third period, we watched a movie. My class has been request- ing to watch a movie and I was hesitant. I was hesitant because for the entire 509-J school year I only have 16 days to teach them Kiksht, and that is only if they continue taking the class until June. Each class is about 45 min- utes long and by graduation that really only equates to 16 eight-hour days to teach, hence my reluctance. The solution I came to was 2009’s Reel Injun, a documen- tary. Before we watched it I told them if they really want to watch a movie in class, it comes at a price… a film that gives context. Too many times an American gets his or her morals, ethics, values and hitsory lessons from Holly- wood; so I figure I can do my Curnutt. St. Charles Health Systems. Brooks Resources Corporation; and the and Sunriver Resort. Facility improvements “On behalf of the mu- seum of Warm Springs, boards of directors, Board of Regents, and our staff, I want to thank everyone who attended and so generously contributed to making our event such a success,” said Elizabeth A. Woody, mu- seum executive director. “We are greatly apprecia- tive of the grants and gifts that we receive from our many partners throughout the year,” Ms. Woody said. Renowned linguist and scholar Dr. Phillip Cash Cash (Nez Perce/Cay- use) was the evening’s emcee. Dr. Cash Cash is also an accomplished mu- sician of the Native flute and presented original music during the evening. Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Conner (Cayuse, Umatilla and Nez Perce), citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla; and W. Rich- ard West Jr. (Cheyenne- Arapaho), member of the Society of Southern Cheyenne Peace Chiefs, received the museum’s Twanat Award. See MUSEUM on 7 Thursday is the seventh- grade field trip to the High Desert Museum. There’s no school this Friday, Novem- ber 3, because it’s the end of the first quarter and a grad- ing day for teachers. The Warm Springs Senior Center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Senior fitness classes are held on Mondays and Thurs- days from 10:45-11:45, with lunch provided after. Senior lunches are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from noon until 1 p.m. in the din- ing area. Mt. Hood Skibowl, Collins Lake Resort and The Grand Lodges in Govern- ment Camp are currently hir- ing. They are holding a Job Fair at Skibowl West this Fri- day, November 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. Online applications and job descriptions can be found at skibowl.com The Madras Aquatic Cen- ter Recreation District Youth Basketball League is open for registration now until noon on December 8. The league is for boys and girls pre-k through sixth- grade. Games will be played in January and February. Register online at: macrecdistrict.org Or call 541-475-4253. part to get in the way of that, in any way I can. The documentary is a his- tory of the depiction of Na- tive Americans in Hollywood films, and I think it served them well. Their task was to take notes on what stood out and what they gleaned from the film. I took those observations and arraigned them into a conscious thought that is now the article you are about to read. It’s important to know that while putting the notes together into an inter- pretive paper, I put my in- terpretations of shorter, less distinct notes and ‘give the reader context’ writing in Ital- ics. topics for movies and popu- lar in the silent era. ‘Injun’ is how they would say or call us in many movies. Starting early in Holly- wood, Indians are shown in a bad manner. Movie produc- tions make us look bad and this makes us angry, then other people get mad and this only makes an already bad re- lationship with our country and fellow citizens worse. Movies produce a dialed down version of stereotypes (but not too much) but still have Natives doing weird stuff. Indians, as a subject on film, date back to the 1800s and we are portrayed good and bad but more bad images than good. Far too often in movies Natives were por- trayed as savages. From early on in Hollywood, when actual American Indians were used to portray American Indians, it was not unheard of for them to be reimbursed with tobacco and fire water. Third-period Kiksht Reel Injun class notes The main idea of this documentary is to view the stereotype of Indians in cin- ema and that many people don’t care for Indians and we see this in films. Native Ameri- cans were one of the first Article continues on 9
