PAGE 4 JUNE 30. 1978
Editorial
E COOSH EEWA:
(The way it is)
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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