E Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is
Snow is
beautiful but
can be
hazardous
A thank you
By Selena Boise
So, w hat do you think about
the snow falling outside? White
Christmas looks good.
T h e cold air is
the hardest part o f
Spilyay
w in ter, especially
Speaks
it
snows.
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Tuk’ushM an and H eidi Katchia
Smith, and dignitaries as G inny
Elwel o f the Smithsonian N a
tional Museum for the Ameri
can In d ia n , T rib al C o u n cil-
w om an (aunt) Bernice Mitchell,
form er Congresswoman Eliza
beth Furse, Attorneys H ow ard
A rn e tt, D e n n is K a rn o p p ,
L a u re n , E lle n G ro v e r an d
Jinnifer Jezek, Yakama N ation
co u n c ilw o m a n (au n t) S tella
Washines, Colville H ousing E x
ecutive D irecto r (aunt) Elena
B assett, E n erg y businessm an
W alt P ollock, P h ila n th ro p ist
Carol Pencke, and Indian Coun
try new sp ap er re p o rter K ara
Briggs-Campbell. Please accept
our humble apology if we for
got anyone.
May th e G o o d L o rd bless
and keep you and yours, Allen
While snow is a beautiful sight
and it brings memories o f days
gone by, we should also be aware
o f today. W hile we see it as
beauty, and it brings o u t the
Christmas spirit for many w ho
My dear Friends and Relatives,
In the spirit o f the holidays,
we w ould like to thank the fol
lowing for their support with our
sacred wedding ceremony at the
Simnasho longhouse: The plan
ning committee, Arlissa Fuentes,
Ladonna Squiemphen, Michelle
Holliday, and Natalie Johnson—
you’re the best! Best man Frank
Charley, Maid o f H onor Andrea
Alexander.
A tte n d a n ts :
J e f fe rs o n
G re e n e , G le n Y allup, D a n
M artin ez, M arlene B lodgett,
Arlissa Fuentes, and Judy Char
ley. Ring Bearers Woody Picard
and Leonard VanPelt. Flower
girls A n to n ia A lexander and
A nona Jones.
M innie W allulatum , h ead
cook, and her sisters, and chil
dren, Fred Wallulatum and Rex
Buck for waashat services and
officiating the ceremony, m om
N eda Wesley for sewing all the
wingdresses and ribbon shirts;
O wen D anzuka Jr. for the elk;
A nita D avis for the beautiful
e n tra n c e an d e x it so n g s;
Jefferson Greene for awesome
graphic design for invitations
and placemats; Juanita Majel for
her Mary Kay cosmetics exper
rely on memories of days gone
tise; Redine Billy for the deli
Lights parade
past for that feeling o f Christ
mas, we should also rem em ber
the dangers that this icy snow
brings with it.
Driving conditions are haz
ardous w hen drivers are n o t
equipped to drive on the roads.
Slowing dow n and becom ing
aware o f other drivers will help
us all have a safe and happy
Christmas season.
Having a few near accidents
I khow th at slowing dow n is
definitely the way to go.
While our roads departm ent
is doing their best to help the
situ a tio n we sh o u ld also be
aware o f other drivers w ho are
struggling to get from here to
there.
N o t ev eryone can a ffo rd
studded tires or chains so when
it’s necessary to go somewhere
we take chances and it becomes
difficult to stop or go. So drive
safe and slow.
I would like to wish all our
readers, family, and friends, a
Merry Christmas and a Joyous
N ew Year.
cious pies, Misty Cox for the
elab o rate cake, K a h -N ee-T a
Resort for excellent staffing and
serv ices, K a tie W allulatum -
Smith for the dentillium veil and
m ini-veil; D a n an d H e a th e r
M artinez fo r m aking buffalo
stew and hauling the chairs; Judy
Charley, D e b o rah S cott, and
M arlene B lodgett for making
corsages, boutinieres, and for
the piaxi roots; and the Pinkham
fam ily fo r th e b u ffalo m eat,
huckleberries, tanned elk hide,
Pendleton blankets, ornate ce
dar storage box, ribbon shirt and
wing dress, and kauskaus roots;
DJ “Tee” an<3 B udget M oney
The Recreation D epartm ent
would like to thank everyone for
participating in the Christm as
carlight parade and tree lighting.
The results for the parade in the
D e p a rtm e n t/E n te rp ris e c a t
eg o ry w ere: F ir s t p lace ,
C hildren’s P rotective Service;
second place, KWSO.
In the Individual category,
th e results w ere: F irst place,
Spencer and Isaac; second place,
Andy and Lana Leonard; third
place, Rick and Carolyn Ribeiro.
Again, we thank everyone for
joining in the fun. We hope ev
ery o n e en jo y ed th em selv es.
H appy holidays to everyone!
for the festive, old school m u
sic. We were blessed that people
traveled so far, and we thank
you for the many wedding gifts,
too. It is special to note the pres
ence o f E lders H ilda Culpus,
A n to in e tte P a m p rein , F red a
Wallulatum, K ate Jackson and
R ic h a rd C raig , J e a n n e tte
M ean u s, M a rg a re t C harley,
Joanna Meninick, N orm a Jack,
Harvey and Eliza Jim, Bueford
J o h n s o n , C h a rlo tte S hike,
Lucinda Torrez and the
Recreation Department.
K e e p in g w arm is
the goal today, build a fire, dress
warm, and keep yourself as dry
as possible.
Today I share this poem:
Snow
gendy falling, floating down,
over me and you
standing here standing there
the snow is falling,
white flakes come down
from heaven above
coming down like angels
the snow is falling,
all the fun times
we’ve had outside, building
forts
having snow-ball fights,
while the snow is falling,
softly it comes down like
a white m oist blanket,
gendy whispering
’go inside or get a cold’
While the snow is falling.
by M a x Lehrman
Spilyay Tymoo December 18, 2 0 0 8
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(Pitha’makiiri) Pinkham &
Aurolyn
(N a k ’ishayat)
Stwyer- Pinkham
Appreciation
To my family,
I w ould like to thank you all
for helping m e out. I know I
never show it b u t I really appre
ciate it and I ’m very thankful for
everything you guys did. A nd for
the people w ho didn’t know I
m o v ed away, I m o v ed up to
Nisqually Washington. I am a cor
rections officer up here and we
are doing really good. My kids
and I love it here. So I miss all
o f you, and wish everyone the
b e st. T ake care. T h a n k you
again to my family for your help
w hen I needed it. I love you all
and miss you all. T h an k you.
E dna, T yrece, Sim yan
David, Kylan Yaw.
America
A m erica w as b eau tifu l so
m any years ago, w hen Indian
tribes ruled all the land they did
protect it so.
The rivers running cold and
Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb hopes everyone enjoys their bonus this year!
clear and going where they may,
w ith sa lm o n g o in g ' u p to
spawn——how good was nature’s
way.
T h e gam e h ad flo u rish ed
over time, there was abundant
feed.
The Indian way was to con
serve, just killing for their need.
T he hides w ere always uti
lized, they treated th em w ith
care.
N ew clothing for the family,
a blessing theyw ould share.
In sum m er on the m ountain
sides, the huckleberries grow.
The Indian families always there,
a place they loved to go.
They did prepare for winter
tim e, th e h u n ters b ro u g h t in
deer.
M uch salmon drying in the
camps, it was a fruitful year.
Across the heart o f this great
land the buffalo did thrive, pro
viding m any tribes w ith meat.
T hat’s how they did survive.
They managed the environ
ment; abuse was n o t their way.
The land rem ained just like
a park and should have stayed
that way.
T he w hite m an came upon
th e scene. T h eir hearts w ere
filled with greed.
They w anted all the Indian
land, to battles did that lead.
How evil was the armies plan;
so they could win the war.
They killed o ff all the buf
falo, th e fo o d was th e re no
more.
Starvation now played out its
Belt buckle
To Charlene D awson, I am
still waiting for the belt buckle
or the return o f my money or
der. You can send one or the
other to Ira Kelly, G eneral D e
role with all the people weak.
livery, Ib ap ah , UT 84034.
The chiefs saw what was com
ing next; survival did they seek.
They did their best but lost it
all, that land that was so dear.
D estruction o f their paradise
was now a real fear.
T hank you.
T he slaughter o f the buffalo,
a memory o f pain.
A vision o f that rotting flesh
across the rolling plain.
The salmon will soon disap
pear. They can’t get up to spawn.
T h e riv ers are so full o f
dams, their habitat is gone.
T he acid rain has killed the
lakes, a cancer on the land.
A nd still the white m an blun
ders on, he does not understand.
T he Indian lived in harm ony
w ith nature every day.
So grateful for the fish and
game, he liked to live that way.
An honored steward o f the
land, respected from above.
T he first environm entalist
because G od gave him love.
Eino.
Happy birthday, holiday and other wishes...
H appy birthday Baby
E. Hoptowit. Love you al
ways. Love, your Auntey,
uncle Dawn Dawn, Lance.
H a p p y birthday, our best
cousin. Hope y o u have a great
one. Love, y o u r loving cousins
Danielle, Ikeana and Tamera.
H appy 6th birthday Big Girl
Eleana Janice H optow it. Have
fun and a great day! Love you
lots. Love, your family Hoptowit,
Boise, Banda, Kalama Home!
H a p p y birth day to Kip
C u lp u i on D e c . 20, and
Josiah Surface on D ec. 25.
You’re lucky, dou ble the
presen ts. With m uch love,
R hino, Shirley, Q uinten,
Eleana and Azsure.
To all the family we don’t get
to see often o r at all. We w ant
to wish you all a Merry Christ
m as a n d H a p p y N ew Y ear.
Love, the H optow it family.
Happy birthday granddaugh
ter. Love, yo u r grandpa “Dondi. ”
To m y s is te r P h o e b e
S u ppah : B le ss y o u r In -
Laws for their kindness. I
h ope to v isit them again
s o m e tim e . H i, D a ve!
Thank you for the tim e we
s p e n t in N a m p a , Idah o.
H a p p y h o lidays to all o f
yo u in N am pa. A n d sta y
a w a y fro m th a t to m a to
sauce at “say you -say me,
s is ”! L o ve, alw ays, y o u r
b ig sister Jessie Polk.
baby girl.” Love you lots, M om
and Rhino.
Ho-ho-ho, to my wonderful son,
Tyson Taylor. Love, Nonna.
Happy birthday big sister. Love,
your baby sis A ssure Joy Hoptowit.
This Christmas greeting
and hope you make your
N ew Year count goes out to:
lil’ Frenchy Rhino. Have a
Merry C hristm as and
H appy N ew Year, w ith
m uch love, the H optow it
family.
To Joy R am irez and
fa m ily , W ish in g you a
M erry C hristm as and a
H appy N e w Year. From
Ira Kelly.
H ave a happy 6th birthday,
Eleana Janice H optow it, “My
H a p p y birthday lil* sis.
Love you lots, your big bro
Q uinten J.H .
To my brother A1 Kelly and
family, M erry C hristm as and
H appy N ew Year! F rom Copen
and H azen, Ira and Lisa.
(More Wishes on page 7.)