2 December 23, 1994
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
Student's essay a tribute to
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; The following article was written
; by Reina Lyn Estimo, daughter of
; MinaShike. Reina is a seventh grader
: at Coos Bay Jr. High School enrolled
l in an advanced English class for
; which this piece was written. Reina
: said the teacher and school principal
I graded the entries. She received 96
points out of a possible 105.
Reina is on the honor roll with a
' 3.8 grade point average and likes
. basketball and all other sports.
: USVeteransoftheSovcreignNations
by Reina Lyn Estimo
Patriotism: Love and loyalty of
one's own country
Although Native American of the
United States are considered sover
eign, many of the tribesmen have
fought for the country called
America.
I am proud to say that there are
many veterans in my family:
Raymond Shike, Sr., my grand
father U.S. Marines Korean Con
Anger Management workshop
A workshop is sehednlpri tn tv
held at the Warm Springs Community
Center on Developing Options to
Anger, January 6, 1994,from8:30to
4:30 p.m.
Participants are to bring brown
Water negotiations
SUSpended Continued from page 1
exercise their respective jurisdiction
over water management in the
Deschutes Basin on a cooperative
basis to avoid future litigation.
Third, the proposed agreement
would clearly define a jurisdictional
system where the Tribes will be re-
sponsible for water management and
use on the Reservation and the State
; will manage waters off the Reserva-
tion. An intergovernmental board
; would be established to deal with
: any implementation questions that
; may arise.
; Fourth, the proposed agreement
would provide flexibility for the
Tribes in the future. It is not possible
to predict exactly how the Reserva-
tion will be developed in the future
.' and the agreement has sufficient
flexibility to accommodate changes,
? while still giving certainty about the
' amount of water that could be used.
' Fifth, the Tribes would have the
right to transfer water for use off
Reservation if that becomes eco
nomically feasible. Any such trans
fers would be subject to applicable
state laws.
Sixth, we realize that is important
that all Deschutes Basin water users
have certainty about their water
rights. The Tribes have therefore of
fered certainty to existing users by
agreeing that existing state water right
holders will not have to curtail their
use of water to satisfy the tribal water
right Future water development in
the Basin can then take place with all
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Spilyay Tymoo 1994
Lyn Estimo
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Alfred Smith, Sr., great-grandfather
Elmer'ScottyH Scott, Sr.great
grandfathcr Both served in World Wars I and
II
Arthur Mitchell, grandfather
Recently attended the 50th anniver
sary of the Normandy, France inva
sion. He looked grand marching
amongst his comrades, dressed in his
Native American buckskin regalia
like a true warrior.
My list can go on and on, as I have
many relatives and family friends
who are, or have been, in the US
military. Our brand new museum in
Warm Springs, Oregon has a wall
size plaque dedicated to our tribal
member US Veterans.
The "Yakama Warriors" is a
prominent veterans organization on
the Yakama Indian Reservation (my
other tribe). The Yakama Warriors
bag lunch, beverages will be
provided. This anger management
workshop is sponsored by Jefferson
County Commission for Children and
Families and the Warm Springs
Community Counseling Center.
persons knowing the rules and avail
ability of water.
An important goal of these nego
tiations has been to reach an agree
ment that will allow all water users in
the basin to plan for the future with
certainty. Expensive litigation can
be avoided and a significant step
toward the protection of the natural
resources of the entire basin will be
taken.
At our thirteenth Negotiation
Session on December 6, 1994, the
parties mutually agreed to tempo
rarily suspend formal negotiations in
order to provide additional time for
sharing information and answering
questions from those who will be
affected by the agreement.
We are all hopeful that formal
sessions will resume soon and that a
final agreement can be negotiated
from the strong foundation that has
been laid.
Contrary to the recent report in
The Bulletin, the Tribes are not
"handing over" water rights to the
State of Oregon. Through lengthy,
good faith, government-to-government
negotiations, the parties are
quantifying, recognizing and af
firming the water rights of the Tribes.
The statement was signed by
Tribal Council Chairman Raymond
Calica, Martha Pagel, director of
Oregon Water Resources Department
and William Back, deputy regional
solicitor for the US Department of
the Interior.
Indian vets
are usually in great demand to par
ticipate in powwows and other func
tions to honor other veterans. In turn,
they are honored also. For example,
they surprised my grandfather
(Raymond Shike, Sr.) by attending
his retirement ceremonies from the
police force. This added much dig
nity to this gala event at the Warm
Springs Agency Longhouse.
Indian reservations throughout the
United States celebrate Veterans Day
with a powwow andor parade. Actu
ally, our veterans are active in all
powwows. They lead in every Grand
Entry, carrying the US flag and other
flags, including our precious eagle
staf f the Native American flag.
All powwows have a veteran's
dance (or warrior's dance), where
Indian and non-Indian veterans do a
war dance spectators are required
to stand in their honor, as they are
dancing. Afterwards, they are pre
sented with gifts. As I write this, my
mother is beading a red, white and
blue hat band that will be presented
during our Veterans Day Powwow in
Warm Springs.
Anytime an eagle feather is
dropped to the floor (or ground)
during a powwow, a special cer
emony is performed where only a
designated veteran may retrieve the
feather. The owner must "buy" the
feather back from the designated
veterans, after the veteran has told a
"war story" of his past.
Native Americans have been a
great asset to the military with their
valuable skills. I know of some who
were delegated as snipers andor
sharpshooters. During World War II,
Navajo scouts were delegated as ra
dio operators thus, confusing the
Japanese, who were unable to decode
their native language.
Now that I know what I know
about Native American Veterans, I
can think about joining the military
when I get older.
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year
Negative impacts of gaming could last a lifetime
The gaming referendum is sched
uled for December 27, 1994 and you
will have received a great deal of
information to decide whether $6
million should be authorized to build
a gaming facility at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Although the issue appears finan
cially attractive, there is another side
of gaming that each tribal member
must consider.
1,800 surveys were mailed out
to eligible voters. 34 1 were sent back,
with 265 of them favoring gaming.
That made up for only 14 percent of
the eligible voters that set the ball
rolling. Is that a fair number to base
this whole issue on?
Tribal families and children will
be negatively impacted by having
gambling locally available. This will
be seen through: increased delin
quency, adolescent onset of gam
bling, overspending of paychecks and
reduced time spent in a family setting.
Tribal membership was not in
vited to fully participate in consid
ering gaming; was not fully informed
of the planning activities and was not
encouraged to openly discuss the
issue among ourselves.
Tribal Council
JAN.
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Raymond Calica
Jacob Frank, Sr.
Delvls Heath, Sr.
Kathleen Heath
Vernon Henry
Zane Jackson
Bernlce Mitchell
Joe Moses
Rita Squlemphen
Nelson Wallulatum
Wilson Wewa, Sr.
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The 1994 Christmas Bazaar
venders and shoppers alike.
Childbirth education
classes to begin
Comprehensive six week
childbirth education courses are being
planned for Madras and Warm
Springs in January. The childbirth
education series provides an
understanding of the labor and
delivery process, information on
breathing and relaxation techniques
and support skills for mother and her
partner. Newborn behavior care and
feeding will also be discussed in this
Mountain View Hospital District
sponsored series.
International Childbirth Educator
Association trained instructor Janet
Bissell, RN will teach the series.
Bisscll is also a certified Lactation
Educator.
The cost of the course which
includes the workbook is $15. The
Madras classes will begin on January
1 1 at 7 p.m. The Warm Springs course
will begin at 11:30 a.m. on January
10. Pre-registration is required. The
next courses will be held in March.
To register call the Mountain View
Hospital District Wellness office at
475-3882 ext.. 2307 or the Warm
Springs Health & Wellness Center at
553-1657.
The future of our children will
be compromised to meet the imme
diate needs of the tribal, state and
federal governments which is por
trayed as in needing the compact
with the state now.
The compromises of more
money and indirect benefits to the
tribal membership does not consider
the growing demands of the current
government. More money into the
government is not a promise of more
money to care for your family.
$6 million may be better spent
on youth activities, job training, and
improving existing successful tribal
enterprises, without causing negative
social changes in our community.
Responsible management and
maximum utilization of tribal natu
ral and human resources would re
duce the need to enter into gaming.
Jobs exist now, but tribal members
still don't hold the majority of them.
Alternative approaches to re
place reduced timber revenue have
not been adequately sought.
Gaming on the reservation will
threaten the quality of life and security
enjoyed in a climate already threat
attendance noted for 1994
FEB.
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MAR.
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APR.
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Bob Medina
held December 10 at the Community Center brought numerous
Survivors' Journey
12-week healing journey
for women
Wednesdays
beginning January 11, 1995
6 to 8 p.m.
Community Counseling Center
For more information contact Erin Sweeden or
Urbana Manion at 553-3205
ened by gangs, theft and poverty.
Kah-Nee-Ta will no longer be
readily available to community
members due to overcrowding and
the atmosphere could change from a
family resort to one of different and
unsavory characters.
Promoting gaming is contradic
tory to becoming the healthiest
community in the year 2000.
Our tribal history has repeatedly
demonstrated responsible decision
making which is evident in the secu
rity we have today. The dams, mill,
Museum, Early Childhood Center,
Wellness Center and the DE project
were all approved by the tribal
membership for the benefit of every
one. The valuable tribal input and
support those projects enjoyed was
not asked for in a timely and patient
manner for the gaming referendum.
Rushing into this project may gen
erate fast money, but the negative
effects may last a lifetime.
Please remember to vote on De
cember 27 or return your absentee
ballot. Your vote will have a serious
and lasting impact on the future of
our tribe.
MAY
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JUNE
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JULY
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AUG.
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December
27
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Community
Center
Employment
stats given
As of mid-December, there
were773 part-time and full-time
employees working for the tribal
organization. Of that total, 503 are
tribal members; 65 are married into
the tribe; 90 are other Indians and
115 are non-Indian. There are 374
men and 399 women working for the
organization.
SEPT.
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OCT.
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