4 April 14, 1995
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo ,
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
S-PthYhY SPAifS Easter, a day of rejoicing
Just recently the Tribal Council I
approved the fishing in the Deschutes
River at Sherars Bridge. The spring
salmon season will be limited to week
ends to Tribal Members.
With the salmon on the down
swing and almost to the point of
extinction it is speculated that there
will be a very few salmon caucht and
some say there may be nothing caught
at all. Salmon plays an important
ro'e in the Native American's life,
the river tribes as it was shown this
past week-end where the Salmon
Feast was held in the longhouse at
Celilo, Oregon. The Salmon Feast is
held each year where all the Tribes
gather to give thanks to the Great
Creator for the first coming of the
spring salmon and also for the abun-
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick. EASTER,
EASTER, EASTER! Yes in two days
we celebrate Easter Sunday. Easter
for the Christian is Pi-Umc-Sha, Root
Feast and the Super Bowl all rolled
into one day. It is the one day that
shouts to the world of all faiths and
religions that for Christianity, our
God is the God who came for us.
That as much a I run from life, from
myself, or from love, this Christian
God will be there at the end of my
running. That this Christian God will
be there during the run itself. This is
the good news of Easter. In my pride,
in my sorrow, in my fears, my Jesus
will be there. That is the promise of
the Bible.
To make this promise real, to put
the works to the results. Easter needed
A Good Friday. So remember Friday
April 14, is Good Friday, the day to
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uance or saimon, ana mat no-one
was allowed to fish each year before the Traditional Ceremonies were
completed. Celilo Oregon now .s just a spot along 1-84, from west to lhc ise of being (hcre &r us was
east. At one time before The Dalles Dam flooded the ancient fishing the hanging of Jesus on the Cross. So
grounds at the Celilo Falls, it was like the melting pot for all the river jn my pride, in my sorrow, in my
tribes as they gathered during each big run that came up the river, fears, the blood of Jesus that fell to
Tribes from Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla, Nez Perce all gathered the earth; the sweat of Jesus that
to fish for the salmon. Today if you have never lived during the days dropped to the ground; was the cost
of the Great Celilo Falls, it doesn't mean much to anyone. Just a story g'ven t0 be lhcre for me-A life g'ven
of the past. to death so that all of the deaths we
Just recently there was an editorial in one of the local papers saying haye had here in Warm Springs are
that the Warm Springs Tribes must explain, "Why thev feel ihe? not permancnt- A hanging JesUS f
should take some of the few remaining Chinook Salmon from the
Deschutes River." It's quite evident that the salmon is one of the back
bones for the Indian Tribes for a reason to permit tribal members to
fish. Or Could it be they know something the general public doesn't
know?
For centuries the salmon has played an important role for the river
Indians. Traditional ceremonies and cultural customs are observed and
these rituals have been handed down for centuries of how the Tribes give
thanks to the Great Creator for the abundance of fish for their livelihood.
So, why do the tribes have to explain anything to anyone?
wny did the White man make a bunch of promises to the Indians
Proposal offered-
To whom it may concern:
The Shekinah Enterprises pro
poses to construct a three bedroom
dwelling with 2 full bathrooms for
$47,900. This price quotation will be
in effect for the calendar year 1995.
This quotation valid for a devel
oped lot only, does not include appli
ances, water sewer connections, road
and break them? They never bothered to explain anything. They developments or septic tanks
prooaoiy nad a saying, What s yours is mine, and what s mine is
mine." The Indians give thanks to the "Great Creator, " and not to the
Great White Father. There never was and never will be a Great White
Father.
This is the reason I have always believed that we should protect our
treaty rights to the fullest extent. Never, never alter any wording, and
never, never agree to change anything, no matter what. A change of a
word or a few words could spell disaster to our treaty rights. We, the
Native Americans, are being pushed further and further into the corner
so we have to protect what little natural resources we have left. Never
accept gifts that look suspicious and could do us harm in the future.
We've got to stick strongly on the original agreements of our treaty
with the United States Government that was signed many years ago.
We've got to dig in and protect what little we have left or become one
of the endangered species, and this we don't want. AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON!!!
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Diversity, this has been a big subject the past year or two. The talk of
trying to ease the problwem here, especially in Central Oregon, but as time
passes we are still in the middle of things, the whole ball of wax where the
problem exists. The Central Oregon area is where the big squawk comes
from because there are more and more mixed races gathering here in the
area.
Around here the big issue is between the Hispanics, Native
Americans.and the Whites. Three races don't seem to mix very well and no
one seems to know just where to put the cap on things. One of the biggest
problems is the communication gap between the Hispanics and the rest of
the world. Almost all of them cannot speak English so they gather in groups
and try to have an interpreter who will speak for the group. This makes it
look like they are plotting something when they are all grouped up. Makes
the other races uneasy when they see this and usually a fight busts out.
Prejudice starts right from home where people blame the others for
the trouble around the area. People blame the gang situation, but the real
truth the gang problem is not at fault at all. There are wanna-be gang
members but that doesn't constitute a gang. When kids are small they all
get along real well together, there is no difference among them until they
get home. That'sa where everything starts, where the father doesn't want
his kids mixed up with the other races and he makes it known for his kids
to stay away from other kids on the block. Yep ! it's a real problem and will
take a few years to solve this problem. Nigh!!
The proposed unit meet BPA en
ergy efficient super good cents speci
fications of: R-38 ceiling insulation,
4-21 wall and R-25 floor insulation.
Most BPA requirements to be uti-.
lized, which includes: advanced fram-'
Raffle tickets on
sale now
Chief Spirits raffle will be held
May 7, 1995 at the Chief Spirits
tournament. Items to be raffled are: .
Boys mountain bike
Girls mountain bike
One night Kah-Nee-Ta with golf
Kah-Nee- Ta swim pass ( 1 0 single)
Pog starter set
Baseball caps
Shawl
Misc. Beaded Items
Large tube ofPogs
Small tube of Pogs
$25 cash
$10 cash
Plus other misc. items
For ticket sales contact: Reva
Johnson, 553-5701 (8 a.m. to noon),
Maria Minthorn, Deanie Johnson at
553-6215, Joie Johnson or Marcia
Minthorn at 553-1831, Doots
Herkshan at the ECE building.
Team members are: White Dove
& Miko Cooper, Shawndell, Mo, and
Deidra Johnson, Florence Starr, all
of these are in grade school in Warm
Springs.
the Cross to give us Easter; A Jesus
of the heart that is there for us.
Easter Sunday will be a full day of
activities at the Presbyterian Church.
Easter breakfast begins at 9:30 am.
The men of the church are the cooks.
Easter Service at 1 1 am. This will be
a full service with a Communion
Service included. After worship, a
Easter egg hunt, piMatas to break
open, and out-door foot races.
Saturday, April 15 will be a church
clean-up day and a day to clean the
i campus area under the adopt-a-road
- program.
Finally, a note of thanks. Thank
you to the men and women of the
Utilities department. If I have a ques
tion about cleaning solutions, or
plumbing, or lawns, the people of
Utilities have been there with their
expertise, experience and training to
give advice. I know that people get
: made that Utilities does not come
and fix things quick enough for them.
But, they are so few to do so much
here in Warm Springs. To wait and to
ha ve them come and to work a project
of wiring new lights for our church
was a blessing. The wait was worth
it.
Pastor Rick Ribciro
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church
(On the campus)
ing methods, dchumidistat low, some
fans venting requirements, interior
envelope sealed from air leakage,
etc.
Extras built-in appliances and spe
cial constructions features may be
added as per request for an extra
charge. Prices vary with brand names,
sizes, upgrades etc. Extras consist of:
1) Heat pump 2) wood stove 3) oak
flooring 4) solid oak cabinetry 5)
wood window upgrade 6) cathedral
ceilings 7) decks 8) any construction
method that deviates from proposal
9) carports or garages: ; j . -:
Respectfully,
Easton Aguilar & Associates
Support appreciated
To the editor,
To my friends and relatives, my
family and I are always being asked
about how I am doing in my High
School Rodeo endeavors. I am very
happy that there is alot of support to
me in my competition. I would like
to express my thanks to everyone
who encourages me.
This is my third year in High
School Rodeo and I have done fairly
well. In my freshman year I qualified
for state and won the average at the
state finals but missed qualifying for
the Nationals by one point. Last year
I again qualified for state, but my
partner got hurt in the first round of
bull riding, putting us out of compe
tition for the nationals; however, I
have qualified for the Silver State
High School International Rodeo in
Fallon, NV both years and last year
finished 5th in the nation.
This year my partner, Joe Painter
(from Seaside, OR) and I won the
first rodeo at Condon, we placed 4th
at Klamath Falls and just won Eu
gene. This puts us in first place as a
Thank you for
support
I would like to thank Jennifer
Church, Lydia Maya and Tina Harvey
for all the support in school!
Thanks,
Angela Polk
team for the yearly standings.
The sport is not financially sup
ported by the schools, my mother has
been doing some fund raising to as
sist me with my expenses. She will
be continuing to do this throughout
the season. I would like to thank the
Education Department and Mike
Clements for helping me go to Fallon
last year; I would like to thank James
Red Fox for his support of me and
slipping me a few bucks for fee's and
my Aunt Rosie too. I appreciate the
local businesses, Macy's Market,
DMJ Automotive and WS Forest
Products for buying ads from me.
Last year I had a lot of moral support
from my Grandmother Chris and will
greatly miss that this year. But hope
to make her proud by qualifying for
Nationals this year and trying to be a'
champion.
My club Rodeo is coming up May
13 & 14 in Redmond, I hope some of
you can come up and watch and sup
port the SPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL
RODEO.
Justin Tom
Happy Birthday Richard
Wolfe Jr.
Can not believe that
you already turning
4 years old on April 14;
Love, your Mom & Dad
& Lil Bro
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Student: Hey Teach, do the Canadians have a Fourth of July?
Teacher: Of course Not!
Student: What do they do? Go from third to fifth? YIKES
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There was this Little fellow who said: "If I were as big as you I'd go into the
Jungle and find a big lion and rip him limb from limb."
The Big guy replied: "There are some little lions in the Jungle too, lets see
what you can do?" YIKES
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Happy 4th Birthday
Richard Wolfe Jr.
We love you very much
from Grandma Jewel,
Aunties, Edna, Bern &
Maureen
Love you lots,
Tilla, Grandma, Halena,
Percy, Don Jr.
and Vernon
Happy Birthday Waldon Paul
' Love, Serina, Richard, Lil
Richard
Charlie
Happy Birthday YaYa Waldon
We all love you lots
From yorr lil sis & nieces
Jewell, Edna, Bern, Maureen
Happy Birthday
Allen Gilbert, Sr.
April 7, 1995
To our father, husband
&
grandpa. We all wish
you
a very happy birthday.
Your daughter,
Evelyn & Susan,
wife, Clydell &
grandsons, Daniel, ET
& Douglas
Happy Birthday-April 12
Grandma Irene
love, George, Tonya,
Leanna
Grant received
Hey People!
We, (meaning us) received a grant
in the amount of $4,232.00.
The grant is for the planning of a
community Library.
We'll update as things start hap
pening.
See ya,
Shirley Sanders
Thanks for all
the love &
support shown
To the editor,
We, the family of Aradonna
Seyler, would like to thank all our
extended family and friends who gave
us comfort during our trying time.
The outpour of love and care that was
expressed by all of you helped us
deal with our emotions that was stir
ring inside us. We know that mom
touched so many people's lives in
Warm Springs and Madras and she'
will be greatly missed by not only us,
but also by her friends.
We would like to thank fire &
Safety, WS Police Department for
their help in locating one of our sis
ters that lives out of state, all the
people who brought food, the Utili
ties department, Doug at Bel-Air,
Zane Jackson, Father Unger, Sister
Pauline and especially all of you who
gave words and hugs of comfort.
Cecil Seyler,
Pete & Myna Courtney
Terry & Janice Clemmer
Chuck & Carroll Bankston
Nancy Seyler & children
Rusty & Ann Marcum
Dean & Jeannie Seyler
Theda Whalawitsa
Maryann Meanus
George Aguilar, Sr.
Birthday wishes
I would like to wish my mom,
Victoria Polk a Happy Birthday and
let her know I love her with all my
heart. Sorry I couldn't be with you
mom, but I love you. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
Love Angela Polk
Bill said: The only exercise some people get is jumping at conclusions,
running down their friends, side stepping responsibility. YIKES
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Happy 12th birthday Chasen
Ray
our youngest all-star.
Love, Ma & Pa, Gina, Scott &
Jake
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Shop opening
Hi everyone,
Casey & Di Green are opening
"Braids & Boot Hair Saloon" in the
new retail center.
Expect to be up and running mid
April, early May.
Look for the Open sign. Answer
ing machine is on!. 553-6434.
Happy Birthday Sheilah
April 26th
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Tribal Council Agenda
Monday, April 17
Tribal CouncilManagement doint Meeting 1992-1995 Review
Tuesday, April 18
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Tribal Court Monthly Report with Lola Sohappy
1 1 a.m. Museum Update with Michael Hammond
1 :30 p.m. Legislative Update with Mark Phillips
2:30 p.m. BIA Superintendent's Monthly Report with Gordon
Cannon
3:30 p.m. BIA Forestry Monthly Report with William Ray
weanesaay ana i nursaay, April 19 and 20
9 a.m. Executive Committee Reports1 992-1 995 Review
with Doris Miller
Monday, April 24
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Unscheduled Business
1 :30 p.m. Unscheduled Business
Tuesday, April 25
9 a.m. Tribal Council May Agenda
10:30 a.m. Realty
1:30 p.m. Enrollments
, 3 p.m. Attorney Update with Dennis Kamopp
3:30 p.m. Financial Monthly Report with Miles King
Wednesday, April 26
9 a.m. Business with ASC Staff
9:30 a.m. Unscheduled Business with Tribal Council
1 :30 p.m. Federal Magistrate Group with Anita Jackson
3:30 p.m. Unscheduled Business
Monday through Thursday, April 24-27
Intertribal Timber Council Annual Conference in Yakima,
Washington
To Be Scheduled: Worker's Compensation Committee; Forestry
638; CompositeDE Project and Crushing Update