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T “I E Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo May 7, 2009 Letters to the Editor Honor Seniors A thank you Thank you to the local pool for showing your sup ‘Mardi Gras players port and friendship for Tony and Seegrey Litdeleaf last Saturday, Fun D ay’set April 25th. Players to thank for playing: for Friday C lin t S m ith, P earl an d Levi By Selena Boise Management Successor W ith May upon us we have had R oot Feast, and now se nior citizens will look forw ard to th e annual H onor Seniors Day Spilyay event. Speaks T h e th em e fo r this year is “Mardi Gras Fun Day.” W hich is pretty much what they have, a fun day. D uring previous years that I attended, I saw a lot o f laugh ter, a good thing for senior citi zens to have. As I am told, laughter is good medicine. The annual event came from an idea to gather senior citizens together for a fun day to honor them, let them laugh and have a good time together. So, if you happen to have a free m om ent to stop and see w hat this day does for the se nior citizens you should stop in at the Agency Longhouse. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the children’s powwow is at 10 a.m. O ther entertainment will fol low for a fun-filled day. Correction A false letter o f apol ogy was published in the previous edition o f the Spilyay Tymoo. The letter said it w as . fro m Cassandra B. Wolfe and Kaylyn Wolfe, which was false, an d th e Spilyay apologizes for printing it. Please n o te th a t the Spilyay can no longer pub lish apology letters that are n o t initialed by the tribal court. Thank you. Correction A probate notice in the previous paper, regarding atw ai V enus S tro n g , w ro n g ly liste d A a ro n Strong as being deceased. We apologize and regret this error. Thank you for writing to the Spilyay Tymoo. T he next deadline to subm it items for publica tion is Friday, May 15. Vanpelt, Billy Begay, Del Frint, Tim Myers, Selena Boise, D ixon Polk, Louie Smith, Sherri Smith, Lynn Davis, Tony and Seagrey Litdeleaf, P at Allen. Funds donated by: D el Frint, G lenda K essel, Ja n Six, D an Marusko. R affle an d S ilent au ctio n items donated by Pearl Vanpelt, Pat Allen and Lynn Davis. Funds from the event were g ifted to T ony an d Seegrey Litdeleaf from the pool players. The assistance provided was out o f appreciation for your friend ship and p ast assistance w ith jackpots and get togethers. W in n e rs in to u rn a m e n t: Louie Smith placed first, Tim Myers placed second and Billy Begay placed third. Again, thank you to all the pool players for coming to show your support. Sincerely, Pat Allen, Lynn Davis, Pearl Vanpelt and Del Frint. was taught besides other unwrit ten laws by many older Sherars fisherm n from the 1960s and ‘70s. I am a night fisherman and the Tribal Council needs to un derstand that when the m oon light hits the water, the fishing dies, then there is no guarantee that the water will still be high enough to catch the fish. You all need to learn m ore from myself and some o f the Sherars fishermen. The fishermen know that our Natural Resource, the Fish and Wildlife Committees and Tribal Council don’t favor the plight o f our first food. T he fisher m en w ant a voice in the deci sion-making process. The fishermen don’t like the fact that the local hatchery now heavily dictates the final o u t come, which is “will the Sherars fishermen be allowed to fish this year?” It seems to repeat itself, year after year. It is n o t the fault o f the fish erm en that there isn’t the right num ber so they can fish. All the fisherm en w ant to do is pursue the life we used to do uninhibited. Em pty nets means empty stomachs. Thank you. Terry Courtney Jr. Sherars fishing Root Feast I just read the regulation that o u tlin e s sa lm o n fish in g at Sherars and it is very upsetting. As tribal river people, the fish ing should n o t be stopped. We, fisherm en, d o n ’t w ant anyone w ho h asn ’t fished at Sherars in the last 10 years to make final decisions in our be half. The fisherm en need to be h eard . T h ey all k n ow m o re about the fish runs in our area than anyone else. Please remember, the fisher m en don’t get unemployment, assistance, or buyouts. There are no jobs that they get access to, if any becom e available. T he losses o f their driving privileges, no monies to buy good decent vehicles. Nothing! According to our Treaty o f 1855, we reserved certain rights. The salmon is sacred, it is our people’s first food. For centu ries, the people and the salmon cam e to g e th e r every spring. Now, our leaders buckle under th e p ressu re th a t the E u ro - Americans have thrust upon us. In 1995, that Tribal Council listened to the fishermen and let us fish. All the rules that the fisher m en see year a fte r year are never changed. We are treated like children in school. We do have dignity, we have feelings. Some o f us fish for the El ders, and some aren’t our im mediate family. This is w hat I To one and all, I ap o lo g iz e p u b lic ly to Geraldine Jim for calling P ro tocol dance night before R oot Feast. My five Colville baby sing ers need me for their help in the Chinook Walk— had to call re lease dance. Thank you Richard for your support. You are a good elder. Thank you all for accepting my homeless family to the R oot Feast. They enjoyed it. N o anger here b u t I ’m glad I can sing any ole time. T h a n k y o u all fo r o p e n hearts. My homeless family re ally enjoyed R o o t F east and looking around on our rez. Love, peace and prayers, Spilyay Tym o o (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise 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. Wanda McGraigie. Motherhood W hen G od created m other hood, he did it with delight. It had to cover many things, and everything just right. She h ad to have a loving heart, and also very strong. It had to hold up under pain when everything w ent wrong. A body that would never quit for many hours a day, w hen chil dren kept her up all night and took her sleep away. She tried to dress her chil dren well, though little did she own. H er clothes were just for working in and so she stayed at home. A Christmas program at the school, her children then were small. H er heart was always full o f pride. Oh! H ow she loved them all. In later years they would be gone b ut never far away. They o ften cam e to v isit h er, she watched their children play. H er heart was big enough for all, much bigger than they knew. She’d play the role o f grand m o th e r, u n til h e r life w as through. , So le t us give o u r loving thanks to mothers everywhere. They are a blessing from above with all their love to share. Eino. Condolences To family and friends, H ello , everybody. I ju s t thought I ’d drop you all a few lines to express my regrets and condolences to the loss o f our families. I t is quite sad to you have lost two cousins, uncles and friends two years later— I am really living in the alcohol battle a n d /o r always in jail.. .1 respect fully ask my family’s forgiveness for the lack o f responsibility I have shown. I regret sincerely I have let alcohol control my life. I am so sorry... I love you all and I surely do miss you all. M uch love and respect to you all. Pengie.. Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law on M arch 6, 2009 by driving u n d er the influence, reckless endangerment, reckless driving. I am going to be sitting in here for a long time so I have a long tim e to w ork o n m yself and better my life n o t only for my self b u t fo r my children and w ork towards keeping my fam ily together. I apologize to A.S., and my children. A fter getting as m uch time as I got in here, .1 have learned my lesson. Vera Kindness. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-21-09 by driving under the influence o f intoxicants late at night on the rez. I apologize to everyone who was at risk on the road. I ’ll try to m ake sure it doesn’t happen again. Roger Simtustus. on the road to recovery. Carl Iyakitan. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-8-09 by drinking while un der age, a bad example for oth ers. I am sorry for getting a li quor violation that night. I apolo gize to the people o f W arm Springs. Theodore Stwyer- Greene. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-21-09 by drin k in g and driving. I know better than that, and it w o n ’t happen again. I apologize to P.F. I ’m sorry to the W arm Springs people for my actions. Tommy Ball Sr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-13-09 by A and B, RE, CN, N D D H D against my kids and girlfriend. I am doing my best to change so our relationship will work out better. I apologize fo r th e e m b a rra ss m e n t I brought. I apologize to the of ficers involved. I am trying my hardest to change. Alex Will I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-28-09 by possessing drug p a ra p h e rn a lia , an d b ein g detoxed. N o m ore excuses. I know I am a better person and addictive behavior shall and will n o t be tolerated. I will refrain from addict behavior. C onse quences are co n fin em en t. I apologize to the tribes, the of ficer, and A.J. Lyle Rhoan Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-16-09 by consuming alco hol under age, which is a liquor violation. I will do my best to p revent this from happening again. I f there is a will there is a way. Make it happen, whatever it takes. S em per fi. Rodney Kenyon. I am sorry I broke tribal law on March 4 by assaulting and causing injuries to the victim’s face. I apologize to O.W I am truly sorry. Fred Wallulatum. iams. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Jan. 4, 2009 by aiding and abetting a fugitive at my home. I was not in my right m ind for doing w hat I have done. I am very sorry for w hat happened on that night o f Jan. 4 . 1 apolo gize to the Simnasho com m u nity. I will n ot let this happen again in my home. Edwardine Henry. I am sorry I broke tribal law by driving while intoxicated. Since then I ’ve been doing good for myself and family. So I am sorry for my actions and also apologize to the police depart ment. I apologize to my family because I love them so much. I am currently seeing counseling w ith W arm Springs and B est Care. Roberta Williams. To the people o f the Con fe d e ra te d T rib es o f W arm Springs, friends, and family. I would like to take this time to apologize for my actions on the n ig h t o f Ju ly 21, 2008, fo r D U II, an d to m y passenger “Mr. G ” for recklessly endan gering n o t only his life b u t fel low drivers on the roadway that night. I will do my best to en sure th is w ill n ev er h ap p en again. In short, “I apologize.” R esp ectfu lly , Dam ion C. Katchia. I am sorry I broke tribal law in February, 2009 by assault. I apologize to CI and to the com munity. I also want to say I am I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 5, 2008 by possessing drug paraphernalia on my ve hicle. I apologize to the commu nity. I am doing my b e st to make sure it d oesn’t happen again and I ’m trying to do bet ter. Marie Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Feb. 24, 2009 by driving un der the influence o f alcohol and being under the age o f 21 at the time. I apologize to B.G. I ’m sorry to my auntie for betray ing her trust in the usage o f her car. Jeremy Badoni. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-1-09 by recklessly endan gering, carrying weapons when prohibited, discharge o f weap ons, contributing to the delin quency o f a m inor, disorderly conduct, illicit cohabitation. I apologize to A.T. It will not hap pen again. Charlie Wainanwit. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 9-9-08 by the offense o f driving under the influence and recklessly endangering tim es three. I apologize to J.G., M.S., N.J. I am sitting o ut 60 days for my w rong doing. Jason Jim. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-15-09 by unlawful causing or threatening to cause injury to a n o th e r p e rs o n (assau lt). I apologize to J. Tewee and my brother and sister, also my niece and nephew. This kind o f ac tion w on’t happen again. Ken neth Danzuka. Happy birthday and other wishes... Happy Mothers Day I sit back and think, thinking about the goals I set fo r my life. A b o u t little man and the girl J love, the one patiently waiting fo r my release day. Date night talks on the phone to you and little man. Just to show I love you. Days and nights go by and I fa ll more and more in love with you. You are the one that brings beautiful life into this world. You are special and beautiful and so much more. People hate but they don’t know about me and you. Wefirst became friends before we were lovers. A n d our love grew. So I sit back and wish you a Happy Mothers Day, ju s t to show I love you and little man. I would like to w ish a very special person in my life a Happy Mothers Day. K ristina Cassaway, my moon light, I just wanted to wish her the best on Moth ers Day and thank her for being on my side through these times. Before too long your man will be home. I love you and miss you, stay strong. From your man, Shane W ilson, you r sun shine. Love, Shane. ( \ \ ~ A very Happy Mothers Day, Mom. Dove from Dave. j ________ ' H appy 20th birthday, Tonya. Love, Mom. Happy birthday, Mom. Love, Dixon. H a p p y birth d ay , Selena. From Dave. A happy birthday to all o f you who are celebrating a birth day in May. From the Spilyay Tymoo.
