Spiiyay Tym oo, Wgrrn Springs, O regon
February 8, 2012
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Smith Team first in national standings
T he Jason Sm ith Team
took first place at the Pro
fessional Team Bronc Riding
National Finals, held recently
at the Jefferson County Fair
grounds. T he Jason Smith
Team also ranked first in the
end o f the year N atio n al
Standings.
A t th e T eam B ro n c
Riding, or Wild Horse Race,
finals, the Spud Sm ith Jr.
T eam .of Madras took sec
ond place; and the A tcitty
Begay Team took third.
This was the first time the
Team Bronc Riding National
Finals were held in the region.
“I think it went great,” said
Jason Smith.
O th e r results from the
Finals were: Bill Coporgno
Team, fourth; TeamAgin.com
Team, fifth; and the James
Ferderer Team, sixth.
The Spud Smith Jr. Team
was ranked third in the end
o f year National Standings;
and the Atcitty Begay Team
was fifth.
One W ay Youth event Sunday
There will be a free meal pro
vided by O ne Way Y outh on
Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Warm
Springs Baptist Church, 2230
Elliot Heights.
O ne Way Youth will also be
accepting cash donations, plus
soda bottles and cans, to put
toward youth events.
This will help the group to
serve the community and raise
money for youth events.
T here will be a raffle for
baked goods and other great
items. Raffle tickets are $1 a
piece, or ten for $8.
Any questions? Please call
youth director Kirsten at 503-
927-9299.
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Jason Smith Team was first in the National Standings.
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RITA LEE SQUIEMPHEN (Wa-Thlu-Na)
R ita S q u iem p h en was
born July 8, 1931 in Warm
Springs, Oregon and went to
be with our Creator January
11, 2012 in Bend, Oregon.
She is survived by her hus
band o f 61 years, Earl and
five ch ild ren : son, T erry
Squiemphen (wife Gladys);
d au g h ters V alerie and
E arly n n e
S quiem ph en ;
Samm i O ’Reilly (husband
She had many friends, among
o u r Tribal people, as well as
people associated with the Tribe.
People always knew where she
stood oh issues, she was never
afraid to tell people w hat she
thought.
She took great pride in her
kid s, g ran d k id s an d g re a t
grandkids, always encouraging
them to finish school, to always
stay active with sports, to always
follow their dreams and always
T om ), C R Begay (h u sb an d
A nson) and so n -in -law
Edison Yazzie, all o f Warm
Springs.
She has 11 grandchildren,
Monica, Gary, Vernon, Phil,
Lynn, A m anda Jo, Teri Jo,
C hance, T opaz, B laine &
Destry; and 12 great grand
children, G ary III, A rrita,
Jo rd a n , J e s to n , K alynn,
B rody, A u ro ra, T hyrecia,
Z achary, A aro n , S co tt &
Joletta.
She also ¡eaves behind
adopted kids Tom E stim o
Jr., Lawrence Squiem phen
J r .,
S h aw n a Ja c k s o n ,
M arva M eanus an d L ois
S q uiem -phen. She leaves
brothers Russell, Alfred Jr.
and Wissie Smith and sister,
G inger Smith, all o f Warm
Springs.
Rita was a respected Tribal
M ember Elder and an out
spoken Tribal Council mem
ber, having served 24 years
on Council; in that time serv
w ork hard.
ing on various committees, in
cluding Health and Welfare, Cul
ture and Heritage, Kah-Nee-Ta
B oard, W SFPI B oard, L and
Use, and Fish and Wildlife.
She was an outspoken advo
cate for Education for Tribal
Members, Tribal Member em
ployment and economic devel
opment for the Tribal Organi
zation. She always expressed a
deep passion and concern for
The Confederated Tribes.
A lthough no longer serving
as a C ouncil m em ber, m any
trib al m em b ers ap p ro a c h e d
her, seeking advice, guidance
or w ords o f encouragem ent.
She never turned anyone away
and always had a smile on her
face.
Rita m entored a lot o f the
younger people, giving them
advice to help them better them
selves, sharing idea’s, concerns
and just keeping up with every
one she came into contact with.
She was an avid horsewoman
in her youngers years; she was a
jockey, as were the rest o f the
girls in her family; she could
break horses with the best o f
men and her parents taught her
the meaning o f “hard work,”
working on the family ranch.
She was always busy fund
raising; her m otto was, “D on’t
take any money that you could
raise yourself,” and “D on’t buy
what you can’t pay for.”
She was a very am bitious
lady, always taking classes in the
care o f horses and other live
stock. She organized local clin
ics fo r B arrel Racing, Team
Roping, and other events. She
was always generous in sharing
her knowledge o f whatever was
asked for.
She and Earl took in foster
kids, helping and teaching them
the meaning o f “honest, hard
work.” She also helped many
people that had health issues or
lost a home to fire by doing
fund-raising for them. She
was always one o f those that
helped when someone lost a
loved one, by baking pies or
cakes for their dinner.
Rita was very passionate
about her Tribe, always look
ing for ways to help better
our R eservation and help
Tribal Members. It didn’t
matter what district you were
from , she was willing to help
everyone. She 'was one o f
those people that led by ex
ample; if she couldn’t get re
sults one way, she’d look for
another way to get it done.
I f it was within her power,
She’d G et It Done!
Rita was always looking
ahead to the future, trying to
find ways to make things bet
ter for her family; putting
th em first b efo re h erself
She stepped in when some
one lost a beloved mother;
giving them the comfort and
support they needed. She
will be greatly missed.
She is preceded in death
by per parents, A lfred Sr.
and Lucinda Smith, daugh
ter, Priscilla; grandsons Dan
an d T h u rm a n ; b ro th e rs,
Sylvester, Jo n a s, R o sco e
S m ith; siste rs, M axine,
G loria, and D ella Sm ith,
M artha Frank and Louise
Langley.
Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd.
Open Wednesday thru Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041
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At the Plaza ~ Open at dawn
Biscuits and gravy- breakfast burritos,
Mochas, espressos, etc.
Lunch Specials, Deli Sandwiches
Call the deli at 541-553-2568.
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Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free
assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil
cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours
1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the
Warm Springs Community Action Team building,
1136 PaiuteAve, Warm Springs.
Or call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m.)
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Interior releases $1.9B plan to buy Indian land
HELENA, M ont (AP) - Fed
eral officials have released their
proposal on how they plan to
spend $1.9 billion to buy up
N ative American-owned frac
tionated land tracts and turn
them over to tribes.
The program is part o f a $3.4
billion settlement o f a class-ac
tion lawsuit over Indian land
royalties m ism anaged by the
government.
T h e In te rio r D e p a rtm e n t
says in its draft plan released
Thursday that it will target the
m ost fractionated lands and the
most willing landowners to com
plete the program w ithin 10
years. The proposal is open to
public comment for the next 45
days.
L an d fra c tio n a tio n was
caused by the 1887 Dawes Act,
which split tribal lands into indi
vidual allotments often inherited
by multiple heirs with each gen
eration. The Interipr D epart
ment has identified 88,638 frac
tionated land tracts owned by
nearly 2.8 million people.
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Monuments
Emotional adoption case may w eigh state, fed law
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -
A South Carolina adoption case
is pitting the couple who nur
tured a 2-year-old girl against the
child's biological father, a Chero
kee Nation tribal member who
took her back to Oklahoma af
ter winning custody o f her.
The South Carolina Supreme
C ourt has agreed to hear the
case, and the justices could for
the first time be weighing state
adoption law against a federal
law, little known in South Caro
lina, m eant to pro tect Native
American children. It’s n ot en
tirely clear why a family court
judge granted custody to the girl's
father because the case record
is confidential.
But a C harleston adoption
attorney who has been w atch
ing the case closely said the
judge may have ruled as he did
because o f the federal law. O r
the judge may also have ques
tioned the validity o f a waiver
signed by 2-year-old Veronica’s
father allowing her to be put up
for adoption.
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