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c Greene chosen as ) parent of tire year P age 2 { November 22, 1985 M anyyears of volunteer work, speaking before students, foster care w ork and travel represent- S pilyay T ymoo J powwow held November 22-24 The annual Thanksgiving mini powwow will be held at the Sim nasho Longhouse in con junction with the dedication of the Sim nasho Longhouse addi tion. The powwbw will be held November 22, 23 and 24. The mini-powwow has been held at the Agency Longhouse in past years. This year the com m ittee coordinated to join the Sim nasho'Longhouse com mittee in the celebration to be held at the new Longhouse. A T hroughout th é years, Ver pow w ow is not p lanned for bena says, her own children Thanksgiving, N ovember 28 at have willingly shared her with: the Agency Longhouse but the other children with whom she, bpys 1,7 and under. On Sunday was involved. She h^s found satisfaction in helping children and teaching them. ingthe W arm Springs tribes has E ducation Association as P ar resulted in Verbena G reene’S ent of the Y ear’ selection by the N ational Indian Initially nom inated by com munity members for the Oregon award Verbena went on to claim the award at national leve,L . The announcem ent of her se- lection was made at the October 20-24 N ational Indian Educa tion Associa,tionconference in Spokane, Washingtori, ç annual Thanksgiving dinners will be held at the Sim nasho and Agency Longhouse. ’The schedule for the mini- powwow and dedication are as follows: F riday morning—tradi tional Indian dedication.cere monies of thé Longhouse: six an d under girls and b"oys con t e s t and 7-12 years girls and boÿs. contests. S atu rd ay ’ sche dule is as follows: m orning— specials, name-giving ceremo- nies, giveaways and other cere monies; afternoon—to be an-' nounced, grand entry, 13-17 years of age girls and boys con tests; team dancing for girls and W ashat services will start a t 10- 10:30 a.m.; grand entry at 2 p.m.; fancy dance for 18 and up; ladies shawl/ cloth dance; mens dance; traditional 18 and up womens circle and mens, and the traditional senior division for men and women. Each even ing a blanket dance; will be held. D rum m ers will be paid and some lodging will be provided for visitors. Meals will be served during the three-day ceremonies and powwow. F or more infor mation contact Pierson Mitchell, 553-1406 or M ona Jim , 553- 1322. Anyone who wishes to m ake a d o n ation can contact M ona. W hen speaking to students in W arm Springs and across the state Verbena emphasizes sur vival. To any age student, from elementary school age to col lege age, she explains th at sur vival in to d ay ’s stressful world as long ago is aided by singing and prayer. Spifyay Tymoo photo by Shewcxyk Parent of the Year—Verbena Greene Phone changes noted """ Justice Services Center The following Tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs departments have recently moved to the new Justice Service Center. There have been assignments of new telephone numbers, and the new telephone numbers are as follows: . ' Emergencies/Police Department 553-1171 553-1172 Justice Services Administration 553-1002 l M l V erbena’s aw ard as Parent bf the Year “is an aw ard long overdue and much deserved by V e rb e n a ,” says O IE A vice- chairm an Jody Calica. It is de served “for thè years of volun tary service she has given to the tribes and local school district. ” Calica continues, “P art of her nature is th at she likes working w ith stu d e n ts an d p e o p le .” Verbena is very much appre ciated in the cbm m unity.” Spilyay tym oo pholo by Shewczyk FIRST TIME STUDENTS—SAar/ng space with Latch-Key, the Pre-school program enables youngsters to gain experience before attending elementary school. Approximately 30 people expressed a desire for admittance into a pre-school program. Authorized by Tribal Council the program has been in operation since November 1. Pictured are teachers aide Melinda Frank with Pre-school students. Candidates for MissWarmSpringssought Are yoil an enrolled sihgle fe m a le o f th e C o n fe d e ra te d T ribes of W arm Springs bet ween order “to -qualify '''for th e t title. T h is.y ear’s p ag ean t will J3.e_he.ld December 3() ataithe Agency dency on the reservation fo r at 'tme..^ea.E-a4:te.r. w i n ht» S p ily a y T y m o o * * * * * * * * Spilyay Tymoo Staff* * * * * * * * MANAGING EDITOR ....................................... Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ...............................Donna Behrend Darkroom Writer Reporter Typesetter Marsha Shewczyk j » ( Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 977.61. 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 T members. Over and over we went to district meetings hoping we would have input somewhere. All the concerns you all have. . th a t’s w hat we’re here for. . .we w an t to know w h at T rib a l Council can do to help us. “We look at all the mpney spent and we are concerned. We d o n ’t want to Spend it all and finally realize th at we made a mistake. W e’ve been over these time and tim e a g a in .. .W e’re all here because we’re concerned. This is the first time th at our people are going to have a chance to have input to a budget. Their concerns are going to be heard.” While w orking for the past Calica answered, stating that three weeks on the petition, “preliminary work has been done Clements said, she has heard on what it will look like if the “many, many concerns. Now, budget fails.” N othing is final. we’ve found a way to get our “We’re not trying to^care voters voices pack into the budget. into voting for the budget, th a t’s W hen we went to the polls on not fair, it’s not right to do that. the, Council raise; I hoped they The budget can stand on its o w n , would- listen w hen-it was de merits the way it’s presented feated. That, was a message to tonight. I voted yes because of you, not a threat. It was nothing the future.” to hold over you personally or Calica added, “Anytime we your integrity. We were hoping change direction, we have to be o u t concerns would be h e a rd ... pretty clear about what we’re We need definite answers so doing. We hope to change direc th at we’ll know w hat to go on, tion, w ithout hurting people.” what we expect from you and A ccording to. Nelson w allul- w hat you expect from us as tri- atum , if the November 26 vot bal m em bers.” ’' , ing goes against the budget, tri M any people stated that o th bal council would go through the ers have been threatened with same budgeting process, “ifever their jo b s if they supported the we find out the objections.” A petition or voted no for the 1986 budget referendum n o t pass Novem ber 26, people said they have been “threatened” with job layoffs and term ination. People also speculated th at senior citi zens pensions would be elimi- nated, per capita and bonus payments would be stopped and a three-m onth shutdow n would occur. Council has, and is con tinuing to, investigate all alter natives. Daisy Ike said she felt threa tened. “We#! stand together. 1. we’ve been quiet long enough. She asked th at each Council member explain why they voted for the budget. TaffeffFcarr be, eitherm od-ern o r tra d ifio n al. .title, C ontestants w flrálso be j'Udgèd 4. If selected as Miss W arm on dancing abilities and inter Springs, the candidate must be views with the judges. Each able to travel to other pageants, contestant will give a three to e v e n ts , i n t e r t r i b a l b u s i five m inute speech presentation ness/social events public rela about herself.. tions events and other events a« A pplications forms can be necessary.-; picked up at the T ribal Council >5. Candidates must be dedi office and a t the Culture- and cated and \yil|ipg to. learn, jf H eritage office at the Com m un Contestants will be judged on ity Center. F or m ore inform a their appearance, poise and perso tion contact Anna Clements at nality plus a three fofive minute 553-1161, ext. 290. ^ x t.s224 (To be in service 12/1/85) the ages of 18 and 25 years of Longhouse. age and looking for sotriethirig Police Administration/Chief of 1. C andidates m ust.be 18-25 new and exciting in your life? years of age and never have Police/ Captain/Lieutenant T hen perhaps you are ju st the been m arried or have depen 553-1161 person who should apply to'run dents. Ext. 272 for the 1986 Miss W arm Springs 2. Candidates must be a mem title. Ext. 273 ? ber of the» Confederated Tribes The Miss W arm Springs com o f W arm Springs an d a resident Corrections/ Dispatch mittee is looking for candidates of W arm S prings for a t least 553-1161 for the' till? .Certain rules and one year. Ext. 342 regulations must be followed in 3. Candidates must retainfesi- Ext. 343 (To be in service by 12/1/85) Tribal Prosecutor Budget, petition concerns heard (Continued from page 1) 553-1161 co m in g .. .And I see a tribe that new budget would have to be budget. All Tribal Council mem Ext. 300 respects individuals and acts in prepared and posted for 90 days. bers. assured the gathering th a t/ Ext. 301 the best interest of all members. Everything; “would be on hold “no one (Tribal Council or m an “ So, we’re here at the cross* until we go th rough this process agement) has, threatened any-; Investigations — BI A and Tribal one.” In reality, if the budget roads. I think we have a chai* again.” 553-1257 P etitioner Janice Clements fails, “we ju st d o n ’t have the lenge. I think Council needs the 553-1121 help of the people because the stated th at current concerns are money to spend,” said Chief Ext. 414 challenge we have, th a t’s th e not limited to the 1986 budget. Delvis H eath. “T h a t’s a fact, facing us, is not going to “We heard them many times not a threat. Fire and Safety Chief Jerry Huff and his secretary future get any easier. I hope th at your before. T h at’s what brought our High unem ploym ent am ong will also move over to their Justice Center offices in dream s can be shared with the petition about. We fail to get tribal members, w hich is esti December. Until the Fire and Safety Chief and his dreams of the Council members. the answers when we enter the m ated between 20 and 40 per meetings; We fail to get cent, was a concern mentioned. secretary move over to their new offices, all Fire and L et’s focus on what kind of district the answers when we enter T ri Sim nasho elder M atilda M it future we w ant.” Safety personnel can be reached by calling extension Because it is unknow n what bal Council. We fail to get sup chell advised the younger peo 208 or 553-1634. exactly will happen should the p o rt from our Tribal Council ple, “ maybe you should stop Fire and Safety 553-1634—Agency Fire and Safety Station 553-1161—Ext. 208 Agency Fire and Safety Station Ext. 200 Fire and Safety Chief and Secretary (Effective December 11, 1985) 553-1900 Simnasho Fire Station rale h r p your drinking, maybe this is the reason you’re losing your jo b s,” Daisy Ike stated that “we want jobs. We have non-mem bers w orking an d tribal members living on welfare. Now, w hat’s fair?” Ike continued, “ You have us backed in.a corner. . .we’fq standing u p .” B arbara Bobb expressed that she was .unhappy with the way in which the women working at T ektronix were laid off. “ Place ment would have been h elp fu l.. but they were dropped and for gotten,” she said. Bobb also questioned the cost of residen tial alcohol treatm ent and how much tribal money is used for that. “If people w ant jobs, then drugs and alcohpl should be secondary. The responsibility is with each'individual” to retain and'm aintain sobriety.-. . Bobb also suggested that may be WSFP1 could nianufacture log homes. “Why; pay someone else rent when we can build otir own?” were not hired. W e’re trying to do w hat we can to get those women em ployed.” said Delford Johnson. ■ Accordingto Charles Nathan, insurance manager, “$150,000 ffcpth the group medical plan was spent for 26 tribal employees or dependents to attend resi dential alcohol treatment irt 1985. IH S allocated $124,000 in 1985 for those with no means of funding. The same am ount is anticipated from IHS in 1986. Alvis Sm ith, Sr. asked two q u estio n s. “ Is th ere m ism a nagement of funds?” and “ Do we have too many managers?” He also asked if it was a conflict of interest to be a m anager as well as be a Council member. He advised tribal members, “ No m atter where you’re at or what you’re doing, d o n ’t forget that you are Native A m erican.’’ Tony Mitchell, who-signed the petition “ maybe just to get them off my back,” said; “when people are worried about just four or five employee’s salaries, why scare the hell out Of all tri bal members by holding off the whole dariged budget, when you can probably petition those sala ries?” Louie P itt stated that he felt the “purpose of the petitidn was to allow people to vote on their own business.” Daisy Ike summed up her feelings near the end of the meeting, stating, “ I think it’s tim e to s,top now while we have some future for our children. I sympathize with you, but you It was explained to Bobb that understood the responsibilities the sub-assembly plant was shut when you took the job. I thank down “ because th ere’e flat, no you fof having heavy ears, big work. The high tech field has. shoulders and big hearts fdr taken a d rop because of the bad taking in all you have tonight.” November 26, eligible tribal economy. The ladies are on unem ployment. We have asked man members, those 21 and over or m arried, will cast their ballots, agement to help place them and determ ining the fate of the 1986 they were interviewed, but for tribal operating budget. one reason or another, they i
