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, Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo November-24, 2005
Interesting
announcement
posted on board
By Selena Boitc
Management successor
Issues surrounding the bud
get have been circulating recently
and with that I viewed a bulle
tin board announcement at the
post office on Saturday.
Not so much an
announcement but
information regard
ing a travel budget
Spilyay
Speaks
for Tribal Council
members. It showed the totals
for travel up to the month of
August.
I have been listening to many
complaints about travel and
unnecessary spending within the
organization and enterprises.
But to sec something like this
posted on the bulletin board was
something else, and I was sur
prised by it.
It makes a person wonder
about a lot of things.
Tribal members these days
arc on limited budgets not only
at their work place but in their
home lives as well. I know many
who struggle from time to time
and it's hard. They make it
through a rough patch and keep
going.
Well, enough of the money
matters, it is boring and depress
ing for many of us, especially
throughout the holidays.
I am thankful this year mostly
to see my son, who is returning
to Warm Springs for a pass be
fore being stationed at his next
post. I find it interesting to ex
change information with other
members of the community
who have relatives serving in the
armed forces.
Austin Smith Jr. has been
sent to Iraq recently, while Rose
Sanchez has returned to the
United States and is now in Caji-'
fornia. Now my son is finished
with his basic and infantry train
ing and will continue his service
at a new post.
I have to say that it's com
forting to know that there are
many people who. keep our
young soldiers in prayer. It is
important to know that they are
in the thoughts of many.
There are probably many
more soldiers who are serving,
and it would be nice to share
names and addresses with my
son. He has become quite a let
ter writer. I'm sure he would like
to write to others from Warm
Springs serving in the armed
forces.
Toe Ness
The law says a man has the
right to open his wife's mail. All
he needs is someone to give him
the courage!
Confucius say: Man who
gives in when wrong is wise, but
man who gives in when right is
married!
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
Advertising Manager: Sam Howard
Staff Writer: Brian Mortensen
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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ated Tribes of Warm Springs.
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Stone-setting
Dear relatives and friends,
This is a friendly note and
notification to our Warm
Springs members, especially our
ciders and immediate family
members here and from afar.
On November 26, 2005,
there will be a headstone cer
emony for Mrs. Joscpha
Meanus Crowe. The time will
be 10 a.m., starting off by ev
er) body meeting at the Shaker
Church at that time, moving on
to the Tenino Cemetery where
the stone-setting will take
place.
After that is completed, wc
will then return to the Shaker
Church and have lunch and end
the day with a giveaway.
So everyone is invited and all
arc welcome, and we'll appreci
ate all the help from whoever is
willing to help out and make this
easy for everybody.
If you'd like to take part in
this you can contact us at 4301
Tommie Street in Warm
Springs.
Josic Williams or Richard
Payne would be the ones to con
tact. Thank you for all and every
thing you've done for us.
Meanus, Yahtin, Payne,
Williams and Frank fami
lies. Minister visit
This is exciting for Central
Oregon. Richard Twiss is a Na
tive American Minister coming
to Warm Springs and Madras
on December 3 and 4. You are
all welcome to attend or inter
cede as the Ixrd leads. This is
your invitation.
I have been asked to contact
a Native worship team and in
, 'tcrcessors to attend and pray
for this gathering. The worship
team is filled with the Holy Spirit
and very prophetic. The leader
will be Jerry Chapman from
Washington who is part of Bro
ken Walls worship team with
Jonathan Maracle. His team also
loves the Lord and are very
blessed to be invited to worship
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
in Spirit and in Truth. They have
ministered with Richard Twiss
for several conferences.
For more information about
Richard Twiss see
www.wiconi.org. It is pronouced
wee-cho-nee. He travels interna
tionally as well as in the U.S. and
is received warmly everywhere
they travel. Let us receive them
warmly here as well.
Standing in the gap, loving
God and loving people, Kevin,
CamMara and family.
In Memory
In Memory of "Ee-mi-welott."
I would like to express my
gratitude to my family, relatives
and friends who helped with the
funeral services for my daugh
ter, Stephanie Yvonne Waters.
Stephanie was my oldest
child. She was a beautiful per
son who brought two wonder
ful children into this world, Isiah
and Takiah Ijimebull.
Stephanie lived in Nespclem,
Wapato, larrah and Toppcnish,
Wash., Flrno, Mont., and Salem,
Ore.
She went home to be buried
next to the Waters family mem
bers at the Chief Joseph Cem
etery in Nespelem.
Special thanks to the drum
mers and cooks of the Wapato
Longhouse and Nez Perce
Ionghouse in Nespelem.
I know her journey to meet
the creator was good, with all
your good words, prayers, sing
ing and dancing. Also, thank you
Father for the Rosary Service.
Thanks to the Iukcs family for
their words and songs.
All her close friends, I know
you'll miss her. Remember her
smile and the good times you
shared. Dance like nobody's
watching. May the Great Spirit
Watch Over Youl Always, Vera
Hernandez
Holiday safety
Smokcy Bear is getting ready
for his annual winter hiberna
tion, but before he retires to his
Birthday and other wishes...
Happy
birthday Ja
son Tohet
Sr. Love ya
lots, hope
you have a
good day. You also mean the
world to us. Love, your wife,
Brat (Jason Jr.), and last
but not least Da Boss
(Clinton Jimmy).
Welcome home, George!
From your family and
friends.
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Cascade Locks is tribe's
By Howie Arnett
Tribal attorney
The land surrounding the
present-day City of Cascade
Locks is part of the aboriginal
homeland of the Wasco people
who were signatories to the
Treaty with the Tribes of
Middle Oregon of June 25,
1855, and whose descendants
are now members of the Con
federated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
In addition to the language
of the June 25, 1855 Treaty,
which describes this area as part
of the tribes' ancestral territory
ceded to the United States, this
historical fact was legally proven
before the United States Indian
Claims Commission in 1967.
The Indian Claims
Commission's 1967 ruling
means that no other modern day
tribe or group of Indian people
can make or prove a claim that
Cascade Locks is their aborigi
nal or ancestral area.
In its case before the Indian
Claims Commission, the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs legally established its
claim to aboriginal occupancy
and exclusive use (also known
as "aboriginal title") of the Cas
cade Locks land as successor in
interest to the tribes and bands
that were signatories to the 1 855
Treaty.
The Indian Claims Commis
sion was a quasi-judicial body
established by Congress in 1946
to hear and decide claims for
compensation brought by Indian
Letters to the Editor
warm, comfy den he wants to
remind everyone to please be
fire safe,
Smokcy would like to remind
everyone to clean their chimney
before the winter snows come.
If you are using a wood stove,
make sure the wood you arc
burning is dry and when clean
ing out your wood stove please
put the ashes in a metal con
tainer. Place the container away
from anything that can burn in
cluding a wood deck or the ga
rage. A lot of folks are spending
more time in the kitchen with
the holiday season almost here,
so please don't leave anything
cooking on the stove unat
tended. If you burn candles, place
them in a safe place away from
children and pets and use a
sturdy metal, glass or ceramic
candleholder. Always make sure
candles are blown out before
leaving the room or going to
bed.
And kids, please don't play
with matches or lighters -ever!
Ok, now Smokey can enjoy
his winter nap without worrying
about his human friends.
I lave a safe and warm win
ter season, see you all in the
spring time!
Suzi Macy, Warm Springs
Fire Management technician.
Hapy birthday, Leslee!
From Auntie Lynn,
Grandma Pat, Tianna and
Chris.
'
Happy belated birthday,
Stacyrae. '
From Julie and Lee
Arquette; and Kaleja,
Jermaine, and Dyamelle;
and Alfred, Jacob, Stetson,
and Amberae.
Wishing we could be
with you.
tribes against the United States
for loss of their ancestral lands.
Proving a claim before the
Commission was not an easy
matter: the commission im
posed very stringent require
ments on tribes seeking to es
tablish a right to compensation
for the loss of their aboriginal
lands.
With regard to the Warm
Springs claim of aboriginal tide
to the Cascade Locks area, the
tribes had to prove before the
commission that the Wasco
people who were signatories to
the June 25, 1855 Treaty lived
on the land, fished and gathered
foods there, and had permanent
village sites from time immemo
rial. The tribes also had to prove
that the Wasco treaty-signers use
of the land was exclusive - that
is, no other Indian peoples lived
on those lands under a claim of
ownership. As the commission
stated in its ruling in the Warm
Springs case:
"The fact that the claimed
land was included within the
description of the land ceded to
the United States in the treaty
of 1855 is not by itself suffi
cient proof that the tribes had
'Indian tide' to the land. There
must be a showing of actual,
exclusive and continuous use
and occupancy 'for a long time'
prior to the loss of the land."
The commission did not al
low the tribes to rely on treaty
language, testimony of tribal
members, or oral histories from
Seniors Day
Niix l'achwai!
it is that time of year again
for us to star planning the 16th
Annual Honor Seniors Day.
Our special day has been
hailed as one of the best in the
northwest, with the highest hon
ored guest attendance.
When: Wednesday, Dec. 7 at
12 with lunch.
Where: Senior Citizen Build
ing This is an invitation to any
one who is interested in becom
ing a volunteer.
Letters of apology
I would like to apologize
for driving at a .17 alcohol
level on 11-4-05, and having
my wife Patricia as a passen
ger. I have been out of em
ployment for several weeks
and was having a few drinks.
I'm also going to apologize to
the casino for being partially
intoxicated while gambling. I
will be more respectful.
Thank you. Lamont
Brown.
I am sitting time for a
DUII that happened on 10-28-05.
Also recklessly endan
gering the lives by running
off the road. I am really sorry
for my actions. To my wife,
I give thanks to our Warm
Springs relatives who took
part in the naming for my
Uncle Leonard Squally. This
took place at the Nisqually
Squalli-absch Reservation,
aboriginal homeland
tribal elders as evidence to prove
its claim. Instead, the tribes had
to hire anthropologists and
other "experts" who uncovered
written evidence from early
white explorers and missionar
ies that proved that Wasco
treaty-signers had exclusive own
ership of the area.
Assembling the required evi
dence was difficult and time
consuming. The case went on
for nearly 20 years at great cost
to the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
Finally, based on the exten
sive record of evidence pre
sented by the tribes, the com
mission determined in 1967 that
the tribes had legally established
aboriginal title to the lands sur
rounding Cascade Locks.
The commission found that
the Wasco treaty-signing people
had lived on those lands for a
long period of time before the
1855 Treaty was signed, and that
they owned those lands exclu
sively. The record before the com
mission included evidence of
two permanent Wasco villages
within what are now the city lim
its of the City of Cascade Ixrcks,
called "Cathlathlala" and
"Cathleyacheyachs" in the jour
nals of early explorers.
The record also included evi
dence of a permanent Wasco
village called "Cathlakahikit"
located two miles west of Cas
cade Locks on the banks of
Eagle Creek.
On the subject of exclusive
Any questions please call 553
35203313. Lawrence Squicmphen.
Art, craft fair
Don't forget our art and
craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 26
in the lobby of the Museum at
Warm Springs. We still have
room for vendors. If you or
anyone you know might want to
set up, please call Rosalind
Sampson to sign up, 553-3331.
Thank you. Evaline Patt.
sorry for wrecking our ve
hicle. So once again to every
body on the rez, Judge, Mom,
bro, wife, and to the police
department, I am really sorry
and I'm trying to better my
life so stuff like this won't
happen again. Carl Iyakitan.
To the community of
Warm Springs, I am very sorry
for driving under the influ
ence of alcohol March 19,
2005. I know it was wrong
and that I endangered every
one on this reservation. I am
doing the best I know how to
prevent it from happening
again. Michael Meanus.
where we joined the celebra
tion of the Squalli-absch
Canoe family dinner. We had
a great feast and giveaway.
Again thanks to our relatives.
Lou Ann K. Squally.
use, the commission determined
that while other Indian peoples
came to the Cascade Locks area
to visit, trade, or use the Wasco
fishing sites, they did so only
with the permission of the
Wasco. Thus, those other Indian
tribes did not have a claim to
aboriginal ownership. In its rul
ing, the Commission stated:
"The Cascade Wasco went as
far as Fort Vancouver for
Wappato root and across the
Columbia River to the valley of
White Salmon for camus root.
The Dog or Hood River Wasco
also went north across the Co
lumbia on occasion. It does not
appear, however, that any Indi
ans from west of the Cascades
or from north of the Columbia
came within the claimed area for
any purpose other than to enjoy
permissive use of the fisheries
and to participate in the trade,
gambling, and social activities
conducted within the several
villages during the trading and
fishing seasons."
The findings of the Indian
Claims Commission confirmed
what the people of the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs
already knew - the lands along
the Columbia from west of Cas
cade Locks east to The Dalles
were the aboriginal lands of the
Wasco people.
This finding is binding legal
precedent supporting the Tribes
application to take land into trust
in the Cascade Locks Industrial
Park for a casino.