Page 4 September 27.1982
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Editorial
(The way it is)
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Letters to the editor
Lasting memories
Warm Springs Tribal Council
and 4-H Heritage Club
The dust has settled on the
“4-H Breakaway ’82” Wagon
Train from Hillsboro to Kah-
Nee-Ta. However, many fond
memories will linger on. Our
thoughts turn to those who>
helped to make our venture a
success.
Foremost in these thoughts
are the exchange with Warm
Springs 4-H and our trek as
guests across the reservation.
All of us will long remember
the warm welcome we received
at Log Springs Corral as well as
Who really
the b re a th ta k in g scenery,
delicious food and the sharing
of your culture.
This experience has taught
us to respect our fellow man
and his environment. Your
g r a c io u s h o s p i t a l i t y is
so m e th in g we will ' long
remember.
Please extend our apprecia
tion to all those who made our
4-H visit such a highlight.
With heartfelt thanks,
Lyle Spiesschaert, Ramrod
Pioneers of “4-H Breakaway
ur*
Escort enjoyed trip too
To the Editor,
On August 22, 1982, I had
the privilege of escorting the
Warm Springs seniors to the
N ationallndian Conference on
Aging in Reno, Nevada. This
had to be the nicest group of
people I have worked with.
The people of Warm Springs
should be so proud of the
showing at the powwow in
Sparks by these seniors. They
were dressed beautifully and
were the best dancers. Also, the
CHRs and Gayle Rogers are
to be complimented for all their
The following letter is one I
w rote to the R ecreation
Committee about rafting on
the Deschutes River, August
18, 1982.
Louie Pitt, Chairperson of
the Recreation Committee,
represented my feelings at a
meeting on August 20 with the
K ah -N ee-T a B oard T ask
Force, Kah-Nee-Ta Manage
ment, and Tribal Management
regarding commercial rafting
on the Deschutes River. It was
brought out bv only a few
people at this meeting that
perhaps Tribal Members do
not want rafting on the
Deschutes River for a number
of reasons.
A very important decision
like this, that would affect all
Tribal Members and future
generations, should be taken to
Tribal Members. It should not
be dictated to Tribal Members
(who are supposed to be the
governing body) by Enterprises
on a change of policy. Where
does it say in our Constitution
that policy changes affecting
our people and reservation be
decided by an Enterprise? All
tribal members should be able
to exercise our entitled rights as
Tribal Members, to have a say
on opening the Deschutes
River for any type of use.
I strongly urge each of you to
let the Kah-Nee-Ta board,
K ah-N ee-Ta M anagem ent,
Tribal Council Representa
t iv e s , a n d o u r T r i b a l
Darlene Gaines
Sales Rep./Escort
Escort Bus Line
Bend, Oregon
To all my relatives and friends,
Thank you for your concern
during my recent hospitaliza
tion. The phone calls and visits,
and all the flowers, I really
appreciated. I’m sorry if I was
taking a snooze when some o f
you were there to visit.
Whoever brought the flowers
during one of my siestas (you
didn’t leave a name), but I say
thank you.
I told my daughter not to tell
anyone I was taken over in the
ambulance, so as not to cause
any worry—it really wasn’t her
fault for not letting my sister
(etc.) know. Again, thanks to
everyone and God bless you all.
Love from Grandma, Auntie,
and Sis—• Caroline Tohet
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M
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.Thanks
for
support
wants Deschutes rafting?
M anagem ent, know your
feelings about opening up the
Deschutes River. Perhaps we
should ask for a General
Council meeting so there will
be more communication made
with us.
Whatever , decision is made,
we. Tribal Members, need to
have input.
There obviously are a lot of
Tribal Members that oppose
added usage of the Deschutes
River. This is the concern
Tribal Members have. Many of
us feel we are not being
represented in our view:
* In the land Use Comp Plan it
was identified th a t some
Tribal Members opposed more
recreational usage on the
D e s c h u te s ; so m e w e re
undecided.
* Remember the petition for
the ski resort? Tribal Members
did not want Mt. Jefferson to
be “developed” for recreational
use. Let’s keep our land for us
and our use (legalities would be
of great concern and would
need to be very clear).
* Why have we, as Tribal
Members, paid for the Land
U se C o m p P l a n , th e
Recreational Needs Assess
ment Survey, along with the
K ah -N e e -T a N A D S A T
reports? (They all clearly show
there are concerns about
developing our recreational
resources.) Were these only tr
be put aside? I certainly hope
not. (Especially in these times
of tight money and water
issues).
“Wojo” to entertain
For an evening of entertain
ment at no charge, plan to
attend a mini-concert given by
Max Gale (Wojo of TV show
“Barney Miller”) at the Warm
Springs Community Center
October 1 at 7 p.m.
Sincerely,
Thank you for caring and helping
To the Editor,
To Tribal Members of the
Warm Springs Reservation,
hard work. I was very proud to
be a part of this group.
Gale will be here to entertain
a t th e W a rm S p r in g s
Elementary school during the
day and at the Center in the
evening. Gale does benefits for
Indian communities across the
nation, according to coordina
tor Caroline Cruz.
Tribal Members are to be
protected and represente I not
only through themselv« s but
through the above mertioned
and by the Tribal < ouncil
Representatives (Con litution
and By-Laws, Articl« 1, item
(b).
If Kah-Nee-Ta wa> s to look
into rafting they si >uld talk
with Tribal Merr ’ers and
regard th eir inr it. This
decision will affect all Tribal
Members for year to come
along with the land
Who wants raftin ? Let them
speak and show why they want
rafting and see if it is acceptable
to Tribal Members.
There must be many legal
issues on both sides. Tribal
Members need to be aware of
all legalities and rights involved
so Tribal Members can make
the decision. We are all
affected.
Perhaps a General Council
meeting with Kah-Nee-Ta or
whoever wants the rafting
would be called for. Some way
we need more input from
Tribal Members and protect
tion of our resources.
Pinky Beymer
PO Box 535
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
We would like to take this
time to express our apprecia
tion and gratitude to all the
people who gave both spiritual
and physical help during the
illness and loss of our mother
an d g ra n d m o th e r, Jo y ce
Sutterlee Ortiz. Words cannot
truly express haw greatly
appreciated were the cards,
flowers, donations, prayers,
understanding and love given
use. We shall carry in our lives-
each day the blessings you have
given through your assistance.
We would like to apologize
to the many friends we didn’t
contact at the time of our loss.
It was a time of great sorrow
and great turmoil for our
family. For the many people
who ask about our taking our
mom to the Wapato cemetery
for burial, we followed the
wishes of our mother by having
the burial in Wanato.
Bad times seem to follow one
after another, but again our
friends and family responded
to assist us following the recent
vandalism of our home in West
Hills. Our home was broken
into while we were away during
the last week of August. It was
heartbreaking to return home
to find our personal things had
fallen into the hands of
vandals. So many of things had
been given to us by my mother
and they can’t be replaced.
Again, in no time the people
of this com m unity came
forward, to help us attempt to
gain some order in our lives.
T hey gave m uch-needed
furniture and food donations
so we could rebuild our lives.
Thank you, you are in our
prayers each day.
Lydia Crane and family
Commission mtg. Oct. 19
There will ’ be a regional to be held at the Agency
meeting of the Committee on L o n g h o u se th a t evening
Indian Services for the State of beginning at 7 p.m.
If you have any questions or
Oregon on October 19 from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the would like to present testimony
Employee Development office. to the Commission concerning
There is also tentatively services to Indian communities
planned a community meeting in Oregon, contact Rudy
Clements at 553-1161. ext.
298.
Magic show scheduled Oct. 8
N AIWA will be sponsoring a
M agic Show on F riday,
O ctober 8, 1982 a,t the
Community Center beginning
at 8 p.m.
Advance tickets will be
available soon for $3.50 each.
At the door they will cost more.
Please try to purchase your
tickets from NAIWA members
in advance as our club will
receive 50% of advance ticket
sales and only 10% of sales at
the door and tickets sold by a
salesperson on the phone. If
you have any questions please been scheduled for October 30,
call Winona at 553-1161, ext. 1982 at Kah-Nee-Ta. There will
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be prizes for costumes. More
Coming Soon!! A Hallo details to follow. For more
w e e n C o s tu m e D a n c e information contact Winona at
sponsored by NAIWA has 553-1161, ext. 232.
Office has moved
The office of the Juvenile th e O ld A d m in is tr a tio n
Coordinator Harry Hintsala Building on Kota Street. His
has been moved to the legal new telephone extension is 304.
aide trailer located just south of