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Page 11 March 29 , 2 0 0 7 Spilygy Tym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon Simnasho District Candidates Harold Blackwolf Sr. M y nam e is H arold Blackwolf Sr., Tmxaish. I’ve lived here in Warm Springs for approximately 45 years. I ’ve been a cerem o n ial hunter/fisherm an for the Warm Springs tribe most of my life. I was also appointed head hunter for the Wapato Longhouse. I obtained my GED in 1996, and also attended JM P erry for two years. I ’ve worked as a truck driver/ heavy equipment operator for 28 years. ' I was chairman of the Fish and W ildlife Committee, and also was chairman of the Co Frank Charley My dear people (Een neen ma nymooma): Hello, my name is Frank Peter Lahom Charley. On Monday, March 12, 2007, I accepted the nomination for Simnasho District Council representative. I am asking for your sup port, to represent you, my people, in Tribal Council. If elected, I am w illing and ready to work with my fellow Tribal Council Repre sentatives to form ulate a working agenda to meet the basic needs of our people: health care, housing, jobs and youth/educations, the preserva tion of our sacred foods and stewardship of our natural re Rafael Queahpama Hello, my name is Rafael Q ueahpam a ru n n in g for T rib al C o un cil for the Simnasho District. My grand parents were Frank and Millie Queahpama, who had a son named Oscar Queahpama, who was my dad. My mother was Irene Q ueam pts Queahpama from Husum, W ashington. H er parents were Jacob and Leslie Hunt. I became inspired to run for tribal council through my involvement with the Land Use Committee. Because of this involvement I have heard many powerful words spoken by many tribal leaders around the country, as well as right here at / i '.mm! mm* mm # lum bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. In m eetings I ’ve used com m on sense and I ’ve stayed true to my traditional beliefs and way of life. I’ve never been intimidated by state or federal government, or other Indian tribes. I’ve never been swayed by poli tics. I look to the future and caring for our resources so our youth and future genera- tions to com e w ill have something to strive for. H a ro ld B la c k w o lf Sr., Tm xaish. sources and treaty rights. As a Tribal Council del egate I am prepared to com mit to communication, feed back and a working dialogue with my people on a regular basis and be your voice. Please vote for me. I am the son of Margaret Peters Charley o f Tix-ni, Sherars Falls and the late Russell V. Charley Sr. I was raised in a large Christian family and I am an active member of the 1910 Indian Shaker Church. E e-au, resp ectfu ally, Frank ‘Lahom’ Charley home. The land is an integral part of our lives, and being Indian we have to take care of the land and the natural resources. It is going to be a big chal lenge to confront the prob lems facing our people. I would like to play a part in that process to try and over come the problems of drugs and alcohol, of unemploy ment, and of healthcare. The trib al go vern m en t needs added revenue to deal with all of these. This is why 1 want to be on the Tribal Council. Rafael Queahpama. : mmr ^ * y « 732 S W 6th St., at the “Y ” in R edm ond Desks, Living Room, Dining Room, Tables, Lamps, Recliners, Mattresses, Bedroom, Daybeds, Sleepers, Bunk Beds, Leather, Entertainment Centers, and MORE! FREE D E L IV E R Y to M O S T Central Oregon areas. Open 7 Days a week 10-6 Mon.-Sat. 11-5 Sun. HOME FURNISHINGS - REDMOND Locally Owned & Operated since 1980 /I I C C 00 'tjour ^favorite T im e T^mishmas rifor Hess the drugs and alcohol on the reservation. 3) Employment for all tribal members. 4) H o usin g for the members. 5) Enforcement — both police as well as range. Ellison David Ellison “Alley” David Sr., Indian name Yaken ‘Shaw, son of Andrew and Edna (Brown) David. E ducation: G raduated 1962 Madras High School. Trade school: Two years die sel mechanics. Bates Insti tute, Tacoma, Wash. Com pleted apprenticeshop, Se attle, 1967. Military: Drafted 1967-69. Served in Vietnam, 1968-69. Employment: Guerin Logging, 1969-73, m echanic, w elder, heavy equipment operator. Zane Jackson Logging, 1974-77, mechanic, welder, operator. BIA Roads Department: 1977-2005. T w enty-three years as operator, welder, truck driver. Six years as Road Foreman. Retired 2005, after 30 years. Tribal Timber Committee, 15 years. Warm Springs For est Products Industries board of directors, three years. February 07 appointed to Timber Committee until July 07. Asked to serve on the PIDJ (P ro ject In te r-D isc ip lin ary Team) to represent T im ber Committee. All planning and layout of future timber sales. My Goals If Elected: 1) E ducation - Young and old. 2) Eradicate or control Gerald Danzuka Hello everyone, M y nam e is G erald J. Danzuka; I’m 47 and a life lo n g m em ber o f the Sim nasho d istrict o f the C o n fed erated T ribes o f Warm Springs. I am blessed with three beautiful children ages 10, 14 and 15 with two liv in g in Ship rock, N ew Mexico with their mother and my oldest son living with me here in Warm Springs. I currently live at 1539 Tenino Road where I grew up for my first 18 years or so and have planned on working out a land exchange with one of my relatives in the Mutton Mountain area for purposes of building my home. Our house at Tenino has finally been through the federal pro bate process and we should be making a decision on who will be building where within the next couple of years. I have some ideas in mind if selected to serve on the Tribal Council: 1. Private business infra structure development that protects community members; 2. A Review of all tribal laws to determine conflicts or gaps; 3. A more effective com mittee structure; 4. An effective selection process for our Judicial Ad visor and Judges; 5. Consideration of eco nomic advisors from our lo cal talent pool (not limited to management); 6. Closer oversight of the tribal housing authority. 7. Stronger support for our Language Program. Fam ily My parents are the late Kathleen Heath and Gerald J. Danzuka Sr. My maternal grandparents are the late N athan and L illie H eath while my paternal grandpar ents are the late jasper and Loreen Tufti and George Danzuka Sr. I have five sis ters, one brother and numer ous nieces and nephews. I was born and raised here on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The oldest of two brothers and five sisters, I was left in charge of our 130 acre ranch/farm, about 25 head o f cattle and few horses, all at the age of 10, when my father suddenly passed on. After my mother remarried a few years later, I continued to help and supervise the growth of our herd of cattle to its peak of over 250 in i977-78 and 17 to 20 head of horses. We culti vated between 25 to 35 acres of alfalfa, barley, oats, and clover per years, producing about 10 to 20 tons of feed, and bought the re maining 90 to 100 tons to feed the herd. I graduated from M adras High in 1978 and worked as a tree thinner/sawyer for about seven months prior to leaving and starting my college educa tion and initially seeking a de gree in carpentry. I earned my Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Haskell Indian Jr. College in 1981 and have about 51 cred its rem ain in g to earn m y bachelor’s degree in Business A dm inistration w ith an A c counting emphasis. Experience I did door to door selling and managed to stick with it for about seven months and even made a couple of hundred dol lars in the process, however, it was far more likely that I would “owe” the owner of the office money rather than me getting a check. I will cherish that time because it showed me that all I needed to do was keep an open mind and a willingness to learn how to deal with people. I was such a “failure” at producing income in my sales endeavor that I made what turned out to be the most important decision I have ever made in my life and brings me to my next phase of my career: the military. I had, early on in life, decided that I would never enter into the military if it meant that I was going to end up like my father’s fate and lead to an early grave, or worse, that I would take on the same traits that he showed In order for all these men tioned above, we as a people m ust pull together to do what’s best for us. Keep in volved with the young ones. Each and every, one of us must work together to rid the reservation of drugs as well as alcohol. In order to have good jobs we must get educated and be drug free. Tribal members must have jobs to keep a house and to pay the bills. It is time for each tribal m em ber to stand up for themselves and quit blaming the Council for all their prob lems. Thank you. Yaken ‘Shaw to me as the oldest son and there was no way I would act the way he had (for any rea son). Interestingly, this atti tude passed away quickly upon com pletion of Basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama in 1983. I was as signed to a mechanized infan try unit in South Korea near the d em ilitariz ed zone (DMZ) and eventually served 27 months in South Korea learning the language of the people and becoming fairly proficient at communicating with the native peoples. I be lieve my military experience has had a profound impact upon every area of my life, more than any single event or combination of my life’s ex periences put together. Were it not for the leadership quali ties gained from the military, I do NOT believe I could have been as effective in the jobs I have held since that time. Since leaving the mili tary, in May 1986,1 have held several positions in the busi ness and tribal government sector. I worked on a logging landing, served as a tribal court advocate, tribal judge (trial and appellate), salesman, fish & wildlife off-reservation committee, housing commis sioner and counselor. I have also owned and operated my own business for several years and will continue sup porting economic develop ment for our people. I have always had in mind the welfare of my people. I believe* in fundamental fair ness and honesty, and above all our people’s freedom to be who we are: Native people. If any question comes up that violates those principles, then I rely on common sense and the basis “W hat Is Right” versus the “Who Is Right” as the prevailing principle, I believe that I will always have the daily lifelong job of looking out for my children, gran d ch ild ren and th eir grandchildren’s grandchil dren by making the “right” decision. I am an avid reader of newspapers and consis tently on the look out for business opportunities which may have a long-term impact on my family’s financial situ ation. Thank you for reading this and feel free to talk with me at an ytim e. G erald Danzuka.
