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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo September 4, 2003
For students
summer can
go by quickly
By Selena Boise
It's time to put the summer
vacation behind us and get the
kids off to school to study and
rack their brains with knowl
edge. Another nine
months of school
before summer
vacation begins
again.
Seems like summer vacation
just started, doesn't it? Board
ing school students have left for
school, local classes begin this
week, and college students are
off to school as well. Seems like
a hard thing to do, but the stu
dents have to get back into
study mode and schoolwork af
ter having a fun summer.
Fall sports athletes have be
gun their practice already and
look forward to their first com
petition. I look forward to see-,
ing the local students do their
best in sports this year.
I asked my daughter Leanna
how she feels about school. She
says:
"It'll be great getting to see
all the new fifth graders at the
middle school. I can't wait to
meet my sixth-grade teacher. I
hope it's a nice, non-grumpy
person. I can't wait to use all my
new equipment and learn new
stuff like how to use a protrac
tor and a compass."
There is an actual excitement
for kids to go back to school
and see their friends, and catch
up on what's happening with
them. Though they need to be
reminded that they are there for
school and not a social gather
ing. Then again, though school
is for learning, there should be
fun as well.
I can remember going back
to boarding school and getting
excited about seeing my friends
again. I used to like to get there
early because I would get to talk
to my friends before school ac
tually started. Because we didn't
see each other all summer the
catching up was longer.
Hey, what about that new
programming for the radio sta
tion starting on the first day of
school?
I'm going to tune in and
check it out. I hope all of you
will do the same. I'm hoping to
hear a nice flow of music played
by the DJ. I like to listen in my
car, at work and in the morning
when I wake up.
Let's all tune in and check it
out.
Toe Ness
What do frogs wear for a
night on the town?
Jumpsuits. Yikts!
Practicing good
Well, it is Septem
ber. That means
school, the coming
Hello,
Pastor
of fall, deer hunting, and the
tribal budget. All this rings a
bell of the idea of steward
ship. From the dictionary it
means, "One actively con
cerned with the direction of
the affairs of an organiza
tion." From the Bible it means
one actively concerned with
the direction of affairs of liv
ing and of the living around
them. In talking and listening
to tribal management and
leaders, the future issues of
the tribe is now and will con
tinue to be a time of making
tough calls between needed
programs and the lives of
people. So a poor steward
would look at this situation and
say to themselves, "Me first,
you last." It may mean steal
ing from work. Working half
time for full-time pay. Kccp-
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Name-giving
I want to thank the people
who were involved with my In
dian name-giving on Saturday,
August 2, at He-He Longhouse.
First, I want to show my ap
preciation to the wise women
who make up the Culture and
Heritage Committee. Since be
ginning my work in preserving
the oral histories of our people,
I have come to know these la
dies, and to fully respect and
honor them.
I'm honored that they would
share their stories and wisdom
with me. I'm honored that I'm
able to share laughs and learn
from them.
The Culture and Heritage
Committee knows that I like to
keep busy. If I'm not working
on computers, then I'm reading
or writing or sewing or bead
working or learning something
new (how to play the piano, how
to speed read, woodcarving,
etc). Besides these recreational
activities, I love my job. I'm con
stantly on the go with interviews
with our tribal elders, produc
ing videos, setting uptaking
down equipment, burning CDs,
taking photos, and so on. I'm
proud to be recognized as a
busy person by the Culture and
Heritage Committee. They
chose the name Skw'lapt for me.
In English, this name means
Whirlwind.
I wanted to give a special
thank you to Emily Waheneka
and Brigette Whipple. Emily
advised me on how to prepare
for my Indian name-giving. My
supervisor and friend Brigette
Whipple advised me on how to
make the things for my cer
emony. She also shared tips with
me on beading and sewing.
' I appreciate my mother
Myrna Frank (Wabaninmai) for
being there when I needed
strength and support. Thank
you Selena Payne, Amy Bobb
(Winoway), Travis Bobb, Kendall
Bobb, Corwin Michael Bobb.
Thank you to those people
who traveled to Warm Springs
for the ceremony: Lt. Colonel
Don Conners, U.S. Air Force
retired; Agnes Conners; Tina
Conners; Sally Bird; Maralce
Wertz; Joseph Sheppherd
(thanks for the Staff of King
Rootin' Tootin"). I want to thank
the cooks: Suzie Slockish
(Sbiqashmii), Deannie Johnson,
Sarah Scott, Margaret Suppah,
Brigette Whipple, and all of the
other helping hands. I want to
thank the drummers: Wiggy,
Mr. Green, Leroy Bobb, and the
rest. I would like to thank my
aunties Priscilla Frank and Carol
Parra.
I would like to thank Evaline
stewardship
ing the heat of work
from
Rick
on your co-workers
and not on you.
A good steward says, "What
can we do to help the sick, the
elders, and keep people com
ing to work to keep things run
ning." It is a tough job being a
steward, especially if you are
management, or a Council
member. For me this is a re
minder to all tribal members
that in the eyes of God, we
are all stewards. The Creator
calls us all to be stewards. We
must decide each day if we are
poor ones or good ones.
The food bank at the
church is closed. Wc ran out
of food. Please, switch over
to commodities. There is a lot
of food up there.
If you have extra food,
please bring it up to the
church. Warm Springs Pres
byterian Church of the Cam
pus Area.
Pastor Rick Ribciro
Letters to the
Part. A special thank you to the
men in my family who showed
their support: My dad, Glen
Raymond Bobb, Grandpa Jacob
Frank, Uncle Marvin Ike
(Muff).
The outfit that I made went
to Ronnie Suppah. I'd like to
thank Ronnie for his words of
wisdom passed on to me at my
name-giving.
I want to thank my other el
ders who showed their support:
Bernice Mitchell (Gramma
Teacher, Saikia); Maxine
McKinley (Jimptkw - Gramma);
Nettie Shawaway
(Twanastanmai); Neda Wesley
(Wila-ee-ee); Aurelia Stacona
(K'aiwa K'aiwa). Thank you Dal
las Winishut, my Ichishkin
teacher.
Thank you, Preston E.
Conners (Kimosabe). You've been
a great support and a true
friend. I truly appreciate you.
Thank you, atwai Wanowachi.
It was your words to me that
put it into my heart to want an
Indian name so badly.
Niix pachwai. Wanishaash
Skw'lapt. Isht nachwa
Wahaninmaimi. Mi tila, atwai
Wanowachimi awapap wanichi
Wahahinmai.
Skw'lapt, Frederick
Duran Bobb
5-year goal
Where do I expect to be in
the next five years?
I often ponder this thought,
since I haven't been living or
working on the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation for the past
four years.
I remember back about
seven years ago, as I sat and
talked to my late sister Lily Ann,
and remembering her words of
encouragement. "If you are un
certain about your future and
if you don't think our tribe
would be willing to keep you
hired or on the working force,
maybe you should go back to
college and make the difference
for your future."
Remember what mom always
said, "No one is going to just
give you money anymore, you
need to get your education, be
cause one day your own people
will be looking up to you to help
them in some way or another."
As I reflect back I recall the
encouraging words and advice
that many elders shared with me,
"to do all I can for I am not
making a mistake to get any edu
cational degree."
I miss working as an alcohol
drug prevention specialist and I
miss earning a decent wage,
enough to make ends meet liv
ing in Warm Springs.
I still have my belief and I
have met many people from
around the world who have in
vited me to go to their commu
nities and live amongst them. I
will consider these offers when
time permits.
I encourage any person to
pursue your education, to go
into a field of interest and study
wholeheartedly. Ask any youth
who have gone to a distant place
where they could never expect
to go in their lifetime and
through their eyes or the excite
ment in their stories you can see
the works of God.
Tribal leaders need to also
learn their personal growth of
believing in God, not just say
ing words, but living words into
their own lives.
So where do I see myself in
five years? I will cither be teach
ing Native youth at Indian
boarding schools, or junior or
senior high schools, about
American Indian Studies or In
dian Law and their individual
indigenous rights.
Moses WC Kalama,
Olympia, WA.
Golf sponsors
The Oregon Columbia River
Junior Golf Team would like to
thank the following sponsors of
the fundraiser scramble that gave
the team the opportunity to
compete at a tournament in
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Battle Creek Golf Course,
Benson Heath, Brooker Jones,
Caroline Torres, Cassie Katchia,
Clear Choice Health Plans.
Curtis Henry, Donald
Sampson, Donna Torres, Dr.
James Lee, Eagle Crest Resort,
Eagle Ridge Resort, Gary
George.
Greens at Redmond, Hilda
Culpus, Jake Coochise, Janell
Smith, Janice and Dana Hardin,
Joni and Alley David, J.P. Patt.
Julie Taylor, Kah-Nee-Ta
High Desert Resort and Casino,
and the golf shop and golf as
sociation, Lost Tracks Golf
Course, Lumbermen's Insur
ance. Lupe and John Katchia, Ma
dras Links Golf Course, Merilee
Brotherton, Michele Stacona,
Missing Link, Muckleshoot
Tribes and Casino, Raphaels
Fine Dining, Red Lion, Sharon
Katchia.
Sunriver Resort, Meadows
Golf Course and Woodlands
Golf Course, Tito Moses,
Tmaskulet Museum, Warm
Springs Diabetic Program,
Warm Springs Forest Products
Industries, the Museum at
Warm Springs, Wildhorse Resort
and Casino Golf Course, and
Willie Stacona.
Value resources
The tribal administration
over the past few years has pro
jected an image of Warm
Springs' poor economic future.
I believe that we currently may
be short of operating capital.
However, we're certainly far
from being penniless. I've been
working in the greater Central
Oregon construction industry
over the past eight years and
have acquired some semblance
of resource and real estate ap
praisal. Each and every resource
appraisal must maximize the
revenue potential of each and
every asset.
Collectively, we tribal mem
bers own some of the most valu
able resources and real estate
development potential in Cen
tral Oregon. All we have to do
is compile, identify and appraise
these values. This appraisal can
be determined at minimal ex
pense to the Confederated
Tribes. All we have to do is re
assign priorities to key employ
ees already in our employ. We
may have to purchase some soft
ware for real estate purposes, but
the computer knowledge and
expertise are already hired. It will
be a cost that we could reason
ably assume without much risk,
while satisfying potential finan
cial resources.
Water, of course being the
most valuable, will secure our
future, which is why I ques
tioned the water quantification
process. Any real estate with the
potential to generate six or seven
figure sales has to be identified
and have a value assigned. This
appraisal must be inclusive of
all tangible and intangible assets
that will increase our net worth
Once this process has been ac
complished it must become a
part of the "New Comprehen
sive Plan." Once this evaluation
is compiled I don't think there
is a financial institution that
would hesitate to loan us money
to meet operational and devel
opmental needs.
The potential for develop
ment is tremendous economi
cally for Warm Spiings. Too
much has been spent research
ing a casino outside our rcscr-
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vation. Why haven't we decided
to build a casino in conjunction
with a water park, before some
one else does. We can then plan
for further development from
this one successful economic
venture.
Our New Comprehensive
Plan should also include a re
sort, perhaps the feasibility of a
golf course and resort on
Metolius Bench, tapping into the
800,000 plus tourists who visit
Lake Billy Chinook annually.
After all, that's what non-Indians
would do if they had tide to
our land. Let's just beat them to
the punch.
Randy Smith
Greetings
Dear family, greetings. I'm
writing to those on the reserva
tion to let you know I've been
transferred to another location.
I'm also writing to those who
would like to write. Also, I would
like to say hello to those who
are missing me. I want to let you
know that even though I'm here,
I'm still with you. I would like
to say hello to my family,
Grandma Rose, I love you.
Mom, I miss you, so please
write. My friends who are writ
ing me, thank you for being
there for me. My brother Crazy,
keep your head up. My cousins
Big Natte, Martie, Joe Scott, and
the Berrys, Gilberts and my fa
ther Tony, I would like to say
I'm sorry for not writing. As
soon as I get your address I'll
write. Hello, to my sisters, broth
ers, aunts, uncles. My address. I
love and miss you all.
Tony Gilbert, No. 65364
065. U.S. Penitentiary, P.O. Box
019001, Atwater, CA 95301.
Apology
I would like to apologize to
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort for my un
acceptable behaviour while I was
at the lodge gift shop.
Stella Langley
Budget meeting
Well, people... I am truly
sorry that our budget agency
district meeting had to be can
celled because of deaths, but I
still say we are entitled to our
2003 budget Agency District
meeting. The September 2003
Tribal Council agenda came out
today and I see that our district
is not on the agenda to get our
budget meeting, but the final
budget reviews and alternatives
are scheduled for Sept. 11, the
final budget reviews are sched
uled for Sept. 15, and the 2004
budget posting decisions are on
for Sept. 16. My concerns of
the budget are mentioned in
brief as follows:
CTWS Constitution and By
laws state the Tribal Council is
responsible for the livelihood,
education and employment of
tribal members. It doesn't state
that they give all our rights to
non-Indians for livelihood, edu
cation, health and welfare, and
employment. Major violation,
read our Preamble.
Concerning membership. We
need to go back to the one-quar
One glove lost atHclIe
during I luckleberry Feast.
Anyone with information,
contact Wilson Wewa Jr.,
at the Senior Center.
Spilyay letters to
The Spilyay welcomes any
and all letters from tribal
members. However, the let
ters can be no longer than 350
words in length.
Letters beyond that length
ter bloodline in order to keep
our Treaty. We may be getting
set up for Termination.
I hear that 100 tribal jobs are
being looked at to downsize.
Once again, going back to our
tribal member rights, I say
downsize our other entities that
constantly hire non-tribal mem
bers. We could survive without
these sort of people and be bet
ter off financially. What about our
Casino? Where is that going, and
how much longer is it going to
take? How much money of ours
are they using just waiting and
waiting? I'd suggest downsizing
some our top supervisory job po
sitions or their assistants, and sala
ries need to be re-evaluated for
their secretaries. I will say that the
Tribal Council committee secre
taries have more job duties than
other tribal secretaries, and are
paid a good $2,000 below the com
mittee secretary entry level.
Our Business Economic De
velopment Branch needs to
merge with Small Business, and
develop our area. We need to
look at our committees. I'd like
to speak to someone about this
area of concern and have it ac
tually dealt with. I also say that
committee vacancies need to go
to the qualified unemployed.
As a tribal member I am sup
pose to be allowed freedom of
speech. Read the Bill of Rights.
Can Agency District get a
meeting for the year 2003?
Emma M. Smith
Much enjoyed
I recently stayed at Kah-Nee-Ta
for the Oregon Judicial De
partment conference on juvenile
justice, Through the Eyes of a
Child. I thoroughly enjoyed my
stay at the lodge. I want to, thank- -Chief
Judge Sohappy for hosting
the conference. I hope the con
ference will return to Kah-Nee-Ta.
Judge Robert Wollheim,
Oregon Court of Appeals
Appreciation
To Joanne Bryant at the
Credit Department. I am
very glad at heart you helped
me, my brother Austin Smith
Sr., and father Alvis Smith
Sr., with funds to travel to
Browning, Mont., to attend
services for Myrtle Smith
Runningwolf-Monroe, who
passed away Aug. 17. She
was the eldest of the Wasco
Tribe.
This was the first time I
traveled to Browning, Mont.,
where she requested to be
buried next to her husband.
All went well.
Vernon Smith Sr.
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