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E Coosb EEW A : The way it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo ! July 19, 2007 Letters to the Editor Rez Express We would like to say thank you very much to those who supported the boys’ high school basketball team, Rez Express, with all of our fund-raisers. The boys will be in Phoenix, Ariz. on July 9-14 for the Na tive American Basketball Invi tational (NABI) Tournament. Thanks so much to the Con federated Tribes, o f Warm Springs, Warm Springs Compos ite Products, Kah-Nee-Ta High D esert R esort and Casino, Wildhorse Resort and Casino, Warm Springs Power Enter prise, River Bend Guide Ser vices (A1 Bagley), Earl and Rita Squiemphen, Val Squiemphen, Sandra and Owen Danzuka, Spirit Mt. Casino, Je ff and Ma'rietta Brisbois, Edison and Percy Yazzie, Amanda land Teri Jo Yazzie, Jon Williams, Redine Kirk, Flossie Wolfe, Charlotte Herkshan, Carolyn Brunoe, Gloria’s Espresso, Tony Torres, Donna Torres, Ina Sfchuster, The Community Wellness Pro gram (Carolyn H arvey),; Bridgette Whipple and Warm:, Springs Forest Products. Lastly,' and most important, to all of the family, friends and relatives of our team whom we can never thank enough for pitching in, donating and overdoing the help for the boys! Integrity is tough to find, but you were there for the boys. Sincerest thanks. Sammi O’Reilly, coordina tor Healthy Nation ; En-me’-nye-moo-ma’. I want to make a challenge to our newly elected Tribal Council and appointed executives.' Are you willing to make a real commit- Correction The story regarding the gathering for graduates in the previous Spilyay in cluded Raneva Dowty, Vesta Johnson and Shilo Shaw as graduates from four-year higher educa tion institutions. ' Vesta Johnson earned her m aster’s degree in ¡business administration and is currently working on her PhD in Clinical Psychology. Raneva Dowty earned h e j PA degree and is working as a physician’s assistant in Alaska. Shilo Shaw earned her PhD and is working for Veteran’s Administration. The Spilyay regrets the error. Spilyay Tymoo CCoyote News, Est. 1976 ) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Succes sor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts. Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is pub lished bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, O R 97761. tnent to help our Nation be- ; c®rtie a healthy community? Are ySta willing to follow the lead of healthy women and men wk® want to eliminate domestic vjplence, rape and child sexual atfetfse in our community? What is^tiie Tribal Council doing to ,ci$®iply with the federal law; A4am Walsh Act and the re quirement to pass a resolution . Stating the Tribes’ intention to participate in the National Sex •Offenders Registration and Notification System by July 27, 2©07? In 1990 a community health group declared, “Warm Springs can and should be Wealthy.” Their Statement of i j$Sk>sophy still hangs in the ad- rBpustrative offices of the IHS clMie. How far have our people come to take control of their hMth? -i want to talk to our young *paients and youth. Joe Garcia, ¡¡president of the National Con gress of the American Indians, vr&Sently spoke to Congress in '\fesltington, DC., “One in three Native women are victims of .♦rape.” What is it in our commu- 'h ity ? I agree w ith Jo e that change must occur now. This means domestic violence and especially child sexual abuse. Domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse are all forms of idotitrol and power. All of us are affected by the violence. We have all heard that it is a part fq#&ur traditional values that the rfx&n leads. But it is the women, especially the elders that ap prove their leadership. Deciding what is acceptable behavior in OSarifcommunity is ajl. of, oijr rer sp®nsibiiity. Our intent of tra- , ditional values should not be to them, but to clarify for alTgenerations. We all know there 4iig*t6'o much confusion about Jarir traditional values. Our flertighouse and religious leaders * Must take the lead in a good way. * V'-I believe we should be pro- falsndly offended by and oppose anytime who fails to honor and protect», our children and cwaitten. Twenty years # ago qur i tribal health programs led Indian •¿Country with “state of the art” ip&rning, services, community health education and plans to bmid our new clinic. We were helping our people regain con trol, of their health. Our Tribal ¿Cqtiiicil and the secretary-trea- were our health care t&fiaapions. ' i helieve we have a great iripportunity. Are the Tribal C^itincil, secretary-treasurer and . chief operations officer up to the-challenge? Itm stitw on’t be Mother 20 years and my grand children are asking the same .¿questions and making this chal lenge. . . fkNeegh Pacwai, of Doug or m yself you can w rite us at PO box 612 Pendleton Oregon 97801. With regards, Doug and Shawna of Pendleton, Douglas Jr. and fam ily of Lapwai, and Michelle Crane of Worley, Idaho. Great job To my husband, Bruce Howtopat, congratulations on graduating from Western Culi nary; Institute, as well as your, current successes in your new career. I am so proud of you for all that you have accom plished! I also want to thank you for being such a wonderful hus band and father, and for work ing so hard to give us such a good life. I am so thankful that we found each other, and I love yotNvery much. Always, Tana Hamilton Howtopat. Thank you Please forgive our family for not writing this letter sooner. We lost our dear loved one, Eligio Santos, in September 2006. It was only two months later we lost our dear loved one, Susanna Santos. We never even had the chance to get over the shock of losing Eligio then we lost our dear Susanna, and so we wish to- let everyone know we are grateful to all who support us in our sadness and trials. We wish to thank Wilson Wewa arid the sisters who carne. to, the river to j cotrifort us and be with-us as i they searched for our loved one. We wish to thank Roger Pearce and the Maupin Fire Safety and Rescue crew. We wish to thank the Warm Springs Fire and Res cue and police for their support and-for being there. Tharik you tb all o f the people who came to be with our family and help at the river on the Deschutes. Thank you to all the Community who gave us help and support. We would write each and every name but it would take up so much space and time. We just want every one to know, we know your faces and remember each and every one of you, so we’ll never forget you. Thank you to the drummers and cooks and helpers in the Sitririasho Longhouse, to Eligio’s friends and eq-workers and our family who were there for us. Bless you each and everyone of you. We will always be grateful to y6u. Mark Angel (diver), for finding our son, we’ll never be able to express our feelings of gratitude to you fot the work you do. Wa-Ticks-na’-Keeit (Sal So to everyone, we pray all 'Ssihme), Warm Springs. the help and kind support you gave us will come back to you. With our deepest love and ap preciation. Deepest regard Alberto and Brenda ToR#ie family of Iris Smith, Santos and family. | v Itis with our deepest regards •V^%ere not able to travel to Warm Springs to pay our last .respects to wonderful women tfce called Gramma Iris. • To Batman and CJ, thank- you so much for finding us and By Elsie Howard calling Doug and letting him Myth: Eating too much sugar know what was going on. We had every intention to make this trip causes diabetes Fact: Eating too much sugar ■ ‘b ut tilings happen that pre- ¿VtiiCed us from making this trip doeshot cause diabetes. The true ;and we are so sorry about that cause of diabetes is not fully ¿I ?eaaa only hope that you and known, but genetic and lifestyle -0«ur-fam ily can forgive us and factpjcs appear to play a role in !f|g|fp£ our deepest apologies, i thifaajority of cases. ■ Persons with diabetes either will also mention should any body feel the need to get a hold do not produce the hormone Appreciation To our Warm Springs Neigh bors: Thank you for the invitation to come share in the celebra tions of your Pi-Ume-Sha festi val. It was an honor for my wife, Grace, and I to share in your honor dinner Friday evening. The evening of dance, video, prayers, songs, speeches and various presentations was an in spiration to us in many ways. Your kindness in providing a wonderful meal, sharing gifts of , flowers and bead necklaces, and the many opportunities for con versation continues to be appre ciated. The hospitality and friendliness of your people was extended to us not only at the Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge, but at the museum, the store in town, and from families at a local church on Sunday. While attending the dances at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds, even our neighbors on the bench shared their dried salmon, and were friendly with their greetings. At one of the vendors I even found a well made pair of soft elk-skin moccasins which are very comfortable to wear. Grace and I spent several hours at your museum and I took many, many pictures. The Celilo exhibit is very well done, and shows us how broadly our future can be affected by the choices and agreements we make today. We now all share this region and together we have the opportunity to make it a better place for those who will come after us. ¿Saturday evening provided* the opportunity for reflection*! and quieting the soul. As 1 sat' on the balcony outside our room, from somewhere nearby the melody of an evening prayer chant whispered in the wind. I contemplated the words and presence of our elder, Gladys Miller Thompson, not only of the Kiksht language, but also of history, of family and especially of her faith in Jesus Christ. The Creator’s Spirit bears witness to her prayer even in our own hearts. I believe this experience will continue to help me as I serve my “tribe,” the community of Cascade Locks, on our local City Council and also with other relationships within our church and community. If you have opportunity to be in Cascade Locks some week end, please be welcomed and join us at St Patrick Church for morning worship (10 a.m.).V Sincerely, D arrell Driver, Cascade Locks City Council. Good visit home At this time we would like to thank Neda Wesley and Eliza Jim for honoring our . daughter Hester Tayloi and family during Pi-Ume-Sha, as she was home on leave for a few days. We also want to thank Charlotte Shike for the dried deer meat she gave Hess be fore she went back. Hess is still stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and as signed to the USS Carl Vinson. We were very glad to Nevada Team. have her and her fam ily H ester’s mother-in-law home even if it was for a made the trip with them. short time. The entire family Hess and her family also was glad to see her. went thru the parade on Sat Hess also got to visit with urday. People were telling her aunt and uncle, Debbie Hess “Hi” and glad to see her and Mike Keats, along with as she and her family were her cousins K athie and making our way down the Michelle Keats. Kathie and line. She was in her full uni Michelle were here playing in form and looked ver^ fiice. the slow pitch tourney. Thank you. Hester’s aunt, uncle and cous Florene and Harvey ins are from Yerington, Nev. Scott and family., Her cousins played with the Culinary success To Higher Education and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, I would like to express my deepest grati tude to you for your support while I embarked upon fur thering my education. On May 5, 2007, I graduated from Western Culinary Insti tute in Portland, earning an AssOciate*of Occupational Studies in Culinary Arts De-; gree, as Well as a diploma from the Cordon Bleu Pro gram. Your continuous sup port helped me in several ways. Most obviously the fir nancial assistance took much of the stress out of going to school, and allowed me tq have balance in my life. I was able to focus primarily on my studies and my home fife, while working part-time to gain more industry applicable experience. . Your support and the con fidence you placed in my abilities helped me to estab lish a great sense of purpose and pride. I am honored to have represented our tribal at WCI. I now possess not only "an education but a wealth of fantastic memories! I would also like to take this oppor tunity to pass on a personal message to all tribal mem bers... If you don’t like the path your life is on, it is your own responsibility to change it. There are many resources available, especially to those who are willing to do some of the work themselves. I would like to be an example for anyone who wants to- make a positive change. I made a personal choice to straighten out my life, and' now all of the energy I used to use in being destructive has been re-focused on be ing a productive member of . society. Now, to me* I have the “good life,” an elite edu cation, a great job, and a sup portive, loyal and loving home. Thank you to every one who supported me,: en couraged me, and believed in me! Sincerely, Bruce H ow topat, 6738 N. Fessenden, Portland, OR 97203. Happy birthday wishes ... Happy birthday Mom- G randm a-W ife on Ju ly 18, Neda Wesley. From Himmy Wesley Sr., Wesley D. Redhouse Wesley, Martina Stwyer, Kayla Vanessa Tewee, M arcal Blackwolf Tewee, Phil Tewee, Lucinda, Melvin Tewee Jr. and III, Kyle Sr., Jamey, Levi, Vic tor, Fudda Wesley, Davis Stwyer, Eagle. Happy birthday Cassandra Brown, from everybody at 4440 Upper Dry Creek. Myths and facts about diabetes insulin as in Type 1 Diabetes, or do not properly use the insu lin their body makes as in Type 2 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is thought to be an autoimmune disease, in which the pancreas is destroyed. The pancreas produces the hor mone insulin* Insulin helps lower blood sugar. Type 2 Diabetes is con sidered a metabolic disorder, caused by genetic factors, obe sity (being.extrem ely over weight) and inactive lifestyle; In Type 2 Diabetes, your pancreas makes insulin but may not make enough. Please contact me i f you have any questions at 553-2478. Elsie Howard, Diabetes Nurse Educator, Warm Springs Diabetes Program. ■ Happy birthday Louisa:' Terese Tuckta, July 4, missd ingyou, always. Love, AMifJ D. Warner. \ \ __ Apology I would like to apolo gize tq my fam ily and dearest friend Verriice Switzler for assaulting you. Tfuly I am sorry fro my family for embarrassing our fam ily name. It’ll -never happen again. T hank you. Tiffany Smith. Thankyoufor writing to the Spilyay Tymoo. %
