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Warm Springs, Oregon
October 10, 1996 5
Please consider voting yes
To the editor and all our rela
tions; Our names arc Sweetwater and
Paisly Nejal and we are applying for
adoption into the Confederation
Tribes of Warm Springs. We would
deeply appreciate recognition of our
14 blood (WaseoWarm Springs).
To be acknowledged members of our
tribe is very important to us since our
only relatives in this country are all
enrolled tribal members.
We have never lived on the reser
vation but have been continually in
volved in tribal activities since birth.
We attend Powwows, memorials, and
name-givings and visit our family
whenever we can.
Our dad, Tony Nejal (son of Inez
Stacona) had a gardening business in
Portland when we were born but he
took us home often and taught us
about the traditions of our tribe. He
died in 1988 and is buried in Tenino
Cemetery. We were sad that we could
not inherit any of his land because
we were not enrolled.
Our mom moved to Prineville to
be closer to our family and has a son
here who lives with his dad and who
still needs her close by. Even though
she is not Native American she has
taught us bcadwork and how to make
shawls, vests and wing dresses which
we contribute to memorials. She also
make our dresses for dancing at Pow
wows. She spent some time teaching
Voters, please
To the editor,
My dear tribal members, I am
Billie Jo Baglcy (McConville). Tribal
Member descended from great
grandfather Antwine Pepino, grand
mother Daisy Pepino Wright, Mother
Gertrude Pitt Bagley. My children,
grandchildren and brother Willie
Bagley's children are on the adop
tion ballot October 16th.
They are my daughter Kim
Medina, her children Terri Philpott,
Phoebe Larose and Thomas Medina.
My son John, "Rusty" Marcum and
Willie, Karla Tias and Donnie
Bagley. We all have been in Warm
Springs, Oregon since the early 70's
with lives and careers planned around
WSO.
Kim began her career in food and
beverage service in 1971 at Alice's,
now the Deschutes Crossing. She is
in a manager trainee program at
Kahneeta Lodge at the present. Kim
went to school in WSO, Madras and
Chemawa, .Her daughter, Terri is
mother of two son Covey and daugh-
ter Dvynn. Phoebe has a son Frankie,
1 year old, Phoebe is working toward
Please vote for us, this is our home
To the editor,
I, Denise A. Smith, as writing this
letter on behalf of children, Eustolia
"Christina" Gurrola-Smith and Wil
liam Gurrola-Smith, who are com
ing up for adoption into the Tribes.
Both are children with a lot of
family and history from the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs. Their
mom, Denise A. Smith, Grandmother
Pat-in-wai or Christine M. Smith,
Grandfather Henry S. Palmer are all
living tribal members. Their Indian
blood consists of Warm Springs,
Wasco, Paiutei Yakama, Pima, Hopi
and Shoshone-Bannock. On our ma
ternal side, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rhoan
(McBride) is our families oldest, re
spected elder, on our paternal side
our respected elder is Viola Kalama
(Wallulatum).
We are descendants of James
Greeley Smith or Lap-swai, his
mother was Eliza Brown or Pat-in-wai
(whom grandma Chris is named
after) Benjamin Palmer, James
Palmer, Charlie Frank and Sam
Wewa. Lap-swai, Benjamin, James
and Sam were all tribal council mem
bers at some time or another. You
can see we come from a distinguished
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From Mom, Dad, Walsey.
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these skills at WS Elementary school.
I, Sweetwater am starting my sec
ond year at COCC in Bend where I
am a member of the Native Ameri
can club. I work part time at the
Family Resource Center in Prineville
and hope to transfer to a 4 year col
lege. I am 18 years old.
I, Paisly am a junior at Jefferson
High School in Portland, where I
was accepted into the dance and the
ater program for two summers. I have
been the Native American represen
tative in a performing Arts group
who traveled to India & Mexico. I
am 16 years old.
We received our names in 1 993 at
Pi-Ume-Sha. Our Native American
Heritage is very important to us and
we would be proud to be enrolled
members of our tribe.
Our great-grandparents were
Charles and Matilda Stacona and
most of our relatives live on the Warm
Springs Reservation. We would es
pecially like to thank our grandmother
Elvina Switzler and aunt Beulah
Calica for their teaching and encour
agement. Please consider voting yes for us
and all the others seeking adoption.
Thank-you.
Sincerely,
Sweetwater & Paisly Nejal
749 E. 6th St
Prineville, OR 97754
consider all
her GED at COIC in Madras, Tho
mas is a student at Madras High. He
also works at KNT as a bus person
and at the golf course. Tern is on
maternity leave from the deli at KNT.
My son "Rusty" John Marcum,
many of you know as the "paper
boy" is married to tribal member
Ann Seyler Marcum. They have just
moved into a new home on Miller
Flats. Rusty has two sons from a
previous marriage, Ann has four chil
dren, one Aubrey Hume also on the
ballot. Rusty's hobbies include kids,
bowling and fixing cars. He and Ann
went to start part of the IHS team.
Willie, KarlaTias and Donnie Bagley
all have been active as Fire & Safety
volunteers and employees, with Wil
lie and Karla very near paramedic
level. They have also represented
WSO in sports, bringing many awards
home.
I am asking all voters to consider
all the enrollment adoptees for tribal
membership. Please come out and
support them on October 1 6th. Thank
you and God bless your decision.
Billie Jo Bagley (McConville)
line of family from both sides.
We have alot of aunties, uncles
and cousins here in Warm Springs.
This is our family home and life.
Please vote for us and everyone else.
Eustolia and William are being
taught traditional values. They at
tend the Longhouse and know its
purposes and respects all the beliefs
and teachings in and at the
Longhouse. They also have partici
pated in name givings, memorials,
medicine singing, school and com
munity activities.
Eustolia Gurrola-Smith-Everyone
knows her by her middle name
"Christina". She has been a very ac
tive community member since birth.
Her school days started at Day Care
at the old boys dorm at the age of 1 1
2 years old till 5 years of age. Then
on to Kindergarten to the present at
Warm Springs Elementary, she is
currently a 9 year old 4th grader. She
will be 10 years old January 8, 1997.
she finishes each school year with
A' s and B 's and we are all very proud
of her academic skills. At home (cam
pus) she likes to play with friends,
roller blade, ride bikes, read, draw
and listen to music and play with her
Youth conference begins October 18
Eastern Oregon State College will
host the Oregon Indian Education
Association (OIEA) Youth Confer
ence and Native American Higher
Education Career Awareness (NA
HE CA) Workshop. The conference
will be held on the campus of Eastern
Oregon State College, October 18
20, 1996.
The conference targets Native
American and Alaskan Native high
school students, especially those
planning to pursue a post secondary
education. One of the goals of the
conference is to provide opportuni
ties and leadership for Native Ameri
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To the editor,
"Adoption" Their Future on line
to voting" "Just food for thought,
something to remember when you all
vote, Yes!"
All personal feelings, politics, etc.
about or toward one another must be
put aside. Don't blame all these chil
dren, some now adults, asking the
same opportunity as we have, "Be
ing enrolled into the tribe."
For their all (our people) who have
parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,
cousins who love them. ..I FEEL
VOTING ISNOTNECESSARYdue
to teachings by our elders.
"Bloodline wasn't the concern as
it is today. Now there's a big issue
concern on not enough bloodline for
enrollment." It's a little late for that
now.. .majority of us that was grow
ing up here "Warm Springs", were
discouraged by our parents, guard
ians, and elders, when it came to
boyfriends or girl friends on the res
ervation. It was always that's your cousin
on your dad's or mom's side of the
family or don't talk to me if your
gonna go with that person. I do agree
now, its vital to the teaching of our
children. To marry within the three
tribes, to bring the bloodlines back to
the tribes.
The interpretation of residency can
often work against tribal welfare.
The reservation may not have enough
housing or job opportunities to sup
Please remember
To the editor,
Dear Tribal Members, my name
is Sheryl Courtney. On October 16,
my name will be on the adoption list
up for consideration to become a
Tribal Member which has been a
dream of mine since I first moved
here June 1975. I'm married to Steve
Courtney who is a tribal member. I
have lived here for the past 21 years.
We have 4 children, Shawn, Nikiya,
Steven Jr. and Sheena Courtney, who
are all tribal members. We have a
home at the Sunnyside subdivision,
before that we lived at the Tenino
apartments. Since the time I first
moved to Warm Springs, I have been
involved in our community learning
all I could to know the different tra
ditions of the Confederated Tribes. I
have observed the teachings of the
Longhouse and have participated
whenever I could. I have been on the
Johnson O'Malley committee help
ing to address the needs of our stu
dents. I have volunteered in all the
schools at one time or another. I also
volunteer.! with the Victims Assis
tance Program. I've worked at the
Early Childhood Education Center
and WS Health & Wellness Center.
computer. She love to fancy shawl
and traditional dance at powwows.
This year she did her first Root Feast
at her families ranch down in Dry
Creek. (The David Ranch), she dug,
peeled and prepared roots for. the
feast. She goes huckleberry picking
every year, she knows how to cut and
put away elk and deer meat for the
year.
William Gurrola-Smith is pres
ently 6 years old and attends 1st
grade at WSE. His school days started
at WS Day Care at the age of 6 weeks
old to 5 years old. Then on to Kinder
garten at WSE. He enjoys his friends,
school, riding bikes, playing nintendo
and watching BruceLeeKarate mov
ies. A lot of you remember his long
braids and still comment on where
they went! Well, he still has them put
away! But he likes his short hair,
cause now they know he's a boy. He
is also looking forward to learning
how to fish and hunt for his family.
Please vote for Eustolia "Chris
tine" and William Gurrola-Smith.
This is their home and family.
Thank you!
Denise A. Smith
Eustolia & William Gurrola
Smith can youth, as well as to inform stu
dents about the opportunities that
exist after graduating from high
school.
The conference is sponsored by
the Oregon Indian Education Asso
ciation, Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
Indian Coalition on Post Secondary
Education and Eastern Oregon State
College.
For more information, please con
tact the Native American Program,
1410 "L" Ave., LaGrande, OR 97850
(541)962-3741.
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port all our members. Would it then
be lair to make people forsake mem
bership if they go elsewhere to sup
port themselves and their families?
The Tribe should also be aware that
many of us, left here for schools and
military services.
For whatever reasons many of us
returned, married to different races
or other tribes. All our children are
enrolled here now. According to our
constitutional by-laws, if you're a 1
4 blood or more its automatic enroll
ment. Residency or Vital Stats De
partment doesn t make the rules on
who gets enrolled to the tribe. Tribal
Council and our management needs
to straighten that out in writing!
We have whites, blacks, Hispan
ics, Hawaiians, and other different
tribes enrolled now! So what's the
big difference, vote all the people in
this round only, for membership. One
vital importance "If' voted in your
membership starts now, not from the
day you were born, "don't" request
past benefits, like percapita. The ben
efits are decided by tribal council on
what your eligible for when adopted
into the tribe, due to bloodlines. It's
time to educate all our children for
future enrollments.
("After this Adoption Referen
dum") The people and Tribal Council
need to set up significant enrollment
requirements. Membership decisions
are just as central to the tribe as to the
to vote Oct. 16
My mother, Margaret Buckland
is the oldest daughter of my grand
mother Myrtle Monroe-Smith, a
tribal member and oldest daughter of
the late Wesley & Annie Smith, who
are tribal members. Some of my other
people include: Charlie, Zane, Max,
and the late Vernon Jackson, Claude
Sr., Alvis Sr., Zelma Smith, Catherine
Courtney and the late Mildred Tyler,
all of who are my grandmother's
brothers & sisters. I come from a
very large extended family. Too many
to list, I don't mean to leave any of
my relatives out so please don't be
hurt if I did not list you.
Becoming a tribal member would
be an honor and a privilege, a feeling
of belonging of which I have wanted
for so long.
Thank you for your time and con
sideration, God Bless all of you.
Please remember to vote on October
16, or if you plan on not being here
on that day please vote absentee.
We're all counting on all of the tribal
members to come out and support us
as we go up for adoption.
Sincerely,
Sheryl Courtney or (Doll)
Your vote is
important
To the editor,
Dear Tribal Members,
I am fortunate to be on this adop
tion list this year. As you know I
have been seeking enrollment since I
was born. But if you vote for me to be
adopted I would appreciate that very
much.
I have resided on the reservation
for about 6 years the last three con
secutive. I am a single parent of two chil
dren who live here with me and at
tend school in the area. I am looking
forward to becoming a tribal mem
ber. My great-grandmother is Mable
Hening Tewee, great-grandfather
Johnny Tewee, grandmother Lena
Tewee Santos, mother is Juanita
Tewee Denny.
Sincerely,
Richard Denny
Christmas Bazaar set
To the editor,
Its that time of year for Tribal
Members and community members
to dust off those beads, fabric, feath
ers, yarn and leather work to prepare
for the upcoming 21st annual Warm
Springs Christmas Bazaar.
According to Carol Allison, Arts
& Crafts Coordinator of the WS Com
munity Center, the 2nd Saturday of
December is the annual date set over
the past 20 years for this yearly event.
For this 21st anniversary bazaar, it
will take place on December 14, 1996
at the Warm Springs Community
Center.
The Center will be open at 8 a.m.
for vendors to set up their tables
space. The doors open to the public
at 10 a.m. and the bazaar closes at 4
p.m. Admission is free. There will be
a tablespace fee on a first come, first
serve basis. Checks to be made pay
able to the Recreation Department
Community Center. For details,
please call (541)553-3243.
Myrna Courtney, Tribal Member
is one of many of the vendors who
has attended this annual event since
it first started back in 1975 under the
direction of Eva Montee, an employee
of the center. Courtney's daughter,
Tricia has always attended this even
over the years, as well as Kathleen
Moses, Maryann Meanus, Marvin
Meanus, Faith Dick, Maxine
the Tribes-
individual. A tribes power over its
own membership is the starting point
for any discussion of Indian identity.
In other words, it is by deciding who
shall share responsibilities and privi
leges of membership that the tribe
defines itself.
The requirements for future mem
bership vary considerable from tribe
to tribe. The term Indian Blood means
the Blood of various tribes combined.
Tribal Blood may thus be counted as
Indian Blood to fulfill blood quan
tum 14 for our future enrollments.
To bring the bloodlines back, the
tribe can limit its future size, it can do
so very effectively by raising the
blood degree requirement that future
members must meet.
This should be an encouragement
for our most precious resource, our
children, to really consider for their
future families. God bless you all
You all got my vote "yes" for enroll
ment. Also, its time to deney in the
future, all those who don't meet
bloodline requirements.
Respectfully,
Concerned Tribal member
Tony "Big Rat" Suppah
I disagree...
To the editor,
To the tribal membership: This is
in regards to Winter Owl Boyd, who
is on the adoption list to be enrolled
in to our tribe.
My name is listed as his father,
which I am not. Since I didn't show
up for court regarding this matter (in
1991), the judge legally made him
mine. This was never proven through
any type of test.
I cannot tell anyone how to vote,
but I think the tribal membership
needs to be aware of this.
Respectfully submitted,
Lawrence Shike, Sr.
Husband & family serve
community
To the editor,
Hello, my name is Louella Heath
Bagley . I am a Tribal member here in
WS. I am married to William Bagley,
we have two children JaimeRae, who
is 7 and Elyse who is 5 12 months,
and they are also tribal members.
My letter here is in support or my
husband, his sister KarlaBagley-Tias
and brother Donnie Bagley.
They have lived here 20 plus years.
My husband has worked for the tribes
since 1983 from Fire Mgmt to WSFPI
and currently employed with Fire &
Safety.
Karla has been working for the
tribes since 1986. She is currently
employed with Fire & Safety and
also a reserve for the WSPD. Karla is
married to Oswald Tias and have two
children Tianna and Justin who are
all enrolled members of Warm
Springs.
Donnie has been working for the
Tribes since 1987. He is currently
employed at the Indian Head Gam
ing Center. And also volunteers for
Fire & Safety since 1994.
They have been involved in this
community in other activities such
as basketball, softball fast & slow
pitch and Co-ed. When playing ball
they represent Warm Springs, when
traveling out of state to Washington,
California & Montana. They have
made it up to the National levels in
these sports, they serve you as Fire-
Happy 1st birthday on
October 10 Frankie!!
from, Grandpa, Grandma
and the whole family
Switzler, Geri Jim and the
Queahpama family. More recently,
the WS Rodeo Association and ECE
fund raising groups have participated
as well as others off and on through
out the years.
Carol Allison took charge of this
event in 1976, twenty years ago. She
worked under the leadership of Rudy
Clements, Satch Miller, Elton
Greeley and the current Center di
rector, Fran Moses-Ahem.
The first year there were approxi
mately 15 vendors that were set up in
the Social Hall of the Center. It has
since grown and takes place in the
gym, the social hall and the hallways
of the Center. Ms. Allison stated it
now averages 79-80 vendors, the
majority being local people and Cen
tral Oregon crafters. Ms. Allison
noted, we have vendors coming from
other areas, such as Alaska, Arizona,
Montana, Washington and people
from Portland, Gresham, Tigard, and
surrounding areas. This has become
Central Oregon's largest Christmas
Bazaar.
Please call Carol Allison at the
Community Center (541)553-3243
for more information and details.
Myrna Courtney, Publicity
Coordinator
Annual Christmas Bazaar
Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541)553-1636
Happy Birthday
sis Florene
From brothers & sisters
mom & John
Happy Birthday
Auntie Nik
From Nieces & Nephews
Happy Birthday
Wiyak Reddod
From Rosie & kids
Happy Birthday
Son Calvin
From mom, Rosie
Happy Birthday
Calvin
from Dee, Ed, Isha &
Christine
Happy Birthday
Sis Edith & Auntie
From Sisters, Brothers,
Nieces & Nephews
Happy Birthday
( Auntie Perci
from niecesnephews &
. families
Happy Birthday
Marie Tulee
From Tulee Family
Happy Birthday
Rena
From Marilyn & Marilyn
Tiffiney, Happy Birthday
Thank you for all your support.
Sandy
Tiffiney,
Happy Birthday,
love, Chris, Trisha, Amanda
Happy Birthday Alice Johnson
from sisters, brothers, mom & John
Medics and Fire & Safety volun
teers. They respond not only to emer
gency medical calls but to fire calls
also, whether it is during working
hours or 3 or 4 in the morning. Willie
& Karla are also attending Paramedic
classes on their own.
I support not only these 3 but
Rusty Marcum, Kim Medina, Tho
mas Medina, Terri Philpot & Pheobe
Larose and the others that meet the
requirements to be on the adoption
list. I support them 1 00. I believe if
you serve the community as much as
they have, they deserve to be recog
nized by this tribe. They want to be
here to be recognized and represent
you.
So please vote yes for them and
those who meet the requirements.
Your Truly,
Louella Heath-Bagley
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Happy Birthday to our
Baby Girl, Leanna
You have grown so much, we
can't believe you're five. We've
enjoyed your laughter and your
loving smile.
We love you very much. Mom,
Dad, George, Tonya and
Jackson
Happy Birthday to my
Dad Roger Suppah 1010
& Brother McKie 1011
Love, Deece
Happy Birthday
October 13
Uncle Manuel Teem an
and many more.
We miss & love you.
Deanna, Christina, Juan,
Matthew & Rafa
A.I.G.
Happy Birthday
October 15
To my love way over there
from me way over here.
Even tho we're not together
now, we will be soon.
Love you lots,
D.L.L.B & pups
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