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Spilyay Tymoo, W3rm Springs, Oregon
February 5, 2004:
Gathering: more meetings planned
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"Regarding the welfare and
protection of the children, ac
countability and results are
needed," he said.
"Those tribal, state and fed
eral programs that provide wel
fare and protection for our chil
dren need to be held account
able, and we need to see posi
tive results."
Brunoe commented that it is
time to hold the adults respon
sible for minors under their su
pervision. "Finally, it will be community-driven
action that will make
positive changes. None of these
stand alone or are more impor
tant than the other, but com
bined they will change the cur
rent situation our children find
themselves living in," Brunoe
said.
Carol Wewa, tribal council
woman from the Seekseequa
District, was at the head table
with the chairman.
Wewa said her concern was
that the articles were true. She
said, "I thought, How do I deal
with it with my boys? I didn't
like the fact that our dirty laun
dry got aired throughout the
nation." Wewa stated that a lot
of action has been taken, "Now
we need to work on the follow
through."
Many people who spoke
were emotional and mentioned
previous contact with various
tribal programs that resulted in
less than satisfactory results. A
number of people commented
on the need for a halfway house
for those in alcohol and drug
abuse treatment. Some ques
tioned what business it was of
the Oregonian's.
Others wondered why the
Oregonian was allowed access
to tribal information.
There were comments on the
lack of sensitivity by the Orego
nian reporters, not asking for
permission to print names of the
by saying that she thought that
the people had gotten too mod
ern and were living too fast. She
"Our religion is breaking
said
"I want to see a swim
ming pool built here,
spend money on a new
gym, spend money where
the children will
benefit. "
Radine Johnson
deceased and taking pictures at
a funeral. Others said it was a
wake up call.
One lady in attendance asked,
"What happened to our laws?
This is a dry reservation. You
can see people drunk at any time
of the day." She went on to say,
"Nothing is ever done to our
wrongdoers."
She summarized her thoughts
down. Our whole way of life
has to be revamped."
Radine Johnson, a mother
and a tribal employee who
works in the language program,
said that the youth have little to
do in Warm Springs.
"We have a 4-1 1 Culture
Camp, a little rodeo, but we have
to drive 45 miles to go to a
movie."
She commented that the tribal
languages have been taken out
of the schools. "Our kids don't
identify with their own culture.
They want to be somebody
else.
Johnson also mentioned that
since the gymnasium at the
Warm Springs Elementary
School had burned down more
than a year ago, the children
were holding PE classes in the
school cafeteria, while at the
same time, Madras High School
built a new entrance way to their
school,
Johnson said, "I don't want
to see more money put into the
same programs that have already
failed. I want to see a swimming
pool built here, spend money on
a new gym, spend money where
the children will benefit."
Another community mem
ber said, "We have no services,
no jobs, no housing. What is
going to happen to us?"
He said, "Whether we're
Paiutes, Wascos, or Warm
Springs, we are all one, We are
the same people, until someone
breaks us down into groups."
He directed his attention to
Tribal Council, commenting,
"Tribal Council should be here
for us, not traveling on the out
side. Start opening up to our
people. Reach out to them."
The speaker then looked at
Chairman Brunoe and said, "I
know you have, but reach out
more."
Tribal Councilman Earl
Squiemphen spoke to the mem
bership, saying that some of the
kids lack respect for their elders.
"When we were kids we were
taught to respect and listen to
anyone older than us. The kids
today are not raised the way we
were. When you try to talk to a
young person today, you might
get called a four letter word."
Squiemphen told the group
that the Secretary Treasurer and
the Chief Operations Officer
are working on changes that will
make our children safer,
Wilson Wewa Jr., a senior citi
zen program employee, said that
it all boils down to accountabil
ity He said tribal leaders need to
be accountable, as do parents.
"What we do to elimi
nate this issue will
impact the youth, and
therefore we should
listen to their
thoughts. "
Council Chairman Brunoe
Wewa said, "The tribes can cen
sor the Spilyay Tymoo, If these
stories had been in our tribal
newspaper it wouldn't have
been a shock when it came out
in the Oregonian."
Throughout the evening, an
array of people discussed their
views and expressed their con
cerns. A number of those in atten
dance privately said they appre
ciated the chairman calling the
meeting and taking the heat
from the membership.
A suggestion was made that
the next meeting be held at the
Agency Longhouse where mi
crophones would be available
and the space would provide for
a larger audience,
Chairman Brunoe said he was
working with Carol Wewa to put
together a Chairman's Round
Table with the youth.
"1 want to hear what their
concerns and recommendations
are," Brunoe said.
"What we do to eliminate this
issue will impact the youth, and
therefore we should listen to
their thoughts."
The Chairman said a date
has not been set but it will be
sometime in February.
Brunoe plans to continue
holding monthly Round Table
meetings.
Education is the scheduled
subject for February, and public
safety is on the agenda for
March.
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