PAGE 4 February 21, 1992
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
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It must be about time for rodeo,
baseball and softball season to begin
because the weather is starting to get
lousy. Chilly and windy as composed
to all the mild weather we've been
having this winter.
Its that time once again when
people across the country will have
to start looking at the potential
presidential candidate for our coun
try. There arc several who ha ve tossed
their hats into the pool and will be
seeking public support for the top
office.
When a person enters the race for
public Office he's whole life becomes
a public affair. As names come in for
consideration all ready allegations
of a persons past has been brought
out where a candidate in the past wrote a letter in opposition of the draft. All
sorts of accusations will be will be aired as each candidate announces his
intentions to run for president.
It will soon be time to start thinking of our own tribal council seats and
those planning to run for the tribal council. It seems like just when everyone
has caught up with on how the organization operates and how the business
is being conducted then new people are elected into office and the whole
thing starts over again training the new candidates on the operation of the
organization. This slows business down while the new candidates are
catching up on oodles of reading of the constitution and by laws, the
organizations charter and all the other related material that goes along with
the job. Takes time and money to get into full swing with things.
Here is a little teensey weenscy suggestion, "Why not have staggering
offices on the council scats. Like one sit in for a year, another for two years
and three and so on. So when on persons term expires, he can choose to run
again or if not elected, the new person can do his homework while the others
are still carrying out the business with out any delay. This way there would
be only one scat to fill per district each election and also wouldn't interrupt
the daily schedule of the tribal council business. Just a suggestion. Ahh-Nahh-Chi-Um-Ni.H
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Happy Birthday
Joslah George Thompson
2 yrs. old February 22nd
from, Mom, Dad & Jr.
Happy Birthday, Priscilla!
from your buddies
at Spiiyay
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Spilyay Sez: People who say they sleep like ababy obviously don'thave
one. Yikes.
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There was this big red fire truck that went zooming by and all the kids
in the neighborhood noticed a big Boxer doe on the front seat The children
wondered what his duties were. One said, "They use him to keep the
crowds back at the fire." "No," said another, they carry him forgood luck,"
said another. The third youngster said, "They use the dog to find the fire
hydrant " Yikes.
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Workers' image
distorted
To the editor,
Although my T.V. is out and I do
not read the paper religiously I would
like to comment on the oriental view
of the "American Worker" ....Lazy.
This is very humorous to me per
sonally because I work with the Tribal
Personnel Department and deal with
non-Indian who view our people in
the same manner which the oriental
businessmen have stereotyped the
general population of "American.
Workers". So in conclusion I would
like to bring attention to the offended
country of America you are getting
your own medicine...finally, they will
understand.
Margie E-Kalama
P.S. I know not all non-Indians
have believed the stereotype of our
people and I thank them all.
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Honor given during powwow appreciated
Dear Bumstead and Roberta,
I want to thank you for the honor
that you bestowed upon us last week
end at the Lincoln's pow wow. It was
heartwarming to know of your en
couraging thoughts and of your kind
support to the tribal member under
graduates and graduates, because
there are many evenings spent
burning the midnight oil trying to get
homework done in working towards
that college degree. It is truly an
honor.
It would be a good idea for you to
start thinking of a college degree or
going to trade school, because we
need our own tribal members to fill
key and managerial positions in our
organization. To fill managerial po
siuons requires technical knowledge
and managerial skills. We need you,
our young tribal members, as you
will have been raised in this area and
have knowledge of the geographical
areas of the three tribes and you ill
gain knowledge of what our treaty
was based on and be able to stand up
for our treaty rights. Getting a college
education will open your eyes to the
world and gain visions beyond the
reservation boundaries, so that as an
organization we can survive and keep
up with the UmeMmd suit maintain
our culture. It is possible to live in the
two worlds, of the "white-man's
ways" for survival and still keep our
cultural ways. Learn all that you can
of the tribal cultures to carry it on.
On the 'tribal membership rolls of
the Warm Springs tribes, the major
ity of the members are of age eighteen
years and younger. This means that
in the future when you reach middle
age or thereabouts, you will be the
leaders. It will be up to you to fill
those jobs in our tribal organization.
There will probably be very few el
ders, and I mean few.
Presently, as you can see, with the
new buildings coming up there will
Pen pals wanted
To the editor,
Several third grade school teach
ers in Taylors ville, IN, Indian teach a
unit about Native Americans. They
have applied for a grant to visit Indian
Country to expand their knowledge
of the subject. In addition, they seek
Native American adults or children
who would correspond with them as
"pen pals".
Write to:
Brenda Christophel
P.O. Box 277
Taylorsville Elementary
Taylorsville, IN 47280.
Obituary
William "Bud" Schlick
William T. "Bud" Schlick, age
66, died February 6, 1992 at the Hood
River Care Center following an
aneurism and coma. He was born
December 17, 1925 in Ames, Iowa to
William and Pearle (Passwater)
Schlick. On June 13, 1949, he mar
ried Mary Dodds. The couple had
three children, William Jr. who died
in 1972, Katherine and Joseph.
Bud served as the Warm Springs
Forest Manager from 1960 to 1964.
He also worked as superintendent at
the Yakima Indian reservation and
various otherBureauof Indian Affairs
positions. Most recently, from 1983
to 1988, Bud had worked as a natural
resource management consultant for
the Tribe.
Funeral services were held Satur
day.February 16, 1992attheParkdaIe
Community Church in Parkdale, Or
egon. Memorials may be sent to the
Warm Springs Tribal Museum or the
Yakima Nation Museum in
Toppenish, Washington.
be a need to fill the iob positions in
those areas of Teachers, Psycholo
gists, Cooks, Nurses, Museum Cura
tors, Anthropologists, to name a few
and not forgetting the positions re
quired to maintain the buildings. You
can take a look at our organization
and have a choice of a career of what
you might want to work in, the op
portunities arc there and they can be
pursued. So I would like to encour
age you to set your goals for higher
education and to spend some time in
our cultural background.
My average grade point average
has been a 3.25 at Central Oregon
Community College. I should receive
Disks missing
Dear Friends,
Has anyone found a plastic case
containing about 60 3.5" computer
diskettes? If so, please return them to
me at the Culture and Heritage De
partment. I lost them on the evening
of January 30.
Thanks!,
Henry Millstein
Clean up our
community
To the editor,
Has anyone else besides myself
and my family noticed the unsanitary
and unsafe conditions of our road
ways, play areas, creeks, parks and
forest areas, not to mention many of
our residences? If so, and you are
concerned about the trash, junk and
garbage build-up around here, I
would like to hear from you. Call me,
553-1936.
Keith Charley, Sr.
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SMITHS REUNITE-Montana resident Myrtle Monroe (front) returned to Warm Springs in September for a family
reunion. All six brothers and sisters enjoyed their time spent together.They are (left to right) Claude Smith, Sr., Zelma
Smith, Katherine Courtney, Alvis Smith, Sr. In photgraph below is Mildred Tyler.
Vets tournament on tap
Greetings to all Veterans,
The Native American Veterans
Basketball Classic II is scheduled for
March 20, 21, 22, 1992, at the White
Swan High School Gym in White
Swan, Washington.
The tournament is to honor our
deceased veterans and to salute the
veterans who participate in this
memorable event The tournament
association is in the expanding field
in which invitations are being sent
across all of the Indian lands and
hoping to unite all of our fellow
Native Vets to unite together and
maybe find "Old" friends of the past.
The tournament will be a 12-team
double-elimination bracket The team
awards will consist of Championship
through fifth places, Sportsmanship
Award, Top Guns Award, Senior
Veterans Awards, Championship
Jackets.
The tournament individual awards
will consist of Most Valuable Player
Award, Top Gunner Award, All Star
Awards.
Tournament entry fees will be
$225.00 per team. The entry deadline
will close with the first 1 2 paid entries
my Associates of Arts degree in
Business Administration by the end
of this summer. I plan on taking a
short break, for a much needed rest
and to replenish my savings account,
then return for a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Liberal Arts. If I can do this
at my age, then I know that you
young can do a heck of a lot better!
To those students presently in
colleges, this encouragement is es
pecially extended to you. Keep up
the hard work and know that there
are people thinking of you in your
endeavors. I know that at times, you
feel like you can't do it, but hang in
there with your best foot forward,
Jingle dress
To the editor,
Open Jingle Dress Special Results:
1st place
RacLynn Kickingwoman,
Blackfoot tribe, Browning, Montana.
2nd PLACE
Darlene Bcetso, Navajo tribe,
Sacramento, California.
3rd PLACE
Thea Moran, Yakima
Assinaboine tribes, Toppenish,
Washington.
4th PLACE
Andrea Page, Yakima tribe,
Thank you for
To the editor:
I, Mclinda Jim wish to take this
time to thank the Warm Springs
Tribal Council and Natural Resources
Department for their help to me and
the students using the trailers at
Celilo. Also Yakima Nation Review
for their donation.
I thank all my friends and relatives
that helped me make that day enjoy
able for all who came to our open
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or March 1, 1992.1finterestedplcase
contact me as soon as possible so the
rest of the tournament information
will be sent.
Semper Fi,
Clyde Wallahee (USMC)
German woman
wants to write
To the editor,
My name is Tina, I am 22 years
old and I live in Germany. I had a
daughter with 1 12 years and a very
nice dog (Husky).
I interest me now since more years
for the history of Indians in America,
and I should like to know now, some
thing about the live in the reservation
today. On this way I hope I become
acquainted with some pen friends.
Perhaps it is possible that some
time I meet someone personally.
If someone want to write me a
letter, so my address: Wihelsbacheisti
14, 8445 Schwarzack, W. Germany.
Tina Erlmoser
next thing you know the term is up
and you've gotten through it . Be
persistent and keep on unul you get
that degree.
Again, thank you Bumstead and
Roberta for spurring us on. And
thanks to the Lincoln's pow wow
committee for a memorable time last
weekend. It was spiritually fulfilling
to witness the many honors during
the pow wow and to see that you are
a dn ving force for teaching our tribal
members to carry on our culture.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Evaline Patt
results given
Goldcndalc, Washington
5lh PLACE
Lynnae Lawrence, Assinaboine
tribe, Phoenix, Arizona.
6lh PLACE
Daphne Alexis, Stoney tribe,
Dufficld, Alberta, Canada.
I would like to thank my parents,
grandparents, and family members
for all of their support & help with
the jingle dress special. The special
would not have been possible with
out my family. I love you all, thank
you.
Brigette Scott
help
house and dinner.
Most especially I thank Nathan
Jim for taking time out to be there as
well as Rudy Clements and all the
Wasco Nation drummers, Indian
Nation and Eagle Spirit
My thanks to all wh participated
and helped in the kitchen. '
From my heart.
Thank you all,
Melinda Jim
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Mildred Tyler
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