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Page 2 July 1,1983 Spilyay Tymoo Pi-Ume-Sha activities result in results The following is the results of the annual Pi-Ume-Sha parade competition. Dance Results Women’s Fancy W ar Dance: 1. Tina Scott Yakima/W.S., White Swan; 2. Jillen Lamb, G ros-V entre, F t. Bellnap, Montana; 3. Annette Powder- fa c e , Y a k im a , W a p a to , Washington; 4. Pearl Johnson, W.S./Yakima, Warm Springs, and 5. Jenny Wesley, Yakima, Toppenish, Washington. Men’s Fancy War Dance: 1. Marty Pinnecosse, Northern Ute, Ignacio, Colorado; 2. A a ro n N esk ah i, N av ajo , Cortez, Colorado; 3. Leroy Seth, Nez Perce, Lapwai, Idaho; 4. Leon Thompson, Yakima, Satus, Washington and 5. Luke W hitem an, Blackfeet, Browning, Mon tana. W om en’s G raceful W ar Dance: 1. Dessa Neaman, Yakima, Toppenish, Washing ton; 2. Arlita Rhoan, W.S., Warm Springs; 3. Ernestine Totus, Yakima, Washington; 4. Lisa Jim, Yakima, Goldendale, Washington . and 5. Nancy T ailfeathers, W .S ./P a iu te / Wasco, Warm Springs. Men’s Straight War Dance: 1. Galen Yallup, Yakima, Toppenish, W ashington; 2. Francia Cullooyah, Kalispel, Cusick, Washington; 3. Arnie Pierre, Okanogan, Penticton, B.C.;1 4. Wiggy Sooksoit,. Paiute/Y akim a/W .S. Warm Springs and 5. Arnie Patrick, Walla Walla/Cayuse/Yakima, Mission, Oregon. W om en’s Team R ound dance: I . Shari Sampson, A u d re y O ln e y , A n n e tte Powderface; 2. Evette Bill, N aom i Bill, D arlene Bill Martinez; 3. Ada May Patrick, Cindy Patrick, Shirley Patrick; 4. Ernestine Totus, Karen Lucie, Wilma Bill. Men’s Team W ar Dance: 1. L u k e W h ite m a n , S t a n Martinez, Gilbert Cutfinger; 2. Wiggy S o o kso it, F rancia Culloyah, Arnie Pierre; 3. Leroy Seth, Del White, Johnny. Meniinick and 4. Ernie Phillips, Timmy Heath, Gary George. Girl’s Graceful War Dance Boys War Dance 7-11: 1. 16 and under: 1. Ju lia Yahtin named Onepennee, Yakima, Toppe Scotty Thompson, Yakima, Satus, Washington; 2. Ike nish, Washington; 2. Masami Queen Johnson, W.S., Warm Springs; D anzuka, W asco/Y akim a, 3. William Wesley, Yakima, W arm S p rin g s; 3. Ju n e Minthom, Umatilla, Pendle Toppenish, Washington and 4. Shawndee Yazzie, Navajo, ton, Oregon; 4. Candid Duran, Farmington, New Mexico. Rosebud Sioux, San Juan and 5. Minnie Johnson, W.S., Warm Springs. Stick game results Boy’s Straight War Dance: 1. Willie Jim, Yakima. Warm The eighth annual Pi-Ume- Springs; 2. Neville Dunn, Shoshone/ Bannock, Ft. Hall, Sha Stick Game Tournament Idaho; 3. Miguel Duran, was won by the team of five Rosebud Sioux, San Jose, players from Ft. Duchesne, California; 4. Ruben Duran, Utah. The Ft. Duchesne team Sioux, San Jose, California won the first place monies of and 5. John William Sam, $ 1,000 and championship satin W .S ./ N a v a j o , O a k la n d , jackets. Teams from various western California. Teen Girl’s Round Dance 12- states participated in the event. 16: 1. Sharey Redthunder, A total of ten teams competed Colville, Nespelem, Washing for the championship title. Miss Pi-Ume-Sha Second place monies and ton; 2. Laverne George, Dorothy Yahtin Yakima, Goldendale, Wash honors went to a Yakima, This y e a r’s Pi-U m e-Sha ington; 3. Nancy Johnson, Washington team. A Warm W .S., W arm Springs; 4. Springs team took third place queen was Dorothy Yahtin. Dempsena Polk, W.S., Warm with the team from Susanville, She sold 1,900 tickets which was the greatest number of Springs and 5. Mary Allen, California in fourth place. Yakima, Toppenish, Washing ton. Teen Boy’s Fancy Dance 12- 16: 1. Kelly Yazzie, Navajo, Continued from page 1 knowledge, Umatilla and Nez Farmington, New Mexico; 2. A m o s Y a z z ie , N a v a jo , area. However, a number of Perce never had fishing rights Farmington, New Mexico; 3. complaints were voiced by the on the Columbia through their M y r o n S c a b b y R o b e , fishermen and their families treaties. Warm Springs Chief of B la c k fe e t, W h ite S w an , about past law enforcement Washington and 4. Rocky officials and the tactics used P o lic e J e f f e r y S a n d e r s W in a s , S io u x / A n k a r a , during arrests. Also, a question expressed disappointment that Espanola, New Mexico was raised about the Indians the new code was not discussed receiving their “fair share” as and that the concerns raised at * Girl’s Round and War designated by Judge Belloni. In the meeting were not new to Dance six and under: 1. addition, others voiced their law enforcement personnel. Josephine Johnson, W.S., opposition about one law But because the agenda was not Warm Springs; 2. Yvonne Earl, enforcement agency governing followed, discussion of the W .S., W arm Springs; 3. the four Treaty Tribes since all code never came about. December Scown, Sho-Ban, four tribes were governed by However, following the day Ft. H all, Idaho; and 4. their own individual treaties. It long meeting, copies of the Adrienne Farrow, Umatilla, was expressed that by going newly written code were made Pendleton, Oregon. under another law agency other available to the fishermen. Boys War Dance six and S everal Y akim a trib a l then their own was an under: 1. Bleu J ay Kenoras, encroachm ent upon each m em bers ex p ressed th e ir Yakima, Goldendale, Wash tribe’s sovereign right to be self- feelings that often the tribal ington; 2. Buffalo H orse councils were not aware of the governing. E a stm a n , L a k o ta /W a s c o , The Yakima tribes’ position ordeals facing the people who Warm Springs; 3. Michael as stated by a Yakima tribal lived on the river and fished for Auld, Flathead, White Swan, “observer,” Delbert Olney, was a living. The Lacey Act, W ashington and 4. Jonas that the Yakima’s had a code to legislation that was used in the Miller, W.S., Warm Springs. govern the fishing of the recent “sting operation” on the Girls Round Dance 7-11 Y akim a people. Y akim a river against a number of years: 1. Irene Onepennee, fishermen backed this position fisherm en, was discussed. Yakima, Satus, Washington; 2. but voiced discontentment with O ln ey sa id it w as his Elsie Jim, Yakima, Golden the Y akim a e n fo rcem en t understanding that nothing in dale, Washington; 3. Tanya personnel. Olney questioned the Lacey Act repealed any of Selam, W.S., Warm Springs just what fishing rights the the sovereign rights of tribes to and 4. Darshan Carter, Sioux, Warm Springs, Umatilla and regulate their fishermen so the Madras, Oregon. Nez Perce had on the Columbia charges should have been tribal River. He made reference to a violations heard by tribal Huntington Treaty which he courts and not Federal courts. Olney went oh to define said the Warm Springs signed in 1865 relinquishing fishing subsistence, , the minimum rights on the river for irrigation amount of food and shelter to and farm equipment. He went maintain life, saying this no on to say that, to the best of his longer applied to subsistence tickets that have been sold in a long time. First runner up was Lena Ike followed by Rowena Begay then Lillie Van Pelt. Parade Results Floats: 1. Johnsons; 2. Julia Wolfe; 3. Felicia Rhoan and 4. Sena Polk. Traditional Women: 1, Matilda Mitchell; 2. Julie Wolfe and Laritta George. Traditional .Men: 1. Herb Stwyer and Virgil Windyboy. T r a d itio n a l G irls: 1. Darnella Miller; 2. Katrina Miller; 3. Lanna Arthur and 4. Jolene Soto. Horses: 1. Danni Katchia; 2. Michael Ranosa; 3. Rowena B egay a n d 4. S a b r in a Nanpooys. Traditional Drummers: 1. White River Singers. Vans: 1. Gabe Minthom Family; 2. Lena Ika; 3. Pyramid Lake and 4; Rena Suppah. Fishermen air discontent at meeting— S p ilyay Tymoo fishing because the people do not get enough fish to maintain life. He said the treaty gave the Indians the right to barter and that bartering was a way of life for the Indian but with the new code, bartering is a violation. Olney said, “We (the Yakima) stand on the treaty.” One topic expected to also be discussed, but was not, was the newly formed police depart ment which will soon start working in Zone 6 checking nets and enforcing the new code. Two officers will be hired from each of the four treaty tribes and work under the field su p e rv iso r hired by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com m ission a t the CRITFC Hood River office. It was orginally planned to have the police officers on the job by July 1, but due to delays, they won’t begin untilmid-July. The positions are co-financed by CRITFC and the four tribal governments. The new code, which has been approved by three of the four treaty tribes with Yakima not approving, will be enforced by the new police force when they begin working. Warm S p rin g s T r ib a l C o u n c il ap p ro v e d the code and included it as a section in their present tribal Law and Order Code. It can be found under chapter 340, Fishing Code. * Spilyay Tymoo S ta ff* ★★ * ♦ * * * * M ANA G ING EDITOR . . . ASSISTANT EDITOR . . Darkroom/Wrltar Reporter Typesetter ..- . . . A. . . . . . . .Sid Miller Donna Behrend Marsha Shewczyk Pat Leno Priscilla Squiemphen F O U N D E D IN M A RC H O F 1976 Published bi-weekly by tkp Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761; Located in “me Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 and The Darkroom ext. 286 Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year Renovation o f the existing detention and administrative facilities o f the Warm Springs police department will soon be underway. The BIA has appropriated SI 5 million for the renovation and when complete in about 18 months, the jail will befully modernised. The current holding capacity for ¡ prisoners is IS—when completed, the facility will have enough cell space fo r 45 men and women adults and juveniles. The portion o f the blueprint that appears darker will be the new portion of the facility. That, which is lighter, is the existing facility.
