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Honoring our
veterans on the
Fourth of July
The parade and other Warm
Springs July Fourth activities this
year are in honor of veterans of
the Vietnam War.
The following individuals of the
local community served in that war:
Lloyd Adams, Army
Keith Baker, Army
Randolph Boise Sr., Army
Garland Brunoe, Army
Charles Calica, Navy
Raymond Tsumpti Sr., Navy
Phillip David, Navy
Ellison David Sr., Army
Tony Fuentes, Army
Kirby Heath Sr., Army
Leo Hellon, Army
Ray Lyle Holiday, Marines
Marvin Ike, Navy
Larson Kalama, Army
Ross Kalama Jr., Marines
Thomas Kalama, Marines
Larry Langley, Army
Walter Langnese III, Marines
Dennis Leonard, Navy
Uren Leonard Jr., Navy
Vinson Macy, Air Force
Daniel Martinez, Marines
Francisco Martinez, Air Force
Kenneth Miller, Navy
Everett Miller, Army
Charles Moody, Army
Victor Moses, Marines
Rafael Qeuahpama, Army
Ralph Queahpama, Army
Jim Sahme, Army
Gerald Sampson, Army
Rick Santos, Army
Elmer Scott Jr., Navy
Alfred Smith Jr., Army
Bruce Smith, Marines
Claude Smith Jr., Army
Darrel Smith, Marines
Randy Smith, Marines
Janice Smith, WAC
Raymond Gene Smith, Navy
Roger Smith, Marines
Lawrence Squiemphen Jr., Ma
rines
Erland Suppah, Army
Louis Tewee, Army
Willard Tewee, Marines
Dennis Thompson, Army
Richard Tohet, Army
Eldon Lawney Tom, Army
Lawrence Tufti, Army
Gerald Wewa, Army
Jim Quaid, Army
Calvin Two Bears, Marines/
Army
Nelson Zomount, Army
Harvey Jim, Army
The Confederated Tribes and
Warm Springs Market are pre
senting fireworks, a parade and
barbecue, canoe races and other
games on Monday, the Fourth
of July.
The barbecue lunch starts at
12:30 p.m. at the community
center. There will be hamburg
ers and hot dogs.
Starting at 2 p.m. are the fam
ily games.
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Spilydy Tymoo June 29, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Employment
Before I decide not to dis
cuss employment on the rez and
sweep my short story under the
rug I will share this story of a
tribal member and friend who
found employment but was
stopped short by a convention
ally minded supervisor... These
so-called supervisors all too of
ten have the final say on em
ployment and I feel they lack a
certain community connection
that is important when consid
ering the health of the Warm
Springs Nation... our commu
nity.
A top athlete in the day, in
tellect in both book and life, our
tribal member returned to the
rez and applied for a job in the
chosen field with a degree in
hand only to be told that age
disqualified our friend, “too
young,” from following the cho
sen profession by a convention
ally minded supervisor.
As to the mill job opening,
another conventionally minded
supervisor gave the reason of
being “unreliable,” a label at
tached 20 years ago (when our
friend accepted education over
employment), as the reason for
not employing our tribal mem
ber. Strike two to becoming a
productive community member
on the rez.
Now the tribal member
worked hard to become eligible
to apply for a job, got the job
and continued to struggle with
the road bump of life on the
rez. The local tribal programs,
IHS staff, and family supported
the effort but again the conven
tionally minded supervisor
could not accept the effort and
fired our tribal member.
Bringing us to today where
self determination fell short
again. Our friend chose a na
tive life working off the rez,
gaining skills and knowledge and
returning only to have to prove
to conventionally minded pro
gram supervisors that self de
termination is possible on the
rez if only the conventionally
minded supervisors and pro
grams would understand daily
struggles on the rez.
Our tribe once worked with
the unemployed to gain a foot
hold in employment. The last
chance agreement was one of
the efforts in keeping a tribal
member employed but the lack
of community unity among
some tribal/federal supervisors
have undermined our local ef
fort in maintaining a strong la
bor pool.
I have been told in life that
nothing is fair and no one will
give you what you want for free.
In times like this a helping hand
was extended by our community
programs and tribal members
who tried to rise in defense and
speak up for tribal member
employees and the unemployed.
But those words fell on deaf
ears... It is time we tell our su
pervisors to consider more than
applicants’ qualifications, to look
past the surface and consider
their connection to the commu
nity and the efforts to improve
themselves. It is time to allow
our tribal members seeking
employment assistance to fix
themselves so they can change
the direction they are headed...
sometimes the non-Indian way
of thinking will not fit our com
munity needs.
Paternalism in tribal opera
tions has been extinguished but
I see that some programs un
derstand that the community
has a vested interest in our gov
ernment and programs to meet
self determination. These pock
ets of community support give
me hope that the convention
ally oriented “me-me-me” way
of business is coming to an end.
I believe community ties are
important to our future, and self
determination can be accom
plished with a helping hand and
support from community mem
bers and that tribal management
practices must revert back to
ward the community to become
as healthy as it once was. It is
nice to have positive efforts rec
ognized and to encourage our
unemployed and employed tribal
members that they are impor
tant to the tribal organization
and federal programs.
Our ties are to the land which
we have and the family we raise,
let us not forget we are in this
together and life is a circle.
Sincerely,
Marge Kalama
Stray dogs
I am writing because I have
a concern in Warm Springs:
There are many good and bad
dogs running around the com
munity.
The dogs are out of control
here. They ran after my niece. I
stopped at a Warm Springs of
ficer and told him the problem.
He said, “Just bring a stick with
you so the dogs won’t bother
you.” This doesn’t always work.
I see there isn’t a leash law
enforced. Why? This should be
taken care of.
I don’t want to be afraid of
walking around where I live, by
myself or with family. I just
want Warm Springs to be safe
for all.
Good things are happening in
the community. Let’s hope they
continue. Thank you.
M. Chase
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Friends, family
Hello, friends and family. I
am writing to reach out to my
friends and family for letters
and pictures of home. I am in
need of pen-pals and corre
spondence. I am doing a 10-year
sentence for a robbery and gun
charges and other charges but
mainly I’m doing time for an
armed robbery. I’m not proud
of this. I regret it fully. I wish I
could be home and free but all
is okay.
I have to pay for my crime
and I’m doing my time. I just
need some letters from my
people to me with my time.
Here are some names of
people I’m trying to reach, sorry
if I misspell your name. First
of all my son Quinton
Hoptowit, Carol, Arnetta,
Rachel, Terry Saludo, Zett
Boise, Macklin Kalama, John
Sconawa, Curtis Stacona, my
brothers Kurds and Lance,
Jerrod Kalama, uncle Sacred
Heart, Fred Wallulatum, and
anyone else who can shoot me
a letter. Thank you.
Robert G. Boise, no.
13164006; 82911 Beach Access
Road, Umatilla OR 97882.
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True leader
During over 30 years of
working in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, some of my most
memorable moments were
spent working with one man,
Chief Nelson Wallulatum.
Some of the characteristics
of a true leader include knowl
edge of his position in life, and
unselfishly dedicating his work
for the best interests of his
people. Nelson was a true ex
ample of both of these traits.
Few Indian leaders under
stand the treaty that shaped the
future of his tribe like Nelson
did. He studied this document
and was able to correctly inter
pret its content and meaning in
a manner all of us could under
stand.
He was a humble man, put
ting the best interests of his fel
low tribal members first, ahead
of his own. Thanks to his devo
tion for the best interests of his
fellow tribal members, the Warm
Springs Reservation has seen
great strides under this chief’s
leadership.
Nelson was always a gentle
man and a tme spiritual leader
of his people.
I raise my hands to the heav
ens, knowing Chief Nelson
Wallulatum is up there watching
over his people here on earth.
Bernard W. Topash, BIA
superintendent (retired).
To artists
Dear artists and galleries,
The Sixteenth Annual Huck
leberry Harvest is August 13 at
The Museum At Warm Springs.
We would truly like you to
seek this opportunity to show
case your art or auction item,
and participate in the Huckle
berry Harvest auction and din
ner. In exchange for your con
tributions, you will receive a list
ing in our auction catalog.
For more information on
donations, sponsorships, and at
tendance for our annual auction
please call the museum office
541-553-3331 or e-mail:
maws@museumatwarmsprings.org.
Sincerely,
Jefferson Greene, develop
ment officer, the Museum At
Warm Springs.
Graduates
I would like to let one of my
first cousins Hobo and his wife
Karla Patt’s daughter Chelsie
Patt know that I’m proud of her
having the motivation to finish
her 12 years of school and to
get the school diploma too!
I’m proud of all the Spring
ers who graduates. I hope you
all will have a safe and happy
life after you all get your high
school diplomas. May all the
graduates from Warm Springs
have a safe and happy life with
their high school diplomas.
Evette Patt.
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The back and front of the Memorial Stone set for Wasco
Chief Nelson Wallulatum.
I would like to thank all
those at the cemetery who
helped put up the stone in
honor of our Wasco Chief
Nelson Wallulatum, at the
June 10 stone setting.
Those who attended wit
nessed in our own traditional
way, and the teachings that
were given I will never for
get.
There is a belief that our
people have from time im
memorial, and I am very
grateful for being a part of
his life and learning from
him. Our Chief carried
great responsibility— cul
tural, traditional and spiri
tual—never for himself but
for the people.
We all miss him but we
will remember the words that
he spoke, the words of wis
dom that no one else will
ever speak again. Our elders
don’t speak these words of
wisdom to our young people.
Special thanks to all the
Yakamas, all the Umatillas,
and the whole medicine com
munity.
The memorial came out
better than I figured. Thank
you to everyone for attend
ing. Please let him rest now.
His wish was that he rest in
peace and not have his name
brought up at all events. Let
him go, he’s in a better place
that we are.
Larry Dick.
Real journey begins
I would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate
the 2011 graduates, as well
as share my own personal
success.
In March I completed my
Bachelor’s in Culinary Man
agement from the Le Cor
don Bleu Institute of Culi
nary Arts, Scottsdale, Ari
zona.
This degree is in addition
to my previous Culinary Arts
degree from Western Culi
nary Institute in Portland,
Oregon.
I am currently exploring
career options where I can
utilize my full range of edu
cation, expertise and experi
ence. One of my goals for
the near future is to design
and open a food cart to con
tribute my talent to the Port
land “Foodie” scene
I would again like to thank
Warm Springs Higher Edu
cation for helping me realize
and achieve my education
goals. The quality of my life
(with my family) and my
credibility in the culinary/
hospitality industry has
greatly improved in direct
proportion to my level of
achievement in higher edu
cation.
I hope to stand as an ex
ample for our tribal members
that have the desire and am
bition to improve their lives.
The success of our Tribe
begins on the individual level.
As tribal members, it is our
responsibility to better our
selves so that we can heal our
families and build healthy
communities.
Education is the most el
ementary step we can take to
achieve this, and Warm
Springs Higher Education is
a wonderful resource to sup
port our tribal members seek
ing a better life.
Thank you to those that
have supported me— my
family, the Tribe of Warm
Springs, and to those of you
that have been supportive of
me through kindness and
prayer. Now the real journey
begins!
Bruce Howtopat