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Fire season takes off on reservationFire crews worked to contain a fire that began on the Warm Springs reservation on July 10. Named the Mill Fire, the blaze burned over 3,000 acres and destroyed one tribal guest home and an outbuilding. The fire also closed Highway 26 for several hours, and spread across tribal land to federal and private lands nearby. Additionally, private farm crops were also threatened near Rattlesnake Canyon, between Warm Springs and Madras. During the fire, several structures were threatened at the Warm Springs mill, and several homes were also threatened. Living Traditions
The Museum at Warm Springs hosted the first of three live demonstrations by tribal members last weekend. Eileen Spino demonstrated cornhusk weaving in the museum lobby on Saturday, July 12. Those involved in the demonstrations complete projects while museum guests have the opportunity to observe. Spino said she has done similar demonstrations before. As for her weaving skills, Spino estimates that she began weaving about 15 years ago. “I can’t remember when I started,” Spino said. “It’s not something I keep track of.” On July 19, Antoinette Queahpama-Pamperien will demonstrate cedar root weaving. Ginger Smith will demonstrate bead tapestry on July 27. The demonstrations are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pi-Ume-Sha 2008 For more photos of Pi-Ume-Sha, see the events section.
Training program in London helps language preservationby Leslie MittsSpilyay Tymoo For two women working with the language program, preserving the Kiksht language involved traveling all the way to Europe recently. Pam Cardenas, a Language Program apprentice, and Nariyo Kono, a former employee of the Language Program still involved in the efforts to preserve Kiksht, traveled to London for 10 days to complete training in documentation of endangered languages. The Hans Rausing Endangered Language Project with the University of London awarded a grant to the Language Program to help with documentation of native languages and also funded the trip to attend the training in London. |
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