4 IS lav 23, 1996
Warm Shunus, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
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.TIi VAST SPAifS Let your opinions be known; vote in next referendum
The third annual Collage of
Culture, went on as scheduled rain
or shine. The wind and rain didn't
stop a lot of people from attending
a well worth while event.
This event is a time when all
Cultures can show what the have
to offer the general public and
also to give people a better chance
to understand their back grounds
an heritage in their life styles.
Perhaps one can see how and why
certain cultures do things in their
own fashion and to better
understand these traditions. By
doing this might help solve a lot
of problems that are addressed in
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To the Editor,
Your vole is very vital to tribal
issues put on referemluins. Every year
ut various Tribal Council meetings,
legitimate complaints arc brought
up some very old and some new.
But for some reason, after the meet
ings, they're forgotten about, by both
the managers and the Council elect.
The only way to get your con
cerns heard or dealt with, is first by a
petition, with tribal member signa
tures, so it can be brought before the
Council for referendum voting.
That's what some tribal members
and I are working on, which we feel
arc issues to be dealt with now! Be
ing with the BIA cutbacks, 8.5 mil
lion lost, 14 million lost village area
and the gaming center's struggle to
get off the ground.
We all complain one time or an-
todays society, Every race has
their own set of principles they
up-hold and respect. In order to all get along in today's society
we must all understand one another and not criticize one another.
The minority groups most of the time have difficulties in today's
everyday living because the Majority does not understand certain
rituals some minority groups up-hold.
The Collage of Culture is a big step in combating this problem
the minorities face. If everyone understands one another there
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Today we are always trying to find ways to break the bearier
between all cultures around the country. Take just a few years
ago in the deep South, during the time in the late 40's and 50's
when a person went down main street in Savannah, Ga. there
were no Black people anywhere on the streets. And in another
area of the same city there was a section where you saw nothing
but Black people and if you were not black it just tough stuff. And
today here in the northwest there are several minority groups
moving in on a rapid pace. Take the Hispanics they are coming
in real fast in the Central Oregon, one reason is because of farm
labor and such in the prime agriculture country of the state.
This Collage of Culture will certainly help people understand
one another as time goes as each group had a chance to show their
culture and some of the back ground during the daylong event.
The entertainment was just great from dancing to musical groups
on stage and just think everything was free. The Native Americans
had their turn on stage providing all the different dances. The
Hispanics had their turn as well as every one else. This all took
place in the Friendship park in Madras. An appropriate name for
such an event.
There were Jazz and Rock groups and a group of Caribbean
steel drum group that went over well and no matter how cold it
was this didn't prevent them from attending each stage
performance that was put on during the time period they had. Yes
this may be the start of something big in the future as there has
never been anything such as this in the past. And it all started in
Jefferson County. If everyone would just consider the fact that
everyone is not trying to out do the other but just to share with one
another what each Cultlure has and believes in. Traditions that
have been handed down from generation to generation. Through
this we will better understand one another and hopefully live
better in the community. AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON! ! !
other about tribal concerns and very
rarely are we heard. Politics and the
power of the greenback dollar have a
lot to do with it. We have educated
individuals will) degrees and no work
experience or culture and traditional
background telling the people what
to do, in most cases jobs and made up
for them. There's even some indi
viduals w ith degrees and experience,
who rocked the boat, or didn't go
with the flow, who can't get hired in
this Indian enterprise. Why?
Because of managers' monopoli
zation, where they mess up in one
department, and transferred to an
other given different title and some
cases more money. There's no chance
for a change!
Then there's nepotism by manag
ers, where they hire family members
or friends of the staff, when there's
others with more experience for the
position, and never given an inter
view. Managers find ways to get by
tribal preference or other policies for
employ ment by making job descrip
tions higher than themselves. They
better step down and let the outsider
be their boss then.
We're just a training center for the
outsider then they move on with work
experience, and end up getting twice
the money they made here! Educa
tion is vital, but so is work experience,
seniority, our people arc never given
the opportunity to do the jobs. Our
managers feel we as Indian people
are unable to learn, think and take the
same workshops they did, to upgrade
ourselves for positions advertised, to
get the work experience and the job
done.
Other Indian reservations have
made some big changes in their orga
nizations. We feel it's overdue here.
It's time for the people to be heard.
It's time to start hiring our people for
the jobs. Our elders without degrees,
but common sense, have gotten us
where we arc today, and upheld the
culture and traditions of our reser
vation. "If you're complaining and
not voting, then you'll never be
heard." So when issues are brought
before you, find out what it's all
about, and either pass it or fail it by
voting. We must start building for
our most precious resource, our
chldren and theirs.
Respectfully,
Committee Chairman for the
People
Big Rat Suppah
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Anger can be righteous
Join us as we welcome a new member to our family.
Theyliah Tonika Vernaya Henry
MomTiffiney T. Henry
GrandmotherLeah Henry
Great GrandfatherVernon E. Henry
Great GrandmotherHelen L. Smartlowit
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick. How
many blind people do you know?
Not sight blind. Mind blind. ..blinded
by ANGER... Psychologist Richard
Walters divides anger into three
types. Rage, resentment, and indig
nation. Rage is violent, uncontrolled
anger. Resentment is the suppressed
(pushed inside) feeling of anger that
seeks revenge. Indignation is a con
structive, loving expression of an
ger. Yes, anger does have a good
side. It is the force that drives us to
make a wrong into a right. That is the
word for indignation.
Psychologist Walters feels that
there is a fear of rage, a surplus of
resentment and a shortage of indig
nation. "
I agree, for me resentment is the
killer of Warm Springs. People who
Happy 9th Birthday
Katie girl
We love you.
Mom & Dad, Sonny,
Candace, Trever &
Terence
Happy Birthday
Norma Fay
Love, Charlie
Toe Ness
"Ole Slicer," Postponed his wedding and at the golf course his
friend Mr. T. asked why?
Well I figured out that my silver anniversary would fall on a
Sunday. I always play golf o Sunday!" YIKES
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speak ill of family, tribal counsel,
fellow workers, bosses, cultures, etc.
All of this pushing into our lives, the
ill feelings, causes us to become a
balloon that cannot take another
breath. We explode into rage against
our wife, husband or kids.
The Bible speaks of righteous in
dignation. Righteous anger works out
of love not hate. Let us all look into
our own lives and view our resent
ments. Let us consider how we can
change resentment into righteous
indignation. How we can talk about
an issue moving toward a solution.
How we can become a part of the
way to make good changes around us
and in our lives.
See you in church.
Pastor Rick Ribeiro
WS Presbyterian church-on the
campus.
Special thanks
given
To my daughter Tiffiney T.
Henry,
I'm very proud of you! Thank
you for giving me a beautiful grand
daughter. I love you both! "Listen
with your heart". I will always be
here for you.
Always & Forever,
Your mom Leah Henry
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Happy Birthday
Eliah Rosane Squiemphen
From Mom, Dad, III,
Joyce & Delia
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Roberta "Bobbie" James and Frankie "Fudd" Suppah
After listening to a golfer boasting about his game, one caddy
turned to another and said.
"This is the game that turned the cows from the pasture and let
in the Bull." YIKES
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On the way out from the race track Ole Jake saw a Priest blessing
the horse.
"Father, I wouldn't waste my time blessing that horse... I just
blew a bundle on him."
"So did I," said the Priest. "I'm reciting last rites. YIKES 1
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"Seriously," said Nat. "I did bet on a good horse. It took nine
other horses to beat him." YIKES
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Congratulations to Roberta
"Bobbi" James and Frankie "Fudd"
Suppah as they came together in Holy
matrimony on May 15, 1996 at the
Warm Springs Baptist Church. They
plan to take a later honeymoon due to
the fact they both work at the Warm
Springs Gaming Enterprise at
Happy Birthday Uncle Tony
and cousin Curtis Jr.
on May 18th
from, George, Tonya, Leanna, and
Jackson
Belated wishes
To the editor,
I would like to wish my siters Iva,
Inez & Joyce a very Happy Mother's
Day.
From their sister in Seattle, WA
Thank you,
Madeline
Kahnecta.
A July reception is planned for
both Bobbi & son Marvin (who also
wed) Edwards, Jr. Marvin makes his
home in Burns, Oregon while Bobbi
and Fudd will be living at the
Kahneeta Hamlets in Warm Springs,
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Happy 7th Birthday on May 18
Tonya Leigh Boise
We are proud of your
accomplishments in school,
keep It up.
We love you!
from, Dad, Mom, George,
Leanna & Jackson
Congratulations to
Farrell Shortman
on your graduation 1996.
From Connie Johnson &
family
Happy 7th Birthday
Justin
Love, Mom, Bubba,
Jovon, Jaydean, Grampa &
Grandma, Great-grandma
Gladys, Aunti Doots & family,
Larry, Missy & Byron
Happy "8th" Birthday
to my little "Lefty"
Oits Lee Johnson
Love, Mom
Happy birthday to
my best buddy
Oits Lee!!
Love you son, Dad Lee
Happy Birthday to
ourl Ya-Ya Oits!!
Love your sisters,
Wendi, Jenna, Leanne,
Heather & Cariane Sallie!
Happy Birthday Lola
May 6th
From Sandra & boys,
Levi, Paul, Doots & girls
Chris & Danny, Larry, Missy
& Byron & Gladys
Happy Birthday
to Doots on May 6th
from, Levi, Paul & Girls
Sandra & Boys
Mom & Dad
Larry & Byron & Missy
& Grandma Gladys
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