November U, 2002
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Spilysy Tymoo, Wrm Springs, Oregon
"Native American Month" :
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This month is Native American month. Please
listen to the information we will be sharing about
the Ichishkiin Columbia River people. This is our
people, we are named Warm Springs Tribe today.
We will only speak Ichishkiin and English languages
once today.
Shnutwined tt'aaxw nch'i tichampama Tanan
chi alxaix.
November is set aside to observe Native Ameri
cans of the United States of America.
Tananma
Oregonkni.
Namach'na wa
Ichishkiin
snwitama, kuna
wa tunxtunx
wiwanichii Nch'i
Wanakni.
We will share some information about our native
american people from this area in Oregon. We
speak Warm Springs Ichishkiin language and we are
decendents of several ichishkiin groups from the
Columbia River.
Miimikni na'au wamsh namach'a tananma
ichishkiin snwitema nch'i Wanakni ku ttaaxwkan
maan pawushinwushinxana, panaik'uknxana
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"Since )h time immemorial us "Sailapbn Language"
speaking people are from the Columbia River. We
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oboriginal territories
in season for our
existence.
Tananma nawa,
Nch'i Wanatama.
Wiwanichii Tinino, Wyam, Sk'inpa, Takshpash.
Qw'ainata wa kuma wanichii chikuk Warm
Springs .
We are Native Americans of our people from areas
along Columbia River, such as Tinino, Wyam,
Sk'inpa, and Takshpash. Today we are named
Warm Springs.
Auna ku
patmiyunawana
tananmaman,
auna anichta
chi chamanai
timanii
tichampa.
Auna ku uwit pashapataxnana Tiaxpa, (nch'i
tai), kuna auku pawanicha Tiaxtama. Aukuna
anch'a pashapawushyat'ana anakwna iwa
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Awawat
Itq'iuqtdiksh
Shaxel Ishtamx
Alamelqtaxida
Emxgiuldamida
Daminwa
Language
Elders
Creator
Learn
You will pray
Always
If
rru
Visit your elders.
Daminwa amshxilgiuldamida Shaxel Ishtamx.
Always have a prayer to our Creator.
xhiita chi kuk. Aunaku txanana timrW tfcTiarri)
kuna nishaicht wanicha Shitaikt. Kutiyana
pamashukasha Wanatama nawa.
Since we were moved from the Columbia River to
be placed in one area as a Indian Reservation. We
were moved several times. First stop was Tygh
Valley, we were named then Tiax. The second
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move was to Hot springs, (Today is known as
Kahneta Resort) and then we were placed here to
stay. We named our place Mlli, as Warm Springs,
meaning warm water. Our river people was named
Warm Springs. We know our selves as Wanalama.
Aumatash kuc'k washapashukan nami
tananmamiki. Auxi pam qashukan tun tun
nawa tananawit Nch' Wanaknii.
We have shared with you just a short information
about our Indian people. Now you have little
information of who we are from the Columbia
River. Today known as Warm Springs.
Ha oo u ya tabeno?
How are you today?
Pesa nu!
I'm fine!
Daminwa alimxanxanaunxma
,shan maika.
Always be proud of who you
are.
Alamelqfaxida amiwawat.
Learn your language.
Admelkqfaxida kanawi
idmiq'fuqtdiksh.
Learn your family ancestry.
Alamelqtaxida ilxakaqmit.
Learn about your Treaty.
Amdukshtama
idmiq'iuqtdiksh.
Te moomooatupuwitoo yadoakwe.
Today we will talk about our ancestors.
Mu Numo onosoo tu tuka'nama nane'a.
Our people were named for the food in their area.
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Pesa
It'ukdi
Answers to last issue's word puzzle:
Sapsikw'atpama Nobe
Skul Itqufi
Schoodu
Ki
Numu
Kiksht
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Umu yamosawitu,
kedutuka'a.
The people from Ft.
Bidwell, CA, are
called "groundhog
eaters. "
Susumudu yatu
"tuhudya tukadu,"
mee nane'a.
Some people from
here are called the
"deer eaters. "
Ya mu wadatuka'a, Boinwitu.
There's the "sead eaters," from the Burns are,
1 1 r- I k i i
twa yoo iNumu, nume ki
nema'yu.
There's lots of bands of
Paiutes we didn't mention.
Mu Numu onosoo
kwa'ya mesoo
sogonume.
The Paiutes roamed all
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over this territory.
Umu nonotse ki sumukwi nobekadu.
Our people were nomads, never stayed in one
place too long.
Ka tepuma nadu umu tumatapoo'e.
Our people made many things from the land.
Language Classes:
Wasco: Mondays from 3:30 to 5 PM
in Language Trailer.
Paiute: Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5
PM in the Language Trailer.
Sahaptin: Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 3:30 to 5 PM in the Language
Trailer.
Home Base Classes:
Sahaptin: Thursdays from 5 to 8 PM.
Held in the Simnasho Area.
(For info, call Suzie Slockish at
553-2201.)