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hearings
By Selena Boise
Management Successor
With the hearings well into
the second week, it seems there
are a lot of people
stepping forward to ,----------.
speak about the en-
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vironmental impact
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o f the tribes’ casino
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plan for Cascade Locks. Person
ally, I believe it is going to be a
plus for many o f us.
I saw a picture of the indus
trial site on a w ebsite when
searching for information about
the casino at the gorge. This pic
ture had a smoke cloud rising
from a location near where the
casino is to be built. Now just
how environmentally friendly is
that for the scenic gorge?
Well, I couldn’t make it to the
first meeting, but have heard the
word around town about com
ments spoken and I am grate
ful to hear that so many people
stepped forward to speak about
this. N ot an easy thing to do, but
definitely worthwhile considering
that they are looking for opinions.
Was glad to hear that some
one spoke about how the Warm
Springs tribes helped G rand
Ronde become a recognized
tribe again. I know that it was
spoken before in the early stages
o f the casino at the gorge.
The way I see it is that the
Columbia River provided for our
people, and other treaty tribes.
The dams that were built took
away Celilo Falls, talk about envi
Letters to the Editor
A thank you
O n b e h a lf o f my sister
Kami Wahnetah, and our imme
diate family, I would like to give
a big thank you to all the friends
and family from Warm Springs,
Arizona, Salem and Canada who
expressed co n cern fo r my
sister’s wellbeing as well as our
families.
Special thanks to Amanda
and Granny for telling me right
away. T hanks to o fficer
Hanchor for confirming it for
me and to Uncle Lyle Rhoan Sr.
for helping out with funds the
first day which was very vital.
We the family don’t have the
words to express the gratitude
for all the thoughts and prayers.
She’s getting better every day!
Love you all.
Denise A. Smith, Kami
Wahnetah, and all the
kids.
Harsh words
To our Warm Springs N a
tion, peoples, Ee took Tee kah
daugth.
I would like to apologize to
our Tribal Council, tribal attor
neys, tribal consultants and most
of all our tribal people.
I ’m sorry for my harsh words
in the last Spilyay. I know you
are going your best for our
people. At times I get frustrated
and write when I should just keep
my big mouth shut.
I hope I’m wrong on this but
from my reading I don’t think
this present Secretary o f the
Interior is going to approve our
casino in the Columbia Gorge.
I’ve stated this before. I think
ronm ental im pact. Salm on runs
o u r c a s in o w o u ld b e th e se e d to
were never the same after that.
There are still meetings set
up throughout this week for
Comments about the environ
m en tal im pact. I hear talk
around town that people are in
terested and will be attending. I
am glad.
There is talk about tribal
members unable to make the
commute to work at this pos
sible new casino. I can only see
that there would be fewer bud
get cuts from year to year and
m ore jobs available to tribal
members on the reservation.
Bring back the jobs that were
cut in previous budget cuts.
So, try to attend the meetings,
keep informed, yet again.
create our own city o fW a rm
Springs, Oregon. Build the ca
sino up by Mill Creek Bridge
and catch all the traffic coming
out of Portland to create our
own city of Warm Springs, Or
egon.
In a few short years, Bend,
Redmond, Madras, Prineville,
etc. are going to connect and be
one big metropolis, and we will
be the only game in tow n__
Plus we keep our business in
house, on our rez... When was
the last time a white guy kept
his word?! N ever... They never
will... We must be real careful
how we spend (waste) these mil
lions o f resources and hopefully
these investments will help our
children, Elders, us.
Again, I apologize and I ’m
sorry for my harsh words. I
know you are all doing your best
for u s... Thank you. Bobby
Stone setting
Douglas M. Williams
H eadstone setting that
was scheduled for March
24 has been postponed
until a later date. The new
date will be announced.
Williams family.
Spilyay Tym oo March 13, 2ÖO8
Eagleheart.
didn’t have a car. Thanks to Joey
for his patience and time. Grate
fully yours, Lucille and Ralph
Aguilar Sr.
Missing you
It takes a minute to find a
special person, an hour to ap
preciate them, a day to love, but
an entire life to forget them.
“Chris.” You were so full of
life, always smiling and carefree.
Life loved you being a part of
it and I loved you being a part
o f mine. You could always make
me laugh if I was having a bad
day. N o matter how sad I was,
you could take my hurt away...
Nothing could ever stop you
or even make you fall, you were
ready to take on the world, ready
to do it all, but God saw that
you were getting tired so He put
his arms around you and whis
pered, “Come w ith Me.” So
from this world left us all God
broke our hearts to prove to us
H e only takes the best. But
none can ever take you place
.and until the day we meet again,
may G o d h o ld you in his
arm s...
Always and forever, “One
love, Chicana love.” Joanna
Arce.
Item found
A b eaded keychain was
found in the courtroom on Feb.
21. I f you think it might be
yours, call us at tribal court.
Describe it and we’ll be happy
to give it back to the rightful
owner. Will hold on to it till the
item is found by owner. 553-
Longest Walk 2
Dear family and friends,
I would like to tell every
one hi and thank you to those
w ho helped me prom ote
“The Longest Walk 2” in
Warm Springs, Madras and
Culver, especially to Juanita
and Gary Villa, who I had a
good visit with and a lot of
encouragement.
T h an k s also to my
brother Leon Charger (from
Portland) who made a staff
for me to carry. Thanks to
Calvin Hecocta for making
it possible to fly to San Fran
cisco, it was a welcome sur
prise.
Thanks to all my friends
from Portland who came to
see me off in San Francisco,
and joined in the first part
o f the walk. W ish I had
more time with all o f you,
had a. lot o f meetings at the
time, plus I knew you all had
to go back to work.
Thank you Ina and Collen
for rushing to make my sons
grass dance o u tfit for
Lincoln’s Powwow, can’t wait
to see it.
Thank you Uncle Austin
Smith for calling my sister
Lisa to inquire about me, and
pledging money to the walk.
Thanks Dad for the ear
rings, the moccasins, and en
couragement. Thanks to all
the-people at the Portland
Community College Pow
wow for the blanket offer
ing. Thanks to the drummers
Dennis Banks and Bonita Eaglefawn Leonard, Longest
Walk 2, 2008
who encouraged my 5-year-old
son Dominicio to drum with
th em d uring th e powwow.
Thanks Uncle Dennis Leonard
for shoes and jumpsuits. Thank
you sister Lisa for always being
there for me and phone cards;
tell the family I love them; give
all the» kids hugs and kisses. Tell
A u n t M ercy and Lil Bull,
E aglefaw n loves th em and
they’re in my prayers.
As for how I ’m doing, tired
and getting blisters (smile).. So
far it’s been a very spiritual and
educational experience. As for
why I’m on this walk, I’m here
to offer my suffering to the
Creator for all the reasons that
make life sacred; for my ances
tors, for my own personal rea
sons, for my friends and family
who couldn’t make it. I want to
show it will take everyone to
save mother earth so I ’m invit
ing people o f every race, reli
gion, etc. to join us.
Walk with us part o f the
way or the rest o f the way,
even from one end o f town
to the next or city to the next,
it’s not too late, call ahead to
your friends and relatives
along our route to join us. So
far we met Rhoans that were
living California that were
from W arm Springs w ho
came to a staff ceremony.
I ’ll close for now. Love
you all. To my son Dominicio
Eaglewarrior Tafoya, I carry
you in my heart on this walk
and always, hugs and kisses.
To my spiritual teacher and
mentor Dennis Banks, thank
you and love you. Bonita
Eaglefawn Leonard.
P.S. Any d o n atio n s or
T racefone cards sent to:
Josephine Tafoya, PO Box
304, Culver, OR 97734.
3278. T r i b a l c o u r t .
H appy B irthday and other wishes...
Bottle drive
A botde drive fundraiser for
the Rez Express All-Indian High
School Boys Basketball Team,
representing Warm Springs, is
on-going until July.
All proceeds go toward travel
expenses for the 2008 Native
American Basketball Invitational
Tournament (NABI) in Phoenix,
Ariz.
For donations and pickup,
please
co n tac t
Sammi
O’Reilly, Val and Rita
Squiemphen.
Thank you for writing
to the Spilyay Tymoo. The
next date by which to sub
mit letters for publication
is Friday, March 21.
Happy birthday, Hester.
We love you very much
and wish the very best.
Mom and Dad and Jay.
Happy birthday Auntie
Hester. Love you, Jovon
and Trent Heath.
Happy firsts,
birthday to my
great grand-
d a u g h te r
Annalese. Love,
great grandpa.
H appy birthday A u n tie
Hester on March 6. Love you
very much. Paelynn Jim.
Happy birthday in March to
Betty J. Stephens. With much
love and prayer, Leminie.
H appy
b i r th d a y ,
L y d e 1 1
Suppah, from
your sister
D e ll a r a e .
Love you.
Happy | birthday uncle
Lydell. From Josiah, Damon,
Avan and Falon. Love you.
Happy belated birthday
to my son Kevin Smith Jr.
From Mom.
H appy '
birthday
Mikayla, with lots of love
from Papa and Kuthla.
Happy belated birthday to
George Aguilar Sr. on Feb. 22.
Happy birthday to my son
Kyle Smith. From Mom.
H appy first birthday
Happy birthday Mikayla from
March 18 to our beautiful .Mom, Kirstie Bear and Cha Cho
daughter Annalese Omarah and Brooklyn.
Lynn. Love, your mom and
H appy b irth d ay Mikayla
Dad.
fro m A n to in e tte ,. Ralph,
Happy Anniversary to
my husband on March 16.
From your wife, Daisy.
Happy first birthday Annalese.
Love, grandpa Joe,
Michelle, Raefel, Nola, Mad,
Les and all your cousins.
Appreciated
I would like to thank Joey
Surface of Rez Rover for help
ing my husband and I while we
One goal at a time is a big step towards staying healthy
by Jeri Kollen, RN
Spilyay T ym o o
(Coyote 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.
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]F.S. Diabetes Program Nurse
Healthy goals are set by you.
A goal can be anything in
your life that you would like to
accomplish.
Could be “I am going to eat
breakfast (two, four?) times a
week. Could be “I ’m going to
make my lunch for work (two?)
times a week.”
If you never eat breakfast or
take your lunch to work, these
are big tasks to do.
Goals are very personal. It is
your life, you know more about
it than anyone else.
Is there anything that you
would like to be able to do? Is
there*step you can make to make
that happen?
If you would like help' set
ting goals, call for an appoint
ment with a nutritionist at 553-
2478, a Diabetes Program pro
vider at 553-2478, or with your,
provider at 553-2610.
Create defensible space to help fire response
by Suzi Macy
Prevention Technician
1F.S. Fire Management
You hear a lot about defen
sible space these days, but what
exactly is defensible space?
Defensible space is a buffer
zone, a minimum 3-foot non
combustible area around your
home.
This buffer zone reduces the
intensity and risk o f a wildfire
starting or spreading to your
hom e. D efensible space de
pends on clearing flammable
material away from your home.
Although a 3-foot distance is
standard, additional clearance as
great as 100 feet may be neces
sary as the slope o f your lot in
creases.
Defensible space not only
helps protect your home in the
critical minutes it takes a fire to
pass, it also gives fire fighters
an area to work in. During a
large-scale fire, w hen m any
homes are at risk, fire fighters
must focus on homes they can
safely defend.
Here are some hints you, as
a homeowner, can do to make
your home more fire-safe:
Reduce flammable vegeta
tion, trees and brush around
your home. Pruce or remove
trees. Cut grass and weeds regu
larly. Relocate woodpiles and
leftover building materials. Keep
them at least 30 feet from your
home. Keep your roof, gutters
and yard clean. Remove dead
branches within 10 feet o f your
chimney.
H ave addresses and road
signs visible to allow fire fight
ers and other emergency person
nel to find your home easily.
Help keep your home in the
safety zone!