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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 2009)
“I November 19, 2 )O9 Spilyay Tytnoo, \N$rtn Springs, Oregon Pqge 8 Howlak Tichum Births Mrs. M argaret Peters Charley, Yumnanick, 1923-2009 Mrs. Margaret Peters Char ley, Yumnanick, tribal elder, was born on February 19$ 1923 to Mary (A nderson) and F ran k Lahom Peters at the Peters al lotm ent at Tixni (Shearers Falls area) along the Deschutes River in the ancient fishing village o f her Tyghxpum ancestors. This was the childhood hom e she was raised in by her parents in her form ative years, w ith her brother Edwin Peters. O th e r im m ed iate fam ily members included her beloved U lla an d P o o sh a , C arrie Yumnanik Peters and G eorge W ashington Peters (his sisters were Carrie John and Elizabeth Simtustus), two great-grandfa thers, Columbia Dick and Pe ter P ’al Lahom, all Tyghxpum from Tixni, Uncle Henry Peters, his wife Alty Baker, and their children. A t age 7, Margaret was de clared a ward o f the BIA Su perintendent and ordered to the W arm Springs R eservation to begin boarding school. Later, in her higher grades, she studied at Chemawa. It was from her own paternal family that Mrs. Charley learned the im p o rtan ce education w ould play in the lives o f her own chil dren and grandchildren. In the early spring o f 1943, as a young lady, M argaret was making preparations to attend business school in Portland. One visit from M rs. C lara C ulps Charley changed her life forever. Margaret was betrothed on that day to Russell Charley. An agreement was made to arrange the marriage between Margaret and Russell by Mrs. Frank Char ley, and Margaret’s own mater nal aunts, Jessie A rthur and Flo rence Pete. R ussell co u rted his future bride during the annual R oot Feast. Their elders gathered for a wedding trade soon after. Their first home was at the old Culps Ranch, with her new in-laws. In 1955, Mr. A n d M rs. Russell Charley built a brand new hom e on the allotment o f her great-aunt, Aupyowx, who was once the head woman at the Sim nasho Longhouse, and by th a t tim e ran h e r ow n longhouse. She and her peers o f the day w ere the caretakers and gate keepers to the ancient vision quest site currently know n as Sweathouse Butte. Many fond mem ories were m ade and kept by the young C harley Fam ily in th eir new home. All the holidays and birth days were observed. They hon ored their daughters with wed ding trades. Indian names were given. First gathering, first kill, first catch ceremonies, m em o rials and many shaker meetings were hosted at the family home. As wife o f a cattle rancher and farmers, Mrs. Charley en joyed the outings to Charley, W ire, K ask ella, a n d E ag le Springs Corrals for catde rides, and the general horse ride at Red Lake Corral. There, she enjoyed cooking beside the rest o f the wives and providing a hearty meal to the cowboys. Yumnanick kept the books for the ranch and farm. She and Russell had a profitable ru n o f their farm operation. They were very p ru d en t w ith their money, careful to live only within their means. In 1960, Mrs. Charley joined the 1910 Indian Shaker Church to become a life-long member. Many conventions and holidays were observed by the Charley family in the church, with Eas ter and Christmas Eve being all- time favorites. In h er 50s, Y um nanik was nam ed to the line o f cerem o nial food gatherers by the late chief, Amos Simtustus Sr., an honorable role and duty she ful filled for the remainder o f her life. She groom ed daughters, kathlas and great-granddaugh ters to step into role and duty. Mrs. Charlie, a homemaker, ta u g h t by exam ple as she worked very hard to put up, take care o f and share food. An avid root digger, huckleberry picker, fish and meat cutter, she ran a sm okehouse, filled seasonally. She loved to can and preserve foods, baked all her cakes, pies and breads from scratch. She ran a full pantry and loved to c o o k w ith th e ladies in th e lo n g h o u se o r at th e S haker Church. Mrs. Charley was also the his torian for her Tyghx relatives, a weaver, bead worker, hide tanner, tribal artisan in her own right She kept a journal, studied her Bible daily, loved to sketch scenes o f daily life drawn from her own childhood memories. She loved to bathe in the Warm Springs River, and ran her own sweathouse. She was known for her knowledge o f traditional me dicinal herbs and teas. Mrs. Charley loved to strike huckleberry picking camp. She knew o f all the fields to gather the foods, still gathered roots in the old fields her maternal el ders. H er favorite digging/pick ing crew were her two aunts, Jessie A rthur and Florence Pete and close relative Clara Moody and her own brood o f children. There were all o f those the u- picking trip s to T h e D alles, H o o d River, and W illam ette Valley to put up more o f G od’s bounty. This life was a standard for the day, n ot bygone. Mrs. Charlie had many fond memories o f her in-laws Clara and F rank Charley and their three daughters, son and all o f their respective spouses, children and grandchildren. She especially loved the winter m onths as the women enjoyed tanning hides, sewing, bead working, weaving and telling o f legends o f the Culps family’s ancient nam e, Mahtaht Spilyay: they were reli gious leaders, tribal leaders and keepers o f w ulsucus in their own right. M om was pleased to be m ar ried into the Culps/Charley fam ily, for they were like the family she was b o m into, all hard work ers, providers, self-sufficient and generous. Quick to share, all that they worked so hard to p u t up is a testam ent to G od’s intent for all his children to live an abundant life. N o n e o f these fine people ever depended on the tribe or th e ir p eo p le to take care o f them . T hey believed leaders w ho lived o ff o f their people were not leaders at all; leaders w ere strong and to o k care o f their p eo p le fro m th eir own food stores. Today, leaders feed the people from the p eople’s own purchase orders and crow about it. They believe a leader was public regarding, w ho put their people first! W h en asked th e q u estio n once: “W hat is your single great est achievement?” Mrs. Charley sat up straight and said: “My husband and I were very blessed with ten beautiful babies, eight o f them grew up to a full adult life. I t’s because we dedicated th em at b irth in th e Shaker Church, we raised them to put G od, o u r ow n p eoples’ food ways, the family/Tyghx history, all rites o f passage w ere o b served and honored and a very high standard was placed on education. All eight o f our chil dren finished high school, so have our grandchildren, seven o f my children have gone on to higher education, one child and three grandchildren now have their degrees, three o f our great grandsons are now in the early years o f their college education. Putting G od, family, and edu cation first has paid off, today our children are all active, pro ductive members o f their tribe rig h t here in W arm Springs. Because we raised our children with a strong spiritual founda tion that was rock solid, it’s what held our family together, kept us busy, thriving and growing throughout my lifetime. It’s all for G od’s glory, we just did our oddly duty as parents.” Y um n an ik was a b elo v ed m other to Cordelia Miller, Me lissa T an ew ash a, R o salin d Sampson, Merilda, Rose Mary, Judith, Frank P. Lahom Char ley and Russell V. Qualchn Char ley, Jr. K a th la s a n d U llas: L effert, E m erso n and Travis Miller; Melva Tanewasha Char ley, Clarice Bagley Rios, Willis Edwin Bagley, Kristina, Gerald and Jarro d Sam pson, N icole, T ricia an d Sheilina Charley, A a ro n P o te e t C harley, an d Russell George Charley III. She enjoyed bowling with her great-grandchildren: Eric Elmer M iller, R enee, T am a, an d C am eron M iller, Kaylyn and Kyle Miller, Martin Tanewasha B row n, M arg aret an d Israel T ap ia,Jr, Jaylyn a n d Ju liu s Bagley, O ctavio, R om an and Louis Rios, Richard, Michael, Clarice and Larissa McConville, Lyla Jane and Lianne Sampson, Liliana Alexis Bugaren, Kevin and Jordan Jackson, and Niya K en d a M arie Charley. O n e great-great-grandson, Oriel Leal. Sons-in-law are: Everette Miller, G erald Bagley, the late M arty Tanew asha, G erald Sam pson Sr.; and Adrian Smith. Very close relatives: Anthony, R onnie, A rlen, D avis, A rchie Washines and their spouses and fam ilies, H a rie tte an d L eo n S tro m , S hike fam ilies o f Y ak am a/W arm S prings, th e grandchildren o f maternal aunts Jessie Anderson Arthur, Annie Tewee, Florence Pete, Melanie Colwash, Darrin Tewee, Yvonne Tapedo, Levi and Leroy Bobb, Kate Keo Jackson and Levi Keo family, the Peter Lahom clan, Gladys Thom pson family, chil d ren o f D o ro th y an d A m os S im tu stu s, A m elia C o lw ash Fam ily, th e C h a r le y /P a tt/ Sm ith/Spino clan, the Polk clan, C ulpus/T hom pson/Jim clan, all sisters and brothers in faith at the Shaker Church, dear friends from the old Kah-Nee-Ta Vil lage, where Mr. A nd Mrs. Char ley and all their children were employed at one time. Yumnanik was a living trea sure. H er kind, gentle loving and generous ways will be missed dearly. She lived an abundant life. She passed away on O cto ber 17, 2009, going hom e to Heaven for that great reunion w ith h e r b e lo v e d h u sb a n d , Russell V. Charley Sr.; her par e n ts M ary (A n d erso n ) an d Frank Peters, her beloved Ulla Yumnanik and Poosha George Peters; her two great-grandfa thers Columbia Dick and Peter Lahom; K athla Susie (Polk) and Tilla Jo h n Moses Anderson; her M aternal A unts Jessie, A nnie and Florence, and uncles Charlie and Willis Anderson; her brother, Edwin; two infant sons Willis V. and Willis L. Charley; grand daughter, N orm a Lynn; her an cestors great-great-grandfather Lahom, Qualchn and Kok-out; great-great-great-great grandfa ther Owhi, (Owhi’s six brothers, Skloom , Suluskin, Showaway, T eias, T u h -n o o -n u m , an d Tewinet; and sisters Kamashni, the m other o f Kamiakin). Yumnanik descends directly from Q u alchn (O w hi’s son). Russell Charley descends from T ik alics (O w h i’s d a u g h ter). Tokalic’s son’s name was Char ley Q u a lc h n , fa th e r o f Skookum Charley (and Poosha to Frank, Elmer, Earl and R ob ert Charley). Memo o f correc tion to misspoken adversaries: the family does n o t descend from K am iakin. Yes, he was from the same extended family. K am iakin, C h ief Jo se p h and Qualchn were all first-cousins. No, the family is n ot Paulose- pum. Kimiakin’s Paulose Heri tage is from his paternal family, who was tsyik. Many fine rela tives o f the family and leaders do descend from these ances tors; all o f the family are from both sides o f the N ’chi-wana. Y um n an ick ’s final restin g place is at the Skookum Creek Cemetery, in Charley Canyon. There has n o t been a loss in the family since 1981. Yumanick is a great loss, she will be missed by all o f her loved ones, rela tives, friends in church, and in the line at feast-time. Jadrian Thane Gilbert Kalama Ty E ag leS p eak er an d T a tu m K alam o f W arm Springs are pleased to an nounce the birth o f their son, Ja d ria n T h a n e G ilb e rt Kalama, born on November 15, 2009. Ja d ria n jo in s b ro th e r Farley EagleSpeaker, age 6. G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e fa th e r’s side are A urolyn Stwyer-Pinkham and Farley EagleSpeaker. G ran d ap aren ts on the m o th e r’s side are A ndrea Kalama and Gilbert Kalama Sr. E rin Eanai Teeman-Smth M ichael T eem an kid R hyan S m ith o f W arn Springs are pleased to tn- n o u n ce the b irth o f ta i r d a u g h te r, E rin Lalai Teeman-Smith, born on N>- vem ber 11, 2009. G ra n d p a re n ts o n tie fa th e r’s side are M antal Teeman and Laura Kennew o f Warm Springs. G ra n d p a re n ts o n thl m o th er’s side are M at the J Sm ith and Billie Sm ith o Redmond. 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