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E Coosb EEWA: The wy it is Pqge 4 Spilyqy Tymoo April 15, 2004 Are districts needed in these modern times? By Selena Boise So what do you think about our new Tribal Council that was recently voted in? I was thinking about the Spilyay Speaks that Sid wrote last time, about the three districts of the reserva tion no longer being necessary. It seems we don't all vote in the district we live in, and some are elected from districts where they don't live. So, why bother having dis tricts to begin with? Why not just nominate can didates, and then we as tribal members vote for eight people each? That makes sense to me, and Sid made another good point. Our current means of travel is much faster than in earlier years of the reservation, because we are not traveling by horseback anymore. Maybe in the future we may see these changes, and it would bring the people together as a whole and not be separated into districts. I do at times hear about "those people," or "that district," as if we are not a tribe as one. Also on the recent election: Our Election Committee should be commended for their hard work at the polls. It looks easy to hand out ballots and get sig natures, but there is also the counting and it's hard work. Then there is always a run ner who goes out and gets votes from elders who cannot travel the distance to vote. We should recognize that they are commit ted to their duties as the Elec tion Committee. Well, to change the subject. A lot of pool players traveled to Washington to play in a me morial tournament for Alby Stahi this past weekend, and there was a good turn out of teams that competed. The local pool players are anticipating the upcoming tour naments in memory of pool players who have passed on. They now challenge each other in their next life. I look forward to hearing more about that, so watch for this event to happen, and come on out and watch the games. Like other sports billiards is one where players use their minds to play the games, and their skills at using their cue sticks just right, at the same time hitting the ball just at the right speed. It's a game of skill. So, within the next year watch the new Council assume their term in office and then watch for the pool tournament, so you can get out and watch the games. Toe Ness What does a tea kettle do when it's angry? It blows off a little steam! Spilyay Speaks Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Receptionist: Angie Blackwolf Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs. OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. FAX No. (541) 553-3539. E-Mail: spilyaytymoo wstribes.org. Annual Sub scription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. Thank you for wiling to the Spilyay. It is a policy that this newspaper print Litters to the Editor from any and all tribal members. Because of space needs, letters cannot exceed 350 vords. Welcome I want to take this opportu nity to welcome my new grand daughter, Lawrencia Greene in Crow Agency, Mont. I want to let her parents know that I pray daily for my granddaughter and that everything will be okay with them. And even though I am not right there, that they are in my thoughts and prayers every single day and I truly love and miss them a great deal. I had such a great time dur ing the Christmas break. I will never forget our get-together and hopefully it will happen real soon again. Everyone here is really thankful that both Plyza and lawrencia are doing fine and everyone says not to forget to give little Verbena lots of love, hugs and kisses. The families in Warm Springs, California and Arizona want to congratulate them and welcome little Miss Lawrencia Greene. My granddaughter is named after her father, Ramon Lawrence Greene and her late great-grandfather Perry Lawrence Greene and her late great-grandmother Myrtle Blaine. Love, Ramona, Veronica and Luis "Brutus" Baez, and of course Jake Frank. Good advice Dear people of Warm Springs, Good day to you all and I hope I am finding you in good health. There are a few things that are weighing on my mind and I would like to address them. For those of you out there who have a longing or feel ing that there is more for you there, I would like to say that I would like to take this time to apologize to the Warm Springs community for my wrong-doings on or about Feb. 27, for driving under the influ ence of alcohol. Once again I apologize. It will never happen again. Sincerely, Lydell Adams. To the community of Warm Springs, I apologize for not only endangering myself, but other community members as well, by driving around while under the influence of alcohol. Also my apologies to Kah-Nee-Ta Resort for the property damage suf fered as a result of my lapse in good judgement. Rapheal Caldera. I, Bruce Miller, would like to apologize to Denise A. Miller for my actions on 3-10-04 at the Agency Longhouse, being that I should love and appreciate her for all she has done for me in the past. And to the family and relatives and friends of Attwai Emil Johnson, please forgive me and to Nola her daughter, Mr. Jackson and anyone else I of fended on that night. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Bruce there is. Instead of sitting around, dropping out of school and basically getting into trouble, you should look into getting an education. Did you know that most jobs require a high school diploma, and more are in de mand for a degree. You have an advantage being an Indian. There are so many opportuni ties offered to you. Take advan tage of them and look into them. Don't let anyone tell you different... Don't let our children and grandchildren hurt for our eas ily preventable mistakes. Get out there and get educated. Educate yourself on where your tax dol lars are, who your crooked poli ticians are, or what tribal deci sions are being made that you hold a share in... I would like to tell my family I love you all with all my heart and you will always be with me no matter where I go. Thanks to those close friends and fam ily, believe me you know who you are. I love you all. Ooh-Rah and Semper Fi! Respectfully submitted, Tashna Sally Hicks-Wert, United States Marine. Big thanks Big thank you to Roy Spino, Chico Holiday, Jason Tohet for making the baseball fields look the way they are supposed to look. Juniors coach, Tom Strong. For Emil Emil, Nobody ever said life was easy. But we were once told there is no such thing as "can't," right? We all have such fond memories which no one could ever take from us. You were al- Miller. I'd like to apologize to the Lincoln Birthday Powwow Com mittee for being arrested there, and to Melanie A. Polk for buy ing you cigarettes when I shouldn't have. Bruce Miller. On about 2-19-04 I was sit ting shotgun in a vehicle that was stopped. I would just like to apologize to the two cops in volved, Dennis White and Whittenburg. I would also like to apologize to the Warm Springs community for being charged with NDDHD and drug paraphernalia. I had to sit a week in jail and would just like to say I'm sorry. Shadrack Martinez. To the community of Warm Springs, I would like to apolo gize for my behavior back in November 2003. I was quite drunk and emotional at the time. Not a very good combi nation, which led to me getting turned in for almost hitting someone. I am very grateful that I didn't hurt anyone or myself while driving so drunk. I would also like to apologize to my boy friend Bruce Lee Howtopat for biting him the same night. Sin cerely, Consuelo Daniels. To the Warm Springs Con federated tribal members, I, Jolene Johnson, would like to say I'm very sorry for getting stopped for a DUII. I will try my best to better myself. Jolene K. Johnson. To the community, I would like to take this time apologize for my wrong actions in Febru ary 2004, for DUII s, which I assure you will not happen again. Thank rou for your time. JJJ. Letters to the Editor ways there, you and your brother. Now who am I going to turn to? But we now know you're in a much better place looking down on us left behind. I can still picture your smile, I can still hear the tone of your laugh, see the glisten of your glasses. But I also know that's all it is, a mere image. We will all hold you dear in our hearts, and know you're still with us. We will watch your son grow. Your friend across the way, Sweetz. P.S. Sincere regards to Debbie and Batman. All our people Fee took t wig wa. Thank you for this breath. These eyes. Thank you for my family, all the people of home, Warm Springs Rez. We all are family. Like it or not. We all come from our inch cheewana. Neight yow ee, nee ma po. Yakama, Warm Springs. Our families go back into our history, thousands upon thou sands of years ago. Don't worry about us, we are all here, the ones we love, and sometimes hurt. This does not stop our love... you can't fake love. Our elders thought hundreds of years ahead for the good of all our people. Over 500 years ago our leaders signed our treaty with pceta and pawtoo, the ser vice of our wana on our Rez. Our safeway is our home, roots, berries, deer, elk, water, miner als, etc. Man are our leaders proven or what... Warm Springs home, that's what I'm talking about... If you don't live in our home then mind your own business ... Our river people are tough, kind, beautiful, a giv ing people. All these highways, their cities, etc. etc. are Indian Letters of apology To the community of Warm Springs Indian Reservation, I would like to strongly apologize for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the month of January 2004. 1 know my action was wrong and I put many on the roads in jeopardy. Sincerely, Emerson Miller. My sincerest apologies go out to the people of the Warm Springs community. Had I not gone out on about Nov. 15, 2003, 1 wouldn't have gotten a little tipsy and endangered my life as well as others'. A DUII is a lesson well learned. BT. I would like to send a letter of apology to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. For reckless driv ing on about Sept. 5, 2003. And I would like to send a letter of apology to the officers, Robert Buren, his work buddy, what had happened to them that day. Sorry tribes and men. Thank you. Craig Tailfeathers. I would like to apologize to the Warm Springs Community for my actions on August 22, 2003; regarding my charges of allegedly driving under the in fluence and possession of Mari juana and paraphernalia. I am currendy working through my problem and hereby Apologize formally to everyone in the com munity. To everyone in the com munity please accept. Sincerely, Derreck Palmer. This is my Apology to the community of Warm Springs for my actions on September 10, 2003. 1 was charged with the possession of marijuana and gave a plea of guilty in the du ration of my case. I hereby apologize. Gary Katchia. trails, settlements. Our family, all the treaty tribes, didn't steal and lie to each other. We have our differences, fights, like all fami lies, but we honor, respect, that's why we still have and control our Rez. If you stole from our family, it is something to be very ashamed of, but nowadays it seems some tramps have no shame. Congratulations to big bro Buck and all the other fresh new Council people. Respect, honor, honesty, empathy, like our Warm Springs treaty represen tatives who loved all our people 100 years into the future. I lonor your words... The talking part is done. Lead our people into a wholesome future, all our people. . . I personally want lead ers not politicians. Lead our treaty tribes into our water economy, utilize our Columbia River, West Coast, buy barges (ships), stop Central Oregon cit ies from siphoning off our wa ter from our Mt. Jefferson. It is time for all us to look beyond our differences for the whole some good of all our Native peoples. . . All those millions we waste on gambling we could have a couple of ships, barges. . . Why don't we, all tribes of Or egon, Washington, Idaho, Cali fornia, Montana, greater North west, team up and invest in our water economy. Gambling is killing us. . . in the long run gambling is like deal ing drugs. You we are destroy ing our own whether we are dealing drugs or dealing cards. Filthy, ugly blood money. We entrust you with our lives, our children's lives. Respect, honor, honest, leaders hear us... Stop these murders that I would like to apologize to the people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for driving under the influence in the early morning of 30404. To the arresting officer, I am glad I caused no accidents or injuries as a result of my own thoughtlessness. I apologize to my wife, sorry for being gone all night. A. Chiquito. I would like to apologize to the community of Warm springs for my senseless actions on Jan. 3, 2003. I am very sorry for putting my family in danger, as well as the community. It will never happen again. I will be leading a cleaner and safer way of living for myself and the community. Thanks for your time and support. N. Jack. I would like to take this time to say how very sorry I am to my children for drinking while they were at home and saw me all bloody from getting cut up. This could have been prevented, only if I made a better choice. I would like to say sorry to the police officers and the tribe for having to waste time for trials and tilings. I completed treatment and plan to stay clean and so ber. Sincerely, Carl Thomp son. To the people of the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs, Wasco, Paiute, I, Silas W Poitra, would like at this time to apologize to the community for actions taken place on March 8, 2004. I put the lives of anybody and everybody who were on the streets around 1 a.m. in danger. With deepest condolences and a heart-felt thanks to the courts I apologize. Sincerely, Silas Poitra. started over 500 years ago... My little man Utty Kenneth's death started 500 years ago if you know what I mean. Thank you all. All Our people, Bobby Eaglcheart. Life goes on Hello my reservation readers. I felt I had to write a little some thing for my family and friends. Well, it's another trip to the state penitentiary. Another holi day or birthday missed for my absence behind bars again. I lived a crazy life in the past. I hurt a lot of people emotion ally, if not physically. For that my apology goes out to you. My mother who was always down for me, regardless of the choices I've made or situations I was in. I love you ma. My grandmother who always provided a home for me and always pleaded for a change in me. Someday G-ma. My little homcboy and uncle, Oscar T. There's more I would like to give appreciation to, but the list goes on. Forgive me. Well, I've been working on my third album and things seem to be going great. Everything is ready for production and I'm happy to finally get this music on the ball. I've also been writ ing songs for my new group known as "Rez Catz" and we should be out by late 2005. So be ready for us. I'll be out soon to network with you all. I'll leave my info to anyone who would like to write, so don't hesitate. Well, until next time. Life goes on. Nathan Berry. No. T.57502. E1-209LWSP, P.O. Box 3300, Wasco, CA 93280. The letter of apology I have written goes out to the commu nity of Warm Springs for the poor choice I made against an other tribal member. I know the decision I made was very wrong. There is nothing I can change, so once again I send out deep est apologies. Sincerely, Wayne Eagle Speaker. To the community of Warm Springs, I would like to apolo gize for the irresponsible and senseless actions I committed on Nov. 11, 2003. 1 have never disrespected the community in the past, I don't intend to start now. I am a basketball player; I might have the opportunity to play professional ball overseas. I realize I could have jeopar dized my chances with my ac tions. I consider myself a role model to the kids here, and the other reservations. I would like to apologize to them mainly. So in all, I want to say sorry chil dren and people of Warm Springs. I really hope you can accept my apology. Sincerely, Scotty J. Riddle. To the people of Warm Springs, I, Lowell Quinn, am very sorry that I put myself and others in danger by being intoxi cated while operating a motor vehicle. I hope the people of Warm Springs will find it in their hearts to forgive me. Whover reads this, I, W.W., am apologizing for the unlawful actions or wrong-doings that I've done. This has been enough for me. So I've decided to straighten up. Hopefully you'll see a dif ferent person within me for once. I will try my hardest to walk this straight road. Sorry, thanks. W. White.
