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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Proud of Travis for
To the Editor,
By now everyone has seen the
new Pi-Unie-Sha poster displayed
around the area. I want lo lake iliis
nine lo acknowledge, praise and
congratulate my son. Travis Bobh,
lor the heautilul work of art he did
lor this year's I'i-Unie-Sha poster. It
is truly awesome.
I know he worked long and hard
to create this heautilul drawing. He's
proud of it and so arc we. I couldn't
help notice that another family was
taking credit for the poster. It would
have been nice to have given my son
some credit for the drawing. Also
that the queen candidates were using
Jr. Rodeo a success due to support, work
To the Editor,
On Mother's Day weekend, May
10 and 1 1, we held our first annual
Substance Abuse Free Jr. Rodeo.
Considering all w e had to undergo in
our efforts to hold this youth event,
we did well. Our gate and entries
were not what we had anticipated
due to a prankster w ho had called the
radio station and canceled our rodeo.
This in turn caused chaos to our entry
system and diverted the number of
spectators. Wedid how ever have over
a hundred contestants, and over 250
spectators. Our contestants came
from as far as Boise. Chiloquin, Hood
River and we even had calls from
Medford after our books closed. Most
of our contestants came from Warm
Springs and throughout central Or
egon. Monday morning, immediately
following the rodeo, we had people
calling and writing letters of grati
tude, telling us they are looking for
ward to next year, and even asking
Stone Setting,
Memorial Dinner
and Giveaway
May 24
for Leander George and Leo George
at Abraham Cemetery in White Swan 9 a.m.
Lorenzo Coifax, Jr. and Richard "Duff" Slome
at 1910 Shaker Church Cemetery 7 a.m.
After stone setting ceremonies, everyone to
follow to the Toppenish Longhouse on
Robbins Road for services conducted by
Lonnie Selam, Sr.
Dinner and Giveaway will follow
For more information call
Delores George at (509) 877-4554 or
Theresa Thompson at (509) 877-1 170
Greatly honored for
To the Editor,
This year, I had a beautiful op
portunity to be a part of the Honor
Seniors Day. The task was to pre
pare morning continental breakfast,
a sack lunch, an afternoon snack and
an evening dinner. A group of us
decided we would give Dorothy,
Julia, Ruby and Ursula the day off
and step in for them t prepare meals.
We started weeks before the event
and served a full meal Thursday to
the many seniors that arrived the day
before. That meal was done by Eliza
Greene and Dennis Butterfly. They
served salmon, luckameen, oven-
Happy Anniversary Clinton!
May 20
We've endured A LOT in these past three years good, bad, yet we are
still strong! Thanks for putting up with my strong headed ways, I'm
working on it, hon. It makes me feel good when other women in the
community remind me how lucky I am to have a husband who is always
involved, protective, loving, hardworking, yet simple, and who always
thinks of me and AshTon before rodeo, work, play or anything else. I never
really thought about all that, I guss I just took it for granted. When friends
ask me, as most do, "How did you ever rope, tie and tame a cowboy and
then change him?" I kinda laugh and reply, "Me, change him? Never! Hell,
he changed me!"
I love you Clint, even when I don't
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Mr. and Mrs. R'ck Watlamet Congratulations on
your second anniversary! Love, Mother and Dad
beautiful artwork
this draw ing for their campaigns,
Our family had a small dinner lo
present it lo thetn before turning it
over to Cassie to advertise the Pi-Ume-Sha
event only. Any other use
should be prohibited.
Travis' drawings arc also being
displayed at the Museum at (he Tribal
Member Art Show. Travis received
honorable mention this year for one
of his drawings.
Also, congratulations to every
one whoentered this yenr'sTribal art
show. All the art works wereare
beautiful.
Sincerely,
Myrna Frank-Ferguson and
Family
how they could help out next time.
We even had one person from out of
the area wanting to donate a buckle
for an event for next year's rodeo.
Needless to say, we did have one
complaint: some of the people around
the chute area were using profane
language, something we will work
on next year. I am very pleased to say
we had only two people abuse the no
alcohol and drugs rule, these people
were asked to leave the premises. I
am VERY proud to say those par
ticular people were not from here,
nor were they Indians.
So, on behalf of the Warm Springs
Jr. Rodeo, I'd like to take the time to
thank the following people:
Dclford and Marita Johnson
(DMJ;, Anita Jackson, the ambu
lance crew from Fire and Safety, our
Honorable Tribal Council members,
Warm Springs Forest Products In
dustries, Warm Springs bconomic
Development, Warm Springs Com
posite, Warm Springs Power Enter-
opportunity to help with senior activities
fried potatoes and fried bread, lem
onade and coffee. Thursday all day,
we shopped, cooked the eggs for the
sandwiches and made over 900 sack
lunches. We are indebted to the Tribe
for the donations and the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. Confed
erated Tribes, salmon and canned
salmon, continental breakfast, Warm
Springs Power Enterprises, Health
and Welfare committee PM Snacks,
Sr. Program. We are reminded to
mention the friendly, courteous at
tention that we receive from
Erickson's Sentry in Madras. They
take a lot of walking for us.
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People beginning to speak
To the Editor,
I want to thank RT for the letter he
wrote lo the Spilyay last issue. The
tribal members are finally speaking
up and getting tired of being herded
like cattle and starting toquestion the
status quo of (he tribal operations.
"We die people..." rings in my ear.
Mosl of our rights have been taken
away and we have been
disempowered to the extent that to
question tribal operations means a
stint at the jail.
i, too. dislike the way the court
operate and the different sentences
certain people receive for the same
offense three months for one and I
12 years for another. Don't ask
questions. Don't say, hear or see
nothing and hold your tongue if you
prise, Sonny Bucks and Sister
Su.anncs, Les Schwab Tire Center,
the Insurance Mart, the Rainbow
Service Station, Western Surveying,
Duck and Susie Smith of the
Deschutes Crossing, Robert and
Maria Macy of the Warm Springs
Market, Hoffy's Motel and Restau
rant, Bruce Brunoc Jr. of White Horse
Rafting, Floyd Gibson, Ken Smith
and Associates, Erickson's Sentry.
Ahcrn's, Kah-Nce-Ta Resort, Coast
to Coast, Mexico City, Big R,
Walmart, Copeland Lumber, Ag
West, Cecil and Lillian Brunoe of
Sidaiktba, the Madras Saddle Club,
Mr. and Mrs. Killingsworth, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Heatin and Family, Roy
Nance, Mr. And Mrs. Howell, Wil
son Wewa, Sr., Herb Graybacl and
the men from Utilities, Ken Man and
the KWSO crew, Lee and Cheryl
Tom, Carol Wewa, Arlene Wewa,
LJeanna Sriadley, JabDar Davis, "brent
and Rosa Graybael, Dick Garcia,
Mercie Miller, Sandra Scott, Corina
Domingo, David Andrews, Daniel
Green, Dave Dona, Walter Langnese,
Trudy Thompson, Lloyd Shag Smith
Who will help
To the Editor,
Isn't it about time that we start
listening to our children? Our chil
dren are our most precious resource
and our future leaders of tomorrow.
I am only one of many parents
who are concerned over certain edu
cational issues and the treatment of
our children who appear to be emo
tionally upset and seem to be strug
gling while attending Jefferson
County Middle School (JCMS).
Where is our leadership, spirituality
and guidance these days? Who is
going to listen, care and help our
children if we don't? Our children
live by what they learn and how they
are taught, and it all begins in the
midst of our homes. So, we as par
ents, need to teach respect, disci
pline and positive attitudes. We also
I would like to acknowledge my
ever-able kitchen crew, Kate Jack
son, Nola Queahpama, Lacy Luton,
Eliza Greene, Pawnee Stwyer, Phyllis
Tohet, Rainbow Dancers, Edison
Yazzie and his helpers for the fried
bread, Robert Sam, Alex Tohet, Larry
Wesley, Henry Stwyer, Leroy Allen,
Jr., Robert Heath and young Charley
Chee. We know more persons were
there and we appreciate all the help.
A special thank-you to the Utilities
Department. We could never have
completed the job without you. We
pray for good health to our seniors.
Neda Wesley
Happy 16th birthday Ty-Utes
Love, Mother and Dad,
Grandma and Grandpa
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Happy Birthday
Tina-Ree
(Martina Marie Stwyer)
May 6, 1986
Martina: You have a great
impact on my life I could
never forget your birthday.
I will be here for you,
always. I love you!
Grandma Neda Wesley
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do. I learned that the hard way. Being
black-balled from the very profes
sion I went to college for.
It's just good to hear someone get
enough nerve to speak up and take
back our rights as tribal members.
"We the people" are the ones who
elected Tribal Council members and
we are their boss. Not the other way
around. I even heard a tribal council
man say that very thing, so why is the
opposite true? It just seems "we the
people" come last all the time, with
while directors and non-tribal mem
bers being the loudest voice here.
Our judges need to be held ac
countable too. Their family can't be
doing wrong and excused for it be
cause their parent is a judge. No, you
can't judge others fairly when your
of many
and everyone else from the Small
Business Center who helped support
us, Delsie Scott, Pat Suppah, Muriel
Thompson, Cecilia Frank, Joey Cook,
Leroy Allen, Jr., Luther Danzuka,
Charlie Chce, Jr., William Bones
Scott, Cylus Poitra, Floyd Tewee,
other buckle donors who wish for
their names not to be mentioned, and
all of you who attended our
fundraisers. Special thanks to the
Warm Springs Healthy Nations,
Nadinc Scott, Frances Allen, Buddy
and Maria Hicks and Sheilah
Wahnetah for sticking in there
through thick and thin. Thank you
Clinton Bruised Head forevcrything,
it was you who inspired these chil
dren and they in turn with their par
ents poked and prodded you for two
years to hold this event.
If I have missed anyone, it was not
intentional. Many thanks to every
one.'il'n wereri tlor you this codiu
not have been possible. We look
forward to your continued support
and hope to see ya'll next year.
Sincerely,
Sammy Allen-Bruised Head
our children if
need to get involved, love, support,
encourage, care and influence our
children in positive directions.
Education is one critical area that
I feel is of great importance, for it is
going t make a tremendous impact
on our children's future. We, as par
ents and as a community, need to
step forward and get seriously moti
vated and involved with our
children's academic and educational
progress.
Still, there are a lot of areas of
concern, but I think one of the most
besides education
is. ..."communication". I strongly
believe in open and honest commu
nication between the chid and the
parents first and then secondly, com
munication with whoever, whatever,
or wherever the problems or troubles
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Happy 16th Birthday to my first
Grandchild. Born May 21, 1981.
Ty utes? or Ty Valley?
Love, Grandma Neda,
Granddpa Jimmy, Tina, Jamey,
Theo and Curtiss
Happy Anniversary
May 20 to
Clint and Sammy
Bruised Head
Love, Dad and Mom
Happy twenty-first birthday to
Petro Rodriguez from his wife
Terri, daughter Devie, son Covy
and the Medina family Phoebe,
Robert, Thomas, Bob and Kim.
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up for themselve
own back yard is full of trash.
I still say that every year, the tribal
members should be allowed to do an
evaluation on each department and
be funded accordingly and guaran
teed you'll sec better services for our
money. Give power back to the people
and give tribal members jobs, there
should be no members on welfare
here if the Tribe is so concerned for
their people they'd make sure every
tribal member had first preference
Church often had too much
success in peoples' lives
Hello, from Pastor Rick,
We were studying from the Bible
the other night. It was the book of
Acts, chapter 5, verse 13. I quote,
"No one else dared join them, even
though they were highly regarded by
the people."
The early Christian church was so
successful that the people were scared
of them. The question we asked was,
why ? Our answer was that the church
had too much success in the lives of
the people.
Do you know someone who has a
hard time accepting a small thank
you? Do you know of someone who
was really doing well then suddenly
fell away? Why is it, that for some
people having a blessing dropped
into their life is a major disaster?
Many people have great skills in
dealing with the problems of life.
Yet, when a blessing comes to them,
they drink it down like it was the last
glass. Or worse, they drop the glass
of blessing on purpose.
If, in the Indian way and in the
Christian way, God is for us, why not
act out and live our life showing
God's presence? Why not scare some
people with our success? Why not
believe that not only all bad things
are possible but all good things are
possible and are probable and are
certain? Why not?
See you in church.
we don't? Get
exist. With all parties and individu
als involved, we should be able t
come up with certain and specific
alternatives, ideas, solutions and
working hard together at resolving
the troubledproblem areas that are
affecting our children.
I have listened to a lot of our
chldren and their dreams andor goals,
their wish is to have our own school
system right here on our own reser
vation. I feel it is possible, if we all
work together at getting things done
for our children....since we all know
for a fact that a certain percentage of
our funding sources go into the
Jefferson County School District, and
we also know how much each indi
vidual child is worth per school year.
Couldn't we use the funding for our
own school system? I feel our chil-
Happy birthday to
Eldon Tom (May 17)
and
Smokey Wewa (May 19)
16-years-old
Love, Chilla
Lil'Lawrence and Randy:
Keep up the good job in
school!
Love, Grandma Laura
Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit
(Spirit of the Salmon)
Tribes participate in Earth Day activities
On April 20, commission vice chairman Wendell Hannigan spoke at an
Earth Day event called "The Toxic Swim" held at the confluence of the
Willamette and Columbia rivers. The event highlighted the serious toxic
pollution problems that exist in the Columbia River as a result of direct
dumping of industrial waste into the river. Hannigan told the crowd that the
Columbia River was not long ago so pure that Indian people could drink its
water while they fished for salmon.
Warm Springs commissioner Pierson Mitchell participated in an Earth
Day conference sponsored by the Earth and Spirit Council. Mitchell stressed
the importance of learning from our past mistakes arid making corrections.
The April 20 event was an interfaith celebration which featured representa
tives from many faiths in addition to Washat such as Hindu, Jewish, Muslim,
Buddhist and Christian.
CRITFC, Yakama Tribe, PacificCorp fund dam removal study
PacifiCorp has a problem and CRITFC and Yakama Indian Nation would
like to help the corporation solve it.
PacifiCorp needs to renew its license to operate Condit Dam, but the
Federal Energy Relicensing Commission wants PacifiCorp to make expen
sive modifications to benefit salmon. PacifiCorp says that such changes
would make the dam, built in 1913, unprofitable to operate. The Yakama
Indian Nation is recommending that it makes more sense to pull the dam out.
To study that option, the Yakama Indian Nation, CRITFC and PacifiCorp
hired RW Beck, an engineering firm from Seattle.
Results of that study have been published and distributed to interested
parties. It shows that removal of the Condit Dam is feasible. Costs of three
alternative methods range from $14 million to $37 million.
Removing Condit Dam, located 3.3 miles from the confluence of the
White Salmon and Columbia rivers, would open up several additional miles
of salmon and lamprey eel spawning and rearing habitat.
CRITFC brings presentation to reservations
On assignment for CRITFC, Sherri Sotomish and Scott Welch have
visited three of the four reservations this spring, making presentations about
the tribal salmon restoration plan to tribal members. They made presenta
tions at community gatherings, to schools, senior centers and to the General
Council of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla. Tribal fish and wildlife
committees sponsored the visits and fielded questions from tribal members
about the salmon plan.
Carol Craig, Yakama Fish and Wildlife Public Information Manager, has
conducted similar outreach activities on the Yakama reservation.
Scott and Sherri have also arranged with many video stores on or near the
four reservations to make the Chinook Trilogy available for rent at no charge.
The set of three half-hour videos features tribal elders and other leaders
explaining why salmon are so important, what the treaty right means and
what is contained in the tribal salmon restoration plan.
and the whole tribe be employed first
before any other person outside the
Tribe was ever hired here. That's
proof of self-sufficiency and being a
healthy nation. Until I see that here in
Warm Springs, everything else is all
BS.
Stop being content to be herded
like cattle and get angry enough to
demand that the Tribal Council hear
the members and help them first.
Thank you,
Myrna Frank-Ferguson
Beginning June
begin at 10 a.m.
1 worship will
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church On the Campus.
Rev. Rick R. Ribeiro
Thank you for
Redmond Grange
powwow
To the Editor,
We, of the Central Oregon
Intcrgroup, would like to thank our
friends from Warm Springs for help
ing us put on a wonderful powwow at
the Redmond Grange Hall April 19.
We especially would like to thank
the Rainbow Dancers, Joe Tuckta's
group of dancers and Mary Ann and
her Dry Creek Drummers for helping
us to come together in a good way to
celebrate our recovery and our one
ness with all that is.
Gathering together, listening to
the story telling and the teachings
about the native culture and the joy
of the drumming and dancing made
an evening that we will never forget.
A special thank you to Jamison
and Virginia for an evening of fun.
We can't thank them enough and
they will always be in our prayers.
Love and Prayers from everyone
who brought us together.
Don, Larry, Davis, Linda, Cheryl,
Marilyn, Sarala and Sherri
involved!
dren are speaking the truth about
being looked down upon, deprived,
and limited to academic and athletic
achievements and progress. Our
children, to me, are very intelligent
and are gifted and blessed with natu
ral talents, abilities and potentials. I
know for a fact that they are all ca
pable of succeeding, with our help,
feedback and with positive results.
Always remember and never for
get who you are and where you came
from for it is where your heart and
pride come from and that is within
yourselves. I wish you all the best of
health.
Closing with prayers, love and
respect for all children
Angelena J. Smith
Tribal Member
PS: Children, enjoy your summer!
Happy 8th Birthday
Randy Switzler Felter
Love Grandpa and
Grandma, Mom
Norma, Lawrence, Lil
Lawrence, Sidwalter
Crew