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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
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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.
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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.