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Dedication opens Simnasho Longhouse to activities
Those attending the dedication o f the new addition to the Simnasho Longhouse joined together in
song to honor the new building.
The long-w aited ad d itio n to
the Sim nasho Longhouse was
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Ribbon-cutting concluded the day s dedication activities. Opening the new Longhouse are (left to N OVem ber22 Comm unity mem-
right) i Warm Springs chief D elvis Heath assisted by
a Pasha M arie Smith, elder M atilda M itchell and -
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elder Herb Stwyer,.
bers gathered to rem em ber the
L onghouse of yesterday and to
e x p re s s th e ir h o p e fo r th e
Longhouse of tom orrow .
The im portance of children
to th e L onghouse was em phas-
ized by the num erous com m un-
ity members who spoke in h o n o r
of the new religious and social
center. It is im p o rtan t fo r child-
ren to be guided by their parents
and directed in the p ro p er way
to carry on In d ian religious
ways.
D edication cerem onies began
w ith W ashut songs. C om m un-
ity m em bers and guests circled
the new Longhouse, symboli-
caIly wiping out the old tracks
of those w ho have gone and
m arking the freshly fallen snow
with new tracks in w hat is known
as t he “ Circle o f Life.” Paftici-
pants j n the ddy’s celebration
shared prayers, dinner, indivi-
dual speakers and ribbon-cutting
activities.
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Floor sparkles during opening ceremonies at new Simnasho Longhouse dedication.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by She wciyk
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Lisa Wallulatum signs guest register at Longhouse dedication.
Census bureau seeksimprovement in 1990
The B ureau of Census met in
O klahom a City, O ctober 30-31*
with Indian tribes from O kla
hom a and K ansas to review the
1980 Census data collection pro
cedures and to obtain tribal
input into the developm ent of a
tab u latio n system for the 1990
report th a t will m ore a p p ro p
riately meet the statistical needs
of the A m erican Indian popula-
tion: The review and questions
focused upon the heed for tribes
to-provide accurate population
d ata, by service area, to various
federal and state funding agen
cies.-/.-.
A m ajor problem identified
by the tribes was th at the fund
ing agencies only accept statis
tics com piled by the B ureau of
Census. U nfortunately, the 1980
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* Spilyay Tymoo Staff* * * * * * * *
MANAGING EDITOR ......... ............................. Sid Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR .„........... .................Donna Behrend
Dark'rÓQrrìJ'wjitor
Reporter
Typesetter
Marsha Shewczyk
Priscilla Squiemphen
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Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the
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Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year
Census rep o rt failed to tabulate
tribal population by service area,
C onsequently, the tribes did
n ot consider th e C ensus B ureau
count helpful and in m any in
stances saw it as being detri
m ental to their cause when re
questing funding from the va
rious governmental agencies. The
Bureau of Census personnelacknow-
ledged problem s with the 1980
Census procedures. They agreed
to w ork m ore closely with tribal
governments in the development
of a m ore useful statistical p ro
file of the American I ndian popu-
lation for the 1990 report.
Individual members honored
in Longhouse ceremonies
T h e first ac tiv itie s in th e
sparkling new addition of the
Sim nasho Longhouse were t hose
of celebration and thanksgiving.
F o llo w in g th e d e d ic a tio n
prayers and ribbon-cutting the
Longhouse was, open to danc
Testifying on Indian reserva alternative to the bills now being ing a n d a c tiv itie s c e n te re d
tion gam bling before the H ouse considered in Congress. She said: a r o u n d th e a n n u a l m i n i
Interior and Insular Affairs Com “ It is o u r desire to retain the powwow.
mittee; M ariah H orn, p rin cip al recognition of tribal sovereignty,«
Interspersed with dancing and
deputy solicitor in the D ep art to preserve bingo as an eco contests individual tribal m em
m ent of the Interior, reported no m ic activ ity av ailab le fo r b ers w ere reco g n ized . F irst
th at a recent B ureau of Indian tribes, to assure protection of joiners to L onghouse dancing
A ffairs survey indicated there the general populace from unde-: were Jo rd a n P att, Jolene Sim-
were 108 gam bling facilities on sirable im pacts of additional tusfus, Andy M cCloud IV ,T ony
Indian land. O f these, 104 had gam bling, and to resolve the Gilbert, Jr., Jesse Gilbert, Rosie,
bingo, 93 had pull tabs or punch uncertainty as to the legality of Gilbert, Angel S tar Berry, G rant
cards, 15 had card games, four gam bling on Indian land.” /
Clem ents, Sr., G rant Clem ents,
had casino g a m in g ,a nd 15 had
Principal elements of the pro Jr., William Clements arid Helen
other gam bling activities.
posed In terio r bill w ould be: 1) Clements.
M ore th an a dozen tribes Bingo would not be subject to
R udy C lem ents and Faw n
reported gross receipts in excess state regulation, b ut w ould be F olston received their Indians
of $1 million annually, includ regulated by a com m ission ap nam es during cerem onies on
ing one with m ore th an $ 15 mil pointed by the Secretary of the Saturday.
lion. H o rn also reported the Interior, and 2) All other form s
T h e O rdination; o f W arm
d ep artm en t has pending some of gam bling would be subject to Springs sub-chief Pierson M it
16 requests th at land be taken state regulation. H o rn said the chell was of special im portance.
int o trust for gambling and other regulatory com m ission would The Q ueahpam a clan and fam
purposes; in ten cases the land “require audits, investigations ily having selected M itchell as
was aw ay from thè trib e’s reser of em ployees, th a t profits be sub-chief last y ear honored him
vation. an d n e a r p o p u la tio n used only for the benefit of the with gifts and a giveaway. ;
centers or highways to have tribe, th at games are operated
Q ualifications for his selec
greater access to non-Indian cus only on the reservation o r tru st tion as sub-chief are num erous,
tom ers. •
land w here the tribe resides as a according to A nna Clements.
H orn said the D epartm ent community and exercises govern P ierson M ic h e li displays lead
w ould subm it a d raft bill as an m ental ju risdietion.”
ership in Indian culture having
Bingo not subject to laws
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know ledge of the Indian lan
guage and the ability to inter-,
pret the language into English.
A lthough M itchell participates
a n d so m e tim e s o fficia tes at
W ashut rituals he em phasizes
th a t he is still in the process of
learning. /
M itchell is involved in com
munity activities including fund
raising, V eteran’s of Foreign
W ars, T ribal Council, W ater
Board, and as a m em ber of the
C ouncil on D rug and A lcohol
abuse.
The 52 year-old sub-chief gra
duated from M adras high schoof
and attended O regon Technical
Institute for one year achieving
certification as an electrical teeft-
nician. M itchell has w orked for
the tribal organization fo r 15
years a n d now holds the posi
tio n o f p ublic a d m in is tra to r
trainee in the Tribal C ourt depart
ment.
Also honored during the week
end were M artinez H eath and
Kathleen Foltz. The family spon
sored a give aw ay and h onor
dance.
Susan Moses was also honored
by her family. D rum m ing for
her during her h o n o r dance
were elder drum mers from W arm
Springs. .