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Hopeful
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New Year
By Selena Boise
Happy New Year to all our
readers, with hopes for the brand
new year to bring new outlooks
on life, family,
friends, relation
ships, and per
sonal well-being.
My New
Year's resolution
this year is to become more or
ganized and spend time doing
things that I enjoy.
Seems daily life keeps a per
son on a one-track mind to con
tinue to go to work. I heard these
words at a fairwell for a friend:
"Time goes by fast and we don't
do things we used to do, or take
time to visit friends and fam
ily." I believe that to be true, be
cause 2003 came and went and
I had not accomplished all that
I had set out to do, and I hadn't
spent much time with family or
friends.
I also keep in mind that this
friend was a happy person with
no grudges or bad feelings. I
want to be as happy as he was. I
will work on that, as well as be
coming organized.
From a larger picture I hope
the tribes will work toward im
provements on the reservation.
I read all those articles in the
Oregonian series on Warm
Springs, and I have mixed feel
ings about them.
I have hopes that the articles
have opened the eyes of those
ere,af ecte,d ,bj th e, s'e trag
edies; and that the leaders of
our tribe will take preventative
measures to protect the children
of this tribe.
I know that there are fami
lies who have learned from these
tragedies and turned their lives
around to become better par
ents, and that was not written in
the articles.
I believe that families here are
capable of learning from these
tragedies, and that it is not an
easy task to deal with problems.
To become a responsible
adult, from being an alcoholic
half your life, is a hard thing to
do. Denying that there is a prob
lem is the hardest step of all to
begin these changes.
Then to go deep into the root
of the problems is a hard thing
to face, but it releases a big
weight from your heart.
Not to sound like I know it
all, but I have had these same
struggles. My counselor was
happier than I was when I de
cided that I needed to go to
treatment. I made the decision
to be a mom to my children and
be able to teach them about life.
I shared my struggles and mis
takes with them, hoping that they
learned from them. I knew that
I couldn't do this for my kids if
I was still using drugs and drink
ing alcohol.
I also heard this phrase, "If
I could do it anyone can!" I also
believe that to be true too, be
cause it was not easy for me.
So take this New Year and
make it a good one for every
one in your life.
Toe Ness
What does a tea kettle do
when it's angry?
blows off a little steam.
How do you stop a skunk
from smelling?
Hold its nose.
What do frogs wear for a
night out on the town?
Jumpsuits -yikes!
Spilyay
Speaks
EEWA:
Head Start
Dear Warm Springs community
members,
The busy holiday season is
winding down once again and
it's almost time to get back to
our regular everyday busy sched
ules. I would like to extend my
thanks to those of you who
showed your generosity and car
ing attitudes toward your less
fortunate community members
in so many ways.
This is my first year working
in the Family Services office at
I lead Start, and I wasn't sure
what to expect. I still don't know
what to expect, but I appreciate
the patience and guidance
people have shown me along the
way.
I need to acknowledge the
Head Start Parent Activities
group, which meets every
month, plans different events
and discusses whatever topics
parents would like to address.
I thought it was great that
these parents started the year
off by designating the proceeds
of their first fundraiser to go
toward purchasing items to be
distributed to families in need
in our community. We also be
gan a coat, hat and glove drive
to collect warm clothing for
those who needed it to come
and get what they needed or to
exchange for a different size.
There are still coats available
if anybody needs them.
Thanks to those who were
kind enough to drop a coat off
to help others stay warm. The
latest project was the Christmas
Giving Tree. Each ornament on
the tree represented a child be
tween the ages of 0 and 17. We
asked for people to take an or
nament and donate a gift; ; ; -
It was grqat to see people
come in or call or even email
for information to support this
wonderful cause. Our list alone
included the names of over 80
children in need and our list
didn't include the adults in the
same households. Again, thanks
to the generosity of citizens in
our community and a church in
Hood River. We were able to
provide something to all of the
people on the list and then some.
Thank you, Versa, for bring
ing this stuff in, and Versa and
Reona for helping match each
' donation to a child. I also ap
preciate the help of Robert and
Crystal Thomas in bagging up
the donations and helping to be
Santa by delivering some of the
goodies on Christmas Eve.
Other people I would like to
acknowledge for their assistance
in preparing baskets of goodies
are:
Pastor Rick for helping bag
up food donations and the use
of the church and helping with
distribution. Morning Star for
helping bag up food donations.
Chester 'Curtis' for helping wrap
and disburse presents along with
the food. Danny M. and other
Fire & Safety personnel for help
ing deliver. William Wilson and
other Fire Management person
nel in helping deliver goodies.
Ada B. for running me around
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Letters to the Editor
to deliver bags and boxes of do
nations all over Warm Springs.
Most of all, to Vio who worked
so hard in planning and coor
dinating all of this activity and
was everywhere helping with ev
erything in order for so many
families to have something to en
joy throughout the holidays.
It felt good to be a part of
something which was to benefit
so many others. Respectfully,
Rebecca J. Danzuka,
Head Start Family Services
Office.
Demonstration
Dear community people,
I recently was in the Warm
Springs Market to see what was
the issue that was being protested
by some local community
members. It was sad to see that
children were being memorial
ized in a way that had an under
lying agenda.
As I visited with
the demonstrators, there never
was a mention of the candle
light memorial for the children.
Instead, the conversation cen
tered around the politics of what
is happening within our
Early Childhood Education
Center.
How insensitive for adults to
convey their messages at the
expense of children who are no
longer with us. Did not The Or
egonian make enough money
exploiting our children and
ceremonies with their series of
articles? (And we still can make
something good out of the bad!)
Why is it not possible for our
people to just speak (not yell
argue) together until a consen
sus is reached by all for a better
work environment. Or is this just
to idealistic for community'
adults?
Has our organization created
an environment where there are
many chiefs and not enough
Indians? Sometimes it seems as
if we all want what WE want,
and not what may be beneficial
to our community and people.
We all have "personal" opin
ions that need to be heard, and
considered. However, we all
may not have the best ideas
for children at hand, and need
to accept the opinion of others
who may have a better or newer
ideas.
I can say for sure, that I do
not know what is going on at
the management level of ECE. I
do know that there seems to be
turmoil, and I have heard some
negative comments of a serious
nature.
Of course, there are some
positive comments, too. "This
classroom encourages language
in the classroom," "I enjoy
working with this teacher," and
"This classroom works well with
the children."
The opinions at the market
were varied, about different
subjects. Including our Language
Program. That is okay. We en
courage you to voice your
opinions. And if they are nega
tive opinions, we invite you to
come and assist to make things
better. That should be the atri-
tude of all in a time when we
should be encouraging each
other, not discouraging and put
ting each other down.
"Confederated" tribes should
be an attitude for all of
us today. May all prayers be an
swered, so that our community
can become one again. Respect
fully submitted,
Myra Johnson
News coverage
Dear Editor
In recent weeks, the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs
has been doused by media cov
erage, ridiculed and discredited
by the press. The argument has
once again been raised to de
stroy the Indian Child Welfare
Act, to terminate the reserva
tion system, to reinstitute out
side administrative control of
the federal funds, and to turn a
blind eye to stolen resources,
post traumatic stress disorder
symptoms, and rampant drug
and alcohol abuse.
The whys associated with all
of the above have not been
addressed. No one seems to care
or want to understand the un
derlying reasons for obvious
reactions to 500 years of subtle
systematic abuse and manifested
degradation that federal dollars
or a few lines in a newspaper
cannot begin to rectify.
I am a Warm Springs tribal
member, a proud man who has
experienced neglected emer
gency calls, favoritism and other
social inequities on my own res
ervation. I am calling for this to
stop. I am asking to be recog
nized. We are a sovereign nation;
lets keep it that way. Our busi
ness is pur business.! We are In
dian. Remember who we are.
Charles Frank
11540 NE Inverness Dr.
Portland, Oregon 97220
Good year
To the editor
As the new year sets in I look
back at the year of 2003. How
did 2003 treat you? How did you
treat 2003? I'd like to share with
the community our year of
2003. We survived the summer
heat with two graduates. My
daughter Melinda Polk gradu
ated from high school. My son
Kurds Satanus graduated from
Thank you,
Redmond Lockers
& Custom Meats Inc.
353 S.E. Railroad Blvd. Phone, 548-5575.
Owners Terry & Ruth.
Warm Springs CPS staff.
From Warm Springs
Childrens Protective Services
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junior high to senior high. My
son-in-law Joe Thompson got
accepted into Haskell Indian
College.
Birthdays rolled around for
Melinda, Tommy and Kurds and
we celebrated with family and
friends over dinners. Soon it was
time for Kurds to get ready for
high school. I le did so by pre
paring his class schedule, setdng
goals that will help him in the
future,
Melinda and Joe were both
accepted to I laskell in Kansas.
We had another dinner with
family and friends. It was a rime
of praise, a time of joy, an
amazing time to see how fast
these young people had grown.
Many accomplishments had
been made, a positive dme with
their heads held high and goals
in mind. We would like to thank
all the family and friends for
your support, your help with the
dinners we had, the gifts, your
encouragement and the love for
being there. Have a safe 2004.
Thank you and God bless.
From Kurtis, Joe, Tommy
Jessie and Melinda Polk
family
Loved ones
To the Member's of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs,
It has been quite the year for
the members who have lost
More Letters to the
Apologies
To my granddaughter Shai and
the Warm Springs Community
Center staff. I would like to
apologize for leaving Shai alone,
I will not let it happen again. I
apologize to Shai for putting her
in this situation. Everything will
be okay from now on.
Thank you,
Leota Saunders
To Rene Holliday
I wish to apologize for my
actions on November 26, 2003
while operating a commercial
motor vehicle on Highway 26
in the area between milepost 97
and milepost 98. While return
ing to my lane after a failed at
tempt to pass another commer
cial vehicle, I partially restricted
is? ,
If
January 8, 2004-
loved ones. I hope you can be
happy for the ones who have
gone on ahead of us, for they
are making the way for us that
are left behind. They are with
us at all rimes, because of the
way they have taught us to talk
to them when we are in Sunday
service. And that would be at
the Longhouse for Seven Drum
service. There, is where one would
get the peace of mind that we
need in our times today.
I miss all of the people who
have been a part of my life
there in Warm Springs. And I
thank all of you who had wel
comed my kids there, and I
mean the members of Simnasho
Longhouse...
I hope that you have a Happy
New Year, yessoka
Casey Jackson.
Missing you
Missing you Ray Smith Sr.
I'm writing this because you
know we did a lot together and
I know what's going on with you
as you do me. So I'm just writ
ing this to let you know I love
you! Love, Marsha Givens. Also
I would like to put my address
in for my friends. Just letting my
friends know I have a release
date of 4-15-06, so I'm putting
my address in to let you know.
Marsha Givens
14974316
PO Box 9000
Wilsonville, Oregon, 97070
Editor on page 8
your lane, causing you to leave
the road surface to avoid a col
lision. You have my sincere re
grets for this actiqn,..,
'; Sincere!)',' i
Jon Bloker
To the Warm Springs tribes
I am writing to apologize to
everyone for an incident that
happened that I caused. I was
driving while I was intoxicated
with alcohol. For that I apolo
gize to myself and Warm
Springs.
Thank you,
Justin Boise
I, Adrian Tulee, am sorry for
my actions of November 15,
2003.
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