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Smoke Signals
Moonlight Pour,
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The fountain created by Rip Caswell measures
six feet in diameter, and has an eighteen inch base
which will have a coyote legend engraved in Chi
nook jargon. (See sidebar, right.)
Tony Johnson, the Tribe's Curator and Language
Specialist, gave an opening prayer before many
Elders and staff who had gathered at the foundry
for the ceremonial Moonlight Pour of the bronze
coyote. He also provided the coyote legend which
will appear on the fountain.
Caswell said that working with the Tribe to pro
vide these works of art has been one of the greatest
experiences of his career, and that the historical
meaning of the sculptures has meant a lot to him.
"My art reflects my life experiences and emo
tions and in them I expose my soul," he said.
"People can touch one of my sculptures and know
what I felt when I created it."
Caswell said this particular sculpture was mean
ingful because it gave him a chance to use his new
foundry and observation area that he recently built,
which stands adjacent to his gallery.
"Bronze pours are magnificent to watch," said
Tammy Cook, Guest Services Manager for Spirit
Mountain. "The hot bronze has to get to about
2,000 degrees before it can be poured."
The process of creating a bronze sculpture works
like this: Caswell sculpts his design in clay, down
to the finest detail. Then a plaster casing is molded
around it, and the clay is removed creating a hol
low plaster shell. Finally, the scorching-hot bronze
liquid is poured into the casing, left to harden, and
then the plaster is chipped away. The result is the
pure bronze sculpture, like seen at Spirit Moun
tain Casino.
The December 1 issue of Smoke Signals will fea
ture more information about Spirit Mountain Lodge
and its many amenities including the "Hall of Leg
ends," a special effects hallway which will lead from
Spirit Mountain Lodge to the main casino.
Produced by Tony Johnson and Henry Zenk
Now we will tell a short myth to you. Clackamas Chinook people used to tell this story a long
time ago.
Coyote was traveling by Clackamas country. The people there were always hungry. They
could not get salmon because the salmon stayed deep in the water.
Coyote thought, "I should make a waterfall here. I should also make a salmon trap here."
The he arrived at Pudding River Kalapuya people's country. He thought, "I should make a
waterfall here." He built it poorly. There is just a little gravel bar there in the river now.
He traveled down river. Soon he came to a little island that was all stone. He thought, "I
should make a waterfall here." He built it poorly. There is just a strong rapid there in the river
now where he broke up a lot of rock.
Then again he traveled down river. Soon he came to a place we call "Tumwater" (Oregon
City) today. He thought, "I should make a waterfall here." Then he made a very good waterfall.
People came right away to get salmon.
Then Coyote made a salmon trap. He made it very well. He made it so that when it became
full of salmon, it would say "nosipsk."
After a while then Coyote became hungry He fixed up his salmon trap close to the waterfall.
Then he was making that fire. He thought, "I will roast salmon on sticks here." Before he could
make a fire he was hearing, "nosipsk! nosipsk!" Right away he ran to the salmon trap. It was
entirely full of salmon.
Then he got those salmon and fixed up the salmon trap. Again he was making his fire. Before
he could make that fire, "nosipsk! nosipsk!" Right away he ran to the salmon trap. It was entirely
full of salmon again.
Then he got those salmon and fixed up the salmon trap. Again he was making his fire. Before
he could make that fire, "nosipsk! nosipsk!" Right away he ran to the salmon trap. It was entirely
full of salmon again.
Then he got those salmon and fixed up the salmon trap. Again he was making his fire. Before
he could make that fire, "nosipsk! nosipsk!" Right away he ran to the salmon trap. It was entirely
full of salmon again.
Then he got those salmon and fixed up the salmon trap. Again he was making his fire. Before
he could make that fire, "nosipsk! nosipsk!" Right away he ran to the salmon trap. It was entirely
full of salmon again. .
Then Coyote scolded his salmon trap, "Why don't you wait for my fire! I want you to wait!"
Then that salmon trap became angry. It never caught salmon again. And never again have
people been able to get salmon like that. Never again can you just sit around and get salmon.
Now, people who want salmon have a lot to be doing. It is like that for all time now, because of
what Coyote did a long time ago.
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Students from the Education's Before and After School Care program and Wellness' After School Club
worked together to create this poster which hung in the hallway at Grand Ronde Elementary during
Halloween week. The kids also participated in a "Say No to Drugs" march through the tribal offices.
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