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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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