4Mav22,1997
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
jhj E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
The trend here in Warm
Springs is to become the
healthiest reservation by the
year 2000. Is it really possible?
The words sure sound good and
a pretty picture is painted but in
reality things are much more
different. Well, this is in
reference to the use of drugs
and alcohol.
It is true that there have been
many individuals who have
taken the right direction in their
lives by discontinuing the use
of drugs and alcohol. Theireffort
to improve their lives should
commended and hopefully
some of it will rub off to the
younger generation. There are
some who have gone to a
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treatment center ana now are their own accord; are suppose to be
doing real well. But it is up to the individual to make up his own S'vcn medical attention first, before
mind to do this and thats to change his life style. When one makes cve" 0UKI3, into facility, or trans
u: - a a .u- ii .u- u ii in ported too Mountain View for obscr-
up his mind to do something like this he usually sticks to it. But Nation. Make sure nothing happens
when those who are forced to go to a treatment facility, it's like to them, when right state of mind,
being sentenced to serve days in jail and it doesn't do them any thcn 10 be incarcerated for their
good, becaues they are just waiting for those days to come to an chacrfpc0 e in ured shoujd be mcdi
end and they are right back at their old habits of using drugs and caiiy Sed' firTalsoTeforeTven
or alcohol. Yep! when they are ordered to go for treatment they brought to the facility. In most cases
just go through the motions and don t take any consideration on
why they are there, but just wait for the day to come when they can
leave.
It's those who have really made up their minds that this is what
they want, to try to better their lives and go to treatment are the
ones who succeed in life after they have gone for treatment.
It seems like the more you talk against drugs and alcohol the
more the people go for the stuff. And there are some who say, "It's
all in the head, I don't need to go to treatment, I can quit when ever
I want to." But they never do, they continue to use the drugs and
alcohol and usually have to hock things to get what they need.
They even go and steal stuff even from friends to get money to get
what ever they need to turn them selves on. Yep ! like a beg, barrow
and steal situation. To steal from your own people to sell valuable
keep sakes of Indian regalia, that's bad. Some of those are keep
sakes handed down for generations as valuable keep sakes. But
that doesn't bother the person who is desperate on getting the
Stuff. Some of those old Indian regalia is priceless but the addict
let's it go for what ever he can get for it, just as long as he can get
a fix, or what ever they call it.
Again when a person does go for treatment and successfully
completes the program and is ready to start a new life, there are
always those who will try and drag him back down to their level
like a bunch of devils. They can't stand to see someone trying to
do good for himself. The truth is they would like to be the one who
has successfully completed treatment but they have no guts to go
through with what it takes, r.o they try to belittle those who have
good through treatment and are doing good for them selves.
Yep! Drugs and Alcohol doesn't do anyone any good, it creates
health problems, loss of work time causes hardship on friends
relatives and who ever, it even causes damage to the mind. "Let's
see what was I doing. Oh! Yeah, I was writing about drugs." One
thing leads to another when a person is hooked on drugs and the
dealer knows he has them over a barrel and doesn't care where or
how they come up with the cash.
Well, the year 2000, is getting near and hopefully we can reach
our goal or come close to what we have set out do . Ahh-Nah-Chi-Toon!!!
Toe Ness
The good thing about going to your twenty-five-year high
school reunion is that you get to see all your old classmates. The
bad thing is that they get to see you, YIKES
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Old Bill said: "When I was young there was no respect for the
young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I
missed out coming and going. YIKES
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Crossing the street in New
young.. ..if they make it. YIKES
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You know you are at middle age, that's the time a guy starts
turning out the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons,
YIKES
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Member voices "health risk" concerns
To the editor,
Following is a copy of the memo
sent to the Tribal Council:
From: Concerned Tribal Mem
bers Date: May 5. 1997
RE: "I Icalth Risk to Inmalcs-Cor-rections
Staff & the Community
Introduction: I feel more precau
tion needs to be taken for the people's
rights and health and welfare. There's
no need for another "Accidental
Death or Suicide" in the facility be
fore anything is done, on these con
cerns to be listed. It not Only con
cerns the facility, but the community
Also and their familics....No Bud
get! Concerns: a) People with incur
able diseases; should not even incar
cerated in the facility, it's a high risk
factor for corrections staff and in
mates, who all have families, who
can be endangered by the family
member exposed to the disease.
b) People to intoxicated, passed
out, drugged out, unable to walk on
Thank you Spiritual healers, friends, relatives
To the editor,
Greetings Spilyay Ty moo readers
far and near. It is a good day to die,
but a better day to be alive, be happy,
be well and in the best of health.
Hope my little letter has found you
all well and feeling just fine.
In the beginning the Creator gave
us a good life. However, a year and a
half ago was a healing time for me.
Today is the time for a renewal of my
life. During my difficult times in life
a large number of relatives, friends,
co-workers let me know how much
they cared about me. It seems every
one was reaching out with
compassion and a lot of concern for
me. During my difficult time of my
illness I lost almost half my body
weight of 200 pounds. I was a bag of
bones, maybe just skin and bones, of
a little over a 1 00 pounds. My closest
relatives Sherri Smith and Norma
Smith were over concerned for me at
this time, they had me admitted to the
local hospital intensive care ward. I
was a pitiful sight.
I could not hardly walk, talk or
drive my self around. I was just
worthless, depressed, and in a
withdrawn condition. The good
doctors and other medical staff in
town tried their very best to make
well with all their professional skills.
In their efforts they could do very
little good. After a few months, my
weight up to 1 50 pounds. The doctors
discharged me from their care and let
me go home to make it on my own.
Back home and still kind of in my
Happy Birthday
"Walaluks Jim"
Nana Lorna
We all love you, God Bless
fr; Rosie; Calvin Dee; Ed
Happy Birthday Walaluks Lorna
We all love you
fr; Jims; Slickpoo's; Antone's;
Seelatsee's; Frank's; and Ortiz
family
We all love you, God Bless,
Walaluks
Happy Birthday
Elsie Jim; Jake, Sheila, Sharon Ortiz
We all love you very much, we miss
you and think of you all the time, god
Bless and wish you many more to
come.
Fr; whole family in Georgeville; Celilo;
Goldendale; Toppenish and Warm
Springs
Happy Belated Birthday to Roger
Begay, Sr. and Rod Begay, jr.,
Sliawn Hemsah
Happy Anniversary Mr. & Mrs.
Shawn Delilah Heemsah
We all love you and Cod be with
you all and bless you with many
more to come,
fr; Rosie, Calvin, Dee, Ed
be transported to Ml. View for the
majority who come in intoxicated or
on drugs.
d) People handicapped, wheel
chairs, etc.; should be other options
for them, when intoxicated und un
der drugs, staff can not give the full
time needed for observation for their
safety.
e) People on oxygen, medically
handicapped; should not be incarcer
ated, staff can not keep constant ob
servation on individuals, while try
ing todootherduties, for their safety.
0 Over crowding of Facility; 1.
Facility holds maximum of 36 people
according to Fire-Safety regulations
and O.S.H.A. the bathroom and
shower facilities are not up to stan
dards for the over crowding. 2. The
facility has been averaging 45-50
people. Overcrowding has been caus
ing flair us, by inmates and staff,
could lead to injuries (more). 3.
People attending court on Fridays,
can be allowed to check in on Mondays-Tuesdays,
leaving the facility
open for weekends, for people
brought in. 4. Inmate workers, work
release, inmates outside work de
tails, should be given furloughs over
the weekends, report back Monday
evenings. 5. People exclusions re
leased, taking off reservation to make
room. 6. People with half time served
should be given parole, cutting down
people making room. 7. People with
30 days or less can be given some
death bed, I was introduced to the
powers of Indian healing circle of the
Warm Springs 1910 Shakers, The
Medicine SingersHealers and our 7
drum Spiritual Singers. These three
groups of healing people did an
outstanding job of bringing me out of
my death bed. These good Indian
Medicine People were my first cousin
Silas Williams, his late wife, Prunie
Williams and Grandma Bernice
Mitchell.
The 1910 Shakers who worked on
me was the late Les Howtopat and all
his young and old Shaker healers,
singers, bell ringers, the power
congregation.
The Seven Drum Spiritual Singers
I also enjoyed very much were under
the healing powers of Ron Suppah,
they were great.
All these healing power people
were present at my home, they paid
me a visit that was spiritually strong.
They were all compelled to be of
good healing service to me. If not for
them and their healing power I might
not be enjoying this world today.
Some people let me know that my
guardian angels were making sure it
was not my time to go to the
longhouse to be put to rest.
It is an enjoyable feeling, a darn
good feeling of accomplishment
when our good Indian doctors can
bring you back to being healed back
to good health. Today I can smile,
have my Indian pride, be happy about
life, it is good to be back.
It is better late than never to give
Happy Birthday Cuz Jessie
We all love you, God Bless
fr, Rosie, Calvin, Dee, Ed
Happy Birthday Cuz Hiram
Stretch
We all love you, God Bless
fr, Rosie, Calvin, Dee, Ed
Happy Birthday Mom Blackwolf,
Little Katie, Uncle Alfred,
Daughter Christine, Lil Sis Nancy,
Cuz Avisin Lyle, Friend La Donna
Danzuka. Happy Anniversary to
Uncle Ushwal and Auntie Percy,
Cuz David and Annette LeClaire,
Sr.
We all love you guys, may God
Bless you with many more
Fr Rosie, Calvin, Dee, Ed
"A
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Happy fourth Birthday to
Covy Medina on May 26
from grandpa, grandma,
mom, dad, Devie, Frankie
and the whole family
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if
other options, community service,
fine, bench probation or check in
Monday's blow on inloxilier like a
few others are doing to keep cut back
on overcrowding.
Conclusion: I feel our legal sys
tem can take lead in Indian County
by setting up Policy and Procedures
and enforcing them, protection of
individual rights, concerning the
health and welfare of corrections
staff, inmates and community.
The jail facility is not equipped to
handle more than maximum 36
people, that's not counting juveniles.
For some time this facility has been
in violation of OSHA and Fire &
Safety regulations, which could cause
shut down.
Where Individual rights are con
cerned, what about the community
and their rights, along with correc
tion staff and inmates of facility,
that's the majority in danger.
There should be an IMS nurse
here every day, not just on call for
dental, doctor appointments, refill
medicine, whose certified, to assist
with decisions on people brought into
facility. Deciding options of incar
ceration, isolation or Mt. View Hos
pital for observation. The staff is not
trained or medically inclined to make
these decisions. Lets work together
for our people.
Respectfully,
A spokesperson,
Big Rat Suppah
thanks to all the good 1910 Shakers
of Warm Springs Indian Reservation,
the local and north end seven drum,
Silas and his Medicine Singers.
Thanks Rick Ribiero foryour daily
prayers. All you healing people, I
can feel the warmth of your heart in
mine.
Thanks cousin Norma Smith,
CHR's Sherri Smith and Viola
Govenor. Thanks for being near my
brothers Elton Greeley and Melvin
Greeley, my sis Lolita Greeley, my
nephew Joe Logan. Thanks for all
the hospital visits to my good friend
Evelyn G. Nyiji, thanks for being a
good sport to my son James Greeley
who I have told you must almost die
to really live.
Thanks to Julie Quaid for my
return to work with Work Experience
Development. Thanks Olivia
Wallulatum for the nice blanket.
Thanks for the good words from the
northwest Indian judges, lots of
thanks for the prayers from my good
people at Auburn Indian Rancheraof
California. Thanks to all who helped
cook dinners and midnight meals. I
cannot name all four hundred or so
people who wished me well, thanks
to all of you.
I hope you and I all live to be a ripe
and ornery old age.
Your truly,
Hamilton Greeley
PS: Thanks much to the Late
Matilda Mitchell and Nettie
Shawaway who were very worried
about me.
Happy 8th Birthday
Tonya Leigh Boise
May 18
We love you
Dad, Mom, George, Leanna
and Jackson
Happy Birthday
Tony Thompson
Curtis Thompson, Jr.
May 18
Tony, Selena & kids
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To the editor,
This is to THANK the Warm
Springs Jr. Rodeo Association for
having a very enjoyable rodeo held
on May 1 0th & 1 1th. There is mini
mal things for our children to do in
our community and this is just an
other event that our children could
look forward to in the future. The
Association had a lot of loop holes to
get through to make this rodeo a
successful one and they did get a lot
of support from different people that
wanted to see this rodeo go on.
It was good to see all the specta
tors that did come to watch the chil
dren. We have children already ask-
be. Please continue with the rodeos
and don't get discouraged, there are
a lot of parents out there that are
willing to back up this event.
Family
Kevin & Leana Blucback Family
Azar & Angie Spino Family
Dan & Paula Brisbois Family
Pet is missed v
To the editor,
My dog Petey Smith was hurt by
a porcupine on thursday. We picked
flowers, we dug roots just for Petey.
He passed away Thursday night. I
sang to Him. I buried Him. I played
with Him. I Loved Him. He Loved
me too. I will miss Him forever.
by LaTonia Kay Smith
Happy Anniversary
to Mom & Dad
April 25
Love,
ValRedStar, RedSkyWalker
& RoseyTwoStarrs
Happy Anniversary to
my husband BigRat
To every beginning there is an
ending
"....the meek shall inherit the
kingdom of God,"
April 25
....Pray for those that despitefully
use you,"
Beware of the wolf in sheeps
likeness
Sincerely,
with all my love & prayers,
Longhouse, your wife
Sorry I's late But I's remembered.
HaHaHa.
Raymond Lee Anderson May 1st 16
yrold.
Wishing you a Happy "B: day and
Congratulations on being one of so
many going to Mainland China.
Very Honored & Proud Grandma
loves ya very much.
Lydia M. Cassaway of Moxee
Joseph Carl Anderson
May5thl3yrs.
Wishing you a Happy "B" day. Be all
that you can be andenjoy life while
your young at heart.
Very Honored & Proud Grandma
loves ya very much,
Lydia M. Cassaway of Moxee
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