Spilyay Tymoo, Wsrm Springs, Oregon
June 26, 2003
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON
Table Setting
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Tepo namadapoonea
Table setting
Ya Tabenoo tamme tuunedowkwe.
Today we are going to set table.
Mu tseda tebokooba
haneoo.
Put the plates on the table.
Puma tu nadukana ka
tsedaba toonow.
Put silverware by the plates.
Tu'egena Spoons
Tuusekwuna Fork
Wehe Knife
Ka tu'egena mu toonow.
Put the spoons out.
Tuusekuna mu toonow.
And the forks.
Paa tsedawi tsa.
Pour water in the cups.
Tamme ka
nadukana tebo
kooba
wunedowkwe.
Now let's put the food on the table
Yise aatow, tamme
nanesootuhikwe.
Let's all sit down and
pray.
Ka paa hebe, pesa
tuka.
Drink water and enjoy
your meal.
Nuwitkan
Toward the right
Nami twanat nawa taminwa nuwitkan:
ana kwna tteaxw tun nami wa txanat.
It is customary to always follow direction to
the right, which helps our people follow
(Twanasha) our life in orderly manner. Such
as entering our longhouses, greetings, our
different social dances, and spiritual activities.
China wa naxsh twanat.
This is one of our way of following.
Auna ptuksha
Nuwitkan iwa
ptukt
It is our tradition to
set the table
towards the right.
t
Kushxinawa ptukt itwatpama, ku
tkwatat.
You also set the food and seasoning towards
the right.
Nuwitkan luuk'p chuush awiyayaxtak.
Towards the right pour little water in each
cup.
Au iwa tkwatat. Wiya aichatamti.
It is time to eat. Seat yourselves."
Auna walptaiksha
tkwatatpama walptaikash.
Let's sing the meal song.
Chuuush!
Drink our water
Auna tkwatasha
Let's eat.
June in tffotory
fry PMI Cooiantfo
0 1996 - 2002
June 1 st, 1 934: A legal definition of "Indian" is
made today.
June 12th, 1855: Walla Walla Conference: Gov
ernor Stevens bypassed the entire structure of
the American Constitutional System, giving
Congress sole power to ratify treaties.
June 1 7th, 1 579: Sir Francis Drake will land,
today, north of San Francisco, probably, at what
is called today, Drake's Bay, in California. He will
report the Indians to be "people of a tractable,
free and loving nature, without guile or treach
ery." June 1 9th, 1 541 : Today, de Doto's expedition
meets the CASQUI Indians near modern day
Helena, Arkansas. There has been a drought in
the area, and the padres offer to help. A large
cross is erected and the Spaniards join in prayer.
Soon it starts to rain. The CASQUIs will become
allies of the Spanish.
June 21st, 1856: Today the non-hostile indians
along the lower Rogue River, and at Fort Orford,
in southwestern Oregon, are put on a boat to be
moved to a new reservation between the Pacific
Ocean, and the Wallamet River. It will be called
the Grande Ronde Reservation.
June 24th, 1832: Reverend Samuel Worcester
has been arrested, and convicted of living, and
working, among the CHEROKEEs with have a
state permit, or having sworn an oath of alle
giance to the state of Georgia. Today the Su
preme Court rules that the state of Georgia has
unfairly tried to exercise control over the
CHEROKEEs contrary to federal law, and trea
ties. The court will strike down most of the anti-
Indian laws passed by Georgia, including those
seizing their lands, and nullifying tribal laws.
Before the trail, President Andrew Jackson
officially stated that he has no intention of
supporting the CHEROKEEs over the state of
Georgia. Speaking to the court's decision today,
Jackson would be quoted as saying, "John
Marshall has rendered his decision; now let him
enforce it."
Jackson would ignore the Supreme Court
ruling, and continue in his efforts to move the
CHEROKEEs out of the south, and into the Indian
Territory.
Table Setting
Spoon Hspun
Fork Iskemptk
Knife Aqiwiqi
Dish Aladas
Bowl Awasq'u
CuP Wacqun
Water Hchqwa
Aga afxelma.
Now let's eat.
' - ., k tif" ''Uik V.'i fZ, V
Vwt
lladam emshkix.
. You folks set the table.
Gwenma Hadas emshxjinxaya
Put five dishes on the table.
Lxima Hspun, iskemtk , kwidau aqiwiqi
sqwap Hadasba.
Put a spoon, fork, and knife next to each dish.
Lxinxa gwenma Hsq'umax Hulushk bama
awachi itkmawacwamat
bama.
Put five bowls out for soup or
fruit.
EmshKnxaya gwenma
Hskunimax bama Hchqwa.
Put five cups out for water.
Aga alkdugiuludamida itfetem.
Now bless the food.
Hchqwa atfugumshda yaniwadix kwapt
amshtxelma.
Take a drink of water before
you folks eat.
Mai, naika wSnaqsh!
Mary, my mother!
Aga inigmtait iladam.
Now I am sitting at the table.
Aga ipHux anylux akMtk.
Now I shall put medicine into my spirit.
Ngitxudinmchk tfd Hkiwax flcklambama.
Help me, get light for the tables.
Dauya wtem, I
This is the father (pointing with right hand to
X- head),
Dauya lyaxSn, -" "
This his son, (pointing to breast),
Dauya it'ukdi iyagwmnH.
This his good heart (the holy ghost).
Qfdau gwdnisim it'ukdi.
v Thus always good (amen).