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Spilygy Tymoo, Wjrro Springs, Oregon Feb. 22, 2001 ,
E Coosb EEWA: The way it is
Spilyay Speaks
Hearing the whistles
of changing times
The way things have been happening around here
lately ... I don't think that was in the script from years
past. Everything seems as though there is a hole at the
bottom and everything is slipping away. The economy is
bad all over the country, which affects us here in Warm
Springs.
The big layoff at the Forest Products, the tribal budget
being handled like a hot potato, but it's something we all
have to take a bite of. No matter how the "Cookie
Crumbles," we've got to pick up the pieces and carry the
ball into the future.
I'm sure there arc studies on the drawing board at all
times trying to find a way for the Tribes to earn some
income. Hopefully one of these days we can come up
with some sort of a solution to pull us along in this cruel
world.
At one time we were sitting on a pretty high horse and
gliding along with the world without much worry about
the everyday life. The whole operation was at a comfort
able pace. Some say we were a model organization and
we let it go at that without looking into the dark corners
of the future.
Well those dark corners that we overlooked are upon
us and now we have to find a way to bail ourselves out.
But like the old saying goes, "When there is good
things happening, there is also the bad side of every
thing. You must take the good and bad hand in hand."
Well, there is another old saying, "One bad Apple can
spoil the whole barrel." So I think it's time to turn
things around for the good side of things to come along.
Some say that in order to make money you must
spend money. So, what old saying should we believe,
because most of the time we have had the worst of
things.
Well, let's see, I can remember back when I was just a
"cute little tyke," I could hear the 6 o'clock whistle in
the morning at the mill, and later on the 7:55 whistle
and than the 8 o'clock whistle, that's when everything
got started. All the machinery rolling along as the daily
job routing was underway. Than at 12 o'clock the noon
whistle. A person really didn't need a wristwatch be
cause for miles away you could hear the whistle at the
mill, so you would know just what time of the day it
was. I'm sure everyone liked to hear the 5 o'clock
whistle. That was the time when you could go home and
kick off your shoes and watch the TV news in the
evening. Only in them days you had to walk clear across
the floor to change channels on your TV, because there
were no remote controls at that time. Captain Kangaroo
was the big hit,, along with game shows like To Tell the
Truth, finally color TV came along with remote controls
to really make things easy for everyone.
Like they say, "Times Change, People Change," and
all we can do now is hope for the best. ...
Toe Ness
ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends
and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and
dye.
CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people.
CHICKENS: The only creatures you eat before they are
born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes
hours.
DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
GOSSIP: A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do
more damage.
HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage.
INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the
paper.
MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn.
SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time.
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Letters to the editor
Condolences
to families
To the editor,
My family would like to offer our
condolences to the Wcwa and Tom
family for the great loss of "Jaz.ic
Wcwa"". We were unable to attend
the service held in Warm Springs.
Jazzie has always been a long time
friend and has always been there to
provide advice to my wife when she
was in the Rodeo competitions as
well as in recent years to myself. 1 1c
will be missed and my family will
pray for you in this time of loss.
Ed and Tornla Cbhc . t
& Family
Chiloquin, OR
Thanks for
pageant support
To the editor,
Niix Patchwai, Good Day my
people. As you may already know,
the pageant is coming up soon and I
will be giving up my title. I had a
great year representing the reserva
tion and, more importantly, the
people of the reservation. It was a
great learning experience for me and
I enjoyed it. Thank you for giving
me that opportunity. With all the
deaths in my family, I had to hold
back on a lot of things. Nonethe
less, it was still a busy year and I am
glad I had the honor of represent
ing Warm Springs. I would just like
to let the community know a brief
overview of events that I entered or
will participate in.
First, I will be featured in the
"Pom wow" Calendar: Photos by Ben
Marra for the 2002 year edition as
Jr. Miss Warm Springs. I represented
Warm Springs in Wahington DC as
a National Young Leader for Or
egon; Sioux Falls, SD for the Na
tional Indian Education Association
Conference and placed 1" in the
Oratory competition (Tianna
Greene placed 2nd); I was able to
speak at the 20 year anniversary Ban
quet in Boulder, CO for Upward
Bound; did the opening speechre
marks for the Collage of Cultures
2000. 1 did lots of local functions and
was the first NDN to cross the new
Crooked River bridge in one of
those really old cars (enit Alyssa).
The most recent event was that I
was elected President of the Native
Class of 2001, a group of Native se
niors who are on track to graduate
and are fundraising for a senior trip
to Southern California. (We are ac
cepting donations.)
I would also like to take this time
to thank all my family and friends
who have supported me this past
year as I reigned as Jr. Miss Warms
Springs. You all don't even know
what I would have done without
you there. First and foremost The
Creator, if it weren't for him I
wouldn't be here, Tribal Council
and the MWS committee; Education
Department for sending me to DC;
my "Grammas", Daisy, Millie,
Bernice, Jerry, Lucinda, Roma, Mary
Ann and even the ones that passed
on during the past year for guiding
me in the right direction and teach
ing me things about our traditional
ways; my Gramma Sauyapam
(again) for all your love and support.
I couldn't have done anything with
out you; my Mom; my ya ya 'Jab'
for all the encouraging words and
keeping me on track; Aldo; Trots;
Beeje; and the boyz; Sneak; Felipe;
Shmittee; MaryAnn; Gizmo; Taylor
you're always in my prayers; my
uncle 'pfft-icky'; my girl Nutt-E and
Mrs. Gassner for helping me
through those rough times; my fel
low Upward Bound peers (yep, all
10 of you) and your parents too;
Trey Leonard and the Native Class
of 2001; Nicole Adams for college
guidance; Pat Atkins for donating a
fish for my traditional talent at the
pageant; Lindy Waters, Eric
letters, preferably 300 words
Tippiconic and the rest of the UB
Staff in Boulder, CO; Sclma
Blackwolfc for the new fancy dance
outfit (THANK YOU); Geneva and
the rest of the family; Eagle Thun
der for always being able to drum
for us at the high school; Carol
Allison; Tcdi, Tcncc and Tianna for
making the trip to South Dakota a
blast; Ms. Sturza and ASB for let
ting me participate in the homecom
ing parade; I.tC. Mack B. Gardner
for the public speaking skills in
ROTC and for hooking it up (I miss
you); Mr. Phil Comingore (miss you
too) for always putting a smile on
my face and can't forget your twin
'Phyllis'; Captain Burroughs; my
Grampa Cowhand; Foster Kalama;
Margie Kalama and the rest of the
'Multi-Culture Week Committee;
Mr. Pcrrcra (aye-Pereira); Ms Karen
Sites and class at Madras Elementary,
Miss Warm Springs 2000 Alyssa
Macy; Minnie Yahtin; Linda David
at IIMj Kunya and staff at the Se
nior Center; Selena Boise at Spifyay
Tjmoo, past Miss Warm Springs; and
anyone else that I may have forgot
ten. Once again, Thank you and
may the Lord above bless each and
every one of you.
Jr. Miss Warms Springs 2000
Cecilia 'Cece' Herrera
Email: n8ivgirlhotmail.com
Thanks for
ticket purchases
To the editor,
An Overdue Thank you...
At this time we would like to
thank all of the people who pur
chased season, session and raffle tick
ets from our daughter, Hester Scott.
Hester is the granddaughter of the
late Chester Smith Sr. of Nevada.
A big thank you to her aunts,
Debbie
Keats and
Eleanor
Smith, of
Yerington,
Nevada
who also
purchased
tickets
from
across the
miles.
Can't for
get the
people of
Madras
who also purchased tickets.
A big thank you to her dad,
Harvey, for his support, while I
(Florene) was out riding around the
Rez with Hess while she was selling
her tickets. Also a big thank you to
Johnnie Holliday for being Hess's
escort.
Once again thank you, because
you made it all possible for her to
be crowned Queen for the Holiday
Tournament.
Florene and Harvey Scott
Thanks to
powwow committee
To the editor,
Appreciation to the Lincoln's
Powwow Committee for including
the concession stand for Azeul Char
ley. Thank you to the Simnasho
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Anger can be a contagious thing
To the editor,
I heard a story the other day. Billy
Martin the baseball player told about
hunting in Texas with Mickey
Mantle. Mickey had a friend who
would let them hunt on his ranch.
When they reached the ranch,
Mickey told Billy to wait in the car
while he checked in with his friend.
Mantle's friend quickly gave
them permission to hunt, but he
asked Mickey a favor. He had a pet
mule in the barn, who was going
blind, and he didn't have a heart to
put him out of his misery. He asked
Mickey to shoot the mule for him.
When Mickey came back, he pre
tended to be angry. He scowled and
slammed the door. Billy asked him
what was wrong, and Mickey said
his friend wouldn't let them hunt.
"I'm so mad at that guy," Mantle
said. "I'm going out to his barn and
shoot one of his mules!"
Mantle drove like a maniac to the
Winter Nitcs Culture Club for all
your hard work, the powwow com
mittee, for the blanket dance. On
1'eb. 14, we thank all who bought
Valentine gifts. (Did the passion tea
work?) We arc planning future fund
raising events.
Azeul is planning to tour F.urope
with his art class this summer. He is
a very gifted artist, and we're proud
of him.
Thank you.
Respectfully
Azeul's fundraising committee
Thanks for
grandson's support
To the editor,
I want to take this opportunity
to THANK EVERYONE, that was
involved in the ceremonies for my
Grandson "Lila Jake Frank" at the
Lincoln's Powwow in Simnasho.
Thank you Charlotte Hcrkshan (for
suggesting and doing the ceremony),
Captain Moody & daughters (for the
cakes and serving it), Drumming
Group (for the honor song), Pow
wow committee (for allowing this
event to take place), Melinda Tohet
& Family (for the cakes), Alexyz
Verbena Gonsalez and Angelina
Perez (for helping Veronica serve the
cake), Rudy, Anna, Trudee Clements
and Shayla Frank, Jacob & Winona
Frank & Family for sharing Lila Jake
with us.
Louise and Cassie Katchia for the
give away items and being there for
our family all the time. And all his
relatives that danced with him and
shook his hand. These kind of cer
emonies arc important to our fami
lies and especially for Lila Jake. He
is my FIRST grandchild and I am
very proud of him. He is the one
that kept us focused after our mom
died and he has been such a great
joy in our lives. ALL of my broth
ers and sisters have had a hand in
raising my son, Ramon Greene, who
is Jake's father. Thanks to them for
. being the. best grandmas and grand
pas, 'i .
I also want to thank Auntie
Bernice, Max and Kimiko Mitchell
for including Lila Jake in the birth
days at the Agency Longhouse the
following day to everyone there for
the wonderful gifts for Lila Jake.
Again, Thank you,
Ramona Greene-Baez
Ramon Green, Veronica
& Luis Baez
Call for change in
management focus
To the editor,
The success or failure of the or
ganization often depends on the abil
ity of our council. Managing the
organization requires that each
council member be knowledgeable
about the enterprise, and be able to
guide and control the managers, and
some of the council. The council
provides policy guidance, and estab
lishes the management philosophy.
The role of the manager or su
pervisor differs in several ways from
the roles of the employees they su
pervise. In other words, he or she
must be a leader, who supports
tribal preference employment. If
barn. Martin protested, "We can't do
that!" Mickey shouted, "Just watch
me." When they got to the barn,
Mantle jumped out of the car with
his rifle, ran inside, and shot the
mule. As he was leaving, though, he
heard two shots, and he ran back to
the car. He saw that Martin had
taken out his rifle too. "What are you
doing, Martin?" He yelled.
Martin yelled back, face red with
anger, "We'll show that son of a gun!
I just killed two of his cows!"
Anger can be dangerously conta
gious. As Proverbs puts it, "Do not
make friends with a hot tempered
man... or you may learn his ways."
Prov. 22:24-25.
Starting February 25 we will have
a season of Lent light potluck and
study on Sunday evenings at 6:30
p.m. Everyone is welcome. Bring
some food and your Bible.
We have a Monday night youth
night. All seventh grade and up are
they are unable to do so, and keep
putting non-Indians over their
people, then they need to be re
moved. Promote someone who will
enforce tribal preference, married
into the tribe or other Indians for
employment.
Our council agreeing to demot
ing or laying off our Indian employ
ees, to keep the non-Indian em
ployed has caused many families to
suffer. What do we owe the non-Indian?
Nol Words cannot express the
betrayal, by some of our leadership
and managers, about questionable
activities throughout our organiza
tion! Mainly majority of council and
managers' non-compliance with the
people's voices.
Effective leadership involves
much more than just being ap
pointed the boss of a department.
Managers caught or reported for
wrongdoing are not held account
able for their actions. Who do you
turn to? Many have legitimate com
plaints, but are in fear of their em
ployment! Why? Managers with my
way or the highway attitude.
Management feel and believe that
our people are incapable to think,
train and learn, as many of them had
to do, to get the job done or raise
job descriptions, not to employ the
people! It's truly sad how the power
of the greenback dollar makes tribal
decisions, at times, not in the best
interest of the tribe.
Some of our leadership and man
agers feel they're untouchable. The
way they ignore and ridicule people
who present their concerns and le
gitimate complaints. People! If the
tribe goes under, we are all going
down, together.
We need to organize, not just to
talk but to work towards eliminat
ing some of these problems., Why?
If we don't there may be nothing left
for our children and their children.
We must re-evaluate our whole or
ganization from the top down.
Eliminate all G.M. positions, no
need for them! Give all employees
only, not management, living ex
pense raises they all deserve.
Remember! The elected council
and management work for the
people. This has been forgotten. We
need a leadership who'll listen and
hear our tribal concerns. We must
all be one, a tribe, to protect our re
sources, to protect our existence,
against those who want to strip our
rights away. What's needed is a trust
relationship between council, man
agers and the people.
Always those who speak out are
put on that invisible black list that
never exists - until you apply for
advertised positions listed by coun
cil or management regardless of ex
perience, training, education, senior
ity, you're never considered. I've
been with the organization for 25
years, like many went through griev
ance, won, what? I still end up un
employed and never received pay
lost during grievance.
I'm only one voice, like others,
speaking out. Let's organize, and try
making a positive difference.
God bless you all and my prayers
out to you and your families.
Tony "Big Rat" Suppah
invited, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The
ladies meet on Wednesday nights
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church.
A big thank you to the Warm
Springs Elementary School for all
the food raised for the food bank.
My thanks to all who donated blood
to the Red Cross. Thank you to the
Woody Smith clan for giving blood,
and to the Russell Smith clan for the
help in running the blood drive.
Hug someone you love, hug
someone you dislike. No alcohol or
tobacco for children. One day at a
time. Buckle up the kids and your
selves. Don't hit or beat on your
self. Pay your bills before gambling,
then stay home. Read the Bible for
its effect on your heart Pray to God
to the point of your hearing Him.
Honor someone each day. Love
yourself. Like yourself. See you in
church. Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church on the campus.
Pastor Rick R. Ribeiro