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Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs High school students hosting Friday powwow A student powwow is coming up this Friday, May 31 at the Madras High School gymnasium. This will be the Second An- nual Native American Student Union and Papalaxsimisha Pow- wow, Grand Entry starting at 4:30 p.m. The youth masters of ceremo- nies will be Kaylyani ‘Kayk’ Estimo and Isaiah Boise LeClaire; and the adult master of ceremony, Carlos Calica. Host drum is Nation Boyz. Dancers will receive an item at the gift table after dancing. Ven- dors are welcome with a donation of one item. Sack lunches pro- vided at 4 p.m. ASSIST workshops in June at Behavioral Health Center An Applied Suicide Interven- tion Skills Training is coming up in Warm Springs on Wednesday and Thursday, June 5-6 at the Behavioral Health Center. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a free training, value at $300. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training—Asist—provides practical training for those seek- ing to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. The training work- shop is open to anyone 16 or older. To sign up contact Rosanna Jackson with Lines for Life, one of the sponsors with the North- west Portland Area Indian Health Board. Limited space for the June workshop in Warm Springs is 30 people maximum. Participants will learn: How to recognize people at risk of suicide. Talk, hear their story and understand their situations. Assess the risks for suicide, and reach out and offer support. Help them stay safe with life affirming intervention. Continuing Education Units are available; must attend both days to get the CEUs. Loren Ray Suppah Memorial run and relay at Simnasho The Loren Ray Suppah—Lamt Kakya Wainasha—Memorial Pride Run and Relay will be Saturday, June 15 at Simnasho. The event is sponsored by the Suppah family. The agenda for the day starts with the morning registration, opening song and welcome. The Relay walking teams start at 9 a.m., and the Relay running teams start at 10. The 5k and 2- mile run/walk starts at 11 a.m., and the announcements of winners will be around noon. The categories are the two-mile fun walk-run; the 5k walk and run; and the 15=mile walk or run. The Relay information: Six legs, three-person minimum; each team required to include one event volunteer; and the course is diverse terrain recommended high vehicle. All registered participants re- ceive a t-shirt. Email to Jaylyn Suppah at: alish.suppah@gmail.com Summer football youth camp in June at the high school The Madras Summer Football Camp for third- through eighth- grades will be Monday through Wednesday, June 24-26 at the Ma- dras High School Buffalos field. The hours are from 4 to 6 p.m. each day, coached by the high school players. The three-day clinic will teach will help young players to polish their football techniques and skills. There is a $30 registration fee per player. There is online registration no later than June 14 to ensure proper t-shirt size. For details email to Coach Ack at: alewis@509j.net In a Landscape piano recital coming to Warm Springs Join In a Landscape and pia- nist Hunter Noack for a time of classical music and cultural storytelling on the Warm Springs Reservation on Saturday, June 1. The event begins at 5 p.m. at the concert site on Sidwalter Flat, on County Line Road. This is a sprawling meadow area against a backdrop of Mt. Jefferson. As part of the show, Warm Springs tribal elders are welcome to the stage to share stories about the culture and traditions of the tribes. Come early enough to visit the tribal vendor stands where you can support the community by pur- chasing gifts of beadwork, photog- raphy, and original art. The concert begins at 6 p.m., featuring as special guest artist the award-winning Native American flutist, James Edmund Greeley. A gentle reminder: Respect the sacredness of the site by refrain- ing from picking up or removing any objects, including plant life. Please be mindful that alcohol of any kind is not permitted on Courtesy Pianist Hunter Noack to visit Warm Springs reservation land.s The walk from the parking area to the concert site is about 250 yards on rough gravel. Once at the concert site, the terrain is very un- even and rocky, unsuitable for wheeled mobility devices, challeng- ing for those with mobility issues. In a Landscape’s Good Neigh- bor Program provides access to those who might not otherwise be able to afford a ticket to this out- door classical music experience. Good Neighbor tickets will be dis- tributed to all Warm Springs resi- dents who register through our part- ner, the Warm Springs Community Action Team. May 29, 2024 Operating grant for museum The Museum at War m Springs this month received $20,000 in general operating support from the Oregon Community Foundation Com- munity Grants program. Contributing to the grant were the Dorris Coombs Tho- mas Fund, of the Oregon Community Foundation, and Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Founda- tion. “On behalf of the Museum at Warm Springs, we are im- Community notes... The Warm Springs Academy End of School Year K-8 Pow- wow is coming up Saturday, June mensely grateful for general op- erating support from the Oregon Community Foundation, so criti- cal to keeping our Museum open to the public,” said museum ex- ecutive director Elizabeth Woody. The museum is now open again during its regular hours of operation, Tuesday through Sat- urday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The musuem had been closed earlier this year for renovation, includ- ing the installation of a new HVAC system. 8 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Acad- emy football field. Features will inter-tribals, Honorings, the So- cial Dance and Round Dance. All welcome to join the students for this celebration.
