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Warm Springs and Wasco...
How to read and write the languages
One peculiarity of the sounds
“k,” “q,” “x,” “x ,” “g,” is that
they can be pronounced with
the lips rounded (as they are
when saying the vowel “u ”). If
you do this, the result, is a “w”
sound following the consonant.
Sounds made this way are there
fore written with a “w”: “kw,”
“qw,” “xw,” “gw,” and “gw.”
These sounds may occur not
only at the beginning of a word
of syllable (as the “kw” sound
occurs at the beginning of the
English word “quick”) but also
at the end of a word or between
consonants. Some Indian words
with these sounds' are Jcwna
(“there”), ilkws (“fire”), saikw
(“stars in a group), qwalqwalla
(“turkey), xwaami (“above”) and
xwasxwai (“bluejay) in Warm
Springs. (Note that from now
on we will follow normal cus
tom and omit the dot under the
deep “ x ” in w riting W arm
Springs. When you seen an “x ”
in a W arm Springs word, you
can assume that it represents
the back “jt” unless noted oth
erwise.) Some Wasco words with
these sounds are kwais (“soon”),
m a k w st ( “ tw o ” ), ik w s x a t
(“m outh”), iqwasa (“fish skin”),
induqwsa (“I bit them ”), xwau
xwau (“gulping”), gw^nism (“al
ways”), and gwap (“across’^.
Warm Springs and Wasco
both have a sound written “F”—
“1” with a bar through it, usually
referred to as “barred-1”. This
sound is made by putting the tip
of the tongue against the upper
front teetb and allowing air to
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pass out the sides of the mouth,
so that a kind of hissing noise
results. Some people find that
they can learn to make this
sound by trying to pronounce
an “h ” and an “1” at the same
time. This sound occurs in pte
(“leaf), latx (“dirt”), and malaa
(“clean”) in Warm Springs, and
in fun (“three”), wafala (“lake”),
wimafr (“Columbia River”), watul
(“fire”) and wabltk (“breath,
life”) in Wasco.
If you combine a “t” sound
with this “F” sound, you come
up with a sound written (quite
logically) “t f ’(t-barred-l h ). this
sound occurs in tiupsa (“jum p
ing”) in Warm Springs and in
gut+qt (“eight”), iagaitl (“he is
big”) and itlalk (“black-tailed
deer”) in Wasco.
Spilvav Tymoo photo by Shewctyk
Warm Springs Culture and Heritage Department director Nina R ow e speaks to new teachers during
cultural orientation meeting.
The third cultural presenta
tion to new teachers in the 509-J
school district was held Novem
ber 15. Speaking on the recently
published book, The People of
Warm Springs, W arm Springs
Cultural and Heritage Depart
ment director Nina Rowe gave
an overview of the book’s con
tents.
Two teacher orientation meet
ings have previously been held
to acquaint teachers with the
culture of the W arm Springs
people, showing them the sim
ilarities and the differences be
tween the native American and
white cultures.
The first presentation included
a tour of the reservation and a
luncheon a t Kah-Nee-Ta. The
second consisted of an intro
duction to tribal government
and insights into Warm Springs
presented by manager of the
Department of Education and
Training Jody Calica. M JH com
munity liaison M ary Anstett
answered questions at that meet
ing raised by teachers.
These workshops are held for
teachers during school hours
and represent a positive ap
proach to the cultural problems
th a t som etim es exist in the
schools, feels Anstett. More cul
tural teacher orientation work
shops are scheduled for the fu
ture.
Tax status to be decided by State
by Cece Whitewolf
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Pacific Power representative Glen Ufford (pictured) and Steve Barret spoke to fifth grade students
at Warm Springs Elementary, November 26, concerning the safe use o f electricity.
Poster contest encourages ideas
The National Council of State
Garden Clubs in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, and
State Foresters extend an invi
tation to folks of all ages to
express their own environmen
tal ideas through the 1985 Smo
key Bear and Woodsy Owl pos
ter contest.
This com petition encourages
creativity. Contest rules are min
imal.
Posters should be based on
an environm ental theme, al
though it is not necessary to
incorporate Smokey or Woodsy
into the design. All ages are elig
ible with special invitations to
youths, senior citizens, and handi
capped persons.
Posters will be judged 20 per
cent on originality, design, slo
gan, artwork, and over-all effect
iveness of the message.
Maximum size is 12 inches by
18 inches.
Any art mediums and mate
rials may be used.
A rtist’s name, grade (or age)/-
and home address should be
printed in the lower right hand
corner on the back of the entry,
Com petition is divided by
grade levels: Division 1—kinder
garten through second; Division
2: third through fifth grades;
Division 3: Sixth through eighth;
D iv isio n 4: N in th th ro u g h
twelfth; Division 5; Above twelfth
grade; and Division 6; Special
(Senior citizens) (handicapped).
Posters received a first place
ribbon locally and are then elig
ible for State finals. State Win
ners go onto a competition at
the National level.
All entries are due by Decem
ber 5 at the Deschutes National
Forest Office, Attn: Poster Con
test, 1645 Highway 20 East,
Bend, Oregon 97701.
For. more inform ation con
tact Spilyay Tymoo at 553-1644
or 553-1161, ext. 274.
The State of Oregon and the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs have a difference of
opinion on the imposition of
the state income tax on Indians
who live and work on the reser
vation. The state believes that
only tribal members who live
and work on their own reserva
tion are exempt from the state
income tax. The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs believes
that all Indians should be ex
empt, regardless of whether or
not they are a tribal members
living and working on their own
reservation.
This difference of opinion may
soon be resolved. Legislation
will be introduced into the 1985
Oregon legislation to allow all
Indians living and working on a
reservation since 1979 to be
exempt from state income tax.
The tribal council, which helped
get this legislation introduced,
is very hopeful that it will pass.
In the mean time, if you are a
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs tribal member living
and w orking on the W arm
Springs reservation, the State
of Oregon cannot withhold your
state income tax.
Lost hunter walks out unharmed
On Saturday November 17th
Tony Boise became seperated
from his hunting party up in the
dense underbrush around the
Dahl Pine area on the north end
of the reservation. With dark
ness setting in causing the sense
of direction to become blurred,
he decided to spend the night
braving the cold snow and rain
under the best shelter he could
find.
Long about dark his com
panions were waiting at the spot
where they were to meet and
when Boise failed to show up
they reported it to the authori
ties that he was long overdue. In
the mean time the snow con
tinued to come down at a steady
rate and piling up fast making
vision imparable. Doing prob
ably what was the best he selected
the best site and shelter he could
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find and got out of the cold When daylight came he made his
snow for the night.
way out to the meeting spot
At the same time law officers where he met his hunting party
and his hunting companions unharmed, safe but a little hun
combed the area with search gry.
lights and sounds of car horns
and sirens. When Boise failed to
respond to their search they
became alarmed that something
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could have happened to him.
They alerted the search and
Decem ber 15
rescue units around the area
8:00-4:00 p.m .
and helicopters were coming in
from the 104th squardon out of at Community Center
the Seattle area.
Although uncomfortable and
cold Boise braved the night and
The State of Oregon currently
has several requirements that
must be met in order for a per
son to be exempt from the state
income tax. First, you have to
be a tribal member living and
working on your own reserva
tion. For example, you cannot
be a Umatilla living and work
ing on the W arm Springs reser
vation. Second, you must both
live and work on the reserva
tion. You are not exempt, even
if you are a W arm Springs tribal
member, if you live in Madras
and work on the reservation. It
does not m atter who you work
for, on the res^vationi; as jqpg
as your income is earned on the
reservation.
Many people who are eligible
for the exemption do not take
the day to day advantage of the
exemption. If you are allowing
the state to keep your state
income tax during the year, you
are one of these people. You are
giving the state an interest free
loan. You are letting the state
use your money in any way they
want without having to pay you
for its use. The smarter thing to
do is to stop withholding of the
state income taxes. To do this
go to the tribal accounting de
partm ent and request and sub
mit the form given to you by the
payroll staff.
There are advantages to Stop
ping the withholding that out
weigh the recovery of a illu-
sionary savings account held by
the state. If you owe the state
any money they will have to
come to you directly to recover
the sum, rather than deduct it
from your income tax refund.
For example, if the state is try
ing to collect child support that
it may have paid to your ex
spouse in the form of welfare
payments, they cannot deduct
that am ount from your state
income tax refund, if you have
not had the money withheld
during the year. Finally, if you
have about a $20,000 annual
income and you stop the state
income tax withholding, you
will take home about $ 100 more
a month.
Finally, if you are Indian and
you own fee land located on the
reservation, the state cannot as
sess any property tax on your
land. It dpes not matter that one
of1 jEHe owners 'is5 not a tribal
member. F o r example, if a tri
bal member is married to a
Yakima and both of their names
are on the deed to the fee land
on the reservation, the state
cannot tax either spouse’s inte
rest in the land. It is uncertain
whether that spouse has to be
an Indian. The State Attorney
General States in a 1983 letter,
“the fact that one spouse is an
enrolled member of the tribe
will be sufficient for exemption
purposes.”
The state’s interpretation of
exemption from state income
taxes is thus slightly different
from its interpretation under
the property taxes. With the
property taxes they are not dis
tinguishing between tribal mem
bers living on their own reserva
tions as they are with the state
income taxes. Hopefully, the
States opinion as to the state
income tax will soon be modi
fied.
Soules receives MIC award
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MANAGING EDITOR ....................................... .. Sid Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR ............................ . Donna Behrend
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Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs,
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and The Darkroom ext. 286
Early childhood education di
rector D acotah Soules received
a certificate from the Migrant
Indian Coalition in Hood River
for “Outstanding volunteer ser
vice to the project Headstart for
the period of November 1983
through November 1984.”
Coty has worked with the
Warm Springs early childhood
education program since 1965
when she entered the program
as a headstart teacher. She has
been well known for her work
in early childhood education in
Warm Springs, the state of
Oregon and nationally. Ac
cording to Jody Calica, Tribal
education/ training manager she
is highly thought of in the edu
cation field for her work.
Mini-Powwow
November 22-24,1984
Agency Longhouse
Electricity Safety
Warm Springs Housing Department training coordinator Anna
Hurtado explains some ways to conserve energy in homes to
Car oline Tohet during OSU Extension Service sponsored Energy
Fair held at the Community Center November 14.
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