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Spilyqy Tymoo, Nwn Springs, Oregon November 11, 2004 Cougar struck and killed on highway 26 A 120-pound male cougar was found in front of Warm Springs For est Products Industries on U.S. 26 the evening of Nov. 3, apparently hit by an automobile. Natural Resources Branch Manager Bobby Brunoe is scheduled to discuss the cougar situation on the reservation with Tribal Council on Monday, Nov. 22. Regarding the cougar that was killed last week: The motorist that hit the ani mal had apparently left the scene, but the impact was enough to leave shards of glass at the scene. "I was coming back from bowling last night about 9 p.m., and the police were already there," said Rickey Graybael, who worked in the Range and Agriculture department, and was one of the first people to spot the animal. The animal was still alive when of ficers found it. They had to shoot to shoot it twice to put it down. Police then summoned Jason Smith, Range and Ag manager, to pick up the cougar for disposal "We're pleased that no humans were injured," Jim Soules, Warm Springs Chief of Police, said. "My guess is that if it had been a threat, then it has been removed." Native languages in danger of extinction OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Ten of 25 native languages still spoken in Oklahoma are just one aging genera tion away from extinction. "We are at the greatest period of American Indian language extinction in history," said Dennis W. Zotigh, Ameri can Indian research historian at the Oklahoma Historical Society. In September, two or three native speakers .of Caddo died, said Alice Anderton, a linguist who directs the Intertribal Wordpath Society, sponsor of an Oct. 22 celebration of the state's Indian languages. "Time is really running out for some languages," she said. Although Oklahoma has 21,359 native speakers, 10 tribes have 10 or fewer fluent speakers left, and 15 have fewer than 100, according to Andcrton's 2004 count, released in October. "Every time we revise it, the num bers go down and not up," Anderton said. It's been 14 years since Congress passed the Native American Languages Act, which made it federal policy to preserve, protect and promote native languages reversing the decades-old policy of trying to stamp them out. In that time, many tribes have initi ated language classes. For example, Choctaw now is of- Dave McMechanSpilyay Tribal employees displayed a variety of Halloween attire at the annual costume contest, held each year at the Administration puilding Q Letters of apology I am writing this letter in regard to my inappropriate behavior. I would like the opportunity to apologize for the crime I've committed against the people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. And in doing so I've decided to take full responsibility for my ac tions, and am paying all costs and con sequences punishable and appropriate for the much regretted situation I put myself into. So if I may please have your condolence to accept my apology, I'd like to say I am really truly sorry. Thank you. Sincerely, LaVitta Berry. This is Bonny Charley. I am writing a letter for my apology for things I've said or done. I am apologizing to you and the courts for situation. For things I said or did, please accept my apol ogy. It was not very good of me to get upset at everyone. I know it was under the influence, and for the escape I did, that was not called for. Please accept my apology. I'm sorry if I did wrong. Bonny Helen Charley. Today on Oct. 27, 2004, I'm sorry for driving under the influence of in toxicants on the rez at Upper Dry Creek. I put myself and others in dan ger. I'm sure it will never happen again in the future. Have to pay the price for it. Thank you. Charlie Chee Sr. To the people of Warm Springs I would like to apologize for the crime of "fishing out of season" at the Co lumbia River on Oct. 3, 2004. This will not happen again. Again, my sincere apologies. Harold Blackwolf Sr. To Sylvania Russell, I'd like to apolo gize for what had come about on or about Sept. 30, 2004. 1 am truly sorry to you for my actions. I would also like to apologize to my children Aaron, Tif fany and Tanya Hunt. I'm sorry and I will always love the three of you. Abraham Hunt. To the community of the Confed erated Tribes, I would like to apologize for my actions on the morning of Sept. 5, 2004, for being in possession of drug paraphernalia and NDDHD. I'm try ing to correct my past and live a healthier lifestyle. Victor Becerre. Credit problems! We finance most everyone! Hi tec Electronics available-auto lock system, CD players, stereo, T.V.'s fered in public high schools through out the Choctaw Nation, at commu nity centers or via the Internet. Comanche is taught at the Comanche Nation College in Lawton. University of Oklahoma students can study Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek and Kiowa. At Oklahoma State University, students can learn Muskogee. "That's all progress," Anderton said. "But if you look at it in a real hard nosed way, if you ask how many new speakers of native languages there are, as far as I know, that number is zero." The problem is that high school and college classes will not produce fluent speakers, Zotigh said. The only hope for languages to survive is to get very young children speaking them, Zotigh and Anderton said. With that in mind, some tribes, in cluding the Choctaws, include language instruction in their Head Start pro grams. 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