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2 June 4, 1998 Warm Springs. Oregon Spilyay TYiunn If ) r i - fl' d lit. " I 't . . -'W , Council seeking committee members In!; ? f 1 : i 'T " J ' 1 , Queahpama clan held their give away May 25. Family members gathered together for a picture with their clan chief. Queahpama selected as sub-chief Calvin Ray Queahpama was se lected as the new subehief for the Queahpama clan, to succeed Pierson Mitchell, who recently passed away. Queahpama, born October 15, 1940 in Simnasho, is the son of Hartman and Edith Quinn Queahpama and grandson of Chief Henry Queahpama. The event took place on Memo rial Day at the Simnasho Longhouse, with a number of people in atten dance including the Queahpamaclan and respected elders. Jesse Jones, the Umatilla Chief, took part in the cer emonies, and crowned the new subehief with a beautiful war bonnet that had been given to him by the Queahpama family many years ago. Calvin, who is better known as "Bum" or Bumstead, thanked those in atten dance. He also thanked his late par ents, aunts, Isabelle Keo, Matilda Mitchell, Sylvia Wallulatum and Nettie Showaway. He mentioned tht they always gave him advice as he was growing up, scolding him as a child, always telling him to live right. Calvin said he was looking forward 'ffw- . ' w to serving his people the best way he knew how. Calvin has been employed by Portland General Electric for 34 years. He has also carried on his father and grandfather's legacy as a cattle rancher and farmer. Calvin and his wife, Roberta, have been married 33 years. They have two sons, Conrad and Kyle. He will soon be retiring from PGE. Calvin graduated from Madras High School in 1960, where he let tered in football 3 years, and was chosen to play in the All-Star game at Vale, Oregon. He was a member of the dram class as a junior and senior, taking part in class plays. He at tended college in Southern Califor nia at Oceanside, lettering in football 2 years. His team went undefeated one year with a 10 and 0 record, and won the Junior College Rose Bowl 7 to 6. In 1967, Calvin enrolled at Port land Community College and re ceived his journeyman card as an electrician-lineman. Queahpama is well known among drag racing enthusiasts on the west coast. He started drag racing in 1 96 1 and competed up and down the west coast, in Phoenix, Denver and Edmonton, Canada. He set a na tional record at Seattle in the Fall National Drag Championships in 1980. In 1987-88, he was invited to participate in the Drag AH-Star race in Ohio and garnered 10 points out of a possible 11. In 1984, after Del vis Heath Sr. was seated as the Chief of the Warm Springs Tribe, Queahpama family elders and members gathered to de cide upon a line of succession to the hereditary chieftainship from the Queahpama family. At that time, the order of succession was determined as Pierson Mitchell, Calvin Queahpama and Sylvester Sahme Sr. Over the decades, at one time or another, the chieftainship of the Sahaptin speaking Warm Springs Tribe has been held by a member of the Queahpama family. Calvin's grandfather, Chief Henry Queahpama was one of the last mem bers of the family to hold the chief tainship. When he passed away, his brother Frank was named chief. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs an nounces the following vacancies. Tribal Council Executive Committees Culture and Heritage Committee (6 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council. Act as an advisory and recommending capacity to me vuiiuiai-ubiiiagi; riugiam Lircuur, not in tended for administrative responsibility. The Com mittee will hear, plan, implement and evaluate the tribal cultural program. Education Committee (4 positions plus 1 student representative) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the development of educational programs and opportunities for tribal members. Reviews and rec ommends educational services offered through tribal, state and federal agencies. Fish and Wildlife Off Reservation (3 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council, such as providing management recommendations for tribal fish and wildlife resources to ensure that they are properly utilized, protected and enhanced as specified under the delegated authority of the Tribal Council. Fish and WildlifeOff Reservation (5 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the protection and management of Fish and Wild life resources for present and future generations on the Reservation. Establish hunting and fishing sea sons. Health and Welfare Committee (4 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the development of health and welfare programs, funding and legislation. Assist with the Joint Ven ture Program with IHS. Liaison with other tribal programs dealing with Health issues. Irrigation and Agriculture and Range Commit tee (5 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council for development of irrigation and agricultural lands. Review conditional use permit applications, land use proposals, i.e. low density housing areas. Land Use Planning Committee (4 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the determination of maximum utilization of land. Authority to grantdeny conditional use per mits in accordance with Ordinance 56. Review and recommend Comprehensive Plan annual changes; Zoning Ordinance changes; Land assignments can cellations; and sites for housing, business, indus trial development. Timber Committee (4 positions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council on the management of forest resources. Approve timber permit policies; approvedisapprove sale of timber or forest products not more than 30 Mbf, etc. If interested, please submit a resume and a letter oj interest before June 14, 1998 to: Tribal Council Office, Attention: Lynn Davis, PO Box 1299, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Letter of Interest Letter to Tribal Council stat ing you are interested in serving and state which committee in which you have an interest. Also information on background, such as educational background, work experience, training, etc. Warm Springs youth group attends Annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference Throughout tribal America, Boys and Girls Clubs are giving Indian Country youth new hope and spirit. On May 4 to 8, 19 Warm Springs youths and six chaperones attended the 23 annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference in Billings, Montana, "The Heart of Indian America". The aims and goals for this year's annual conference were to show tribal examples of Indian people who have empowered themselves as individu als. All tribal Indian Youth attending had to make an unconditional com mitment to learn and practice their tribal beliefs and values. Initiate the process of instilling in our youth the importance of valuing tribal gov ernment and learning how to make our tribal leaders work for the youth. All the young people were encour aged to demonstrate knowledge and pride about their tribal ancestry and show respect toward members of other tribes at the same time. Besides attending the Crow Fair and Powwow, the Warm Springs youth group had the opportunity to tour the Little Big Horn Battle Site, attend a Litefoot concert, a teen dance, a talent (Our kids did Karoke) and fashion show, a Buffalo Feast, sweats, cultural workshops and other recreational activities. Some of the youth also partici pated in competition Powwow dancing (and placed) and in the Na tional All Indian High School Boys Championship Basketball (close game) Games. The girls also had an opportunity to play basketball, lost one game and won one. The 23rd Annual Northwest In dian Youth Conference was hosted by the Northern Arapaho Boys and Girls Club, and was co-sponcored by the Northern Cheyenne Boys and Girls Club and the Crow Nation Boys and Girls Club. When tribes and programs such as these work together there is nothing we can ' t accomplish as Indian people. The Warm Springs youth partici pating were Gary Villa Jr., Arthur Mitchell, Cyrille Mitchell, Natasha Mares, Pasha Smith, Louis Smith, Alexis Kilson Anderson, Avery Frank, Preston Tom, Nicole Main, Cece Polk, Blance Mitchell, Decese Suppah, Marie Kalama, AAron Greene, Chasan Walker, Floyd Frank, William Spino, and Brent Graybael. The chaperones were Juanita Denny, Gary Villa, Mike Collins, Rosie Tom, Lori Mitchell and Rob Moran. ' 5 i i Spilyay Tnawa Mishk'aau- (Spilyay asks "What's Up?") If you had a magic wand and could have our community look anyway you wanted twenty years from now, how would it look? 5. : " - 7 V f'Tf wtT: Over 250 homes were evacuated in the Prineville area during last weekend's flooding. Warm Springs public safety personnel were called in to help with rescue efforts. Flood waters have since receded. The Central Oregon chapter of the American Red Cross assisted ' flood victims, setting up shelters and providing food and other assistance. 1 ; ; f " c i ' J . '.. J f '-.1 vV"''VVt:'J-. " ? i 1 ' i. Vis 4 ')" - ? '? No late clinic at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center due to shortage of physician and nursing staff. Clinic hours will be as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 1 to 5 p.m. These hours in effect from June 8 to July 2, 1998 1 Maxine Switzler, "I would see to it that people had more pride by , beautifying and keeping our reser vation clean. I would wave my wand and would have all of our Indian people working instead of leaning over shovels or rakes and watching everyone around them do the work. This would also help our youth to develop good working habits and become good tribal employee's in the future." ! Ronald (Boss) Heath, "With my magic wand I would change the community to be drug and alcohol free. There would be jobs for all of our people in Warm Springs. I would also have every tribal member speak our native language and follow all traditional ways." Dawn Hoptowit 14, "If I had a magic wand, the community would have more recreation activities for people of all ages, especially for us young people." 7 Spilyay Tymoo Publisher: Sid Miller Editor: Donna Behrend ReporterPhotographer: Selena T. Boise ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina ReporterPhotographer: T.J. Foltz Secretary: Tina Aguilar Founded in March 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girl's Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 (54 1) 553-1644 or 553-3274 - FAX NO. (54 1 ) 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $ 1 5.00 Outside U.S. or 1 st class in the U.S. - $25.00 Spilyay Tymoo 1998 - J, ill i I it I I !'" . . , 11 1 1 ill I '(Hi Bobby Brunoe, "With my magic wand, I would like to see a vital community that has a good education for our youth and for everyone who is willing. I would include a diverse economy with small business in co operation with private and tribal en terprises by generating the money flow in and out of our community" " 1 I C A .( 'v if T. J. Foltz, "I would use my magic wand and make our commu nity more modernized complete with malls and supermarkets. I would also educate all our people in the com munity so they would successfully operate and keep the businesses going." Dave Smith, "With my magic wand, I would change to have a self sufficient full service community complete with grocery and hardware stores, expanded recreation facilities, primary and secondary satellite col lege campus for a higher education." Tricia Sahme, "I would wave my magic wand and change our people to become less dependent upon the Tribes. I would like to see people become healthy spiritually, mentally, and physically. I would have all drug and alcohol dependence decline and would find a cure for diabetes." v Lizzie Rhoan, "I would wave my wand and change the location of our Casino closer to home and closer to the Highway." j' . i l ! ' i i - - t l i t I i 4 i 4- 4 I 4 4- 4 4 4- 1 i t i i i . . T ' z;