4 November 16,2000
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Veterans day, a day set aside
in recognition of all the men and
women who served in the armed
forces during war time.
Many years ago when I was
just a "Cute Little Tyke, before I
became a "Macho Man," Novem
ber 1 1 , used to be known as Armi
stice Day. At that time to me it was
just a day out of school. Never giv
ing it any thought why the Veter
ans were honored so.
It wasn't until my brother had
to leave for the service during
World War II, that I started to real
ize what war veterans had to face.
In them days it was scary for me
especially after the Japanese made
their attack on Pearl Harbor. I of
ten wondered what would happen if the Japanese came here like they
were invading all those small islands in the Pacific. I remember the news
of the "Battle of Midway," and how the Japanese were going on a ram
page in the South Pacific. All the brutal stories of how they treated their
prisoners of war, and it seemed like a never ending battle.
How the fighting was going along on the European front, as they
were fighting along the North African front, pushing their way toward
Italy. Everything was in an uproar, with people learning how to weld and
to work in the shipyards in Portland. Many jobs were available in them
days where both men and women were building ships and working in
factories putting out war material. The big gas ration, and even rations on
other items like meat, sugar and stuff like that. Cigarettes were hard to
come by also. A lot of guys smoked Velvet, Prince Albert. Roll your
own, as it was known.
During WWII, in all the cities, towns, homes in the windows hung a
flag with a star or two or more, this indicated how many boys they had in
the service. The streets were quite bare with people especially of men, as
they were all in the service. It was especially bad for tires as rubber was
real hard to come by. People would fix their own flat tires, as you would
see people parked along the road patching the tubes and hand pumping
the tires. Yep! Those were tough days, and it was a grand time when the
war ended when the U.S. dropped the Atom bomb on Japan. It was fi
nally all over and all the boys returning home to where life was almost
back to normal.. - - : , . ...
Everything went fine for a few years until on June 25, 1950, when
North Korea invaded South Korea, in a full scale war. The South Korean
officials asked the UN for assistance and the United States was the first
to send troops to their assistance. The ROK army was being driven right
back at a rapid pace and by the time the U.S. troops arrived they were
green with no combat experience and they were not much help also but it
was a start for better troops to arrive.
' The ROK and U.S. troops were with their backs at Pusan South Ko
rea making a big stand to hold back the Communist forces. On Septem
ber 15, the United States made an invasion at Enchon, and pushing their
way and to retake Seoul, the Capitol of South Korea, this cutting off the
supply lines of the North Korean army, making a big turn around in the
war and the push started back north. They didn't stop at the 38"1 parallel,
but pushed on north and took the North Korean Capitol of Pyongyang.
They continued pushing north and by Thanksgiving they reached the Yalu,
River, in different points, and they had Thanksgiving dinner on the front
lines with Turkey and all the trimmings. They said the troops would be
home for the holidays!
Than about that time China decided to enter the war and down across
the border they came by the thousands over running the UN forces cut
ting off and surrounding troops at the Chosin Reservoir. The U. S. Troops
had to fight their way out to the sea from there facing not only the enemy
but the bitter cold weather that hits them hills where it gets very, very
cold. Many boys froze to death along with those being killed by the en
emy, and a lot of boys experienced frost bite during the march to the sea.
It took several days for them to reach the sea port of Hungnam, where
they were picked up and evacuated from the North Korea, and regrouped
to fight another day.
The Chinese came by the thousands out numbering the U.S. Troops
sometimes 15 to 1, and were almost unstoppable, using psychological
warfare, blowing trumpets, horns, beating drums and making all kinds of
racket which would scare the pants off of the young green troops, when
they would make their charges. Before they made their charges they would
assemble over the hill and make all that racket which does scare anyone
before they would make their charge.
Peace was finally agreed upon and the DMZ established where both
sides pulled back from and today the line is still there.
Toe Ness
Son: "Why do they refer to nature as a women, Dad?"
Father "Because they can't find out how old it really is son. YIKES
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Witness: Well I think...
Lawyer Don't think! In this court room you area to tell what you know,
not what you think.
Waitress: Well, I'm not a lawyer, I can't talk with out thinking!" YIKES
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Doc: The best way to cure your wife
by advancing age YIKES
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Editor's Note
and letters from its readers. All
Pioneer letter
To the editor:
On Nov. 8, 2000, the Ma
dras Pioneer published a letter attrib
uted to tribal member Bertson
Simtustus, which contained abso
lutely false statements concerning the
level of compensation paid to the sec
retarytreasurer of the Confederated
Tribes. Specifically it was alleged that
the secretarytreasurer receives an
annual income of $377,927 per year,
which is more than the president of
the United States is paid.
That statement is patently
false. The stated salary figure repre
sents the entire proposed tribal bud
get for the office of the secretarytrea
surer. Included in this sum, among
other things, are expenditures for sec
retarial and support staff, postage for
the entire tribal organization, long
distance telephone charges for the
tribal phone system, and many other
support functions. In fact, the annual
salary for the secretarytreasurer is
less than 20 percent of this budget and
is comparable to the salary the City
of Madras pays its administrator. The
secretarytreasurer's salary is actually
less than many tribal enterprise man-
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To the editor,
Millions of acres of your land Is
under the control of the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM). It in
volves most of the Western states. Get
back much of your land with very
little cost. The Mining Act of 1872
was passed to encourage white set
tlers to populate the West. It permits
any U.S. citizen to explore, and find
any trace mineral on the BLM lands.
It could be a trace of sand (silicon),
quartz, mica, silver, or any other.
Then the citizen could file a small
leasing and claim fee. Next, after
showing a small amount of improve
ment the citizen could buy the land.
The government calls it patenting
which simply means if you meet the
requirements you own it free and
Need support
of my family
members
To the editor,
I just though I would write you
all a letter saying I am sorry because
I am always gone or in jail for all the
important stuff and right now I am in
drug treatment trying to do better with
life. I am asking if I could get some
support through letters from you, my
family, I love you all and miss you
all a whole bunch.
Love your sister
AKA Witch
Tamara Henry
17645 NW Helen Hwy.
Portland, OR 97231
Happy Belated Birthday
to Art
from Vanessa and Earl
Happy Birthday Dad
from A J and Kandace
and Congratulations on your first
year of Sobriety
Happy Happy 1st Birthday
to a "Great" grandson
Love you to pieces
Ty Ray
G-Gma Wycus
also to a special boy
"Baby Wolf
Many many more on your day, you
do share with your neph, how
sweet, Jericho James Wolf-Suppah
All my love, Ulla Eliza
letters, preferably 300 words
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contains a number of errors
agers receive.
In addition, it was claimed
that the writer was told that Tribal
Council had already approved the
year 2001 budget. This is not true.
Tribal Council has held three district
meetings and two General Council
meetings to discuss the proposed bud
get. The secretarytreasurer also held
three meetings to focus on proposed
tribal expenditures. These meetings
were held to gather input from tribal
members on the proposed level of
expenditures for the year 200 1 . Tribal
Council, after considering all com
ments received in reference to the
proposed 2001 budget, will act to
adopt a budget before the end of No
vember. The letter further com
plained about the level of budgeted
Member voices
To the Editor
About the budget meeting on 1 1
600. Watching the reactions on the
faces of the certain part of Council,
that I have written about before, let a
Tribal Member make a fool of her
self preaching hate, makes me won
der if they were trying to get the tribal
membership to start bickering among
themselves again. Conveniently,
Justas people are talking about elec
tions again. If it hadn't been for a
council member from the south dis
trict stepping in, to kindly to remind
the Vice-Chairman, about the Vice
Chairman's famous Robert's rules of
order, the meeting, would probably
gotten totally off track. This same
Chairman was quick to take control
of the meeting, and to call people out
of order, even the young kids who
tried, when they were speaking out
against the casino in Madras. Shows
land management shared with Tribal Members
I clear. Due to the governments negli-.
gence the prices are still from $2.50
Lto $5.00 per acre. Call the regional
offices controlling the state you are
interested in. For example, the BLM
in Billings, MT 406-255-2888 con
trols Montana and they have maps
showing the land currently available. '
This old law should have long ago
been changed but as usual the gov
ernment is not operation in the best
interests of Mother Earth. I have listed
specific articles and references to help
those interested.
1. www.blm.gov
2. www.ezl.comppg
mining.htm
i 3. U.S. New & World Report
f (Oct. 28, 1991)
4. Insight on the news (Jan. 10,
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541-553-1739.
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swept.
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Happy Birthday
Cecelia Brunoe
from your cousin
George
Happy 1st Birthday
on November 22 to our little pride
and joy, our sunshine, Tyrone Ray
Medrano
With lots of love and kiss and
hugs. Mom and Dad
Happy Birthday Jercho
November 22
From Ty Ty, oh thanks for sharing
your birthday
funds for purposes of land purchases.
Those budgeted funds are utilized to
purchase interests in trust lands on our
reservation, as well as key parcels off
the reservation such as the land sur
rounding Sherar's Bridge. This is a
very long-standing policy of our
tribes. It has allowed us to preserve
the ownership of our tribal lands on
the reservation, so it will remain in
tact for the benefit of tribal members,
now and into the future. Not only do
expenditures for these purposed pur
chases protect the future of our reser
vation, but the amount budgeted is
actually a significant reduction from
what has been spent in prior years.
Sincerely,
Olney Patt, Jr.
Tribal Council Chairman
concerns regarding Council
me that must be more importance to
these falls.
This same person is always
claiming to be concerned about the
troubled youth on the reservation. I
hope she isn't teaching them her ide
als. For a while it got everybody's
mind off of what the consultants were
going to do with next years budget. I
was told that at the previous meetings,
the ST and friends totally ignored
questions about Economic Develop
ment. But then that seems to be
management's SOP. As one manager
told me, that department has told any
one, exactly where or how that 2.5
million is to be used. Hiring more
consultants, lawyers and finding ways
to keep KahNeeTa management
afloat always seems to be' the end re
sult. While everybody is still bicker
ing, management doesn't have to ex
1991)
5. U.S. Department of the In
terior (BLM) ' " ' '
6. National Geographic (Na
tive American Heritage Map: 1982)
7. National Geographic (Feb
ruary 1994)
Crow, Cheyenne, Lakota, Nez
Perce, Blackfeet, Shoshone, Arapaho,
Cherokee, Gros Ventre, Apache,
Mandan, Kiowa, Pawnee, Osage,
Cree, Wind River, Ute, Iowa, Otoe,
Ojibwa, Blood, Comanche, Wichita,
Hidatsa, Flathead, Kansas, Atsina,
Bannock, and many others, look into
the quirk in this old mining act, it cost
you your ancestoral home.
It is my hope you will cheaply
reclaim thousands of acres of your
land and respect it as your ancestors
Also Papa G, we wish you a happy
anniversary. We had a long-term life as
one you complete us so here it is:
For You
Life is full of suprises
Bud Dad awakes when the sun rises
You warm everyone's hearts
But sometimes you act like Bart
When you're happy and sad
But you never get that mad
We are glad you are a part of us
We never lose our trust
Purple and Gold
But you'll never get old
Happy Anniversary to "Daddy G"
Xoxoxoxoxo Ma"DD" and sons
"Master D" and "Baby D"
Happy 1st Birthday
Tyrone
Lots of love, kisses and hugs
Grandma, grandpa, itta's Albert
Happy Birthday to my nephew
Tyrone Ray
Love, your uncle Oney AKA Tony
Happy 1st Birthday to my baby
Lots of love your uncle Bow Bow
AKA Leonard
Happy Birthday to Bun-Bun AKA
Tyrone
Lots of love. Auntie, nana Rella
Happy Birthday Jercho
Love, Itta, Albert and kids
Happy Anniversary
Taw 4 Tracy
Love, Itta A Albert, Tony,
Leonard
Rella
Happy 3rd Anniversary
Tracy and Taw
Love, Liza and Tyrone
Happy holidays
message received
Happy Holidays. It's that time
of the year in our cold winter weather.
I want to wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas this year. I hope you all are
good and will get what you want for
Christmas. Merry Christmas every
one. EvettePatt
Eugene, Oregon
Three paydays until
Christmas
plain to anyone there is such a big
disparity in yearly bonuses between
them, the non-Indian, especially gam
ing and KahNeeTah , and everyday
Tribal Member. Or who made the
deals and contracts that led to this
predicament.
I was even told that in a certain
department, where managers have
doubled, that this department wants
a lawyer too. With all these lawyers,
just what are they planning to do, or
are they just covering themselves in
case they get caught doing some
thing? Or maybe they have been fol
lowing the newspapers, where the
leaders of tribes in similar are sitting
in the Hoosegow for racketeering.
Meanwhile, Tribal Members can't
even get leeal aid.
Victor Moses,
Tribal Member
cherished Mother Earth and the circle
of life.
;It is my request to right all
wrongs. . -" : r :
DL Campbell
734-665-7658
Note: Land in the U.S.A. falls
into six categories:
1. Privately owned
2. StateCounty owned
3. Federal parks
4. Indian reservations
5. Federal or State land for oil
or gas leasing only '
6. Bureau of Land Manage
ment Land (BLM) that may be leased
and purchased for $2.50 per acre un
der Mining Act of 1872.
Thanksgiving
powwow postponed
The Thanksgiving Mini Pow
wow Scheduled for Thanksgiving
Weekend will not be held until a later
date, Due to unavoidable circum
stances the powwow committee will
be unable to hold a powwow at this
time. Look for announcements of a
later date.
Happy Birthday
Shirley Heath
From your friends, The
Thompsons
I would like to wish our son Reed
Jordon Doney "Master Doney'.the best
and say, we are so happy to have a son
Eke you. You complete our til heart with
such joy and happiness. We al want you
to enjoy your 3" Birthday.
Happy Birthday?!!
Love you. Mama "DD" Papa "Daddy
G" Yaya "Brock Baby D"