Spilyay Tymoo
Pag« 4 April 17,1981
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Editorial
E Coosh EEWA
(The way it is)
Council urges interest
Letters to the editor
Older people were right all along
Dear Tribal Members,
Dear Spilyay:
I decided to write this letter
and hope that some of the
young adults will read this and
take the advice I offer.
In the past years there has
been a change in the attitudes
of the youth. It had always been
that young adults were in
search of an education with
which, upon their return to the
r e s e r v a tio n , th e y w o u ld
contribute to the progress of
the reservation. But now it
seems that the youth have
nothing better to do but abuse
alcohol and drugs.
I have made many public
statem ents on the older
generation’s criticism of the
youth’s behavior. I would now
like to apologize to them, for all
along they were right and I
have been wrong.
To those young adults who
are living at home and making
n o e f f o r t to p r o g r e s s
themselves, you belong to the
group of which I speak. It is
your group who is the most
confused and in search of
answers. Yet you continue to
look for the answers in the
wrong place such as inside of a
bottle or with different kinds of
drugs. These things do not
help, they only add to the
con fu sion and hardships.
I was in the same situation as
most of you. I was out of high
school and not sure which
direction to turn. I had moved
out of my house and in with
grandfather. It was there in his
home where I received the
guidence and help I was in so
much need of. I was given the
courage and help which I[
needed when I decided to leave;
therescrvation.
* T lo w that I have been away
from home for a while, I have
gained great respect for this
man who made my problems
look so mediocre and to give
myself a second chance to
straighten up my act. I still have
my faults, but each day I gain
more respect for myself and
life. I also appreciate home, the
religion and my family a great
deal now than when I lived on
the reservation. To that man I
owe a great deal and will always
remember how he helped me.
Thank you, Jacob.
To the youth whom this
letter concerns, take control of
yourself and gain the courage
to break away from alcohol. It
does only damage to you and
the life you have in store. It’s
hard to turn away from
drinking, but not impossible. I
should know because being
away from home complicates
things for when I get lonely or
homesick. It’s ever so easy to go
and get a drink, but I found it
does more damage than good,
I know this sounds like a lot
o f preaching and I can
understand that because I’ve
heard just like you have. It took
me this long for it all to sink in.
I only wish I would’ve listened
to all the advice that was
offered to me.
I would like to pass this on to
those who read this. If you
don’t—d o n t start. To those
who I encourage to drink, I’m
sorry I got you started down
the wrong road and would only
wish you would realize what I
h ave lea rn ed , and sto p .
I appreciate you taking time
to read this and hopefully it will
help you out.
Respectfully,
Ray Moody
Rank "girlie" magazines a problem
An open letter to
Delbert Frank,
Chairman, Tribal Council
Warm Springs Confederated
Tribes:
,
Mr. Frank,
As a Tribal Member it
appalls me that rank ’’girlie”
magazines are being sold
within easy reach of our youth
of the community. We know of
the many problems we have in
our respective areas and the
amount of monies appropri
ated to deal with these
problems.
To condone such human
degradation by apathy is not
the way some of us have been
raised to be, and the past has
not let us forget the female in
our Indian society has an
important place. Total removal
would be the ideal solution but
I am sure any relocation away
from the young people would
be an improvement.
I agree an adult parent may
have such material in his own
house. But that is his castle and!
this area located directly
adjacent to the ice cream case
and the United States Post
Office makes it a public
nuisance.
This problem is not just my
particular problem but the
problem of us as an Indian
Nation. We have let a lot of bad
things into our reservation and
cannot be sure of what may
help or hurt. This is a Tribal
Council problem. We depend
on you to protect us from the
spritually debilitative things
that surround us if at all
possible.
There has been many things
done in the past to help relate
this as a problem to the well
being of our community but,
a p p a r en tly , it has o n ly
postponed any confrontation.
Please, Mr. Frank, let us not
pretend this is not a problem
because it is and business-wise
Mr. Macy should be concerned
about more than just making
money. We arc a community
and need respect as such.
Respectfully yours
Lewis E. Pftt, Jr.
Tribal Member
individuals as possible. If you
w ould lik e a co m m ittee
member to present the slide-
tape orientation to you, please
contact one of the following:
The Tribal Council has
initiated the total update of the
1969 Comprehensive Plan.
This will be our most important
planning activity because the Warren “Rudy” Clements,
plan provides guidelines and Chairman, Land Use Planning
policies for the development of Committee
a ll hum an and p h y sica l Buford “Biff” Johnson,; Vice;
resources for the next 20 years. Chairman
To aid Tribal Member Grant Waheneka
involvement throughout the Prosanna “Prunnie” Williams
planning process, a slide-tape Margie Earl
p r e s e n t a t io n h a s b e e n D ora G oudy, C om m ittee
prepared to provide
Secretary
orientation to members. The Planning Department Staff
slide-tape will be presented to
The Council encourages
all interested groups and meetings within homes because
invidivuals by the Land Use communication is often easier
P lanning C om m ittee. The and more relaxed. Home
presentation will include a meetings also provide an
discussion about issues and opportunity for members to
concerns, along with a short participate who are not
questionaire.
involved in organizations,
Orientation meetings will district meetings or general
take place between April and council meeting.
June of this year.
The Land Use Planning
Sincerely
Committee is authorized to
Delbert Frank
meet with as many groups and
Chairman, Tribal Council
Two nice men helped
To the Editor: (This letter was
forwarded from the Tribal
Council to Spilyay Tymoo for
publication)
Tribal Council
Warm Springs Reservation
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
I would really like to pay a
compliment to two of the
y ou n g p eo p le o f Warm
Springs.
Sunday, March 21, my
husband and I, unfortunately,
had to replace the water pump
in our car at the Chevron
Station. We did all of the work
while these two young men
loaned us the use of the garage
and tools. They were interested
in what we were doing, but still
took care of every customer as
quickly as he came in. They
were helpful and courteous
those four hours and even
helped when we needed an
extra hand.
Raymond and Ted, the
young men working that
afternoon, are the two nicest
young men we have met in
quite some time. I hope there
are more such young .people
comipg into adulthood these
days.
Sincerely,
Randa S. New
Edward H. New
390 N.E. HiUwood Dr.
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
Need some spring cleaning?
Blondie will do cleaning.
Aletha “Blondie” Bryant is
available to help you with any
spring ¿fcaning you may have.
Contact her at 553-1773 after 6
p.m.
Lost cat
A long haired white male.
Siamese cat wearing a white flea
collar has been lost in the
vicinity of the Warm Springs
fish hatchery. A reward is
offered for his return. If you
have information about Otto’s
whereabouts please contact
Doug at 553-1717.
Outgoing liaison thanks Indian Club Tribal Council Agenda
To the Editor,
I would like at this time to
express my sincere thanks to
the Junior High Indian Club
for their help and support while
I was Community Liaison. A
special thanks goes to Indian
Club president Lana Shike and
other Ipdian Club president
Lana S hik e Indian d u b
members Ronna Wilson, Alvis
Smith Jr., Anson Begay, Sarah
Scott, Wendy Woodside, Max
Jim, Joyce Suppah and any
others w ho haven’t been
mentioned.
I feel what you did was very
special and meaningful and you
were responsible for organizing
the Junior High Indian Club.
For me to receive the dozen
long-stemmed red roses and
beautiful card signed by all the
Indian club members, 42,
strong, was a very thoughtful
and sincere gesture. It made my
last day on the job as your
community liaison and friend
very special.
You kids are very speciai
seventh and eighth graders—
very much the leaders of the
future. And I would like your
parents to know that they have
a terrific bunch o f kids.
We shared very special
goodbyes on m y last day.
Hopefully you can continue
with the programs you wanted
to begin. I wish you luck and
success with those programs—
you are all leaders.
Most respectfully yours, your
friend.
Pat Darcy
April 20 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. Tribal Funeral Expense-Mr. Fitzgerald
2. 2:00 p.m. Enrollments
3. 4:00 p.m. Committee Appointments: Education,
Recreation. -
April 21 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. Realty
2. 2:00 p.m. Credit Program-Ed Manion
3. 4:00 p.m. IHS Report-Garret Soules
April 22 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. Review Previous Report
Prepare Agenda for April 23/24
April 23/24 Tribal Council/Management Retreat (Bowmans)
April 27/30 Timber Symposium—Denver, Colorado
April 30 Bid Opening — Kah-Nee-Ta Water Line — KNT lodge