T
E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Tax Exempt
T O E N E S S ...
Taxman: Now, people who
complain about taxes can be di
vided into two categories. Any
body know what those are?
Spilyay Men and women!
YIKES!
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Tiny box on tax form: Check
th is b o x if you are b lin d .
YIKES!
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Spilydy Tyrnoo March 9, 2011
Letters to the Editor
By Duran Bobb
The popular misconception
out there is that Native Ameri
cans do not pay taxes.
Several tribal members have
received letters from the Oregon
D epartm ent o f Revenue stating
that they owe. In one case, a
judgment was issued against a
tribal member who was told that
he needed to pay as m uch as
$68,000 in back taxes. That fig
ure included 100 percent inter
est, penalties and fees.
“They said they were going
to garnish my wages and take
my house and anything else they
could. My house is in Warm
Springs, so I wonder how they’re
going to do that.”
In O reg o n ,
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th e 33 rd state
Spilyay
four years after
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signed, m ost In
dians pay state taxes. All Indi
ans pay federal taxes.
A ccording to state law, if
you’re enrolled in a federally rec
ognized tribe, and you work on
a federally recognized reserva
tion, and you live in federally rec
ognized Indian country, then
you’re exempt.
O regon says that you still
have to file, and you must in
clude a copy o f your federal tax
forms, your tribal enrollm ent
number, and you m ust submit
an exempt income schedule (a
separate form for each year).
A nd you can’t use the E Z
form, you must use the longer
version.
Although some tribal mem
bers know they’re exempt, they
still pay to satisfy their sense o f
obligation.
“We spent about two weeks
filling out the paperwork,” one
couple said. “With every deci
mal in place, figures double-
checked, and all forms attached
so they’d know we’re Indian.”
Those who did not file with
Oregon and received letters o f
dem and had their federal in
come tax returns withheld.
So this year, the deadline to
file is April 18. Remember to
file your state tax returns, ex
em pt or not. Happy calculat
ing!
Pqge 4
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A thank you
All my relations and friends,
I write this with a saddened
heart o f which no parent ever
wishes to write. It has been over
a year since my daughter, atwai,
Mavis May Anne, has left us,
now I have her in my heart and
mind to remember her by.
H er memorial was on Janu
ary 8, 2011. A s-h er parents,
Mildred Quaempts and I, Oliver
Kirk our families are very sad
dened with the loss o f our beau
tiful daughter. Also greatly sad
dened are her siblings, Merle
Anne, Annie Marie Kirk, Derek
Ray and Cecelia Muniz, also
nephew , K iaw in and nieces,
Keeyana Jane and Marcella.
I know in my heart her two
precious treasures, Sunhawk
M iliana H o p e and L ean d er
Sundance, miss her very much.
I want to say thank you very
much to all the drummers that
came to my hom e for all the
services held th ere, W ashat
drummers Evans Spino, Wilson
Wewa, and Waslikki drummers;
my aunts, Arlene G reene and
Roma Cartney families, Wilfred
and Geraldine Jim and Carlos
Calica.
I gready thank all the Agency
L onghouse d rum m ers, th eir
names were remembered at the
fu n eral and m em o rial give
aways. All o f their songs and
words were very beautiful.
A big thank you to Fred Hill
Sr. who spoke for his niece at
the Funeral and at the Memo
rial services.
A big thank you to Thomas
M orning O w l for officiating
over the Funeral services. Your
words and prayers were gready
appreciated.
Thank you very much to the
gready appreciated fabulous and
gracious cooks, Janice Smith,
Cassie Katchia, Bobby Suppah,
Lally Jackson, E va and Betty
George. Their names were also
remembered at the giveaways.
A very big thank you to Leslie
Aradonna Davis for the quick
blanket ru n to P o rtlan d and
back, you are always gready ap
preciated.
T h a n k you to th e W arm
Springs Tribal Council for the
grant money used towards the
funeral services and the Tribal
Utilities personnel that helped
maintain the Agency Longhouse
while we used it for the services
and for cemetery work that was
done.
Thank you very much both
to G ra n d m a C arrie an d
Ramona Starr for their under
taking dudes rendered, you are
both gready appreciated. Thank
you to my caring sister, Roberta
K irk , fo r m aking th e w hite
buckskin dress.
T hank you to my A rizona
family, father Oliver K irk Sr.,
my sisters, Nicketa K. Benally,
Becky K . D okey, B erth a K.
H o ste e n , fo r p ro v id in g a
Pendleton Blanket and a beau
tiful silver and turquoise cross
medallion for her to be wrapped
in for her journey and some
monetary assistance.
T h an k you to my m o th er
Lolita Greeley, my sisters Olivia
W allulatum , M aria G odines,
Anita S. Mendoza, Joann Selam
Gonzales, the great pie maker;
Redine K.Billy and brother Tony
and Seegray L ittleleaf for all
their help that was given.
T h an k you very m uch to
Cecelia M uniz and C lifford
Stanger for providing the deer
and elk from Pendleton for the
memorial services.
A big thank you to my uncles,
Hamilton Greeley for all his as
sistance, Elton Greeley for his
memorial services monetary as
sistance that is gready appreci
ated.
T hank you to the Priscilla
Frank Ike family for their me
morial services giveaway contri
butions.
I want to thank all the per
sons that contributed to the fu
neral and memorial services in
one way or another. It is all. ap
preciated very much.
T h an k you very m u ch to
Denise Muldoon and her daugh
ter Danielle for all their gready
appreciated assistance whenever
it was needed.
Thank very much to Jeannie
Brisois for all her great help at
my residence.
Thank you very much to the
W arm Springs Fire M anage
m en t, L u th er C lem ents and
Jabbar Davis w ith their crew
th a t h e lp e d w ith clean up
around my residence, the Warm
Springs Natural Resources D e
partm ent for providing the de
licious Salmon and deer meat.
T h an k you W arm Springs
.Tribal C redit E n terp rise for
granting me a loan for her me
morial services.
There may be some names
not mentioned, but not inten
tionally. You are all gready ap
preciated.
I w ant to thank my entire
daughter’s closest o f friends and
relatives w ho knew her very
well, and some friends who once
were her friends. W ithout you
all, my daughter would not be
who she was. I want to just say
thank you all very much from
my heart for knowing my daugh
ter when you did during her life
time.
A big thank-you to Wiggy for
leading my family in for the re
joining, and the Eagle Thunder
drum mer for singing the songs.
Thank you very much D oug
Kowalski from Bel- Air Colonial
Funeral Home, you were a great
assistance.
T h a n k you to th e W arm
Springs Police D epartm ent, the
Warm Springs Tribal C ourt and
Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal
Bureau o f Investigations and
the Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill
Williams for your still continu
ing services.
K now ing the tru th o f my
daughter’s fate w ould greatly
ease my pain. I can never re
ally forgive the person who took
her away. N ow I have to live
with the sad fact that she is gone
and her two precious treasures
remain. For the love o f them I
will remain civil and understand
ing
Oliver Kirk, daughters
Merle Anne and Annie
Marie.
Better life
T he Special D iabetes P ro
gram for Indians (SDPI) was cre
ated for o u r peo p le to help
themselves. There are a few risk
factors that need to be m et to
qualify for the program.
Diabetes is quite high in my
family as it is with several fami
lies in Indian Country.
I am not diabetic, nor do I
want to be and with the help o f
the SDPI, I’m preventing diabe
tes as long as possible. As a tribal
member and a Native American
woman at risk, I feel fortunate
to have been able to continue to
utilize the services provided. If
it wasn’t for the SDPI, I would
n o t have received the physical
activities opportunities, nutrition
and sports information, the won
derful incentives, and the will to
change my life.
I f not for the SDPI, I may
not have been able to utilize their
support and education to com
plete the Portland Marathon in
2009 and 2010. I would like to
encourage the tribal membership
to take the risk tfest and find out
your numbers. Find out if you
can ch allen g e y o u rs e lf and
change your life.
Bridgette Whipple
Wedding day
I w ould like to express my
gratitude and say thank you to
all those people who contributed
and helped make February 21 a
memorable one. I am grateful
to the people who helped prior
to Feb. 21.
Thanks to Sandra D anzuka
for making the invitations, to
Lucinda H eath for making the
m en’s ribbon shirts, Jeanine much joy today, my precious Birth
Kalama for making Kylen and day Bird. Much love, your mom,
Coby’s ribbons shirts. Roberta Myrna J. Frank.
Happy birthday, “Otis”.
Fuentes for W ubs’ moccasins
and vest. To Ramon Greene in Love, Selena, Freddie,
Amy, M ichael,
helping get eagle feathers. To Ron,
Roberta “Bobbi” Jim for lend K endall, and the baby
ing a hand when We needed it. boys.
Big thank you to Auntie Birney
1 want my oldest son Floyd Jr.
for putting the elk teeth on the
and his father Floyd Frank Sr.
dress.
Thanks to these people the to have a fu n and happy birth
day o f February 21, 2011. The day this year on the 18th and 13th
cooks and food prep: Louisa o f March.
A re you two having fu n get
Fuentes, C harlotte H erkshan,
Auntie Margie Tuckta, Auntie ting old every year? Whatever,
Birney, Lori Fuentes and Shari Happy Birthday!
P.S. N o matter how old my
Macy. To M ary S ando-
E m hoolah for recording, to oldest son gets, I will always call
Uncle A.G. and Sheena Stevens him, “my boy. ” I ’m his mother.
I also want to wish everyone
for filling in for the two people
who couldn’t make it. To Judge a happy St. Patrick’s Day, and
Glendon Smith for performing Happy Faster this year.
Evette Patt
the ceremony. To Pusha Jacob
50 Kourt Dr. # 3
Frank Sr. for drum m ing and
Eugene, O R 97404
singing. Thanks to all who at
tended.
Thank you to the following
for all their help, support, and
planning. L o ri an d T om m y
Fpentes, D ad Jerry Sam pson
an d
N o re n e
“B ra tfa c e ”
Sampson.
A very special thank you to
my mother, Sandra Greene, for
dedicating a lot o f her time in
helping me plan and prepare for
this day. Helping me sew the
wing dresses, making my dress,
Hello, everyone!
helping make my veil, buying
My n am e is H azen
the material and supplies and
Wallulatum-Medina.
food. I greatly appreciate every
My
p a re n ts
are
thing you did. I wouldn’t have
Matilda Wallulatum and
been able to do it without you.
Jose Medina.
Finally, to my husband O r
My m aternal grand
lando Craig Stevens for your pa
p a re n ts are F re d and
tience and help by watching the
Olivia Wallulatum and my
boys, getting them fed, into bed
paternal grandparents are
and to school every day. Your
Sally Charley Medina and
patience and u n d erstan d in g
Aristeo Medina.
helped make the whole process
I was given an Indian
less stressful. Thank you and I
name by my ulla Freda
love you. We finally did it, only
Wallulatum, the name is
took us six years, two sons and
W ash -N o w -It, w h o is
a lot o f trials and tribulations to
brother to Wash-Mow-It.
get to this point in our relation
My ulla Freda said the
ship. We made it. We exchanged
name she interprets it in
vows and committed to spend
English means “Hungry,”
ing the rest o f our lives together,
“like you wash because
and I ’m going to stick to my
you’re hungry.”
vows, stand by you and do what
i I am a direct descen
ever it takes to be a good wife,
d an t o f W ash-N ow -it,
and give you everything you
w ho was from my ulla
deserve. Xoxo, Mutt! Your lov
F red a
M itchell
ing wife,
W allulatum ’s g ra n d
Daleena Mae Stevens.
m other Millie Swan, who
was married to the late
W arm S prings c h ie f
Frank Kwi-a-pum-ma.
Happy Birthday, my son, in
whom I am very proud. Travis
Reid Bobb, it has been a great
Thank you allfor writing
honor to watch you grow and de
to the Spilyay Tymoo! The
velop your talents over the years. I
next deadline is Friday,
remember the day that I was blessed
March 18.'
with you. You bring me ju s t as V
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Profitable career path found in accounting
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
C om petent accountants are
always employable.
Currently, they are the third
m ost prized and employable de
gree holders. Some business
p e o p le call th e m “ b ean
counters” and say nasty things
about how they restrict, delay
and inhibit progress. Yet, they pay
them well— and they should.
Accountants make sense o f
the dollars the business earns,
spends, and saves.
They are part o f a “business
success team” that usually con
sists o f the accountant, an attor
ney, an insurance agent, and a
lender. AU are important but, the
closest one to the entrepreneur
is the accountant.
My first accounting instruc
tor told our class that the golden
rule o f accounting is “Anticipate
n o gains and provide for all
losses.”
Accountants seem to follow
th at rule. Maybe th at is why
most o f them are n ot entrepre
neurs.
T he good accountants are
so m ew h at co n serv ativ e and
skeptical. Entrepreneurs, on the
other hand, are optimistic and
aggressive.
The accountant often p ro
vides a necessary balance to
th e ir b o ss’s en tre p re n e u ria l
spirit.
E n tre p re n e u rs fo cu s on
gains, on profits. T hat is what
drives them. Their way o f go
ing and their business plans and
operations reflect that.
W hen pennies make dollars,
somebody needs to keep track
o f them and know how to show
the relationships o f separate
activities to each other and to
the business as a whole. The
accountant who can do that weU
and can explain it to manage
m ent is a treasure.
Accountants provide the ba
sic inform ation that manage
ment uses to solve aU kinds o f
problems.
A business that sells on time
needs to know w ho pays timely,
who pays late, and how late—
or not at aU.
M an ag em en t som etim es
needs to be reminded o f pay
ments coming due and whether
or not cash is available or where
it might be obtained for the pay
ments. Expansion plans must
be funded.
Accounting provides infor
m ation to m anagement about
where a business is— profitwise.
Ownership determines where it
is to go— profitwise. Manage
m ent is supposed to get it there.
Accounting tells all o f them if
and when it gets there and how
well it is doing.
A competent accountant will
probably have very litde trouble
finding or retaining employment
throughout his or her career.
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