KWSO Radio

From the KWSO Archives - Autwai Rudy Warren Clements talks about the origins of Lincoln’s Powwow, the people involved in starting the event and the purpose and protocols of powwows.

Warm Springs Forester Manuel Kalayis Frias talks about an upcoming public scoping meeting for a timber sale project in the Badger and Upper Warm Springs Watershed. The SiSi timber sale public meeting is February 26th at the Agency Longhouse.

Information shared by students about the Month of February for 2025.

FROM THE KWSO ARCHIVES: Several years ago, in an effort to educate the Warm Springs Tribal Membership about the history of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs major documents, Mike Clements shared his knowledge of those documents in an interview with KWSO about the history of the Tribes Major Documents.

2024 was a remarkable year in so many ways. From natural resources to politics, sports to artistic endeavors here in Warm Springs, throughout Oregon, around Indian Country and the US – we look back on some of the most memorable moments on KWSO’s 2024 Year in Review program.

Local Warm Springs musician Scott Kalama, who performs as Blue Flamez - came to KWSO to talk about his Native American Music Award nomination. From the Rez to the radio waves and beyond, Scott shares more about these annual award ceremonies.

This term – some Madras High School Students are taking a blogging and podcasting class, something that is new to the lineup of electives. Students visited KWSO to learn a little bit about conducting interviews, recording and editing audio.

A look at things for families to know that are happening this month (Jan 2025) at the Warm Springs K - 8 Academy.

Information about the Movin' Mountains Fresh Start for Healthy Habits Slimdown Challenge. Tami Kepa'a talks about the effort.

In August 2017, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and several partners convened the first Changing Currents: Tribal Water Summit at the University of Oregon’s Knight Law Center. The summit brought together staff and leadership from Tribes across the Northwest to begin a dialogue around common water interests and opportunities at the state level. Since that inaugural summit, Changin...

Local Warm Springs film makers Brutis Baez and Laronn Katchia, in partnership with the Warm Springs Community Action Team, filmed and produced a short film that was submitted the LA Skins Fest. They brought the group of youth to Los Angeles to attend the film festival and their short film "The Recipe" received an award.

A recent public scoping meeting was held for Warm Springs Power and Water’s proposed Salmonfly Solar and Battery Storage Project. The proposed site is located on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation. The meeting was a first step in sharing information about the project with the Tribal Membership, to get input and answer questions. Andrew Fernandez is the lead developer for the Brigh...

November 14, 2024 will go down in history books as a day highlighting the significant relationship between the Warm Springs tribes and St Charles Healthcare. Tribal and community leaders along with Warm Springs Tribal members, students, and hospital staff gathered at St Charles Madras for a tribal artisan market and land acknowledgment ceremony.

Dominic Lugo is the Maternal Child Health Nurse at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness center in Warm Springs.

Caldera Arts works with 6th thru 12th grade students using a fusion of arts, environment, and mentorship to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills that youth can apply to their lives in meaningful ways. Dillon Kolar is the middle school mentor for Central Oregon.

A focus on Pancreatic Cancer with an interview featuring Dr Claymore Killsfirst to increase awareness of the disease.

Details on the upcoming Elks Hoop Shoot competition including tips and background with Ed McDaniels.

St. Charles – Madras held an annual Native Market in November. There were several vendors who set up at the event, and a good crowd of browsers and shoppers showing appreciation and support for local small businesses.

An update from Starla Green on operations at the newly reimagined Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort on the Warm Springs Reservation

Mike Holyan is the Family Health Services Coordinator at the Madras OCDC program. He talks about eligibility for this child care and preschool program - one of several sites in Oregon operated by the Oregon Child Development Coalition.

Rez Ball is a recently released film on Netflix that has made a big impact on the film industry. The film’s director, Sydney Freeland, was an Indigenous Honoree at the 2024 Bend Film Festival. She stopped in the communities of Warm Springs and Madras to do meet-and-greets and screenings of the film at the local movie theater. Joining her was Tazbah Rose Chavez, a film producer who has been a part...

Jonathan W. Smith, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council Chairman, discusses the 2025 Tribal Budget.

In November – Native American Heritage is recognized and celebrated. The Indian Reading Series is a collection of 140 stories and legends written and illustrated by Native authors and artists from twelve Northwest reservations. Education Northwest (formerly the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory) received funding from the National Institute of Education for the project. The materials were d...

Pancreatic Cancer in Native Americans Guests: Frank Smith, Warm Springs Community Health Education Team Claymore Kills First, PharmD, BCOP Dr. Claymore Kills First (Oglala Sioux) is a board-certified clinical oncology pharmacist at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He studies pancreatic cancer in Native American Communities. His research focuses on identifying and addressing disparities in ca...

Students share November 2024 Happenings from the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. This is the podcast version of our morning segment on KWSO.