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Spilyay Tymoo Coyote News, est. 1976 District pre-budget meetings The Simnasho District will hold their 2026 pre-budget meeting on Tuesday, August 26 at the Simnasho Longhouse. The Seekseequa Dis- trict will hold their 2026 pre-bud- get meeting on Wednesay, August 27 at the Seekseequa Fire Hall. For both meetings, dinner is at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7. The Agency District earlier this month held their pre-budget district meeting. For the 2025- 26 school year The first day of the 2025-26 school year is coming up soon at the Warm Springs Academy, Ma- dras High School, and the other schools of the Jefferson County 509-J district. The first days of school are: Grades 1-8 at the Warm Springs Academy: Wednesday, September 3. Ninth-grade at Madras High School: Wednesday, September 3. Grades 10 through 12 at the high school: Thursday, September 4. The Warm Springs Back-to- School Barbecue and Family Re- source Fair will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 28 at the Academy. Warm Springs Recreation will host the Back to School Yard Sale this Friday, August 22. Set-up starts at 8:30 a.m., and sales are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tables are limited, so sign- up up soon. For information or to sign up call the office at 541-553- 3243. The sale will be at the Com- munity Wellness Center Court Yard. This year the district is again pro- viding basic school supplies for all students. Families do not need to purchase basic items for their stu- dents. The district will purchase the necessary items, ensuring that sup- plies will be ready for your child on the first day of school. The district is requesting that stu- dents come to school with a back- pack for any materials that need to be brought home, as well as a wa- ter bottle. Additionally, for the kin- dergarten families, the district is asking that the family provide the student with a box of tissues and a package of baby wipes for your student’s classroom. District schools later this month and early September are also host- ing open house events. The Warm Springs Academy open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 28. The Madras High School open house will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2. The school district 509-J kindergarten open house day is Wednesday, Au- gust 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Bridges and Roots open house for Warm Springs students will be at the Warm Springs Back to School Barbecue, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Academy. August 20, 2025 - Vol. 50, No. 16 Summer - Shatm PO Box 489 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECR WSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRT STD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Adoption election ballots due by August 27 The election is vote by mail and ballots are due soon The Warm Springs adoption election ballots are due on or before Wednesday, August 27. The ballots were mailed earlier this summer to all eligible vot- ing tribal members, on and off the reservation. The referendum is vote by mail only, with all ballots need- ing to be received in the mail at the address on the ballot enve- lope by August 27. There will be no ballot drop box or in-person voting; so to be sure your vote counts, bal- lots should be in the mail no later than mid this week. Ballots must have your name on the back of the return enve- lope, and you need to sign by your name. Postage is already paid. If you already sent in your ballot without a signature, your ballot will still be counted. Make sure you use ink to mark the ballot and fill in all the bubbles to indicate your vote. There is a 50-percent voter turnout requirement for the adop- tion election to be valid; so please participate and talk with your fam- ily and friends and let them know to send their ballots in the mail today. There are many candidates on the ballot, and each is voted on separately from the others. $1.5 million for museum Permanent Exhibit renewal The Museum at War m Springs has been awarded $1.5 million in state funding for the renewal of its popular, though aging, Permanent Exhibit. The funding officially kicks off the museum’s capital campaign for the project to update technical equipment and provide more information on the progress of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The Museum at War m Springs was one of 13 Oregon arts and cultural organizations awarded state funding. The ap- propriation will be distributed through the Cultural Resources Economic Fund. During the legislative and award application process, mu- seum staff worked closely in cooperation with the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon, the only statewide nonprofit dedi- cated to advocating for public support of the arts, culture, heritage, and humanities. Elizabeth Woody, museum executive director, said, “This was an amazing effort by the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon, our staff and consult- Spilyay Harvesting display exhibit at the Museum at Warm Springs. ants, our Board of Directors and Board of Regents, the Permanent Exhibit Steering Committee, which includes Warm Springs tribal mem- bers, and others who advised and advocated, testified on our behalf, wrote letters of support, and met personally with our legislators in Salem. “We’re immensely grateful to our champions in the legislature,” Ms. Woody said, “including Arts and Culture caucus co-chair Rep. Rob Nosse, and caucus co-chair Sen. Dick Anderson, Rep. Greg Smith, and Sen. Todd Nash—and to everyone who listened to us and helped get us here. “We also know representatives in other districts supported our ef- fort,” she said, “including Rep. Kate Lieber and Rep. Tawna Sanchez.” The 7,500 square-foot Perma- Wedding event exhibit at the Museum at Warm Springs. MAWS nent Exhibit is the museum’s central visitor attraction, repre- senting the soul and voice of the people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. In 2023, a $90,000 grant from Visit Central Oregon made pos- sible initial project scoping and planning work. “The estimated budget for Permanent Exhibit renewal is more than $3 million, so the funding from the Cultural Re- sources Economic Fund is an excellent head start for the project,” Ms. Woody said. “Fundraising to reach our goal is now one of our primary objectives. We are reaching out to our Oregon foundation and corporate partners and our Board of Directors and Board of Regents as well as our gen- erous private funders. “We also are seeking major funding from national founda- tions and asking our members, loyal visitors and public support- ers to contribute to this historic project. “With everyone’s support we are confident that we will be suc- cessful in renewing our Perma- nent Exhibit.” The need for renewal is great. In 1993, the Permanent Exhibit included state-of-the-art technology, based on what was then a thriving tribal economic program. Over the past three decades, museum technology has ad- vanced significantly with the en- riched presentation of art and cultures with new insights, and the Permanent Exhibit has suf- fered in its impact and maintain- ability. During this time as well, the history, culture, experiences and stories of the Warm Springs tribes have deepened and ex- panded. Much, if not most of the exhibitry is in disrepair or doesn’t work. MUSEUM continues on 10
