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Spilyay Tyrnoo October 17, 2012
Letters to the Editor
Chieftainship
T o the W asco People:
I am T u l'p a h ’ chit-si-ak’,
sister to J o h n Sm ieuk K atchia
Sr. H e is a m an o f integrity,
a hard w orker, caring father
and grandfather.
A lthough Jo h n is a “D irect
D e sc en d e n t” to W asco C hief
D aniel K atchia, J o h n stated
w e should b e view ed by ou r
ow n accom plishm ents.
B eg in n in g in th e 1960’s,
J o h n w o rk e d a t th e B e rry
F a rm s n e a r Sandy, h e th e n
w o rk e d in th e w o o d s , a n d
th en th e mill.
O u r g r a n d f a t h e r A le c
T o h et also stated he w anted
his grandchildren to learn the
church, beginning w ith B ap
tist C hurch, th en to Sunday
service at the L onghouse; we
either w e n t to the Full G o s
pel C hurch o r to the Shaker
C hurch. H e w anted us tp be
respectful to all faiths.
A s a h u n te r J o h n has been
supportive o f cerem onial ac
tivities. T h is is ju st a little
glim pse I can share a b o u t m y
brother. Please su p p o rt Jo h n
for W asco Chief.
Cassie
Katchia,
Tul‘Pah’ Chit-si-ak’
Feds clarify
policy on
eagle feathers
T h e . D e p a rtm e n t o f J u s
tice last w eek a n n o u n ce d a
policy addressing th e ability
o f m em bers o f federally rec
ognized In d ian tribes to p o s
sess o r use eagle feathers.
T h e policy covers all fed
erally p ro je c te d bird s, b ird
feathers an d b ird parts.
Federal wildlife laws such
as the Bald and G o ld en Eagle
P r o t e c t i o n A c t g e n e r a lly
c rim in a liz e th e k illin g o f
eagles an d o th e r m igratory
birds and the possession o r
c o m m e rc ia liz a tio n o f th e
feathers an d o th e r pa rts o f
such birds.
T hese im p o rta n t laws are
en fo rced by the D e p artm en t
o f Ju stic e a n d th e D e p a r t
m en t o f the In terio r and help
ensure th a t eagle an d o th e r
b i r d p o p u l a t i o n s r e m a in
healthy and sustainable.
A t the sam e tim e, the D e
p a rtm e n t o f Ju s tic e re c o g
n iz e s t h a t e a g le s p la y a
unique and im p o rta n t role in
the religious and cultural life
o f m any In d ian tribes. M any
Indian tribes and tribal m em
bers have historically used,
and today continue to use fed
erally p ro te c te d b ird s, b ird
feathers o r o th e r b ird parts
fo r th eir tribal cultural and
religious expression.
T h e new policy provides
that, consistent w ith the D e
p a rtm e n t o f Ju stic e ’s trad i
tional exercise o f its discre
tio n , a m e m b e r o f a fed er
ally recognized tribe engaged
only in the follow ing types o f
c onduct will n o t b e subject to
prosecution:
• Possessing, using, w ear
ing o r carrying federally p ro
tected birds, b ird feathers o r
o th e r b ird p a rts (federally
p ro tec te d b ird parts);
• T raveling d o m estically
w ith federally p ro tec te d bird
p a rts o r, if trib a l m em b e rs
obtain and com ply w ith n ec
essary p erm its, traveling in
ternationally w ith such item s;
■ P ic k in g u p n a tu r a lly
m o lte d o r fa lle n f e a th e r s
fo u n d in th e w ild, w ith o u t
m olesting o r disturbing fed
erally p ro tec te d birds o r their
MAC Recreation levy needs Warm Springs vote
nests;
• G iving o r loaning feder
ally p ro te c te d b ird p a rts to
o th e r m em b ers o f federally
re c o g n iz e d trib e s, w ith o u t
co m p en satio n o f any kind;
■ ■ E xchanging federally p ro
tec ted b ird p a rts fo r fed er
ally p ro tec te d b ird parts w ith
o th e r m em b ers o f federally
re c o g n iz e d trib e s, w ith o u t
co m pensation o f any kind;
• Providing the feathers o r
o th e r parts o f federally p ro
tec ted birds to craftspersons
w h o are m em b ers o f feder
ally reco g n ized tribes to be
fa sh io n e d in to o b je c ts fo r
eventual use in tribal religious
o r cultural activities.
Getting older
By Michele Gemelas
(Writing as a private citizen)
T h e M adras A quatic C en
ter (MAC) Recreation D istrict
political action com m ittee has
m ade it clear: the tax levy to
s u p p o r t o p e r a tio n s o f th e
M A C n e ed s W arm S prings
voters in o rd e r to pass.
H e r e a re s o m e o f th e
q u e s tio n s a sk e d by T rib a l
M em bers along w ith the an
swers:
Question: Who can vote
on this MAC Operations
Levy?
A ny registered v o te r w ho
is living in the 509-J school
d istric t b o u n d a ry is in th e
MAC R ecreation D istrict and
can vo te o n this levy. T his
includes W arm s Springs resi
dents.
a m aintenance fund, an d will
expand the o u t o f w ater rec
reatio n program s.
Question: How much
will this levy cost Tribal
Members living on the
reservation or renting in
Madras?
R eservation residents and
renters w h o do n o t pay p ro p
erty tax will n o t be affected
by the levy.
Question: What will this
tax levy fund? How much
money will it provide?
T h e M A C L ev y is e s ti
m ate d to p ro v id e $240,000
fro m p ro p e rty taxes, w hich
will elim inate th e five-w eek
M AC closure th at occurs each
A p ril/M ay an d will elim inate
loans currently used fo r o p
erations. I t will also provide
Question: Why should
Warm Springs vote YES
on this levy?
W arm S p rin g s re sid e n ts
are participating in m any o f
th e-recreatio n al activities at
the MAC including adult soft-
ball, y o u th soccer, y o u th and
adult basketball, w ater polo,
sw im team s, an d m ore. „
A few b ra v e folks h a v e
even participated in the M AC
D a sh S print T ria th lo n fo r the
last few years. H aving folks
participate in these activities
is a g re a t w ay to im p ro v e
h e a lth a n d h e lp u s to live
longer.
T h e M A C sta ff w ould like
to c o n ti n u e a ll o f th e s e
healthy program s and to in
crease the nu m b er o f W arm
Springs participants in these
activities, b u t needs to have
th e m oney to do so.
Currently, the dry land rec
reation activities like soccer,
b a sk e tb a ll a n d so ftb a ll are
funded by a gran t fro m the
B e an F o u n d a tio n , b u t th a t
fu n d in g w ill d ecrease each
year until it expires, fo u r years
fro m now.
T h e o p e ratio n s levy will
p ro v id e c o n tin u e d fu n d in g
fo r these program s.
E very W arm Springs vote
is needed fo r this to pass, so
please yote Y E S for the MAC
R e cre atio n D istric t O p e ra
tions Levy.
FOR All YOU
I guess w e all get older and
r e tir e fro m a jo b w e m ay
have,
Well, I ’ve lived in E ugene
fo r m any years a n d w as an
official m em b er o f th e River
R oad B aptist C hurch in E u
gene. I loved it all.
O n the last day o f Septem
b e r the P a sto r D o u g Sm ith
h ad his last w ork in g day as
p a s to r a t th e c h u rc h . T h e
m em bers o f the ch u rch had
a su p e r farew ell d in n e r fo r
him. D o u g will be m issed very
m uch. We are all praying for
him to live happy and secure
in his retirem ent life. We m ust
all m ove o n in o u r lives to be
happy. We all g et old. T h an k
you.
Meyer Memorial
Trust nominations
E lizab eth A Woody, tribal
m e m b e r a n d a u th o r, is r e
m inding the public to n o m i
n a te in d iv id u a ls w h o h a v e
g o n e o u t o f th e ir w ay to
m ake a difference in the state
o f O regon.
N om inations can be a vol
u n tee r firefighter w h o helped
save a life o r a hom e; a neigh
b o r w ho collects w inter coats
fo r those in need, a local li
b ra ria n w h o help s ch ild ren
fall in love w ith learning; o r
som eone w h o always greets
everyone w ith an optim istic
smile. N o m in atio n s m ay be
subm itted online at:
ww w.iam oregon.org
O r by c a llin g 5 0 3 -4 5 1 -
0705. N om inees and no m i
nators will b e invited to help
launch O reg o n ’s 21st C entury
F ro n tie r a n d b e eligible for
public recognition and m ore.
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Evette Patt
For CPS
C hildren’s Protective Ser
vices is seeking your su p p o rt
in d o n a tin g som e, candy o r
little goodies to the pro g ram
to distribute to all the children.
Y ou m ay d ro p o f f yo u r
donations w ith the CPS recep
tionist by O c to b e r 25 during
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O r, you m ay c o n ta ct CPS
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you!
CPS
Artist Travis Bobb everyone is looking forward to another scarey Halloween in
Warm Springs.
Meet your W.S. pharmacy staff
O ctober is A m erican Phar
macists M onth, w ith the them e
this year being, “K n o w your
Pharm acist, know your m edi
• W illam ette University
w ill p r e s e n t I n d i a n
C ountry C onversations,
featuring new sculptures
by artist Rick Bartow.
• T h e e x h ib it, “ W e
W ere Always H ere,” will
o p e n o n Friday, O ct. 26.
T h ere will be a dialogue
and images session start
ing at 6 p.m ., w ith a re
ception in the gallery at
cine.”
T h e * th e m e e n c o u ra g e s
people to fo rm a close rela
tionship w ith their pharm acist
to get the b e st care possible.
W ith t h a t in m in d , w e
w ould like to in tro d u ce you
to o u r “ s u p e r ” p h a r m a c y
technicians.
T h e W arm Springs H ealth
an d W ellness C enter is fo rtu
nate to have a cortim itted atid
caring pharm acy staff.
t
All are C ertified Pharm acy
T e c h n ic ia n s w h ic h m e a n s
th e y h a v e d e m o n s tr a te d a
high level o f training and ex
perien ce a n d have passed a
national certification exam.
M ariann Sm ith has b e e n a
federal em ployee fo r 39 years
a t th r e e ag en c ie s. S h e h as
been m arried to C huck Sm ith
for 30 years.
Alicia B oston w as raised in
Native art
exhibit
at university
Courtesy photo.
Mariann Smith, Jason Arredondo, Alicia Boston
C hiloquin, an d has lived in
M adras fo r 17 years. She has
w o r k e d a t W a r m S p r in g s
Clinic fo r eight years.
She loves sp e n d in g tim e
w ith h e r kids, ‘80s m usic, and
m ovies. H e r new est h o b b y is
photography.
J a s o n A rr e d o n d o is th e
new est m em b er o f o u r p h a r
m a c y te a m . H e h a s c o m
p leted tw o to u rs in A fghani
stan w ith th e U.S. A rm y and
was also in the U.S. A ir Force.
S to p in to m e e t all y o u r
pharm acy staff. W e’re h e re to
h e lp y o u w ith y o u r h e a lth
needs.
(Submitted by Diane Fuller;
W arm Springs H ealth and
Wellness Center, 541-553-1196
ext. 4420; Dianefuller@ihs.gov)
7 p.m . T h e public is wel
com e.
W orks by B artow are
displayed at the N ational
M useum o f th e A m eri
can Indian in W ashing
ton, D.C.
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