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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1978)
PAGE 4 JUNE 30. 1978 Editorial E COOSH EEWA: (The way it is) ! -^ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR My people, friends and relatives, My wife, daughter and my self have a great sense of appre ciation and gratitude in our hearts to all of our friends, neighbors and the people of the Warm Springs Indian Reser vation in our time when I and my small family needed. your strength and support, during the time of the mishap that injured and hospitalized me for a period of one month. I found it very hard to cope with the hospitalization and it hurt me very much to be away from my wife, daughter, and my home here on the Warm Springs Reservation. I have been told by my close relatives, brothers and sisters that I lost consciousness and be came delirious for one to two weeks. And I am very grateful to all those who have come all the way to Bend to see me and give my wife and daughter strength and encouragement through prayers to cope with the incident. My heart feels good to be back at home here in Warm Springs and I am happy to say hello to everyone who sees me back home, especially to all my close relatives, brothers, sisters, and cousins, . . . To the Editor: I miss our mountains, sage Just a note of thanks to brush flats, being along our express our appreciation for the rivers and working for our wonderful spread you gave Miss Tribes. Eventually, in approxi Warm Springs in your June 16th mately three or four months, I issue. am looking forward to more And special thanks to Cyn therapy to start walking on my thia who managed to be every own two legs again. where, seemingly at the same My family really appreci time, and yet managed to re ates all the support that the main calm, cheerful and helpful Pi-Ume-Sha Committee has throughout the whole day. done for us, and the people who Most sincerely, sent flowers, get-well cards, and visitors who made my recovery seem to happen much more quickly. And to the people in volved in getting me to the hos pital, thank you! And thanks also to the St. Charles Hospital staff for your time and energy. Steno Pool Staff Without these above men Who are the committee for the tioned people I would have went Miss Warm Springs Pageant on' to where my Indian Spirit would have gone home. I am very happy to feel the warmth of Only the the sun, and the wind blowing where I once had braids. I am Newspaper just plain happy to be back home on the Warm Springs Res ervation once again. With much love and respect to all the people and relatives that are also of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Oliver Kirk and family, Mildred and Merel Anne TO THE WARM SPRINGS PEOPLE Beautiful experience meet ing you and participating in such a wonderful event as the “Warm Springs” Graduation. Such a thrill to see those happy and bouyant young faces stepping up to the podium to greet me and to see such loving parents with their children and vice-versa. The traditional nature of the graduation with the sacred pray ers and songs were absolutely appreciated by myself and Peter MacDonald. As I travel and have seen many reservations, Warm Springs really impressed me as a people who are really traditional and passing these things on to their children. Lovely. Long live the Warm Springs Indian Nation and all the beautiful people of your Tribe. The wonderful Salmon din ner was a treat and that beau tiful “fully beaded bag” is just a real keepsake and honoring within itself. You did a wonderful job. Congratulate Mary also as she certainly worked like a Beaver in getting every ting organized. Many blessings from the Great Spirit’s Heaven. Hello to all the wonderful and beautiful Indian people I met at Warm Springs, Oregon. Tantay! Warmest regards, Sacheen Littlefeather Thanks For Your Support Letter to the editor I’d like to thank all the people who supported me while I was the 1977 Pi-Ume-Sha Queen. I’d especially like to thank Sammie & Millie Colwash and Oliver & Mildred Kirk for back ing me and giving me a push wne I started to get lazy to sell tickets. During my reign as Pi-Ume- Sha Queen I went to as many powwows as I could. Below is s list of powwows in which i represented the Pi-Ume-Sha powwow and Wide Spot Cele bration : July 1-5: The Flathead Res ervation Powwow in Arlee, Mon tana. July 14-17: The North Amer ican Indian Days Celebration in Browning, Montana. August 11-14: The Shoshone- Bannock Festival in Fort Hall, Idaho. August 19-20: The Looking Glass Celebration in Kamiah, Idaho. August 21: The Kalispel Powwow in USK, Washington. I was in Poplar, Montana for the Oil Day Celebration August 24-28, until the death in my family. After our memorial in April, I tried to get back in to the Powwow Trail, but it was hard. I went to one powwow - Satus, April 21-23. In June, I went to the Inter- Tribal Powwow in Portland, June 9-11. At some of these powwows, I wasn’t introduced but yet, I still wore my crown proudly. I have a lot of good memories of the fun tíme I had as Pi-Ume-Sha Queen, and I’ll always cherish them!! What is if about the general council meetings around here? It seems that at each one called there are only a handful of interested individuals who show up. It is getting to the point where “eats” don’t even lure tribal members anymore. Perhaps the tribal membership doesn’t realize that the council representatives are working for them and that when a general council meeting is called it is for membership input and information as well as for advice and guidance on important issues. Suppose there was a potentially damaging issue facing the reservation. J i the members were not concerned enough to take the time to attend the meetings, there could be some drastic changes concerning Indian rights. A common phrase used around here is, “When the councilmen go on trips we never know what they do th ere?” T hat’s a good example and a sure sign of absense from general council meetings. When things appear to go wrong through council action or inaction, the members often have this attitude, “ The Council members are the ones that did that, they don’t know what they are doing.” In that case, the tribal membership fails to consider that they might be equally guilty for not supporting the Councilmen. There is a referendum coming up on July 11 concerning funds for the Credit Department. If passed it would lift the present restriction on loans at this time. All elegible voting tribal members should turn out and express their opinion on the ballot. From Some Concerned People GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING!! GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING!! The cry goes out, but where does it fall to rest? Where is it absorbed? What results Can be expected? Too many times it seemingly echoes through limbo, on and on, and on, . . . Never settling down for any impact, never any real meaning. There was a time (I am told) when The People shared a common interest, and were concerned enough about the direction we were to travel that everybody had input for the betterment of all. Where has the purpose gone? There is always a new day, a new need, more demand, another emergency loan application to submit. But now the shoe (mocassin?) is on the other foot, this time we are in need of your support. On Tuesday June 20th there was a meeting to inform all who were interested about the upcoming referendum for expansion of the!' program , and replenishm ent of the dwindling fund. However, attendance at the meeting was extremely poor. The Credit Department Program is here for us all to benefit from, let’s support a needed Enterprise. We would like to thank everybody who did show up at the meeting. Management for their concern and support, and a special thanks to the Tribal Council for their prompt consideration, and we will ask once again the Tribal membership to show their ability to stand up and be counted. ' Credit Dept. Staff T ribal Council — ---- Agenda-— — - July 5 Once again, I’d like to thank everyone for their support they’ve given me. And THANK YOU - Grandpa July 6 Andrew and Grandma Edna for helping me with my farewell July 10 dinner Saturday noon, and everyone who helped us out that day with the cooking and serv ing. Inez, Roma, Arlene, Cinda, July 11 Lillie Heath, Lizzy Rhoan, Ur sula, Beatrice, Ada Polk, Joni, Ernestine - Thank You!! THANKS, Mom and Dad for backing me! Also, by brothers and sisters, Thanks! July 12 Winona Spino 1977 Pi-Ume-Sha Queen — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. T-A’s and Correspondence 2. Hatchery Dedication Committee - Nelson Wallulatum 3. 2:00 p.m. - Kah-Nee-Ta Plan of Operations — GENERAL COUNCIL Simnasho Longhouse — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. - Enrollments 2. 2:00 p.m. - General Manager’s Report 3. 3:00 p.m. - Impact of Martinez Case-Owen Panner — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. - Report on Treasury Cash 2. Self-Insurance Program 3. 2:00 p.m. - Realty 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CREDIT REFERNDUM - VOTE TODAY — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. Election Results 2. 10:00 a.m. - Intertribal Fish Commission-Roy Sampsel & Staff 3. 1979 Budget - Ken Smith July 17 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a .m .- Minors’ Trust Fund Report 2. 2:00 p.m. - General Manager Report cular hazard. Kids who are 3. 3:00 p.m. - Committee Reports walking, riding their bicycles Appointment Constitution Amendments and swimming around the creek Committee area should be careful and keep July 18 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. their eyes open. 1. 10:00 a.m. - Staff legal Advisor-Prosecutor You don’t normally expect Dennis Karnopp to find rattlesnakes down so low, 2. 2:00 p.m. - Progress Report-Committee for Study of but believe me, they’re there. Judges’ Qualifications (Robbins Report) - Avex & Dale Miller DON'T GET BITTEN To the Editor: I think people in Warm Springs should know that the rattlesnakes are out in force this year. Even where we live down by the creek, we’ve discovered seven in the last three weeks. We’ve noticed that many of the snakes are not coiling and rattling, so they pose a parti DON'T BE DUMB
