“I
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Page 4-
Spilyay Tymoo November 20, 2 0 0 8
Letters to the Editor
Thank you
Powwow
O n b eh alf o f the children
an d s ta ff o f W arm Springs
Early Childhood Center, thank
you parents, grandparents, fam
ily m em bers and tribal depart
m ents for participating in the
Litde Pum pkin’s Parade on O c
tober 31.
W ithout all o f you it would
not have been possible.
A special thank you to the
W arm Springs H o t Shots Crew,
C o m m u n ity H e a lth , W ork
F orce D evelopm ent, C ulture
and H eritage Language P ro
gram, C.H.E.T Program, Voca
tional Rehab, Seniors Program,
Recreation D epartm ent, Kah-
Nee-Ta, W arm Springs Power
and Water Enterprises, Mail and
Reception, and Fire and Safety.
Thank you all for attending and
handing out treats.
T hank you to Suzie Macy for
taking all those great photos o f
our ghouls and goblins. Thank
you to J o d y C alica, W arm
Springs C om posite P roducts,
Pow er and W ater E nterprises
W ilson Wewa Jr., and Wendell
Jim for you donations.
Thank you to the I.H.S clinic
for allowing us to come over to
trick or treat, and visit all o f you
and your patients.
I f I have missed anyone, for
give me. See you all next year.
Jodi Orr, Family Partnership
c o o rd in a to r, W arm S prings
H ead Start/Early H ead Start.
This past week I visited some
friends on the W arm Springs
Reservation.
T h ere was a Pow w ow fo r
children in the Community Cen
ter gym that I attended.
I thought it was such a w on
derful and fun evening for the
kids. To see such tiny dancers
in regaHa was really precious.
T he parents w ho to o k the
time to prepare their children
and attend this event, you have
my admiration.
I d o n ’t know the nam e o f
the drum that perform ed, but
they were one o f the best I have
heard at the many powwows I
have attended. The MC for the
event had such a great sense o f
hum or and did a great job!
I h av e g re a t re s p e c t
for people in a community w ho
care enough to plan and sacri
fice their time and volunteer for
such a gathering.
I was thinking about all the
famihes w ho were n o t able to
atten d . T h ey m issed a g o o d
time. I hope next year it will be
even m ore crowded with young
dancers.
So to all w ho participated,
than k you! I t was one o f the
many highUghts o f my vacation.
R espectfully, Gail Seich,
N ew York.
Two poems
H o n o r them that are gone.
They were heroes young and
old.
Live our lives in trust, For
they w ould Eke so much.
R em em b er th e m as th ey
were, the smiles and times we
had.
D ry the tears th a t ru n to
share someday the good we had.
Remem ber the brightness o f
their smile, not the pain o f their
despair.
Wipe your tears before they
fall upon the earth that’s moist.
H onor them that are gone,
heroes let them be.
For w ithout them Efe would
not be all that it might be.
I often think o f that day, and
how it m eant so much.
Carried as a burden now for
so long.
To understand it now means
so m uch to me.
Beheve in myself, as I once
did.
I often think o f that day, an
open grave it was.
N ow to bury but n o t forget,
part o f me it has become.
In the crowd I stood so alone
I felt. H iding is the best I do.
S ta n d in g h e re a n d n o on e
knows.
David Gonzales, Vietnam
Veteran.
some great dancers out there.
Thank you to the Celilo com
munity for aUowing us to have
the special there. Wesley loved
it there.
I f we forgot anyone, w e’re
sorry. H arvian n e Tohet,
Pendleton.
Abandoned dogs
O n N ovem ber 4, three pups
w ere dum ped o ff at m y resi
dence. The dogs were McNab
puppies, good bred pups.
I ’m asking p eo p le n o t to
dum p dogs in the Seekseequa
area, o r at my residence.
This is the fourth time we’ve
had to contact the pubEc health
departm ent to retrieve animals.
It’s a very sad situation for the
animals.
We also found a set o f pup
p ies d u m p e d in th e u p p e r
Seekseequa area two years ago.
I f dogs, or puppies, are not
w anted, please contact Nancy
Collins at th e P ublic H ealth
D epartm ent at 553-1196. These
alternatives are free services.
Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Delford Johnson.
Basketball
Hi, I ’m Rick M inthorn. I am
writing a few words about my
self. To begin with, I am in the
Indian HaU o f Fame. I try to
To th e fam ilies o f atw ai make aU the tourneys I can get
Lucinda Stwyer and atwai War to. AE teams know w ho I am. I
ren Wallulatum Jr., I send my p u t these tourneys on because
love and respect out to you all. o f my sobriety from being not
I was very close to b o th and in the dark side. I think aU you
this hurts a N ative h eart n o t know w hat I ’m saying.
being able to be out there with
O ne thing I would Eke to say
my people.
is, I thank the teams that come
I ’ll always rem em ber them in from afar. N ow this is the good
a goo d way. T hank you to aU part. I w ant to teE you guys how
the people who have written and I w ork. You say we will pay
sent their support through let pretty soon, then you know this,
ters, family and friends, all the go on to the next game. I am a
people locked up state and fed p e rso n th a t d o esn ’t get m ad
eral who kept me in their prayers. about this.
T hank you.
You see guys go there to buy
Respectfully, Stuart A. Smith things, and they can’t part a Ettle
Sr., sid no. 12275256, 3920 E. bit on fees for these teams. When
A sh w o o d R d., M ad ras, O R they teE m e w hen are they go
97741.
ing to get some awards.
I try to show my part, people
don’t think w hat these fees have
in getting the awards. W hen the
The foUowing are the results fees are in on Saturday, I go get
Wesley Tias Special:
them after the last bye game. So
First place: Jeremy Wolfe o f Esten guys, you guys are the ones
Pendleton: $500 and Jacket.
m aking the tourney. M ore if
Second place: Stewart Jim o f these guys w on’t come in and
Toppenish, jacket and $300.
pay it, then the team that come
T hird place, O w en D anzuka from afar, they wiE have to wait,
o f W arm Springs, $200 and I don’t think it’s fair to these. I
jacket.
have three aE skins from here.
Three consulation prizes:
I have a runner up team.
D am on Billy o f Pendleton,
I hope you teams understand
Lewis “Lug-Lug” Sweowat o f me. I have a good heart for you
T o p p e n is h ,
and
F ra n k ie guys on the court. This is a les
E asglespeaker o f P en d leto n . son for me to book it. It makes
$40 and pullover.
m e look bad to the people, and
T he family o f the late Wesley I don’t know w hat the visiting
Tias w ould Eke to thank every teams are saying about me, the
one w ho took part. T here was way the tourney was run.
Rick Minthorn, director,
G athering o f Nations.
To families
Tias special
A pologies
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 24, 2008 by faEure to
maintain my lane that night, plus
am also sorry for breaking tribal
law for carrying drug parapher-
naEa and marijuana. T here for
I am facing the consequences. I
apologize to tribal co u rt and
W arm Springs parole & proba
tion departm ent, w ho were di
rectly im pacted by my actions. I
also w ant to say that it wiE not
happen again. Sincerely, Joseph
J. Howtopat
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on Septem ber 20,2008 by driv
ing under the influence o f alco
hol. I apologize to the elders for
being a bad role m odel to our
younger generation.
May our G od bless our N a
tion. I apologize to Elm er Scott,
Jr., w ho was directly im pacted
by my actions.
I also want to say that I apolo
gize to the people that look up
to me. A nd for the people that
reported me in and I ’m praying
for them and hoping they are
praying for m e also. I ask for
forgiveness your native son,
Kevin A. Blueback.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
o n Ju ly 27, 2008 by g ettin g
cau g h t w ith a w eed p ipe on
KaEsh Aut-Ji Street in West HiEs
and I ’m sure it wiE never hap
pen again.
I apologize to my grandfa
ther for using his truck, who was
directly im pacted by my actions.
I also w ant to say that I wiE no
lo n g er use his tru ck and get
caught w ith a w eed pipe whEe
using his truck. Sonny Yahtin
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 3, 2008 by harassing an
individual on the W arm Springs
R eserv atio n . I a p o lo g ize to
M.H., w ho was directly impacted
by my actions. I wiE n o t do it
again. Harry Hisatake Jr.
I am sorry for trying to stop
a fight at my home. I am sorry
but m ost o f aE I reaEy w ant to
apologize to my dad and mom.
I am so sorry, I love you a lot,
and I did n o t w ant to hurt you,
M om and Dad. O r m ost o f aE
hurt aE the famEy. It just started
as playing. A nd to my sister I
am sorry. A n d to th e W arm
Springs poEce I am sorry. So
again I am sorry. Sadie Picard.
I am writing to my famEy to
say I am sorry for fighting with
famEy at my sister and brother-
in-law’s home. I am sorry but
m o s t o f all I really w a n t to
apologize to my dad and mom.
I am so sorry, I love you a lot,
and I did n o t w ant to hurt you,
M om and Dad. A nd to my sis
ter and the poEce I am sorry.
throw ing and breaking a glass
bottle on the K ah-N ee-Ta Re
sort parking lot. I apologize to
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Casino.
I ’m sorry for my embarrassing
actions. Gary Ben.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on O ctober 9, 2008 by having
drug paraphernaEa on my per
son. I know it is Elegal to con
sume iEegal substances. This wiE
never happen again. I apologize
to the W ork F orce D ev elo p
m ent D epartm ent for being ar
rested on their property. I apolo
gize to the community o f W arm
Springs. I am furthery trying to
better myself as a person. Aaron
Hart Jr.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on Nov. 2, 2008. I apologize to
the Warm Springs PoEce D epart
m ent and my famEy. I am going
to make every effort to do my
b est to foEow all tribal laws.
T hanks fo r your tim e. Gary
Katchia Sr.
Jeleah Sam.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 12, 2008 by recklessly
endangering, maEcious mischief
and contributing. It was a fool
ish thing to do and I ’ve learned
my lesson. I apologize to S.S.,
J.S., E.S. and also H. and E.J. I ’E
d o m y b e s t to m ake b e tte r
choices. Davis Stwyer.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on O ctober 13, 2008. By w rit
ing this letter I hope you could
forgive me for my w rongdoing
on the date above. I broke the
law by Ettering. I was caught
Regarding
letters
T hank you for w riting
to th e Spilyay T ym oo.
P le a s e , w h e n w ritin g ,
keep in m ind th at letters
sh o u ld be o f n o m o re
than 350 w ords. L etters
th a t are to o lo n g w ill
have to be cut. Please
su b m it only one le tte r
p er p erso n p er edition.
N o Ebelous statem ents
m ay be p rin te d in th e
paper. A gain, thank you.
Spilyay Tymoo
(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.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00.
Happy birthday and other wishes...
Happy birthday to Kurtis L .
Satanus, born on November 17,
1988. A y o u n g man who knows
respect fo r others including him
self.
A young man who is decent
in his reputation. A young man
who knows rightfrom wrong, and
always thinks before he acts.
M y one and only son, I am
very proud o f who yo u are. Have
a wonderful time on yo u r day!
Love, mom Jessie Polk, and
sister Melinda Polk.
H appy 5th b irth day on
N ovem ber 14, X ariya M.
Holliday. We love you and
miss you very much. Love,
mom and Tom.
T o m y s is te r X ariya
M cKenna, H appy 5th birthday.
I can’t wait to see you. I love
you. Jr. HoEiday.
H a p p y birthday on N o
vem ber 14 to m y beautiful
g r a n d d a u g h te r X a riy a
M cKenna. I lve you. From
grandm a Illona.
H appy birthday on N o
v e m b e r 15 to m y “L ittle
Cousin.” Tyson Waheneka,
from Xariya Holliday.
H appy 5 ‘b birthday to Pya
Holliday. We love you. Jake and
Walter.
H appy 5th birthday to Tyson
W aheneka. We love you, from
g ra n d m a Illo n a , A d e le a n d
Happy Birthday, Tyrece Lllison
David. How much my baby has
grown. You’re 9 years old, man I ’m
gonna cry. I love you and I ’m proud
of you. Love, your Mom and Piggy,
Mister Yaw.
famEy, Jake and Walter.