4 February 17, 1995
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Traditional ways not being carried on to younger generations
To the editor, or what we learned. And when I didn't matter because the main things have paid more attention, I
: Well, the Simpson case is sort q
ot mellowing down and the trial is
getting underway and things seem
to be at a stand still at the present
time. The gang situation is still in
the air all around us all the time
and will be present until some
solution can be made on the prob
lem. As things seem to be at a even
flow now the Bob Packwood, situ
ation is beginning to come back
into light as lobbyists are testify
ing on the matter. The whole is
sue seems to stem from accusa
tions that Bob Packwood solic
ited jobs for his Ex-Wife, in order
to lighten the alimony payments
for the Senator. It was reported
that a job was offered to Mrs.
Packwood as a purchasing agent
for American Arts and Crafts for a Japanese clients, but there is
nothing definite on the rumor. The Senate Ethics Committee is
investigating the allegations against Packwood, along with charges
from more than two dozen women that Packwood made unwanted
sexual advances. Come on now ladies, remember, "A Good Man Is
hard to Find."
What started this anyway? Packwood's opposition during the last
election who could not un-seat the Senator are probably at fault, trying
to dig up all the dirt they could to get him out of office. Everyone has
their own opinion and this is what I think: Some old lady who no one
pays much attention to now days as all the young chicks are getting all
the attention stated that Mr. Packwood made unwanted sexual ad
vances years ago. Some of these allegations happened some twenty
years ago. Yun-Wyee-Packwood.
Yep! Sexual Harrasment could be damaging to just about anyone,
depends on the cercomstences of the situation. Take High School
Coaches, especially for girls sports. Things could get pretty shakey being
around the girls during practice and actual game time.
It was said that one time if a coach put his hand on the sholder of one
of his girl playres, it was a mark of his approval of fine play. But today a
coach has to be very careful on how he congratulates his players. There
are always those people with asick mind and make mountains out of Mole
hills saying the coach had his hands all over the girls during the game.
Also if a girl gets repremanded and maybe put off the team, the girls .
gets mad and says the reason she quit the team is because the coach made
sexual advances to her. Who's to know the real truth but the public would
redicle the coach no matter if he was innocent or not. Yep ! "This is a dog-eat-dog
world." Huh?
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Well, it's time to nominate Tribal Councilmen once again as there
are District meetings popping up all around. For the Simnasho, district
it will be held in the Longhouse with the usual routine, dinner a 6 p.m.
and the meeting to start at 7 p.m. and so on. This will be the same
pattern for the other two districts. The Seekseequa district will be
meeting in the Community Center Social Hall, and the Agency district
will meet in the Longhouse.
These are very important positions to be filled as the representative
must work for the Tribes as a whole and it's not an easy task. It's a
tough job to serve on the Tribal Council. We need to look at the best
people we have to serve and act in our behalf on all tribal business
matters.
So If you are in doubt, look no further for here I am ready to serve
at any capacity. AAAYYYEEE!!! Chi-Toon...
No Kidding, we have to be very careful and select the best people
we have for the Tribal Council seats. We can't go by saying, "Hey, It's
your turn to be a councilmen, I'll nominate you. Sometimes I feel that
we don't need the districts anymore because we are not isolated like
it used to be in the Olden Day's where the people had to travel by
horseback to come to the meetings. So when they got back to their
districts they held council meetings to discuss what took place or voted
on what should be brought up at the next meeting. The districts are just
trouble makers now days as everyone is inter-married and live in
different districts and everything is all against our constitutions as it
is read today. Why bother to have districts when we are all Warm
Springs people? We all lookout for one another no matter where we
may come from. Just don't include the "Dirty Moc." Yep! The
Councilmen are the Board of Directors for the REZ. and should act
accordingly.
Toe Ness
Wife: The maid just quit. She said you spoke insultingly to her on the
phone.
, Husband: Good heavens! I thought I was talking to you! YIKES
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Wife: I got this girdle today for a ridiculous figure.
Husband: I know that, What did it cost? YIKES
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Wife: My husband has three Moods...hungry, thirsty, or both. YIKES
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Johnny: Mother's Bible must be more interesting than yours.
Father: Why do you say that?
Johnny: She reads it more than you read yours. YIKES
I'm generally a quiet person and
have total respect for my elders and
most people in general. But right
now I feel I need to speak up and
voice myself. Not only for this thing
that the court system is calling a
traditional way.
Sometimes we forget the old ways
and how it used to be or the teachings
that our elders tried to instill in us so
that we can carry on the ways of our
people. But today we forget or shrug
it off on excuses we're too busy or
just plain don't have the time to deal
with a lot of what goes on in family,
or well you brought all this on
yourself. I guess in reality it doesn't
work that way. Because when you
start letting it go then so goes the
ways we were brought up, the values
we should be sharing, with our family
and most of all the love, respect, and
understanding of what goes on in
todays families. Most of the time we
don't look back at how it used to be
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think back now there's so much more
I could be sharing, showing, and
being there for my family, always
there's excuses and that's where I
shrug. Now my family is almost
grown and I feel sorry that I did that
to them, most of all I need to let them
know, that all of this isn't completely
their fault but mine too if I would
have done more listening, doing,
understanding. Then maybe we
wouldn't be going through this. I've
heard a lot of different expressions
of ways to describe the reasons, the
purposes of us being here on earth. I
guess mainly I remember that we're
here only on borrowed time. Seems a
lot of the things we do or accomplish
here are borrowed. Even the second
language we use is for a reason. So
much of what we do, say, learn and
accomplish is to fulfill the needs of
our lives here today. Not looking
back and seeing how it used to be and
how the accomplishments really
Happy Birthday
February 26 to
Nicole Ann
From Sheilah, Toot,
Samantha & Drew
Happy Birthday "Alexa Rae"
February 26th
All our love, Auntie Sarah,
Uncle Curtis, & your cousins
Joslah, & Jr.
Happy Birthday
Monica, Feb. 24
From Sheilah,
Toot, Samantha & Drew
Happy 5th Birthday;
February 16,
Brandon Thompson
From Auntie Sheilah,
Toot, Samanatha & Drew
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Happy First Birthday
Tahmaira Elaine Clements
February 22, 1995
Love, Mom, Dad & Sister
Happy First Birthday
Tahmaira
2-22-95
Love, Dad
Happy Birthday
Daughter, Sis, Mom,
Auntie Blah
February 27,
Love ya
Why was I
denied funding?
To the editor,
Thank you to the Siletz Tribe for
the emergency scholarship, shoes for
my kids, and school supplies that
allowed me to stay in college.
Warm Springs Education &
Committee would not accept my
mother's death or my surgery as an
excuse for withdrawing one term.
They denied tribal funding.
I lost everything. Only Ken, Zane,
and Fritz even bothered to listen.
Thank you.
Why is our tribe denying funding
for higher education and throwing
money at gambling?
Judy Kalama King,
Tribal member
U of O Senior
To Jacqueline Whiteplume of Lapwai, ID
From one mother to another,
Your sons are truly a blessing to our family
The granddaughters hold heaarts in their hands.
Reflections of you, your sons must be, loving parents,
and grandfathers yet to be.
Congratulations on a job well done.
With wishes for future joy and fun.
From The Gram'ma from Warm Springs, Annie
Heart-healthy
dinner, bingo set
The IHS Diabetes Program and
the Senior Program would like to
invite you to a "heart-healthy" dinner
and bingo while you learn more about
how to eat for a "healthy heart".
Please bring your family and friends
and join us for dinner and bingo at
the Senior Center on Wednesday,
February 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
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Happy Birthday Vernon Ray
Spino
(Aka: Simba, Vernie, Bern,
Barney, Snoopy)
From Johnson, Lei, Derek &
Chartene
Business course
to begin Feb. 21
ONABEN'S starting a successful
business course. This will begin
Tuesday, February 2 1 , 1 995 at 6 p.m.
This 14 week course will discuss
business topics including the
following: Bookkeeping; Tax
Compliance; Marketing; Financial
Management and Business Plan
Development
For more information or to sign
up contact the Small Business Center
at 553-3593 or stop in at 2107 Wasco
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Formerly Greenhouse program
didn't matter because the main things
that mattered was family and staying
alive and together without all of the
possessions and high tone values we
see and look at today. Things are so
different, the values are so high that it
hurts everyone who things they're
doing okay or breaking even. Yet
their heads are still under water, and
the ways of our culture are at a big
time loss. I often wonder what will
we do when our elders are no more
and us as middle age don't know how
to show, or learn or teach our own
children how or what to do. How to
survive not only now but for the
future. How to deal with the ways of
how things are now in todays world.
Now I can say the same thing that
my grandmother said to me, "Just
wait until you have children of your
own and you'll see exactly what I
meant when I was trying to show,
teach, and keep you on your straight
road." Boy! I can really say just from
these experiences that I wish I would
have paid more attention, listened,
and done more of what she was try ing
to instill in me and my family. I'm so
glad I know some of her teachings
and can still take time to learn if I
have to. We as the next and younger
generation need to take a good look
at ourselves and stop trying to be
someone you can't be. We re a people
with a beautiful and wonderful
culture that others too can only wish
to be. We need to preserve what we
were born to and if we don't
understand or know something then
get out and find someone to help.
They'd be more than glad to share
the knowledge of our own.
I guess I've shared more than
enough of my opinion and hope I
haven't offended or hurt anyone's
feelings with this. I'm not a perfect
person, just someone who cares about
my family, people, very much and
hope they can understand me too.
And be patient with me also.
Thanks for your time.
Winona M. Sohappy Lewis
The Eagle Cries
Listen to the natives,
hear them singing their ancient songs,
songs their ancestors sang,
as the years rolled on.
So much love for culture,
but yet, it is dying,
we are losing a little more,
their spirits used to fly way up high,
but now the eagle is alone,
for now, only he can touch the sky.
For his brothers the eagle cries,
because he can no longer speak their native tongue,
they call them savages, which is nothing but lies.
Don't these people know what they're doing is wrong?
For with the eagle, no one flies,
so he tells how he feels in his songs.
In the years to come, will they still know the ancient ways?
Or will it disappear, like the morning frost?
When the culture dies will the natives feel nothing, not even dismay?
The animals and nature, for the future, will their death be the cost?
Listen to the natives,
before their culture disappears,
the ancient ways, in the natives is where it lives.
by Vanessa Knight
Submitted by Vanessa Knight's grandmother, Freda Wallulatum
Name Giving
Saturday, March 4,
1995 at the 1910 Shaker
Church, Warm
Springs, Oregon.
Everyone is welcome
to come.
Happy Birthday
BrotherUncle Butch
February 25
Love always, Byron, Missy
and Larry
Happy Birthday to Lil Roy
Darrin B. 224
From Larry, Missy, Byron
Happy Birthday Charly
"Sweet 16"
Love, Mom, Dad, Mia, &
Paleena
i
Look who
turned 9
February 101
Happy
Birthday, son
Jerome E.
Henry
Love you!
Mom
;
Happy Birthday
Monica, Nikkl, Sam & Brandon
from, Chris, Irma, Haley, and
Charisse
Happy Birthday Nat Shaw
February 27
from Sheilah, Toot, Samantha
and Drew
Happy Birthday,
Son, Brother, Nephew,
Cousin
Tony Gilbert, Jr.
February 18,
Love ya!
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Happy Birthday!
Son, YaYa, Uric, Big L
March 1,
Love ya!
Happy Birthday "Josiah"
"5 years old"
February 2Z 1990
We love youl
Dad, Mom, and your lil bro
Curtis, Jr.
Happy 80th Birthday
"Grandma Flora'
January 25th, 1915
We love you & think of you
everyday. Sarah, Curtis, Josiah,
and Curtis, Jr.