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Festival of
Nations
celebration
Letters to the Editor
The hangout
I was just thinking about an
article in our newspaper regard
ing the “homeless” being evicted
By Floyd Calica
from our hangout near the river.
Warm Springs Gaming Enterprises
To me it’s like the authorities are,
This Saturday and Sunday, breaking a lifetime tradition that
Septem ber 29 -3 0 , marks the I remember from my younger
Third Annual Festival o f hi a-/ days. .
I ’m not sure what the tribes
: tions in Cascade Locks.
This year die two-day event have to.say in all this. It’s bee%
will feature Native American so easy for our “spokespeopl£”;
and Hispanic dancers, artists, to sweep it under the rug and
musicians, oral .history, Native ignore it for so many years. Why
! A m erican Ante artist Jam es jump in and act now?
Shame is the only answer- i|
; Greeley, and much more.
v The festival begins at 10 a.m. can come up with.’A ? for-my--
on Saturday and Sunday, and self, there’s ho shame in my
ends at 6 p.m. on Saturday and game. I ’ve lived on very ljtde.in
5 p.m. on Sunday. The event will lean times and with tnis 'sehse--
be held in the Marine Park in less war going on, times ate only
Cascade Locks along the Colum getting leaner. Misery loves com
bia River.
pany but it’s a lot easier when
Cascade Locks is a beautiful misery comes together to share
' historic town in the heart o f the a few laughs, sing. a. few ’songs'
Columbia River Gorge, located and sometimes cry a good cry.
> 40 miles east o f Portland o ff I- To my fellow toad dawgs, hang
tuff, Stick together, because this
84, exit number 44.
On Saturday morning at-8 too shall pass. Love them to ,
a.m. there will be a 10k Salmon death with kindness. To the
‘ Run, as well as a one mile fun church Out o f Culver, may the
|run/walk which starts at 8;30 Creator continue ,to bless your
a.m.
m ission o f mercy.‘To all the
Also new this year are “Old people kind enough to drop o ff
[i Style” traditional stick games, wood to make fire to cook with
coordinated by Wilson Wewa Jr. or ju st to warm up, may the
The stick games will be “non C reator bless you and your
cash,” and tribal members are loved tines. Also to the ones who
>welcothe to join in with the fun brought leftovers from home
or simply observe and learn the or from the longhouse, your
traditional way o f the games. blessings are already on the
, For more information please call books above. We are all spiri
553-1112 ext. 3422 and ask for tual people as Natives. L et us
Lena Ike.
all pfay th at our stom p ing
The Festival al?o wdjl feature grounds only continue to grow
arts /and craft vendors, food and not decrease, W ho’s tres-
vendpfSfeAtis anxkerafts d em ons
$trations, cultural Ieaihing activi
ties and a hands-on children’s art
area. Also included are ihterac-
.'tive learning opportunities about
salmon, sturgeoh and their habi
tat as well as the Fish and Wild
life “Migration Golf, links to the
Sea” miniature golf opu£se for
an educational \yay to follow the
migration o f the salmon.
The Forest Service will have
their ■wildlife furs and skulls and.
owl pellet dissection kits and per
sonnel to answer questions. This
exhibit has been very interest
ing and educational for all age
groups.
For additionalj iiiform ation
\ passingftonT whufeland?-
pilgrims own most o f it anyway.
Now they want what little wdhad.
Pretty greedy. Give ‘em inch and
they take a mile. And give us
the worst almost worthless plot
o f land. Well me felltiw road,
warriors, keep your head up. I ’m
down but not put o f the’game. -
Right now I’m being held on a-
probation violation. I was ex
cluded from F t. M cD erm itt,
Nev,, reservation for one yeah
I returned 12 days early for per
sonal medical reasons regarding
my family here. Also was intoxi-
cated. B oth violations. I ’m Cur
ren tly bein g ’*;-? d etained a t
Winemu.cca, w hich is a B I^ ,
holding facility. When I learn o f
my sentence and where I serve
it, I ’ll send an address so I can
keep up on the latest “as the rez
turns” episodes. N ot much else
to say so I ’ll see you when I s(ee
you. La-wat-la-wat. BKA Davis
5 regarding applications for the
Salmon Run, being ft vendor or
c o n ta c t in fo rm a tio n -, v isit
\yyrw. cascadelocks.net.
The Festival o f Nations com
mittee would like to extend ap
p re c ia tio n to ou r sp o n so rs
Stwyer Sr.
D.V.A. Advertising, Karnopp &
Petersen LLP, and A nd ersen'
Construction Company Inc'. >
We really appreciate the fi
nancial genetosity o f opr spony. Hello to my people, Elders, and
sor s, w hich .makes this event Tribal Council. >-<•
I am writing to all my people
possible.
Concerns
Spilyay Tymoo
CCoyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
Reporter: Leslie Mitts
Advertising Manager: Sam Howard
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder
ated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco
Street.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274.
FAX No, (541) 553-3539.
E-Mail: spilyay@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00.
about a concern I have and that
is on proper procedure o f the
Confederated Tribes o f Warm
Springs Reservation. I . feel like
it is my right as a tribal member
to speak my mind, experience,
feelin g s, fru stra tio n s, so T
thought I would write so every
one will know. My first question
is, Does it matter who you are?
O r who you -áre related to on
this reservation? Second, you do
the proper corporate ladder,
then you get nowhere, you" get
response, no answer,;, nothing
gets resolved. O r it causes preju
dice against you for speaking up
fóh yourself. Third, ybur rights
are being violated^ as a human
being. Four, your privácy is be
ing violated. Five, you get hurt
physically. Net one wants to help
you or believe you. Six, you see
other people do Worse than you,
tfiéií don’t go to jail. Seven, who
all took the code o f ethics. Eight,
you do a ctimplaintj and no one
wants to help you. I would like
to know if you get ntiwhtire with
proper procedure.
I know l am human. I make
a mistake evéry now and then
and then, I take responsibility for
my own actiotis. I know I am a
good person. I am one o f God’s
children. But it hurts when you
are deliberately being hurt by
people who are like this. You
wonder does it matter i f I try
the proper procedure. Are you
supposed to be quiet about these
things...?
I am asking f e r prayer for all
tiie people who make decisions
. for us people, who protect the
people, who direct people’s lives,
w ho are caretakers Of our
*peoplev fpi ithexhildren, for ,the
Elders, people Who are battling
to be dean and4¡6bel: I pray that
Godfwill help light up our lives,
mentally emotionally, physically,
spiritually.
L am asking for a response
> fqf support. I. am in tribal; jail. I
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Spilyay Tyrooo September* 27, 2 0 0 7
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do not know how long I will be
here. I can’t afford to get out
for $650, or wait until January.
I warit my, family to know I
love them and miss them. I also
want my people to know I loye
them also. Thank you.
Annette S. Jim.
Instant profît
This is an idea for instant
profit: our own income tax. All
non-tribal members Working for.
tribes on or o ff the reservation,
non-tribal members working on
the reservation, working for
outside organizations or agencies'
or companies. For grant monies
received by organizations,, insti
tutions or persons, cause o f the
tribes or members. Non-tribal
m em bers w orking pn tribal
lands’ at Sherar’s Bridge,. Sandy
Beach and White River camp
ground. For income frorii cul
turally significant items sold by
outsiders obtained from tribal
members^-very high tax. ?
. Non-tribal members working
fo r tribal m em bers. In co m e
from natural resources obtained
by non-tribal members for sale
from reservation and ceded
land s, - sOmesííéx'átíiples are
boughs, pine cone?, firewood,
bear grass, mushrqpms, Christ
mas trees.
F o r in com e P G E m akes
from Pelton and Round Butte
dams. Income from:
Radar equipment to /catch
speeders on Highway 26. Charge
rafting companies take-out fee
per person, parking, comparable
day-use fees, overnight fees at
Sh erâï’s .Bridge, W hite River
Cam pground, B e a t'S p r ih g s
Campground’ ànd‘ Saïidy Beach.
Charge rent for Bear Springs
Rangen Station. :
Cigarette tax voluntarily given
tq the state goes to the seniors
budget. Form our own D M V
division with fees. Have our own
:
alcohol and cigarette taxes and
energy drink tax.
Maury G. Rhoan Sr.
Please write
My name is Joseph Craig. I
am looking for people to write
to. T h is is my address, please
write: Joseph Craig, no. 6537116
‘ 777 Stanton Blvd., Ontario,
O R 97914
actions that resulted in my ar
rest* I know now that my ac
tions caused a problem for my
future refeijence.
What I am trying to say is stay
focused and for the students to
stay true to ty o u rself. Scott
Kalama
Thank y ou fqr writing to
the Spilyay Tymdp. The next
dpudline tip submit letters is
Friday, Oct. 5.
i
Thank you. .
Apology
I am writing a letter o f apol
ogy to the community fo r my
To our sponsors
We can ’t than k you
enough for your support
Our walking team is self
supporting, raising funds to
cover our expenses' for the
Portland to Coast Relay Walk.
Your contributions, along
wiçh ours helped cover the|e
expenses and send $240 to
tiie American Cancer Society.
The Hood to Coast/Pqrt-
land to Coast Relay donations
directiy benefit the American
Cancer Society.
To date the fundraising is
over $200,000 and will help
support patient services, pre-
/vention programs, education,
advocacy, rehab and support
programs right here in O r
egon.
•Each, o f us has b een
touched by cancer, m one
way or another and together
rititsmall conmbutions'tbme
together in a. larger way to
fight cancer.,
Please know that yOur
•help was appreciated.
Team Lost in Pace.
Happy birthday wishes. .
Happy 15*K to my niece
Renee M. Have fun and be
good. . L ov ef.y ou r Uncle
Sman.
On September 27, 2000
at 8:36 a.m., weighing in at
8 pounds 12 ounces, 20 1J ^
2- incites, we had Raelynh
fCaylei Jim , and bn Sept, 2 tfk
2007 I would like to wish
Raelynn C. Jim Happy 7th
Birthday, Tloveyou With all
my heart. Your mom, Clarice
Tewee.M
H ap p y birthd ay to my
little B ig M an , R on G.
S h ou ld n ’t be to o m u ch
longer till we B BQ , snow or
not! Smile for the cam era.
Love, your Dad.
Happy birthday wish for
Rosanne Virginia McKinley
on Sept. 21. We hope you
have many more joyous
birthdays in the future.
Love ya. Maxine McKinley
and your son Maximo Rai
Ruiz McKinley.
A happy birthday to Adele
Wahenaka on Sept. 27. May you
have a nice day. Love you ,a
whole bunch. Maxine McKinley,
R o san n e ' M cK in le y ^ and
Maximo Rai Ruiz; McKinley.
Happy 63rd Birthday on
Sept 22nd, Dad. Luv, your
daughter Rhonda.
H appy Birthday Grandpa
Muff. Missing-you! Love, your
fav grandson Slick.
H appy B irjh d ay G ran dpa,
M uff. We Luv You! Lpye,;yoUr
granddaughters. L is a M a r ie ,.
Ja sm in e Jan ae) '<& Je n n ife r
A raceli.
H appy B irthday to Su-{
Yenn Smith. Drink one for
m e! L ove, Rhonda.
.. ^ H appy Jjjffh d ay to Sp-Yenn\
We miss you! Luv, L isa, Ja% Jen,
& Tony.
Congrats to Jason
R abbie
&
Eva
Geore for their new
bundle o f Joy-Little -
crippler-A YES!
H B orn Sept 8th,
Take
C are! Luv
Rhqnda & family in
*ol E l Paso.
Creating defensible space can save your home from wildfire
By Susy M aty:'
■ ■ F ire Tech'A.
> TtVo factors have been estab
lished as the primary cause? o f
Fire is impulsive and unpre
a hom e’s ability to. survive a
dictable, It can find the weak wildfire. These are the home’s
link in your home’s fire protec
roofing material and the quality
tion design and get the upper
o f your defensible space sur
hand because o f something th a t. rounding it.'; Use fire resistant
has been overlooked or some
materials (class C or better) to
other seemingly insignificant as- • ro o f'y o u r hom e. D o n ’t use
p e ct When designing your de wood pr shake shingles as these
fensible space, start with the
provide no protection from fire.
easiest and least expensive ac When your ro o f needs signifi
tions. Begin your work closest
cant repair or replacement, do
to your house and move out
so with a fire-resistant roofing
m aterial such as com p o site
ward. K eep w orking ©n the
shingles, metal, tile or a non
more difficult items until you
combustible shake material.
have com pleted your entire
Defensible space is an area
project.
around a structure where fuels
and v eg etatio n are treated ,
cleared or reduced to slow th e '
spread o f a wildfire towards the
structure. Your home, is more
likely to withstand a Wildfire if
grasses, brush, trees and other
fuels are managed to reduce a
heavier fuels (btush and treesj
are more hazardous than light
fuels such, a? grass.
The actual design and deyelj
o p m en t o f your d efe n sib le
space depends on several facij
; tors: size and shape o f buildings]
materials used in their construe]
lion, the slope o f the ground On
fire’s intensity?" •*'
‘ Fuel hazard refers to its con which the structures are built,
tinuity across the ground (hori surrounding topography, and thp
zontal) and from the ground up types and sizes o f vegetation on
into the vegetation crown (ver your property. .Ml these areas will
tical). Fuels with a high degree affect the design o f your defen-;
o f both vertical and horizontal sible space. For more inforina-j
continuity are the most hazard tio a on defensible space, please
ous particularly when they oc co n tact Fire M anagem ent at
cur on slopes. Also remember, 553-1446. I