September 15, 1996
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Special thank you to Royalty
I would like to thank the past and present Royalty and
their parents for the gifts and good wishes presented to me
at the 1996 Royalty pageant and Pow-wow. I am going to
miss serving in the capacity of Royalty Advisor and Chair,
however, I have many fond memories of all the Royalty
and events. Best wishes to the Court and Committee.
Sincerely,
Camille Mercier
Craft class update
The 1996 craft classes were very successful. Classes ran
from March through August. Participants made breast
plates, chokers, necklaces, moccasins and pouches. The
craft class is sponsored each year by the Pow
wow and Royalty committees. Many fami
lies were able to learn the basics and continue
on their own to make their own regalia. Look
for craft class to begin again spring ol 1997.
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Congrats to graduate
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A very special congratulations
to DEBBY CHILDERS on
your recent graduation from
Chemeketa Community Col
lege, and your successful
transfer to Western Oregon
State College! Your friends
and family know how hard
you work at being a great
mom, continuing to work full
time, while gaining a college
education... Keep up the excel
lent work, Deb! We love you!
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1 would like to wish my
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' who turned 7 on July 2 and
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'' (ZaUiie- ' who turned 2 on August 11.
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Also, my oldest brother Butch Lillard
who had a Birthday on August 16.
From your Loving Mother and Sister, Karen Blanchard
XOXOXO
New employee at clinic
Hello, my name is Sharon Hcrron (Ncault). I was born
in Toledo, Oregon and resided in that area until 1986, when
I moved to California. I re
turned three weeks ago to
fill the position of CNA at
the tribal health clinic.
It is great to be home and
be with my people again. I
hope to be an asset to the
clinic, the Tribe, and the
community. I look forward
to meeting you!
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InfantToddler Breastplate for Boys
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
18 2" hair pipes
55 brass beads
68 small pony beads
1 small drilled abalone shell
4 6" long x 14" wide pieces of
stiff leather for spacers
pieces of soft leather lacings
sinew
TOOLS NEEDED:
scissors
leather punch
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STEP 1 : Take the 4 pieces of stiff leather and punch 1 1
small holes V apart.
STEP 2: Cut 1 1 pieces of sinew 10" in length.
STEP 3: Knot one piece of sinew 1 V from one end.
Begin by stringing one small pony bead and one brass
bead, thread through the first hole on one of the stiff
pieces of leather. Continue to string with 5 small pony
beads, 4 brass beads, 5 small pony beads. Then thread
sinew through the first hole of the 2nd piece of stiff
leather. Add one small pony bead, one brass bead, one small pony and thread through the first hole of
the 3rd piece of stiff leather. Add 5 small pony beads, 4 brass, 5 small and continue to thread through
the 4th and last piece of stiff leather. Finish this first row by
adding a brass bead and a small pony bead and knot.
STEP 4: Knot one piece of sinew Vh" from one end. Begin
by stringing one small pony bead and one brass bead and
threading the sinew through the 2nd hole of the first spacer
(stiff leather). Continue by threading one of the 2" hair pipe
beads through the 2nd hole of the 2nd spacer. Then place on
sinew one small pony bead, one brass bead and another
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small pony bead, thread through 3rd spacer. Add another 2" hair pipe bead and finish the row by going
through the 2nd hole on the fourth spacer and placing one brass and small pony bead and knot the sinew.
Continue this step for the next 8 rows down the spacers.
STEP S: For the last row of the breastplate, take the last piece of sinew and knot 1 " from the end
and the thread on one small pony bead and one brass bead. Take sinew through the last hole of the 1st
spacer. Place on the sinew one small pony bead, 7 brass beads and one small pony bead. Take sinew
through last hole of 2nd spacer and place one small pony
bead, one brass and another small pony bead. Thread sinew
through the 3rd space and add a small pony bead, 7 brass
beads, a small pony and thread through the last hole of the
last spacer. Finish by adding a brass bead and a small pony
bead and knotting the end of the sinew.
STEP 6: Place and knot soft leather thongs in between the
brass beads that are on the first row. These will be the
straps that go around the neck.
STEP 7: Take a short piece of soft leather thong and thread through one hole of the abalone shell, take
leather around the fourth row of the breast
plate and through the other hole of the
abalone shell and knot.
STEP 8: Take a needle and split the ends of
the sinew into fourths for fringe.
NOTES: Take special care with infants
wearing breast plates. They love the feel of
the shell and hair pipe beads and often want to
place the breast plate in their mouths. The
breast plate size can be modified to fit bigger
children by increasing the size of the hair pipe
beads and spacers.
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