4 July 2, 1998
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
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Thanks to all that helped honor our two sons
this is Pow-wow season and I ?
'Jt is a way of life for some who
'travel all over the country
'following pow-wows to
compete in dance contests to
li earn money. It is a difficult way
.;to earn money but that don't
;Stop those who are willing to
move from place to place all
season long.
' , . . The Pi-Um-Sha, is just one
. stop along the way and just
" another pow-wow for the true
. competitors. But for the locals
. vthe Pi-Um-Sha is a big deal and
'-'people around here look
v forwardtothisfordaysorweeks
and even months.
J ... ,-f It is amazing to see so many
v 'different kinds of beautiful
. --" dance costumes that people
, bring to dance here. The time they must spend on putting these
icostums together. So colorful and so keenly put to gether so
- . y carefully. It must take many hours making a dance costum.
- It's so colorful to watch the grand entry when all the dancers
make their way into the dance arena before the contesting gets
underway. The dancers of all ages young old boys, girls men and
women, all there hoping to get some of that prize money.
:C A person can tell just what type of dance contest each one is in
according to the type of dance costum they have on. For the men
you see the colorful bushels and fringes that hangs and so evenly
' u-nut together that hft will hp. in thp. trim's fanrv Hanrina rnntpct
; Those with the leggings and ribbon shirt carrying a staff will
indicate they will compete in the Traditional dancing.
it s the same with the women where you see a young girl with
a bright colored Satan style winged dress and a shawl pretty
, leggings you will know she is in the women's fancy dancing
"-Tr contest. The girl who has a dress with all those metal jingles
hanging you know she will be in the Jingle dance contest. And
those who have the beautiful beaded buckskin dresses will be
entered in the Women's Traditional dance contest. Almost every
. , category has a dance step of its own. There is the fast rapid moving
l ' - dancing and the slow even tempered rhythm, or some have a big
bounce but are all in time with the rhythm of the drumming.
Just last week some were dancing at other pow-wows like one
M'; .'last, week was the Delta Park pow-wow, in Portland, Oregon,
s l' Atfhete many of these same dancers were competing, while others
were at other points of the country doing the same thing competing
in other pow-wows. Its the same thing all summer long for many
, of these dancers, as a matter of fact some do this all year round as
! there are dances during the winter months also.
y ,' Not only the dancers do a lot of traveling so does the different
' I drumming groups that follow pow-wows also. There were about
' 32 different drumming groups here in Warm Springs during the
; Pi-Um-Sha weekend. Many of these singers travel right along
with the others from pow-wow to the other.
The pow-wow trail has no end people travel all over the mid
west to the east coast and to the southwest and the trail never ends
when you are on the Pow-wow trail. Both dancers and the
drummers are busy all season long hoping to get their hand on as
much of that prize money as they can and to see all the country they
- can while on the Pow-wow trail.
Speaking of people who follow the pow-wow trail are the
-Indian artifacts vendors who travel from Dlace to nlace selling
. . .... . . r E
mwu mercnanuise rromjusi aooui anyming a person coum imagine.
Ear rings, beaded items or just about any kind of Indian artifacts
there are for sale. Many of these vendors were at the Delta Park
5 . Pow-wow last weekend.
Now that this pow-wow is over who knows where they will
" travel to next. It must be interesting or they would not do that.
AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON! ! ! '
To the editor,
We had he privilege and honor to
conduct two ceremonies for two sons
at the "Honoring Our Parents" pow
wow. Our 1 1 year-old son Victor got
his first kill, an elk-spike on a hunt
ing trip with his dad Rick. We are
grateful to his brother Ty
EaglcSpeaker and his uncle Vince
Blodgett for preparing the meat. We
shared all the mean at the ceremony
conducted by Silas Williams and
Larry Dick. We can't thank them
enough for sacrificing their weekend
plans to conduct the ceremony, and
the generosity of Silas who presented
a 22 magnum rifle to Victor! There
were many young men that partici
pated and I can't remember all the
names, but thank you for being there.
Thank you to my parents Neda and
Jim Wesley, Amanda Watlament and
Eliza Brown who offered moral sup
port and as always a kind spirit with
giveaway items.
Our two-year old son Jonathan
was initiated into the powwow fam
ily as a traditional dance. The Eagle
Spirit drum provided a heartfelt beau
tiful son for the new joiner. We also
wish to acknowledge all the drums
present through the powwow. There
could not be a powwow without them.
(It was fun Wasco dancing for aunt
MaryAnn Meanus and grandchil
dren) Jon's cousin, Owen Danzuka
Jr. danced with him along with uncle
Earl Wesley who traveled from
Washington. Owen presented Jon
with his own first beaded staff, which
Jon treasures and has been posses
sive of it! Jon admires the leaders
who carry the staffs and flags during
grand entry. At home he takes a stick
and will hang just about anything off
of it and dance in imitation of the flag
bearers!
Thanks to Aunt Aurelia Stacona
for the contribution of toys for the
giveaway. Jon became quite attached
to the purple big wheel pickup. We
are truly blessed that you are always
there for our family with spiritual
guidance and prayer. We couldn't
possibly carry this out without the
generosity of giveaway items and
the support of our family Neda and
Jim Wesley, Amanda Watlamet,
Eliza Brown and Charlotte Shike.
WE want to especially acknowledge
Wilferd Sr., Geraldine and Manny
Jim for being receptive to our cer
emonies, and for their personal time,
talent and money for the powwow,
and meals provided for everyone
during the powwow. It was a very
busy weekend and Geraldine was
honored at a reception at the North
west Indian Art Show as a "tradi
tional keeper" of culture. We hope
we didn't leave anyone out that
helped us observe our custom. It was
a happy time of celebration for the
accomplishment of a son that is learn
ing to provide food, and another son
who has paid his dues to dance in the
circle.
Sincerely,
Aurolyn Watlamet
"Na-Klsh-Ayat"
Congratulations
sent
To Spilyay Tymoo "editor in
Chief;
To whom it may concern; We
would like to have this printed for
our good friend and ourrelative, who
are getting married unfortunately we
are currently paying a debt to society
(incarcerated) and have no other way
to congratulate and wish them well
other than this most heart warming
letter and the power of the press.
Please consider and thank you.
Congratulations ! To Lil Virgil and
Jewel on their sudden engagement.
From the Snake Pit Krew,
Mack, L.D.L., Huck,
Lil Meat Maury Rhoan,
with special prayers
from Kuh-Kuh-Ow-Lupsh,
Wishbone L.A.R.GJ1
& last of all G.W.
and Johnson H.
We found out love was
unconditionaL.PEACE!
UNITY conference set
Forgiveness asked
To the editor,
Native Youth Are Our Leaders
for Tomorrow!
I am pleased and honored to be
taking four very fine young women
to attend the 1998 National UNITY
Conference in Washington D.C.,
July 10-15. United National Indian
Tribal Youth Inc. (UNITY) has been
in existence for over twenty years
helping Native American youth with
developing leadership skills that will
benefit themselves, their communis
ties and their Native people. These
four young ladies Gladys Graybael, ;
Shamona Charley, Cecelia Polk and
Taralee Suppah have worked hard,!
made sacrifices and remained com-'
mitted to their goal which is to raise'
funds to attend the Conference in
Washington D.C. I feel strongly that
their choice to work hard and dedi-
cate themselves is the stuff true lead-,
ers are made of. I
I attended my first UNITY Con-I
ferencein 1986, was a UNITY Earth;
Ambassador in 1994 and got a Port
land State University UNITY Chap
ter in 1995. UNITY has been an
incremental part of my success as a '
young person in many ways; aca
demically, spiritually, culturally,
physically and intellectually. It is a
strong part of the UNITY theme to
give back to our communities and to
the generations to follow. I feel by
taking these young women to Wash
ington D.C. is a small way of giving
back to my community. I know some
day they too will give back and the
UNITY circle will continue.
In addition, to participating in the
conference activities these young
women will have an opportunity to
meet with their state Senators and
Representatives. They will be given
exposure to the politically culture of
our nation's capital. These young
women will be an outstanding del
egation to represent our tribe at the
National UNITY Conference where
there is over 1,500 young people
from across the nation and Canada.
Each one of them deserves recogni
tion for their outstanding accomplish
.ment, dedication,, thoughtfulness,
sacrifice and leadership.
Superb job ladies!
Direlle R. Calica, Advisor,
WS UNITY Delegation
To the editor,
"Let us pray for the children". I
ask forgiveness from my brothers &
sisters in the Lord, for making us
look like hypocrites with my back
sliding activities. I have trouble in
the flesh (I Corinthians 7:28) and
that is my weakness. But understand
ing that weakness is pure strength. I
ask forgiveness from everyone that I
have ever wronged. -- , . .,
This is the "Year of Jubilee", the I hanK VOU tO 311
j ; . c t J
very imminent return oi jesus, tne
the Ark, they were proud. That pride
fell when the rains destroyed them
and there was weeping & gnashing
of teeth. Please heed the warnings
that you might get left if you don't
jump on board to sail home. Ask any
brother or sister in the Lord.
R.T. Thompson
(Roscoe V. Thompson, Jr.)
foretold Rapture where present Chris
tians will not see death, but will fly
away with Jesus after the sound of
the trumpet. Soon after comes the
Tribulation for seven years of suffer
ing the world has never witnessed
before.
I am full assured I will be in that
number "flying away" because I re
ceived the Holy Ghost upon my re
pentance, and the Ghost is ourpledge
from God of our access to the King
dom of God. When the people in
Noah's day gossiped, ridiculed and
criticized Noah for his building of
To the editor,
Dear friends & relatives; thank
you so much for your cards, letters,
flowers and other expressions of sym
pathy. Your generous gifts of time
and help with the services and dinner
for the funeral of Gilbert Cecil Conner
were truly a blessing and a comfort
to us. We are grateful to those who
sent special gifts in memory of Cece
to the Kahneeta Golf Association so
that an Indian Youth may enjoy golf. ;
Sincerely, i
Virginia Wilkinson Conner
& family :
Kirsch in Warm Help needed
Springs each month t
. Hi. I've at
Water & Soil selected for funding
The following was a letter sub- sion for the General Assistance Pro-
Cameron Kirsch. Countv
Executive Director for the Farm
Service Agency, will be available at
the Range and Ag building in Warm
Springs the first Wednesday of each
month from 9:00 a.m. until Noon.
You can call Cameron at 553-1962
on these days.
The daughters of Helen
Napyer invite all friends and
relatives to a Birthday Dinner
for Helen Napyer, July 11,
1998, at Harrah Park.
grandmother x 4 that
maybe could be Native American.
Her name was Thankful Waters. I
don't have anything on her, but her
son's name is Uriah Samuel Barton,
born 2, August 1814 in Bolton's
Landing. The father's name is Joel
Barton. If you couldn't help me, I
mean because your tribe is on the
west and her's is on the east, who
would I write to? I don't mean to put
you down, if it sounds like that, but I
would like to find out more about my
family tree. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Anthony Ireland-Martinez
50KourtDr.7
Eugene, OR 97404-8401
mitted by the Water & Soil depart
ment, written from the US Environ
mental Protection Agency Region
10, 1200 Sixth Avenue; Seattle, WA.
Dear Mr. Segal
Congratulations. The proposal
submitted by the Warm Springs Con
federated Tribes was selected for
funding under the Clean Water Act
Section 104 (b) (3) point source wa
tershed program. The award amount
will be $24,754. This amount is less
than what was budgeted in the pro
posal. Clarence Ortman has been in
contact with Chris Gannon regard
ing revisions to meet the tentative
award figure. You have provided
most of the informationsigned forms
EPA requires through your submis-
gram (GAP) or other EPA grant pro
gram. However, please submit an
original signature application for fed
eral financial (SF-424 form) along
with the accompanying budget in
formation (SF-424A) as soon as pos
sible, but no later than July 1, 1998
to: Clarence Ortman; EAP Oregon
Operations Office; 8 1 1 SW6th Ave.,
3rd Floor; Portland, OR 97204.
If you have questions, please con
tact Clarence at (503) 326-7024 or
Don Creek at (503) 236-5015. You
may also contact me at (206) 553
1603. Sincerely,
Alan Moomaw,
Acting Director,
Office of Tribal Programs
Thanks for all your help
Congratulations from all
To my son, Aaron Renus Squally,
I am very proud of you and love
you very much. I am glad you took a
bad situation and turned it around for
Toe Ness
. The mountain boy came home from college and his pa asked;
Whatcha leamin , Son?"
The boy said, "Well, Pa, I'm studying English."
"That's good, Son"
"And I'm studying algerbra."
That's fine, Son. Say something in Algebra."
Not wanting to let the old man down, the boy thought a minute, then
? renounced solemnly, "Pi-r-square."
he old man exploded, "If that's what they're leamin' ya, you kin stop
school right now. Everyone knows pie are round and com bread are
square." YIKES
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the good. I want to congratulate you
on receiving your GED. I'm sorry we
couldn't be there to tell you in person
but we received your card after the
fact. I know it took many hours of
studying and it paid off!
The kids said to tell you hi as does
everyone else. They all are happy for
you also and send their love & con
gratulations. It won't be long when
everything will be put behind you
and you can start anew. Our prayers
are always for you & your family.
Hope to see you soon.
Love,
Mom, Easton, & kids,
& the rest of the family from WS
Aaron R. Squally
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' Atfoflege education never hurt anyone who is willing to learn somethina
afterward. YIKES M
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Happy Father's Day
Wayne Saunders
from Willie & Pam
Happy Father's Day
Stuart Smith
from Demetria
Happy Father's Day
Jon K. Smith
from Mercedes
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Happy Birthday to Sonny
Damn Tapia
You have brought a lot of joy
and laughter into our lives.
Love you forever.
Mom, Dad & twins!
To the editor,
"Week of the Young Child" was
celebrated in Warm Springs this past
April 19th through the 25th. The
purpose of the week is to focus pub
lic attention on the needs of young
children and their families and to
raise the community's level of com
mitment to making a difference for
children. We also just wanted to plan
some fun activities for children and
families!
I'd like to thank the following
people who donated their time to our
planning committee and to the vari
ous events and whose efforts led to a
successful celebration of "Week of
the Young Child."
Happy Anniversary
Miguel Tapia
. It's been 3 wonderful years.
Many more to come.
Love you forever,
Your wife
Happy Birthday to
Daniel Gilbert
from your cousins
Patti, Cassi & Damn
Happy Birthday to our
Lil' Cousin Suzanne Sam-Smith
Love you, your cousins,
Patti, Cassi & Damn
Happy Birthday to my grandson
Darrin Miguel Tapia
on July 1st.
Love you Forever,
Grandma Lucy
Happy 14th Birthday
Sergio
on July 3
Love Mom & brothers
Thanks to: Helena Jackson,
Arlene Boileau, Leon Tenorio, Kathy
Queampts, Marie Tom, Melinda
Tohet, Anson Begay, Starla Green,
Laura Sahme, Lovey Colwash,
Lovey Ike, Andy Leonard, Vivian
Wewa, Carol Wewa, Girl Scout
Troop 800, Fire & Safety, Elfreda
Mitchell, Bobbie Calica, Jamie
Smith, Versa Smith, Bob Medina,
Jolene Atencio, Anita Jackson and
all the teachers, Children and fami
lies ofECE.
Sorry if I've forgotten anyone,
everyone's help was appreciated!
Sincerely,
Sue Matters
WOTYC Committee Chair
June 'Birtidaysanmversaries
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10-Steven iVms
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12-Lareina 'Wms
15-O.dvin Tewee Sr.
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29- Lisa Smith
30-Attert Xcdama
llHsfung you all the best
uith tots of (eve & prayers,
Una, Xaston & Iqds