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I Page 4 December 20,1985 J { SP IL Y A Y tymoo J Editorial E Coosh EEWA: (The way it is) Letters to the Editor ''SbHySV SbCiks" “ * S Bingo regulations should protect tribal interests Renrinted Reprinted from from The The Oregonian, Oregonian, Monday, December 16,1985 lo lotteries tte r ie s tn to ra raise is e m money, n n e v t r tribes, ib e s w Who h o n u put t n n up t h the e i n investm v p c t m p n ent t a n and d If bingo on Indian reserva tions invites federal intervention, it ought to be in the form of carefully targeted regulation that protects tribal interests rather than heavy-handed legislation No m atter how bad things may seem’, rio m atter that prohibits the activity. what living conditions are like, no m atter how S ev eral s ta te s — in c lu d in g óur daily lives are affected, the troubles everyone W ashington but not Oregon— / faces each day, we are always hoping that there is are pressuring Congress for a crackdown on highstakes gam a better tomorrow. We also may all disagree on a bling on the reservations. Their lot of things, become envious of overt concern is th a t organized others, we may wohder why things crime irrighi penetrate the game's, go wrong, who do we turn t o , . but they have generated wide w hat shall we do, we may also spread suspicion that there is an wonder,?;“ Who is right., who is ' ulterior motive: They object to wrong, who knpws'everything.”/ com petition with their lotteries. 1 wonder if it is the reason we Althoughthereare Iifriits to trir i all stop to realize the meaning of ’ bai sovereignty, it stands to rea; Christm as. The joyous feeling we son th at,,if states can run .legal all have for one another/ à tim e Of love, caring and sharing for one anóther, No m atter what we are r e d o in g this is the time of theseasori that makes ms stop and reflect? back to the many blessings we’ve I ’ received and the w arm th we feel for those close to us. We want to Share with neighbors. We w ant' everyone to feel good and wanted. We have all grow n up hearing all the stories of the C hrist Child, the stories of Bethlehem, the manger whefç thé Christ Child was born, the message given to thè Shepards whfle they watched their flocks at night, the coming of the three wiseman to see the new born King. This is the time of the season when we should all put aside our bad feelings we have and join in with everyone tó make this time of the year a brighter and happy one. L et’s all remernber w hat we ThaveTo sh a re w ith o n ë a n o t W f t a s T hey i L ife is ... too. short.-” fLe.b’s- pass.Ocn- -t0 ó u r younger what We’Ve lea-rned, perhaps we may have learned the hard way but no m atter how we have gained the knowledge lets share it with everyone else. So w ith thèse thoughts Spilyay, and the Spilyay Staff would like to extend the best wishes for a M erry Christm as and a happy New Year to all. EDIT 0 ^5 ® should be able to have bingo games on their own reservations ; as!a source of desperately needed funds. ' Organized crime does'pose a legitimate threat; and therefore justifies congressional attention. 'C ongress ought hot try to dic tate whether the tribes may.con- ‘duct gam bling games or the size ‘o fth e stakes. But a limited regu latory procedure that establishes ¡qualifications for operators and guarantees the tribe an honest share of the take /.ould be in Order. T hat would ;be a direct sa /eg u ard against,^organized crime. Tribes increasingly have been S turning to bingo or other gam b lin g allowed bv their states to Replace lost federal support. They cpntract y/ith outside operators N To our dear friends o f Warm Springs, Spilyay lym oo photo by Behrtmi calendars available Thanks, love given to family Toe Ness .There was this com edian who said. "I'm the backbone of televi sion." His freind said. “Oh. I wouldn’t go that high.*’ Y IKES SS SS SS Wife told the Judge. “ My husband is the cheapest guy in the whole world. He hypnotized me intp-thinking I was a Canarv and fed me birdseed." Judge. “W hat have you got to sav ,for ycuy-self?" 1 could have made her think she was a Sparrow and she'd have to hunt for her own food.” YIKES " SS SS SS ‘ I put a penny into one of those weighing machines, a card came out. It sàid. “Your intellegent and trustw orthy. . .got mv weight* wrong to o .” YIKES SS SS SS “Remember when thé AIR was cleanand SEX w asdrm ?"- > IKES Jo h n N athan Hines, born:, N ovem ber 12, 1942, St. Joseph Hospital, Lewiston, Idaho. M ar ried to Sharon Teem an on Au gust 29, 1979. Died O ctober 24,. 1985. Was buried at Seekseequa C e m e 'ta ry , W a rm S p rin g s , Oregon on O ctober 28, 1985. I know how hard it is to Ipse someone you love. I am taking this time to th an k albmy friends. and relatives for all their loving help they gave me during my Jossdf triy husband, John N athan Hines. < Bernice Mitchell, A unt; Delia Walsey, cousin; E lliott/ Lauria Switzler for the use of their pipkrip; A heartful th an k s to M argaret Buckland for all her help; Andrew David and daugh te r s , Arlene and Lucinda; Ale- gra Tufti, aunt; W ilford/G er a ld in e Jim ; R ex “ C h u b b y ” R o b in so n ; N ath a n Jim , Jr.; M aryann M eanus for all her help. A ndrew David and family fdr the service held at my hom e; it was truly a great com fort to th e family. I know it has taken me-a : long time to really bring out my feelings. Y our kind words, assi stance will never be forgotten. Only pfaySH To God will help ferMe out' icrs's? tdthbw lifesmusL go on for all of us left behind. Sharon Hines Deanna Lambear and Christina Manual Teeman Laura Kennedy & children Mike Teeman Richaid/M arion Biss Manual Ortiz Merry Christmas to friends Spilyay Tymoo '.s / . To! the People, The W arm Springs dental staff wishes each and everyone a yery merry ChistmaS and a happy New Year! Dr. Michael Bell Sandy Boers Sharon Miller son—all of them Indian—to be appointed tp the; póáitiori? The Assistrifit'Secretary is generally considered the to p Indian offi cial in the éxdcutiv’e branch. He is expected tó beri leader in the shaping; ó f ’t he nation’s Tndian policies and is responsible for the overall adm inistration arid direction ofthe Bureau of Indian Affairs. C a len d arsare now available at.the Spilyay Tymoo office fpf 1986* The calendars feature old photographs from the-Kliddle Oregon Indian Historical Societv archives. Calendars are $2.00 each., , Kind words, help appreciated Happy Holidays Swimmer sworn in as Assistant Secretary Ross O. Swimmer, principal chief of the Cherokee N ation of O klahom a, was privately sworn/ into office December 5 ais Assis tant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. A public swearing-in cerem ony with In terio r S ecretary D pnald Hodel was held in trie I nterior Department auditorium at 9:30 a.m. Friday, December 13. Sw im m er’s nomination! by,' P re sid en t R eagan was a n nounced by the W hite Hduse Septem ber 26. Confirm ation hearings were held O cto b e r 16 before the!. Senate Select C om m ittee on Indian Affairs. The full Senate voted December 4 by voice vote | to confirm the nom ination. The resignation of Swim m er’s pre decessor, K enneth L. Sm ith, was effective Decem ber 7; 1984.' Swimmer is the fourth pei- it h is cies. W W ith t h this in m ind, federal run the games. Several states licensing of the operators would have protested their inability to p ro tect the tribes, th e ir off- control the gam bling. But as reservation clients and the nation long as the games are legal generally from crim inal invol under the laws of the states in vement, while steering clear of which the reservations are lo policy d ec isio n s th a t trib a l cated. the courts have held th at governm ent should be entitled thestates may not regulate them. tp make on its reservation. C o n g ressio n al sy m p ath ies Congressional action ought t6 be directed at a legitim ate should lie more with the Indians national interest as little as pos :han state lotteries on this issue. sible with internal tribal poli To the Editor, I’d like ,f.d'give’ my love and thanks to parents, Chesley and Amelia Yahtin, to my grand father; Wilfred Yallup and fam- ilv. Kenneth a n d ’L'oUise Scabby Robe and fam ily’of the Yakima Nation for their encouragm ent, sacrifices.and support through out mv reign at the First Annual, Lincoln's Birthday Powwow held' ■at Satus. Washington. ■ My family and I had some rough times and some great, times traveling on the powwow trail in various states; Colorado, A rizona? New M exico. M on tana, Idaho, W ashington. Cali fornia and mariy more. It is a real honor to represent myself, mv family, the tribes and pow wow s as a reigning queen and 6r atten d an t,’These are titles Tv e held in the past' M i$s Cehlo« Wvam oo two occasions: M iss Pi-L’m e-Sha first runner-up: Junior'M is’fc W arm Springs' first runner-up: First A nnual Lin- ■coln's Birthday powwow queen dt Satus. W ashington; First a t - ‘ tendant for the Fourth of July Pow w ow at W indow R ock. Arizona. Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters to be published from its readers. All letters, preferably 300 words or less, must include the writer’s signature and address. Thank you letters and poetry will be published at the editor’s discretion. All letters are the opinion of the writer and do not reflect in any way the opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy OR refuse publication of any letter that contains libelous material. \ , ...I learned manv thingsthrougb- qut those years. T hat a pow - ’wpw isfo r learning and riot just fo attend for contesting. J o ? encourage others not to criticize pr make fun; and, to make friends and not enemies. ■ Again, I w ant to give my love and thanks to my parents and family and to the many other ^relatives and friends who gave me ericouragem ent and support throughout the reign as First A n n u a l L in c o ln ’s B irth d a y P o w w o w q u e e n a n d F irs t attendant for the Fourth of July T’owwow held in Window Rock, Arizona. My husband Bob and myself Vivian K orhonen both take this o p p o rtu n ity to say “ M erry C hristm as” to all of you and thank all the friends we have met over the years? Y ou’re hos pitality of many times you have shown us. We have cried together and we have laughed together; we shared good times and sad times. We miss the friends who have gone to be with the “ L ord.” A good friend H arold Greene subscribed the Spilyay Tymoo Correction Child identified, in the last issue of Spilyay-Tymoo assist- ing W arm Springs chief pelvis Heath with ribbon, cutting was incorrectly identified as Pasha M arie S m ith . T h e ch ild is Richard Rowe IV p ap er5 sent to us a few m onths ago. Bob and myself both look forw ard to this paper and enjoy ¡-it,very much. 1 feel very close to you my sisters and brothers as I am a Blackfeet Iridian from M ontana. If I was to' wrife down?names Sf- all the people we know from W arm Springs the list would be a long one. From my home to y o u r’s. We w ouldn’t want to forget anyone; Happy New Year, God Bless you all abundantly til & Jesus Comes Bob and Vivian Korhonen Lost dog Lost: One, seven-month old feinale Great Pyranees near rnile Q ueentw o weighs a ~?ut 60 pourids and is mostly whlte w ith g ray face mask. She has a collar but no tags; If found, contact D oug Stills in Culver at 546-2341. Bunk beds for sale For Sale:Set of m ate’s bunk- . Love, beds with foam mattresses and Dorothy Yahtin detachable ladder. G ood edriai- tion. W ould make an excellent Christm as set. C ontact D onna at Spilyay or at 475-2419 after 6 p.m., : ' SUBSCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO SEND SUBCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO P.O. Box 735 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE 2|P SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR $6/00 All Warm Springs tribal members will receive the Spilyay Tymoo at no cos). Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by trie Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs., •••••••••••••• • M •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••.•<
