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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 2010)
r n E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo January 13, 2010 Letters to the Editor Appreciation To all our elders, relatives and friends o f Warm Springs and Umatilla, There comes a time in one’s life when a person becomes lost for words, speechless and over whelm ed w ith em otions and quiet isolated m om ents are taken. I had to revert back to tradi tional and spiritual foundation o f teachings set forth by my father, Delbert Frank Sr. These teachings brought some com fort and understanding. There were elders and fam ily that anchored these traditional and spiritual practices of signifi cant value that I would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude: D o n and L ola Sohappy, Geraldine and Wiford Jim, Tho mas Morning Owl, Fred Hill, M axine McKinley, M argaret Boise, Aurolyn Stwyer-Pinkham, Charlotte Herkshan, Earl and Rita Squiemphen, Bruce and Barbara Jim, Mildred Quempts and Oliver Kirk and so many others. Our children were a beauti ful couple beginning in their young life with two precious little babies, SunHawk and Leander III. This little family bonded our families to g e th er in such a meaningful way. I would like to express my ap p reciatio n to M ildred Quempts and Oliver Kirk for the guidance and care you have given to my grandson Leander Williams Jr. and his two precious babies, your grandchildren. I will never forget the tradi tional manner of Mildred and Oliver of caring and respectful, gentle manner that you have so much to our children. Special thanks to the m enfolk w ho provided deer meat and salmon, to the cooks who provided nurturing meals to heal the minds and spirits of both families, tribal units that respond day and night under all weather conditions, and appre ciation to all community mem bers from Umatilla and Warm Springs that came to support the families in one accord. O n b e h a lf o f my sons: Leander, Isaac and Warner Wil liams, we want to extend our love and condolences to our aunt Peggy Williams and our uncles George, Jack and Tho mas Williams in the passing of our uncle Silas Williams. O ur hearts were with you. I want to extend my thanks to the Warm Springs Fire D e partment for responding to the house fire which engulfed and destroyed the interior, o f Isaac, Sytje, Sophia (and Josiah) Will iams’ home on December 25, 2009. Thanks to the ambulance unit that came. My great-grandson Jo sia h (Sm okey Joe) had stopped breathing, the parents and grandparents had rushed him to Mountain View emer gency care. He is back home now and doing well. Thanks to many relatives and friends who called to be assured Isaac and his family were all okay. Special thanks to “Fish Blueback,” you are my son’s brother and our close relative, always present and concerned. N ow that the holidays are over, the family will have a fire show er for Isaac, Sytje and Sophia at the Shaker Church, to be in clu d ed a recovery shower for Leander Jr., Sun Hawk and Leander III (tradi tional practices of burning all personally used h o u se h o ld items). Planned date: January 16, 2010. D inner at 12 noon and prayer service to follow at Shaker Church. Submitted by mother, grandmother, great-grand mother Priscilla Frank (Marvin Ike Sr.), great, great, greatest grandma Maxine McKinley and Mar garet Boise. Job well done The O n Reservation Fish and Wildlife Com m ittee and the Tribal Council would like to thank and congratulate all tribal members, departments and or ganizations involved, on a highly successful ceremonial hunting season for the year 2009. Very special thanks goes out to all the ceremonial hunters who are responsible for the lo cation, harvest, transportation, and field dressing of the deer and elk for the tribal freezer. The hunters did a great job of taking care of the animals, along with having a high harvest percentage rate. We would like to also thank the ceremonial meat cutters who butcher, process, prepare, pack age and label the deer and elk for the storage in the tribal freezer. The O n Reservation Fish and Wildlife Committee has imple mented a new processing system designed to enhance food pro cessing, packaging, and storage at the tribal freezer. T he com m ittee has been working closely with and has received technical service from the Warm Springs Environmen tal Health Department. Having the ability to work with our local health department and having the ability to utilize Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Terri Harber 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 at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-2307 or 553-2210. Advertising: 749-0424 E-Mail: spilyay@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. their expertise regarding food safety has been a valuable re source for the committee to uti lize. The committee has also been working with the Department o f Natural Resources and the O ff Reservation Fish and Wild life Committee to design, de velop, organize and implement a food safety and facility sanita- tion/hygiene plan for the tribal freezer. Just to note a few improve m ents, we have developed a tribal freezer “chain of custody” form designed to track food quality during all transportation and transaction activities. There are also freezer com plaint forms located at the D e partment o f Natural Resources main office, the Environmental Health Department office, and at the ASC Office in the Tribal Administration Building for any comments, concerns, and com plaints regarding food items re ceived from the tribal freezer. We have already received positive feedback regarding the quality o f the food items re ceived from the tribal freezer. We still have a lot o f work to do, but the remarks about the food quality and safety improve ment is very encouraging. I am really proud o f the way everybody worked together to get this process implemented. The O n Reservation Fish and Wildlife Committee would also like to especially thank Gerald Smith, D on Courtney, Nancy Collins, Bruce Jim Sr., D oug Calvin, Stanley Simtustus Sr., Brian Mitchell, and most o f all N orm a “B uttons” H eath for their hard work in the process. Congratulations and a job well done to everyone involved. Jonathan W. Smith, chair man, O n Reservation Fish and Wildlife Committee. Grateful To the Tribal Court, Parole and Probation, Corrections of ficers, and to all who assisted... Honorable Chief Judge Anita Jackson, my words can’t tell how grateful and appreciative I am for granting my emergency pass to go spend time with my mom. Everybody’s spirits were lifted by o u r visit, especially my mom’s. For that I am and will always be grateful. Respectfully, James T. Greene Sr. Tragic loss My name is Marcus Crowe and I would like to express my feeling toward anyone w ho’s ever lost a friend or loved one to any kind o f violence. Domes tic violence has become a sub ject I’ve been concerned about. For a short time I used to be lieve, “It’s not your problem, so don’t worry about it.” But for the last year I’ve lived and hid an anger, a rage in me, knowing the life o f my sister, my m other’s only other child, was stolen in the midst o f do mestic violence and her killer then took his own life. You can see why it would make some one upset, and that is why it is becoming a growing concern of mine. It has become a bigger issue in these days w hen so many people believe violence is the only way to get a message sent. You know, “She wasn’t lis tening so I smacked her,” or “He wouldn’t shut up so I lit him up.” I understand a lot o f need help and sometimes there is no way out for them, sometimes. The only way I understand and feel for people is through the tim es I ’ve seen or have talked with is my sister. If any one knows me they know me and my sister were never broth erly or sisterly tow ard each other, but I can’t imagine any other families not being like us. N o one ever wants to lose fam ily in the way, through violence, that my sister was taken, and I d o n ’t w ant anyb.ody’s sister, daughter, bro th er, father or friends light extinguished in such a manner. O ur community, our families have lost a lot of young ones in the last year or two, a lo t o f them were friends o f mine and they called me bro more than enough times in their short lives to violence once again. To the ones in this type of violence, get help with whatever you need to get away from situ ations. I still haven’t been able to have all my emotions settle in at once for the loss o f my mom’s only daughter. But it will come in time. I ’m especially grateful for all the people, my friends, and ones who call me family for keeping my head straight in a critical year in my life. I needed them and they were there for me. And that’s what people who are vic tims o f domestic violence need, ones who are there to listen and help, especially family. That is what they’re there for. I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this. My deepest condolences and sor rows to those we lost in 2008- 09. Marcus James Crowe. Youth conference We are excited to announce th a t the dates for the 2010 Northwest Indian Youth Con ference, to be hosted by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, have been set for April 7-10. The tentative location for the conference is the D oubletree Hotel Seattle Airport in Seattle, Wash. Please check out their Web site for more information at: d o u b le tre e l .h ilto n .c o m / en _ U S /d t/h o tel/C T A C -D T - Doubletree-Hotel-Seattle-Air- port-Washington/index.do. Please keep in mind that the venue is n o t yet finalized so making reservations at this point is not suggested. More informa tion and notification about the 2010 Northwest Indian Youth Conference will be coming soon. We thank you for your pa tience and understanding and are thrilled to m eet all o f you in April. Sincerely, Teri Brugh-Masters and Sarah Dogeagle, Muckleshoot In d ian T ribe. (253)876-3346. O ffice ph. Bless you all Dear People o f Warm Springs, It has been just over one year since I had my aneurysm. I just wanted to update you on what’s been happening with me and all that is going on. It was tough for me to ad just to life after the aneurysm. There were many follow-up vis its to the doctors, many visits to the therapist when I finally came home, many visits in the hospi tal from the same. My mother and my kids and Ina took turns taking me over. Bless their souls! I couldn’t have done anything without their help... all o f them. I had led a very active life before all o f this happened to me, and I was limited in what I could do. I couldn’t have any stressors in my life, all that was going on with me kept me lim ited to indoors. I used a walker the first m onth after coming home. I eventually got weaned off the walker, but had to have a wheelchair anytime I w ent anyplace. God bless my son for doing that for me! He was my rock during that period. I had to use a cane for awhile after that, but did away with that too. They wouldn’t let me drive ei ther, so I had to depend on my family to take me places. So, you can see, I was hindered by my own body. I progressed very fast once I got in physical therapy. I had to have occupational and speech therapy too, besides physical therapy, due to my work and what it entailed. My therapist was amazed at how fast I pro gressed. I eventually got released in April, 2009; pretty much all at the same time. I started back to work part-time in April and w ent back full-tim e in May. There were stressors there too but have since leveled off. One of the m ost memorable moments o f this whole period, is the family waiting for me to com e hom e b efo re we cel ebrated Christmas. So, we cel ebrated Christmas in February. T hank you to my family for waiting for me. It was truly a special occasion. I’m a changed person since this happened to me. I’m con stantly telling people that I have been blessed! I was originally given a 10 percent chance o f making it when this happened, so you can see, I really am blessed! With the love and sup port from my family, especially my kids and folks, I have been able to come back almost at 100 percent. I have had to give up some o f my activities, due to the stress. I am sad for that, but it’s better for me in the long run. I will always remember this and what it did to me, and how it affected me. I hope I never have to go through that again. I thank the lord for giving me a second chance; I ’ve taken ad vantage o f it to some extent, but I have more to do. Thank you everyone for your prayers, love and support and w ords o f en co u rag em en t. Thank you to all the people that helped with the fund-raisers in the beginning, every little bit helped. It got me to where I ’m at today. I go to church pretty regu larly since I’ve been out o f the hospital. I get to pray to the lord for his hand in making me bet ter. I pray a lot more since I ’ve been out of the hospital, asking the lord to touch the lives of my family and each and every person that prayed for my well being; for that matter I pray for everyone that has touched my life in some small way, whether good or bad. I discovered that everyone needs a little prayer every now and then. I’ll be pray ing for everyone. Bless you all! I hope you had a good year and may you have a blessed new year! Val Squiemphen. and to C.S.L. It won’t happen again. Sarah Belgard. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Nov. 27, 2009 by being un der the influence o f alcohol and receiving a liquor violation. I will do my best to better myself and make sure it doesn’t happen again. I apologize to the officer. Clarissa Wolfe. I am sorry I broke tribal law by being caught with drug para phernalia and N D DH D , which was marijuana. I apologize to my m other. This was a mistake. Charles Stwyer. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 12-5-09 by driving under the influence o f intoxicants, and recklessly endangering times two. I apologize to D.L.L. and J.G. Sr. I know I messed up. Shard J. Stormbringer. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Nov. 24, 2009 by aiding and abetting an offender or conceal ing a fugitive. I am sorry for this and plan not to do this again in the future. I am w orking on b e tte rin g m y self w hile I ’m where I’m at. I apologize to the arresting officer. Next time I will be honest, but I’m hoping there won’t be a next time. Vera Kind ness. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 5, 2009 by not abiding by the law, and unlawful use or possessing dangerous drugs, unlawful possession o f drug paraphernalia and open con tainer. I am currently incarcer ated for my bad choices and wrong decisions. I realize I want to follow the law. I apologize to my family, the officers, the courts, and all the tribal mem bers. James T. Greene Sr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Sept. 22 by drinking under age and under the influence, and recklessly endangering the pas sengers in the vehicle. I will do my best not to make the samfe mistake again. I apologize to L.B., B.S., J.W, and C.D. It won’t happen again. Sonny Stacona. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Oct. 23, 2009 by consuming alcohol under the age o f 21. I learned my lesson not to ride with an intoxicated person. I apologize to the Warm Springs police and the Confederated Tribes. It was a mistake and my last. Erika Miller. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 11-23-09 by exclusion order violation in effect in Sept. 2009 per tribal court. I am sorry to the tribes. It is a mistake that I w ill overcom e. Clara Kennedy. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 11-8-09 by driving while in toxicated. This is obviously em barrassing to me and my fam ily. Berlyn Yazzie Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Nov. 25, 2009 by aiding and abetting an offender who was excluded from the reservation. I realize that I have made a mis take on this exclusion order and that it won’t happen again in the future. I apologize to my fam ily. Laura Kennedy. Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 1, 2009 by disorderly conduct 305.433(8) and assault 305.110. I apologize to my son I am sorry I broke tribal law on Nov. 18, 2009 by reckless endangering times two and also DUII. In my own consideration I apologize to the two passen gers in the vehicle while I was driving. Nathan Napyer.
