Spilyay Tyrr
C oyote News, est. 1976
September 19, 2012
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Group making pilgrimage for Blessed Kateri Mt. Hood
B lessed K ateri Tekakwitha will
be canonized by Pope Benedict
X V I o n O c to b e r 21. B lessed
K a te ri, w h o se fa th e r w as
M o h aw k a n d m o th e r w as
Algonquin, will be the first N a
tive American to becom e a saint.
Blessed K ateri was b o rn in
1656 and dièd at the age o f 24
in 1680.
The process o f her sainthood
began in 1884, followed by her
veneration in 1943 and two cer
tified miracles in 1943 and 2006.
The miracles attributed to her ful
filled the qualifications o f her
sainthood.
tribal events
next week
T hey will also visit the place
w here she lived, was baptized
and buried.
The group will then travel to
Rome to prepare for the visit to
the Vatican and the canonization
cerem ony on Oct. 21.
The group is currently sell
in g ra ffle tic k e ts to h elp
fundraise for the event. Tickets
are $1 each o r 6 for $5. The
drawing will be held on Septem
ber 30 after mass.
Please contact any members
o f the group if you would like
to purchase tickets.
D onations are also welcome.
Any assistance given will help the
m em bers o f the church be a
part o f and witness the canoni
zation o f Blessed Kateri.
D onations can be made to:
Blessed Kateri O n O ctober
21, 2012; P O Box 764; Warm
Springs, O R 97761.
T he construction w ork on the
H ollyw ood intersection is being
done between the hours o f 6 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m ., M onday thro u g h
Thursday.
The scheduled hours are best for
the site conditions and safety, said
T h e sectio n o f ro ad from
Shitike Creek Bridge to the four
way intersection will be removed
and reconstructed with new road
base and asphalt.
The section o f road on E ast
T e n in q -T e n in o fro m E llio t
T he Culture and Heritage D e
partm ent is preparing for a gather
ing this m o n th at Mt. H o o d Ski
Bowl.
Friday, Sept. 28 will be Native
American Day at Ski Bowl, where
they will open the facilities to tribal
m em ber students. T here will be no
charge for students w ho show lan
guage learning, perfect attendance,
athletic involvement or outstanding
GPAs.
T he following day will be the
grand opening o f the Warm Springs
Interpretive • Center at Mt. H ood.
This begins at 10 a.m. T he day will
include a powwow, tribal m em ber
vendors, social dance performances.
Events are free and open to tribal
members.,
Leading up to the grand open
ing, m em bers are planning a com
m em orative horse ride from the
n orth reservation boundary to Mt.
Hood.
T h e c e le b ra tio n re c o g n iz e s
W arm Springs and their tie to the
land. T he area is part o f the land
the tribes ceded to the United States
as p art o f the Treaty o f 1855.
Vendors can sign up to reserve a
spot for $25 per table. Vendors will
have until Sept. 24 to sign up, and
can pay at the door. A film crew
will docum ent the celebration and
W a rm S p rin g s C p n s,tru c tio n . _ _
Heights to the administration
building-West Hills intersection
horse ride. A tipi village and camp
area will be marked out for tribal
Local group attending
M e m b e rs o f th e B lessed
K ateri Catholic Indian Mission
o f W arm Springs will be partici
p ating in a pilgrim age to the'
Vatican to witness the canoniza
tion.
Those making the pilgrimage
are Father Luis Flores-Alva and
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Colleen Reed, Leslie Cochran-Davis, Nancy Seyler, Ursula Gibson
and Marcella Hall (from left), with Father Luis Flores-Alva are
planning the pilgrimage.
tribal members Marcela Hall, Ursula
Gibson, Colleen Reed, Nancy Seyler
and Leslie Cochtan-Davis.
T h e Pilgrim age will begin in
N ew York, w ith a visit to the n a
tional shrines fo r Blessed K ateri.
(More raffle information on page
4.)
Intersection work to continue for next few weeks
There are flaggers to direct traf
fic during work hours.
The project is expected to be fin
ished around the end o f October.
I f you have any questions about
this project, please call the C on
struction office a t 541-553-3207.
T he Hollywood-Tenino paving
project has a budget o f close to
$600,000, w ith funding, th ro u g h
tribal shares o f the B lA infrastruc
ture budget.
The project will involve recon-
struction and paving at and around
the Hollywood-Tenino intersection.
T he project summary states:
will receive a 2-inch asphalt over
lay.
T he 2-inch overlay will also
be applied from K o t-num road
to the Hollywood-Tenino inter
section. Sidewalks and concrete
curbs will be rep aired o r re
placed in various sections o f
th e project.
participants. (See page 4 f o r more in
formation.)
Rodeo at
Simnasho
Halliday returns as W. S. Agency Superintendent
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
J o h n Halliday returned to w ork
in W arm Springs last week. Some
may rem em ber that he. worked here
years ago, at jobs quite different
from his new one.
Halliday is now thè Superintedent
for the BLA W arm Springs Agency.
His first day back o n the job in
W arm Springs was last Thursday.
A bout 30 tribal m em bers were on
hand for a welcoming party at the
administration building.
H e then m et w ith T ribal C oun
cil for-the first time last Friday. A
m atter fo r early discussion was
possible further 638 contracting
by the tribes. '
Earlier years
Halliday grew up on the Yakama
R eservation and in Seattle. Back
then he w ould spend time on the
W arm Springs Reservation, visiting
relatives.
His grandfather Frenchy T h o
mas, a log truck driver, lived at the
trailer co u rts by th e D esch u tes
River near Rainbow. His grandfa
ther was known as a great singer.
H e was know n especially For ‘‘In
dian Lové Call,” which he sang at
the Pendleton Round-Up.
“Thèy say I look just like him,”
Halliday said.
His uncle is Luclie Thom as, now
am ong the oldest Eving Wasco el
ders. His brother is James HaUiday
o f W arm Springs, also known for
his singing, w ho is now studying at
the O regon State University cam
pus in Bend.
J o h n H allid ay a n d a n o th e r
b ro th e r J e ff are m em bers o f the
M uckleshoot Tribe. Jo h n also has
W arm Springs, Wasco and Yakama
ancestry.
F rom the early 1980s until 1992,
HaUiday worked at different jobs on
came a W arm Springs PoEce of
ficer. H e was a tribal officer
from 1986 until 1992. His final
two years as an officer were spent
in inter-tribal law enforcem ent at
the Columbia River.
Education
John Halliday
the W arm Springs Reservation. H e
first worked as a busboy and waited
tables at Kah-Nee-Ta.
H e then w orked as an insulation
instaUer for H ousing, and then be
Halliday th en attended the
University o f Montana, where he
received a Bachelor o f Arts de
gree, after having eariier studied
at HaskeU Indian University in
Kansas. H e received his degree
from the University o f M ontana
in 1994. H e then earned a Mas
ters in PubEc A dministration in
1996.
H e also ta u g h t classes
through a feUowship. A t the uni
versity he taught poEtical theory,
pubEc poEcy, Native American
econom ic and en v ironm ental
perspectives, and tribal govern
ment.
T he Simnasho com m unity will
host the “W hy K not” R odeo this
Saturday, Sept. 22. O pen bullriding
and a sanctioned WEd H orse race
are part o f the action.
T here wiU be an endurance race
starting at noon, and the rodeo starts
at 1 p.m.
T here will be a junior colt race,
senior colt race, cow riding, bare-
back riding, ranch b ro n c riding,
S&G WEd H orse race (for non-card
holders only), ribbon roping, and
cow milking. Sign-up between 10 and
12 on rodeo day.
P ay o u ts are $100 a d d e d fo r
most; $50 for junior colt and senior
colt races; and $300 for ranch bronc
riding. T h e a n n o u n c e r w ill be
Mackie Begay.
T he W hy K n o t R odeo will in
clude a PW HRA sanctioned Wild
H orse race, $1000 added; two head
and final; Pendleton start. For more
inform ation contact the PW HRA
office.
The open bullriding event, $ 1,000
payout, is sp o n so red by M ackie
Begay. F o r' in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t
Mike Alps, 541-419-1028.
See HALLIDAY on page 2
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