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Page 4 Juiy29, ms Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Editorial E Coosh EEWA (The way it is) Letters to the Editor JS0 " T. k. tMlm. u..,-,m 1088 Pi.llmo-Shu'Treali to 1 To the Kditor, I would like to thank everyone who supported me in my quest to It just tickles me to death to see Al Burnstien eat his words. Wcll, incase you don't know who Al Burnstien is, he is the commentator for the ESPN boxing program. Sometimes his comments just about drive me up the wall. I imagine he is sup posed to be some sort of expert in the boxing world, but I've never heard of him before. In my opinion, he would be just as good in describing the "Bull Knuckle Elimination," there there ever is such a sport. During boxing matches that are shown on T.V., he seems to side in with one boxer and the way he describes him makes me feel like everyone should side in with him or whoever he favors Some of the times, he picks the winner and lots of times he is wrong. There was a bout on T. V. not so long ago where one boxer, who had quite a record for himself, was matched with a younger boxer where the latter won the match, and to Al, it was a mistake how the judges came up with their totals for the younger boxer. Al, described the punches of his favorite like the opponent never swung a punch at all. Many of his favorite boxers' punches were cutting nothing but air, but yet, he described how the guy was piling up points not counting the times his man was hit. Even on the post fight interviews his attention focused mostly on the losing boxer, where I think the winner should have been in the spotlight. Now, if his favorite would have won the match you'd never see or hear the losers' comments. "Oh well, it's all in the game, maybe someday ole Al may develop a champ.. .Innit. iu . . mm tmmmmn 11 1 i 1 "" f - r MA W . hti ; t J Miss Pl-Ume-Sha 1988 Althea Henry become 1988 Pi-Ume-Sha'Treaty Days Queen. I would like to thank the Pi-Ume-Sha Committee for their help prior to and during the powwowand theircontinuing sup port after the powwow. I would also like to thank the people who bought tickets from me, making it possible for me to become Pi-Ume-Sha Queen. I would like to especially thank my mother. Ellen Johnson, and brothers and sisters who have helped me and supported me these past few months and who will con tinue helping mc as I travel to cele brations during my year's reign. Thank you Mom. Joe.Thcron(and Judy) Laurain (and Harry). Col leen (and Aaron), and Carolyn. I am proud to be Miss Pi-Ume-Sha and take pride in representing the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. I have traveled to Nespe lem. White Swan and Fort Dalles since becoming Miss Pi-Ume-Sha and plan on attending the Sea Fair, Fort Hall and Klamath pow wows and many more in the com ing year. I apologize for taking so long in thanking everyone, but it has been a busy month of traveling. Sincerely, Althea Henry Family appreciative of help To the Editor, We, the Greta Chce family, would like to take this time to show our appreciation and thanks to all the people who helped our family through our time of need. Special thanks to the Fire and Safety Department, Margaret Boise, Larry Dick, Wilson Wewa. Jr. and the drummers, Caroline Tohet, and the cooks and the.r helpers. Also, thanks to all the denominations that held services at our trailer. A very special thanks goes to our elders who helped guide us through thiis time. ' Thank you all and God,Gless You. Love and prayers, The Chees, The Polks, and the McDonalds Team to participate in annual softball tourney Dear Community, We arc writing on behalf of our team, the Warm Springs Eagles. We are playing in the ninth annual Easter Seals Softball Marathon in Bend, on August 13. 1988. We are asking you to donate whatever amount possible. All donations are tax deductible and all proceeds go to the Oregon Easter Seals Society. Other fund raisers will be held between now and August 13. Our goal is to raise the most money, over $1,200. If we succeed in this we will be rewarded with a rafting trip for the entire team. We'll also be proud that our com munity contributed to a most worthy cause of aiding fellow Oregonians who have disablities and special needs. Our team and the Easter Seals Society thanks you for your sup port and generosity. If you have any questions please contact any of the team members or Reona Trimble at 553-1161 ext. 241-242. Thank you. Sincerely, The Warm Springs Eagles Co-Ed Softball Team Reona Trimble Leana Trimble Becky Van Pelt Raynele Palmer Kathy Danzuki Luanne Foltz Laura Sahme Jason Palmer Donald Hoptowit Chet Van Pelt Brad Hood Foster Kalama Willie Trimble Gerald Danzuki Fishing supplies available Tribal fishermen Hoop webbing and quility twines are now available along with com mercial gillnet equipment at: Marine Supply. 800 W. Sixth. Suite 7, The Dalles. Oregon. For more information call Wilma at 296-41 II. Wilma Savola Beadwork designs for sale small. Call Jimmy Scott at 553-1043 anytime or visit him at 3246 Wal sey Lane, Warm Springs. Indian designs for beadwork, drums and artwork activities are currently available in black and white charcoal suitable for fram ing. Sizes vary from extra-large to Banquet scheduled for August 2 The 1988 Senior Banquet scheduled for Thursday July 14 that was cancelled due to funerals taking place has been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 2. Dinner will be -served at the Agency Longhouse at 6 p.m. with presenta tion of awards following. All senior graduates and their families are encourage to attend. NCAI poll indicates Dukakis favored over Bush, treaty rights first priority Survey results announced recent ly by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) show Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis favored in the upcom ing presidential race over Vice Pres ident (jeorge Bush by an over whelming 83 to 14, and the Indian rights position of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson preferred to that of either Dukakis or Bush. NCAI polling also shows Jackson as a presidential favorite over Bush by a three-to-one margin. Targeting treaty rights as the top priority, Indian leaders rated the White House as having the poorest Indian rights performance of 58 listed federal entities, followed closely by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs was lauded for the best record of the 58. The six page survey was mailed to Indian leaders and other NCAI members in late April, with polling conductred over an eleven-week period ending in July during var ious meetings in Indian country. NCAI, founded in 1944 and head quartered in Washington, D. C, is the leading national Indian rights organization, serving a broad mem bership of American Indian and Alaska Native governments and people. One-half of those who were polled identified themselves as NCAI members and 29 as NCAI donors. Sixty-five percent of all respond ents said they had attended NCAI conventions, which are the largest annual gatherings of Indians and Native policy-makers. Over one half of those polled were Indian or Native elected and or traditional leaders, with 1 6 serving as chiefs or other principal governmental leaders, 2 1 as tribal council mem bers, 13 as Indian elected offi cials and 2 as traditional reli gious leaders. In a separate cate gory, field or occupation. 30 iden tified themselves as tribal employ- Toe Ness Spilyay Sez: "All men are born free and equal, but some of them get married." YIKES SS SS SS Little Tommy John said. "Mommie, I don't think daddy likes the new maid, I always see him sneak up on her and bite her on the neck." YIKES SS SS SS Gee Doc, I don't know what to do...everytime I lift my arm it pains." Doc: "Well, don't lift it." YIKES SS SS SS A guy told his buddy, "I went on a vacation for change and rest, the waiter got the change and the hotel got the rest." YIKES SS SS SS ees, 19 as intertribal organization representatives, 15 as social ser vice workers (including educators and health-care specialists), 13 as self-employed, 7 in the private sector, 4 as federal employees (Bureau of Indian Affairs and In dian Health Service), 3 as stu dents. 2 as retired persons, 2 as in media and 1 as artists. When asked to choose between Bush and Dukakis for the presid ency, 38 picked Dukakis., 14 chose Bush and 3 said neither. When given the choice between Bush and Jackson, 75 picked Jackson over 25 for Bush, with no undecideds. When asked to name others preferred for the presidency, the most write-in votes were cast for Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Daniel K. Inouye. New York Governor Mario Cuomo and former Tennessee Senator and Reagan Chief of Staff Howard Baker, in that order, followed by some 20 others who were mentioned once. When asked to name their pre ferred vice-president, the follwoing were selected most often: Jackson, 17, and Inouye, 12, followed distantly by Senators Paul Simon and Mark O. Hatfield. Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt, former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth H. Dole, reporter Bar bara Walters, Yakima Nation Nu clear Waste Manmager Russell Jim and President Ronald Reagan, along with some 25 others. Indian leaders and meeting par ticipants were asked to rank 53 listed issues in order of importance on a scale of one to five, with five being the most important. Of these issues, treaty rights, education, water rights, religious freedom, addressing the anti-Indian organi zations, employment and training, health care, civil and constitutional rights economic development and drug, alcohol and substance abuse were ranked as the most imortant. 62 ranked preserving treaty rights as a five, water rights received a 54 ranking as a five, 52 consi dered religious freedom as most important and 51 ranked the anti-Indian groups and jobs and training as of top importance. Health care received a five ranking from 50 of respondents, and each of the following received a 49 ranking as fives: economic devel opment, civil and constitutional rights and drug, alcohol and sub stance abuse. When asked to write in the top five issues facing the Indian and Native nations and people today, treaty rights protection was the top priority by a wide margin. I ncluded Local marriages announced The Tribal Vital Statistics de partment recently released the fol lowing wedding announcements. Vickie Ann Wilson and Joseph James Howtopat married July 5, 1988. Leminnie Rodriguez and Glenn W. Sayers married June 8, 1988. 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 Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy OR refuse publication of any material that may contain libelous statements. Carla Caldera and Davis D. Sohappy married September 4, 1987. Juanita I. Blodgett and Vincent Simtustus married July 8, 1988. Norma Jean Peterson and Emi liano G. Williams married May 30, 1988. Couple have girl Leroy"Buddy"and Maria Hicks, Sr. proudly announce the birth of their daughter Naydra Ardanna Hicks. She was born June 29, 1988 in Madras. She weighed eight pounds. 10 ounces and was 19 inches long. Naydra joins a sister, Tashna Hicks, and two brothers, LeRoy Hicks, III and Stevie Dar shan. Maternal grandfather is Olney Patt. Sr. and maternal grandpar ents are Leroy "Buddy" and Cor rine Hicks, Sr. with treaty rights were tribal sover eignty and jurisdiction, federal recognition and maintaining the government-to-government rela tionship between the U.S. and Indian governments. Health care, including drug, alcohol and sub stance abuse issues, were listed second, and education was close behind in the third of the vital issues. Addressing the anti-Indian hate groups and cultural survival and religious freedom also were highly rated, and economic devel opment and jobs and training were amone the issues of ereatest impor tance. Indian leaders and others were asked to rate the overall Indian rights performance over the past year of 58 federal agencies and congressional committees which have responsibilities regarding Indian rights andor provide needed services to Native People. The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs received the highest performnce approval rating, with 19 of the respondents viewing its work over the past year as excel lent, 26 as good,-26 as fair and 13 as poor, and 15 with no opinion. The Administration for Native Americans received the second highest approval rate, with the Indian Health Service a close third. The ANA received a 6 excellent rating, 26 good, 28 fair, 17 poor and 23 no opin ion. The IHS received a 6 excel lent rating, 20 good, 34 fair, 22 poor and 17 no opinion. The White House, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Com mission on Civil Rights received the lowest ratings. The White House had 56 rating its performance as poor, with 1 3 as fair, 5 as good and 1 as excellent. The BIA was rated by 53 as poor, 27 as fair, 8 as good. The CCR received a 50 rating as poor, 35 as fair, 8 as good and 1 as excellent. Other agencies and programs which received favorable ratings included the Jobs Training Part nership Act programs, the Depart ment of Housing and Urban Devel opment, the Administration on Aging, the National Advirsory Councilon Indian Education and the Office of Title IV Indian Edu cation in the Department of Health and Human Services. X s 4 1 S 4 j---. :- V 1.: . " 1 v v . r ; - ' i v A butterfly gingerly rested on a shrub recently to soak in some rays and atmosphere. t