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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESS ON
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Pesa nu!
Ha oo u ya tabeno?
This month is Native American month. Please
listen to the information we will be sharing about
the Ichishkiin Columbia River people. This is our
people, we are named Warm Springs Tribe today.
We will only speak Ichishkiin and English languages
once today.
Itq’iuqtdiksh
Shaxel Ishtamx
Alamelqtaxida
Emxgiuldamida
Daminwa
are.
Alamelqtaxida amiwawat.
Tananma
Ofegonkni.
Namach’na wa
Ichishkiin
snwilama, kuna
wa tunxtunx
wiwanichii Nch’i
Wanakni.
Since in time immemorial us Sahaptin Language
speaking people are from the Columbia River. We
also traveled other
oboriginal territories
in season for our
existence.
Tananma nawa,
Nch’i Wanatama.
Wiwanichii Tinino, Wyam, Sk’inpa, Takshpash.
Qw’ainata wa kurna wanichii chikuk Warm
Springs .
We are Native Americans o f our people from areas
along Columbia River, such as Tinino, Wyam,
Sk’inpa, and Takshpash. Today we are named
Warm Springs.
Auna ku
patmiyunawana
tananmaman,
auna anichta
chi chamanai
timanii ^
tichampa. \
Auna ku uwit pashapataxnana Tiaxpa, (nch’i
tai), kuna auku pawanicha Tiaxtema. Aukuna
anch’a pashapawushyat’ana anakwna iwa
Te moomooatupuwitoo yadoakwe.
Today we will talk about our ancestors.
Mu Numo onosoo tu tuka’nama nane a.
Our people were named for the food in their area.
November is set aside to observe Native Ameri
cans o f the United States o f America.
Miimikni na’au wamsh namach’a tananma
ichishkiin snwitama nch’i Wanakni ku tteaxwkan
maan pawushinwushinxana, panaik’uknxana
tkw atat.
!
I’m fine!
Daminwa alimxanxanaunxma
shan maika.
Umu yamosawitu,
Always be proud o f who you
kedutuka’a.
Shnutwined tf’aaxw nch’i tichampama Tanan
chi alxaix.
We will share some information about our native
american people from this area in Oregon. We
speak Warm Springs Ichishkiin language and we are
decendents o f several ichishkiin groups from the
Columbia River.
Elders
Creator
Learn
You will pray
Always
How are you today?
Learn your language.
Admelkqtaxida kanawi
idmiq'iuqtdiksh.
Learn your family ancestry.
The people from Ft.
Bidwell, CA, are
called “groundhog
eaters. ”
Susumudu yatu
“tuhudya tukadu,”
mee nane’a.
Some people from
Alamelqfaxida ilxakaqmit. here are called the
Learn about your Treaty.
Amdukshtama
idmiq’iuqtdiksh.
“deer eaters. ”
Ya mu wadatuka’a, Boinwitu.
There’s the “sead eaters,” from the Burns are.
Visit your elders.
Ewa’yoo Numu, nume ki
nema’yu.
Daminwa amshxilgiuldamida Shaxel Ishtamx.
Always have a prayer to our Creator.
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There’s lots o f bands o f
Paiutes we didn’t mention.
H { h * t « M y :Dr
xniita chi kuk. Aunaku txanana timanii ticham,
kuna nishaicht wanicha Shitaikt. Kutiyana
pamashukasha Wanatama nawa.
Since we were moved from the Columbia River to
be placed in one area as a Indian Reservation. We
were moved several times. First stop was Tygh
Valley, we were named then Tiax. The second
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Mu Numu onosoo
kwa’ya mesoo
sogonume.
The Paiutes roamed all
over this territory.
Umu nonotse ki sumukwi nobekadu.
Our people were nomads, never stayed in one
place too long.
E^i^Sip
move was to Hot springs, (Today is known as
Kahneta Resort) and then we were placed here to
stay. We named our place Mlli, as Warm Springs,
meaning warm water. Our river people was named
Warm Springs. We know our selves as Wanafama.
Aumatash kuc’k washapashukan nami
tanarimamiki. Auxi pam qashukan tun tun
nawa tananawit Nch’ Wanaknii.
We have shared with you just a short information
about our Indian people. Now you have little
information o f who we are from the Columbia
River. Today known as Warm Springs.
Ka tepuma nadu umu tumatapoo’e.
Our people made many things from the land.
The Treaty o f 1 8 5 5
Sahaptin
Niix
Pesa
It’ukdi
Sapsikw’atpama
Skul
Schoodu
Nobe
ltqu+i
Ki
Numu
Kiksht
Chmuk
Putmt ku Paxat’maat Paxaaptit ku
Paxat Anwichtpama Xàtwanat
Pa’aniixwat Tamanwit
Treaty o f 7 8 5 5
Nami kwiyaamniin xàtwanat autnipama ku
waq’iishwitpama.