Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
February 26, 1998 5
Warm Springs tribal members speak out about their last year at Madras Senior High
Three Warm Springs Tribal
members, Taralee Suppah, Johnathan
Courtney and Glendon Smith, who
are in their final year at Madras High
School speak out.
Glendon Smith
Corner on Health-
To believe or not to believe in
stress. Is stress an excuse or is it
something that is made up? If it's an
excuse why doesn't everybody use
it? If it's not an excuse, why do
people use it.'
Muscle tension is a common cor
plaint of people. "Oh, my neck
tense... .Oh, my shoulders
heavy.. ..Uh, my legs are tight.
Muscles cannot relax fully unless
they are stretched. Which is wny one
of the hest wavs tn he.at mnsHip. ten
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sion is with vigorous physical exer!?.avrtwo
cise. You say, "but who has lime to
get a full hour-and-a-half work out
in with a shower afterwards!" Not
many people, right? So, try sketch
ing away tension.
Whenever you feel emotionally
uptight or physically tense, release
pent-up tension and give vent to yo
frustrations with a quick warm-up
and stretches that target tension
hotspots. And, when you come to
know where tension gets you, you
can hit the spot with only a few
minutes a day, and without special
equipment.
Seek out teaching & wisdom
To the editor,
To my fellow human beings. I
could not sleep tonight thinking and
praying for my fellow human beings
to survive another day.
I have seen, lived and read about
our young generation taking their
lives. Feeling sad and emptiness with
the realization they are gone from
our lives. We live in a world that can
be cruel and unforgiving for our er
rors and mistakes that others or we
make.
Situations can seem hopeless,
lonely, and no one caring. It is easy to
fall into the grasp of alcohol, drugs
and gangs. We hurt and become an
gry with others and ourselves. We
punish others for our pain, hunger,
loneliness and misunderstandings.
One way out is to take our own lives
to relieve the pain. I pray to the
creator that you do not do this. When
things do not make sense and why I
am here, what do I have to live for?
We have our elders, family, peers,
future husband, wife, sons and daugh
ters. Our rich culture and traditions
to turn to. Our elders survived through
many hardships for us to live today.
What's right for one group
Editor's Note: The following letter
was forwarded to Mr. Johnson and
Ms. Sturza at Madras High School as
well as Tribal Council, the Educa
tion Committee, Education Depart
ment and 509-J School Board Chair
man Jim Manion.
To the Editor,
I am a concerned parent wanting
to know what you call justice. In real
i life people call out to punish the
guilty, but very few are concerned to
clear the innocent. I am referring to
the incident that occurred last week
pertaining to the fight between two
cultures at Madras High School. I
understand than an incident of one
vehicle being vandalized was the real
cause of the fight. I am sure you are
well aware of the two parties I refer
to.
The day prior to this problem I
was at the school and saw a similar
situation on the same street. It seems
as though there is always a large
congregation of Hispanic students at
this location and it seems like this is
where things get started. This needs
to be dealt with and stopped before
someone really gets hurt There is a
thought that the Latino students had
a weapon on them but no one knows
for sure.
My son Jered and another basket
ball team member were expelled for
Glendon Smith is 17-year-old
senior. His father is Wissie Smith.
He is of Warm SpringsWasco and
Navajo descent.
Smith has two sisters Alfredine
and Ava Smith of Warm Springs.
In Smith's spare time he enjoys
going fishing, hunting and horseback
riding.
School activities Smith
participates in are track, wrestling
and football. Football is his favorite
sport because he likes the contact
and loves to hit the opposing team's
quarterback or runningback. Smith
stated, "I like to light them up. It feels
good."
Smith favorite classes are weight
training, with Mr. Reece, English,
with Mr. Hillis and personal finance
with Mr. Deloretto.
Smith will miss his friends and
sports the most when he graduates in
June. He advises, "don't get lazy in
the classroom." Smith feelings about
this being his last year in high school,
"It feels great."
The person who Smith looks up is
his sister Alfredine because she is
always there when he needs someone
to talk to.
Smith's career choices are in the
field of agriculture management,
architect or welding. Smith plans to
go to Oregon or Oregon State
University next fall.
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The killing of our people, torture,
disbanding as a tribe and people. We
are survivors to see another day. The
teachings of our culture and tradi
tions helped them survive the hard
ships. Material things mean nothing.
It is you, your family and beliefs that
are important.
My father was in an auto accident
35 years ago, if he had not survived
he would not serving his people to
day on the Yakama Tribal Council. I
am very proud that he has overcome
many obstacles and tests during his
life to help and serve his people.
My mother was also in an auto
accident 30 years ago. If she had not
survived, children on the Warm
Springs Reservation in Oregon un
der her care would not be taken care
of. I am very proud she also over
came many obstacles and tests dur
ing her life to help her people.
Myself, I am lucky enough to have
my wife, children, grandchildren,
friends and relatives. The teaching of
my elders, grandfather, grandmoth
ers, father, mother, father-in-law and
mother-in-law in our traditional ways
of life have helped me survive day to
walking across the field to the street
where the fight took place and were
of accused of "fight promotion", or
description reads, "approached a
group of students in which a fight
occurred." Wouldn't you call "flip
ping off and saying bad things, or
actually calling the basketball team
on to a fight "fight promotion? I also
understand that there was another
team member who was also present
but did not get into any trouble and
got to play in the basketball game.
Why was this?
I do not condemn my son and his
team mates for being brave enough
to stand by one another, after all they
are a team. I am not saying that
fighting resolves or justifies any prob
lems, but this problem could have
been prevented if the school was
doing their job or at least have the
police come in and do their job.
You know I have always taught
my son that there is good and bad in
all people and to respect all races. He
just needs to make the right choices
of what's right and what's wrong.
All I could tell my son is, "some
times life is unfair," and I always tell
him, "turn the other cheek, don't
even worry about what other people
say or think about you." I asked Jered,
"Did you try to explain what hap
pened?" and he said, "Are you kid
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Taralee Suppah is 17-years-old
and is the daughter of Ron and Lilly
Suppah. She is of Warm Springs
Yakama descent. Her grandparents
are Wesley Charley and Franklin and
Margaret Suppah.
Suppah has five sisters, Amy 16,
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Taralee Suppah
or before going to bed. Kneel with
hands straight under shoulders and
knees straight under hips. Let your
head relax between your elbows, pull
in your stomach and arch your back,
feeling a stretch both across your
shoulders and in your lower back.
us cat stretch releases your spi-
tension and helps to relax the
muscles.
retch 3: As you stand, cross
pgs and bend at the waist. Reach
jwara your toes slowlv. You should
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hamstfings. Hold for 20 seconds and
Affer all the stretching you have
you should start to feel relief in
all yur tension areas. Don't hesitate
to fly other stretches or how often
ypu stretch and how long.
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Boost energy
Relieves Muscle tension ' ;
Improves posture . i
Improves flexibility and joint
mobility
Eases your general symptoms,
such as headaches
of our elders
day, week to week throughout the
years. To see death face to face is not
an easy thing. We may only be here
this one life time to accomplish our
dreams and goals in life. Lets make
the most of it while we're here on
mother earth, seek our and learn our
culture and traditional ways to help
survive and fight against drugs and
alcohol that are not our ways of life.
Seek out the teachings and wis
dom of our elders whether it be the
sundance, longhouse religion, smoke
house, church. We all pray to the
same Creator.
Combine our traditional ways
with modern education to protect
our lands, religion beliefs and rich
heritage for our future generations to
come.
Live another day to fight for what
we have left as a people. Together we
can overcome anything.
Sincerely,
Frederick Ike, Jr.,
a proud son, father,
husband, Grandfather,
and fellow human being,
member of the Yakama
Warm Springs tribe
should be right
ding, they won't listen to us."
To me there is something very
wrong with this whole situation and
this is only one incident, or one con
cern, need I not mention to Warm
Springs all the other concerns not
dealt with. We don't have to take
this. If you are going to expel my son
and his team mate for walking across
the field, you had better expel every
one else who walked across that field.
You need to deal with the prob
lem where the problem lies before
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Billie 14, Myrtle 12, Deece 17 and
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Suppah is a member in the Native
merican Student Union.
Suppah likes to read and work
with younger youth when she is not
flaying basketball.
! Suppah has been playing
basketball all four years at Madras
High. She has received the following
wards: Honorable League Mention
in the Tri-Valley league as a
sophomore. Last year she received
1st team All League and Honorable
Mention State as a junior and earned
MVP honors at this years Seaside
tournament. Basketball happens to
be Suppah' s favorite sport she stated,
"It is a team sport, competitive and
fun."
Suppah's favorite classes are
weight training and English.
The funniest thing that happened
to her was wearing Madras' AD,
Margaret Sturza's, ugly tape job
doing basketball.
When Suppah leaves Madras High
she will miss her friends the most.
She had these words of wisdom to
underclassman, "Try hard in school
and whatever you, as long as it is
positive."
Suppah wants to become a
Elementary School teacher and to
help her reach her goal. She plans to
;o to either Oregon State University
Lowers blood pressure
Helps to calm you
Many people suffer everyday with
muscle tension. Over time that will
affect your personal well-being and
outlook on family, friends and co-
workers. Striving to be emotionally
fit is the beginning of over-all health
and fitness Scheduling time in your
day is the easiest way of getting that
muscle tensionstretchin.Keep these
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stretches as one of your daily activi
ties and start to look at the day in a
healthier way.
Elder care center needed; might help reduce abuse
To the editor,
I for one am in favor of the pro
posed Elder care center. Mainly be
' cause it is a very much need facility
here in Warm Springs. It will take the
elderly out of outside hospitals and
nurseries and back among their own
people and community where they
belong.
Furthermore, it may mean more
jobs for our tribal members and hope
fully we will be blessed with a more
caring, effective and concerned staff
members then the current staff and
program. Whenever you complain to
the current staff or if a resident com
plains they are told they are "busy
bodies". Busy-Body?! There are no
busy bodies except concerned,
scared, disgusted residents and fam
ily members legitament complainers
who are sick and tired of being taken
advantage of by young, able bodied
people going house to house bum
ming the elders for money, food,
wood, etc. Why are they being al
lowed to harass the elders? They
should know better. It isn't up to the
elders to have to furnish these people
with their things! If bums have a
drinking or drug habit then that's
their problem - not the elders.
It's time to stop ignoring the prob
lem and look the other way. Families
and elders have been complaining
and not being heard. It is a serious
problem. It needs to stop!
The elder abuse, as it is called is
shameful and getting worse. These
for all
things get too far out of hand. I have
always heard that 509-J was sup
posed to have one of the worst repu
tations and didn't really pay atten
tion. But now, I'm starting to see
why. I am sure some of you don't
have to worry about his type of prob
lem with your children, but mark my
words, if this type of thing happens
to you, or someone in your family,
you'd be just as upset and angry as I
am.
Paula J. Miller
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or Lane Community College.
Suppah credits her parents for her
success stating, "They are the one's
who pushed me to do my best in
everything that I do."
In five to ten years from now
Suppah sees herself teaching school
at the Warm Springs Elementary
School. '
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Johnathan Courtney
Plan for year around school in works
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ment of Education approving the
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present curriculum to students.
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There will be a voluntary 4-week
summer school during July 1999.
Staff will be using what they have
been learning to provide a language
rich learning environment for the stu
dents who sign up. Bussing will be
people have no shame, morals or
teachings. These people know when
the elders get their money and make
their rounds bumming the elders.
Wanting their share from them ! Tell
ing their sad tales of hard times or
selling stolen items to get money
from the elders. Just to get rid of
them, they give it to them but there
after they're an easy mark or push
over and these people return again
and again, month after month. I have
a message for these people: If you're
having such a hard time financially,
then perhaps CPS, Welfare, Police
or other governing bodies should be
notified about your dire need for
money and elder abuse activity. You
know who you are and your names
will be given to the proper authori
ties from this day on. Guaranteed!
Perhaps with an elder care center
they may be able to monitor who has
access to the elders and stop the rob
bery of the elderly from going on.
Then perhaps the families will again
trust the Senior Program again to do
their job. There's robbery, rapes,
beatings, theft, threats, vandalism and
prostitution occurring in the Senior
housing area and nothing is being
done. So I hope the staff now will not
be hired in the new center. We need
concerned, professional staff there
who give a damn!
The problem with our tribe is we
talk about elder abuse and other prob
lems until they get so bad but con
tinue to sweep it under the rug. The
only time the departments are will
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available); March 8, 15, 22 & 29, 1998
BustleFeather work-5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; by Gene Sampson;
$30; April 7, 14, 21 & 28, 1998
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Log Cabin Quilt-6 to 9 p.m.; by Eraina Palmer; June 1 , 2 &
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Birds Eye Quilt-9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; by Eraina Palmer; $20;
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Indian Squares-9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; by Eraina Palmer; $20;
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Star Quilt-9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; by Eraina Palmer; $20; June 28,
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Ribbon Shirts-6 to 8:30 D.m.
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Johnathan Courtney is 17-years-old
and is the son of Ellen and Don
Courtney. Courtney is of Warm
SpringsWasco descent. His
grandparents are Murna and Pete
Courtney. Courtney has two brothers,
Bradford 19, and Christian Courtney
four months old. He has two sisters
Renee 13 and Dawnlynn 10.
Courtney is involved in J.R.O.T.C.
and Student Council as Community
Representative. J.R.O.T.C is also is
his favorite class.
Courtney hobbies include building
plastic models and camping outdoors.
Courtney has participated in
wrestling the last three years and
track last year. His favorite sport is
wrestling because the physical
contact and it helps relieve stress.
Courtney's feelings about this
being his final year in school he stated,
"The whole world is full of
opportunities, you just have to look
for them!!"
When Courtney leaves school in
the spring he will miss the most is the
contact with his peers.
Courtney's career choice is to '
work in the business field. He plans
to attend either Oregon or Oregon
State University.
Courtney advice to lower
classmen is to take your SAT's and
ACT tests your junior year, more
then once.
Courtney's role model and the
person who he looks up to is his
father Don, "Due to his excellent
leadership skills and his success in
the community.
provided.
Target date to run the first full
year schedule for all students is the
summer of 2000. Busses will run and
meals will be served. Plans are to
eventually move to a year-around
school calendar based on the WSE
own unique needs.
Throughout all the changes, WSE
will continue to support the develop
ment of tribal language curriculum
presented in the school by the Tribal
Charter School program.
Any questions regarding the
planned changes, please call or go to
see Dawn Smith at 553-1 128.
ing to listen and respond is once a
year during budgets. How very sad.
In the matter of elder abuse-the
families hands are 'tied to demand
protection for family members. Even
if we pay daily visits it doesn't help
because the vultures have already
been there and did their damage. The
anger builds to a fever pitch. Our
family went to every damn depart
ment and were told the same time or
told there was no elder abuse law
protecting the elders. Why not for
God's sake?! Does someone have to
die before we family make it a law?
I hope not. The ambulance has been
called to High Lookee numerous
times already. The elders are truly at
the mercy of the vultures, if the truth
be known.
Just a small suggestion. I know it
will be nixed or ignored but I'll say it
anyway. Can't there be a gate house
installed at the top of the hill, enter
ing High Lookee to monitor visitors
to this area? Like the one at the mill.
Surely our elders or human beings
are much valuable than wood prod
ucts, aren't they? That way the fami-.
lies and elders will be protected from
the predators of the elders, some
what. Alawagainstelder abuse would
be more affective.
Respectfully,
Myrna J. Frank
, & family
Warm Springs
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