PACE 4 January !5, 1988
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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Letters to the Editor
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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...!
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spelling? Would you like to learn to
'write and speak English or study
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ble through the Adult Basic Educa
tion office at Central Oregon Com
munity College. Low cost and free
classes are taught with personal
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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,
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Confucius Say: "Only fellow sure to get something from following the
'horses'.. ..street-cleaner, and you know what the get!" YIKES
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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.
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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
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signature and address. Thank you letters and poetry will be published
at the editor's discretion.
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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
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but girdles keep a lot of them from telling the
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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