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Spilyay Tyrooo, WaVrn Springs, Oregon
April 26, 2007
Seekseequa District Candidates
Myra Johnson
Orange
It is an honor to be nomi
nated for one o f two posi
tions in the Tribal Council
for the Seekseequa district.
My voice could be small, but
meaningful to the people of
our district and for the tribes
as a whole. Meaningful, in
that I believe we would need
to work developing commu
nication skills within Tribal
Council and then have the
ability to transfer that skill to
working with the people of
Warm Springs.
Communication is impor
tant to having our people
have a voice in decisions that
will strengthen our people and
community. We need to encour
age our young people to vote
and then to follow up with'lis
tening to their ideas and input.
There are many issues that
Julie Quaid
B ackground
am the' third born o f
eight children o f Fred
“Buddy” Kalama and Jean
H alfm oon D anzuka. My
step fath er was Sammy
Danzuka. All my parents and
grandparents are now de
ceased, but have left many
relatives to carry on the fam
ily name. My sisters are Judy
Kalama, Margie Kalama and
Celeste Whitewolf, and my
brothers are Gilbert, Frances,
Carl and, Simon Kalama. I
have a h a lf b ro th er in
Pendleton and his name is
M ichael Jo h n so n . I have
many cousins, aunts, uncles,
qiecgs and nephews, step-re
lations and in-laws from the
Kalama, Moses, Danzuka,
and Mitchell families. I have
dose and distant relatives in
P endleton, Lapwai and
Nisqually.
I grew up in the Elliot
Heights neighborhood and at
tended Madras and Warm
Springs elementary schools. I
was moved to the Mt. Hood
area when I was 12 years old
when my parents were di
vorced. During my childhood
I spent time with my father
learning how to ride horses
and bale hay and I helped my
mom do laundry the old fash
ioned way with a wringer
washer and clothesline. Both
my
p arents
attended
Chemawa Board School and
always emphasized the impor
tance of not just learning ev
ery life skills, but using edu
cation as an opportunity to
support yourself and your
family. My stepfather was a.
master tree faller and ran his
own business. Because o f his
remarkable knowledge and
experience in the reservation
woods, all us children learned
how to fish, hunt, camp and
appreciate and respect the
outdoors—maybe not all of us:
my older sisters found jobs to
get out o f camping
I had my first job when I
was 13 years old. I cut and
bundled kindling for 75 cents
an hour; I worked at the old
Snow Bird drive-in in
Rhodedendron (now it’s a
Daily Queen) and worked at
the Ski Bowl in Government
Camp. My litde brothers and
sister knew I always had
money stashed somewhere.
I graduated from Sandy
High School and moved back
to the reservation to live with
my father. I attended Mt.
H ood Community College
for one year then returned to
Warm Springs and married.
After growing up some more
and working atM acy’s store
i
with Dan and Priscilla, Waldren
and Ernie, and Shirley and Pat,
I decided to pursue my dream
o f becom ing a high school
teacher. I returned to MHCÎC
and earned and associate’s of
science degree. I transferred to
Lewis & Clark College and af
ter three years o f liberal stud
ies, earned a bachelor and mas
ter degree and teaching certifi
cate and again returned to the
reservation.
After graduation, I held only
part-time jobs as an Alternative
Education Teacher, substitute
teacher, Spilyay Tymoo reporter,
and Cub Scout leader.
Then Coty Soules, 24 years
ago, recruited me to work as a
Parent/Health/Disabilities Co
ordinator in the Head Start pro
gram. She asked that 1 improve
my knowledge o f early child
hood education so sent me to
The . Bank Street College o f
Education in New York City
where L completed a master of
education administration degree.
Since then, my career is devoted
to designing and prom oting
quality education, employment,
and * community services for
children and families on the res
ervation.
Issues I Care About
T h ro u g h o u t my life and
work,. I was taught to respect
people no matter their educa
tion, job or lifestyle. I was ex
pected to always do my best no
matter the conditions, hardships,
or drawbacks and that patience
is necessary to reach long term
goals. My parents demonstrated
that we treat people, especially
the helpless, with compassion
and dignity. I played a lot of
team sports and learned early
that rules are to be followed so
th e game is played fair and
square and that more games are;
won by a team effort than by
an individual performance. I
learned that I am the only per
son responsible fo r my actions
and take full responsibility for
what I do arid say.
Today, I believe that Our hu
man resource is the greatest
untapped and neglected re
our tribes face; health care,
meth addictions, gang activi
ties, economic growth, jobs,
elder/youth initiatives, loss
o f language/culture, building
strong family units, public
safety, new school, education,
housing, federal relationships,
and others I may have
misSed.
I know that if elected that
I would be one of 11 to work
on these community concerns
and that as one individual I
could only do the best job
possible given the situation of
the moment
Thank you and I wish the
best to all the other nominees.
Myra Johnson Orange.
source on the reservation. I
am concerned about the loss
o f and lack o f full-time jobs
with benefits for our families
and the hopelessness created
When fam ilies.struggle to
make ends meet. Families
without a steady income or
health insurance run the risk
o f no health care or limited
care from the Indian Health
Service.
Today, I would like to see
^ improvements in the way our
tribal government serves the
tribal membership. We need to
focus our best efforts on
meeting the basic needs o f
every enrolled man, Woman
and child. This includes not
just quality, affprdabM aQ£[
accessible health bare, btit alafr
quality, Affordable child care
for working families; and full
time employment with ben
efits.
Today, the Tribal Council,
managers, enterprises and
membership need to work
together honestly and ear
nestly to determine what ser
vices are essential and deserv
ing of tribal cjpllars. Efforts
must be made to use tribal
funds to leverage non-tribal
dollars to fill service gaps,
■without taking a big cut off
the top for indirect costs.
Today, the tribal govern- ‘
ment needs updated policies,
ordinances and resolutions.
We need administrative and
contracting rules that pro
mote local tribal businesses.
We need to determine if the
tribal organizational structure
exists to serve the member
ship or servé itself. We need
to fully understand how po- ;
litical decisions negatively im
pact our financial security and
.instead make sound business
decisions.
Tomorrow, our children’s
future, needs to be stable arid
predictable. Everyone has a
right to feel safe and secure
• at home, at work, in our com
munity. The responsibility to
ensure the happiness and
health o f everyone in our
community is one I take very
seriously. I hope that you will
consider all the Tribal Coun
cil nominees, from all the
districtis and imagine creating
a positive, courageous, pro
gressive, compassionate, hon
est and dignified group o f
people Who always put your
interests before their own:
Thank you very much for
listening to my story and I
respectfully request your sup
port for service on the Tribal
Council for the Seekseequa
Dsittict
Julie Q uaid.
Brenda Scott
To my people or to my
Seekseequa voters:
I have an understanding
o f how our Tribal Govern
m ent functions, having
served on^Tribal Council and
our; executive« committees
before.
We have organic docu
ments we use as a tool. Some
o f these are the Treaty o f
1855, The Constitutions and
By-laws, and many more
documents that help us.
We need to further our
Tribal Council-goals. Every
year the Tribal Council holds
a priorities workshop and
puts our goals in order as to
what is the most iiriportant
to our people. Examples in
clude:
1. Financial stability/eco-
tiomic development
2. Public safety
3. Youth development
4. Sovereign status
5. Culture and traditions
6. Tribal Council govern
ment operations
7. Resource management
8. Community develop-
ment/housing
9. Essential government
services
We can’t do all the above
if we are not healthy people
who are fortunate enough to
have a full-time job that pro1
vides health insurance. A
growing concern to many
people is access to adequate
and affordable health care.
This has been an ongoing is
sue for a long time now and
seems to be getting worse.
Part-time workers and the
ones who don’t have jobs just
can’t afford to buy insurance.
So many people receive inad-
equate or no health care unless
they are seriously ill. But in the
meantime our people suffer in
silence.
This brings us to the discus
sion of no jobs. How are we
going to deal with this concern?
These past two years Julie Quaid
put together a program to part
ner up with outside businesses
like Mt. H ood Meadows Ski
Resort. This business provided
jobs for our people. Julie helped
provide the transportation to the
work site 55 miles off the res
ervation.
So this project worked out
well for those willing to work a
very long day. Another, project
was providing transportation to
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re
sort and Casino for our summer
youth workers. Julie and Janell
Smith teamed up again to make
possible more summer jobs for
our youth. We have to make
Wendell Jim
I ask for your vote to elect
me as your new Tribal Coun
cil representative. All eligible
tribal members should vote
to make a choice for quali
fied leaders to represent “you
and all the people.”
Family: parents Wilfred,
Sr. and Geraldine W Jim; sis
ter M ona Jim ; b ro th ers
W ilfred Jr. “M anny” ,
M aynard and Cyril Jim ,
“B ird”
and
“D affy”
Windyboy; son Douglas M.
Jackson; grandchildren Tika
and Mato.
Employment experience
.has provided me the skills
and knowledge to become a
successful leader: learning
our Tribal Code, comprehen
sive planning, recording oral
histories, documenting off-
reservation lands and learn
ing from our tribal elders
strengthened my leadership
skills.
General Manager, Educa
tion branch—current position
12 years; Director, Culture
and Heritage Department;
Planner, Tribal Planning De
partment; Assistant Prosecu
tor, Tribal Prosecutor’s Of
fice. Boards— Oregon Indian
E ducation A ssociation,
former president; N orthw est
Indian Head Start; Washington
State University; University of
Oregon; Oregon State Univer
sity—Cascades campus; Ameri
can Distance Education Consor
tium; Tribal/State government
to government; Affiliated Tribes
Northwest Indian.
Education: Graduated, Ma
dras Union High School; Bach
elor o f Arts Degree in Educa
tion, Washington State Univer
sity
In my tribal leadership role,
I encourage the tribal members
to realize the importance o f
blending both Indian/Form al
Education and what it can mean
fo their future. I emphasize the
importance of not straying from
positive things happen and
not just talk!
There has been a great
concern as to which direction
our Tribes are moving. So
many o f our people are very
worried about the financial
situation we are experiencing
at this point in time. We have
been told there is going to be
a million plus dollars cut
from the 2008 budget, with
no additional revenue in sight
This is going to negatively
impact our people. So we
have to find alternatives and
solutions to make the tribal
budget work to meet the ba
sic needs o f everyone.
The morale o f our people
is very low at this time. We
really need to uplift the spir
its o f our people, and try
harder to help in any way we
can, so that we can all have a
better quality o f life now and
for future generations.
I believe we all have hopes
and dreams for our future.
As. a Tribal Council candi
date, I am sure we will all
work towards that goal. But
most importantly we all have
. to work closely together, as a
governing body, to address
our membership’s concerns.
Our future is based upon the
decisions we make today and
I would like to request your
support in being involved in
making decisions on your
behalf .as a Tribal Council
representatives.
Seekseequa district mem
ber,
B renda Scott
the wisdom, knowledge and
the teachings o f the “old
ways” — traditional Indian
laws.
Other interests: I played
on five Jefferson County
baseball all-star teams, win
ning a state championship
and state runner-up. In high
school, I earned football and
baseball all-conference and all
state honors. I played 20
years semi-pro baseball and
managed the “Warriors” fast
pitch team for 8 years. To
day, I have become an avid
golfer competing and winning
on the N orthw est Indian
G olf Tour. My son, Douglas,
has recently perked my inter
est in state-of-the-art technol
ogy, digitizing my powwow
recordings and production of
a D V D /CD for the Native
A m erican In d ian M usic
Awards.
My vision is to provide
quality leadership through
honesty, respect, trust and
equity; to create a powerful
government recognized in
Indian Country; to be ac
countable to the people, com
pliant with our Constitution
and by-laws, Corporate Char
ter and Tribal Policies.
W endell Jim .
Wktm Springs Má?ke¡t
Indiân A rts àxxd C rtáfa
2132 Wkvm Springs St.
Whm Springs, OR97761
(341)553-1597
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