4 January 16,1997
Warm Springs, Oregon
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E Coosh EEWA: Vie way it is
Ttxlay legislatures are look
ing for a way to boost the Oregon
Lottery revenue producing ca
pabilities. One way they are con
sidering is to allow video slot
machines in bars and taverns in
the state.
But I believe their main con
cern is to try to find ways of
getting their hands on the in
come from the Indian gaming
casinos in the state. Their next
move in not certain, I'm not a
gambling man but I'll bet my
bottom dollar they are trying to
find ways on getting the Indian
Casino funds.
Simnasho Christmas powwow a success
Minnasno uuite, Kising sun and torshowmg up, knowing this is not a
Naxsh lanan.
To I he editor,
The Simnasho Traditional Pow
wow was a great success regardless
of a cancellation from the original
dale of December 20th & 2 1 st, 1 996.
The committee would like to thank
all of you for supporting, for the
quick juggling we had to do to re
schedule the powwow.
We would like to thank all the
visiting drums for being there. The
Rcdhawk Canyon, Pendleton, OR;
Eagle Valley, Vancouver, WA;
Blacklodgc, White Swan, WA and
last but not least, High Plains Singers
from RoekyBoy, MT. We would like
to thank our local singing groups
from right here in Warm Springs,
they are always supportive of local
home powwows and add greatly to
their success. All of you play an
important part in the success of local
powwow committees efforts. Thank
you! Eagle Thunder, Wasco Nation,
Dear Warm Springs Tribes,
My name is Devan Gerver. I am
1 1 years old and I live in Pennsylva
nia. I am writing to you because I am
interested in learning about Native
American culture. I would like to
have a penpal.
My family includes my mom, dad,
and my sister. We have a dog named
Zues and a cat named Oscar. Where
we live there are lots of people. In my
spare time I like to play baseball,
football, fish, hike, shoot bow and
arrow and play games with my
friends.
I would like to learn your lan
guage and what your children learn
in school and the games they play.
I look forward to hearing from
you.
Your friend,
Devan Gerber
7 Union St.
Douglassville, PA 19518 ,
Not all casinos are doing as
well as everyone believes, and the ones that are doing fairly well
are funding huge projects on their reservations as it is. Without
this added income they would have no funds to do what they are SGGKing pGnpSl
doing today, since it is like trying to get blood out or a turnip trom To the editor,
federal funding. These tribes are improving their education
systems, providing better homes for their members, and support
ing local law enforcement's with-in their own reservations, and
some other small issues that they would not have funds for.
One of the first Casino's in Oregon is the one operated by the
Cow canyon tribe in southwestern Oregon, located along High
way 1-5 between Roseberg and Medford. Another Casino is the
Wildhorse Casino in Northeastern Oregon, near Pendleton owned
and operated by the Umatilla Indian Tribes. They are far out in
right field where they don't bother anyone and are trying to
supplement their budget with this operation. Here in Warm
Springs, we have the Indian Head Gaming at the Kahneet Lodge.
In my own opinion I believe that its so far off track that not too
many people know about it. There were some comments from
some who have been to the Casino, they say most of the time they
are just passing through and if it were located along the highway
they would be more than happy to drop in to relax playing the
games. But where it is located they feel they can't usually take
the time to go to Kahneeta to play the machines.
Yep! If we had the gaming establishment along highway 26,
it would have increased the daily attendance by far. In the
beginning there was talk of having the Casino near the Junction
of hi gh way 26 and 2 1 6, near Bear Springs. Even that would have
made more sense as there would be traffic from both highways.
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i nere couia nave oeen otner projects aaaea into tne pacKage, that live in our community,
mainly in the recreation area for both the winter season and the I came across this letter I wrote in
summer Knn 1994' 1 wil1 take the risk of Publicly
summer season. sharing my thoughts with our WSCT
There was another site mentioned and that was at the junction people and others,
of highway 26 and reservation highway 9, at the Hee Hee Mill JIStf SuST&'Su
turn-off. What's wrong with a portion of land at Venora? keep our resources here in ws so our
Not all gaming centers are doing what some Legislatures resourcescanheipourownWSCTpeopie
, ,. - - 1 ur a jo . . u .u c instead of all our resources being fun-
believe. The Chinook Wind, and Spirit Mountain have the front neied into Madras and elsewhere by a
runner in that area but with their revenue they are providing number of thieves, crooks, racketeers
, ,., . , c .l -u tu t j- that have designed a system to rip our
worth while projects for their own tribes. The non- Indian wscroff.
population don't seem to realize that the Native Americans get Let these jerks go some place else
cut out during budget process in the Federal Government. The JjJ ft,s!
Native Americans get the last drop from the bucket after all the unnecessary employees that plague all
cuts have been made. And now the Indian Tribes have found a ofour tribal enterprises, businesses give ?
, . , , ,. ... ... our own Indian people jobs, opportune i
way to supplement their budgets and improve living conditions ties, experience.
on their own reservations and now legislators are trying to get , Our wscr people can endure a shut
e , j a a down.. .we can pass resolutions that can ,
their hands on some Ot the pot. enable our tribal people to keep their
What If!. ..What If the sun shinned everyday of the year! What assets. As for the others, well you're'
if it never got cold! What if everyone had jobs of their choice!
What if there were no 'bill collectors! What If there were no State
Cons to eive tickets to the Indians.. ..Just think, wouldn't it be the
most boring place to live??? AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON! ! ! Thank yOU for
We appreciate and thank all local
organizations for their assistance and
donations: Tribal Council, WSFPI,
WSTC (Appeals Court), OSU Ex
tension Service, Utilities Dept.,
Kahneeta Resort. And all raffle ticket
buyers, there were other personal
donations.
We really appreciate our young
ladies who put out the effort to sell
the raffle tickets. There were Luann
Wolfe, Luta Wallulatum, Sharice
Johnson, Pasha Smith, Emily Mac
Mitchell. All are good little workers.
We especially thank the Veterans
who were there local and visiting
carrying the flags and eagle staff in
for Grand Entry each session. Also
to the Tribal Council leaders who
were present supporting our cause
for a healthy community function.
We also like to thank all the dancers
Thank you all
To the editor,
Warm Springs Elementary would
like to thank the following businesses
for their contributions to our Christ
mas Carnival. Their generous contri
butions helped make our carnival a
success.
Full Moon Restaurant; Pape Bros.
Redmond, OR.; Warm Springs For
est Product Industries; Deschutes
Crossing; Kids Zone-Redmond, OR.;
Boise Cascade Office Products Division-Portland,
OR.; Figaro's; Cen
tral Oregon Athletics-Redmond, OR.;
Mid Oregon Federal Credit Union
Bend, OR.; Bi-Mart-Redmond, OR.;
Family Bargain Center; Chilkat
(Pinky & Kelly Beymer); The Stag.
We would also like to thank the
community for attending a big thank
you to those loving moms, grand
mas, aunts, etc. who donated to the
cake walk.
From
Warm Springs Elementary
contest powwow. It seems at times in
losing our traditions and culture, we
learn contest for the almighty dollar
and forget what it is to dance and sing
for the fun and celebration of it. Also
on that note, a powwow wouldn't go
without all who are involved. The
cooks did a really good job on keep
ing all of feed. They were Nola
Qucahpama, Shirley Heath, Lucinda
Heath and all their helpers. We the
committee look forward to seeing
everybody again this year. The pow
wow is set for December 19lh &
20th, 1997.
Simnasho Traditional Christmas
Powwow Committee
Dallas Winishut, Jr., Chairman
Vincent Guy Wallulatum, Vice
ChairTreasurer
Flossie Wolfe, Raffle Sales
Lois Smith, Raffle Sales
Nola Queahpama, Head Cook
Shirley Heath, Cook
Thank you for all
the help, support
To the editor,
To all relatives and friends, we
would like to take this time to say
thank you for your help and support
and prayers during our sister, auntie,
grandmother's funeral. We would
like to thank Pierson Mitchell,
Wilford & Gcraldine Jim for offici
ating the services. The cooks that
made the meals which were Nola
Queahpama, Ursula Little and
Priscilla Blackwolfe. The drummers
that sang the beautiful Washut songs,
Louise Hcllon for taking care of the
dish.
We would also like to thank Daisy
Ike for making the dress and Mona
Starr for helping Daisy dress our
beloved sister, auntie, grandma. Also
to Rosie Johnson for officiating the
dressing. Your songs were very beau
tiful. Thank you very much.
Willie Salas, Lucy Wolfe-Oscar,
Esther Wolfe-Lamb, Flossie
Wolfe
& children, Billy Begay,
Wilkens Leonard and all family
1 .f-Cwt 1
Happy 21st Anniversary January 8, From the whole
bunch at Dry Creek
Tribal member speaks opinions, concerns dating since '94
To the Warm Springs Confeder
ated Tribal people and people
for your standard of living that we as
WSCT people have been paying for too
many years.
Our WSCT are too kind hearted. We
have allowed white society to come in to
our reservation for too long, to rip off too
much, while our own Indian people
drown in poverty, violence, drugs, alco
hol, homelessness, etc. etc.
These are crucial times. Especially
since a bunch of kids voted in that gam
bling. (Remember we voted down the
gambling at least twice, before our so
called leaders lowered the voting age to
18 just to pass the gambling) Why vote
in another business when we can keep
account of the businesses that already
exist!?
White people, and, I'm sorry to say,
some of our own tribal people are rip
ping all of us off. They have investments
in Madras, etc. that is why our money is
funneled to Madras while we economi
cally starve to death. ..This is not by
accident, this is by design.
Vote down the 1997 budget. For the ,
good of your children & grandchildren.
7 generations, remember!?
Warm Springs is our home. This win
dow of opportunity that these outsiders
support
To the editor,
Thank you, I, Darlia Davis, the
mother of Alexzina (Goldie) Davis
would like to express my thanks. I'm
very thankful to my sister-in-law.
Lynn Da vis and Pat Tanawasha, done
a lot for me. Also my very special
thanks from the bottom of my heart
goes out to Bonnie Baxter for going
to Klamath Falls to pick my girl
Atter losing a bundle at the track this guy steps up to the bar and Alexzina to bring her home.
TOE NESS
"At the Portland Measows there was this luckless guy who
ranout of money betting on the horses. He continued to bet the
horses mentally. In no time flat, he lost his mind. YIKES!
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said, "Give me something tall, cold and full of Scotch!'
A guy next to him said, "If you wait a minute, I'll fetch my wife."
YIKES
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A little boy asked his dad, "What do quartebacks do when theii
eyes go bad and they can't think on their feet anymore?
Dad: "Why that's simple, son. Tehy become referees." YIKES
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Also to Margaret Boise and
Floreine Scott, special thanks to you.
Also to Maryann Meanus. Thank you
all for being support to me and fam
ily of Davis residence at Miller
Heights.
From,
Darlia, Dinah Merrifleld,
Susie Davis, Dolan
Waheneka,Sr.,
Dalton, Darryl, Dominic, Dixon
& Harrison Davis, Jr.
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talk about is our window these thieves
through into our home so they can steal
all they can.
We hire them, train them, pay fringe
benefits, medical, dental, retirement, new
house, new cars, boats, vacations, etc.
etc. While our own people suffer in pov
erty, violence, alcohol, drugs,
homelessness, etc.
It is time to defend ourselves. Don't
take this in a bad way, there are some
good white people... I hear. Atwai (Ut
yi) George Snyder was a good human
being.. .he hadn't adopted the white so
ciety value of money come first, by an
means, before your family or
anything.. ..sick.
September 4, 1994
Good morning Central OR.
I'm Native American Indian. Lived
most all of my 46 years here on the
Warm Springs Reservation. Our com
munity sent another young Native Ameri
can Man on his way to the next world,
buried yesterday. This young man took
his own life, as many of our youth seemed
to do, if not through suicide, through
alcohol & drugs, car wrecks, violence,
etc too many too soon.. ..there seems
to be a state of hopelessness for very
Happy Belated 22nd Birthday
to Michael Saludo
January 15, 1997
From: Suzette, Toni M., Justin &
all of us
many Native American people here in
Warm Springs and across the whole
USA. I think there is something deadly
wrong with the way we ignore our chil
dren. All the children, red, brown, white,
black, yellow or a combination. It doesn't
matter their color, race, religion, politi
cal beliefs, where they're from. They're
our children! Our community! We seem
to place more value on the all might
paper dollar then we do on our children
and their well being. They are a after
thought. Money, money, money, money,
money, oh yeah, our children.
What is happening to us. That we
allow our children, our future, ourselves
to sink to shamelessly scrambling for
paper money while we totally ignore the
health of our children and elders. We are
headed for disaster if we continue to
place more value in material wealth then
we do in our people and future genera
tions. Not only their physical health,
their spiritual, emotional and mental
health too. ..balance with Mother Earth.
Our Mother Earth has the formula, de
veloped over millions, that is balance.
Harmony. Peace. Happiness. Joy. Health.
Everything is connected. The cycle of
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Happy ??
Birthday,
Mom!
Love, Donna
Found: watch
Found, watch w ith beaded band at
the Community Center during the
Holiday Basketball Tournament. Call
Janice at 553-1689 to identify.
Happy New Year
Ella Bronsco Jim, Sr. & family in
Goldendale,
Francis, Patricia, Barney, Jessie,
Loretta, Cecil Sr. & families,
Truman & Onte Lumpmouth.Sr.
& family, Love ya all, Godbless,
Love.Rosie Johnson
& Calvin Dee Ed
Happy Birthday Baby Woody
From Thomas, Jeleah
& Neda Sam
Happy Birthday to my 1 nephew
Woody Picard, Jr.
Love yourl aunt,
Elsie
Happy Birthday
Ray Shike, Jr.
January 25th
with most love,
Tamiesha n' Darla
Happy Birthday to
Leonard Peter Tulee
Happy New Year & God
Bless ya my dear friend,
Rosalind K. Johnson
Happy Birthday January 23, 1997,
you're 2 years old. Our good little
boy Woody, Jr.
From Grandpa-Dad, Robert
& grandmother Marella
lnnnr
Happy Birthday to my son
Woodrow Picard, Jr.
You are 2 years old on January 23,
1997, 1 love you lots
Your only mother,
Sadie Sam
Happy Birthday Woody Jr,
Love you-Miss you kid
From Robert Jr.
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