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Pqge 12 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon June 10, 2004 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- Table Setting 3? V- fi 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. O Tu'egena Tuusekwuna Wehe 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 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. Spoons 7 Fork Knife 1 Auna ptuksha Let's set the table. Nuwitkan iwa ptukt It is our tradition to set the table towards the right. 7 rvn: t .1 rr Yise aatow, tamme nanesootuhikwe. Let's all sit down and pray. Ka paa hebe, pesa tuka. Drink water and enjoy your meal. Kushxinawa ptukt itwatpama, ku tkwitat. You also set the food and seasoning towards the right, t 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 If) Wfrtory fry PhK Conrtantfn 0 1996 - 2001 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. f June 21 st, 1 856: Today the non-hostile indians ; along the lower Rogue River, and at Fort Orford, j 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. J 7 rv- Table Setting Spoon Fork Knife Dish Bowl Cup J Water Hspun Iskemptk , Aaiwiai V I V Aladas Awasq'u Wacqun Hchqwa v Aga aJxelma. Now let's eat. - - s . " ' . i , -J. . ' ' ' V... . .'l lladam emshkix. You folks set the table. Gwenma Hadas emshxlinxaya 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 tfsq'umax Hulushk bama awachi itkmawacwamat bama. Put five bowls out for soup or fruit. Emshtinxaya gwenma Hskunimax bama Hchqwa. Put five cups out for water. Aga alkdugiuludamida ittolem. Now bless the food. Hchqwa attugumshda yaniwadix kwapt amsWxelma. Take a drink of water before you folks eat. Mari, naika Wcinaqsh! Mary, my mother! Aga inigmfait iladam. Now I am sitting at the table. Aga iptiux anyalux aklutk. Now I shall put medicine into my spirit. Ngitxudfnmchk Kd Hkiwax tidambama. Help me, get light for the tables. Dauya wim, This is the father (pointing with right hand to head), Dauya lyaxcin, This his son, (pointing to breast), Dauya it'ukdi iyagwmntt. This his good heart (the holy ghost). Qfdau gwnisim it'ukdi. Thus always good (amen).