PAGE 4 October 19, 1990
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
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Protect our resources
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As the National Budget goes
on the block, so does the Tribal
Budget. With all the depart
ments working along with the
management slicing the budget
where ever they can to meet the
standards but yet trying to get
that dollar to operate in a civil
manner. The top management
and the Tribal Council have
been working on the 1991,
budget and had it posted for
view by the tribal members and
other interested individuals. It's
hard to cut on budgets when a
department needs funds to op
erate sufficiently during the
year, but there have to be some
.sacrifices made in order to
'come within the acceptable
jamount. Now that the budget
j has been posted for view of all the tribal members, the next on the
agenda will be the various district meetings where these budget
items will be discussed. Each year the tribes go through the same
'procedure where some district meetings become pretty heated on
some issues. Here in the recent past there was an information fair
set up where all the departments would gather in the longhouse
'with booths set up showing their part they play in the tribal
I organization, with the supervisors standing by ready to answer any
' questions about their department. The intent was to give the tribal
members a clear picture of each department within the organiza
i tion, and the role they play.
' At each Information fair all sorts of gimmicks are set up trying
to stir up interest of all the tribal members to attend these vital
! informative set-ups. Departments put up prizes for all the
participants at the information fair such as ticket drawings for
i prizes ranging from caps to, well, hundreds of items of just about
j anything imaginable. This year the turnout was very disappointing
I from all the tribal members who were not present to gather the
' information needed and perhaps some questions answered on
various issues that they will probably have during district
; meetings. There were just a hand full of interested tribal members
! present. This appeared like an Organizational get-together, as it
j appeared just the departments were present viewing what the other
departments do and have accomplished. There were a lot of
questionnaires handed out for individuals to fill out for input by
j the visitors. Some feel that sitting down and racking the brain
j filling out these forms wasn't their style. They felt that if they had
; any questions to ask the supervisors should have been there to
j answer their questions. '
Well now the next thing will be the district meetings where all
; the budgets will be discussed and questions raised for clarification
: by all the tribal members. Let's hope the turn-out will be better
t than the Information Fair. Maybe it was the World series game
i that prevented some from attending the informative event.
i Happy Birthday, !
September 25, 1990
Dear Superintendent Topash,
You are aware of the Tribal Coun
cil'i concern regarding this
McQuinn Strip timber sale. There
have been numerous meetings and
discussions concerning sale provi
sions and administration. We are
disappointed that proper action
has not taken place.
In light of the level of harvest
that has occurred on the McQuinn
Strip since 1 972, we believe that the
harvest of standing green timber in
this particular sale should be elim
inated to protect the interests of the
Confederated Tribes. While we
recognize the advisability of re
moving blowdown material, the
volume of standing green material
included in this sale does not appear
to be justified. We are aware of the
approximately 1.4 million board
feet reduction that has already taken
place but our continuing review of
this timber sale causes us to ques
tion the amount of standing green
timber still designated for harvest.
As Trustee for the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reser
vation of Oregon, we ask that you
discuss this with BIA forestry offi
cials and take appropriate action
to eliminate the harvest of standing
green timber from the McQuinn
Strip during the balance of 1990
and 1991.
Sincerely,
Zane Jackson
Chairman,
Tribal Council
Ken Smith
Chief Eieeutive
Officer
Apology offered
To Mary Danzuka and her family,
I would like to give my apologies
to Ms Danzuka and her family for
my involvement in removing arti
facts from her residence.
I have made this mistake of
stealing more than once over the
past few years and I have now just
begun to pay the consequences. I
have realized the nature of my
problem and have plans of straight
ening it out before it gets too
serious.
Signed,
William Centre
Runners express thanks
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Happy Birthday Sky! October
24, 1990. Can you believe this was
you 20 years ago and this is you
now? Big difference huh? Well I've
known you the last 5 years and I
have greatly enjoyed your friend
ship, your love, and your personal
ity. Your a wonderful guy. Every
thing we have seems so special
because we started out as just
simply friends at age 15, and all
through high school. Then you left
and I had one more year left and
that is when I realized that I loved
you and wanted to be with you for
the rest of my life. We then became
a family to a wonderful baby girl,
and you were there with me every
step of the way, that was when I
knew you would be with me al
ways. And one day in the near
future I will be your bride. You
mean the world to me and Toya
and we will both be there to tell you
Happy Birthday and I love you
when you're 40! Love always, from
your two favorite sweethearts,
Saphronia R. Coochise and Vic
toria M. Katchia "Toya".
Toe Ness
Two guys were talking when one said, "If a little knowledge is a danger
ous thing, then Washington, D.C. must be one of the most dangerous
places on earth." YIKES
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There was this little girl who said. "Grandpa, can you make like a frog?"
Grandpa: "W hy do you ask me to do that?"
Little girl: "Well. Mom and Dad said well come into a lot of money w hen
you croak!" YIKES
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To the Editor,
The "Northern Nation Road
Runners" relay team would like to
express their sincere thanks to each
and everyone of you who supported
our team this past year by partici
pating in our fundraisings: pur
chasing our sack lunches, partici
pating in our"rafflcs", or patroniz
ing our spaghetti feed on Hallow
een. Special thanks go out to: Jim
Macy for slicing our ham for us
when we have the sack lunch sales;
our drivers Norene Greene, Margie
Tuckta and Evaline Patt; Kate
ckson for use of her van on such
Doesn't like
"bum" letters
To the Editor,
I don't live at home in Simnasho.
I live in Wapato, Washington. I
like and enjoy my Indian paper
from home. I get happy to see pic
tures of my family & friends. But I
got burned by the bum letters from
Daisy Ike. I always see her letters.
And they are always bad. They
always bad mouth somebody. Is all
she does is write letters to "Com
plain" about something. Besides
she's supposed to be a proud
Indian. What's she doing bumming
the tribe for money. She's a Rock
Indian like her letters say.
Thank you.
Lois Ann Selam
Warm Springs tribal member
Help during
memorials
appreciated
To the Editor,
I would like to take this time to
thank all the people who showed
and gave their support to the fam
ily during the memorials for Doris
Wolfe, Lowell Thompson and
Jeanine Thompson. I would also
like to take this time to thank the
cooks and cooks' helpers who
cooked the meal for us, they did a
good job.
I would also like to give a big
thanks to the Utilities department
for setting the tables up and also
for cleaning up after us. I thank
Tribal Council for the donation
of the salmon and the natural
resources department for deliver
ing it.
On the same day as the memor
ials, my sisters and I received our
Indian names. I would like to thank
the people who stayed and showed
their support for that, also. I would
like to give a big thanks to our
grandmother for giving us the
Indian names.
short notice for Hood To Coast;
Norene for use of her van for Butte
To Bay; Bryan Lund for use of his
motor home during the Hood To
Coast and for donating toward the
sack lunches.
We've worked hard this past
year to raise money to cover all
expenses necessary to participate
in the Hood To Coast and the
Butte To Bay relays. Expenses
include gas, sleeping accomoda
tions, some meals, food and drink
while on the relay, batteries for our
flashlights, etc.
We participated in the Butte To
Bay relay on October 12 and 13.
We completed the course in 24
hours, 7 minutes. This was the first
annual event, so it was very small.
We participated with 18 other
teams. The course was very scenic.
We got rained on a few times, but
for a majority of the time, the
weather was just right.
Thank you for all of your sup
port. It is greatly appreciated.
Jerry Sampson
Song says much
To the Editor,
This is dedicated to all my fam
ily, friends, near and far, and rela
tives. I wish to share this song with
all of you while we are alive and
well. It has the meaning of life we
should see from our hearts each
day.
William C. Moses
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Happy 21st Birthday to the twins
October 31
Love your mom, sister, brother, Gram, uncles, Aunts',
Susan P. and Dorthy.
Woody shares good news
To the Editor,
I am enclosing material concern
ing the American Book Awards,
which I am a recent recipient. I
received it for my book of poetry,
"Hand Into Stone." I will be going
to Miami to the Awards Ceremony
at the Miami International Book
Fair.
I have written some other mate
rials, one was a travel essay on the
Warm Springs Reservation for a
travelogue, titled "Native Ameri
ca," for the "Insights" magazine
located in Philadelphia. I also will
have a short story in an anthology
of Contemporary Native Ameri
can Fiction, that will be out next
summer, by Dell-Laurel paper
back division, edited by Craig Les
ley. I am featured in an entry for
the "Directory of-Minority Wom
en: Native American Women, ed
ited by Dr. Gretchen Battaille of
Arizona State University. I am also
a contributor to the "Dancing on
the Rim of the World: Contem
porary Northwest Native Ameri
can Writings," edited by Andrea
Lerner.
Along with all this, I will be a
guest speaker at the 1990 CCHA
Pacific-Western Division 10th An
nual Meeting, Humanities in the
Community Colleges: The Curric
ulum of Inclusion and Diversity
for the 1990's, on November 3,
1990 at 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Port
land Convention Center.
I just would like to share my
good news with my friends and rel
atives there in Warm Springs.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Woody
Surgery scary
To the editor,
I'd like to take this time to thank
the following people for everything
that was done for me while I was in
the hospital: Dr. Barnett for his
wonderful way of treatment; Mt.
View staff; and, to my Husband
and Mom for being there all the
time even when I didn't know they
were there; my sister Lillie and
Albert for the help with the child
ren; Aunt Mary and Nancy for
being Auntie; Aunt Charlotte and
girls for standing by; for all the
flowers. A special thanks goes to
Ron Malfara and staff for the
beautitul llowers and to my
co-
Continued on page 8
Tribal Council Agenda
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Thank you,
Clint Smith
(Ky-Yu-Yah)
Sherri L. Smith
(Wum-Yu-Wok)
Veronica Smith
(Kush-Na-Kwatth)
Lupe and Kara Leigh
Thursday October II, 1990 a
rather unusual event occured at the
Warm Springs Indian Health
Clinic, Lupe Torres gave birth to a
newborn baby girl. Dr. Thomas
Manning had delivered Kara Leigh
Katchia who weighed 9 pounds, 3
ounces, and was 22 inches long.
She arrived at 10 a.m. Her father is
John Katchia, Sr. and she joins a
two year old brother Rodney
James Katchia.
Continued on page 8
Monday, October 22 Tribal Council Meeting
9:00 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. School District 509-J Update
1:30 p.m. Mark Phillips - Legislative Update
2:00 p.m. Biggs Junction Recommendation
Tuesday, October 23 Tribal Council Meeting
9:00 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Realty
1:30 p.m. Enrollments
3:00 p.m. 1990 Census Preliminary Count
Wednesday, October 24
SEEKSEEQUA DISTRICT MEETING - Agency Longhouse
6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Meeting
AGENDA: Proposed 1991 Budget
October, 23-26
SOVEREIGNTY STATEMENT WORK SESSIONS
Dick TrudellCharles Wilkinson
Monday, October 29
WSFPITribal Council JOINT WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 30 Tribal Council Meeting
9:00 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Agency Superintendent's Report
1:30 p.m. Forestry Budget - 10 Fees
Wednesday, October 31
1 1 :30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m. Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge
Luncheon wCounty Commissioners
October 31-November 3
NAVAJO SHOPPING CENTER SITE TOUR
TO BE SCHEDULED:
Referendum Schedule
Non Treaty Storage Agreement Settlement
EPA Workshop