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Spilyay Tymoo December 14-, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Klismis
Xaxaikw
Performance
By D uran Bobb
A non-tribal member asked
the question recently: Is it fair
for Indians to get free money
from the government every year
just for being Indian?
“No, no, no,” Tribal Council
man J.P. Patt said. When the
Christmas bonus
d ivid en d p a y
ments began in
S p ilya y
W arm Sprin gs
S p ea k s
lo n g ago, the K _____________ 2
funds came from
surplus revenue generated by
tribal operations.
“This was when revenues
were high from logging,” Patt
said. “T here was a certain
amount over what our leaders
set aside to go back into the
tribal budget. They took this
amount at the end of the year
and divided that up between the
3,000 or so tribal members at
the time.”
Back in the 1930s, tribal el
der Adeline Miller was attend
ing boarding school.
“One day, I got a check for
20 dollars,” Adeline said. “That
was a lot of money back then.
It came in handy.”
Christmas back in those days
was simple, she said.
“We’d go to the church ev
ery year. They’d give everyone
a quilt, some apples and oranges,
some peanuts and a toy so it was
special for the kids.”
“I remember the 20 dollars,”
Harrison Davis Sr. said. “Back
in the day, all the senior citizens
would get a fruit basket. Times
are changed, but they still think
about the elders. Today I got
my gift card from the Senior
Program and will probably use
it for gas. Everybody needs gas
these days.”
“I made the motion for this
year’s bonus,” J.P. said. “Some
folks have asked, ‘Can we af
ford it?’ But I know some fami
lies are chasing their tail trying
to keep up with bills. Without
help, there wouldn’t be much of
a Christmas.”
In closing, the Tymoo re
minds you to visit our advertis
ers, and leaves you with these
words...
‘Twas the night before Bonus
when all through the Rez, Tribal
IDs and box keys are set out to
do biz. The bills were all sorted
by final notice and need. What
to pay now or later, what to stick
‘neath the tree. And Katla had
screamed at the kids to sack out.
They were far too excited to cry
or to p o ut!
L ast n ig h t’s
luckamean leftovers chilled by
the sink. Tila tap-danced before
bedtime on the ice - like a rink!
From Simnasho to Seekseekqua,
everyone’s in good cheer. We
can go ahead and say it now: We
barely made it this yea r!
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In 2009 at Lucinda Greene’s
request, I wrote and illustrated
a Native American story to be
enacted as a perform ance at
her home each Christmas. The
name o f the story is “Peace
Came in a Cradle.”
T his year D ecem ber 1,
Lucinda conducted the perfor
mance at the Community Cen
ter to share the story with the
rest of the community.
I want to thank the many chil
dren and adults who participated
in the preparation and perfor
mance, bringing my story to life
in the spirit of the true mean
ing of Christmas.
It was a joy to my heart to
watch the children as they did
such a beautiful performance.
It brought back many memories
of our happy times in “Carol’s
Room” when they were younger.
The Community Center walls
have experienced thousands of
people and community events
over the past 40-plus years that
I have been there.
“Peace Came in a Cradle” is
one o f the many stories and
plays co n tain in g the W arm
Springs history, culture and lan
guages I have been creating to
be given as a gift of love to the
people of Warm Springs in the
name o f atwy Warm Springs
Chief Nathan Heath.
Thank you all, for your love
and appreciation.
Carol Allison
Good cause
Our Youth Dance Group
Ayayat Idait TeNa Numu trav
els to perform social dances
around the Northwest.
It is our goal to raise funds
to travel and perform at the
Puyallup State Fair this coming
year for the Native American
Days.
Gladys Grant has helped us
with an opportunity to make
some m oney by sellin g 100
Noble Fir Christmas Trees.
Cost is $25 ($20 if the tree is
small). Please let me know if you
would like to purchase a tree,
as it is for a good cause. If you
don’t need a tree and would like
to donate a few dollars, that
would help. Thank you.
Radine Johnson
Horses
Regarding horses, time im
memorial, Ku-Si.
In our seven drum song, we
who condone this Columbia
River ceremony. The song in
dicates about the horse that it
turns into a bird. We sing this
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song, a slow song, my father at
tested so, in his time.
We, who to our m edicine
dances have this horse spirit. At
this time, horses were given
away, without being pilk-sa.
We had wedding trades with
our horses.
We had war horse veterans.
The horse fought with you, pro
tected your family, baby-sat, let
you know who is coming, an
enemy or friend, or other horses.
The horse helped us live—
packed our food, that is, meat,
roots, fruit. So we may grow,
from 1800s to the present.
The adopt-a-horse program
should be instituted, give them
away to people who will take
them.
Sincerely,
Martinez Charles (Sue-Wy-
y). P.S.: My family paid many
horses for my Indian name.
Once again our sacred customs
are being neglected.
To casino guests
The last day of the casino at
Kah-Nee-Ta will be on Jan. 2.
(The official closing time will be
4 a.m. on Jan. 3).
The New Indian Head Ca
sino will open on Highway 26
in Warm Springs in early Feb
ruary.
The Kah-Nee-Ta Resort will
rem ain open. The Spa, go lf
course and hot springs pool are
open year-round.
Kah-Nee-Ta slot tickets will
need to be redeem ed before
closing on Jan. 2.
Tickets can be redeemed in
person or mailed to Kah-Nee-
Ta at P.O. Box 1240, W arm
Springs, Oregon 97761; Attn.
Acct. Department.
Blackjack gaming chips can
be redeemed up till April 1,2012
at the new casino.
After these dates, tickets and
gaming chips will be void.
Please visit us at:
kahneeta.com
Or call Club Kah-Nee-Ta at
541-553-1112 ext. 3472 for the
latest details.
The new Indian Head Casino
phone number will be 541-460-
7777 or on the web at:
indianheadgaming.com. Thank
you.
Looking forward
I have been incarcerated for
half a year in the Warm Springs
tribal jail. There is nothing cool
about being locked up! All there
is to do is read books and play
cards, which gets old after a
while. I cannot say “I won’t be
back” or “this is my last time
coming to jail.” But I will try my
best to stay out of here when I
am released.
I don’t like it here one bit. I
hate it here, but I’m forced to
be here for my actions. I am
sorry for what I did last May. I
feel ashamed, and I don’t think
I will be able to face my family
when I get out. But I have been
forgiven for it!
There were times when I felt
all hope was lost and had noth
ing to look forward to. All that
has changed because now I have
freedom and a new start to look
forward to, to get a better life
than drinking and getting high
every day. All that depends on
the choices that are made when
I am free again.
Now all I have left to say is,
If you don’t like jail, then don’t
drink and drive, or do anything
that will put you in here. See you
on the other side!
Damon David.
Thank you to sponsors
We are sorry for the time
it took to give all you people
th at help ed sup p o rt our
young boys, Marcel Allen and
Joseph Scott, to travel to
Shawnee, Okla., on Nov. 9-
13.
Both boys w ere in the
steer riding division. They
were both up on Thursday
and Saturday. M arcel got
hung up on Saturday, in
which the clown got knocked
out distracting the steer from
getting the rider!
Both boys did not last the
six second required, but more
luck to them in the coming
year! T hey w ould like to
thank all those who made this
trip possible. Thanks to Kah-
Nee-Ta for helping the boys
with the $150 apiece.
Thanks to DMJ for their
support and practices at their
house. T here w as a
fundraiser with donated items
with these results (item and
the winner):
P ink shaw l, S h elley
Hanson; Applique bag, Linda
Porter; Applique bad, Rena
Adams; Abalone shell neck
lace, Rosanna Jackson; lap
blanket, Val Grout; Beaded
necklace, Shana Johnson.
Deerhorn knife, Tammy
G arriso n ;
K ah -N ee-T a
sweatshirt, Hestor Scott; Neck
lace, Kobe Baez; ceramic piece,
Tiger VanPelt; bags o f dried
v en iso n , D elfo rd Jo h n so n ;
beaded belt buckle, Harrison
Davis Jr. Other prizes: coffee
containers (three), and OSU
beaded medallion.
W hile in Shaw nee, O kla.,
Marcel was accompanied by his
grandpa, Francis “Toba” Scott,
mother Desiree Allen, uncle Is
rael Scott. They say it was a once
in a lifetime trip, in which they
got to be with the boys, and got
to see the National Cowboy and
Western Heritage Museum in
which those that were in the
Hall of Fame, such as Lane
Frost and Ty Murray.
Toba stated, “They knew
all of the best rest stops!”
W hile there, they also
went to the Thoroughbred
Hall of Fame.
Joseph III was accompa
nied by his father, Joe Scott
Jr., and his mother, Crystal,
and two sisters.
We would like to thank
you all for the help and con
tributions. Much thanks to
Carmella Scott, Auntie and
D ezi H u rtad o for the
fundraiser dinners!
To those who helped make the Carlight Parade
The Carlight Parade 2011
entries were:
Charlie Brown Christmas-
doctors, nurses and lab work
ers, IHS; the 509-J School bus;
KW SO/W arm Springs Con
struction; Book Mobile, Warm
Springs Library.
How the Grinch Stole Christ
mas by Community Health; Gin
gerbread House by Housing;
“We Are Here” by Teleco; Pre
vention.
F ire M anagem ent and
Smokey the Bear; Head Start;
The “Ducks” community mem
ber; and the Queahpama Ranch.
Thank you all for your great
effo rt in co n stru ctin g your
floats.
We really appreciate your
participation in the parade. Your
generosity and creativity are
boundless. Shout out to all and
we look forward to seeing you
next year!
And now the winners:
F irst: A C h arlie B row n
C h ristm as, by the d o cto rs,
nurses and lab workers, IHS.
Second: 509-J School Bus
with Santa.
Third: Head Start.
Fourth: Gingerbread House
by Housing.
Fifth: KWSO/Warm Springs
Construction.
Yours truly,
The Recreation D epart
ment, Community Vi^ellness
Center, Carol Sahm e, Arts
and Crafts coordinator.
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