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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