4 September 2 1,2000
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
"We all do dumb
things once in a while,"
Let's home we don't do
this on every issue we
face.
Let's see, we have
problems with our every
operation of our
organization. At this time
everything is in a critical
condition as our main
source of timber is
depleting and so is the
income.
At one time during
the high peak of our
timber industry the logging companies could produce
enough timber in a week that would surpass what is
produced in a month today.
Today every issue that comes up we must make
the right decisions and try to come up with situations
that are in the best interest for the tribes.
Today we are trying to find ways to produce
incomes and at the present time we have focused on
gaming.
When this issue was first introduced to the tribes,
there were options given to the tribes on: "Should we
build along highway 26, near Warm Springs? Or make
an addition to Kah-Nee-Ta Resort? The discussion
seemed to favor Kah-Nee-Ta site. So, it was voted to
make a five-year trial period to see how it would work.
Even at that point there was opposition to the idea
of building at Kah-Nee-Ta. Petitions were circulated
trying to halt the Kah-Nee-Ta area. At that point some
were totally against gaming on the reservation.
When the Indian Head Casino came into operation
those who were totally against gaming were the main
ones winning big prizes there.
Shortly after the gaming was in operation it was
clear that the site was the wrong place. One of the big
selling point was that this would bring in more income
for the resort.
You must realize that people who make
reservations at the resort are family outings and in
most cases this don't include gambling as families are
trying to get the best deal for their family.
The Cascade Locks area was an ideal location for a
Casino, which would have been jvfst a few miles east of
the metro area of Portland-Vancouver. But that fell
through and a site of Madras was presented to the
tribes, which was voted down.
A casino along highway would be the best location
because of the high rate of travel through the
reservation. No matter where we build it will cost many
dollars.
If we build on the reservation all income would
come to the tribes and no percentage would have to be
paid to anyone.
So we should all take this in consideration and
build at the best location. So when there are meetings
on the issue all tribal members should attend and voice
their opinion pro or con. AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON
Toe
A preacher was winding up his temperance sermon with great fervor,
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
And the congregation cried, "Amen!"
"And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it in the
river."
And the congregation cried, "Amen!"
"And if I had all the whiskey and demon rum in the world, I'd take it all
and throw it in the river."
And the congregation cried, "Hallelujah!"
The preacher sat down.
The song leader stood up very tentatively and announced, "For our
closing song, let us sing hymn 365, 'Shall we gather at the river?'"
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A blonde decided to try horseback riding, even though she had no
prior experience.
She mounted the horse unassisted, and the horse immediately
sprang into motion. It galloped along at a steady and rhythmic pace,
but the blonde began to slip from the saddle. In terror, she grabbed
for the horse's mane, but couldn't seem to get a firm grip. She tried
to throw her arms around the horse's neck, but she slid down the
side of the horse anyway.
The horse galloped along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider.
Finally, giving up her frail grip, she leapt away from the horse to try
and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot became
entangled in the stirrup and she was at the mercy of the horse's
pounding hooves as her head struck the ground over and over.
As her head was battered against the ground, she was mere
moments away from unconsciousness.. Then, to her great fortune,
the WalMart manager saw her and shut the horse off.
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Editor's Note
and letters from its readers. All
Huckleberry
The Annual I luckleberry Feast
gathered dancers for a powwow to
celebrate the bountiful harvest of ber
ries this year. Dancing occurred Fri
day and Saturday, October 4 and 5,
2000.
Drummers for the powwow
were Wewokya, Quartz Creek, Eagle
Thunder and Rainy Creek for Friday
nights and Eagle Butte drum group
joined these groups on Saturday
night.
Three Tiny Tots danced and
received $3.00 each Friday, that
amount increased to nine Tiny Tots
dancing Saturday who received
$3.00, and 12 tiny tols dancing Sun
day and receiving $3.00 each.
Contest dancing continued
soon after tiny tots with the winners
as follows:
Thank you for prayers and donations
To the editor,
This letter is in regards to thank
the people of Warm Springs for their
prayers and donations to help our son
(Tre'leigh) get better. He was in
volved in an accident following the
Hinckley Celebration in Minnesota
on June 26. An elderly lady hit him
on his left side and parked on him for
about 5 seconds. With the prayers of
so many people he has come back
from the accident and started walk
ing again. He danced at a powwow
for the 1st time this past
labor-day week-end. The doctors
thought that he would be unable to
walk for a long time, but he has
proven them wrong.
We would like to extend our
greatfulness to the ones who helped
with donations for us to stay in Minn,
while he was in ICU for 4 days. He
was in the hospital for 10 days. Spe
cial thanks to the following people:
Queahpama Family (Rudy & Anna),
Fern Begay, Norene Greene, Anson
Seeking employment
To the editor,
To the community of Warm
Springs, hello my name is Joseph
Craig and I've submitted this letter
to the Spilyay Tymoo in hopes of
gaining employment while finishing
up on a three-and-a-half year sen
tence, with a year and a half to go.
While here I've gained experi
ence cooking for a large number of
people, inventory, budgeting, prepar
ing a menu and management in the
food business. I'm a certified Food
Handler. My card expires in January
2003.
This would be my field of
choice, but I'm also skilled in other
jobs such as plumbing, fencing,
grounds-keeping, custodial and mill
work. I've also worked in restaurants
"This is going out to my Big Bro.
OBEDT T. MOODY,
I hope You had a GREAT Birthday.
Sorry we couldn't be there, and
may you have many more to come."
Love your Lil sis:)
Nuku-Nuku:) & Mike:)
Happy Birthday
To my brother
Curtis, "Humph"
On September 22
With love, Selena 4 family
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W1NISHUT
Happy 14th Birthday
September 20, 2000
From Bernard, Mom and
brothers
letters, preferably 300 words
Feast powwow results noted. . .
7-12 girls fancyJingle
"-Destry Uegay
2nd-Nathena Jim
3,d-Cassandra DelNero
7-12 girls traditional
I"-Jessica Longknife
2nd-Agatha Jim
3,d-Angie Anguiano
7-1 2 boys traditional
T-Atcitty Begay
13-17 girls fancy
I "-Pearl Jack
13-17 boys fancy
l"- Blaine Begay
13-17 girls traditional
l"-Krysta Rhoan
2nd-Valerie Suppah
18 ladies fancy
l"-Brittney Kalama
2nd-Julie Johnson
3,d-Darylynne Scott
Begay & Family, Mackie Begay &
Family, Char & Enie Herkshan, Cap
tain Moody & Family, Big Rat &
Family, Austin Greene, Carlos &
Charmaine Calica, Sharon Katchia &
Corbett Tom, Frances Allen, Millie
Colwash & Family, Lyle & Arlita
Rhoan, Raymond & Beulah Tsumpti,
Mike & Cecelia Collins, Leona Ike,
Daisy Ike, Marcia Soliz, Oliver Kirk
Bridget Culpus, Merle Kirk.
If we have missed anyone,
We're sorry & was unintentional.
These are all the names that we have
at this moment. We will be having a
dinner & giveaway for Tre'leigh on
Sept 23 at 10:00AM. This will take
place at the ScabbyRobe residence,
during the Yakama Indian Days
Celebration. For those who don't
know the location, it's just south of
the powwow grounds. We hope you
can be here to welcome him home
from this incident.
Thank You & God Bless
Erwin & Tracy ScabbyRobe &
Family
and stores, as cashier box boy, short
order cook and dishwasher.
I'm clean and sober, and avail
able any time, week days, weekends,
holidays, full time, part time, swing
shift or grave yard.
What I don't know I'm willing
to learn. I follow directions well and
I'm highly motivated.
If anyone is interested, I'll need
a letter of employment along with the
days and hours I'll be working. I can
be reached at the Correction facility
Monday through Friday, message
number is 553-3309. It will take 1 to
2 days for approval through the Pa
role and Probation department and
Tribal Court. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Joseph Craig
Happy Belated Birthday
To my daughter
Misty Dawn Jensen
July 11th
Love, Dad
Thanks Cobra
To the editor,
To everyone in the COBRA
organization. Thank you for helping
to save my life, and my 2-year-old
son David. Words seem so inad
equate. In May of 1998, 1 moved out
of state and was thrown out onto the
streets, precalculated and viciously
done, so I would be helpless enough
to have my child taken away.
But COBRA was there and has
been ever since. It amazes me how
many people this organization helps.
I never want to forget my shock, pain
and terror as I stood at that pay phone,
nor when you arrived to take us to-in
the truest sense-shelter, help, comfort
and safety.
I know I was in shock at least a
week. It was that long before I could
even believe I was there, that it really
happened. 1 hen I was down, literally
with a wretched flu, at least 3 weeks
after that. After being there more than
a month, I was too afraid to even go
into town to look for an apartment,
very listless except for fear.
I did-finally-go into town, but
didn't find an apartment. Thanks to
COBRA again and the Soroptimists,
we w ent to the Redmond Transition
House, where we have lived for 10
months.
A few days ago we moved into
our ow n apartment. And now, w ith a
lot more help and pray ers, we even
have beds to sleep in, a comfortable
couch in our living room, a nice
home, and lots of big smiles from my
precious son David.
Thank you more than words
can say.
Yours,
Rachel A David
18 mens fancy
I "-Chips Kalama
2nd-Tim Kalama
18 ladies traditional
1 "-Roberta Kirk
2nd-L.ois Knight
3'd-Violet Heath
18 mens traditional
I "-Carlos Calica
2"d-Joe Tuckta
3,d-Gene Sampson
Seniors: Aurelia Stacona,
Kathleen Heath, Ursula Little,
Romagene Joe, Vince Joe, Freda
Wallulatum, Delvis Heath, Earl
Miller, Viola Kalama, and Hamilton
Greeley.
A worldly visitor of the indig
enous band of Maori Indians of New
Zealand, Ncal Bacon, graced us with
his presence. After an Honor Dance
Communication needs to
be worked on
To the editor,
I'd like to clarify the miscom
munication in the last issue of Spilyay
Tymoo. My letter of 'vents' was not
supposed to be printed because I had
a change of mind and reworded those
thoughts as follows:
The techniques on communica
tion in our tribal organization, our
entities and community must clearly
be worked at! I would first suggest
that the Agency District Tribal Coun
cil reps have a general council meet
ing for the Agency District people! I
hear complaints of how the Spilyay
is turning into the people's voice,
well, it's plain and simple, if our tribal
members cannot voice directly to
your face, then the next best thing is
through the media. Allowing the
people (that voted you into office) to
share their thoughts, ideas and con
cerns helps them to release grudges,
negativity and concerns. If we have
leadership qualities that are practiced
daily then the coaching for future
leadership is already in play. I say
when someone voices an opinion they -better
take a look at what they are
actually projecting to their people!
Are you the kind of leader that wants
a huge debt wiped out only because
you hold a prestigious title, do you
know the word, integrity? General
managers and directors are hired and
being paid a huge salary to constantly
Please stop the
rumors
To the editor,
Regarding Samuel Whitefoot:
2394 Little Oitz Loop of the Atwood
and Whitefoot family. We wish to
inform the community that Samuel
was arrest for Parole Violation (Ab
sconding) on behalf of Sam and his
mother, our lives and truths are in
Gods hands.
Please let the rumors cease.
The Atwood, Whitefoot
And Starr Families
Yard Sale
September 23rd & 24th
Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Palmer Lane on Tenino
Road
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Isaiah Holliday
Happy 3rd Birthday to Big Boy, we love you very much.
Dad and Mom
Isaiah Cain, have a good one to our Big Brother.
Hope its a good one.
Lots of love, Milton A Phillip
Isaiah, have a cool 3rd Birthday. Ready to whip you It f bro (ayz).
Your Bro, Ramon Greene
on his behalf, he treated the He He
crowd to a Maori War Dance; shame
on you, if you missed this. Maybe
we'll arrange another indigenous visi
tor to next years powwow. Thanks to
Captain Moody for MC duties, Carlos
for use of his public address system,
and the cooks for feeding midnight
snack to all. Without the drum groups,
dancers and audience, this small, lo
cal, but festive gathering would not
be possible.
The Tribal Council funds the
Feast proper itself. The powwow is
separate, and we do fundraising
throughout the year. All volunteers
and contributions to next year's gath
ering are appreciated. Maybe we'll
see you at He He next summer, and
we do mean you.
Benson Heath
think and come up with brilliant ideas
to keep our reservation from going
under. Are they doing that or are they
hiring consultants to do their job? As
I stated in the WSFPI, lets work as a
team! We have the brains, know-how
and people of all ages to come up with
the same brainstorm you hired con
sultants think of. If you took stats of
all the non-Indians since we began
doing business, what would you find
out? Or have you ever done that? Do
you continually take college courses
to stay updated or do you let the ones
that have a continuous college edu
cation have a say in your future
moves? Another suggestion, we can
not continue to keep putting busi
nesses and offices in this 20-acre spot.
And the school that you are already
building roads for like it was started
in your meeting, that particular area
should be used for expansion for the
upcoming ECE children. The new
school you want needs to be located
towards the flat going to Portland.
' Livestock should be put further out
from public view. You need to show
off progress not smelly animals.
Many thoughts and businesses come
to mind but I needed you to let you
know, my last letter was not written
correctly and I would like to submit
this one to surpass the previous.
Respectfully submitted,
Emma Smith
Thanks to all
We would like to thank all the
people that purchased raffle tickets
and helped with the fundraising ef
forts such as: tickets sellers, Quartz
Creek Drum, Dancers, Salmon Bak
ersCooks, MC, volunteers & help,
donations of raffle items, supplies,
materials, beads, buckskin, fabric and
all the support we received from fami
lies, organizations our fund-raising
efforts were successful to send 3 se
niors on a powwow cruise to Catalina
Island and Mexico.
We still have a jingle dress for
sale size 14-16 will consider time
payments for information for info call
553-3290.
The following are the winners
of the raffle: Shell dress-Bernice Jim
from Georgeville, WA; Powwow
chair-Aurolyn Watalamet from White
Swan, WA; Powwow Chair-Lena Ike
from Warm Springs, OR; Yarn Bag
necklace-Winona Frank from Warm
Springs, OR; Shawl (fringe)-Ante
Pamperin from Warm Springs, OR;
Small cooler-George Meachem Jr.
from Tacoma, WA.
The Queahpama family
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