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r ' E Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is Page 4 Spiiyay Tymoo May 21, 2009 Letters to the Editor Elders Day I w ant to convey our sincere appreciation to the director o f Warm Springs Senior Services and staff that hosted the A n nual H o n o r E lders Day. T he opportunity for our family to particip ate in th e even t and dance for the elders has been the highlight o f our year for so many reasons. For the m om ent our youths stepped into Warm Springs, we felt honored and loved by your community. O ur dances and fire knife show were inspired by the fellowship and beauty o f the W arm Springs C onfederated Tribes Elders and their guests. It has been and remains our duty as adults and elders to dem onstrate the importance, neces sity and beauty for the exchange o f culture in our world. This opportunity for the Parade o f Samoa to witness and feel the W arm Springs Tribal Culture, and to demonstrate the Pacific Islands Culture will always be in the m em ory o f o u r dancers. The physical and human beauty o f your community, and your ability to honor your elders ev ery day will never be forgotten by our children, and I thank you. We wish the Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs and Senior Services the utm ost suc cess in their tribal econom ic d e v e lo p m e n t a n d c u ltu ra l projects, and look forward to returning to your community in the future upon your invitation. Sincerely, Tasi Keener, director, the Parade o f Sam oa Polynesian Dance Troupe. Just great This is a note to tell you all w hat a wonderful day I had on May 8 at H onor Seniors Day in Warm Springs. E verything was just great. Thank you. Arlene Kooman. Scholarships D ear Warm Springs community, K ah -N ee-T a H igh Desert; R esort & Casino is accepting applications for the 2009 male and female scholarship awards. This opportunity is for Warm Springs tribal members choos ing to further their education at an accredited four-year college as a full- or part-time student; or at an accredited two year col lege or v o c a tio n a l/te c h n ic a l school. Applications will be available at the W arm Springs Education Building and K ah-Nee-Ta’s H u man Resources Office. The deadline to subm it the application is 5 p.m. on July 19. T h e sch o la rsh ip s w ill be awarded as follows: Students at accredited four year colleges: O ne female recipient will be selected to receive $1,000 and a laptop com puter (valued up to $500). O ne female recipient will be selected to receive $500. O ne male recipient will be se lected to receive $1,000 and a laptop com puter ($500 value). O ne male recipient will be se lected to receive $500. Students at accredited two year college, vocational or tech nical school: O ne female recipi ent will be selected to receive $500. O ne male recipient will be selected to receive $500. Applications m ust be com plete; incom plete applications will be rejected. A pplications m u st in clu d e th e fo llo w in g items: Official high school or sec ondary learning transcript or a copy o f GED. Acceptance letter to school. O ne letter o f recom menda tion from a supervisor, teacher, clergy, or other professional. O ne personal letter o f rec om m endation. Copy o f tribal Id. Personal statement, limited to one page, fisting: Activities and accom plishments to date; goal and reasons for seeking higher education. F urther inform ation is also required. Please visit the E du cation Building or Kah-Nee-Ta’s H um an Resources D epartm ent for full inform ation and an ap plication form. Siricerely, Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Ca sino. Strong interest I am seeking drummers and singers to correspond with. I have nine m onths left and am interested in learning or continu ing to drum and sing w hen I parole. I have a strong interest in learning about o u r culture, traditions and ceremonies. I will respond to all letters written. I can be reached at the address below. Respectfully, sid no. 12275256 Stuart Smith Jr. discussion about the challenges the tribal community faces with drugs, animal abuse and gangs. A lso briefly discussed was the problem many parents and guardians face w ith p ast due child support and the financial hardships o f raising children. T h e p ro b lem w ith unpaid child support affects many tribal families. I know this from my past roles as the prosecutor and Legal Aide director. T here are many single par ents and o r guardians (often grandm others) w ho have told me about their struggles with the expenses o f raising tribal m em ber children w hen one or both p aren ts are n o t co n trib u tin g court ordered child support. Are tribal m em ber children lacking in basic needs w hen child support payments are n ot made? A lthough currently there is a prohibition against taking deduc tions from, or garnishing, tribal bonuses, Tribal Council could change this policy with a new resolution when they vote on the proposed c<?de amendments that are currently being discussed. For the purpose o f discus sion, I proposed the following p ro p o se d re so lu tio n to help those families where significant p ast-due child su p p o rt hurts their family: “O n or before the first day o f N ovem ber o f every year the Tribal C ourt shall provide to the Tribal Vital Statistics D ep art m ent, a rep o rt o f every tribal m e m b e r w h o is d e lin q u e n t $1,000 or m ore in child support ordered by the tribal court. This report shall include the name o f th e p ast-d u e trib al m em b er, am o u n t o f the child su p p o rt arrearage, and the tribal c o u rt case number. “T he Tribal Vital Statistics ■ D epartm ent shall w ithhold 50 percent o f any tribal bonus is sued in the next six m onth when a tribal member owes more than $1,000 in past due child support as o f the current year’s N ovem b er 1 re p o rt from the Tribal C ourt. H ow ever, w hen the child support arrearage exceeds $5,000, th en the w ithholding shall be 80 percent o f any is sued bonus. - “T he Tribal Vital Statistics departm ent shall send the with held child support to the tribal court compliance officer with a n o tatio n indicating the tribal court case number, and send a decreased bonus check am ount to the tribal m em ber w ho owed the past due child support.” This proposal would not take all o f any future bonus from the tribal m em ber who is past-due on his o r her support. W hatever am ount the guard ian o f the children gets should be applied to the basic needs o f the dependent children. In my opinion this proposal o f “tap p ing” p art any child su p p o rt debtor’s future bonus is more effective than putting m ost o f these debtors in jail. I f you w ould like to com m en t o n this p ro p o sal, th en write to the Spilyay Tymoo, the Justice Team , o r y o u r T ribal Council representative. T h e a b o v e is solely my th o u g h ts o n th e p ro b lem o f past-due child support, and does not represent the policies, pro cedures, or position o f the Vic tims o f Crime Services depart m ent, the Public Safety Branch, o r the Confederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reservation o f Oregon. Thank you for con sidering and or comm enting on this proposal. Mark Matthews Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law in A ugust o f 2005 by driving under the influence o f intoxi cants. I n o t only endangered everyone and myself, I lost a dear friend. My actions have left Love for the Game V ?<< > $■ Wednesdc 1 V* a lH Hgfl Dave McMechan/Spilyay Rosa Graybael with award and tourney jacket. Congratulations to Rosa G ray b ael, w h o w o n th e “Love for the G ame” award at th e re c e n t P risc illa Squiemphen Yazzie M emo rial Basketball Tournament. Rosa teaches first- and sec ond-grades at Warm Springs Elementary School. The Love for the Game Award is given to a person w ho has made fife better for the young people o f the com- a family in mourning. I apolo gize to the Moses family, espe cially to J. and C. I am truly sorry. I do regret my actions, and know I am at fault and have got to five with this the rest o f my fife. Shelly Greene Boise. I am sorry I broke tribal law on April 5, 2009 by being un der the influence o f alcohol. I am sorry to the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs and to the Fire and Safety Department. I apologize to the S. family. Sorry munity. As the award reads: “In appreciation o f yo u r time, effort and dedication to the youth of the community. Your support builds character, integ rity and self-esteem in our youth, so that they tan forever display these life traits in their love fo r the game.” Thank you, Rosa! Amanda, Teri and Edison. to my girlfriend and her sister and family. Lindsey Yallup. I am sorry I broke tribal law on March 21, 2009 by driving under the influence and having recklessly endangered my pas sengers and other motorists in the community as well. I know I made a bad decision. We all make mistakes. I apologize to my h u sb an d and kids. O nce again, I am learning from all o f this. V.J. Umtuch. (Apologies continue on page 5) Happy birthday and other wishes... 3920 E. A shwood Rd. Madras, O R 97741 Child support I attended the May 6 evening meeting at the Seekseequa Fire H all abo u t p ro p o sed am end ments to the Tribal Code. T he proposed Tribal Code amendm ents deal with changes in th e gam ing, drug, anim al abuse, gang violence, and liquor violation laws. A fter the Pow erPoint slide show about the proposed tribal Code am endm ents, there was Happy birthdays to my two daughters, both born on M ay 17. Reeny: Congrats from Mom and Dad. Love you, Ty and family. Happy birthday to my oldest daughter, Helena Jackson. H appy 17 th birthday, Beeps... and many more to come. Cove, yo u r brother Michael and Mom. Y o u ’re always in our 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. I am writing this to all the loving mothers. Have a great Belated Mothers Day, and God bless you all. From Bird Bruce. Reeny, Congratulations, now you can go anywhere and do any thing. Go fo r yo u r dreams and more. Cove you. Cove, A u n tie A r n e tta , P ik a , M ichael, Sonny. Happy birthday Evelyn “E vey” Polk — love always fro m y o u r son and y o u r dad. A nd happy birthday to h e r y o u n g er sister, my daughter M ina Shike in Tucson. Happy birthday to my granddaughter, Yolanda Chase. H appy birthday on M ay 31 to m y son-in- la w O w en D a n zu k a Sr. From yo u r ever-loving mother, mother-in-law and grandm other, C harlotte S h ik e , and J .R . and A nona, Happy 8th birthday, N o vena Switvfer. H appy birthday Bill & G erri S w itzle r, R an dy S w itzler, and m y baby Elliott Switzler who will be 4 years old! Welcome home to a ll my grandchildren from school. I ’m proud of each you and love you with all my heart! Cove, grandm a C aura Switcfer. C ~ H a p p y birthday, Tika. From A u n tie Carol, Ty, Reeny and Uncle Daniel. H appy birthday, Tika. From Sonny. Y. H • - J want to wish my oldest son Floyd Frank Jr. and his fatherFloydSr. a very happy birthday this year! Happy birthday, boys! Smile, as al ways. Evette Patt. V _______ ) <?
