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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Mayt 2005 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Worship Worship and Our Ways Nadidanwit idelxam gangadix idiaxiwulx idaxaguiludamit idait. Indian people were gifted with the power of prayer and healing. Idelxam galuxtkiax. itiaxiwulx ittetunwit ittexagiuludamit. These people were powerful with their spiritual gifts. K'aya akguMma fat qengi itfatunwit dan alfenimaxida. They didn't have to be called up to come and pray, they already discerned if someone had a need Ahiya ikiutan engi awachi VJWy f t f r i ic ikc ik engi waapuui shamani yaxj. They would ride horseback or on wagon all night to get to wherever that need was. Kanawa adasq'u idelxam daishka itfalalamax. Mostly all of Wasq'u people had a medicine song. Aga daya wigwa kanawi qengi itkagiuludamit ikiax. Now today, our people have adapted to many different ways to worship our Great Creator. Te nanesootuhina: Worship and our ways: Nume no'oko numedu nanesootuhikute. We pray for all living things. Te pea teepu. Our mother earth. Te paa, te tukana Our water, our food. Mu nanamoomooatupu, te nanumu. Our elders and all of our relatives. Susumudu tooehematooe nasootuhi'e. Some people have christian faith. Susumudu tenumu napootukadu. Some of our people also believe in the Native American church. No'oko pesa te sootuhi te Naa God, te pabe'e Jesus, te pea teepu, no'oko hemma matidu. Bless us this day ourLh'eavenly father, our big brother Jesus, creator$tearth, and maker of all Daminwa alkdugiuludamida idefealxam daya wigwa kanawi qaxba. Always pray for our people everywhere. A 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.) Nuwik'alitmtki ku Twanatki Worship and Our Way of Life This lesson will share some of our ways of worship and aways of life. Some explana- j tion is in English and Ichishkiin words. i In time of immemorial our people always; worshipped our Creator, meaning God, whom ! was named Anila (meaning maker, or creator) j orXwamipama (meaning God in heaven). The Son of God is names Laqaixit meaning light, or Piap, meaning elder brother. Holy Spirit is I named Haulaak Xtuwit, meaning spiritual j power. j The words in our Seven Drum way of j worship comes from Haulaak Tamanwit, mean-; ing God's spiritual law. There is order in the j way we worship as a group in our kaatnam ; (longhouse). There is singing praises, praying or glorifying on Sundays. This way of life guided our people to live a holy life in every aspects of our lives in this world. Especially in time immemorial this was a daily way of life: always being one with God. This way of worship has been carried on from generation to generation for sometime now. Today we have three Kaatnams, one in Warm Springs, one in Simnasho, and one in Hee Hee. There is worship in Waashat on Sundays, for funerals, and for special prayer services in individual homes. We also have families as members of the churches placed in our Native American Reservation, known as Christians. It allows our people to have individual choice to worship God. Some of these believers are also able to join in worshipping with our Waashat services. If we know our language we understand the meaning of the songs and understand how we are glorifying our Majesty. It is a beautiful experience to know God in English and ; Ichishkiin. ! T'tush nami Nwik'atpamaki Snwit ; Some other words of faith Autnii Autsha Haulaak Haulaak Xtuwit Waq'ishwit Nuwik'at Nuwi'asha Nuwik'atmsha Inuwik'atmsha waashat Sacred Hold sacred, Pay respect Holy, Sacred Holy Spirit Life Belief, Faith Believe in Speak the truth, Speak in faith, to be worthy of faith Waashat is truly a believer in God Manpam kwnawa nami tananma auna akwiyamnaita Piapna Haulaak Tamanwit, kunkiina wata ha'ai waq'ishwit ku wiyaxaixt. My People, where are you indyour life? Let's have faith and believe in our God, then we will live in peace and have direction in our way of life with God. May - 17 1003 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ; T I 5 1 10:40-11:15 AM I 6 I 10:40-11:15 AM I 7 10:40-11:15 AM I 8 10:40- 11:15 AM I 9 I 10:40- 11:15 AM 1 10j 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 'JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 j Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages , 3:30 - 5:00 PM 3:30 -5:00 PM 3:30 - 5:00 PM 3:30 -5:00 PM y . Wasq'u Classes: Trailer Sahaptin Classes: Trailer Paiute Classes: Trailer Sahaptin Classes: Trailer ' ' ' ' 1 11 12 10:40-11:15 AM 13 10:40-1 1:15 AM u 10:40 -1 1:15 AM 15 10:40-11:15AM 15! 10:40 -1 1:15 AM 17! 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th 1 JCMS: Sahaptin -5th ' : Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 Noon through 3:30 i WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages WSE: All Languages ' 3:30 - 5:00 PM 3:30 -5:00 PM 3:30 -5:00 PM 3:30 -5:00 PM ' I Wasq'u Classes: Trailer Sahaptin Classes: Trailer Paiute Classes: Trailer Sahaptin Classes: Trailer : , 1