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Andrew
He said at Pi-Ume-Sha earlier
this year that maybe he wouldn) be
around for next year's celebration.
Sadly, for those of us left, he was
right. ,. .
Andrew David, tribal religious
leader and teacher for many years,
died Sunday, August 24 at his
home in Dry Creek.
Andrew was a quiet gentleman,
who affected many people through
out his 84 years. Though slight in
build, Andrew's strength was asto
nishing. During times of need and
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509-J levy
Voters will decide to accept or
reject the proposed 509-J levy of
$3,229, 1 75 in an election scheduled
for September 16.
Originally an additional $405,673
was included in the levy amount
Chainsaws forbidden after 1 p.m.
Because of the extreme fire danger
that is present on the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation, the staff at
Fire Management advises all reser
vation residents who are either
gathering firewood in the forest, or
using a chain saw near their homes,
that there is no chainsaw use after
1 :00 p.m. This restriction includes
Fire danger high
open fire ban enforced
Forest and range lands in Oregon
have been closed to camp, cooking,
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David remembered as strong, kind
desperation, Andrew was often at
.his pcoplcs'side, helpingand healing
through prayer and song for hours
on end. People from as far away as
Iran, Central America and Canada
soueht out Andrew for his faith
healing capabilities. Many called on
him to cleanse them following the
death of a loved one.
But perhaps most important to
Andrew was his teaching. Through
his feasts at the Longhouse near his
home, Andrew taught children, espe
cially his grandchildren, the Indian
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vote set for Sept. 16
but because of unanticipated receipt
oi prior year s taxes ana unspem
funds the levy has been reduced.
The estimated tax rate with the
levy amount is $10.9 1 per thousand
assessed property valuation.
gasoline powered wood splitters.
This is to prevent any fires occurring
from sparks or heat from the mufflers
or other parts of the machinery.
We also recommend limiting use
of rriotorcycles1 or ATV vehicles to
dirt roads only. You will be notified
when this restriction is changed.
warming or other open open fire,
including charcoal fires, except as
posted and in designated camp
grounds. Portable cooking stoves
using liquified or bottled fuels are
permitted.
These restrictions become effective
at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 16.
They were established by all forest
and range protection USDA Forest
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Oregon State Department of Fores
try, Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
The action was taken because of
the extremely dry conditions and
the commitment of firefighting
resources to current forest and range
fires.
In addition to these closures.
Warm Springs Fire Management
advises all persons who have received
fire permits recently that all burning
is now prohibited until further
notice. The only burning still autho
rized is for enclosed sweathouse
fires.
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way: how to honor and worship,
the proper way to act in tne
Longhouse, how to gather and
preserve the bounty of the earth.
Andrew, in his early years, was a
fisherman, a livelihood handed down
through many generations. At age
16, when his father died, Andrew
became the head fishermen
for his family, fishing on the island
rock in the Columbia River between
Washington and Oregon, just as
his father, grandfather and great
grandfather had done pciore mm.
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The most important part of the
election is voter participation. Be
sure to vote.
Bird causes
fire, outage
A pesky black bird sitting on two
live wires has been blamed for a
15-acre fire in Dry Creek Sunday,
August 25.
According to forestry technician
Mike Cunningham, 16 people, five
engines and one cat were dispatched
to the fire at 4 p.m. The bird
apparently caused a transformer to
blow up, causing the fire and a two
hour power outage. The fire burned
grass and juniper in some of the
same area scorched in the 10,000
aore Tohet Fire last year.
Nine receive
rnmniptincr a ten hour course
about hunting safety, nine young
men between the ages of fourteen
and eighteen have attained hunters
safety certification which will enable
them to attain hunting licenses.
The participants had to pass a
written test of fifty questions and a
field practical test at the Warm
Springs police pistol range in order
to qualify for a certificate. The
questions, covering various topics
included, wildlife management, care
of game, parts of rifle, first aid and
safety rules. The participants also
had to demonstrate safe handling
of weapons and firing of weapons
during their field test.
Terry Luther of Natural Resources
and Oliver Kirk of the Investigators
office were the instructors for the
class. On hand to offer advice was
Jason Louie.
Oliver Kirk said, "I was pleased
that the kids were attentative and I
hope that they learned a lot."
Andrew, in 1 94 1 , married Edna
Brown, who preceded him in death
March 26, 1979. Together, they
opened their home to people of all
faiths. Because of their respected
jstatus as spiritual leaders, they were
invited to Washington, D.C. in
1978 to join in the last part of the
Longest Walk and to participate in
ceremonies on the White House
lawn.
In November, 1984, Andrew was
among three Warm Springs elders
to be nominated for award an
presented annually by the National
Indian Education Association.
Andrew and his daughter Arlene
flew to Phoenix, Arizona for the
convention. Out of all the nominees
from across the nation, Andrew
was selected as Elder of the Year by
the association, an award of which
he was very proud.
In honor of Andrew, the Warm
Springs Tribal Council approved
resolution 7263 August 25. It states,
in part that "the Council wishes to
recognize the many contributions
Andrew made to our community,
his people and Indian people every
where, including his religious leader
ship, the firm principles for which
he stood, the link he gave us with
cur past, and the example he set for
both young and old.
"We wish to especially recognize
his leadership in the Washut religion,
Feather religion and the Medicine
Society as well as the honor bestowed
upon him when named National
Indian Elder of the year.
". . .the Confederated Tribes
with this resolution do hereby pay
honor to Andrew David and express
their deepest respect and sorrow to
his family."
Through his many teachings,
Andrew has left a legacy a legacy
rich in tradition and deep religious
faith. We will miss Andrew. We
thank him for what he has left us.
Four Pueblos killed in accident
Reprinted from the Oregonian with
permission. Written by Sue Major
Holmes
Jemez Pueblo, N.M. (AP) Four
sons of this Indian village, members
of an elite firefighting team killed
in a truck accident, were buried in a
common grave Tuesday beside a
tiny adobe church.
After the funeral Mass, mourners
silently filed into the burial yard
outside the tiny adobe church where
the bodies of the four young men,
wrapped in blankets and draped
with sheets, were laid in the grave.
As the church bells pealed, mem
bers of the 2,700-member communi
ty, one by one, stepped forward to
throw a handful of dirt into the
grave, then turned away, many of
them crying.
Allen M. Baca, Jr., 19; Anthony
Pecos, 24; Andrew V. Waquie, 33;
hunters safety certification
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Hunters Safety course. Frank Brunoe, MichaelJefferson, Sonny Jackson, Sheldon MmnKk, Spencer Poitra,
Clarence Jefferson, III, Delbert Lanson, Tony Valde and H Ulard Poitra.
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Andrew, in 1984, was named Elder
died at his home A ugust 24.
and Benjemin P. Waquie, 23, were
members of the Jemez Eagles, a
national renowned firefighting team
that had been in Idaho helping
fight a rash of forest fires.
They were killed just before dawn
Sunday when an Idaho National
Guard truck carrying firefighters
rolled over, killing the four and
injuring 17 others.
Andrew Waquie was the brother
of the pueblo governor, Augustin
Waquie, and a distant cousin of
Benjemin Waquie.
About 350 people filled the church
and the same number stood in
bright sunshine outside, listening
to the faint strains of hymms through
the open door during the 45-minute
Mass.
The four were eulogized by the
pueblo's lieutenant governor, a U.S.
Forest Service representative, a
Bureau of Indian Affairs official,
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leader
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the head of the live Sandoval County
pueblos and the state Kep. Roger
Madalena of Jemez.
As the last hymm was being
sung, the crowd outside, without a
word being spoken, quietly walked
around to the back of the church.
As the bodies were brought through
the crowd on wooden pallets, many
of the women broke into sobs and
wails. The priest and a church
officer, Telesfor Loretto, gave the
final prayers. The priest spoke in
English and Loretto in Towa, the
native language of the pueblo.
After the service people stood
briefly in the cemetery, hugging
and comforting each other.
John Armijo, pueblo spokesman,
said it was not unusual for people
to be buried in a common grave
because the ground is hard and the
graves are dug with shovels.
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