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age 4 August 15, 1986
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Letters to the Editor
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It's not the longhouse, or the people we go there to
worship, its the same God, everyone else worships. What is
more important is that the Seven Drum religion be kept in
practice and not lost. Encourage the younger ones to learn
and practice these traditions from the past.
These traditions are carried on at all ceremonies. Just
recently we observed the annual Huckleberry Feast, and the
Ceremonies carried out there were superb in every respect.
These are things we must not lose to the modern world.
Aid is available
Financial aid is available to quali
fying Indian students who are
applying for graduate degree
programs in public health at the
University of California, Berkeley
according to program spokesperson,
outgoing director, Elaine Walbroek.
"Today, more than ever, financial
help is necessary for education conti
nuation." The University of
California at Berkeley has one of
the highest support programs at
any University through the Financial
Aid . Office and the Graduate
Minority Scholarship Program. Most
of the 1 26 Indian and Alaska Native
students who have received their
MPH degrees from Berkeley have
had assistance from the Graduate
miniority program to help them
graduate.
"Students who are working for
their Masters in Social Welfare
degree in the School of Welfare at
Berkeley also are eligible for special
grants." All 'tudents who have
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These two guys talking, one said to the other, "My wife ran away with my
best friend. Now, I kinda miss him." YIKES
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Confucius Say: "Whiskey sometime make one feel like new person, but
soon make one look like old one!" YIKES
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A drunk to a doctor: "Shay Doc. . ., If drinking isshso bad fcr you, why
iss there shoo many old drunks and shhofew old doctors?" YIKES
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Boss to Employee: "What's happening Gal. This is the earliest youVe
been late " YIKES
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There was this dude who went to the Psychiatrist. He said, "I got suicidal
tendencies." The Doc said, "Well, from now on, you pay in advance."
YIKES
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I went to Las Vegas one time in a $ 1 5,000 Cadillac and came home in a
$40,000 Trailways Bus. YIKES
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters 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 material that may contain
libelous statements.
Speak"
fEDlTOR.
Who do we worship, people
or God? There is talk that
people don't belong in certain
places of worship, because of
their tribe or area they live.
Some of the younger ones
begin to wonder if it is right
to attend services at all. They
like to participate in the Seven
Drum services as well as the
older folks.
One of the big draw backs
is that people say, "You don't
belong here, you have your
own longhouse." Just because
one has relatives from two
tribes and lives in one area
does not mean he can't go to
the place of worship he
chooses.
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been accepted to graduate sch'ool
have been able to receive financial
assistance that has made it possible
for them to go to graduate school.
"Students applying to other gra
duate degree programs at UC,
Berkeley are also eligible for finan-
. cial assistance" concluded Ms. Wal-
' broek.
Requirements for graduate school
are: A baccalaureate degree from,
an accredited college university; an
acceptable grade point average re
ceived as an undergraduate; gra
duate record examination (GRE)
taken; and applications submitted
by February 10, 1987 deadline date,
or before.
Information on different graduate
programs and on financial assistance
can be secured by calling the Ameri
can Indian graduate Program, (415)
642-3228 (collect) or writing to:
American Indian Graduate Program,
140 Earl Warren Hall, University
of California Berkeley, CA 94720.
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No requests
accepted at IIM
Dear Accountholder:
This is to notify you that as of
August 15, 1986, IIM (Individual
Indian Monies) office and Social
Security department will no longer
be accepting telephone requests for
withdrawals from adult or minors
accounts.
Requests for withdrawals will
have to be in form of a written
letter or personal visit to the office.
If you do not agree with the supervi
sion of your account, and are i
voluntary depositor, you may with-
draw your funds. They can be '
deposited into an account at the '
local bank. If you have any
questions, please contact the IIM
office or Social Services. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Bernard Topash
Superintendent
Resort stay
was special
Dear Andy, Rudy
Springs Citizens:
and Warm
Our experience at Kah-Nee-Ta
on July 17th was so fabulous none
of us can stop talking about it.
Our understanding of your beau
tiful culture was clearly enlightening.
We are all changed by the incredible
dancing and positive feelings you.
all shared with us. The letters froni
students are completed unedited. . .
Please come to Portland. . .
Thank you so much. . .
Andy-you have a beautiful voice
and wonderful way about you!
Sincere gratitude,
' ' ' , ' ' . Sonja Grove
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8125 N. Emerald
. Portland, Oregon 97217
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Parents are models
To the Editor,
Those who are closest suffer most
of all. This is not surprising since
the literature indicates that the
conditions leading an individual to
value himself and to regard himself
as a person of worth, can be briefly
summarized by the terms of parental
warmth, clearly defined limits and
respectful treatment.
Parents are models whether they
want to be or not.
It is in the give and take of his
relationships with his parents and
others that the child finds a sense of
security, self-esteem and an ability
to deal with complex inner problems
he is facing. They seem incapable
of expressing themselves or defend
ing their indequacies. No matter
how much we explore motives or
lack or motives, we are what we do.
Searching eyes,
Questioning all corners of the
room in split seconds.
Brows which aspire to the heights
of the forehead; darting, cool and
somewhat unsure fingers examining
the air around her reassuring her
doubtful mind of the truth of her
existence;
Seeing herself in the mirrors of
others minds.
She rarely believes her existence
as a reflection the mirror is a glass
and her soul is bare.
Does she know that she is her
own for real.
Jolene Pitt
343 SE 30th PI
Portland, Oregon 97214
Think positive about yourself
To (he Community,
A few months ago, a young
person told me that they had pro
blems that made them feel helpless.
Helplessness is a form of fear, it
can, and will prevent you from
learning positive patterns, it will
even create the inability to recognize
positive success and actions. When
we acquire negative attitudes
towards authority and, even towards
our own abilities, it becomes difficult
to recognize our positive successes
because they contradict our best
talent. Any negative factor in our
life can become ingrained in our life
pattern.
Helplessness and fear prevent us
from moving towards our personal
goals. Self-Esteem takes time to
build.
First you must be aware of your
abilities, be aware of your reactions
, towards positive goals and situa
tions, your reactions towards nega
, tive goals and situations.
iQn of y0UrseYfhave a positivKe
mental picture. Know what your
limits are. and don't put yourself
Office advises care on skateboards
To the Editor, .,
We would like to bring the
following information to the atten
tion of the Warm Springs Commu
nity. Our concern is for the Health
and Safety of our young tribal
. , members who are endangering them-
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places 0ne recent incident involving
. an aut0mobile, logging truck and
skateboarder that could have ended
in tragedy This incident occurred
at West Hills Drive and Tenino
Road intersection. This is one , of
tne majn intersections of concern
and there are many others that
bear watching.
Parents are urged to use their
'authority to influence their children
to maintain safety standards in
Fire season at high point
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Range fire raging out of control in the Charley Canyon fire just north
destroyed about 800 acres of grazing land in that area. A 20-man crew
control.
The fire season is at a high point
and things are pretty dry and could
be very easy to become "hot to
burn."
To the present time there have
been about 35 forest and range
fires with the majority lightning
caused. The largest fire has covered
around 800 acres in the Charley
Canyon area. Grazing range burned
on August 2. w here a tanker crew .
and the helicopter and crew and a
20 man crew brought the fire undt r
control.
Most of the fires were lightning
caused, however there were several
down because of them.
Have a goal idea of your self
control, by telling yourself that "I
can do it." Then, realistically, it
will happen.
It is natural to desire friendship,
acceptance and approval of some
thing that identifies with our sense
of needs. That could be a relationship
with a church, Longhouse or some
cultural identity or something that
is special and fulfills our sense or
satisfaction. It will become a positive
experience, you will have a sense of
being a winner.
Next, feel and believe that you
are special and unique. Everyone
has some very special quality or
talent about them. Self-respect is
the result of feeling special and that
you are unique.
The next step is to recognize and
accept your limitations. It will
increase your sense of self-esteem.
Values that are goal oriented are
important to have, they offer con
trolled behavior and develop a sense
of purpose, direction and self-worth.
Self-esteem and pride are related,
but the difference is that self-esteem
create values, helps you to believe
in yourself, (self confidence) and
their lives. The parents are held
responsible for their child's actions.
The Warm Springs Tribal Code
360. 1 10 Section 1 1 (d) involves this
offense. Section 11 Neglected
Juvenile; (d) Is in a situation or
occupation which causes or threatens
to cause injury to the health, safety,
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Input needed
There are only 1 24 days shopping
days until Christmas. That means
there are even fewer days until the
annual Warm Springs Christmas
bazaar which all means that the
Spilyay Tymoo staff is preparing
to typeset and layout their calendars.
People who have pictures of the
past that they would like to share
man-caused tires ranging from 5
acres and up. At the present time
Helitack crew is on stand-by, along
with a three man tanker crews,
ready for action.
Fire Management has sent a 20
man crew to help fight fires at
Baker, John Day. and LaGrande
and other parts of Eastern Oregon,
where the fire danger is at a high
point and several fires still remain
out of control.
So far, here on the reservation,
we have been pretty lucky that no
major fire has swept the range and
timbered areas. When a fire is
offers a positive self-identity and
self-worthy image. These are the
positive life patterns self-esteem
offers.
Pride is the pleasure one takes in
their past achievements and quali
ties. Pride says, "I have done this."
Self-Esteem says "I can do, and I
will do."
You will not experience the same
positive emotional feeling in pride
as you would in self-esteem. Pride
depends on successes and failures,
self esteem does not, it's a force
that is always reaching out for
positive experiences and realistic
values.
Self-esteem is the basis for human
relationships with reality.
It takes time to meet your needs
for self-esteem, but once you head
in that direction, your self-esteem
will mature as you mature as a
person, then you will say that it is a
good experience to feel good about
yourself.
Researched and written by,
Reggie Poor Bear
Nelson Zomont
Tribal Group Home
We hope this letter will help the
community become aware of this
potentially hazardous situation and
to take action against it.
Thank you,
Juvenile coordinator's office staff,
Daisy Ike
David Harding .
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Clarice Crane
for calendar
can bring them to the Spilyay office.
At this time the staff will be taking
information for the calendars that
are of interest to the community,
example-tournament dates, feasts,
powwow, rodeos, etc.
With an early start, the staff will
be able to get the calendars ready
by the end of September
of Kah-Nee-Ta on August 2. The fire
and equipment brought the fire under
uncontrollable the bomber is called
in. Also called in are the smoke
jumpers to get the stubborn flames
under control.
There have been several volunteers
to fight the fires but because they
lacked firefighting certification they
were turned away. Fire Management
does have fire training work shops
during the offseason periods such
as the fall months or the early
spring months. These workshops
offers a chance for a person who
might want to get a certificate to
fight fires for the coming season.