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PACE 4 January !5, 1988 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Editorial E Coosh EEWA (The way it is) Letters to the Editor ,1 i i mm a "Spifyay the businesses here in a few years. We must direct and guide our youth, set them in the right direction. Some people talk of the good old days! What were the good old days? If there were any good old days I'd like to know what they were. Every generation has faced tough times and they could be tougher if we don't start working together giving direction to the youngsters. They should be told that by refusing dope or alcohol won't make them sissy's. If they can refuse dope and alcohol they are the ones who are really not the sissy's because they are strong enough to refuse that junk...! Reading, math help available Need help in reading, math, or spelling? Would you like to learn to 'write and speak English or study for US citizenship? Help is availa ble through the Adult Basic Educa tion office at Central Oregon Com munity College. Low cost and free classes are taught with personal individualized instruction. There Local craft show set A special arts and crafts show featuring local people is planned for May 14, 1988 at the Warm Springs Community Center, accord ing to coordinator Shirley Sand ers. The theme for the one-day event is "Sharing of local talent." Items will be displayed for selling, trading and showing. Sanders said the show will be strictly a volunteer show. She is looking for community people who would be interested in assisting as members of committees. If you are interested contact her at 553-1769 or Elton Greeley at the Commun ity Center or call 553-1161, ext. 302. Items accepted for the show will be oil paintings, acrylic paintings, Toe Confucius Say: "Only fellow sure to get something from following the 'horses'.. ..street-cleaner, and you know what the get!" YIKES SS SS SS A gossip: "You must have missed a great deal by not marrying?" Old Maid: "Oh no, not really, only the ceremony!" Figures may not lie truth. YIKES. SS SS There were these two maiden ladies thinking back. "As a girl," said one, "I had four sweethearts." "All tolled?" "No. One kept his mouth shut." YIKES SS SS SS EDITOR'S NOTE Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters from its readers. All letters, preferably 300 words or less, must include the author's signature and address. Thank you letters and poetry will be published at the editor's discretion. All letters are the opinion of the author and do not reflect in any way the opinion of Spilyay edit all copy OR refuse libelous statements. SpQQhs" With the new year just under way lets hope this will be better year than the last one. Wc have made some progress during the last year but still things could be better. We should look toward the future and try to envision what's in store for us. We've got to make the right decisions on pending issues, we've got to look for our resources here on the reserva tion whether it is human or nat ural. We have projects that need completion such as the museum, the shopping center, employment for our people, continue to edu cate the younger generations for it is they who will be runninc are a variety of convenient class times in COCC education centers throughout central Oregon. You can begin now, or anytime during the year, GED and high school completions are also available. Call 1-800-422-3041, ext. 224 for more information. water colors, ink drawings, quilts, bead work, basketry, silver smithing and Indian jewelry, pendleton blan ket coats and jackets, carving, Indian ornaments, dolls, photography, pot tery and music. Contributions To the Editor, Although this letter is long over due, in my heart it is not forgotten. On Saturday, November 21st, 1987, a memorial ceremony was held honoring the memories of Mr. Harold Culpus, Mr. Zeke Scott, Mrs. Wilma Scott, Mrs. Phyllis (Tweety) Charley and my grand- SMess SS SS SS but girdles keep a lot of them from telling the SS Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo publication of any material that may contain Someone really does care about you Dear Brothers and Slitter As you read this today, let us wish upon you with a prayer, that everything in your life is going to turn out the way you want it to. My brothers and sisters, I know that perhaps in your case, things are not as you would like them to be. This letter is for you and for me. I have the need to tell you that there is someone who cares about "your" life, and your needs, and your dreams, and if you actually believe that someone loves you. To love one another is to be that which God created, a human being, and in my case, to be a human, I must be that which I was created to be, an Indian. Whatever you were intended to be in this world, you must be. A man cannot be a bird or a fish, only a man as he was created. A woman cannot be the wind or a flower, only that of which she was created. And nothing else in this world tries to be any thing else. There is no reincarnatin or evolution where one thing becomes something else, and we cannot become something else. Are you lost in this modern and "civilized" world? Do you feel as though you dont belong any where? If you are an Indian person read ing this, are you trying to be a non- Smith will To the Editor, My present term on the 509-J school board expires June 30, 1988, and I will not be a candidate to fill my position No. I at the nextelec- Lloyd G. Smith, Sr. appreciated son Jonathan Jim. This commemorative affair was due to the generosity of the wond- erful people who donated items for the raffle, the people who sold the raffle tickets, the people who bought the tickets, the hard workers behind the scenes and those up front. Your kind contributions will be remembered for as long as I live. Happy New Year to everyone. Thank you sincerely, Mrs. Effie Culpus and family Offices move The Juvenile Coordinator's office has relocated to their new offices. The office is now in the Old Administration Building, or the new Tribal Court Building. We are on the top floor where the Spilyay Tymoo office was located. The office will be open Tuesday after noon. Thank you for your time and patience. Daisy M. Ike, Juvenile Coordinator Notice Person witnessing Richard Robin-' son's accident in the Safeway store on afternoon of December 7, 1987 please call him at 475-2650. reserves the right to "X , t" ' ' ui r-' v - - ') k . . . . - J ' w ; J Indian, by giving up all the know ledge of our grandparents and and their grandparents. Do you actually believe that you can remain an Indian person as you were created, without the "Spirit uaFrclationship must be maintained on a daily basis? What would your day be like, without the spiritual part of your life? To be honest, without a Suicide not part of Indian culture To the People, Each time a young person dies, a part of the strength of a commun ity dies. When that death is by sui cide it takes much more then just that person's life. It takes hope and dreams. Unfortunately, suicides in the Warm Springs community are on the increase. The taking of one's own life was not and is not, a part of the Ameri can Indian culture, it is not a part of our tradition. These recent sui cides should warn us all that some thing is drastically wrong. How can our young people feel that there is no way out, that there is no hope? The Warm Springs Reservation gives, or should give, every tribal not run for tion date that is scheduled for March 22, 1988. Candidates must file declarations for candidacy on or before Febru ary II, 1988 with the Jefferson County clerk. Due to personal reasons, I will not be able to commit my personal time for an additional four years;-J fcven though I have until June 30th, 1988 to serve, I wish to thank the people who have supported me in the past five elections, which gave me the opportunity to serve our local 509-J School District as it emerged from the stern forties and fifties into the restless and idealistic sixties and seventies, and now into the newly pragmatic eighties. During the past 20 years that I have already served on the school board, the U.S. has changed from the industrial age to the technolo gyinformationservices economy as evidenced in the shift of jobs in First Christmas wonderful To the Editor, I would like to take this oppor tunity to publicly thank all the beautiful people of Warm Springs who shared with me and my family through "Santa," of their kindness and Christian love. During this past Christmas season. Love is the greatest "gift" a per son could possess and to share it with another, is even greater. God bless each of you my broth ers and sisters and fill your new year with his peace and happiness. I shall always remember mv "won- Memorial set To Relatives and family of Mable Kishawalk Benson It will be one year this month since our beloved mother passed away. We the children of Mable will have her Memorial on March 12, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. at Satus Longhouse. The reason the date is so late is because of the weather, traveling should be better by then. Please mark your calendars and hope to see you there. March 12, 1988 at 10:00 a m- at Satus Longhouse. Thank You, Lucinda Benson Miller Caroline Benson Dick Darlene Benson Ginger Benson Lawyer Diane Benson Tom Benson Car for sale For Sale: 1987 Ford Thunder bird, LX. 302 fuel injected V8, cruise control, power w indows and seats, AMFM stereo cassette tape player, wsix speakers, air condi tioning: leather interior, a set of four txtra tires. Call the Spilyay Tymoo office at 553-1644. or after 5 p.m. call 553-1328. spirit that was included in your creation, you cannot remain alive. It doesn't matter what kind of life you are living today, because you can change it back to what it's supposed to be. You can lay down all of the ways that have brought you troubles in your life, just like you can throw away poison that can kill you. member a place to call home, a career or job to earn a living, a chance to develop their lives and a great pride in being a part of proud, strong, healthy and traditional peo ple. But apparently, in some cases, this in not true. It is a fact of life that there are some who will never see a way or an answer to prob lems. Regrctably, the percentage of those people in Warm Springs seems to be higher than elsewhere. The suicide rate for Indians is higher, but how can that happen here when there are so many reasons to live? There is so much for the people here and yet in many cases it does not help to keep them alive. There is a counseling center for the peo ple, a staff of trained doctors at the re - election these sectors. To illustrate this change, consider the fact that in 1 960, 73 percent of jobs were in the trade and manufacturing sector. By 1983, the proportion of jobs in that sector of the economy had shrunk to 23 percent, while infor mation and service occupations ac- counted 73 percent of jobs (Dag- gett iy4) My reason for not continuing on the school board has nothing to do with these social and economic changes. There is a limit in how long I am able to volunteer my time. My concern is that many individuals apparently are not aware of the gradual changes. Educa tionally, we cannot live in the past because it would not be fair to our children and grand children, who are the students of today. Thanks again, Lloyd G. Smith Sr. derful 1st Springs! Christmas in Warm Sally Marcellais and family Warm Springs, Oregon Additional letter on page 8 Free puppies Free to good homes puppies. Heinz 57 variety and will be small. Call 475-3105. No answer? Keep trying. Tribal Council Agenda! Monday, January 18, Tribal Council 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. WSFPI Facility Com. 3. 1:30 p.m. Appointment of Hydro Relic, Task Force 4. 4:00 p.m. Ken Smith Tuesday, January 19, Tribal Council 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. Department of Energy. Nuclear Waste Rep. Capital Project. (Tentative) Alcohol Drug Discussion. Wednesday, January 20, Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. Expulsion Ordinance 3. 1 1:00 a.m. Superintendent's Report 4. 1:30 p.m. Realty, Land Use committee Monday, January 25, Tribal Council 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. Management's Tuesday, January 26, Tribal Council 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. Enrollments 3. 11:30 a.m. Joint Luncheon Meeting, Jefferson Wasco County (Kah-Nee-Ta River 4. Tort Claims Act Wednesday, January 27, Tribal Council Meeting 1. 9:00 a.m. Business 2. 9:30 a.m. Pension Committee Resolution 3. 1:30 p.m. WSFPI Facility Committee Thursday, January 28, Tribal Council I. 9:00 a.m. Business 2 10 00 j m. President Bvrne. COC C The Indian people of our great grandparents day, never picked up anything that brought them harm, or distorted their way of life. Instead, they lived in peace by absolutely living in harmony with everyone and everything else as much as pos sible. They lived under strict rules Continued on page 8 clinic, a police department to uphold the laws, a tribal government and enterprises so much is available to everyone. What has gone wrong? What part is played by alcohol and drugs, unemployment and idleness? If you look at the statistics, you see drugs and alcohol were involved in eight of nine suicide deaths of Warm Springs people. Unemployment and idleness should be almost unheard of because the Tribes offer such opportunity for its people. It is not handed out on a silver platter but the chance is there. It is time to stop blaming others for the tragedies in our lives. Every parent was given and is still given the opportunity to instill in their children that they can be a great part of the future of the Tribes. Parents can give strength to their children to stay and fight and sur vive. As parents, we are the ones who can make that difference in whether our children will be users of alcohol andor drugs or not use them. We set examples. Often times we may think our roles are not important but if our children are taught to strive for life and to fight for it, the desire to live will grow within our children. We are the ones who cry for the children when they take their own lives. I was born here and I have lived here all of my life and when I think of home it is Warm Springs and its people. I feel great pride. When I grew up everyone in the commun ity was part of my family and I was a part of theirs. They all corrected me when I was wrone or bad and loved me when I was hurt, scared or lonely. Where has that family and community unity gone? The program offered in the com munity cannot solve all the prob lems. The solution must begin with the parents and family. What hap pened to the close family life that used to be so vital in Warm Springs? Let's save our children, the very wealth of our people. We worry about savings trees, land, jobs and face; but if we lose our children, we lose our future. A community member, Pat Leno-Baker T-bird for sale 1979 red T-Bird. Electric win dows, trunk, sun roof, seats and antenna. Cruise control and tilt wheel. AMFM radio, TV and cassette player. Three-year guaran tee on paint job. Has four studded tires. Car is in excellent condition. Price: $3,200. Call 553-1550 for more information. Meeting Meeting Meeting Reports (All day) Meeting Room) Meeting