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n E Coosb EEWA: The way it is N otes on Per C apita B y D uran Bobb We covered Indians and taxes in a recent Speaks. Another common myth out there: “Na tive Americans get a monthly check from the U.S. govern ment.” Almost any tribal member who has ever attended school off-rez has had to defend him self against this popular belief. The Department of Interior says there is no basis for this myth other than m isinform a tion. “The reason why tribal per capita checks are printed on U.S. treasury checks is that Tribal Council felt the need to keep up a good relation ship with the fed- f g g eral go vern - S pilyay ment,” Director S p ea k s o f G overnm en tal A ffairs L o uie P itt said. “That’s called a trust responsi bility.” It’s also one of the reasons why the tribes still have a su perintendent on-rez. “He per sonifies the relationship that the tribes has with the government, in the treaties and such.” The money in each check is 100 percent tribal. “Per capitas first started way back when the tribes began log ging. I remember it was in the 1950s. We each got something like 20 dollars... and we were very pleased with that.” Today, tribal industries extend far beyond logging. We have the hydroelectric dam, Kah-Nee-Ta, Composite Products and more. Much work and effort are put forth in several departments. “There are people who sign on the tribal side, and people who sign on the Bureau side. At times, things can go wrong.” Earlier this month, during what many tribal members con sider to be a crucial time, Spring B reak, per capita paym ents were late. “This is the third year in a row that this has happened at this same time,” one caller said. “It was a domino effect,” Louie Pitt said. “What could go wrong did go wrong. I got mine late as well. I feel partly respon sible, and I apologize.” “I like to see folks out hav ing a good time with their chil dren. That’s why we’re taking a good look at this, troubleshoot ing it to determine what went wrong. We’re going to try to keep it from happening again.” “In this day and age,” another caller said, “any little bit helps us out. It’s tribal dollars. Our elders went without and put this money away so that we could have a bit of that today. If it’s late, then so be it.” Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo April 6, 2011 Letters to the Editor --------------------------------------- Yakama hosting The Yakama Nation invites elders to the Thirty-Second An nual Elders Day Dinner in May. The Elders Day, with the theme “Ridin’ Through Yakama Trails, Trail o f G olden M o ments,” begins at 9 a.m. on May 19 at the Sundome, the Yakama Central Washington State Fair Grounds. RSVP by May 1. The host is the Y akam a N atio n A rea A gency on Aging. Vendors, booths for arts and crafts, are wanted (no food vendors). Please contact YNAAOA at: 509-865-7164; or fax 509-865- 2098. Email: vsmartlow@yakama.com or aaoareception@yakama. com This is a senior citizens event, for those 55 years o f age or older. Howlak Tichum G randm a M argaret Boise was born on March 9, 1917 to O ly and E lva Charley. Grandma passed away on Feb ruary 24, 2011 at her home in Warm Springs. Preceded in death were her parents, her husband Oly, her son Phillip, son Levi, daughter Leah, daughter Rose, her grand sons Thomas and Michael and grad-daughter Toni Marie. Margaret is survived by Tony B oise, D avis Y oung B oise, daughter liz Yaw, grandsons Jus tin Boise, Lil Earl, Young Boise, Kurtis and Lance Boise, Ezekiel LeClaire, grand-daughter Terry M allo ry and N eteva, C arol L aw rence, R acel and Ted Barney, Annetta Saludo, Suzette Boise, Cynthia LeClaire, Leslie Yaw. Aunt Dora, Pamela, Terry Goudy and Family. Grandson Jade and grand-daughter Trina Goudy. Aunt Neda, Eliza, Char lotte. Aunt Marcella, David and Tracey Miller, Uncle Robert, the Aguilars, charity, Mom, and Na- Na. All of her great-grandchil dren and her great-great-grand- ch ild ren , T yrone, M aureen, T ika, M ich ael F rank, G ary Im one, R eed, B rock, K ass, Dale, Laquisha, Sam and baby. Ikiaka, Winona and Lonnie, the Colwash Family, Mercey and Lil Bull and family. The Calica Family. Grandma Ruby. The M assy Fam ily, the W illiam s Family, the Charley Family, Ri chard Tewee and Family, the B elgard F am ily and all Grandma’s gambling partners. Daffy and the boys, Jim Fam ily, Clarence and family, the Johnson family, the Macy fam ily. Pastor Rick, the Senior Pro gram and bus driver. Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Duran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson 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: 541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: spilyay@ wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. If I forget anyone, please fo rgive me. I know that Grandma knew a lot of people and she loved all of us equally. Grandma told me her mom’s mom, Neda, raised her up and that we’ve got things easy nowa days compared to how it was w hen she was gro w in g up. That’s when they would walk up the river and pack buckets of' water home. She would always be out with her little hatchet, gathering limbs to make a fire. They never lived in one area. Her and her grand mas would move with the fam ily, g ath erin g native foods. Down to the river for salmon, up to the huckleberry fields, over to where the roots were plentiful, out to the woods for hunting season. They would pack up and get around by horseback. She did this until she was taken away from her grandma to be placed in a dorm itory school where they cut off her hair and tried to break her from speaking the native tongue. From th ere, G randm a learned how to read and write. She learned to run farm equip ment and turned out to be a hard worker. She later started w orking as a bouncer at the R ainbow M arket for m any years. Later on she settled down after her children were taken away from her. One day after work, her husband said they took the kids. And that day, she turned her life around. She got another chance at life, to raise her daughter Rose’s children. Carol, Rachel, Annetta, Terry and Michael. When she went to Washignton to pick us up, she gave us everything we needed. She promised us that nobody would ever hurt us, and she would always take care of us. She put us through school and brought us to the longhouse af ter school. D uring my grade school years, I rem em ber Grandma started to be an undertaker. That’s when I remember that she could no longer hold or hug us. She was a very strong per son in her heart, her mind and in her soul. Grandma was al ways there when the people needed her most. She would never say no, no matter what. We are going to miss Grandma’s strength, her smile and her en couraging words. We loved G randm a very much, and will miss her every day until we meet again. We will always remember ev erything she taught us growing up while shopping, paying bills, saving money, gathering roots, picking berries, cutting eels, cut ting and drying salmon, go get fresh fruit at The Dalles, when deer meat was brought to us we would stay up late until it was taken care of. Later on, when Grandma couldn’t go out anymore, we would go and gather the wood and bring it to her. We all done what we could for Grandma, it was her time. Great-grandfa ther gave her back to us so many times’and now just remember ing all the good times, the laughs, the smiles and all of her days here with us. Remember, don’t fight each other. Love one an other because you never know when you will see each other again. Cry for me now so I can hear you not when I am gone. She raised us up now she’s gone. She never left us, she is just patiently waiting on the other side. Our prayers and all our love to you, G randm a M argaret Boise. Thank you Thank you to all who helped at the funeral. Thanks to the police, EMT sup p o rt, R achel Sm ith and Annie. Thanks to Renae at the hospice, Doug from M adras Bel-Air. For all your help and support, I would also like to say thank you to my sisters Carol, Arnetta, Mallory, Elsie, D aw n, W inona and L eslie. Also thanks to Uncles Tony, Jack, Thom as, Davis, Young, Curtis and his friends for pull ing together and getting the home taken care of. Thanks to everyone who showed up at the family meet ing and those wanting to be there but couldn’t make it. Thanks to M illie Colwash and her family for being there to cook and prepare the meals and cleaning up the tables and kitchen. A big thanks to the bell ringer and drummers for bring ing out the songs during the fu neral. Thank you to all family and friends for food and other do nations given. Auntie Eliza, Aunt Marcella, Uncle Harvie, Cousin Elsie for always being there to help and support us. Thank you Grandpa George and Easton for the beautiful casket. Thank you George Jr., Dixon Davis, and Brian from utilities for taking down the fence and digging the plot. Thank you Auntie Eliza and Mona Schuster for putting on Grandma’s dress. Thank you Mercedes Miller for taking care of the dishes. Thanks to Emily Lucei for m akin g the m em o ry cards. Thank you Jode for officiating and thank you to the tribes for the funeral grant. Thanks to Nick Johnson, Tracey Miller, Bubbles and D orian, D avid M ontiell, and all fam ily and friends for your love and sup port. Granda M argaret Boise’s beloved family. Dedicated I dedicate this to my fiancé and best friend Julia Dahlana. Baby, we’ve been far apart for many years all because of my foolish ways and through it all you’ve stayed by my side, even when people got mad, you didn’t give up and for that I’m grate ful to have you in my life. So I’ve stepped up as a man and asked for you to be my wife, hearing you say “Yes” changed everything that I used to be lieve— not too m any people m arry their teenage love, let alone their best friend. Baby, I love you and with every day I’m becoming a bet ter man for your and our fam- ily. I love you, truly yours and forever. Matthew Dean Ortiz. Earthquake I’ve lived over here in Duck city Eugene for many years now and I’ve heard many things be ing talked about but the biggest thing being talked about now is the terrible earthquake Japan had on the 19th of March in the year 2011. I know nobody knows when but I really think it might be coming to the end of time now. If it’s true, we should all be will in g to learn m ore o f Je su s Christ. He was given to all of us for our sins. You all in Warm Springs, have a good and Happy Easter this year. Evette Patt, 50 Kourt Dr., no. 3, Eugene OR 97404 Jurisdiction Senate Bill 412 was presented to the Oregon lawmakers for approval, potentially eliminating our exempt status from Public Law 280. This proposed change to ex isting Treaty language “is a mat ter of great importance” that was never brought to the en rolled members for discussion, in violation to our Constitution and By-Laws. Who granted and when was this authority given to tribal em ployees to negotiate away our long standing Treaty rights. This bill is way beyond the legal issue to be clarified, is it legally appropriate for Warm Springs police officers to pur sue non-Indians off reservation for violations of tribal law that originated within our jurisdic tional boundary. Oregon’s Supreme Court has already made that legal determi nation, favorably for the tribes. So why does Senate B ill 412 even exist? Randy Smith. Lost receipt I am trying to receive this money from Warm Springs Cor rections. I misplaced the money receipt, this was back on July 28, 2005. I was cleaning my house and ran across the receipt for the amount $437.85. I am pretty sure the Correc tions officers were different ones, so the ones on duty now really are at a loss. I am just asking if the depart ment can reimburse me please. I understand, we all make mis takes. Thank you. Wendell E. Greene. ( 'J Thank y o u a ll f o r w riting to the S pilyay T ym oo! The nex t deadline is Friday, A p ril 15. ) V_____________________ Indian Business Talk Payday lenders, pawnshops and other financial pillagers B y Bruce Engle Loan officer IV. S. Credit Enterprise Payday lenders, pawnshops and other financial pillagers: The first two are lenders of last re sort—or should be. They have their place. Their product is costly. Some say it’s too co stly and m aybe even “ c rim in a l.” T he o b jectio n s sound good and seem well in- tentioned. Unfortunately, the loss of those last resort lenders would do a disservice to those who might occasionally need a quick financial boost. Legal borrowing is preferable to the alternative. I suggest the convenience of having a last resort lender avail able to us is worth a slightly “higher than norm al” cost— maybe one time—just don’t be come a steady customer. The key is to know the cost of credit and be careful what you sign. The wording of the contract establishes the deal. Read it before signing. If need be, take it home for the night and read it carefully. Go over it with a fine tooth comb. Get help if there are terms you don’t understand. An advisor who knows credit terms and contracts can help you avoid being scammed. D on’t trust a lender that won’t let you take the contract home to review before you sign up- Interest rates and fees can be financial killers. For example: One: $1,000 at a flat rate of 10 percent for two weeks would mean you need to pay $1,100 back. That would cost you $100, while Two: $1,000 at an annual rate of 10 percent for two weeks would cost you a whole lot less, and Three: $1,000 at an annual rate of 10 percent for one year w ith 12 m o nthly paym ents means you would pay $87.19 m o n th ly— for a to tal o f$ l,046.27. The $46.27 is the interest you would pay. You pay $100 in interest in the first exam ple; and only $46.27 in the third. Quite a dif ference. It all depends on the word ing of the contract. “Fees” can add to the cost of credit. There may be an Appli cation Fee. There will surely be a late payment fee. There w ill be a “bounced check” Fee (NSF —nonsufficient funds). Payday lenders often charge a “small” fee for extend ing the payoff date. That can be a big rip. Be careful. For example, a $200 payday loan for two weeks might have a $20 fee for extending the pay off for two more weeks. If you do that 10 times you will have paid $200 for the privi lege of not paying off the origi nal $200 loan. You will still owe the original $200. There’s the rub and that’s the rip. Don’t do that. j 0 ? r 1 i
