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Dave McMechanSpilyay
Alvis Smith points to the area of the house where the
Cottonwood struck.
Close call at the Smiths'
It was two o'clock in the
morning, and the wind was
blowing with great force. Alvis
Smith and his wife Shirley
were sleeping in their house,
on Wasco Street.
The cats were also asleep
in the house. The dog was
resting in his doghouse, next
to the old Cottonwood tree in
the front yard.
Suddenly, above the noise
of the howling wind, came a
loud crashing sound.
"It sounded like a hand-grenade
exploded," said Smith.
The Cottonwood had blown
down across the front yard,
narrowly missing the dog
house. The top branches
struck the roof of the Smith's
home.
Fortunately, no one was in
jured, and somehow there was
no property damage.
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Tymoo
CCoyote News, Est. 1976)
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With the shock of hearing
a large tree crash across the
front yard, Shirley was unable
to sleep the rest of the night.
When the tree came down,
the Smith's dog, a lab that helps
Alvis with herding cattle, ran
out of his doghouse and part
way down the street. The cats
all hid.
The next day a Housing De
partment crew cut the cotton
wood into pieces.
Alvis Smith said he is con
deemed that high winds in the
future could bring down one
or more of the other old trees
on Wasco Street.
The high winds during the
early part of last week were
estimated at nearly 80 miles
per hour. Also damaged in the
storm was a bus stop on
Mount Jefferson St. at Greeley
I Ieights.
Spilyay Tymoo,
Keeping holiday
meals well balanced
By Lynne Breese
OSU Extension Agent
Tis the season of fancy cook
ies, fudge, pie, turkey and ham.
It's holiday good-eating time.
But wait, those foods may have
extra sugar, fat and salt.
Can you eat holiday foods
and still eat for your good
health?
The answer is yes: Eating fa
vorite foods does not mean that
you cut out all fat, sugars and
salt. But it does mean you avoid
too much.
With careful yet easy plan
ning, you can eat your favorite '
holiday treats, and still eat to
your good health.
How? One word sums it up,
balance. Balance is the key.
Balance the foods that are
high in fat, sugars and salt with
other foods that contain less of
Respect,
(Editor's note: The following was
submitted to Spilyay Tymoo by the
office of the Warm Springs Victim 's
of Crime Services.)
The abuse of women and
children by men is a shame in
any society. Among American
Indian nations, with traditional
cultures that exalted the highest
value of sacrifice for "the
people," it is a contradiction of
everything that can be held dear.
National statistics show that
one of every three American
women is battered repeatedly
and nearly half have suffered
domestic violence. According to
the Department of Justice,
among Native American
women, the incidence of rape
and sexual assault ii estimated ;
to be perhaps as high as 3.5
times the average for other
races. Although about 90 per
cent of American Indian victims
of rape and sexual assault re
ported an offender of a differ
ent race, nevertheless, there is
no doubt that this is very much
also an Indian problem.
Most tragically, domestic vio
lence and sexual assault are the
dirty little secrets within too
many American Indian families,
which are often so ashamed or
intimidated that they cannot
Howlak
Tichum
Robert Wayne Williams
Robert Wayne "Wyno
Williams died December
13, 2002 at a Redmond care
center at age 44, due to a
brain tumor.
Mr. Williams was born
January 13, 1958 to parents
J. Silas and Lenora
(Wilkinson) Williams.
I le was raised and lived
in Warm Springs.
I Ie was survived by his
father J. Silas Williams; sis
ters, Peggy Williams,
Louise Katchia, Cassie
Katchia, Regina LeClaire,
Denise LeClaire, Lorna
LeClaire, Martha Heath,
Roberta Heath; brothers
Richard Wolfe, John
Katchia, Lyle Katchia, Wil
liam Katchia, Marlon
LeClaire, Wallace
LeClaire, Johnson Heath,
Douglas, George and Jack;
numerous uncles, aunts,
grandmothers, nieces and
nephews.
A dressing ceremony
was held at the Agency
Longhousc December 16,
with Shaker service,
Washut service, prayer,
Burial was at the Agency
Cemetery in Warm Springs
December 17.
Warm Springs, Oregon
those ingredients.
For example, enjoy the cook
ies, but for lunch, have a simple
fresh vegetable salad seasoned
lightly with garlic pepper, lime
juice and canola oil, instead of
a cheeseburger and fries. Savor
a big piece of fudge, but only
one piece, and don't eat ice
cream for dessert after dinner.
Enjoy the pie, with ice cream
if you wish, but cut a smaller
slice, and "just one scoop of ice
cream, please."
Since this is the season for
fancy 'desserts, eat a simple
breakfast, fruit (without sugar),
toast (just a little butter and no
jam), and a glass of milk along
with your coffee.
Remember, balance is the
key to enjoying all foods, dur
ing the holiday and throughout
the New Year.
care for
even talk about the issue and
thus get stuck in cycles of vio
lence and degradation that
should pain the heart of any
decent man.
We use the term "man" on
purpose, because this article is
directed at the men who are
perpetuating this horrible and
abhorrent behavior that has in
creasingly beset Indian country
in the past several decades.
While it is true that the institu
tionalization of whole Native
generations is largely to blame
for introducing this type of be
havior, we believe it is time for
all decent men and women in
Indian country to express their
opposition to domestic violence
in every way possible.
; : ' To their great credit,,it is the
women" of the Indian nations,
by and large, who moved ahead
to confront the problem. And
as general education about such
abuse becomes available, more
women are fighting back by re
porting their situations. Women
and family shelters help a great
deal. They are crucial to break
ing the cycle. We call upon all
good men to lend support to the
women and projects attempting
to deal directly with this issue.
It is time that men take respon
sibility for the moral degrada
tion that such behavior inflicts
upon our communities.
We express the highest re
spect for strong social advocates
like Tillie Black Bear, director
of the White Buffalo Calf
Women's Society, which runs a
shelter in Mission, South Da
kota; Cecilia Fire Thunder of
Cangleska Inc., a program to
combat domestic violence on
the Pine Ridge Reservation;
Karen Artichoker of Sacred
Circle, a women's advocacy
group in Rapid City, South Da
kota, which aims to educate not
only Native women and men,
but also police forces and coun
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Calendar
The Museum at Warm Springs will be hosting a Wupus
Weaving Cultural Enrichment Class. Mark your calendars
for January's Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m., and Thursdays 6
to 8 p.m.
The dates in January are 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26 and 30.
The cost of the class is $20 per tribal member. Classes
will be held in the museum's Education Room.
Reserve a spot by calling 553-3331 .
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(From Spilyay Tymoo archives)
Cooperation the key to
protecting rights
The leadership of the NCAI,
NTCA, Affiliated Tribes and
their member tribes have rec
ognized that the present crisis
facing Indian tribal governments
and their rights is not merely the
introduction of several bills by
disgruntled Congressmen from
the State of Washington as a
response to their non-Indian
constituents. Rather, these bills
are an indication of a much
women is
selors about the price of domes
tic abuse in Indian country; and
Gwen Packard of Morning
Star, who helps organize shel
ters in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. They are representa
tives of the thousand of Na
tive women who have taken up
this duty throughout North
America. All agree, as Fire
Thunder points out, that the
cycle will not be broken until the
culture of silence about abuse
is shattered.
Among men in this develop
ing field, we salute Bob Prue,
director of the Healthy Relation
ship Project, a joint venture be
tween Haskell Indian Nations
University at Lawrence, Kansas,
and the University of Kansas,
which works to educate Indian
students about domestic abuse.
Prue reports that patterns of
abuse often find their way onto
college campuses. His hope is
that raising students' conscious
ness of the problem will help
stem the tide of abuse in Indian
country.
Changing the behavior of
both abusers and victims is cru
cial. Forcefully and consistently
explaining to young men the
shame of such behavior is para
mount. Abusers must learn to
change their behavior, channel
ing their motivations into non
violent ways.' It is even more
pressing that victims find the
empowerment to not be afraid
to report violence against them
by boyfriends and husbands.
This is the way to break down
the wall of silence that advocates
like Fire Thunder describes.
One of the biggest problems
abused Native women run into
is poorly trained counselors, ac
cording to Artichoker. Many
counselors do not understand
the seriousness of the violence
facing these women. She stresses
that tribes need to heed the call
Larry Spino II is In the fourth grade at Warm
Springs Elementary in Brian Gallagher's class.
He Is In the SMILE club and likes to play soccer
and run. His favorite classes are PE and math.
We are proud to honor Larry for his attendance
since he started at Warm Springs Elementary. So far
this year Larry has 'Perfect Attendance,' and has only
missed 5 12 days since Kindergarten. Way to go
Larry! (And thank you Angle & Azar for your support In
Larry's attendance).
Larry's future plans Include playing middle school
and high school sports. He would like to go to college
and graduate. After college he would like to play pro
soccer.
Congratulations Larry!
December 26, 2002 :
years ago today
greater and more far-reaching
problem that threatens the land,
water, hunting and fishing and
other property rights of Indian
people as well as the very exist
ence of Tribal Governments
and the continuation of Indian
Tribes as they exist today.
As a result of court recogni
tion of Indian rights and claims
and the development of strong,
active tribal governments, a grow
ing sentiment is developing in this
country to solve, once and for all,
the "Indian problems."
primary
about domestic violence and
honor their female relatives by
providing services for abused
women.
Now, V-Day, an international
program and movemeto stop!
violence against women and"
girls, has launched an Indian
country project. Suzanne Bluej
Star Boy, director of the Project
points out that violence against
Native women and girls is at anj
epidemic high. While the focus!
of V-Day is to raise awareness
of the international problem,
this coming year the campaign;,
will spotlight the situation of
Native women in the United
States and Canada. In February
and March of 2003, the initia
tive will organize hundreds of
events worldwide to bring attend
tion to the issues facing Native;
women. ".
It is time this horrible cycle:
of abuse is broken. Women are
leading. Men must do their part
by finding and realizing their
power is best found not in vio
lence but in humility, that core
tenet of every Native moral tra
dition. And our community men
must also realize that alcohol
and other destructive substances
have no place among the bounty!"
of our good foods and mcdi-1
cincs.
For women in an abusive
home, help is available. For help'
to escape from a domestic vio-'
lence situation, call 1-800-SAFE'
or a local shelter. Those who
want to help battered women'
should contact local police orJ
women's shelters to find out the'
best way to be of assistance.
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