PAGE 4 October 20, 1989
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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Letters to the Editor
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Family expresses appreciation
The streets are beginning to
shape up a bit around the
Administration building. All
they need now is the black top
ping. Still might be a little con
fusing as to just what it will be
like when the whole project is
completed.
Well, let's hope this doesn't
happen. When the streets are all
paved, it seems as though when
ever they improve a street or
roadway and everything is in
fine order, then here comes a
crew with a back hoe digging
across the street wrecking ever
thing in its path and after every
thing is all completed there is a
big bump on what was once a
fine street. Now is the time thev
should be deciding to lay their pipelines across the street, or cables
or whatever and not wait until everything is a completed.
This year the deer hunting stories have been pretty quiet. Usu
ally there is that BIG buck that got away. The big bucks are getting
scarce all over the country. Occasionally, there is one with a pretty
big set of horns brougjit in, but like I said, "occasionally."
The largest bucks so far seem to be four-pointers, unless there
are some who are not the glory happy guys and are not saying just
how big their buck was. Forked horn and four pointers are the
common size bucks so far. Maybe it's just that a deer is lucky to
reach the size of a four point. Maybe during the elk season the
antlers will be much bigger. The bugling should be heard up in the
high country soon as the fall weather is setting in and there is a chill
in the air. Gets pretty cold out there at times.
To the Editor,
We would like to thank the fol
lowing people and businesses for
their support of the Begay's Second
Annual Team Roping that was
held September 9 in Warm Springs.
The Rainbow Market, Olson's
Saddle Shop, Earl and Rita
Squicmphcn, George DeJarnctt,
Warm Springs Forest Products In
dustries, Macy's Market, C.R.
Bcgay, Bruce Brunoe Logging and
Warm Springs Crushing and Con
struction all donated buckles for
the ropers and barrel racers.
Ahern's Market, Jamie McPhect
ers, BclAir Funeral Home, Inter
tribal Sports, Max's Beauty Hut,
Les Schwabs, Green Spot Welders,
Stockmans, Ilatficlds, Enos and
Charlotte Hcrkshan and Judy
Robinson all donated toward the
other prizes we awarded.
A big thank you also goes to
Rita Squicmphcn for running the
concession stand and to the Pau
lina Roping Club for the use of
their cattle.
We would like to also thank the
timers and all the others who helped
make this year's roping the success
it was.
Poet extends thanks, love
The Begay Family
Anson and C.R. Begay
Mackie and Tom Begay
Fern and Rowena Begay
Rrnlamin and Fawn Rppuv
Youth rally to be held Nov. 2-5
A Youth Rally will be held from Warm Springs will
November 2 through 5, 1989 at
Basa Hall located at 180S Cleve
land Street in Mt. Vernon,
Washington.
Evening services will start at 6:30
p.m. and afternoon services will
start at 2:00 p.m.
Featured speaker on Thursday
will be Brother Rueban from Por
tland. On Friday, Easton Aguilar
Happy 26th
Birthday!
Davis Stwyer, Sr.
from Laura, Jr.
and LaVonne
speak.
Don Randall, trom B.C. Canada
will speak Saturday afternoon and
Brother Camsey from Seattle will
speak that evening. On Sunday
afternoon, Merle Williams, Jr.,
LupeCoronado, Michael Williams,
Ron Bright, Brother Ricky and
Brother Calvin will speak. Laverne
Martin from Hoopa, California
will be featured Sunday evening.
For further information contact:
Merle Williams, Jr., PO Box 1 144,
LaConner, Washington 98257.
Evangelist to visit
Evangelist Harold Enick and his
son, Francis from Crow Agency,
Montana will be having a revival at
Marcelene LeClaire's residence at
Greeley Heights in Warm Springs
from October 22 to 29, 1 989. Servi
ces start at 7:00 p.m. nightly. Eve
ryone is welcome.
To the Editor,
I would like to express my sin
cere appreciation and to publicly
acknowledge the people who spon
sored me so 1 could attend the Poe
try Convention in Washington,
D.C. in September. I would also
like to include my family who
cared for my sons while I was
away.
I met people from different
countries from all over the world.
The experience was beautiful and
very rewardingAlthough I did not
win any of the cash prizes that were
awarded to five out of the three
thousand poets who attended, I
would like to go ahead and share
the poem I submitted to the poetry
competition. I dedicated the poem
to my sons because the poem is
about how I see and interpret our
relationship as a mother and her
sons.
My sponsors were Fred Ike, Sr.,
Lovie Ike Thomas, Tribal Council,
Kanim Smith, Sr., Lola Sohappy,
Aurolyn Stwyer, Daisy Ike, Lena
Ike Edwards, Zane Jackson, Irene
Towe, Gladys Thompson and Bob
Finch.
Special thanks to all of you. It is
a very good feeling to know that
there are people in our community
who encourage and show interest
in our people's talents and dreams.
God bless you all.
With love,
Leona A. Ike, Tribal Member
Love of My Sons
You are the youngest, the baby
in my heart. So dependent on me
with the sweet innocence that em
braces my soul.
You are my middle child, the
baby that holds the sensitivity of
my being. So much in need of extra
loving comfort through a soft touch.
You are my eldest child, the
baby that reflects my strength and
independence. Your need for space
is obvious, but you still allow an
occasional embrace.
Yourlaughtcrand tears, pouting
and happiness, fighting and play
ing will forever remain in my
memory. All of your actions and
expressions show a part of me in
each of you.
Through each of you, the love
you share and give to me, I know I
am doing all right as your mother.
Your presence will always remind
me of my innocence, sensitivity,
strength and independence.
Forever my sons, forever my
babies- Leon. A. Ike
Tanning Instructors
wanted
The Culture and Heritage Com
mittee is seeking interested persons
who are knowledgeable in tanning
.deer hides. Those interested in
learning the technique of tanning
hides are also welcome. The com
mittee has a large inventory of
hides to be processed.
For further information, contact
any of the committee members.
Members are Wilson Wewa, Sr.,
Madeline Mclnturff, Karen Wal
lulatum, Delbert Frank, Sr. and
Verbena Greene.
National Congress of American Indians drafts new resolution
The 46th National Congress of
American Indians selected a Chey
enne River Sioux for the next pres
ident. Wayne Ducheneaux, Tribal
Chairman, made a successful bid
for the chairmanship, with the sup
port of the Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians and several other
groups. Ducheneaux made a visit
to the Northwest, attending the
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest
Indians meeting in Spokane, Wash
ington, earlier this month, express
ing his intent to run for the chair
man position. Buck Kitchenyan
was elected vice-chairman and
Loretta Mitoxen, also of the North
west is recording secretary.
Tribal leaders from the Northw
est discussed concerns on the pres
ent operation in the Central Office
in Washington, D.C. The Affil
iated Tribes of Northwest Indians,
at the Spokane meeting, agreed
that a change was needed, even if it
came to the point of making amend
ments to the constitutuion of the
NCAI. The area vice-presidents
are the executive committee who
are the official decision-makers on
all operations in the Central office.
Proposals were prepared and pres
ented to the body at the
NCAI which were very effective.
The proposals were to change amend
ments to the constitution and they
were accepted by the majority of
tribal leaders from across the coun
try at the convention.
This year, the convention was
held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The big changes stemmed from
arguments that there was a split
among some areas and groups. As
far as the present NCAI officers
are, they have conducted themselves
to their limit and were not very
effective because the constitution
of the NCAI was too broad. For
political reasons they operated in a
Resort to adjust hours for winter
KAH-NEE-TA WINTER HOURS
Village
Cratt Shop-10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. (will close for winter October 29)
River Room-ll:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 on Satur
day; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sun
day; Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Bathhouse-10.00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday; 10:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday and
Saturday.
Game Room-12:00 noon to var
ious times depending on business
on Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday.
Village Front Desk, Snack Bar and
the Golf Snack shop are closed for
the winter. Village Pool will be
closed Thanksgiving to Christmas
for painting.
Lodge
Gift Shop-8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Toe Ness
SPILYAY SEZ: "Three causes of housewife depression: ABC...
NBC...CBS."YIKES!M
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One boy told his friend, "111 bet you five bucks I can drop this egg
five stories and not break it."
His friend, "You're on."
First guy: "Okay, I'm going up to the sixth floor." YIKES!!
SS SS SS
Spring time is when all farmers and golfers start their plowing.
YIKES!!!
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Lounge-4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Monday through Thursday; 12:00
noon to 2:00 a.m. Friday through
Sunday.
Juniper Room-7:00 a.m. for
breakfast: 11:30 a.m. for lunch;
5:30 p.m. for dinner.
Golf Course-8:00 a.m. to?
Neglectabuse
Continued from page 3
That "terror" felt by Ike is felt by
many. "Many parents and com
munity members are concerned."
No one should feel there are no
answers to the problems faced by
so many. "There is help and it's
never too late to find a remedy.. .It's
hard work, but it's possible," en
courages Ike.
"If our children are going to
have a chance, parents are going to
have to protect their children and
become responsible." Ike says. "The
children are the victims of our
abuse."
Is the problem getting any bet
ter? Ike doesn't paint a rosy pic
ture. She feels that "neglect and
abuse and substance abuse go hand-in-hand
and with the amount of
substance abuse in our commun
ity, the situation isn't improving."
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libelous statements.
broad area which was not accepted
by the tribes at home.
The Affiliated Tribes of North
west Indians have set a commen
dable role because they played the
leadership role with all the areas,
said Delbert Frank, chairman of
the ATNI. What they did was to
improve the voice of all areas by
their action and the acceptance of
the amendments to the constitu
tuion. All the amendments were
accepted except two which were
. tabled until next year. Frank went
on to say, "I would like to see the
accounting system improved, to
show who their major donors are.
With the present system, there are
just bottom numbers and not
showing who the donors are and
the amounts. With an improved
method, the entire body of NCAI
would feel more comfortable with
the operation. .
The convention, like any other
in the past, is very important in
Indian Country. There are prov
Iems on reservations across the
country. This is where tribal lead
ers express themselves through con
versatios with friends and the NCAI
group. They become aware of the
apprehension that fills many through
out Indian Country. In order to be
heard in Washington D.C. from
Indian country, resolutions are
presented to the NCAI body and
after they are accepted, they are
forwarded to Congress.
The Resolutions Committee met
on Monday, October 2, and again
on Wednesday, October 4 and en
dorsed the following resolutions.
These resolutions were presented
to NCAI by the Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians:
1. The Lower Elwha Klallam
Tribe's proposal to remove the
Elwha and Glines Canyon dams;
2. A demand to the United States
government to honor Indian trea
ties and executive orders;
3. The establishment of a technical
board of water experts to assist
tribes having problems with water
quality issues;
4. Engaging of discussions with
wildlife management agencies re
garding long-term wildlife manage
ment planning on a cooperative
basis;
5. Endorsement of a three-year
land tenure study proposed by the
Northwest Renewable Resources
Center;
6. Condemning of the Brendale V.
Confederated Yakima Indian
Nation decision of the U.S. Sup
reme Court and reques that Con
gress immediately undertake steps
to provide tribes with legislative
relief from this erroneous court
decision.
The entire delegation from the
Warm Springs Tribal Council all
agreed that these steps were neces
sary of recommendations set forth
by them. Another resolution pres
ented to the Affiliated Tribes by
Warm Springs at a regional Cau
cus held on Wednesday evening
and adopted at that time which
reads in its entirety:
Whereas, Responsible financial
management is essential to con
tinued functioning of National Con
gress of American Indians (NCAI)
as an effective, credible voice on of
Indian tribes and people, and,
Whereas, Regular reporting on
the financial status of NCAI is
essential to allow the membership .
of NCAI to monitor the perfor
mance of the organization; and,
Whereas, Regular financial re
ports have not been provided to the
NCAI membership, therefore,
Be It Resolved, by the National
of American Indians at its 46th
Annual Convention held in Okla
homa City, Oklahoma, October 2
6, 1989, that the Executive Com
mittee of NCAI shall provide writ
ten reports of the financial status of
the NCAI to each NCI member
tribe; and,
Be It Further Resolved, That
such written financial reports shall
be provided during the months of
April, July, October, and January
of each year and each such report
shall be of the financial status of
the NCAI as of the end of the
immediately preceding calendar
quarter.
By Resolution, Vernon Henry
and Delbert Frank, Sr., Tribal
Council, were hereby designated as
the voting delegate; for the National
Congress of American Indians Con
ference. Besides meeting on issues facing
them at the convention, they were
also able to handle items on the
home front with a quorum present.
With the quorum present, they are
able to make decisions right on the
spot, where many other tribes have
to wait until they get home and
sometimes by that time, it could be
too late.
Recommendations have been sub
mitted to have the 1991 convention
in the Northwest at Tacoma, Washington.
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SCAI draw tribal leaders from all parts of the country this year to
Oklahoma City for its 46rh convention. The next SCAI conventionwiU
be held in A Ibuquerque, Sew Mexico.