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April 17, 2003 Vol. 28, No. 8
Coyote News, est. 1976
Members
casino questions
New gaming facility
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
A casino at the Columbia Gorge
would provide the Confederated Tribes
with much more than just a new source
of much-needed revenue.
Instead, the new casino also is an
opportunity for the tribes to celebrate
the Indian culture, and to show some
of the history of the tribes.
The casino would not only be a prof
itable business venture, but also a
project of educational, historical and
artistic importance.
"The salmon and river culture is a
main expression the people want to see
in the design of the facility," said gam
ing official Rudy Clements, who has
been meeting with tribal members
about the design of the Gorge casino.
"They want to be able to hear the
rushing water, to see the salmon, the
falls and rapids, the scaffolds and fish
ermen, the poles and nets," said
Clements. "They want to see the role
of the women in taking care of the
fish, how the women dressed, how the
fish were cared for, and the spiritual
significance that goes along with the
river and salmon culture."
Tribal members also want the new
casino to show cultural elements of
each of the three Confederated Tribes,
said Clements. They want to see im
ages of petroglyphs and characters of
legend, Sally bags and other weavings,
the eagle, and native plants of cultural
value.
Clements and other tribal gaming
officials are gathering input from the
membership on the design of the new
casino, and the landscaping around the
facility. The architects will then use this
information in developing design proposals.
Some school programs in jeopardy
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There would be no new school bus
purchases next year, and no new text
books. Summer school programs would be
cut, and the district may adopt a "pay
to play" school sports program.
These are some of the cost-cutting
ideas that may become part of the
Jefferson County School District 509
J budget for 2003-04.
The district budget committee will
conduct a public hearing on these and
other ideas at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April
After a lo
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Paul Young brings a personal ap
proach to his job as Bureau of Indian
Affairs Warm Springs Agency superin
tendent. "I don't like to dictate," said Young.
"In solving problems I like to talk to
people, to hear feedback."
This attitude, he said, reflects a
change that has happened over the
years with the BIA.
"The bureau has changed from run
ning tribes, to helping the tribes man
age their own affairs," said Young.
A main function of the DIA is to
provide the tribes with expertise and
advice in particular areas, such as re
alty or fire management or roads. "We
provide information on what needs to
get done," he said.
Young and his wife moved to Warm
Springs just this month. He met with
answer
is in design phase
Clements said the response from the
membership has been very positive.
"The people understand our current
financial needs, and can't wait to see
the casino operating," he said,
"The people see this as another way
of contributing to our sovereignty, well
being and ability to take care of our
reservation, the ceded lands and our
way of life," said Clements.
People see the new casino "as ben
eficial to those of us still here, and in
particular to the generations to come,"
he said.
Gaming revenue
Tribal members have been sharing
their views on the casino design at
home-base meetings. People have also
been stopping by and leaving comments
at the Tribal Administration Building.
Some other comments people have
made include the following:
The new gaming facility should be
as much a part of the natural area as
possible. This would involve use of
natural paint colors, and traditional
building decorating techniques.
Some people expressed the desire
to see an alternative use of energy for
the casino, such as wind and solar power.
Tribal members have been sharing
their views on the new casino very
freely, said Clements. People have also
mentioned that they want to be in
volved in the decisions regarding how
the casino revenue eventually will be
used, said Clements.
Clements said that many people feel
the tribes have never really left the
Gorge, a part of the ceded land.s. With
a world-class gaming facility at the
Gorge, he said, the tribes will be able
to educate and make people aware of
the Indian history and culture of the
Columbia River.
22, at the district Support Services
Building. The public is invited to attend,
and to comment.
Julie Quaid has been a member of
the 509-J budget committee for the past
eight years. She said that now is one
the least pleasant times to be on the
committee, because school programs
and jobs are oh the line.
In past years, said Quaid, hardly
anyone would show up at the school
district budget committee meetings.
This year, with the district facing tough
Paul Young, Warm Springs
Tribal Council on Monday of this
week, and spent an afternoon getting
to know many of the 48 BIA employ
ees who work on the Warm Springs
Reservation.
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financial decisions, "I think we'll see
people attending," she said.
Quaid this spring is also running for
a position on the school district board
of directors. Two district seats are up
for election on the May 20 ballot.
Of the budget decisions this year,
she said, school districts are focusing
on maintaining the core curriculum of
math, science, language, etc. Other pro
grams - middle school sports, for in
stance - are increasingly at risk of dis
appearing. BIA agency superintendent
Regional Office in Portland, introduced
Young to the employees at a meeting
held recently at Kah-Ncc-Ta.
"If someone had told me two years
ago that it would take this long to fill
the position, I would have said that was
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509-1 officials are not yet sure how
much money the district will receive
from the state for 2003-04. "So we are
budgeting conservatively," said district
superintendent Phil Riley.
"We don't know what our resources
are, but they are tending downward,"
he said.
In more positive school district
news, the school board this month held
a ground-breaking for the $11 million
renovation and expansion work at
Madras High School.
crazy," said Speaks.
It has been two years since Gordon
Cannon resigned as superintendent of
the Warm Springs BIA Agency, which
includes both the Warm Springs and
the Burns Pauite reservations.
Over the past two years, the agency
has had no permanent superintendent,
but relied instead on interim superin
tendents. Considering the length of
time that the permanent position has
been vacant, Speaks said he is espe
cially glad that Young has come on
board at Warm Springs.
"We have someone who will work
with the tribes, and provide leadership
to the agency and the staff who are
here," said Speaks.
1 le also expressed his gratitude to
the BIA staff who have stepped up and
done their jobs for two years without a
superintendent.
At the meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta,
Young spoke for a few minutes about
Interesting
nicknames
on the rez
By Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo
An investigation began 25 years ago
identifying the origin of nicknames of
community members. This investigation
now continues, because there are many
nicknames out there, and discovering
their origin will be fun.
The Spilyay was in the waiting room
at the clinic recendy, and asked about
some nicknames.
At the dental clinic Natalia is known
as Taw. She was called Taw Taw for a
while because someone tried to pro
nounce her name and couldn't. It was
then shortened to Taw.
Ellis Langley, or Doobie, was named
by his mother, who got the name from
a children's program where the sen
tences always started, "Do be," for in
stance, "Do be kind," and "do be
good." His sister Jackie said, "She was
always saying that to him."
Speaking of his sister, Jackie
Donahue, who received her nickname
of Puff from her aunt who was her
babysitter. Jackie used to eat a lot of
Cocoa Puffs when she was little. Her
aunt used to call her Cocoa Puff, and
that name was eventually shortened to
Puff.
She also said that people wondered
about her parents. Their children's nick
names are Doobie and Puff, and that
leads people to wonder about Jack and
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Jackie is married to Brad Donahue,
who is also known as Kia. He got his
nickname as a shorter version of his
Indian name, which is Nakia.
At the bowling alley Spilyay asked
Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath Sr.
about the nickname Bullneck. He says
that in boarding school he didn't like
getting his hair cut.
See NICKNAMES on page 7
Rodeo is
April 26-27
Rodeo fans will want to be at
the Warm Springs rodeo grounds
the weekend of April 26-27, for
the Root Feast Open Rodeo.
Rodeo time is noon on both
days. The event is sponsored by
the Warm Springs Rodeo Asso
ciation. Rodeo action includes
saddle bronc and bareback riding,
calf, breakaway and team roping,
barrell racing, bull riding and a
wild horse race.
his personal background.
He is an Alaskan native, raised on a
reservation. He is a traditional dancer
and drummer.
Because of this background, Young
feels at home on the Warm Springs
Reservation. The timber of the reser
vation, and the salmon are a part of
his own heritage, said Young.
Young first left Alaska when he
joined the military, and for a while was
stationed in Germany.
Through a BIA program, he went
to Los Angeles to become an engineer.
"And then I realized my calling was
people," said Young.
He entered UCLA, and earned a
bachelor of arts degree in political sci
ence. I le worked with different tribes
for 20 years, and then went to the
University of Washington, where he
earned a master's degree in public ad
ministration. See YOUNG on page 3
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