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April 20, 2000
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Children and
Young ladies wait patiently for the
By Lenora Starr
The root feast continues to be
a vital part of our cultural
identity. As the people of Warm
Springs struggle to preserve all
that once sacred, Lucinda
Greene sacrifices her time to
anyone, especially children
willing to all that is involved in
the root feast held Sunday, April
16, 2000.
Lucinda invited the children
and their families to gather roots
for a special thanksgiving where
the children are responsible for
gathering the roots and prepar
ing the meal. The children met
with Lucinda Greene and Roma
David at 8 a.m. on Webster Flat.
Although they were greeted by
cloudy skies and dampened
ground, the children with
cupuns in hand and sally bags at
their sides were eager to being
digging roots.
They lined up boys on one
side and girls on the other. Two
of the girls started a prayer song
aided by Lucinda. As they
finished singing they began
digging.
Lucinda explained, "This is a
good time for them to learn the
work. It helps the children with
their self-esteem, self-identity,
and they experience a thanks
giving. Thanking the creator for
the food, teachings of the culture
and for the elders for passing
these teachings to us. She
continued, "This is also a
thanksgiving to the creator for
Wilfredjim, Sr.'s recovery
because he has a large impact on
the children's lives.
The crew returned to the
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families give
food to be served
longhouse early Saturday
evening to enjoy a meal and peel
the roots in preparation for the
next day. The children were
responsible for most of the food
preparation under the watchful
eyes of Lucinda. As the morning
turned into the noon hour, the
drummers offered prayer songs
while the tables were set tradi-
tionally close to the earth on top
of cloth and rule mats. The
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According to Lucinda, all the
food for the ceremony was
donated from the people and
nothing was requested from the
tribes. The way it was done long
ago.
Wilfred offered a testimonial
saying that the doctors told him
that he would probably never be
able to use his hands or walk
like he did before, but he knew
that he would there were a lot of
prayers and he thanked every
one for offering those prayers.
Wilfred and his wife have
already been on the road doing
the work that they have always
done.
A birthday cake was pre
sented to Geraldine Jim, the
reluctant birthday girl.
Peeled roots were placed
inside plastic bags and distrib
uted to the elders of the tribe.
Another prayer song was
offered and as everyone lifted
their cups in unison to
last sip of water in thanks,
was enough tood to take
Most important, the children
took with them a lifetime
of education and strengthened
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Vote set for May
expansion
Adequate revenue to assure sta
bility of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. The highest possible
profit from the Tribe's gaming ac
tivities as a primary source of
long-term Tribal revenues.
These are the chief aims of a rec
ommendation for gaming expansion.
Tribal Council recommended the
proposal and has now forwarded it to
the members of the Tribe for their
vote on May 23rd.
Two strategics are involved. A
long-term strategy calls for the pur
suit of a gaming facility at Govern
ment Island, within the city limits of
Cascade Locks. The Tribe recently
completed purchase of the Island
from the Port of Cascade Locks.
Tribal officials last year presented
a Cascade Locks plan to Oregon
Governor John Kitzhaber, but were
denied approval.
While studies indicate Cascade
Locks has the highest earning poten
tial, it now appears it will take con
siderable time and effort for the Tribe
to establish gaming in the
Mid-Columbia river area.
An intermediate plan is recom
mended as the second part of the
strategy and referendum to the
people. It calls for the development
Meeting set for MM
The Department of the Interior
manages property it holds in trust fof
individual- Indians,, and maintains ,.
revenue, in Individual Indian Mon
ies (IIM) accounts, that accrues to
individuals holding an interest in trust
lands. The Department recognizes
that as a result of past weaknesses in
its accounting and information sys
tems, IIM account holders have not
always had sufficient information to
be able to ascertain whether income
from their trust assets was properly
credited, maintained, and distributed
to and from their IIM accounts. As
directed by Congress, the Department
is continuing development of a rec-
onciliation process to evaluate the
reliability of past account activity.
Accident claims one on Hwy 3
A motor vehicle accident occurred
on the Warm Springs Indian Reser
vation that resulted in one fatality
and one person being transported to
Mt. View Hospital in Madras, Or
egon. Warm Springs Police and local
Fire & Safety personnel were dis
patched to the accident at 8:46 p.m.
the evening of April 6, 2000.
The scene was found to be at the
intersection of Highway 3 and the
E-1 40 road, commonly known as the
Wolfe Point road.
Nathan Hale, 20 years of age of
The Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News)
newspaper is having an art contest in
search of a new look for the new
millennium
Prizes will be awarded to the winner,
which include:
One night at Kah-Nee-Ta, a shirt & cap donated by KNT
$100.00 cash donated by Warm Springs Forest Products
$10 gas donated by DMJ Automotive
$50 cash & gift certificate donated by Warm Springs
Market
and various other prizes.
The deadline for entries is May 30, 2000
Rules:
1. All rights to winning picture will belong to Spilyay
Tymoo.
2. Artwork must pertain to Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote
News).
3. Size of artwork is limited to 11x13 (horizontal).
4. Contest is open to the readership of Spilyay Tymoo.
U.S. Tosuige
Bulk Rate Fermit No. 2
Warm Springs, OR 97761
23 on gaming
lions, a new facility at Madras will
produce three times the net annual
cash from Indian Head Casino and
double the amount that could be ex
pected from another facility on the
reservation.
The proposal of situating a casino
near Madras would address the Tribes
revenue shortfalls of approximately
$7 million a year, beginning in 2003.
The Madras expansion will allow the
Tribes to maintain current reserves
and not have to dip into them.
The intermediate plan to site a
casino near Madras allows time to
effectively implement the long term
strategy for Cascade Locks without
facing critical revenue problems in
the meantime.
Even if a Madras facility is ap
proved by the people and developed,
the intent is to maintain gaming de
vices at Kahneeta Resort as an ame
nity to guests.
A new reservation gaming site
would not return adequate cash flow
to warrant the investment that would
be necessary. If the Madras site is
rejected by the members, Indian Head
Casino will remain operational. Ef
forts would continue to establish a
casino in the Mid-Columbia River
area.
account holders
This notice initiates an information
gathering process" with IIM account
beneficiaries-and the public, to
comply with Congressional directive
to determine the most reasonable
methods for providing account
holders with information to evaluate
their accounts and to determine
whether there are discrepancies due
to past management practices.
On April 26th, the Warm Springs
Agency will hold a meeting in the
Forestry Conference Room from 2
p.m. until 5 p.m. for interested ac
count holders.
If you need any information prior
to the meeting, please call me at
(541) 553-2437.
Gordon E. Cannon,
Superintendent
Warm Springs was pronounced dead
at the scene while Carlos Lopez, also
age 20 from Warm Springs was
transported to Mountain View Hos
pital with possible injuries.
Mr. Hale, who was in a si 990
Dodge Dynasty, was believed to be
heading north on Highway 3 at the
time of the crash.
Lopez, who was operating a 1975
Chevrolet Monte Carlo is listed in
stable condition. The cause of the
accident is still under investigation
pending further interviews and
follow-up.