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Soilvav Tumnn Page 2 October 21,1983- lym o o ,__ Spilyay Tymoo photo by MiUer Gordon Thayer, Minneapolis Area Vice President, far left, and Joe D e Law Crux, NCAI chairman, Peterson Zah, keynote speaker at the 40th annual convention of look on as Ron Winkler and Delbert Frank listen to Georgianna Tiger present an oral memorial on NCAI. the late Warm Springs chief A mos Simtustus, Sr. A Pendleton blanket was accepted by Frank from the Rules and Credentials committee to be given to Simtustus* wife, Dorothy. Tribal Council, who in turn will Zah agreed as both chairmen present the gift to Dorothy were present during the session. During the second session Simtustus. Peterson Zah, Chairman of there was time set to allow the Navajo Tribal Council was Jessie Jackson, a Black Civil the keynote speaker for the Rights leader, to address the 40th NCAI convention direct c o n v e n t i on . J a c k s o n ’s ing his remarks toward ' a appearance at the NCAI was nation-to-nation type of frame during a period of turmoil in work being done in the Indian Country; a time when Sbuthwest at the present time. the Secretary of the Interior Zah said that for over a handed in his resignation and hundred years, the Navajo and left many issues up in the air. Hopi tribes have befen fighting J a c k s o n ’s - tim in g a n d and have not been able to settle appearance was good if he was their differences or make any seeking support from all headway on afair settlement. It minority groups for him to'rhn is believed that the involveihent for the Presidency. Well-chosen words rang of the press, lawyers and the bureaucrats have been standing loud and clear to many as they in the way and causing the cheered his remarks. On several continous struggle between the occasions he included the Indians along with the Blacks, two tribes. Just recently, a meeting Hispanics and Asian Amer betw een the tw o T rib al icans, stirring excitment with Councils excluding lawyers, words like, “we must stand the press and BIA personnel together to fight for our rights, have been making a big we minorities must turn to each headway, said Zah. In the past other and not on each other to you would never see the Hopi fight for our rights, we cannot or Navajo Tribal Chairmen in survive alone.” Jackson went the same room. But working on on to say, “the U.S. has broken a nation-to-nation basis, things the treaties with the Indians. are starting to materialize and Broken promises and broken both Ivan Sidney, Chairman of treaties to the Indians, Blacks, the Hopi Tribal Council and Hispanics and Asian Amer icans.” He said the U.S. has kept its promises to rebuild Israel, rebuild Europe and now must rebuild and involve its Indian population. To arouse the group , he said, “We’re not fighting for charity, we’re fighting for parity.” Jackson’s words not' only excited many conferees, but disturbed others as well. As some cheered his statements, others left the room in disgust. I he week long convention included a feed and powwow from the host tribe the Oneidas. Also a pagentry of Indian beauty, as young Indian girls were vying for the “Miss NCAI” title. There were 14 girls in all from across the country and Alaska, Lenora Starr represented the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and did a great job. But in the final tally by the judges it was “Miss Colorado River,” Janise Tsosie of Parker River, Arizona who claimed the title. The 41st NCAI convention will be held in Spokane, Washington next year and the mid-year meeting will be held in Denver. Janise Tossie was crowned Miss NCAI 1984. S p ily a y T ym oo ★ * Spilyay Tymoo S ta ff* ♦ * ♦ * ♦ ♦ * MANAGING EDITOR ............................... ............ Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ................ ............... Donna Behrend Dark'room/Writer Reporter Typesetter Marsha Shewczyk Pat Leno Priscilla Squiemphen FO U N D E D IN M ARCH O F 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the 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 Spilyay Tymoo photo by Miller Scores of dancers turned out for the feed and powwow during the NCAI convention.
