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Spilygy Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon
September 2, 2004
Youth: lessons of the longhouse, drum
(Continued from page 1)
"And we talked about the
respect that Indians have for
the animals, to never take
more than we can use," said
Begay. "In my family we give
the first animal that we take
in a season to a senior citizen
or a disabled person, or to a
family member who can't
hunt"
The discussion then turned
to the importance of the
longhouse. "We explained to
the boys that their families
have strong ties to the
longhouse."
They then brought out the
big drum. "We talked about
what the drum means, what
it has done for Indian people,
and the respect that Indians
have for the drum," said
Begay. "When the drum is
used in the proper way, then
good things happen for the
family and community and
Indian people."
Onte Lumpmouth talks about future goals with the Butterflies.
The group then learned "They picked it up quickly."
about the different kinds of The Butterflies and the War
Indian songs, how there are riors had lunch together,
songs for all occasions. They The young people in the
sang about 10 songs, getting groups had mostly volunteered
better with each one. to participate. Some of the But-
"We went from a rating of terflies had been asked to go,
one to about six," said Begay. and by the end of day were
photo by Sarah Frank
happy they had been a part
the gatherings.
The project was a success
and everyone who took part
wants to do it again next sum
mer. (Xote: Sarah I rank helped
uilb the writing of this article.)
Be prepared for survey calls
Oregon residents can expect
telephone calls during the next
four weeks in connection with
the biennial Oregon Population
Survey. State and local agencies
use the data to plan programs
in a wide range of areas, includ
ing healthcare, childcare, hous
ing and job training.
The survey is designed to
reflect the concerns of people
of all ages, income levels and
ethnic backgrounds, said Jeff
Tryens, executive director of
the Oregon Progress Board. We
urge people to cooperate with
the survey takers so that future
state programs will incorporate
their concerns. Each Oregonian
participating will actually be help
ing to make Oregon a better
place to live as we can use their
answers to represent many
people just like them.
Members of the Native
American community were
urged to participate by Karen
Quigley, executive director of
the Legislative Commission on
Indian Services. This is the best
way for the Indian community
to make sure our views are
heard, and that community ser
vices reflect our needs, she said.
Powwow for
inmates Sept. 18
There will be a powwow at
the Columbia River Correctional
Institute in Portland on Sept. 18,
from 1 to 4 p.m. All visitors are
to check in at the vehicle gate.
Visitor check-in is at 12 noon.
All visitors must have a back
ground check before entering
the facility. Contact Chaplain Len
Blix for further information,
(503) 280-6646, ext. 248.
All food donations are to be
prepared by vendors such as
Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza,
etc. The food must be sealed by
the vendors.
I 'or advertising information,
call Sam, 749-0424.
Council preparing 2005
budget for member review
Tribal Council, the secretary-treasurer, chief operations
officer, managers and directors of the tribes have been working
the past few months on the 2005 proposed budget. October will
be the' month when the proposed 2005 budget is mailed to the
membership for review.
During October, the Council will also hear comments from
the tribal membership at district meetings.
Budget presentations to the Council are scheduled for Sept.
7-8; Sept. 9, and Sept. 13-14. Final budget reviews are scheduled
for review on Sept. 15, when the proposed budget will also be
posted.
Adoption of the 2005 budget is scheduled for November,
with the posting of the final budget set for Dec. 1.
COCC placement exam Sept. 13
The next offering of the placement exam for Central Oregon
Community College Warm Springs branch will be at 10 a.m. on
Monday, Sept. 13 at the education building.
This one-hour and 45-minute exam is required for admission
to COCC and most other community colleges in the state. It is
free and the scores are mailed directly to you. For more infor
mation, 553-1428.
School orientation for sixth-graders
There will be a sixth-grade student orientation on Tuesday, Sept.
7, from 9 to 1 1 a.m. There will be a bus at the Warm Springs
Community Center to pick up students.
The bus will be there at about 8:30, and will return at about
11:30. This orientation is for sixth-grade students only, and their
parents or guardians. The orientation will be to take care of things
such as assigning lockers, and getting class schedules.
Twenty-five years ago this week
place. But the way to the river
these days is a long and wind
ing road through courts, across
negotiation tables and between
agencies. The following is from
the editorial page:
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From. the September 7, 1979
edition of the Spiljaj Tymoo.
A recent complaint filed with
the tribal prosecutor by Natu
ral Resources against a local live
stock owner is felt by many to
set a precedent in future livestock
violations.
Four horses belonging to'
tribal members were seized by
range riders from the West Hills
area. The horses have been seen
regularly over the past several
months in many of the closed
areas of the reservation.
The range riders worked most
of the day trying to capture the
horses and finally were able to
confine all four horses in the
rodeo arena. They made a posi
tive identification on one of the
animals through a brand regis
tration. They were unable to iden
tify the owners of the other three
animals.
The tribal prosecutor intends
to issue a summons to the owner.
The prosecutor hopes to expe
dite the proceeding so as to keep
the fine down. In other news:
The local rank and file were
given an opportunity to see first
hand what goes on at a major
Indian conference when Kah-Nee-Ta
hosted the Affiliated
Tribes of Northwest Indians an
nual convention.
Customarily the turf of
elected and appointed tribal rep
resentatives, the convention's
proximity and low registration
fee allowed employees and tribal
members to participate.
What they saw was a fairly
standard Indian conference in its
array of panel topics: treaty
rights and trust responsibility,
fishing rights, water rights,
health and education. Elsewhere:
Carol Henderson was hon
ored at a luncheon at Kah-Nee-Ta
as the first graduate of Trend
Business College in Warm
Springs. Carol received her di
ploma from Carla Knapp, the
instructor, for completing the
basic business program.
Lloyd Smith, who was the
master of ceremonies, congratu
lated Carol for her efforts and
also added that this "was a mile
stone here in our community
and that there will be others who
will complete the course in a few
months." And this news:
It has been a summer of vic
tories for Indian fishermen. First
it was the Supreme Court's up
holding of the Boldt Decision.
Then the federal court imposed
closures of the off-shore fishery.
Not long after, lower river
gillnetters were limited to a two
day early fall season.
And now, finally, Indian fish
ermen are fishing - which is all
they wanted to do in the first
Kah-Nee-Ta manager Bill
Pauli's decision to discontinue
swim discounts for tribal, bu
reau and other employees was an
unfortunate and unnecessary
one.
We wonder how much
thought Mr. Pauli gave to his
policy decision, because as we
see it, there are several reason
able alternatives to the complete
termination of privileges.
First, in defense of the policy
as it stood: it is doubtful that
the Village was losing money as
a result of the 50-cent swim
cards. A relative few took advan
tage of the discount - 868 cards
were issued in 1979 but only a
handful of employees used their
cards regularly.
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