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c Page 4 March 1,1985 < J S P IIY A Y tymoo J Editorial E Coosh EEWA: (The way it is) . Letters to the Editor— " Hot meals served Warm Springs people inspiration for writing To the people of Warm Springs First of all, I would like to thank Sid Miller and Donna Behrend for making it possible for me to have a story in the Spilyay Tymoo. Out of all the letters I have received from famous writers and producers, their’s was the one that meant the most to me. I will forever be grateful to them for giving me the opportunity to show my skills as a writer to the people of Warm Springs. But the people I would like to thank the most are the members of my family. Without them, I wouldn’t be here to write a sent ence. I love them aH. My mother, father, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles and cousins. But with great respect, I would like to thank my grandfathers: Fred Bobb, Delbert Frank, Sr. and Jim Barr; and my grandmoth ers: Cecelia McKinley, Maxine, Bessy and Katherine Barr. I will never forget the inspiration all these people have been tome, especially Fred Bobb, the man I never knew, and I wish I were alive at the time he was. I love you all. More people I would like to thank.are the people of Warm Springs, Oregon. W ithout you, I wouldn’t even have the slight est idea of what to write. You are my inspiration. I will laugh, Senior Hot Meals are served cry, sing, and grieve along with every Tuesday and Thursday at you for as long as I live. I love the Senior Citizens Center. you all. Seniors age 60 and over are elig People with comments on my work, feel free to write and and share them. Write: Frederick D. Bobb, P.O . Box 34, W arm Springs, Oregon 97761. A tax workshop held Febru Thank you all for your being ary 26 and 27 proved beneficial you. to those people doing their own Sincerely tax returns. A second set pf Frederick D. Bobb work sessions will beheld March 19 and 20 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. ible for free meals. Those indi viduals under 60 are charged $2.00 each—pay a t the door. Menus are posted. Tax help appointments made Those wishing assistance in completing income tax returns are asked to call Nancy Jolstead at the Adult Learning C enter,. 553-1428, to make an appoint ment. Appreciation for honor Why are you going to teach Indian children everyone of you for being with us and giving us the comfort of Words cannot express our W arm Springs tradition. T a appreciation of your support Reverend Elston, Richard Macy, and overw helm ing kindness Wilson Wewa, the singers and during this most difficult time drummers, and all of those who of our loss. You have made the prepared the beautiful meal— burden of grief much easier to thank you again. It is a privilege and an honor bear by sharing it with us. The honor of the memorial to be considered a part of the service and dinner at the Long- Warm Springs community. house will stay in our hearts Sincerely, forever. The Waldron Lessert Family We wish to thank each and This is reprinted, with permis sion, from The Circle. It was originally excerpted from the book, “Every Woman Has a Story.” To the people of Warm Springs, • llH iM i take for granted as universal? Please remember that “different from” is not the same as “worse than” or “better than” and the yardstick you use to measure your life satisfactorily may not be appropriate for their lives. Dear Teacher, The term “culturally-deprived” Before you take charge of the V was invented by well-meaning classroom that contains my child, middle-class white to describe please ask yourself why you are something they could not under going to teach Indian children. stand. Too many teachers, unfortu W hat are your expectations? W hat rewards do you antici nately, seem to see their; fòle as pate? W hat ego needs will our a rescuer. My child does not need to be rescued; he does not children have to meet? , Write down and examine all consider being an Indian a mis of the information and opinions fortune. He has a culture, prob you possess about Indians; what ably older than yours;.he has are the stereotypes and untested meaningful values and. a rich assumptions that you bring with and varied experimental back you into the classroom? How ground. However strange or in many negative attitudes towards comprehensible it may seem to Indians will you put before my ,you, you have no right to do or say anything that implies to him child? What values, class prejudices- -that; he is less than satisfactory. Our children’s experiences and moral principles do you Want to buy typew riter The Warm Springs Presby terian Church is in need of a. good used typewriter, manual or electric. If you happen to have one lying in a closet unused and are interested in donating it or selling it to the church, con ta c t K a re n S m ith or? Jim Ackerson. Shop looking for items The Kah-Nee-Ta Village Craft Shop will be opening M arch-1 for the 1985 season. We would like to offer unique, Indian- crafted items for sale to our guests. Have you any items that could be sold in our shop? If so, please contact Bernyce Court ney at the Kah-Nee-Ta Village Steamed bears The Kah-Nee-Ta Village p o o l will reopen March 1 after having been closed fo r refurbishing. The three bears still overlook the p ool and the cold winter days combined with the warm p o o l mineral water surround them with steam. B r h Toe Ness The lawyers wife told the maid, “I think my husband is having an affair with his secretary.” “Oh, so, said the maid, your just saying that to make me jealous.” YIKES Order monuments locally Order your loved ones’ head stones, monuments or markers now while the weather is bad so they will be ready to set when the weather is good. Various sizes, colors, designs and prices, Pickup for sale SS SS SS 1983 Nissan 4x4 King Cab 5-- After the big court battle the judge said, “This court finds you not speed. Loaded—air condition guilty 6f horse rustling. The accused, “Oh, thank you, your honor. ing, power brakes, power steer Does this mean I can keep the horse?” YIKES ing, four steel belt radials, four studded radials, sliding rear SSSSSS window, A M /F M cassette, tilt P at Leno-Baker bought her self a enlarger-, some film developing steering wheel. Matching glas- trays, but here iately she has been bugging everybody for burned stile canopy. 37,000 highway out light bulbs, seems as though she wants to start a dark ro o m .. miles. $8,000 or best offer. Con tact Anita Jacksonat 553-1161, YIKES ext. 278 Monday through Friday. SS S SS S For patients of things they don’t want to hear in a hospital. Doc. You’ve only got a year to live. Patient: Another doctor said I had two years to live. Doctor: T hat’s three years right there. What are you complaining about? YIKES ss ss s s ^ frQm the Editor Craft Shop, phone num ber, 553-1112, ext. 459. Consignment is available for all items suitable for sale in our shop. Also needed at the Craft Shop historical photographs, prefer able of all three Tribes, to be used to produce postcards. all ordered to your wishes-—We will oblidge. We also have avail able beautiful silver square frames that could be engraved with your loved one’s picture. This is weatherproof, burglar and vandal proof—lasts forever! This frame would be sealed right onto the stone. You Have to see it to appreciate its beauty. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , co n tac t Lucinda Greene at her home, on the road, or call her at the Community Center for appoint ments. have been different from those of the “typical” white middle- class child for whom most school curriculum seem to have been designed (I suspect that this “typical” child does not exist except in the minds of the cur riculum writers). Nonetheless, my child’s experiences have been as intense and meaningful to him as my child’s. Like most children of his age, he is competent. He can dress himself, prepare a meal for him self, clean up afterwards, care for a younger child. He knows his reservation, all of which is home, like the back of his hand. He is not accustomed to hav ing to ask permission to do the ordinary things that are part of normal living. He is seldom forbidden to anything; more Usually the consequences of an action are explained to him, and he is allowed to decide for himself whether or not to act. His entire existence since has been old enough to see and hear has been an experimental learn ing situation, arranged to pro vide him with the opportunity to develop his skills and confi dence in his own capacities. Dedicated teaching will.be an alien experience for him. He is notself-conscious in the way many white children are. Nobody has ever told him his efforts toward independence are cute. He is a young human being energetically doing his job, which is to, get on with the process of learning to function as an adult human being. He will respect you as a person, but he will expect you do to likewise to him. He has been taught, by per ception, that courtesy is an es sential part of human conduct and rudeness is an action that makes another person feel stupid or foolish. Do not mistake his patient courtesy for indifference or passivity. He doesn’t speak standard English, but he is no way “lin guistically handicapped.” If you will take the time and courtesy to listen and observe carefully, you will see that he and the other Indian children commun icate very well, both among themselves and with other Indi ans. They speak “functional English” very effectively, aug mented by their fluency in the silent language. They will know th e ir feelings and attitu d e s without hearing your voice. They will learn involuntarily. What they learn will depend on you. Will* you help my ehild to learn to read, or will you teach him that he has a reading prob lem? Will you will help him develop problem-solving skills, or will you teach him that school is where you try to guess what the teacher wants? Will he learn that his sense of his own value and dignity is valid, or will he learn that he must forever be apologetic and ‘^trying harder” because his isn’t white? Can you help him to acquire the intellectual skills he needs without at the same time imposing your values on top of those he already has? Respect my child. He is a per son. He has a right to be himself. Yours very sincerely, His Mother Tribal Council Agenda March 4 Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:00 a.m. Council Business 2. 10:30 a.m. Mini Powwow (M ona Jim) 3. 1:30 p.m. Council Compensation Referendum 4. 4:00 p.m. Rafting Legislation (Jim Noteboom) 5 P.M . (?) Water Meeting Report March 5 Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:30 a.m. Ken Smith 2. 1:30 p.m. Stan Speaks, Area Director March 6 Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:00 a.m. Tree Thinner (Grant Clements) 2. 1:30 p.m. Minutes March 11 Tribal Council Meeting 1 .9:00 a.m. Learning Center (Jody Calica) 2. 1:30 p.m. Nursing Home (Bob Jackson, Olney Patt) 3. (?) p.m. Attorney Contract March 12 Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:00 a:m. 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