Page 4 January 14,1982
Editorial
E Coosh EEWA
• (The way it is)
Letters to the editor
Guest editorial —
Lucky logger tells his Story
W.S. helping the economy
To the editor,
If the space is available, I
would like to express my
f e e lin g s a n d o p i n i o n s
concerning some questions I’ve
been asked prior to the
National Geographic story in
the April 1979 issue. I’m not
too much for big long words, so
instead of sounding like Mr.
Spock, 111 speak plain and
simple.
First of all, my story begins
when I was 16 and I used to go
out and watch my dad, Delton
Switzler, fall trees and I was
quite impressed watching some
great Noble Firs shake the
ground with a thunderous
crash. So I was convinced that I
wanted to be a logger.
It was a lot of work and
sweat and sore muscles', but I
liked the job, seeing deer, elk,
b e a rs, w ild h o rse s and
everything else clear down to
ants—and, of course, bees!
I was 19 when my former
b o ss, S am m y D a n z u k a ,
brought David Boyer up in the
woods to photograph loggers. I
lucked out when he picked me
for his pictures. I was the
youngest logger in the falling
business, anyway. He told me
not to be nervous and do my
job like he wasn't there. So I
proceeded to fall and work up But unfortunately, one of them
some Douglas Firs for him. He cut his foot last year because he
took about 30 pictures and he had no ears. Now he wears a
told me I was going to be in the size 8 on one foot and a 9 on the
National Geographic book.
other. (Just kidding again).
I never believed it and my
Logging isn't all work and no
friends never either until the play, th o u g h . On some
book came out a few years weekends we would take turns
later. I was surprised to say the bringing some cold beer out on
least.
a hot day and after work we
A lot of people asked me if I would shoot the breeze and
got paid for it. To ease bring up some pretty hilarious
everybody’s curiosity, I never things th at happened to
got a dime for it. However, I do someone while at work. All-in-
consider myself very fortunate all, we laugh and have fun and
to have my picture seen sometimes half of the crew
worldwide. I’m sure the rest of winds up at Pine Grove.
the people that was in there feel (Sound familiar?)
the same.
Even though a tree is a
I would like to thank my beautiful thing to cut down, it
father for giving my brothers has to be done to keep our mill
and me know ledge and and its employees going.
patience. If it wasn't for him
Well, to close my letter, I
I'd probably have battle scar: would like to thank the logging
from my saw. My father taugh
bosses for giving me the
me everything I know, such a: opportunity to work with them
raising cattle, riding wile and I hope to work with them
horses and, of course, running in the future. And I thank you
the chain saw. But the birds and people for listening to my story
the bees I had to learn by and for your time.
myself. I must be a fast runner
because I'm not married yet! I With my best wishes to you for
a successful New Year,
had to be fast to outrun all
them bullets. (A little humor
Jay Switzler, tribal member
there).
Now that I know about
falling. I’ve been trying to teach P.S. Keep up the excellent
a few of my friends how to fall. work, Spilyay Tymoo!
Inmate blasts Gene Smith letter
To the Editor,
In Spilyay issue 13 was a
letter headed “No response to
jail concerns.” Now in the
number 17 issue a letter was
written by police captain Gene
Smith. In my eyes this is very
much an exercise of favoratism
and shows his narrow-minded
view. Here in Oregon officers
exercise, in my view, what I call
malice, fraud, corrupt intent,
m alfesan ce, n o n -fe a sa n c e,
oppression, official miscon
duct, all under color of the law.
The biggest criminals are in
our law enforcement and in
their official capacity, a long
line of intended manipulations
happens because of lack of
good faith. Let me put it this
way, when you commit a crime
you face time, ignorance of the
law is no excuse for any man,
even officers of the law.
So, Mr. Gene Smith, if you
are reading this please learn to
exercise law enforcement in
good faith and not through
one-sided views like making an
allegation against Mr. Stwyer
which is a real put-down. I
t h o u g h t y o u w e re a n
intellectual being a police
captain (with a small c). Now
I’m not fully satisfied in making
my broad-minded view. I have
no recommendations for our
unethical, ill-minded criminal
injustice system.
This person is an enrolled
Warm Springer. This person is
standing up for all inmate
rights. This person has trapped
the unethical law enforcement
officials. They should learn to
exercise jail time, moral codes
and ethics as law enforcement
officials using Equity. As of
this moment. I'm now in the
process of cleaning house here
at this institution, awaiting
more allegations to file several
writs. Us human beings or
American Indians are under
r e p r e s e n t e d in c o u r ts
throughout the United States
because of ill feelings. That’s
okay though, we’re tough and
making a comeback in politics.
Now brothers and sisters, grasp
onto that education so you
won't be taken advantage of in
whatever way.
White-eyes say, here corne a
bunch of Indians with a bunch
of money. Alright, Toe-Smart
Ones, let’s rip ’em off, legally.
We now must exercize equity
within the tribe and not ill-
m in d e d c o m p e titiv e n e s s .
Everyone looks at one another
as a big joke. Well the joke’s on
you. White-eyes has manipu
lated you royal. Toe-smart
Injuns, they say, are always
fighting among each other.
Yes, even right now you are
exercising White-eyes teach
ings, I can do better at this,
better at that; but it really is
who can wreck the best car,
consume the most alcohol,
smoke the most joints, pop the
most hits of whatever, play the
by The Madras Pioneer
Jefferson County has had the distinction of having one of
the “healthiest” economies in the state, with unemployment
well below the statewide average and nearly half that of
neighboring Crook and Deschutes counties.
We can be thankful for a diversified economy based on
agriculture, tourism, timber, etc., for the condition that we
find ourselves in today. Things are definitely not good, but
they are still considerably better than in many other
locations.
A large- part of the credit for the local economy goes'to the
stabilizing effect and employment provided to this area by
the Confederated Tribes and those industries associated
with the Warm Springs Reservation.
This fact is too often overlooked, but we recognize and
appreciate the employment, trade and stability that the
Warm Springs Reservation has long provided to this region,
EIA approach praised
Members of the Confederated made the decisions and efforts,
and gave the cooperation and
Tribes
dedication that has brought us
Warm Springs, Oregon
this far in a program that
seemed a formidable task. I
Dear Members:
have enjoyed our working
relationship and I would hope
My wife and I would like to that 1982 will see a successful
thank your Range Committee, completion of our E.I.A.
the Extension Office, the Tribal program.
Council, and the members of
Thanks again for a fine meal,
the Confederated Tribes of the gifts of appreciation, and I-
Warm Springs for the beautiful very m uch enjoyed the
appreciation gifts we received pagentry of the 1982 Princess
at the 1982 Princess Night on selection.
December 29, 1981, at the
Longhouse at Warm Springs.
Sincerely,
I would like to commend
highly the approach being
Lee A. Wallace
taken on the reservation in
Virginia F. Wallace
d ealing w ith th e E .I.A .
10120 N. 1st Street
problem, and also those who
Terrebonne, Oregon 97760
best games on one another. In
this manner you don’t earn
anything but frustration, heart
ache, anger, jealousy, self-
destruction, jailtime, loss of
job, friends, wife, death, and
family. All this, just because of
com petiveness, and in a
childish manner. I can’t recall
this being the Indian way. Our
real problem is the ill-minded
White-eyes and their crooked
systems.
I must close now, but I’d like lanuary 12-14 Natural Resource Workshop
to share this all with you. We’re
subject to injustice always, and lanuary 12-14 Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
I’m doing something about it Ocean Shores, Washington
by making a comeback with the
1981 w a r r io r ’s w e a p o n - lanuary 18 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 9:00 a . m. Enrollments
politics. I’ll be enroute to the
2. 10:00 a.m. Hydro Report/Chrpnology
Am erican Indian Lawyers
Preliminary Discussion/ ÉGÉ Meeting
,
Training. 1 am tired of being
called a Blanket Ass Indian.
Education is mandatory for us January 19 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
all. Do you think our great
1. 10:00 a.m. Management Plan (Tentative)
chiefs had education? Well they
did. They had education to
lanuary 20 Tribal Council Meeting; 9:30 a.m,
fight for what is right.
-«.-1-.. 10:00 a.m. Block Grants-Bob Jackson
2. 11:00 a m . Comp Plan Review Bd-Findings <£
P.S. Go to the longhouseand
Issues/Comp Plan -
pray for a better life. All your
friends will not give you that lanuary 21 Tour of In-Lieu Sites— Columbia River
life, but the Great Spirit will.
Tribal Council Agend
The only jailhouse lawyer
who won’t kiss the
administration’s hind end, or
listen to people who act
without good faith,
Martinez Charles
E-359 42647
2605 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97310
lanuary 25 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. 509-J Report
2. 2:00 p.m. Realty—Water situation on
Island Area
lanuary 26 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. Management Reports
2. 2:00 p.m. Justice Service Administrator
Tribal Court
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