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» Page 12 / « « * * r March 29, 2007 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Simnasho District Candidates Emerson Squiemphen Niix pachwai: M y nam e is E m erson Squiemphen. I was born at the old Warm Springs clinic, and pretty much lived my whole life here on the rez. I would like to say I am very honored to be chosen or nom inated to run for Tribal Council. I’ve always admired our Tribal Council members for they carry a heavy burden. They have al ways endured and overcome such huge obstacles for the good of our reservation and all the people. To be on the council, I know one has to be a highly motivated person to take on such responsibility. I believe I can step up my own per sonal program to always be ready for the unexpected. I know our reservation faces a lot of issues and most have a negative impact on the reservatio n as a whole. We’ve got to sort them out and find the positive and go forward with it. One cannot think of personal gain when doing things for the people. We take on a job; we do the best of our ability for the organization. We really have to work to w ards reach ing our young people. We have to get back to our old way: discipline and re Aurolyn Stwyer My name is N a-k’ishayat, Aurolyn Renee Stwyer. I’ve been taught to honor our el ders, which is the reason that I have accepted the nomina tion by Aurelia Stacona. I have particular interest in im provin g com m unications with the tribal member stake holders—with Tribal Council minutes, newspaper updates, two-way communications— as well as a commitment for the cause of the youth, as our population is mainly young tiinma people. I am the mother of two sons, Ty Eaglespeaker, a col lege student, and Jonathan Watlamet, 5th grader, and one grandson, preschool scholar, Farley Eaglespeaker. As a parent volunteer and a Uni versity professor, I have done my best to pass on the ad vice from my late grandfa ther ‘L a llim aa sh ’ H erbert Stwyer Sr., who advised me that the way to advance our people is through education. Although I am highly edu cated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, master’s de gree in business administra tion, and master’s in Human and Organizational Systems, I balance my life through tra ditional spirituality and prac tice our way of life. I am a firm believer in our waashat longhouse and serve as a tradi tional food gatherer. I have raised five sons, honoring them with a cradleboard ceremony, In dian name ceremony, and their first k ill cerem ony at the Sim nasho longhouse, HeHe longhouse, and Priest Rapids longhouse. As you know, I was the first female tribal member to serve as General Manager of a tribal enterprise, Indian Plead Casino. In addition to experience with executive management posi tions, 12 years of experience with the Tribes’ Finance Depart ment,'and six years as Adjunct Professor with Heritage Univer sity, I have owned a successful family logging business, Mistie- toe Corporation and Red Skye, LLC, providing consulting ser vices and also selling the CORT Directions software, a business Raymond Tsumpti Sr. First of all I want to thank Neda Wesley for the nomi nation and Janice Clements for the second. I respect their confidence in me and to the rest of the district. I want to especially thank a young person who has the same thinking as her grand father, that would be Cecelia Collins. Talking with her re minds me of the talks I had with the late Delbert Sr. (Rab bit). The tribe is struggling right now as far as generating rev enue. My concern is that some upcoming projects will test our beliefs in our values that we as people hold high, those that we associate with in hunting, fishing, gathering roots and berries. Let’s be mind ful and respectful to our teach ings. O ver the years I ’ve been asked to do a lot of things for the membership. I try to follow up on those requests, however, spect. It all starts at home. Lessons on drum making, learning Washut songs, art— there are many of these that can take place. Like a fad, it fades out when not done again and again. Get more role models for the kids. Their future and the future of Warm Springs relies on your young. One has to be healthy and strong, alert and sound of mind to deal with the many issues facing our people. So, with that, I shall say I wish all nominees the best of luck. Respectfully, Em erson Squiemphen. P.S. A notation I came across: I lived what most people call the good life. I’m happy, but deep inside I al ways felt that, with the short amount of time we are given to live and love in this world, we spend too much time lov ing things instead of people. that is owned by our tribes. I am one of the authors of the ‘Indianpreneurship’ book and have taught classes at the Warm Springs Small Business D evelopm ent C enter for over seven years. As a co founder o f the Potlatch Fund, an organization that gives grant money to north west Indian country, I have experience as a fundraiser. It is my sincere gratitude to the previous and current tribal council for the appoint ment to the National Indian Gaming Association board of advisors for business and Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Ca sino board of directors where my vision supported employ ment opportunities, training, internships, higher education, and business opportunities for our people. My qualifications as an energetic, forward thinking, excellent com m unication skills is a good match to pro vide strategic leadership and accountability for our tribes. Also, I am in excellent health. If elected, I would give fo cus on supportive dialogue with the other representatives in the best interests of our tribes. Ny! Aurolyn Stwyer. there are some I have said “no” to and explained why. I’ll give an example. I was asked to be disre spectful to an elder, a family elder at that. I have not spo ken to the person who asked this, since m yself I would never ask anyone to be dis respectful to an elder, espe cially a family elder. Back to the m atter at hand. Simnasho has a good list of candidates who are know ledgeable and re spected. D eciding w hich three will be selected will be difficult. I encourage every one eligible to vote to come out and support their choice of candidates. I wish all the candidates well in the upcoming elec tions. Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Guy Wallulatum I feel honored to be nomi nated as a Simnasho District Candidate. Thank you to Sharlayne Garcia for nomi nating me, and to Rosemary Scott for seconding. I feel the basic need of our people is to feel secure in our education and employ ment opportunities. To feel secure in our justice system, that our laws are being en forced fairly. To feel secure in our health and insurance needs. That our leaders are advocating strongly for a fully funded Indian Health Ser vices (IHS). Our people want to feel secure that our children and families have a strong edu cation and school system with the 509-j district. They need recreational opportuni ties also. We also need to protect our natural resources, land, water, forestlands, and hu man resources as it relates to our foods, since a lot of our foods come from the land and wildlife. Working together with the other Tribal Council repre sentatives this can be real ized. Personal Information: I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from O regon State U n iversity in 1997. Employment: 1990-present: I have been working at the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center as a children’s and adolescent counselor, and then as an adult substance abuse counselor and substance abuse program coor dinator. I got into my sobriety and healing from alcohol and drug abuse during O ctober 1983. This is my main motivation for my current work. From May 1979 until 1990 I worked as a Brand Inspector in Range Conservation Pro gram s w ith the N atural R e source D epartm ent. I also served on the Range Commit tee during those years. During the 1980s I served on the appeals court. I also worked for the gov ernment for a short time for two years at the W arm Springs National Fish Hatch ery. I trained on the Colum bia River at Little White and Willard National Fish Hatch eries. I worked at Warm Springs Forest Product Industries for two and a half years at the Veneer Plant as tallyman and jitney operator. For most of my life I was a cattleman, learning from my grandparents, uncles and other livestockmen with the Simnasho District Livestock Association. Since 1983, as I m en tioned earlier, I got back to my grandparents, elders and the rest of my family, who were in the longhouse and started learning and practic ing the Washat religion again. It helped me greatly, besides support from my family, to stay away from alcohol and drugs. B eing involved in the Washat religion gave me guid ance and laws to follow, to take better care of myself, family and community. Guy W allulatum Earland Suppah Don’t Forget to Vote on April 2 It’s an honor just being considered for Tribal Coun cil. I have lived and worked on the rez most of my life. I see and hear people speak about what this tribe needs. I feel I can come up wtih some ideas or suggestions to im prove our organization and the tribe. E arland Suppah. Write-In Candidate Evaline Patt My name is Evaline Patt. I grew up in the Simnasho district, on Schoolie Flat with my parents, the late Amos Simtustus Sr. and Dorothy Thompson Simtustus, with five brothers and two sisters. I presently live near Indian Head Canyon, just outside of KahNeeTa Resort, since June 1970. Today, I am announcing my can didacy for Tribal Council as a write-in for the Simnasho District. My ances try lies with the Simnasho District. I worked for the tribal Ac counting D epartm ent for twenty-five years. I have a clear understanding of the fi nancial and budget guidelines and the tribal ordinances that govern the funding sources. And I’ve served as a mem ber of the tribal Education committee for 12 years, learn ing and knowing the educa tion ordinance, along with other important documents and federal laws that preserve and protect the Confederated Tribes formation and its op erations. Presently, I serve as the Chairperson of the Credit Enterprise board. I’ve been a board d irecto r since July 1997. We are in the process of building a new building for the Credit operations to offer more services to the Warm Springs community. I’ve worked for the Museum at Warm Springs as an employee since July 2005, and prior to that for Oregon State University as a Project Coordinator and Man ager for the W arm Springs Sustainability Project, with my office located at the Museum since August 1998. Currendy, I serve as the Ar chivist/Project Coordinator for the Museum. With my career background and my life experiences, I feel I can offer quality, strong ethics and sound management to the governing body of the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs. With eight of the Tribal C ouncil m em bers bein g elected by the members of their districts, I feel it obli gates them with purposes and responsibilities to meet, keeping in mind the future of the tribes and its tribal members. Tribal Council members should be accountable for their actions and decisions that they make for the Con federated Tribes. As the governing body of our tribal organization, there should be trustworthiness and credibility along with honesty to their constituents. 1 think there should be more improved communica tions from Tribal Council to the tribal members, to inform the community of its activi ties at the local, state and na tional levels along with hear ing reports from the tribal * committees. At this point, I couldn’t make prom ises, but I w ill work to the best of my abil ity to bring about recovery and improvements. I will do my best, if elected to Tribal Council. Evaline Patt
