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E 75 .S68 v. 27 no. 9 May 2 , Cf ( M Spalyg P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 SERIALS DEPT. KNIGHT LIBRARY 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE. OR 97403 U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 May 2, 2002 Vol.27, No. 9 Cbyofe Aews, est. 1976 35 cents Tyrooo y Seniors honored next week , One of the most popular annual events in Warm Springs - Honor Seniors Day - will be happening next Friday, May 10. Throughout the clay, Warm Springs can expect to see hundreds of people vis iting and taking part in Honor Seniors Day. The event also is, of course, a favorite time for the local elders of the reser vation. This year, Honor Seniors Day is celebrating its twelfth anniversary. The theme for the day will be, "Our Flags Fly Together." This patriotic theme was inspired by the tragic events last year on September 11. In all, between 900 and 1,200 people are expected to attend Honor Seniors Day in Warm Springs, said Elton Greeley, director of the Se niors Department. A delegation from South Dakota is expected to attend. The event happens throughout the day on May , 10 at the Agency Longhouse. The day begins at 8 a.m. with registration. At 10 a.m. is the Early Childhood Education Pow wow, followed at 11:30 by the posting of colors, invo cation and welcoming. Sack lunches in the after noon are provided for free. Special recognition, awards, fun-time seniors' games and unique entertain ment are set to begin at 1 p.m. The I Ionor Banquet is at 5 p.m. Senior citizens will have priority seating. From 10 a.m. through 3 p.m., there will be a shuttle service to The Museum at Warm Springs. Senior guests will have free admission at the Mu seum. For information on Warm Springs Honor Se niors Day, contact the Se niors Department. The phone number is 553-3313. Education powwow is Friday A powwow sponsored by education groups is set for this Friday, May 3, at the Agency longhouse. This event, promoting respect for culture and en hancement of education, is being sponsored by the Warm Springs Education Committee, the Higher Education Department, Title IX, Johnson O'Malley Committee, and the Alco hol Prevention Program. Supper will be at 6 p.m., and Grand Entry at 7 p.m. There will be exhibition dances and door prizes. For information, contact 553-3311. amoimg Voting members of the Confederated Tribes later this month will decide the future of the tribes' gaming enter prise. The Tribal Council this week set the date of May 21 for a referendum on gaming ex pansion. Most tribal members are eager to vote on this issue, and to move forward, said Rudy Clements, gaming spokesman. Michael Bobb of N8ive Styles easy The housing shortage on the reservation is a compli cated problem dating back many years. And there is no easy solu tion to a problem of this mag nitude, said Willy Fuentes, Chief Operations Officer of the Confederated Tribes. "We're taking a comprehen sive approach to the issue," said Fuentes. 'These problems be gan developing decades ago, and they have never been ad dressed." The reservation needs new Museum to The Museum at Warm Springs next week will host the Third Annual Native Ameri can Art Fair. The fair will in clude artists selling their works, food booths, door prizes, a tecpee village, and a Native American art competi tion. An Aztec dance group will perform, as will the Quartz Creek Dance Group. Warm Springs artist Lillian Pitt will be among the re nowned artists on hand for the art fair. Tribal Art Exhibit award-winner Merle Kirk will demonstrate her art during r - . The Confederated Tribes over the past few years have been facing substantial budget reductions. The reductions will con tinue until some new source of revenue is in place, the tribal leadership agrees. Without a new source of revenue, essential tribal govern ment services will have to be cut. Maintaining and expand ing these services - including Break-dance talent demonstrates a break-dance move. See story on page 2. residences, including homes and possibly multi-family structures, said Fuentes. At the same time the tribes need a system that provides for better maintenance of dwell ings once they are built, he said. Construction of new dwell ings would not only provide much-needed new living space for tribal members, but would also help in developing a local economy on the reservation, said Fuentes. The need for great improve host art fair both days of the fair. The event will also include a Mothers Day Poker Fun Run-Walk. The art fair will happen from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. on Sat urday and Sunday, May 1 1 and 12. Admission is by donation. The Altec dancers arc scheduled to perform at 11 a.m. The on both days of the fair. Quarti Creek Dance Group will perform at 2 p.m. on both days. The Museum at Warm Springs invites everyone for a weekend of entertainment, fun, food, games and prizes. mt si for May 211 1 education and job training, police and fire protection, and community infrastructure -are primary reasons why tribal officials have proposed an ex pansion of the gaming enter prise. A main reason why the tribal leadership is looking to ward the Gorge for expansion is the potential to make a con siderable profit for the, tribes. 'l'iSee VOTE on page 3 Dave McMechanSpllyay ment of the tribal economy is one reason why Fuentes is making housing a prior ity. An overall goal, he said, is to keep tribal money on the reservation. See HOUSING on 3 - i - , y - . , - , - .. " ' Y. Sunny weather over the weekend was greatly appreciated by participants and spectators of the Root Feast Rodeo. More rodeo pictures on page 6. Tribal events at Columbia The coming weeks will see three district meetings and one general council meeting on the gaming ref erendum. These meetings will be in addition to up coming home-base meetings on gaming expansion. With tribal members hearing a great deal about their properties at the Gorge, the tribes are orga nizing an opportunity for the membership to learn more about these properties first-hand. The date for the Gorge Police seek information on Senior Center break-in Three youths, two of them still not locatcdare suspected of breaking into the Warm Springs Senior Center, vandal izing property and stealing sev eral items from the building. Police are asking for assis tance in locating the two sus pects who have not yet been found. These individuals may -be living off thtftcscmwwi; ' The three suspects gained entry into the Senior Center by breaking in through a side window. They scattered papers around the office, painted graf fiti on a door and damaged other doors. The suspects stole a computer and a printer that had been donated to the Senior Center. They stole a small television set and VCR, a police scanner, a public announcement sys tem, plus other items. The incident happened the night of April 16 or early in the morning on April 17. Senior Center staff mem bers discovered the vandalism and theft upon their arrival for work in the morning on April 17. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of the planned River Gorge gathering has been set tenta tively for May 18. The loca tion will possibly be in Hood River, along the wa terfront. Confirmation of the time and place will hap pen in the near future. The Gorge event will in clude a tour of the tribal properties both at Hood River and at Cascade Locks. There will be a salmon feast, blessing of the tribal prop erties, and an ancestral me morial ceremony. See EVENTS on page 3 The youths suspected of the crime are associ ated with a gang. suspects is encouraged to call Warm Springs Police Dispatch at 553-1171 or 553-1172. The information may be reported j anonymously. Elton Greeley, director of the Warm Springs Seniors De partment, and Police Chief Don Courtney discussed the recent break-in with tribal el ders at a seniors meal last week at the center. Greeley said that the youths suspected of the crime are associated with a gang. Courtney said he would like to involve seniors in the effort to prevent gang activity on the reservation. For in stance, young people accused of crimes may be brought be fore an Elders Court Elders serving on the court would consider how best to address particular cases of ju venile crime and delinquency, said Courtney. Also, he said, parents need to know that disciplining a child for wrong behavior is not against the law. Discipline of a child is not the same as child abuse, he said. If a parent is unwilling or unable to discipline the child, then they can contact a whipman, said Courtney. Shnnasho ro deo May 18 Rodeo fans on the reserva tion will be happy to hear that another rodeo event is coming up. The Simnasho community will be hosting rodeo next Saturday, May 18. This rodeo will happen at the newly built arena, located by the school area in Simnasho. The community members worked together to develop the new rodeo grounds. The Range and Agriculture Department supplied some equipment for this project. Because the grounds arc new, the rodeo on May 18 will include blessing ceremony. , v.ii ii v i -. 1 1 y " ! 'J i Z a FN -I Hv.mI cm: 0' v1 1 y . y t ynioM. or uii i . i y
