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4 August 10, 2000 Warm Springs, Oregon SPILYAY TYMOO E Coosh EEWA: The way it is S V ZliY&Y Tribal member questions action of organization I T The Huckleberry Feast has come and is now in the books of the past, but the berries seem to be plentiful this year. In August 6, 2000, the traditional Seven Drum ceremonies took place in the I Ie I le Longhouse as thanks to the Great Creator, for the bountiful berry crop this year. As the drum beats and the chanting echoed through the forest and could be heard at a steady pace as all the traditional foods were being prepared for the annual feast which is held at the 1 Ie He Longhouse each year located on the banks of the beautiful Warm Springs River. The traditional seven drum religion will pass on down from generation to the next and the seasons will always be observed by all the tribal members. It is always great to listen to those drum beats and the chanting while the women are rushing about preparing the traditional foods for the feast, while at the longhouse and the ceremonies were being carried out, thoughts went through my mind and traveled back to the days when I was just a "Cute Little Tyke," the thoughts went back to the days of the old He He Longhouse, that was covered with fir bows for the roof and it had a dirt floor, and there was a motor driven generator for electricity. You could hear that motor a running in the back ground as the motor was very loud, that was in the olden days. In them days people would set up teepees and spend at least a week camping at He He for the annual event. It used to be a big ball for all the kids in them days, running up and down the banks of the river chasing and trying to catch salmon. There used to be the remains of the Saw Mill, and a large log pond on the river, which still had logs afloat. We used to ride on rafts on the pond. It used to be a big deal in them day's where all the families gathered for the Huckleberry Feast and iust had a good outing. There would be people come from neighboring reservations like from Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California. The 'encampment would be very large, and during the day there was always something going on like baseball games, games for people that was always a crowd pleaser, games like a Fat Mans race, a Fat Women's race, a race where they would take all the shoes from the contestants and pile them in one big pile at the other end of the arena where everyone would run across the way find their shoes or boots put them on the run back the finish line. There would be guys throwing shoes or boots farther away so they could have a better chance to win. They had a similar race for the women also. There was also the bareback wrestling event where men rode their horses without saddles and the last one still on the horse was the winner. There was the lazy horse race where the horse that came last was the winner. In this race when everyone would take off there were some pretty lazy horses, and as they would take off around the track one of the officials would come behind with a long willow whip to see if a person was just holding his horse back to win. He would whip the norses from the rear to make sure they were really lazy. It was comical to see some of those horses that were really lazy when they were whipped they would kick up and stuff. There was another race they called the rescue race, where everyone would pair up and they would start the race and as they went down the back side of the track one of the riders would climb aboard his partners horse and they would finish the race double riding. Those days seemed like fun days because there was something going on all the time, some sort of entertainment for the people. The rodeo was always the crowd pleaser, even though there was only one chute, but the rodeo went on mostly for entertainment. No big purses to ride for, sometimes it was mostly for practice as a person could ride as many bucking horses as he wanted to. Sometimes it came to the point to where they would draw straws to see who got the next horse. Sometimes if there was a mad bull in the arena and came trotting past the chute, the cowboys were not afraid of it;, there was a place they remembered they had to go about that time. All the time there would be stick games going on, as you could hear the pounding of the sticks at all hours. There was a person who rode horseback through the encampment announcing what was going to take place for the day, he would . even tell everyone to get dressed for a parade around the encampment and around the track and end in front of the arena. He would even announce for everyone to start getting ready for the dancing for the night. Yep! Everything went along well where everyone had a grand time with no trouble of any kind. Sometimes people would show up drinking booze, and if they became a little too rowdy the Officers would hand cuff them to one of the trees in front of the longhouse, for a while. This would shame the dickens out of them, and they wouldn't act up much after that. Sometimes a forest fire would break out and here would come a truck, pick up all able bodied men and go fight the fire, this would leave just the little guys and the women in the camp for a day or two. Today we can only remember those good ole day's, as they are gone forever. Today things are entirely different at the Huckleberry Feast, people go to He He, park and wait for the meal to start, gripe because it's a little late, and they eat and everyone takes olf. Go home to watch "All My Children," or something, not even a rodeo anymore. AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON!!! To the editor, So, thus far, has the New Year 2(K)0 brought any happiness, justice, and good memories to our commu nity? Has any of the new manage ment ideas brought any revenue to our community or has it been fun neled to some Non-Indian hired to do what someone else is already hired to do? Sure seems like with all the tours that I have been coordinating and conducting for the past three years that they would somehow compen sate me for bringing in revenue. Why do they let the regular at Indian Head Casino hold tourism meetings in Madras and not right here on our reservation? I mean, she docs get paid out of ourpockct right? Even her bonus is larger than ours. What has Madras got to do or what kinds of tours have they ever brought to our reservation? It just seems that there are so many political grudges in upper management that ihey re ally don't do our revenue or us any good. I am also wondering why we hired another non-Indian to work with the SpilyayTymoo? I thought that's why Spilyay hired a Director? Why wasn ' t it advertised? What kind of person nel policy hiring is this? I know it doesn't full under the Indian prefer ence policy. Who keeps letting this go on and why? Is it because they don't want another tribal member to make any thing of their life? Or is it plain prejudice? Maybe we have our own KKK right here in our tribal organi zation. It seems in the past two years more jobs arc being implemented instead of upper management putting their authority foot into action. Isn't this a big part of the tribal council priorities list? They talk a lot of good ideas but it seems instead of giving our tribal members any larger per capita or bonuses, they keep pulling our funds in the pockets of unneces sary hiring of job titles that people arc already hired for! How many for-rcal tribal members arc in their successor program that they made up and how many years ago was that? Sure seems that this integrity worddocsn't fall under their vocabulary. Why can't Governor Kitzhabcr attend one of our general council meetings, where he can, in real life, hear what the people want? How many years does it take to make a change for the better? It's only ob vious that the non-Indians are mov ing in and turning our money into their money and with it brainwashing our higher-ups into thinking that money will make them happy. Wc will see just how happy everyone is when (hey move in and take all our Hello from Pastor Rick To the editor, Hello from Pastor Rick. "A man isaselfish fool shosays it's nobody's business what he does." A few days ago I saw an adult come out of the store and hand over two cans of to bacco chew to some kids. In a moment the adult and kids wer gone and I was angry. Why would an adult contrib ute to the death of a chlid. Signs everywhere, about the law selling or using tobacco, yet an adult gives a little death to a kid. "Master selfish ness or it will master you". Maybe the adult has a problem with control and power that the community has over people. Maybe this is the adult's way of taking control by breaking the law and giving death to youth. "A man who is self-centered is off-centered." The Bible has a major idea running throughout the scrip tures. It starts with the story of Adam and Eve. Two folks new to the area who in the end curse someone else for their troubles and lift themselves up before God. God's response to this is to boot them out of the build ing and send them on their way to find the truth about love. "The per son who lives for self alone usually dies the same way." If Warm Springs is to have a chance or for that matter any community to have a chance the people of that community must stop thinking of just self. There must be a wider view of the world to allow others into the picture. And to see how we can effect them. How we can hurt or heal someone. "Selfishness short-circuits prayer". To the adult who buys tobacco or alcohol for kids, please stop and save your soul. Get ready get set.. .Hug someone you love. Hug someone you dislike. No alcohol or tobacco for children. One day at a time. Buckle up the kids and yourselves. Don't hit or beat on yourself. Pay your bills before gam bling then stay home. Read the Bible for it's effect on your heart. Pray to God to mthe point of hearing Him. Honor someone. Love yourself. Like yourself. See you in church. Worship at 10 a.m. Pastor Rick R. Ribciro VVS Presbyterian Church On the Campus Education is important to our tribes To the editor,- ' - - - iterated Tribes of Warm Springs if All my lite, trom my grandpar- do not become a part ents, parents, sisters and brothers, teachers, advisors, friends, employ ers, I have heard this advice: "Get an education so you can better your self." Recently, in aTribal Committee meeting, I heard words that my ears could hardly believe. Tribal members were saying: "Education is killing our people. Our elders told us long ago that education would kill our people." Education is NOT killing our people! We are being left behind because we are not getting an edu cation! There are so many jobs on our reservation that we are not qualified for becasue we do not have an education. We cannot have a say on what concerns the great Confed- : we not become a part of the decision-makers. We cannot become apart of the decision-makers without an education! For example, there is a job an nouncement for the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The title is "Fisheries Management Bi ologist". Part of the announcement reads: "...responsible for the mangement of the anadromous fish runs and fisheries of the Columbia River.. ..develops harvest regulations with federal agencies, Washington, TREATY INDIAN TRIBES, and Idaho."..." One of the qualifications: Bachelor's degree. One of the qualifications to man aging the US Fish & Wildlife Ser vice hatchery, right here on the reser- Thank you food gatherers To the editor, To our food gatherers, first of all, Kate you were missed at the feast, Sunday. Just wanted to thank all those that helped during the feast. Espe cially those that stayed until the last dish was washed. I know I had to leave early myself. Just a reminder to those that con sider themselves Ceremonial food gatherers that there is a lot more to it than just carrying in the berries. Two weeks before the feast we need to be attending Longhouse service and preparing ourselves. We do our giveaway the Saturday before the feast. We bring the roots or berries for the feast. We all set the table and clear away dishes. Then we all wash and dry dishes. We are also supposed to attend sunrise service the morning of the feast. One of the things my mother impressed upon me was don ' t wait to be asked, just do it. If you see a need, do it. Thanks for letting me say these things. There is probably some thing I have missed. Darlene Foster vation, dealing with "your" salmon, is a Bachelor's degree. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs needs representation in these (and other) areas. We will not have a seat at the Council table making fisheries decisions WITHOUT AN EDUCATION. There should be no-one whose hearts ache more than ours to help our brother and sister salmon. We have the desire and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will help pay for your education. There is no age limit to when you can go to school! The salmon need your help; you cannot give them complete help without an education. Sincerely, your fellow member, Mavis Shaw REWARD! For return of personal effects lost on side of highway 26 at Jefferson Wasco County Line. Music, paper work and assorted trinkets, left in blue tarp.. Name "Zach Klaneshi" on paperwork. No questions asked. $50 reward. Call (860) 583-1157. For sale 1991 Ford XLT Pick-up. Re cent engine overhaul. Good body and paint. $6,200. call 553-1469. land. You keep putting up our land, water und sovereign rights up, but who gave you (hat authority to make life decisions for our future genera tions and mc? I say, go back to col lege and realize that your business decisions arc for about 20-30 years ago. not for today ! As you know how clothing styles change sodocs everything else and if you would get off your prejudice thoughts and let the younger gen eration, make some decisions, you will realize this is a time that wc know about. You did your part way back when, now it's time to retire and let the now generations deal with the world we live in today! Emma Smith Publication available to assist in buying and using renewable energy at home Get tips on buying and using re newable energy at home with a new FREE publication from the U.S. De partment of Energy. Clean Energy Choices offers a consumer's guide to renewable energy, and information on buying green power, making your own power, clean fuels and vehicles, and choices for heating, cooling and lighting. To obtain this free publica tion, phone the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearing house (EREC) at (800) 363-3732 or write to EREC at PO Box 3048, Merrifield, VA 22116 or e-mail EREC at doe.crccnciinc.com. You can find this and other on-line energy efficiency & renewable energy in formation on the Web at http: www.eren.doe. gov. Happy Birthday ... ; : ,. Alex Smith utt s Friday August 4th Congratulations on your new job! (Assignment placement) Much love, Your sis, Leminnie & nephews, Dabi, Renso, Sergio I - 1 J "Vjkt I N li Mli i ' V i n1- 'it tri mm Happy Birthday, to Our MVP, and JC All-Star, Coleicia Moses, We Love You and Proud of your accomplishments. Love Your Mom Paula, Bro. Jered, and Grand Father. Happy Birthday Dad, on August 10 We love you! Selena and family Happy 20th Anniversary to my husband "Laston And many more to come if Lord should tarry. Happy 'Birthday Larson . aama Sr. August 15th Lotsa Love & prayers, Tina, Taston &ftds Editor's Note Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters from its readers. AH letters, preferably 300 words or less, must be signed by the author. Letters will not be printed unless signed. Thank you letters and poetry will be published at the editor's discretion. All letters are the opinion of the author and do not reflect in any way the opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy or refuse publication of any material that may contain libelous or malicious statements. Thank you for your concern To the editor, Thank you. We, the family of Harvey S. Scott would like to say Thank you to the following people who took the time to visit him during his hospitalization last month. They are Sister Alice Scott, Mr. & Mrs. Milton Holiday, Mark Jackson, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Whalewitsa, phone calls Stacy Scott, Ronnie Govenor, Tony Thompson, nephew Darrel Scott of Ferndale, WA, Rita Squiemphen. Get Well cards, Fire Management employees, and Jodel Johnson & family. Also, if we have forgotten anyone else we may have forgotten, we are sorry. Once again, thank you very much for your concern. He is now recov ering very well. Thank you Florene, Hester, Clarice & Jay - v ' I (" ' . f i ; V It s J . ft W" " i. Lj --mn---. mi iiiiimi iWfMnl " H Happy 7th Birthday July 27 Son Tyrone From NaNa Maureea Mom & Dad Happy 9th Birthday June 10 Maureen Saludo-Sanchez From Mom & Dad & Brother Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad on August 14 We love you Selena and family i
