4 November 19, 1998
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
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In the olden days when the
White settlers were taking over
on the land there were a lot of
shady deals made especially
people masquerading as Indians
and raiding other white settlers
so the solders would attack and
kill innocent Indian tribes,
especially the woman and
children.
It was usually when all the
Indian men were out either
hunting in the mountains or
fishing along the Columbia
River.
Those were great victories
when they'd do that. But when
the Indian men retaliated and
beat the white solders it was a
big Massacre.
The Savage Indian tribes
would massacre the white solders. Ha! Their motto was, "The
only good Indian is a dead Indian." The Indian race has suffered
for so many years, living in poverty and bread lines. Even today
when the nation makes it's budget the Indian race is usually so far
down the list some people don't even know the Indians exist
anymore.
They say that there is so many millions of dollars for the Indian
programs but nothing ever reaches the reservation level. By the
time funds reach the reservation there isn't enough to do any good
after each department gets its cut out of it on the way down.
Makes one wonder where is the trust responsibility that was
promised when the treaties were signed.
All the promises made a long time ago all have been broken
more than once and today in the modern world the Indian Tribes
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that don't even have electricity in their homes because of the lack
of funds for the Indian tribes in the rural areas.
Today the Blacks and the Hispanics and other foreign minority
groups really have it much better than the Native Americans.
They are at the head of the lists when it comes to Welfare and food
programs, while the Indian people are still struggling along as
best as they can.
Today there are some tribes that are thriving on income from
their gaming establishments on Indian lands. The White race is
trying to either find a way to take over on the gaming or put a stop
to all Indian gaming establishments.
There are some tribes today that for the first time have electricity
on the reservation and they all have better incomes from jobs
created by the gaming establishments they own. Their economic
situation is up by far more than it was a year ago. 1 hey even
provide employment for their tribal members which cut down on
the unemployment in their areas. They are more able to send their
children to schools much more than in the past waiting for the
Federal Government to assist them;.
There are gaming establishments in the eastern sector of the
country that is taking care of its own tribe with employment and
education for their children. Better Health programs, better
housing for its members, and has created employment for all the
young men who are willing to work.
The unemployment rate has gone down noticeably where the
Indians have their gaming establishments. Even for the surrounding
areas there are employment for everyone as the tribe is becoming
more and more self sufficient in its own affairs.
We here are looking at relocating our gaming establishment to
a more metro area and along a busy freeway, which would benefit
everyone envolved, especially in the employment field. These do
create more jobs for each area it covers and many towns people
don't realize this. They only think of them selves and not of those
who are really in need for employment and living quarters.
When we do relocate our gaming facility everyone will feel the
effect on the improvements of the economic situation all around.
They will realize we are doing everyone a favor and not just
ourselves.
At the present time it's the radicals who are voicing their
opinions and not really taking a second look at the whole
situation. They don't realize the cutting down on state
unemployment and welfare which will benefit everyone. We
hope to serve everyone to a better future and not just for our
selves.
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Thanks to all who helped in our
To the editor,
I would like to take the time to
thank some very thoughtful people.
Recently my wife and children were
involved in a serious motor vehicle
accident on Highway 3. To make
matters worse, I was the first officer
on the scene. Upon my arrival, I
found my family bleeding, bruised
and bewildered. I can't explain the
feeling I had, only that the outcome
would change some of my percep
tions of people as a whole,
I saw what I have not seen for a
long time. People helping people in
crisis, there were ten or so cars parked
on either side of the accident. There
were no people in the cars, they were
helping my family.
I write this article tosay thank you
to countless people from Warm
Springs who helped out. The assis
tance you gave my wife and children
at the time of the accident was over
whelming. You know who you are
and what you did to make a bad
situation a little better, to you folks,
a heart felt thanks from my family
and I.
I also wanted to thank the won
derful people of the Warm Springs
Fire & Safety Branch. While I may
not have been 100 percent effective
at the scene, they sure were. My
Thanksgiving
To the editor,
I am writing this letter in regards
to the Thanksgiving Mini Powwow.
The families that are involved with
the Mini Powwow will be postpon
ing until May 28, 29, 30, 1999 due to
several deaths in the family. In the
past month we have lost 5 young
people all 5 are related close to the
family.
My family grew up close with
David Crowe and Max Jim. Jessica
Sanders' mother was my best friend
and seeing Jessica's death brought
back a lot of memories of her mother
Margaret Still. I know that Jeff &
Shirley Sanders loved Jessica an'd
raised her as one of their own, I
respect them a lot for this. Corrine
Thomas was related to me and my
family, also she was my nephew Ryan
Thomas' aunt. Tiffany Wolfe was a
relative also. Although I did not know
her personally, I did work with the
Happy Belated Birthday
to my one and only
"Moon Pie"
October 25
Love Kat
November 6, 1998
Happy Birthday
Ulysses Jefferson
November 9, 1998
Mike Speakthunder
November 21, 1998
Agnes Wolfe
Love, Donte & Angie
"Happy 17th Birthday!!"
November 13, 1998
Keep a smile on your face...
to keep a light in your heart!
Phyllis
Love your cousins & Aunt
and Uncle Lee!
Happy 1st Birthday
Reed Jordan Doney May the
Great Spirit be with you through
all your years ahead of you. Moot
Moops. Auntie loves you Son-Son.
Hugs & Kisses Love Auntie,
Terry L. Saludo
November 23, 1998
Happy Birthday
to my daughter
Lillian Blackwolf
With love
Dad, Kenny Blackwolf
Happy 1st Birthday
November 20
to my brother:
Ernest Daniel Gorrosquicta
From your brother,
Darrell Anthony-James Smith
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family was treated with the utmost
respect and care by the EMT's. I was
reassured by the fire chief (Danny
Martinez), that everything was go
ing to be done that could be done.
Thank you guys for the help and
support you gave us.
I also wanted to thank Sergeant
Barrett and Dennis White of the
Warm Springs Police Department.
There was only so much I could do at
my families accident, so they took
over. Officer White assisted my fam
ily along with Sergeant Barrett. Af
ter my family was taken to Mountain
View Hospital. Sgt. Barrett stayed
with me and took me to the hospital
to be with my family. I thank them
for being there for us and respecting
the way I was feeling. Thank you
guys.
There are many other people from
the Police Department, Tribal Ad
ministration, ECE, IHS and the com
munity who called asking how we (I)
was doing. That meant more to me
than anything I've experienced in a
long time. You know who you are
and what was said, thank you all for
caring.
I short, my wife suffered numer
ous cuts on her face, a badly sprained
back and numerous cuts and bruises
on her body. My baby girl had to
mini powwow postponed
mother at the Warm Springs Fish
Hatchery.
We all show our respect for the
ones that have gone on, no matter
how they may have died. We must go
on with our lives. There is a time for
mourning and a time to come out of
mourning.
When I was young, everyone
showed respect for the death in the
family. I had a Grandpa by the name
of Charles "Chips" Kalama, he might
have been an alcoholic, but when my
Uncle Virgil Switzler died in 1969,
Chips sobered up and took care of
my family. I have a lot of respect for
this "thing that my Grandpa Chips
done for my family. Now a days you
don't see this kind of respect, all you
see people do now is "this drink is for
you my friend". This is not respect at
all for the death of a friend or family
member. This is total disrespect to
. the family members and to the per-
Happy Thanksgiving from Reno,
NV!!
To: my two lil' bro's Ira & Al
Kelly & their families; My nieces,
Martika, Mychaela & Hillary; My
cousin Sissy, I love & miss ya sis!
My buddies Cherilyn, Laverne,
Danica G., Monica, Irma & Sheila
Wahnetah; My nephew Derek Kelly
& his mom "Char"; Mom Eliza, Aunt
Charlotte, Neda & families; The
Frank Girls, Myrna, Marlena,
Annette, Lillian & families; The "E
Z" People, Phyllis, Alex, Harvi, An
gela, Cena, Vicki, Anna; To Carla
Dean & Brandon Joseph; The
Greene's; Aunt Shirley T. & Patricia
Miller & crew; The Wewa's, and to
any and all families that's lost a loved
one. I'll pray for us all and will be
thinking of you all my friends on this
special day!
With Loving thoughts & prayers
always.
A friend,
Reynolds Kelly
P.S.Couldn'tsqueezeeveryone's
names in but I'll be think' n of ya'll!
A very Happy Thanksgiving to
my "Best Friend" "Bullet". Thanks
for being a friend and being there
when I' ve needed you the most. With
lots of love,
Always Nawa
P.S. Obeda! Obeda!
November 23, 1998
Happy Birthday
To my Older Sister
"Lillian Blackwolf"
With lots of love,
Angie Blackwolf
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A very Special Birthday Wish
to my son
Taw James Foltz
November 13, 1998
We love you.
Love Mom & Jim.
Jamie. Chum & kids
time of need
have surgery on tier nana, ana naa
My little guy, well he had a few
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havoc in the emergency room mo
ments after he was checked and found
to be in working order.
The car, well there s not much to
say about it except it was a good car,
I'll miss it. Which leads me to a
message that I would like to make
loud and clear to everyone every
where. The message is about always
wearing seat belts.
I have my family today because
they were wearing seat belts. Con
sidering the alternative, cuts and
bruises are a welcome sight. Please
buckle up everyone in the car, no
matter how long or short the trip is.
There is usually no second chance to
think about not wearing a seat belt. I
wrote this message after seeing what
not wearing a seat belt does to a
human body, on way to many occa
sions. Yet, I saw today what wearing
a seat belt saves, the future is what
they save,
Again, I thank the community as
a whole for being there, physically,
emotionally and spiritually as well. I
did appreciate the hugs, hand shakes
and thoughts.
Sincerely,
Mark Coffee
son that is eone.
I wrote this letter a few years back
on respect. I intended this letter so
that people, not only whites, but ev
eryone would understand the way of
life in Warm Springs. I still have
respect for the teachings that I grew
up with.
So we will not be having our
Thanksgiving Mini Powwow on
November 26, 27, & 28, 1998. But it
is postponed until May 28, 29, & 30,
1999, which will be on Memorial
Day weekend.
Thank you for this time and a
prayer goes out to everyone for a safe
and Happy Holiday season. - ;
Powwow Committee:
The Jim Family, Manny,
Wilfred, Geraldine, Mona,
Wendell, Maynard, & Cyril Jim,
Ryan Thomas, Jackson Lee
Mitchell, Delia Walsey, Virgil
Windy Boy & son, & the Wewa
family
Happy Birthday
"Daddy-Perry"
We love you & pray
for you all the time.
Your kids,
Shanell, Colleen & III
November 23, 1998
Happy Birthday
to my Auntie
Lillian Blackwolf
With lots of love
Nephew Donte Smith
Happy 10th Birthday
Curtiss Dickson
November 19,
love you lots!
Love, Mom,
Tommy & T.J.
Happy Birthday
to my Grandson
Kevin Nelson Ruiz
November 14, 1998
Love, Grandma & Grandpa
3
Happy Birthay to
Kevin Nelson Ruiz
Love, Mom & Dad
Whitley, Clarence & Denzel
Happy Belated Birthday
to our Auntie
Nettie Shawaway
November 2,
Lots of Love,
Kathleen, Michael, Nicki,
"Kirstie Bear" & Mikayla
Happy Birthday
to my brother
Freddie Blodgett
November 14
With all our love,
Kat, Michael, Nicki,
' Kirstie Bear" & Mikayla
Happy Belated Birthday
Kirstie Bear, October 30
you bring much joy into our
lives.
Love Forever,
Kuthla, PaPa,
Mommy & Mikayla
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Thanksgiving is
time to count
DlGSSingS
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick. Well, to
begin Happy Thanksgiving. It is the
time when you must sit down and
think about all of the blessings you
have received in the past year. Now
what is a blessing? It is the move
ment of God in your life. God in your
life is good. ...right? Well, yes but
sometimes we only want God in our
life if God is willing to do what we
want. Not what we need. So some
times blessings is far from our minds.
Because a fear, anger, addiction or
unbalanced idea is in control.
To count your blessings is to clear
away the things that control and let
God control. Now did you get that?
A blessing is to let God have control
and let God inside of you. You see
that is the gift and blessing of Jesus
Christ. Since so much in this world
can take us and use us. The blessing
of the Lord is to let Jesus take us and
use us knowing and believing that
the mind of Christ is for us and not
against us. So begin to count and
make the first one that God loves us.
Christian Education 10 a.m.; Wor
ship 1 1 a.m. Youth Tuesdays at 7
p.m.; Women on Wednesdays at 6
p.m. Seat belts for all, no tobacco or
alcohol for youth. See you in church.
Warm Springs Presbyterian Church
on the campus.
Reverend Rick R. Ribeiro
Love & thanks
sent
To the editor,
To our family, friends & commu
nity, Our love goes to all the people
who sent flowers, cards, phone calls,
people who helped cook meals, sang
worship songs, choir songs, hunters
who provided meat, the Warm
Springs Police Department, the am
bulane drivers, Russell's towing,
Air Life from Bend, 509-J School
District and to all denominations.
Most of all to the youth who came
to our home to be with us throughout
the services.
Our family will remember the
hugs, prayers and love that was given
to us in our time of need.
Thank you.
Sanders Family:
Jeff, Shirley, Rosanna,
Angie, Chrisy & Angela
Happy Birthday Perry
"Thats My Baby"
Love, Deb
Happy Belated 17th Birthday
to our Baby Pamela
My you always be the same
loving daughter.
Love, Mom & Dad,
Sister & neices &
Demetria
Happy Birthday
Mom&Kristi
from
CindaandDelvina
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Another Very Special Birthday
Wish to my Daughter Tia
who is "Sweet 16"
November 16, 1998
and in Anadarko, OK
We love you lots!
From Mom & Dad,
Jamie, Chum & Kids
and Brothers Jake & TJ
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