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E Coosh EEW A : The way it is
Tribal
employment
At recent m eetings it was
mentioned that there are no jobs
on the reservation.
Some of the latest estimates
put the unemployment rate on
the reservatio n
near 69 percent.
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On page 10,
S p ilya y
you’ll find many
S p ea k s
tribal jobs, some V________________ y
o f w hich have
been advertised in multiple is­
sues as “open until filled.”
For those interested in obtain­
ing employment with the new
casino, keep in mind that there
w ill be an inform ation open
house at the Agency Longhouse
today (November 2) beginning
at 1 p.m.
When the casino opens early
next year, a total of 280 employ­
ees will be needed. That means
200 local job openings.
At the longhouse today, you
can learn about what jobs will
become available to tribal mem­
bers. You’ll learn about the train­
ing that you’ll need to complete
in order to qualify for the jobs.
You’ll learn how long you have
to complete the training before
the jobs open.
The new casino w ill need
cashiers, floor staff, security. It
w ill need tribal m em bers to
work in the restaurant, gift shop,
m ain ten an ce, jan ito rial and
other areas.
It’s crunch-time. Workforce
Development, KNT, and Hu­
man Resources will be working
together to meet the demand of
training tribal members.
The new casino will have 500
slot machines. The restaurant
w ill seat 120 people, serving
breakfast, lunch and dinner. The
snack bar will seat 30. The ca­
sino will be open 24 hours a day.
This m eans a steady pay-
check for tribal members. Jobs.
A sense of purpose.
Spread the word.
More birthday
wishes...
H appy b irth d a y to Hal
S quiem phen fr o m R ose, A llan,
Demus, JoDe, and the rest!
H appy birthday to Amy
Bobb (11-8)! Love, Mom,
B obbi, F red N ed , T ravis,
N ick y, M ic h ael, K endall,
Ron and babies.
Happy birthday to Ginger Smith
(11/4). Hove, Candice..
H appy B irthd ay L siou x
Dan^uka! Hove, Huanne, Horetta,
Jessie Hu and the fam ily!
On 11-11-11, To All Veter­
ans on this day and always, for
you all will always be our He­
roes. Thanks for your sacrifices
— we will always remember, the
Comrads that are no longer
here, but will always be in our
hearts also the families of the
Veterans.
Thanks with Love & Prayers,
Eliza Brown-Jim and the
VanPelt families
Towing
The number of applications
and the activity happening with
salvage towing prompted this
notice of important informa­
tion, of which tribal and com­
munity members should know.
Salvage towing started only
a few years ago, started by a
clean-up campaign involving
W arm Springs H ousing and
other tribal departments.
Since then it evolved into
more than a clean-up campaign,
as there were many factors in­
volved in taking dead vehicles
off the reservation. People just
can ’t com e on the W arm
Springs Reservation with their
business as they can off the res­
ervation.
P ro cedu res and re q u ire ­
m ents w ere developed and
handled by the Land Services
office within the tribal Planning
D epartm ent. Permits are re­
quired, and these are issued by
the Land Use Planning Commit­
tee.
Presently, those with permits
are: Levi “Tiger” Van Pelt; and
William Katchia with Juan and
Vicki Alvarez. All permits issued
to non-tribal members must
have a W arm Springs tribal
m ember affiliate. This tribal
member must accompany the
salvage towing owner and truck
as they conduct vehicle removal
from the private homes on the
reservation.
As they conduct business
they are required to carry the
permit issued by Land Use Plan­
ning Committee, plus a certifi­
cate of liability insurance and
the business fee permit from Vi­
tal Statistics called the “privilege
tax permit.” Only these towing
companies that carry the per­
mits are allowed to haul from
the reservation. Perm its are
good for one year.
Correction
In the previous Spilyay,
the Jingle Dance teacher
at the Social Dance Class
was Norene Sampson. The
Spilyay apologizes for the
mistake.
Spilyay Tymoo
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Spily^y Tymoo November- 2, 2011
Letters to the Editor
To veterans
By D uran Bobb
Pdge 4
Also the salvage towing own­
ers are not allowed to crush ve­
hicles on the property, because
of the possible drainage of oil,
gas or other chemicals directly
into the ground. This is an en­
vironment violation and viola­
tion of the tribal code.
Salvage towing owners are
not allowed to the closed areas
on the reservation, unless they
have written authorization by
the vehicle owner, if the vehicle
is in a closed area.
The salvage towing owners
must call the Warm Springs Po­
lice to let them know they will
be on the reservatio n . The
owner must provide the date
and location of the salvage op­
eration. And they should not be
operating after 8 p.m.
Tribal members who wish to
be compensated for their ve­
hicles must be paid the signed,
agreed-upon price before haul­
ing. Value can be negotiated de­
pendent on condition and age
of vehicle.
Please note, the towing of
vehicles for mechanical or body
repair is allowed without a per­
mit, as the vehicle is still under
the ownership o f the person
requesting a tow.
Also, two permits were issued
but were canceled, these listed
below no longer have a permit
to haul salvage vehicles from
the reservation:
Cyle Richardson with Fred
San ders, Leo W ashington ,
Law rence Caldera III, Isaac
Santos and Ford Fuiava; and
Jerry Clements and Ira’s Tow­
ing (Bobby McDonald).
Any questions or need for
salvage towing, call Randy Scott
in tribal Planning office. 541-
553-3314.
Evaline Patt
At Maupin
I want to share with you a
little about our recent mini pow­
wow at South Wasco High in
Maupin.
We had a great turnout from
the community of Maupin. The
principal said, “This was great,
I don’t get this many people for
awards night.”
The school district came up
w ith fu n din g to sponsor
BlackLodge, a portion of the
meal and to send a bus out to
Simnasho. Both communities
joined efforts, and a great meal
was provided to all that came.
Our Simnasho people were
represented plus others from
Warm Springs and Sidwalter
Flat but we were clearly the mi­
nority. We also had people from
Celilo and Pendleton in atten­
dance. We had our Miss Warm
Springs Tamera there, but she
wasn’t alone as the Luk a Meen
Queen Cassie Rhoan was rep­
resenting as well.
We weren’t sure how recep­
tive the M aupin com m unity
would be to a powwow but a lot
o f the kids and some o f the
parents were really active by tak­
ing part in the round dances and
inter-tribals. They even owl-
danced, and of course, “Cap­
tain Says.”
. We were trying to do exhibi­
tions of the different styles and
when I asked for the 7-17 year-
olds to come out on the floor
about 40 of the Maupin stu­
dents came on to the floor and
danced or at least tried.
We received questions on
why and how come Maupin was
doing this, and I honestly can
say it wasn’t my idea, it was T.J.
Andrews’ (Chico Holliday’s step­
son) and the principal Mr. Ryan
Wraught. Mr. Wraught has been
to Sim nasho for our G rad’s
Night Out and we’ve discussed
doing this for some time but the
energy nor the w ill w eren ’t
present until T.J. inspired us all.
In closing, I did learn one
thing during this past month and
I don’t want it to be a spoiler to
the good but it makes on think,
“hmmm.” Mr. Wraught and I
have discussed over the years
the fact that our Indian students
have monies provided for them
to help offset costs for their
education and that M aupin
should be entitled to it. This
week he shared that the money
is not coming to Maupin as 509-
J has figured out a way to keep
it in their hands. We have been
a part of South Wasco for 10
years now and it bugs the heck
out of me that 509-J would be
accepting money intended for
my children’s benefit in order to
pad their own pocketbook.
So w hen you look at one
comm unity and see how our
children are treated on one side
of the reservation and then you
look at another on the other
side, I wonder why we choose
to continue to try and be a good
neighbor.
In closing, we would like to
send thanks to KWSO. Willman
Robbins and Delson Suppah
were both present and inter­
view ed a g reat num ber o f
people during the event. Have
a good day.
Captain Moody.
Canoe Family
L ast m onth, we w ent to
Grand Ronde because they were
hosting for us something very
sacred and beautiful.
We left on October 15, a Sat­
urday. We went to Grand Ronde
because they invited us to their
first an n iv ersary for th eir
plankhouse. On our way there,
I was thinking to myself: “Will
this be like Canoe Journey? Will
we have protocol?”
It was a long ride there, but
we all had fun, I thought. On
our way, around noon time,
lunch time, we took a break and
stopped at Taco Bell to grab a
quick bite before we continued
our journey.
In The M useum at Warm
Springs van we were singing
Washut and other songs, and
trying to figure out what songs
to sing for protocol. We passed
a small carnival, pumpkin patch,
corn mazes, and a museum with
models of planes they used in
wars.
As we entered Grand Ronde
I saw all the cars at th eir
plankhouse, and from there on,
I knew it was going to be like
Canoe Journey. I was so happy
because it was bringing us all
back together. It reminded me
of Canoe Journey in Suquamish
because we had our own jam
session there with two other
tribes. Also that night we got to
stay at the Spirit Mountain Ca­
sino. I thought that was fun.
I think all together it was an
amazing experience. I think we
all had a good time and loved
the jam session afterwards. The
next morning we got to have
Sunday S erv ices at th eir
plankhouse. I thought it was a
blessing to have Grand Ronde
host us, and then letting us have
services at their plankhouse just
as we do at home.
O verall this was probably
one of the greatest trips I ever
went on with the Canoe Family.
I, myself, felt like it was the right
thing to do because I love com­
ing together, and it also gives us
more memories to keep.
Happy Birthday wishes...
A nthony Jay HanPelt “Ti­
g e r ”, H appy H appy Birthday
on this 11-11-11. We a ll want
y o u to know w e’re p rou d o f you -
w ish in gyou many more:
Your wife Tates <& Family,
y o u r daughter Baby A nn <&
Family “cook s”,y o u M other <&
D ad Filina <& Harvey Jim, Hevi
On 11-11-11, a big H appy
B irthday to m y D ad T iger
Van Pelt. I love you and miss
you, from your baby Van Pelt
and your grandkids.
Happy birthday, 11-11-11, to
my baby brother T iger Han Pelt.
Hove you. From y o u r sister M are Ha
Sam and family.
I think we all had a good time
and enjoyed every little bit of
it. I’m so glad that Grand Ronde
invited us for the first anniver­
sary for their plankhouse.
Marjorie Smith, 15; Octo­
ber 16th, 2011.
Our tribes
Words for our People and
Leaders at the District Budget
Meetings.
Prayer: A lm ighty Creator,
please bring our people together
in this time of need. Guide our
works, so we may not be disre­
spectful to our traditional and
historical teaching and instead,
be helpful to our leadership. In
our teaching, the people would
always be supportive of those
they selected for leadership roles,
so Creator, bring that teaching
back alive, so we can accomplish
things together as Tribes as our
Elders did in our past. Remove
ugly and negative thoughts and
replace them with words of en­
couragement for the sake o f our
children and those yet to be born
and to honor the great leaders
and elders of our past who con­
tributed to all we have today. May
we sacrifice as they sacrificed
for the benefit of all the people
and our future generations to
come.
Words for our People:
It is easy to be critical and it
is easy to point fingeps in haste
and in anger, but that is not in
our traditional teaching. In our
teaching, we would decide as a
People what needed to be don
ore sacrificed to progress for­
ward. Leaders would be em ­
braced and cherished, not ridi­
culed and em barrassed w ith
scathing words and hateful ridi­
cule. So with all this said, what
are we willing to sacrifice as a
people, so our tribal government
can flourish? What are we will­
ing to sacrifice as a people so
our grandchildren’s children will
have a competent tribal govern­
ment?
The per capita, senior pension
per capita, and bonus per capita
<& P earl HanPelt <& Family,
M arella <& R obert Sam, Chet
Jr. <& Boys <& Family, Hillie
Patt HanPelt <& Family, Hov-
ing M em ory “Baby H anPelt”
Jew ell He ah, Wo I f man Suppah
<& Family, Hoving mem ory y o u r
fa th er Chet HanPelt Sr.
H appy
2nd
B ir th d a y
H eA ndra H a rt! H ove y o u lots
and lots, m ore than lu p a tots!
F rom
G ra n d m a
M el,
G randma Hela, A untie Dee, and
s i s t e r s A d ilia , M e r s a y u s <&
K adence!
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— are we willing to reduce or
eliminate these monies for a pe­
riod o f time this so we may
save our tribal government and
save for our future m em ber­
ship? Education scholarships can
be suspended for awhile. Our
past leaders and employees suc­
cessfully ran our tribal govern­
ment with very little education.
It costs no money to utilize our
common sense.
These are tough questions,
but they are necessary questions.
Today, we have many single in­
com e fam ilies sup portin g a
household or even two house­
holds not out o f obligation, but
out of love for family. Family
was sacred, not a burden. If we
spread this practice back to the
people, we w ouldn’t be bur­
dened with homeless, domestic
violence, or other community is­
sues that take money out of the
mouths of our future children.
Words for our Leadership:
Now our respected leaders,
what are you willing to do to save
our tribe? Are you willing to give
up your positions to save our
tribe from despair? Are you will­
ing to consider reducing our
council to our Chiefs and 1
elected official per district until
we regain our financial footing?
Travel is necessary to stay en­
gaged in national political issues
that affect our people and our
sovereignty - are you willing to
travel by delegation to save
money for our future genera­
tions? Are you willing to make
difficult decisions like merging
departments and eliminate lay­
ers of supervisors? Are you will­
ing to make tough decisions for
the benefit of our future?
C o u n cil and H o norable
Chiefs, in our traditional and his­
torical teaching, leaders always
protected the welfare of their
people and our tribal future.
This teaching is reflected in our
past government documents like
our treaty, our constitution and
our existing tribal policies. It is
our traditional historical teach­
ing that will save our Tribe.
L eona A. Ike (M i’T w i’),
Agency District.
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