LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
It’s with extreme grief that I re
member the recent tragedy that ended
with the loss of two tribal members.
Tyrone is gone, and Aaron is locked up
and gone also.
I hope that our community, and
tribal leaders, will help facilitate some
kind of programming for this condition
before our people suffer more pain and
loss. It’s easy. Quit being “nasty and
cruel.” You don’t like it when people
treat you that way, so why do this to
others? When are we going to learn to
quit hurting one another?
When I speak of transitional pro
gramming, I’m advocating structured
and mandatory education for offenders
returning to our communities, and their
family members, as well as opening this
up to community members.
Our people cannot undo the anger
and pain they’ve been afflicted with,
and struggle to cope with the endless
obstacles and tasks (addictions/vio-
lence/job search/family dysfunction)
they need to do when they return home,
not without someone to speak clearly
to them about harm reduction.
It’s not good to speak bad about
another human being. We should be
taught to sit in a circle with elders we
respect and work these things out. I
hope someone out there feels this way
- and if you do that you’re willing to
show it!
Sign up to become a Gwe-Shvt-Naga
(Peacemaker). You don’t have to agree
with everyone, just some of the people.
To the editor:
First I want to thank all of you who
voted for me in this election. I will do
my best to live up to your expectations.
I also want to thank my family
members Elaine Smith, Gloria Ingle,
Lani Cordova, and Sherry Rilatos, who
worked so hard getting people to vote.
I know their phone bills really suffered
during this election.
I would like to give a special thank
you to Rose Bremner for all of her pre
election hard work. I know I could not
have won my seat on the Tribal Coun
cil without all of her help and support.
I recently had a carotid artery sur
gery, which I am happy to say went very
well. I want to thank my family and
friends who were at the hospital and
waited until I was out of surgery and
doing OK. I know how those waits in
the hospital can be. Thank you and I
love you.
I also want to thank the Tribal El
ders for their gift and beautiful card.
That was very nice and very thoughtful
and I assure you it means a lot to me to
know you cared.
To all of you, again I will say thank
you and God bless you for your sup
port, thoughtfulness, and kindness.
Phil Rilatos Sr.
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We’re hurting one another and our chil
dren see the way we act and as they grow
up, it will make their lives difficult.
I leave you with this story: Sand
and Stone - A story tells that two
friends were walking through the
desert. During some point of the jour
ney they had an argument, and one
friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but
without saying anything, wrote in the
sand, “Today my best friend slapped
me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they
found an oasis, where they decided to
take a bath. The one who had been
slapped got stuck in the mire and started
drowning. He wrote on a stone, “To
day my best friend saved my life.”
The friend who had slapped and
saved his best friend asked him, “After
I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and
now you write on a stone. Why?” The
other friend replied, “When someone
hurts us, we should write it down in
sand where the winds of forgiveness can
erase it away. But when someone does
something good for us, we must en
grave it in stone where no wind can ever
erase it.”
Learn to write your hurts in the
sand and to carve your benefits in stone.
Respectfully,
Lisa Brown
541-444-1290
nadosh2 @ yahoo.com
To the editor:
Thank you to those of you who
voted for me. Losing an election hurts,
but I was more hurt by the way I was
treated by Sylvia Butler at the General
Council meeting.
In response to Sylvia, for those who
were at the meeting, I have been frus
trated when people call me Jane or
Jessie, especially on Election Day.
However, to be accused of smirking
(I’m not known for smirking, smiling
yes) when I have a physical disability
that partially paralyzed half of my face
is totally unfair and rude.
I should be judged upon my words,
deeds, or character and not upon my
perceived physical appearance. The
only person at the General Council
meeting who tried to defend me against
Sylvia’s verbal abuse was Rose Bremner
and I want to thank her.
The tribe will deal with the educa
tion issue that was brought up. I want
everyone to know that things aren’t al
ways as stated at General Council meet
ings. The issues will be looked at and
all of the facts addressed by staff. Tribal
Council has made it a priority to at
least provide tuition and books for
all eligible students whose paperwork
is complete.
Once again, thank you for the privi
lege to have served my tribe as your
Tribal Council representative.
Rosemary Breon Landis
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