SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
July 18, 1996 9
Sharing, caring of Soberf est brings back feelings of more peaceful past
Sitting beneath the tall pines at
HeHc causes one to reflect on the
fiast the quieter, more peaceful and
ess troubled times of years gone by.
One remembers the times when al
cohol and drug abuse were problems
faced by strangers many miles away.
During the past 50 years or so, In
dian people nave become victim to a
disease, alcoholism, that was once
foreign, a disease, among many oth
ers, that was brought here by eastern
settlers.
"Historically, the government in
troduced alcohol to Indian people to
tear us apart," said Guy Wallulatum
at the July 5, 6 and 7 HeHc Soberfcst.
Alcohol has caused "us to lose our
religion. It's doing a good job. This
is one thing the government doesn't
have to put any money into to make
it work."
Wallulatum, along with other
members of his family, have accumu
lated nearly SO years of sobriety
among them. Wallulatum, Jameson
and Virginia Mitchell, Dallas
Winishut and Patrick Mitchell com
prise the Soberfest Committee their
common goal being to increase
awareness among community mem
bers of the dangers of alcohol and
drug abuse.
"It's time our people realized that
alcohol is not part of our culture. It's
time to reclaim our Indian identity.
We can't blame the government for
that because we accepted alcohol. We
have to learn what forgiveness is.
"We're all seeking sobriety. I think
to stay sober, families have to sup
port each other. Friends, made in AA
and NA, are important too."
Wallulatum is hopeful the wave of
sobriety will make its way into Ma
dras, Bend, Portland and eventually
sweep the nation's capitol. He feels
substance use impairs decision mak
ing capabilities. Wallulatum feels
strongly that tribal leaders, including
Tribal Council and tribal manage
ment, should be alcohol- and drug
free. No tribal leadership was present
at the Soberfcst and Wallulatum said
he "felt bad. They should take the
lead. Community members may be
empowered if leadership took the
lead." We must "renew our value sys
tem through sobriety and we must
renew our lives through sobriety."
Virginia Mitchell looks buck on
her drinking days and feels "scared".
And for the rest of the committee,
they "know what fun is." Wallulatum
says he "always used to feel dumb. I
got my self-respect back. My folks
don't have to worry about me any
more." The best thing, says
Wallulatum, is that "I learn some
thing new everyday."
All recovering users and abusers
have horror stories of their using
days. There are equally disturbing
stories about their recovery peer
pressure and lack of support seem to
be the most difficult hurdles to over
come when maintaining sobriety. On
the oilier side of the coin are success
stories most have jobs, families,
some have gone to school, all are
healthy, happy and clean.
Soberfcst committee members say
they have gained personal strength
through different avenues. Work, re
ligion and families have helped them
attain and maintain their sobriety.
The need to confront the issue of
alcoholism is apparent. "We have to
wake up and realize there is a prob
lem." A problem cannot be solved
without first admitting there is a
problem. "We all walk on egg shells"
and step around the real issues. De
nial may be THE issue in the com
munity and the country.
The Soberfest drew people from
Portland, Redmond and Warm
Springs. Darlene Foster brought
members of her church to camp out
at HcHe for five full days. The days
were filled with different activities
while the evenings were spent in family-type
games and dances.
Attendance was low due to a death
in the community. But Soberfest or
ganizers felt the event important
enough to go through with it. The
family held a small giveaway.
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If it was the goal of the Soberfest Editor's Note: Organizers wis to
to bring people together for fellow- thank all those who suportcd this
ship, sharing and caring, That goal year's event, including participants,
was met and exceeded. All must have the Warm Springs Appellate Court
left HeHc with a feeling of well-be- and OSU Extension and Tribal Coun-
ing and peace something like the cil.
old days.
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Special entertainment at this year's Soberfest included a bagpipe demonstration by Madras piper.
Darlene Foster barbecued salmon for Soberfest dinner.
Quileute Days 1996
Adults and 18 & older Youth Co-Ed
Softball Tournament
July 20, 21, 1996 at La Push, Washington
12 Teams - $175 entry fee ($75 deposit required)
Please send checks payable to Quileute Days, P.O.
Box 291, La Push, WA 98350 before July 15
Prizes: J First place-13 Jackets
Second PIace-12 Hooded Sweatshirts
Third Place-12 Sweatshirts
Fourth Place-12 T-Shirts
24 All Star Jackets
2 MVP Jackets
12 Sportsmanship Caps
Coordinator is Ann Penn, if you have any questions or would like
to check for openings after July 15 please call (360) 374-3392.
Elementary school teacher recovering
Warm Springs Elementary teacher
Russell Keiser had taken ill during
the month of June. He has been at St.
Charles Medical Center since June
19. An infection in his leg spread
throughout his body and caused him
to become unconscious for 15 days.
It was touch and go for a while, but
Keiser is now recovering.
Talking with Keiser, he explained
that being in bed for 23 days he was
not using his muscles and is now in
physical therapy at St. Charles Rehab
Center. He essentially has to releara
to walk and use his legs. He will
continue physical therapy at St.
Charles until the third week of July
and when he returns to his home.
He plans to be at Warm Springs
Elementary for the beginning of the
1996-97 school year this Septembei
to teach the first grade.
Keiser says, "I appreciated all the
support given to me, it has been very
helpful. I am looking forward to the
school year in the Fall."
Lydell Adams Raffle results are as follows:
Won bv:
Madras Gun n' Tackle
Ella Jim
Augustine Pedraza
Irene Dampier
Betty-Western Auto
Denise Lucei
Kaliska Smith
Delta Simmons
L. Jordan (Ptld)
Jason Smartlowit
Ursula Little
Janice Lucei
Marti Ann Crawford
Jane Kirkpatrick
Lindy Hogges
Ian Tohet
Colleen Mock
Jerry Henrickson
John Mathews
Chris Crane
Becky Hunt-Lucei
Charlene Wainanwit
Frank Jim
Ursula Little
Steve Hart
Lisa Cartney
LeRon Tom
Sportsworld
Tony Lucei
Ursula Little
Jerry Blodgett
Jane Kirkpatrick
Oscar Queahpama
Ursula Little
AJ Lucei
Floyd Gibson
Frank Jim
Ella Jim
Denise Gabriel
Raffle items amounted
raised was $ 1 ,05 1 .50.
Item; Donated by:
Rafting Trip White Horse Raftling
Emb. shawl Nola Queahpama
Emb. shawl Nola Queahpama
Pend. blanket Nola Queahpama
Sand Painting ABSylvania Hunt
Turquoise neckl. Daisy Ike
Elk horn kupn David Lucei
Sm. Baby Board Wy'East
dreamcatcher Thunderhawk Artscrafts
WS Museum
Janice Lucei
WS Market
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DMJ
Louella Heath-Bagley
Louella Heath-Bagley
Willie & Lou Bagley
Jaimerae Bagley
Beatrice Scott
Beatrice Scott
Ursula Little
Broken Bow Trading Post
Gerald & Loretta Danzuk
J' Dean Kalama
Aurelia Stacona
Les Schwabs
Pure Elem. Hair Good Golly Miss Molly
Coleman 6 pc Coast to Coast
Hatfields
Maxine Switzler
Maxine Switzler
Gayleen Adams
Gayleen Adams
Mark Matthews
Mark Matthews
KWSO
KWSO
KWSO
I nights lodging KNT KNT
to $803.50 plus other donations total amount
Celilo book
Yarn belt
Key chainneckl.
Shell Broach
Gas Certificate
Emb. Star bag
earrings
Wall Hanging
Afghan vest
bd earrings
Comforter
Rope wsaddle
Moccschild
shawl
cologne
Blue yarn belt
ign.
fena. purse
keychain
key chain
lotion
pix frams wpix
Pr. earrings
Pr earrings
2 CD's
2 CD's
2 CD's
Summer hours
begin
The COCC office is now on Sum
mer Schedule. This means that John
will be out of the COCC office until
August 5. Marilyn is here on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. or whenever her sched
ule needs to be rearranged, it can be
to some extent.
Please leave messages with the
answering machine or with the sum
mer assistant Rusty Calica.
Student Success
Strategies begins
August 14
Are you serious about getting a
college education or technical train
ing? Do you want to be successful in
school? Would you like to be eligible
for tribal funding? Do you really
want to be prepared for your college
experience? Then STUDENT SUC
CESS STRATEGIES is for you.
Student Success Strategies will
tell you how to apply for a Tribal
Education GrantLoan. It will also
tell you about college programs and
their purposes.
Student Success Strategies will
help you with personal budgeting
strategies so you won't run out of
money before you run out of school
days. It will teach you goal settings
methods and how to build effective
time management techniques into
your life.
Student Success Strategies will
teach you test taking tips and build
your critical thinking skills.
Special summer session will start
August 14 at 8:30 a.m. Sign up a the
High Education Office. Any ques
tions, please call 553-1428.
4-H Program
seeks donations
Living Traditions program continues throughout summer
Live presentations of various
traditions and crafts of the
Confederated of the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation are presented
every weekend from Memorial Day
through Labor Day at The Museum
at Warm Springs.
The Living Traditions program
features a different presenter each
weekend at The Museum. "The idea
is to have tribal people here at The
Museum to show their traditions or
crafts and to talk to the public," said
Jeanne Thomas, MuseumEducation
Tour Coordinator.
The program began shortly after
The Museum first opened in 1993
with a celebration of the Treaty with
the Confederated Tribes and Bands
of Middle Oregon of 1885 during Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days. The
Centennial royalty, including queen
Kathleen Heath, were invited to The
Museum, along with other past Miss
Warm Springs queens. The queens
were dressed in their regalia and
performed a reading of the treaty that
was broadcast over KWSO radio.
During that same weekend,
Bernyce Courtney demonstrated how
to make Sally Bags at The Museum.
Living Traditions presentations have
full
continued since then with a
schedule slated every summer.
July 20-21-Living Traditions:
Beading People Images, Antoinette
Queahpama from 1 1 :00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
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rerpmnnial Wato 9J ttanAaA D a m- tO J.UU p.m.
ArlitaRhoanfromll:00a.m.to3 00 , August2n4-25-L'ving Traditions:
pm Language Program, Arlita Rhoan
August 3-4-Living Traditions: l" ? m- A
Dip, Set Net Pole Fishing, Hank CrFf- I 5pt,JArtlSld
Palmer from 11 :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m QaftS rQat The Museum 10:00
August 10-1 1 -Living Traditions:
Tribal Traditions for Hunting and
Fishing, Terry Courtney from 1 1 .00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
August 1 7-18-Living Traditions:
Beaded Crowns and Horse
Trappings, Rosie Tom from 11:00
Jrknds and f amity ofbtrta "$o66ie"
(James) & Jranlqz "Judd" Suppah are
invited to their zvedding reception, 6:00
p,m. on Saturday, Juty27, 19 at the
'Baptist Church
in Warm Springs, Oregon,
Help wanted to
build a new
church
Sidewalk of Memories
Help build a new Full Gospel
Church at the Warm Springs Reser
vation in Oregon. For a one-time
donation of $75 minimum, you will
get a thick 11" by 1 1" hand-crafted
black tile on the Memories Sidewalk
at the church site. Put your names (or
love ones) with a design of your
choice. Please keep it simple for our
maker and mfg. cost. Put it on a 11"
by 11" piece of paper along with a
$75 minimum check or money order
and send to Pastor E. Hunt; PO Box
1068; Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-6361, (no collect calls
Boarding school begins 82396
Jack A. Belkham, the Chief School
Administrator at the Flandreau In
dian School in Flandreau, South Da
kota has announced that August 23,
1996 is the opening date of school
for the 199697 school year. Stu
dents interested in enrollment are
urged to submit their enrolled appli
cations immediately.
The Flandreau Indian School is a
four year off-reservation boarding
school operated by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs. The requiredelective
course offerings at the Flandreau In
dian School are in the following ar
eas: general course of study, voca
tional skillscareer learning skills,
college prep classes and special edu
cation, there is a wide variety oi
clubs, activities and athletics to fill
the students leisure hours. Special
programs on campus such as honor
dorm, Intensive Residential Guid
ance (IRG), Exceptional Child Resi
dential (ECR), Ala-Teen program,
gifted program, a new positive
reward's system and an extensive
counseling program work to meet
the special needs of the students.
Flandreau Indian School is a com
munity of caring school.
You can call (605) 997-3773 or 1 -800-942-1647
ext. 114 for enroll
ment information. You may also write
to the Flandreau Indian School, 1000
North Crescent, Flandreau, SD
57028.
The Warm Springs 4-H Program
is getting ready to help Theresa please). Thank you
Pnpntpc nnH familv Kv anrtinnincr a
pig that her brother raised in the past Starr Gaminq Club extends a very special thank you to all
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and Willy Fuentes. Due to an auto
mobile accident, Theresa's spinal
cord was severed, leaving her a quad
riplegic. The auction will be held at the
Jefferson County Fair on July 27th at
6:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!
Donations are being accepted for this
fund as well.
Bible study group
meets
Looking for new & different di
rections in your life? Needing sup
port with the positive decisions you
have made?
We are studying the Twelve Step
Bible together. Would you come join
us in study and learn with us? We
talk about and help each other with
the everyday walk of life. Share ideas
and strive toward meaningful goals.
We meet at the Health and
Wellness Center's Demo Kitchen on
Monday & Wednesday from 6 to 7
p.m.
For more information call Les or
Perthina at 553-1329. Hope to see
you soon.
Dear Tribal Members,
Because there's always something
that I may forget to express to all who
were involved with our presentation
to the Pi-Ume-Sha Celebration, I'm
late to express my appreciation.
We offered a handgame tourna
ment to visitors from all over the
Northwest and Canada. We always
experience good times during the
celebration and this year was no ex
ception. The winners were announced
in the most recent Spilyay publica
tion. I, self-proclaimed president of the
Starr Gaming Club have nothing but
praise for all our members. Alex,
Dempsey, Richard, Monty and little
Richard for assisting me with the
stick game shed. The three young
ladies who assisted the club with the
salmon bake, Sheila, Radine and
Roxanne, who have always been
willing to help. Wilfred Jim, Sr., who
offered prayer for our tribute. All
club members who donated their time
and food stuff for the feed.
We currently have fifteen mem
bers who are always attempting to
raise funds for any future activities.
They include: Nettie Dickson, Donna
& Caroline Torres, Dempsey Polk,
Janice Gunshows, Jodcl Johnson,
Ramona Starr, Richard Tohet, Lizzie
Rhoan, Barbara Starr, Paula Halliday,
Leona Doney & Orlando Doney,
Nicole Clemens and Alex Tohet.
Our two elders provided us with
guidance and advice. We always step
on somebody's toes and we probably
always will, but the intent is to pro
vide good service and something the
tribe can be proud of. We always
accept any assistance from anybody
and everybody.
Our primary sponsors are the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs,
WSFPI, Indian Head Gaming Center
and Kahneeta.
All who purchased raffle tickets
from our members also have been
responsible for a part of prize monies
awarded. We're a very youthful group
and we want to continue this activity
so please DON'T SAY NO when we
ask for donations.
Thank you very much from a very
grateful member.
Sam Stan
Following is the results of the
raffle:
Las Vegas Trip for Two-Jamie
Lopez (donated by Sam Staff & Ri
chard Tohet); Kids Picnic Table
Roland Kalama, Jr. (donated by
Dempsey Polk); Starr Stick Game
Jacket-Louis Aripa (donated by
Nettie Dickson); Coleman 3 pc cooler
combo-Bill Howe (donated by Donna
Torres); Coleman Battery Table
Lamp-Pops Quempts (donated by
Donna Torres); $25 cash-Dan
Brisbois, Sr. (donated by Janice Gil-bert-Gunshows);
$$50 cash-Greg
Holley (donated by Mona Starr); $20
cash-Hamilton Bush (donated by
Mona Starr); 2 lawn chairs-Greg
Holley (donated by Caroline Torres);
$50 cash-Theron Johnson (donated
by Barbara Starr); $50 cash-Juliane
Smith (donated by Nicole Clemens);
2 pair earrings-Roger Trajillo (do
nated by Lenora Doney); Furry Blan-ket-Zane
Jackson (donated by Lizzie
Rhoan); Pendleton lap robe-Daisy
Hood (donated by Lizzie Rhoan);
Ceiling Fan-Elizabeth Brady (do
nated by Jodcl Johnson); End of the
Trail Clock-Morris Johnson (donated
by Jim Garrett); $20 cash-Leroy
Smith (donated by Eddie Young);
Camp stool-Louis Aripa (donated by
Caroline Torres).
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