E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Out with the
old, and in
with the new
B y Selena B o ise
M anagement successor
So what do you think about
those old houses being torn
down on the campus area?
I remember seeing mold on
one of the roofs, so that means
it must be old.
Well, I know of other houses
in the com m unity
that have mold on
Spilyay
their roofs, and they
Speaks
are basically old.
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W hat about the
old clubhouse building that is still
there? I hear it has historical sig
nificance, but then I heard the
same about a few of the other
houses that were torn down.
I know th at th ere w ere
houses placed on the campus
area to house teachers for the
boarding school that once was
here. In fact our Spilyay Tymoo
office was a home for a teacher,
or so I’ve heard.
I’m not sure about the homes
near the Warm Springs Elemen
tary S ch o o l, the ones on
“teacher row.” One o f the fa
vorite spots for trick or treating
for many, many kids.
There are homes near the old
clinic that were built to house
the medical personnel employed
there. I’m not sure how far back
that goes. I know that it was
considered the hospital, and ba
bies were actually born in Warm
Springs. That was before the long
rides to Redmond while in la
bor.
But the future holds in it a
m arket, which w ill be on the
campus area. I actually can’t wait
for this to begin, because I en
joy going to those. I can’t wait
to see this actually happen.
In the midst o f all this the
Spilyay Tymoo and Radio Sta
tion are looking toward a new
building.
I heard o f this happening
before, so some of us are wait
ing to see if it actually happens.
My opinion about the loca
tion is that it’s too far from the
central location of the commu
nity. People would have to get a
ride up there to the industrial
park to come to our office, in
stead of walking here like they
do now. How easy is it to make
the deadline if you have to send
your information inter-depart
ment, or even mail it?
Things will change for us but
I guess we would just have to
adjust to it.
M y other concern is that
when we move, we lose things.
There were a lot o f old photo
graphs that we couldn’t bring to
this office because of space limi
tations. Or it was felt we should
only bring necessities. These old
photos were lost in the move and
thrown out as garbage. Will we
lose things again? I hope not,
because I would hate to see it
again. But as things are going,
we’re out with the old and in with
the new.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est.
1976)
Publisher Emeritus:
Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Succes
sor: Selena T. Boise
Advertising Manager:
Sam Howard
Media Advisor:
Bill Rhoades
Spilyay Tymoo is pub
lished bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box
870, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
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Spilyay Tymoo
June 8, 2006
Letters to the Editor
Scholarship
C ongratulations to W arm
Springs tribal member, Gilbert
“D uncan” Brunoe. He is the
male recipient o f the $1,000
scholarship award from Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and
Casino.
Duncan is currently attend
ing Mt. Hood Community Col
lege with a major in Hospitality
and T ourism M an agem en t.
During his time at Mt. Hood
Community College, he com
pleted an internship at Disney’s
All Star Resort through the Walt
Disney World’s College Program
Internship in Orlando, Fla.
He recently had an opportu
nity to travel to Hawaii with the
Hospitality, Tourism and Res
tau ra n t C lub o f M t. H ood
C o m m u n ity C o llege. T h ey
toured the Norwegian Cruise
Lines Pride of America and the
Hilton Hawaiian Village.
He has completed one sea
son and is currently on his sec
ond season internship at Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and
Casino. He has worked in the
rooms division department for
the front desk, reservations and
Village gate, food and beverage
departm ent for banquets and
dining room and the table games
d ep artm en t as a b lack jack
dealer.
He has been accepted at the
University of Nevada Las Ve
gas (UNLV) where he will work
towards his Bachelors in Gam
ing Management. His goals for
higher education are set high: To
become a leader, a positive role
model and to make his family
proud.
We at Kah-Nee-Ta congratu
late Duncan on his efforts and
wish him the best in his studies.
Final inspection
The soldier stood and faced
God, which must always come
to pass.
He hoped his shoes were
shining, just as brightly as his
brass.
“Step forward now, you sol
dier, how shall I deal with you?
H ave you always turned the
other cheek? To My Church
have you been true?”
The soldier squared his shoul
ders and said, “No, Lord, I guess
I ain’t. Because those of us who
carry guns, can’t always be a
saint.
“I’ve had to work most Sun
days, and at times my talk was
tough. And sometimes I’ve been
violent, because the world is
awfully rough.
“But I never took a penny
that w asn ’t m ine to k e e p ...
though I worked a lot of over
time when the bills got just too
steep.
“And I never passed a cry for
help, though at times I shook
with fear. And sometimes, God,
forgive me, I’ve wept unmanly
tears.
“I know I don’t deserve a
place among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
except to calm their fears.
“If you’ve a place for me
here, Lord, it n eedn’t be so
grand. I never expected or had
too much, but if you don’t, I’ll
understand.”
There was a silence all around
the throne, where the saints had
often trod, as the soldier waited
quietly for the judgment of his
God.
“Step forward now, you sol
dier, you’ve borne your burdens
w ell. W alk p e a c e fu lly on
Heaven’s streets, you’ve done
your time in Hell.”
Author Unknown.
(The above item was submit
ted a war veteran o f the tribes
in tribute to M emorial Day.)
Wounded
A N ez P erce E ld e r’s
thoughts: They said I would be
changed in my body. I would
m ove th ro u gh the p h ysical
world in a different manner.
I would hold m yself in a dif
ferent posture. I would have
pains where there was no blood.
I would react to sights, sounds,
movements and touch in a crazy
way, as though I were back in
the war.
T h ey said I w o u ld be
w ounded in my thoughts. I
would forget how to trust, and
thin k others w ere tryin g to
harm me.
I would see dangers in the
kindness and concern o f my
relatives and others.
Most of all, I would not be
able to think in a reasonable
manner and it would seem that
everyone else was crazy.
They told me that it would
appear to me that I was alone
and lost even in the midst of
the people, that there was no one
like me.
T h ey w arn ed m e th at it
would be as though my emotions
were locked up, and that I would
be cold in my heart and not re
member the ways of caring for
others.
While I might give soft meat
or blankets to the elders or food
to the children, I would be un
able to feel the goodness o f
these actions.
I would do these things out
of habit and not from caring.
They predicted that I would be
ruled by dark anger and that I
might do harm to others with
out plan or intention.
T hey knew that m y spirit
would be wounded. They said I
would be lonely and find no
comfort in family, friends, elders
or spirits.
I w ould be cu t o ff from
beauty and pain. My dreams and
visions would be dark and fright
ening. My days and nights would
be filled with searching and not
finding.
I would be unable to find the
connections betw een m yself
and the rest of Creation.
I would look forward to an
early death. And I would need
cleansing and healing in these
things.
(The above item was submitted
recently by a war veteran o f the
tribes in tribute to Memorial Day.)
A thank you
Thank you to Helle Jensen
and Karin Sandberg from Den
m ark, W arm Springs Forest
Products for their donation to
off-set costs of printing items,
Elke and Jan for their medic set
u p / availab ility (Elke w ill be
heading to Iraq come Jan., Feb.
and March 2007), Corbet and
Timothy for their shared songs,
prayers and words, Foster for
his honor song to Iris, Lee and
Lucy and Alex for all their re
spect, love, prayers and contin
ued support to this gathering -
list of raffle will follow. A spe
cial thank-you to our local Utili-
Summer safety advice from Fire Management
B y Suzy M acy
Fire Prevention Tech
There are 3 zones to be con
cerned with when you are de
fining your defensible space.
Zone 1 is the primary area
adjacent to the home. This is the
area o f greatest m odification
and treatment. It consists o f a
recommended area o f 30 feet
around the structure in which
all flammable vegetation is re
moved.
Create a non-com bustible
area at least three feet wide
around the base of your home.
This area needs to have a very
low potential for ignition from
flying embers. Use irrigated her
baceous plants (such as lawn,
ground cover, and flow ers),
rock mulches, or hard surfaces
(such as concrete, brick, and
pavers) in this area.
Keep it free o f woodpiles,
w ood m ulches, dead plants,
dried leaves and needles, flam
mable shrubs (such as juniper),
and debris. Try not to plant di
rectly beneath windows or next
to foundation vents.
Frequently prune and main
tain plants in this zone to en
sure a vital growth and a low
growth habit. Enclose or screen
decks with metal screening.
Do not use the area under
decks for storage.
If you plan to keep trees in
this zone, prune to at least 6 to
8 above the ground. Remove
any branches that interfere with
the roof or are within 10 feet
of the chimney.
Remove all ladder fuels from
beneath the trees. Ladder fuels
are vegetation with vertical con
tinuity that allows fire to burn
from the ground level up into
the branches and crowns o f
trees.
Zone 2 is an area of fuel re
duction. It is a secondary buffer
around the home and is a tran
sitional area between zones 1
and 3.
The size of Zone 2 depends
on the slope o f the ground
where the structure is built.
Typically, the range is 20 feet
(low hazard zone) 50 feet (mod
erate hazard zone) or 100 feet
(high hazard zone). Within this
zone, remove diseased, dead or
dying trees and shrubs. Thin and
prune the remaining larger trees
and shrubs. Small clumps of 2
to 3 trees may be left in Zone
2. Leave more space between
the crowns of the trees.
M ow grasses (or rem ove
them with a weed trimmer) as
needed through the growing sea
son to keep them low, a maxi
mum of 6 to 8 inches.
Stack firewood and woodpiles
up hill or on the same elevation
as the structure but at least 30
feet aw ay from your hom e.
Clear and keep away flammable
vegetation w ithin 10 feet o f
these woodpiles. Do not stack
wood against your home or on
or under your deck, even in win
ter.
M any homes have burned
from a woodpile that ignited as
the fire passes.
Locate propane tanks 30 feet
from the structure and keep
free of weeds.
Zone 3 (outer fuel transition)
is of no specified size. It extends
from the edge of your defen
sible space to your property lines.
Pruning is generally not neces
sary in Zone 3; however it may
be a good idea from the stand
p o in t o f p erso n al safety to
prune trees. Pruning helps re
duce ladder fuels within the tree
stand, enhancing wildfire safety.
Mowing is not necessary in this
zone. If you have any questions
regard in g D efensible Zones
around your home please call
W arm Springs Fire M anage
ment.
ties D epartm ent and Easton,
Tina and family. If we have for-
gotten to mention anyone, our
apologies. Again thank you.
V ete ra n s, fa m ily and
Healing Committee.
Birthday and other wishes...
Happy 8th Birthday to
ou r g i r l S or ay a Yvana
Mender^. Hope y o u r day
on June 7 brings y o u as
much fu n and happiness
as y o u have brought into
our lives. We love y o u so
much and wish y o u the
best. H ots o f love and
kisses Mom and Dad,
Carlos, Damian, I^raii
and Jaihline.
—
Happy birthday Dave. You
are the greatest1. Cheryl.
H appy 17 th b irth d a y to
our son D. Stw yer Junior.
We love you so m uch. E n
joy young life. L ove, M om
and Dad.
June 12. Happy birthday to
our coolest biggest brother. We
love you Ju n io r. Love, your
baby bro’s Nick and Midjet and
Kelly.
Happy 17th birthday to my
bro. Hove, y o u r liT sis B.J. and
M ichael Bobb.
H ap p y b irth d a y to our
No. 1 uncle Ju n io r. Love,
y o u r n ep h ew an d n ie c e s ,
H ap p y b elated b irth d ay
to m y d a u g h t e r M a c y
Quinn Joh n son , from D ad.
M y love for yo u w ill liv e
forever.
Happy belated M other’s Day
to D anell Tailfeathers. A ll my
respect and appreciation goes to
y o u f o r a ll and everything y o u
have done with our kids. I write
this with all the heart I can give
through words. B est regards, as
I am gone. The happiness I ’ve
spoken o f w ill come. Hove, Otis
Johnson.
B est
b ir t h d a y
w is h e s to K ris tan
S m ith . I lo v e y o u
co w -g irl.
L ove,
c o u s in
Je a n e tte Thom pson.
L il* G ary, L iT T h at G irl
Eva an d M ah k iyah .
H appy b irth d a y to ou r
nephew Junior. From uncle Gary
and Rosa C.
H ap p y b irth d ay to m y
Daddy. I love you. Love, CeAsia
Alice.
J u n e 12 . H a p p y 1 7 th
b irth d a y to m y b ab y bro
Ju nior. Love, your lil’ Big
Sis LaVonne Rose.
June 11. Happy 28th birth
day to my “bib baby love. ” Way-
men. Eagle Speaker. I love you.
From y o u r one and only.
Letters of apology
I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 25, 2006 by drink
ing and acting disorderly, and then fighting at the VOC. I
could have hurt somebody. I apologize to my family for the
shame my actions have brought to our family name. Fur
ther, I apologize to VOC. Wilona Poitra.
I am sorry I broke the tribal law on May 25 by disorderly
conduct. I further apologize to the following: W.P., who was
directly impacted by my actions. Please forgive and forget.
Kevin M. Smith.
I am sorry I broke the law on May 13, 2006 by driving
recklessly at Elmer Quinn Park on May 13 at about 8:45
p.m. I was under the influence o f alcohol, so I am sorry
once again I know it was wrong for doing that and I promise
I will never do that again, because I wasn’t in my right state
of mind. Otherwise I wouldn’t have committed the crime
and I want to say thanks to the officers for serving and
protecting. Sam Jackson.
To the community of the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, the Tribal Police Department, and to the Warm
Springs Tribal Court, I am apologizing to you all for my
actions taken place on Dec. 7, 2006. I hope the community
accepts my apology. Thank you for your time. A.A. Charlie.
To the people o f the Confederated Tribes, I am sorry I
broke tribal law on Feb. 12, 2006 by punching a tribal mem
ber in the face during the Lincoln’s Powwow in Simnasho. 1
apologize to m y fam ily for the shame m y actions have
brought to our family name. Further, I apologize to the fol
lowing: Ellis Langley, who was directly impacted by my ac
tions. I also want to say that I’ve made a mistake that won’t
happen again, and to the children, I extend my apology for
the incident. And I will make every effort to follow our laws
in the future. Izaak Esquiro.
To my reservation elders, famly and friends, on Jan. 5,
2006 in the late evening my actions have me now apologiz
ing for all I’ve done under alcohol’s influence. I am able to
realize my apology without acceptance truly is about humil
ity, court ordered or not. My two friends, call my D.J. and
backseat driver or neighbor and co-pilot, have heckled me.
Yes, embarrassing only begins to describe all of this. Essie
Lawson.
I would like to apologize for my actions that occurred on
January 2 8 .1 put m yself in danger and also a close friend to
me. I used poor judgment on my part and could have easily
hurt me and my passenger or another vehicle. I set a bad
example for my kids and embarrassed m yself in the process.
I also want to apologize to the officers because they were
doing their job. I’m paying for it now. Walter Wolfe.