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Spilyay Tymoo
Tribal member
In Utmost Good Faith. How about
until the riven run dry? Do these words
sound familar? Reserved for the Indians'
exclusive use? For the protection of the
Indians, 10 the whites cannot intrude upon
the Indians' land and the Indians can live
in peace. How about the "full citizenship"
in 1924 in their own country? Women
were given the right to vote in 1920, before
the Indians were allowed citizenship in
their own native land America. The Land
of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Land of Opportunity. Free enterprise.
Sweet Land of Liberty. From every
mountainside, let freedom ring. One na
tion under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Crown thy good with
brotherhood form sea to shining sea. Very
admirable and eloquent words.
Where did the U.S. Constitution get its
roots? It began in the Iroquois Indian
Nation in the east and was based on the
principles that Indians lived by before
Columbus bumped into "India" in 1492. It
may have been primitive, but all its guid
ing principles were included in the docu
ment. If you put the documents
side-by-side, the similarities are astound
ing. I want to make this "crystal clear' , as
Nixon would say, that I am speaking as an
individual native American, not as a repre
sentative of my tribe, the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
I am involved in history and have
studied federal Indian policy extensively.
It seems the federal government makes
things look good on paper for the Indians,
but what they write and what they do are
two different things. Usually when you
put something into writing and sign it, that
means you will keep your words. Speak
ing of "original promises", where is the
farmingequipment, provisions and supplies
promised in the treaty? Where are the
houses promised to be built for our chiefs?
Why didn't our chiefs receive the money
they were promised in the treaty? Sounds
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Happy Birthday (Dec. 25th)
and Merry Christmas
to Merda Charley
From Wanda, Shamona, Dad,
Charlene & family
Happy Birthday Henry
on 122399
Love, Tony Stradley
J. Andres Mendez
Feliz cumpleanos-Dec. 31, 1999
Y Feliz Ano Nuevo-2000
Espero que lo pases bien y
contento al lado de nosotros.
Con Amor Y Carino
De Parte de Tu Esposa Y Tus Hijos...
Joy Soto-Mendez, Carlitos,
Damian, Soraya
Mom-Grandma (Yvonne Tapedo)
We would like to send out hugs and
kisses and wishing you the best in
the coming new year. With God's
blessing that you will be with us
forever....Thank you so much for all
the help and support that you have
given us throughout this year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year,
Jose and Joy Soto-Mendez
Carlitos, Damian and Soraya
Mr. & Mr. Soto-Torres,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. Good luck in everything you
do in the upcoming new year.
Nini-Ducky and Rai Rai
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speaks out on
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kinda' like bribery, doesn't it. Our treaty
was negotiated in J 833, dui w mn Li ned
by Congress until 1859. Why? Evi
dently. the objective of the treaty wss to
get us removed from the Columbia River
ASAP, and worry about the legalities of
"formalities" later. Let's see. with the
treaty signed in 1855 and the State if Or
egon gaining its statehood in 1859, there's
definitely something wrong with that pic
turc. I can't put my thumb on it, but maybe
it has to do with emigrants living for four
years on land not legally theirs.
There is one history book that states,
"The tribes fought desperately to keep their
land and way of life. After their defeat,
they were forced to live on reservations
throughout the West." Please be informed
that the Warm Springs Confederated Tribes
was not defeated. We negotiated a treaty,
with clear understandings and commit
ments. We expect the people within the
influence and legal impact of the 1855
Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon
to live up to their forefathers agreement.
The principles of discovery, plenary power,
and the idea of "an Indian's place is on the
reservation," are all in dire need of discus
sion and resolution. I suggest a serious
brushup on history. Also have Mr. Webster
handy. There is much to be learned and
uncovered. There is not much out there in
resources on the way it really was from an
Indian's perspective. You've all seen
Cowboy and Indian movies on TV, read
history books written, some accurate but
most are not. Native American historians,
let's get busy and help set the records
straight.
This is concerning our tribe's attempt
to build acasino along theColumbia River,
our original homeland before we were
placed on the Warm Springs reservation.
Many people in general are ignorant about
how we came to be located where we are.
We gave up through cessation, 10 millions
acres of land of our original reservation, a
good portion of Oregon. Nation-wide, the
Happy 17th Birthday (Dec. 25th)
Shamona Charley
and Have a Merry
Christmas & Happy
New Year.
Love your mom
Wanda, Charlene &
the kids, Gerty, Mirsla, Gloria,
Charlett, Lance, & Louie
Lots of love and Happy Birthday
Happy 12 Century
Pebbles George Dec. 14th
Johnnl Smith Dec. 16th-13 years
We love you Mom & Grandma
JoJo Sr., JoJo Jr. & Tashlna,
Angela, Latasha, Ashley &
Brandon,
Vernon, Wolff J. & Jaden
And Many more Birthdays,
Love Sambo
Happy 13th Birthday
Johnnl Justine Hilda
Love, Mom
Happy Birthday
Latisha "Bug" Waheneka
1222
I can't believe your (5)
all-ready. Wishing you the
best (Bug)-I'll always be right
behind you with lots of Love,
Mom.
Happy Birthday Latisha
Love, Dad and Kiana
Happy Birthday Adera
1215
I'm glad I have a wonderful
sister like you. You brighten
up our day every day.
Love, your sister Stacy & the
girls.
Happy Birthday
Tamera Yallup
1222
Stacy, Latisha, Kiana
from Grndpa Riqqs
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total ceded land given back by Indians to
the government was iu times mai iiiuuh..
That's a lot of land for tribes and especially'
for one single tribe to fork over. We did,
retain what we thought to be important to
us, which was fishing and hunting rights,
root digging and berry picking, In order to
support our tribe. In our treaty with the.,
federal government these are called "usual
and accustomed places." By being placed,
on this reservation, we gave up partially-,
one of the natural foods that had sustained
our tribe along the Columbia River for
10,000 years salmon. ;
I have read over and over how the white
man wanted to "civilize" us. In the process,
they tried to christianize us "heathens.
They tried to convert us into their way of
life which included farming and other,
"acceptable" occupations. To help get us
away from our "savage" way of life, they
tried to extinguish the very core of our
lives-family. They did this by putting us
into Indian boarding schools, would not
allow us to speak our native tongue, the.
consequence being brutal physical punish
ment, cut off our braids and basically forced
us to live in a military type of enviornmenl,
dress alike, march to school, march to the
dining hall, march to church. Abusive
teachers and matrons, very little contact
with our families, forced to leave home,
three-fourths of the year. Talk about cul
ture shock. But, did this kill our,
"uncultivated" way of life? No, it did not.
We as a people, still exist and because of
the loss of some of our culture and lan
guages, have to work hard to revive this
valuable knowledge to pass on to our
younger generations. What I am wondering
is ushnc Hi1, finition of "civilized" word is
correct and acceptable to whom. For 10,000
years we lived in peace along the great
river in an enviornment we knew, and
river n an enviornmcm wc micw, mm
under standards we set for ourselves at that.';
time After Lewis & UarK came aiong in
1805 under President Jefferson's orders,'1
the west was opened up and emigrants :
Tribal member shares concerns
To the editor,
While I was in the Tribal Planning
Office we had budget workshops to ;
get Tribal Members (TM's) votes as
to what they prioritized as their ma
jor concerns. In tallying the votes, l
was directed to combine the votes for
"War on Drugs" with the votes for
. . t. i i i
"Dealing with uruia aousenegieci
ueaung wiin v-unu ouuawni-sivwi .
(because they were "sort related")... being a team player meant that the
T ... -.fi.... j r,T,;t,ol Umhorc upr the ODDOSlte
Conseauentiv. mis renccicu aiuimw-,'
i!SSSt that the war on drugs-"
tunc the. maior concern. In actuality,'.
the "Employment issues" was thel
foremost concern (150 mill workers ,
were to be laid off with nearly half of i
those to be TM ' s, when no TM should' i
have to leave). Education came sec-f
ond, Child neglect'thifdly' arid'theri
war on drugs fourth': I assumed this1;
was to justify the drug-free policy
initiative and explain the huge bud- j
get for the Public Safety Branch. I
was brand new, therefore on a 6;
Eliza Crutcher "Hot
I have so many people in my life
who show me they care and love me. ,
Praise the Lord for all of us being :
so close. I would like to wish my,
friends and relatives a Merry;
Christmas and a Happy New Year. t
May the good Lord bring you good
blessings daily. i
These are the people close to me
who I love and cherish with all my
heart. '
First of all the Creator who helps i
me in my daily struggles. J
My mother and father who loves'
me unconditionally. Who stood by'
me all the way. Who made my dreams ;
come true.
Neda and Jim Wesley, My hus
band Emo who love me dearly who
stands by me through my trials, my,
failures, happy times and sad. ,
I'm so thankful to the Lord fort
giving me such an understanding
husband who loves me and takes
care of me.
And thank you Lord for his kind,,
tender, loving heart. We have no
violance in our marriage. "Praise the
Lord."
Warm Sprinqs Tribal members should
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To Our Warm Springs Confeder-j
ated Tribes People and Other Com-!
munity Members: x ,
Jobs for our WSCT people. I've'
been working for TriWest Building
Corporation since September of this
year, approximately four months. I
had to "fight" just to get ajob building
our own WSCT Senior Center. The
psychological, mental, verbal abuse
is unending. But after 500 years of
foreigners, genocide's, we Native
Americans are mostly tough experts'
in survival. My understanding is that
TriWest Co. signed a contract to build
the WSCT Senior Center while em
ploying 20 tribal members. Re
member their bogus advertisements
on our radio stations, plus our local
Spilyay Tymoo. As usual all lies.
I think it is time for our WSCT
people to pass a resolution making it
a tribal law that requires any company
doing any building or other business
in our Warm Springs REZ to have to
hire at least50 tribal workers. Offer
our WSCT people jobs, experience
opportunities to enhance our life for
the better.
TriWest Co. has shown to me that
this company is not owner friendly,
not hiring our WSCT people, and
should not be allowed to do any more
building or any other kind of business
on our WSCT REZ.
It is obvious that our so called
(defined as a man without a country) came
to the west in torrents from both Pacific
and Atlantic Ocean ports after the federal
government had taken away mass amounts
of land from eastern tribes for the benefit
and use of these emigrants. When land
became scarce in the east for settlers, there
was only the mid-west and west to open up
for them. Indian land was sold for as little
as two cents per acre.- What would that
same land be worth today? At least an arm
i and a leg. Folks, I'm just being truthful
: about this. Indians didn't write books,
they passed information from generation
4 to generation by word of mouth. An
agreement used to be by a handshake be
tween people. Whatever happened to that
kind of trust and integrity? But wait,
there's more. My question then is, who in
actuality wasis civilized? To our way of
living, we considered ourselves civilized.
We lived by standards and customs we
developed ourselves throughout the centu
ries. Non-Indians and missionaries came
along and attempted to force their stan
dards, values, and Christianity onto us.
We hadhave a culture of our own since
time immemorial. Of course this would
cause conflict. When something is pro
posed to be changed, there will be resis-
tance. We are all afraid of change because
it threatens and interrupts the way we have
always done things. We tend to think of
reasons or excuses to avoid change, and to
validate that thinking.
Old federal government documents
throughtout the centuries have pointed in
one direction, and that was to assimilate
' the Indians into the mainstream society
through many different ways. Thousands
of documents also say the Indians need to
become self-sustaining and less dependent
. on the federal government. These doctrines
6" " .. .
There have been and mil are attempts to
give the same message over aim uw.
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Continued on page 12
month probationary status, a status
where I couldn't afford to make any
waves. Therefore, I had to be a "team
nlauer" nnrl mum Was the Word.
LSJUTW .
Whpn T wfl actinff Director, DC-
ingtaSWESUient ,
g ;Tr ..a. cnnri...
rwrtnr nosition at the SBDC, I was
asked "are you a team player?" I
hesitated the answer since in uic paai
: mi .w..--w- - - -r.
team. I reflected that this might mean
I would have to deceive the TM's
about their own priorities & was to
cover another white lie. It meant
having to relinquish my concerns as
a TM, to become a member of his
team. Needless to say, a person was
appointed Director who he. had
teamed up - with' before in) a prior i
organization. The whole staff is non 1
tribal members.
I watched a council budget meet
ing at the longhouse, where the ap-
Dog" sends well wishes for the holidays to her relatives
I am thankful for my brothers:
Michael Greene, Tim Greene, Roger
Stwyer, Sr., Rod Wesley, Henry
Stwyer, Davis Stwyer, Sr., the late
Arnold Stwyer, Jr., Wendell Stwyer
Greene. I also had a little brother
Gerald Greene. My brothers Kanet
Wolfe and Cyril Wolfe, Levi VanPelt,
Chet VanPelt, Jr., Tony "Tiger"
VanPelt, Tush Brown, Harold Neva
Brown, Ray Shike, Jr., Truman
Lumpmouth, Jr., Desi Wheeler,
Lawrence Shike, Sr., My bro
Boo-Boo, Tiger David, Chubby and
Randy Robinson.
I am thankful for my sisters:
Ramona Greene, Sara Greene, Celia
Greene, Delcie Greene, the late
Babette Greene, Aurolyn Watlamet,
Melissa Wesley, Jamey Wesley, Rosa
Brown, Debra Brown Scott, Marella
Sam, and Lillian "Itta" VanPelt,
Punkin Allen, Debra Allen Scott,
Helena Shike-Jackson, Mina
Shike-Estimo, Sandra
Shike-Danzuka, Lana
Shike-Leonard, Tia Wheeler,
Michael Wheeler, Kim Wheeler,
Colleen Greene, Trudy
leaders are not able to protect our
WSCT people interests: jobs, busi
ness interests, laDor lniercbis.
Labor Organization. I think it is
time we local WSCT laborers, our
local WSCT labor force organize
ourselves into a entity that will make
sure that our WSCTpeople receiving
our fair share of the jobs that we
create, pay for, in the first place.
Why should anyone of our WSCT
people be jobless with all the jobs
and impact our WSCT creates for all
of Central Oregon and Oregon in
general -million upon millions of our
WSCT resources are being misman
aged, misused, stolen! You know as
well as I that our WSCT organization
is leaderless, so sloppy, unaccount
able, that anybody and everybody
that is employed. (I don't say work
because as a close friend of mine told
me a few days ago, "Hell, I don't
have to work I'm employed by the
WSCTribes. I get paid every 10th &
25th weather, work or not. Sad but
true) by our WSCT can steal any
time and it happens daily.
Warm Springs Confederated
Tribes is in a leadership crisis. Our
WSCTpeople need jobs, good, shoes,
clothes, homes, etc. Hope. I truth
fully believe there is system in place
a network, that is designed to steal,
funnel, all our resources, opportuni
ties, into a few crooks off reservations
Thank you to all who
T iUs sdltnr
On December 4 and 5. 1999, The
Blackhawks Basketball 21 & Under
Men's "Slam and Jam" Basketball
Tournament was held at the Warm
Springs Community Wellness Cen
ter. First of all I would like to thank
the people who came and helped out
during the tournament, some on a
last minute notice which I really ap
preciated. I would like to thank
Darrylynne Scott, Karla Kalama and
Verleen Kalama for doing the score
keeping and clock. I would like to
thank the referee, Donnie Winishut,
Chaz Mitchell, Big Rat Suppah, Rick
Minthorn and Richard (from
Redmond.) I thank J' Dean Kalama
for providing concessions stand for
the hungry fans who attended the
tournament. I also would like to say
"Thank you" to the Community
Wellness Center staff for setting up
the gym for the tournament and for
the use of the gym.
The results of the tournament:
Champions-Oregon Embroidery
2nd Place Redmond
For sale
Trailer located on 2493 Sunset
Lane at the Trailer Courts.
$8,000 obo. Contact Pebbles
553-1266
'78 Thunderbird car, radio, A
C, Power brakes, Good shape, $ 1 ,250
call Mike McCool at 475-2805
Motorola Cell Phone with
Charger $50; US West Pager $40;
Bunkbed-white tubular with mat
tresses $250 call Vesta at 553-9223
pointed speaker answered a TM's
question with 12 full minutes of
elaborate words saying absolutely
nothing. What a team piayeri aian
within our administrations swear
W imn our auinimauouuiia ws
confidentiality, which safeguard their
iir.rvisnn imnulsive decisions. I
0Mfswa iw ----J-
still wonder who spearheaded the
f S 1 ! .f-.nl.
purchase oi a wonniess pietc ui iuh.
at Cascade Locks. Cascade Locks
citizens must have laughed their way
to the bank, at the TM's expense.
Tribal Members, we are at the top of
our organizational chart and should
be involved a major decisions. Let us
exercise that authority. Tribal
Council elections are imminent, ask
yourself "who made the cover deci
sions for the 6 digit capital invest
ments? Who voted in the appointment
of the Secretary Treasurer and the
COO? Who closes their ears to our
concerns and who closes their mouths
to what we want to know? Just who's
team are they on?
K.i. inompson
T nmnmouth-Bennett. Laura Brown,
Monica Wahnetah, Amanda
Robinson, Gidget , Rhonda, Granny
and Tamera Robinson, my uncle Levi
and Uncle Cougar's children also.
I have numerous aunts and uncles
who I'm very close to I would like to
recognize them also:
"Aunt Liz" (Eliza Brown), Ray
Shike, Sr. and Aunt Charlotte, Onte
Lumpmouth, Arlene and Ernie
James, Aunt Hilda and Auntie Effie,
Aunt Beulah and Uncle Ray, Aunt
Char and Uncle Enie Herkshan, Aunt
Nancy and Uncle Biff, Aunt Otta and
Wayne Saunders, Auntie Suzie and
her husband Lupe, Aunt Rosemary
Marsha in Pendleton, Auntie Catty,
Aunt Tess Williams, Uncle Levi
Greene & his wife, Aunt Noreen
Greene, Nancy Greene, Uncle Erwin
Stwyer, Auntie Marilyn Wagner,
Uncle Rico and Auntie, Aunt Mico
and Uncle Ted, Auntie Bunz, Uncle
Mickey, Aunt Roxanne, Peter and
Patty, Grandma Lizzy Rhoan,
Grandpa Nelson Wallulatum, Uncle
Benson Heath, Uncle Bullneck and
Aunt Shirley, Uncle Martinez Heath,
get first preference
... .
businesses. We. WSCT, people are
drowning in our own stupid little
egos, we have leaders, home grown
WSCT leaders. Let's let them lead,
Fut them in place no matter the cost,
personally can name a couple of
leaders that would be well worth the
506 figure salary that a lot of these
spineless, brainless non-tribal stooges
are bilking us for, plus all they can
steal. We are too top heavy. Too
many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Too many guys and gals wanting to
be big shots. If you don't live on our
WSCT REZ, then why do you want
to control everything. If you want to
be real then live among our WSCT
people. Instead of showing up from
8-5 to take, steal all you can, then run
back to your haven, you don't have
to see, hear, live , the death, pain and
sorrow your greed creates. Cleanest
community by the year 2000! yeah
right, clear out of leaders, jobs,
homes, opportunities, hope. Help!
Help! Our leaders are Wiling us.
Whether they realize it or not.
sometimes I think about whether our
present so called leaders have ever
had a original though of their own or
are always lead around by money,
their nose for $. Our local labor force,
which is many of us, have to get
organized come together to protect
our jobs for our WSCT people, in
stead of depending on spineless
December 16, 1999 5
helped with tourney
3rd Place - Oreeon Travelers
4th Place Timbcrwolves
5th place Chinooks
All Stars selected for this tourna
ment: Blackhawks Wayne Gilbert and
Jesse Gilbert
Warm Springs Michael Hellon
and Roland Kalama, III
Chinooks Mathias McConvillc
and Robert Holiday
Timberwolves - Raymond
Anderson and John Kalama
Oregon Travelers Leland Dick
and Jason Smith
Redmond - Cheync Blodgctt and
Rich
Oregon Embroidery - Jerrold Rico
and Mora
I also would like to thank the fans
who came and cheered on their fa
vorite team andor player.
Blackhawks Basketball looks for
ward to hosting the "Slam and Jam
2000 Tournament" for 8th grade boys
on the weekend of January 28, 291
30, 2000.
Samuel, Kentura, Tournament
director, Blackhawks Basketball
Hard earned
money lost
To the editor,
This letter is to the person who
found my wallet in the bathroom at
DMJ after I dropped it on or about
December 1 , 1 999. 1 don't know why
I am writing this, as you are probably
to ignorant to read. Any way I wanted
to let you know from where that
money came and about the people
from whom you stole it.
That money was the "Fruit of the
sweat of my brow", in other words
y o
you know little about, forif you d.d
you would have returned it to me.
j .
I have been saving that money tor
three or four months, to buy some
thing special for my children for
Christmas, seven, four and one. How
does it feel stealing Christmas pre
sents from little children. You are a
retched excuse for a human being.
Just remember one thing when
you look in the mirror or at your own
children.
"I have done more, for you and
yours, then you ever have, for your
self. Kiam,
James Halhday
PO Box 420
WSO 97761
Mv two aunts Roma and Lucinda,
Grandma Nettie, Uncle Vince and
Roma Jean Jo, and Freda Wallulatum,
Grandma Viola Kalama and Uncle
Peach and Aunt Bea, Auntie Ella
Jane Jim, Auntie Lupe and Uncle
Mouse, Aunt Vicky B one, aunt Ruby
and Uncle Dennis, Aunt Verbena
Greene Beans, My Aunt Sidonia.
I also have an ex-mother-in-law
who I hold dear who always greets
me with open arms, Rose James.
Okay, back to aunts and uncle's:
Johanna Senator, Uncle George
"Squeakie" and Aunt Janice
Clements, Grant, Rudy and
Annabelle Clements, Mike Clements,
Yavonne Moses of Nespelem, WA,
Zelma Greene.Jessie Greene of
Lapwai, Nelson Moses, Willard
Nampooza, Sr., Clifford and Betty
Moses, Uncle Tuffy Brown and
Auntie Pat, Jay and Jerry Minthorn,
Uncle Malcolm Minthorn, Auntie
Emily and Aunt Florene of Pendleton,
Joni and Ellison David, Uncle
Schmoo Tufti, Grandpa Olney Patt,
Auntie Evaline Patt, Kate Jackson.
I love you all
Sincerely,
Hot Dog
in job market
I .11,: 11 ,,n
bootlicking, sell out uncle Toma
hawk so called leaders. Who are more
concerned about themselves and how
much money they can steal from our
WSCT people.
Our late great WSCT seems to
have lost out to all the other tribes in
the Pacific N.W. who are utilizing
our home grown leaders better than
we can. We are losing good, excel
lent leaders our own WSCT leaders
to other tribes, organizations, that
are willing to offer something better
than our so called leaders can. Wee
need to get all these egotistical self
ish leaders out and put REAL
LEADERS IN THEIR RIGHTFUL
PLACE. Real grass roots people hat
sincerely care about all our WSCT
people.
TriWest Co. in my opinion should
not be allowed back in our REZ. to
do any kind of building or business.
These liars won't even honor their
contract to hire 20 WSCT people.
I had to fight for a job on my own
land, home, then I'm just the token
slave for TriWest. I can handle the
verbal, psychological mental anguish
these Red necks dish out I think they
can go back to wherever they come
from. I think our WSCT people are
getting tired of feed, all of Central
Oregon anyway. It's time to f-e the
truth and deal with it. Bobby
Eagleheart.
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