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Letters to the Editor
Parade
I would like to take this op
portunity to thank some of the
individuals o f this community
for coming forward and help
ing the parade committee pre
pare for the parade and help fix
up the T ucker fam ily flo at.
Through the Tucker family con
tact people we asked to put a
car in the parade in their son’s
honor because we wanted to
honor him and express to his
fam ily that they were in our
thoughts and prayers. The fam
ily agreed so we tried to make it
very honorable and as sacred as
possible. Thank you to Richard
“Anim al” Tohet for the three
Pendleton blankets which were
given to his parents and sister
and also for their veterans hats.
Thanks to Sarah Frank and her
helpers for the ribbons that were
put up on campus and by the
bridge; Jefferson Greene for the
use of his car, the banners and
pictures. Veronica Baez brought
the flags, tape, rope and got
some of the ribbon donated by
Petals and Poseys flower shop
in M adras (thank you too ),
which was set up on the cam
pus by Jam esina and Alexandria
Smith. From the bottom of my
heart I thank you all for coming
forward especially at this time
to honor our tribal people, our
fallen soldier and his family.
Also, I want to thank the fol
lowing people for helping with
the parade as it was a big suc
cess this year: Sarah, C elia,
D aniel and R oscoe G reene,
Sharon Katchia, Gorky Mitchell
family, Barbara Poncho, Eliza
b eth H isata k e , L o u ie P itt,
Veronica Smith and her husband,
Teeny M iller, Casino Group
(both from Warm Springs and
Cascade L ocks), Vic A tiyeh,
Mark Phillips, Delvis Fteath, Ed
and Betty Case, Alexandria and
Jamesina Smith, Becky and fam
ily from Fire and Safety, Olney
P att fam ily, atw ai M adelin e
M cln tu rff family, VFW Post
and all the parade participants.
All you people stepping forward
to help make this a great suc
cess as this was a very special
parade this year. If I have over
looked anyone please forgive me
as I tried to remember every
one.
Last but not least I want to
thank everyone for buying tick
ets from my granddaughter Ver
bena Greene. She went back to
Montana and I was very proud
of her because she is very shy
but she did her royal duties while
here. A great big thanks goes to
her grandparents Pat and Chris
tine Big Lake from Crow Agency,
Mont., for bringing Verbena, her
siste r and m om to W arm
Springs to the celebration. You
were such a tremendous help
with Verbena getting her ready
for the powwow sessions and
the parade. Thank you. Verbena
is going to expose the Pi-Ume-
Sha Treaty Days at some of the
powwows in Montana. Again,
Pat and Christine, thank you. I
wan to thank her mom and dad
for allowing their young daugh
ter to run for the title and to
keep supporting her throughout
the year. To her brother Jake
Frank for being there to keep
her company, making her happy
and encouraging her to go dance
with her dad.
Now I want to warn Captain
Moody that he is in for a treat
next year since he crowned me
the Lucamean Queen this year
at Pi-Ume-Sha. It was so crazy
as there is history behind that
title and it was always out of
fun. So, Captain next year is
going to be a time to get even. I
want to thank the BIA staff for
being so proud o f my title that
they m ade me a banner and
crown for me to have at my
office.
Thank you Marge Hyde and
Sugar Bear Stacona, I know you
both had a lot o f fun making
those items and surprising me
w hen I retu rn ed to w ork.
Ram ona Baez, parade coor
dinator, Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow
Committee.
Youth programs
Warm Springs has some very
good programs for our youth.
One program in particular is the
4-H Social Dance group that
meets every Thursday o f the
week after school.
It has been a very exciting
school year for my daughter
Victoria Godines, thanks to the
4-H
S o cial
D ance group
leaders. The cur
rent leaders are
Adeline M iller,
D e a n i e
Johnson, Valerie
Switzler, Merle
Kirk and Pat Miller.
T h ro u gh the 4-H S o cial
Dance Victoria (who turned 7
this year) among other children
in the group learned several
dances, such as the Welcome
D an ce, Skip D an ce, U pai
Dance, Butterfly Dance, and
Friendship Dance to mention a
few.
It has been a pleasure and an
honor to participate in the per
form ances that included the
Lewis and Clark Expedition in
Washington and Oregon, honor
ing o f the Maori guests, Eagle
Watch and other local events in
Warm Springs.
I would like to give thanks
and acknowledge all those who
have been supportive.
My mother Lolita Greeley
who lives with us has been very
supportive o f her granddaugh
ter Victoria Godines. Mom en
couraged Victoria by giving her
praise, taking photos, providing
fabric for dresses and shawls
and coming to all the perfor
mances Victoria participated in.
My spouse V ictor (Angel)
Godines who helped me make
Victoria’s regalia.
The leaders Adeline Miller,
D ean ie Jo h n so n , V alerie
Switzler, Merle Kirk, Pat Miller
and atw ai Iren e Towe w ho
showed passion, patients, and
dedication to teaching our chil
dren as young as 4 years of age
to learn different aspects of our
cultural traditions, such as dance,
song, dress, and bead work.
Thank you all very much for
your support, hard work and
dedication. Your efforts are
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Maria Godines.
Relay raffle
The 2006 Co-ed Hood to
Coast team, “Reservation Run
ners” would like to thank all of
the people for their support in
our recent raffle.
A special thank you to all of
our raffle donors, especially:
W arm Springs Power E nter
prise, The M useum at Warm
Springs, A bby’s Pizza Parlor,
Juanita Simpson, Earl & Rita
S q u iem p h en ,
E arlyn n e
S q u iem p h en ,
Je rm a in e
Sam pson, A rrita Sam pson,
Jo rd o n L eo n ard , Je s to n
Leonard and Kalyn Leonard.
M ost o f the raffle item s
were donated by the runners on
the team. I appreciate their dedi
cation to the team and contin
ued assistance in attaining our
goal. We raised enough money
to rent the 2 vans for the run.
Thank you everyone. Our
next goal? Reach the beach!
The Hood to Coast Relay is
scheduled for Friday and Sat
urday, August 25 and August 26.
A ll o f the team m em bers
have been training hard to make
sure they are able to run the legs
required o f them.
We are all looking forward to
it. I hope many o f you will be
able to cheer on the runners and
meet them at the end in Sea
side. We encourage anyone that
is interested in trying the Hood
to Coast, to start training early.
This is a fun event and it en
courages physical fitness.
Once again, thank you every
one for your support.
Val Squiemphen
New creation
To the community of Warm
Springs, I would like to start off
with an apology to my family.
H arold in my drunkenness I
h u rt you. I ’m sorry. To my
mother please forgive me for all
the pain and suffering and grief
I have put you through. To all
m y brothers and sisters my
apologies. I hope and pray you
all can find it in your heart to
forgive me. Now that that’s out
f the way I’d like to say, I’m
doing okay. I’m sober, clean and
searching for “the serene.” I’m
searching so hard it led me (or
should I say) brought me all 780
miles away into a different at
mosphere.
Victory Outreach, Men’s Pro
gram, a men’s program designed
to instill the fear of God in ones
self.
Long story short I turned my
will over to God to do with as
he sees fit.
I can almost hear the angels
singing. In the Bible it says to
spread the Gospel, bear with me.
T herefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation. Old
things have passes away. Behold!
A ll things have become new.
Amen.
Thank you Susan G. for be
ing a friend. You’ve saved my
life, and to you Pastor Hunt for
showing me what being a true
soldier is all about. Sincerely,
Joseph Craig.
P.S.: All the brothers miss and
are praying for you Abe. Here’s
my address if anyone would like
to write: 325 N. Main St., Sali
nas, CA 93901.
Recall petition
Dear Tribal Members,
We’ve had enough o f two
Jefferson County Commission
ers. Fanny Regnoir, 101 years
old, and Leona Waldow, 97 years
old, are chief petitioners for the
Recall Bellam y and Ponsford
Campaign.
They are still waiting after a
year and a half for the Jefferson
County Commissioners to allow
them to develop their proper
ties under Measure 37.
They are fed up with being
in su lte d by C o m m issio n er
Ponsford and stalled by Com
missioner Bellamy. They are
taking action now by recalling
Bellamy and Ponsford
Sixty-five percent o f us in
Je ffe rso n C ounty voted for
Measure 37 because we believed
in property rights, but even with
Measure 37 being upheld by the
Oregon Supreme Court, we are
still fighting for our rights here
in Jefferson County.
As fellow voters and citizens
who understand how it feels to
have yo u r p ro p erty righ ts
usurped, we are asking the Con
federated Tribes to join with us
in this recall effort.
I f w e keep B ellam y and
Ponsford we will be paying thou
sands or even millions of dol
lars to Measure 37 claimants out
o f our pockets because M ea
sure 37 claims are not covered
under County insurance and
there are already 9 million dol
lars in lawsuits.
Our only recourse is to re
call Bellamy and Ponsford im
mediately and put in Commis
sioners who will obey the law,
resolve the lawsuits and treat
our senior citizens with dignity
and respect.
You will be receiving a recall
packet in the mail. Please sign
the petition sheets.
Leona Ike is our representa
tive in Warm Springs. You can
turn in your petitions sheets to
her or sign the petition that she
is circulating.
Please call us at 777-9482 if
you have questions or visit Re
call H ead quarters on south
Highway 97 in Madras.
Please help us restore the
rights and dignity of our senior
citizens.
Thank you so much,
Linda Skavlin
Great job
I would like to congratulate
my son Josiah and thank the
people who encouraged and sup
ported him.
Josiah, you did your best in
the golf competition and that’s
what counts.
Ju st getting to the N ative
American Indigenous Games is
a huge accomplishment! (Gold
Medal - Canada; Silver Medal -
Oregon; and Bronze - North
Dakota.)
Thank you: Golf Shop staff
Joe and Mike for encouraging
and supporting Jo siah. Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and
Casino for sponsorship.
Diabetes Prevention for ve
hicles (good job Twink), Tribal
Council and Credit for the sup
port (and loan).
W ilfred “W iggy” Sooksott
for your financial support and
to my brother Eldred Frank for
the support you give all of us at
home.
Team Oregon competitors
and staff you all did a great job.
You are all to be applauded. I
w ould like to give a special
thanks to the Coaches and Chap
erones (Karen Guerin, Austin
Smith, Twink, Joyce Suppah,
Lelland Thompson, Jr, Sandra
Sampson, Marty & wife (Kla
math Falls). May you be blessed
for the work you put into Team
Oregon.
Susan you were in a tough
place, it takes a person with
strength to keep moving forward
especially when the road is up
hill.
All good things come with a
battle and you were frontline all
the way. Thank you and may
God Bless You abundantly for
your heart, endurance and spirit!
Above all, I give thanks to the
Lord for keeping my son safe
and for his continuous guidance.
In all your ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall direct your
paths.(Pr 3:6) God Bless You!
Sarah T. F rank
Heavy burden
Can you feel the weight or
the pressure of the burden you
have? Your burden continues to
grow with you. It limits your
peace and destroys your ability
to enjoy time off. Your burden
makes it difficult to love others
because you can’t love yourself.
Nobody understands how big or
how uncom fortable you are.
The Creator said, “Come to me,
all o f you who are weary and
carry heavy burdens, and I will
give you rest.” That sounds too
easy; until you realize that in
order to come you will have to
admit that you have a burden.
Your pride will deny the truth
and you might try to keep hid
ing the burden from yourself
and others. You might succeed
in convincing your family and
friends, but you will never fool
yourself and the Creator. When
you are alone and your thoughts
are clear, the w eight o f your
burden will also be there. Only
Jesus can remove the burden
you carry. “Everything has been
created through him and for him.”
When you come to the Creator
and call upon His name Jesus, He
takes your burden and gives you
His rest. Jonathan R. Smith,
Warm Springs Baptist Church.
Freedom
Freedom ! Freedom ! F ree
dom! As we celebrate freedom
all across the United States of
America and as my nephew Aus
tin Smith Jr. recently returning
from the war in Iraq, defending
everybody’s freedom here in
our Native indigenous country.
I ’m v ery very proud o f m y
nephews, all o f them, Louis,
Johnny, Jasper, Leander, etc.
How about freedom for our
W arm Sprin gs In d ian R ez?!
Freedom for our Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Free
dom to create our own town,
city, business community that
would enable us to keep our
resources, money, here in our
own community to benefit our
children, elders, us. Enable our
W.S.C.T. children to better their
life by after school jobs, etc., to
learn capitalism first hand on
the job.
Sick, very sick Uncle Sammi
is not going to give us “red sav
age devils” freedom from our
glorified prison camp, rez; we
have to take our freedom back!
Fight for our freedom to create
our own business community,
town w here all our W.S.C.T.
people can create businesses
where we can trade with each
other and stop some of the mil
lions of cars that come out of
Portland may be leaving a few
pennies here in Warm Springs
to better our lives. Please, please,
p lease som ebo d y on T rib al
Council start thinking and act
ing to benefit our people instead
o f listening to tribal lawyers,
tribal consultants, etc., these are
the same dorks that put us on
the poverty bottom after it took
our elders hundreds of years to
get us into a position to realize
a wholesome lifestyle. Selfish,
greedy sick sell-outs! As long as
your family is taken care of for
get the rest of our people.
Pow Wow, in my mind stands
for Prisoner o f War, War on
Warriors! Don’t give up. Never
even give up. Freedom for our
N ative indigenous people all
across this so called “land of the
free” except for Native indig
enous people.
I f we d on’t fight for our
rightful freedoms to create our
own businesses, com m unity,
town, then we will forever be
on the poverty bottom funnel-
ing our resources, money in to
M adras, Cascade Locks, etc.,
etc. While our W.S.C.T. people
continue to live in abject pov
erty, living with the conditions
that extreme poverty creates...
hopelessness, murder, rape, sui
cide, child molesters, malnour
ished children, drugism, alcohol-
ism and now g am b lin g ism .
Think and plan beyond your
own life for the good of our
child ren , for gen eratio n s to
come. You’re too too kind of
sick, very sick. It’s like when you
give our in d igen o u s N ative
people blankets to keep them
w arm th ro u g h the w in te r
months without telling us that
these blankets were infested with
small pox. This gambling is go
ing to destroy us if we are not
very very careful! Why do you
thin k sick, very sick, U ncle
Sammi is placing gambling on
all the Rez’s all across this Na
tion.
Now our Native indigenous
people are fighting each other
over gambling, casinos, just like
sick U ncle Sam m i plann ed!
Think, somebody, anybody. Eco
nomically lynching our Warm
Springs tribal people by system
atically not allowing us economic
freedom to create our own busi
ness community that would en
able our people to enjoy a bet
ter life.
Your far too kind Uncle Sam;
very, very kind or very, very stu
pid!? To bring gambling into a
rez that cannot even keep ac
count of our fiscal status! We
can’t even account for what we
have or what all these outsiders
are stealing. 70 percent unem
ployment! Seven out of 10 jobs
are outsider thieves who have
no vested interest in our home,
rez nations. No interest in hir
ing our own people. If you re
ally want to fight meth then cre
ate jobs for our Warm Springs
people. Millions down the drain.
A few are prospering by selling
out'our people, counting their
money with their bloody hands,
the blood of our children and
elders.
We could have built a middle
school for Dawn Smith to con
tinue her excellent work with our
children. It’s simple, do we care
more about gambling or do we
care more about our children?
When will our so called leaders
realize the major benefits in our
future by investing in our chil
d ren , in v e stin g in our own
Warm Springs community. Build
something for our children. We
will never regret it.
O ur W arm Springs in d ig
enous Native people’s ability to
survive through impossible con
ditions has been proven through
hundreds of years of genocides.
Pride, fierce pride... to die for.
Utopia of human endurance is
our indigenous Native Warm
Springs N ations. We, W arm
Springs Nations, have survived
w hite society’s genocide out
rages, injustices for hundreds of
years and will continue to do so.
Courageous hope is our Native
peoples. Hope for an honorable
Tribal Council. Hope for lead
ers that place our people first
in stead o f th eir sick selfish
greed. Hope that we can take
back our rightful freedoms in
stead of having to be prisoners
o f war forever.
W hen will our Tribal Coun
cil, committees, our people re
alize the long term major major
benefiits o f investing in our chil
dren. Bobby Eagleheart.
Appreciated
We would like to express our
thanks and gratefulness to all
who helped at the Shitike Creek
on July 3. We would like to thank
the dispatcher, the female officer,
John Miller his two EMT person
nel, our hero Alex Comedown
(who ran all the way to the Com
munity Center), an anonymous
woman with the cell phone (who
dialed for help at the center), all
the doctors and HIS personnel
who provided the emergency ser
vices and all the friends who stood
by us at the creek.
It was scary and we are all
thankful. All our relations, bless
yo u all w ith th o u g h ts and
prayers. D e n n is , D e n is e ,
R o osevelt Jr. and E m m itt
Sid w alter Sm ith.
P.S. John Miller jumped in the
water with me— no hesitation.
He truly cares. Thanks again.
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