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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
E Coosh EEWA:
(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
"SpifyHj
I just poured myself a cup of
' ; coffee, tookasip,"Yuk!"Bcinga
"Macho Guy," I thought I'd try a
cup of coffee without sweetener.
: Well it goes to show that even
some Macho Guys need sweets
also. But then couldn't decide if I
should have artificial sweetener
or sugar. So I decided that it had
' ' to be Pure Cane Sugar from Ha
waii. Well anyway what I'm trying
to get to is there are many things
in this ole world that don't always
agree with everyone. For one
thing, let's talk about the old ways,
the traditions of the past and
present Today we say, we should practice our old traditions and not
let them die out. Teach the youngsters the Indian language, teach them
the true meaning of the traditional ways. The more this is mentioned
. . the further away wc seem to drift.
Take the powwows for instance. In the Olden Days whenever there
was a powwow coming up the Chief would remind everyone ahead of
time to have their memorial dinners and giveaways well ahead of time
' so as the family members would have lifted that burden and respect of
' family members who have passed away. The mourning period usually
carried on a year by the family members before the memorial dinner
. and give away. When this was all completed then the family members
all felt free to again to mix with the public and enjoy themselves at the
. public events. All this was done ahead of time and when there was a
powwow there was nothing to interfere with the celebration and
everyone enjoyed themselves and danced the night away.
"Sip, AHH! " Coffee tastes good, Well another thing was mentioned
; about the powwows and in keeping with the real traditional ways is
I they should take all of those microphones and speakers and throw
them into the Deschutes River, because complaints were people do
more gabbing than dancing. People say they like to see the dancing and
; not have to sit and listen to people gab on and on. Some dancers say
: they get all ready and have to stand around for hours and maybe dance
' once before there is another delay. Many dancers get discouraged and
j: change back into their street clothes because of so many delays. It's
;' frustrating to have to sit on those hard seats waiting for the dances.
"Cough!" Swallowed the coffee the wrong way, and thinking
"Yikes," What the heck, one more cup of coffee won't hurt. Well
': anyway these were just comments made by several individuals con
: cerning the powwow, and why many never returned after attending
one session. "Yep," People say they go there to enjoy themselves,
: mingle with the crowd, see old friends, meet new ones and just have
; a good time watching the dancing. Some even fall in Love, "Ayee!"
: There are so many things that go with the Indian Traditional ways,
j many things are never mentioned much today. It appears people make
; up rules to go by in order to be seen. So are we living up to the old
J traditional ways? Don't have all the answers, just what people says.
I Yep! with that I shall close, hoping someone will come forth with the
; real answers, of the real traditional ways. "AHH-NAHH-CHI-TOON! !"
i
Today we should all be interested in our youth to see that they grow
j up well and strong. We have built a Community Center mainly for the
: purpose of the young generations to have something to do with their
I idle time. We see a lot of youth tournaments each weekend like 1 2 and
i under, 1 3 and under and so on. These tournaments are a great thing for
j our youngsters, but today it appears that the adults are becoming more
erratic than the youngsters over these tournaments. It is only logical
that the Community Center was set up for the youth here in Warm
Springs, but when there is a tournament there are kids from other areas
playing on teams from Warm Springs while the local kids are playing
around in the hallway or watching the games.
It is good to win but to buy the championship is something else. The
kids do deserve a better shake and should be able to play on a team no
I matter how bad they may get beat but that would give them a chance
5 to get experience in competition as well as having a good time. Yep!
I you 'd think these youth basketball tournaments meant living or dying
; now day's. While the kids could care less but to play and have fun.
;AHH-HI-YA CHI-UMNI!!!
Toe Ness
j Ole Nat said, "If you're such a good fortune-teller, you should be
; able to tell me the score of the Blazer game before it starts."
i "Sure can, just give me $10.," said Ole Jip.
S After he receives the $10, "Well before the game starts the score
t will be 0-0." YIKES
SS SS SS
Guy said to his land lady, "I can't pay my rent this month."
The land lady, "But you said that last month."
. "I kept my word, didn't I?" YIKES
; ss ss ss
Two guys met in a narrow street where neithercould pass. One said,
;"I never back up for stupid idiots."
Shifting into reverse the other said, "I always do." YIKES
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S)QQlts"
Tearing down
To the editor,
I am submitting another letter to
the Spilyay Tymoo because the in
formation is important, supportive
and pertinent to the letter I submitted
in the last issue.
Wc have been led to believe that
our Indian Reservation is going to be
the healthiest Reservation by the year
2000. That is less than 7 years away,
and perhaps that is true. For the sake
and longevity of our Indian people, I
hope and pray, it is true. But even
with the upcoming IMS clinic, our
new Head Start and Pre School
complex and the opening of our
museum, there arc individual needs
that have to be addressed.
The following statistics will ex
plain: a.) There arc 5 1 0 homeless Tribal
households, which means that 43
of the homeless responding described
Support of tounament valuable,
To the editor,
We would like to recognize our
sponsor's who helped make our Just
Say No to alcohol and drugs, 13 &
under basketball tournament pos
sible. First of all we would like to thank
these departments: The Counseling
Center, jim Quaid for sponsoring
part of the gymnasium cost. Human
Many hugs still coming
To the editor,
Sorry all the hugs haven't been
delivered yet. The problem is there
are several more to be made and not,
enough Hug-O-Gram makers andj
creators to do the job. Please be pa-'
tient and maybe they'll all be pro-
duced and delivered. We need all the
help we can get I drop in when I can ,
1 I
Happy Birthday
She-Devil
also to her Auntie
from the Doctor and his
wife Patsy
Happy 12th Birthday
March 19, 1993
Crystal Rain Scott
with love from MOM
Happy Birthday
Crystal Rain Scott
From your sisters, Toni Tail,
Charisse Haskins, Julia Haskins
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Lana Shlke
(March 15)
Ralna Estimo
(March 19)
From, MomDad,
Grandma Grandpa
homes an injustice, unfeasible, unfair
themselves as 'homeless at the lime
of the survey.
This is the breakdown of the
Homeless:
a. ) Living with extended family
437 (86 of responding homeless).
b. ) Living in available shelter 73
(14 of responding homeless).
The very low income households:
681 57 of responding house
holds: a. ) Households with family mem
bers below 62 years of age 632 (93 ).
b. ) Households with family mem
bers 62 years or older 49 (7).
The 100 families that need hous
ing, I reported in mv previous letter
were people on the Housing Depart
ment waiting list.
Statislicsarcfrom the 1993 Tribal
Census Report of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon. It was prepared by Tribal
Data Resources or Redding, Califor
Services, Sal Sahmc, for sponsoring
the other part of the gymnasium cost
and towards some of the awards.
Recreation Dept., Fran Ahcrn for
sponsoring part of the gymnasium
cost and working to get everything
set up in the gymnasium.
Second we would like to thank
our individual sponsors: Champion
ship jackets, Foster and Sandra
Kalama & family, Fritz Miller, David
and even took some home. Sherri has
been trying her best but she probably
' has her job to do too. Lucinda had to
. leave for a workshop. And thanks for
all the helpers at the beginning. I
know of one person for sure and that
was Mr. Terry Courtney.
For more information, check in at
the Community Center or bring your
imagination and help. Especially
sorry to the purchasers that are wor
ried about the hugs they paid for and
were not delivered, Angie Greene,
Rosie Tom, Lynn Thomas and Jana
Jackson and the thoughtful cop that
bought $20 worth.
Just a helper too,
Antoinette Pamperien (Ante)
WIC funding
increased
Oregon's Nutrition Program for
women, infants, and children (WIC)
has allocated increased funding to
the Jefferson County Health De
partment. WIC is for pregnant women up to
six months after delivery, breast
feeding moms, and children from
birth to age five. The program pro
vides health and nutrition informa
tion, access to health care services,
and food vouchers for specific foods.
These foods include milk, cheese,
iron fortified cereal, vitamin C fruit
juice, eggs, beans or peanut butter,
and formula for infants.
Clients receiving food stamps and
other assistance can also qualify for
WIC.
Jefferson County residents who
; fall within the Oregon WIC income
! guidelines are encouraged to apply.
A household income of $25,800 for a
family of four would fall within these
guidelines.
Call Jefferson County Health De
partment at 475-4456 for income
guidelines for your family or for fur
ther questions.
POWWOW, raffle
Continued from page 3
Wallulatum; Pendleton Sweater,
Rosanna Sanders; Quilt, JoJo Miller;
Pendleton Shawl, Luke Sanders;
Fringe Shawl (blue), Dcbra Cardce;
Buckskin Vest, Devonne Rhoan;
Fringe Shawl (black beads),Cougar
Greene; Hand Drum, Fred
Wallulatum; Pendleton Blanket,
Willard Tabeau; Pendleton Blanket,
Joseph Brisbois; Star Quilt, Bonnie
Walker, Beaded Bag, Maria Macy;
and our BIG Winner of the Saddle
was Marella Sam.
The 1993 Lincoln's powwow
committee would like to thank all the
people that supported their powwow
by purchasing raffle tickets, dona
tions, kitchen help. And especially
the queen candidates, they did a tre
mendous jobof selling raffle tickets.
The Committee is looking forward to
the 1994 powwow.
nia, and arc available at the Planning
Department.
The above statistics arc self-explanatory
these facts and figures
were taken from the census report. I
have included a very small portion.
You need to get a copy of the Census
Report to get a complete picture.
I have submitted the above for
"food for thought" and to appeal for
the support of you Tribal Members.
Would you support us in keeping our
present homes safe and intact with
out interference from our bigwigs.
As you can sec from the information
Yvette offers
To the editor,
Hello. Here is a "Don't Worry"
rhyme, and a 'Tomorrow Is Another
Day" rhyme I'd like to share now.
appreciated
Bclgard; 2nd place, Edith Kalama,
Wayne Tappo, Marie Tom, Fritz
Miller; 3rd place, Wynona Frank;
MVP, Offie McConvillc; Mr Hoop
Buster, Matt McConvillc.
Third, we would like to thank these
businesses from Madras, OR:
Grandma Hoffy's Restaurant, Les
Schwab Tire Center, Erickson's
Sentry Market, Ahcrns Slop & Shop,
Video Video, Hatfields, Madras
Thrifty Drug, Ralph's Radio Shack,
Sportsworld, Turner's Ben Franklin,
B.C. Video.
Fourth we would like to thank all
the people that helped at the tourna
ment, you made it possible with your
time and effort.
Last of all, the guys least appreci
ated, the tournament referees.
Thanks to you all.
Melvin and Vanessa Tewee,
and The Chinooks
Racism a disease of the mind
To the editor,
Having enjoyed your editorials
about the challenge of building a
hate-free Oregon, and sharing your
frustration at the difficulty of the
process, I would share with your
readers the recent efforts in Madras
to create a venue for airing complaints
and thoughts concerning racism and
other forms of prejudice, as well as
the opportunity to put our heads to
gether to create opportunities to get
acquainted and begin tearing down
some walls.
The kind of behavior that will
bring about any real change involves
making judgements and decisions
using ethics and feelings of the heart
of a new kind than we were raised
with. The best way to break the cycle
of racism is to develop cross-cultural
friendships and work relationships.
In asincere and continuing attempt
- f.
Spilyay Tymoo Calendars
will be available
March 15
$2 each
I have submitted, tearing down homes
is an injustice, unreasonable and not
feasible. If the Tribal Managers,
Consultants and whomever is in
volved, docs not heed to these picas
and above information. I am willing
to form an advocacy committee to
save our homes. If you arc interested,
let mc know. I will be home soon.
Respectfully submitted
In God's Peace
Nina M. Rowe,
A very concerned Tribal
Member
inspiration
Don't Worry
God walked beside you yesterday,
Today you're in his care.
Because God's already (here.
The best thing about the future,
Is it comes one day at a time,
If you should start to worry.
Just think of this little rhyme.
Tomorrow is another day
Today if you' re feeling blue
and things aren't going rightforyou;
If skies above are dull and grey,
Just look ahead and say
"Tomorrow is another day."
If folks around you get you down.
If those you love meet smile with
frown.
If life frustrations mar the way.
Don't panic.look ahead and say,
"Tomorrow is another day."
And if the now seems insecure,
And future looms up all unsure;
Have faith that you'll find the way,
Trust Uim...and look ahead and say,
"Tomorrow is another day."
Don't worry and tomorrow is an
other day will all be done in the
Lord's time.
Gracias,
Evette Patt
430 Laksonen Loop,
Springfield, OR 97478
to provide this opportunity and cre
ate an atmosphere mat fosters mutual
understanding and respect, we will
continue to actively pursue this goal.
There will be regular meetings and
workshops, the next one being March
25 at the Jr. High in Madras. Anyone
interested in joining us in "Unlearning
Racism" is encouraged to come.
Perhaps the next one could be held in
your back yard.
Racism is a disease of the mind
and is acquired through a long condi
tioning. The germs of racism sur
round us in our society and nobody
can escape the disease. We are not
aware when the germs infect us, and
white Americans are usually die last
to admit the problem because being
in the position of power they are
comfortable with the status quo. But
the condition can be improved!!!
Coralee Popp, Madras