Spilyay Tymoo
March 6, 2013
Coyote News, est. 1976
Voi. 38, No. 5
5 0 c e n ts
T he districts m et on M onday
, evening to nominate candidates to
the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council o f
the Confederated Tribes o f Warm
Springs. There are 27 nominees for
the Agency D istrict; thirteen for
Simnasho; and six for Seekseequa.
The district voters in April will
choose the next Tribal Council.
Agency and Sim nasho will elect
th re e C o u n cil m e m b e rs, and
Seekseequa Voters will choose two.
The Agency District nomi
nees are: C arlos Calica, L u th er
Clements, M ona Smith Cochran,
L y n n T an ew ash a D avis, R eina
Eskimo, Eugene Greene Jr., Anita
Jackson, Kahseuss Jackson, Louise
K a tc h ia , K im L eC laire, D an
M artinez, Je ff Sanders Sr., Mary
Sando limhoolah, Alex Smith, Alvis
Smith III, Carlos Sm ith, Claude
Smith III, Jonathan Smith, Randy
Smith, Robert Smith, Ryan Smith
Sr., Wissy Sm ith, Lola Sohappy,
M arcia Soliz, Roy Spino, D abid
Rodriguez, Gabriel Walker.
Community Counseling staff
(some pictured right) are
happy to be in the newly
remodeled building. See
sta ff profiles on pages 7, 8
and 9.
The Simnasho District nomi
nees are: D u ra n B o b b , O rv ie
Katrina Rodgers/Community Counseling
F ilm m a k e r w orks o n ‘A w ak en in g ’
Danzuka, Raymond Moody, Evaline
Patt, J.P. Patt, Rafael Queahpama,
Cassie Rhoan, Sal Sahme, Em erson
S q u ie m p h e n , A u ro ly n S tw yer,
D elson Suppah Sr., R on Suppah,
Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
The Seekseequa D istrict
nominees are: R eu b en H enry,
Wendell Jim , «Scott Moses, Myra
Johnson Orange, Lee Tom, Wilson
Wewa.
By Yvonne Iverson
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
Nominees for
Tribal Council
The community is invited to
th e d e d ic a tio n an d o ffic ia l
o p e n in g o f th e new W arm
Springs Com m unity C ounsel
ing Center, today, Wednesday,
M arch 6.
The H ealth and H um an Ser
vices B ranch is h o stin g th e
d e d ic a tio n and o p e n h o u se
throughout the day.
Stop by for a to u r o f the
n e w ly -re m o d e le d b u ild in g ,
w hich houses the P revention
Program , A lcohol and D rug,
and M ental H ealth. Meals are
being served, there is a video
project on display, am ong other
activities.
T he building is the old girls
dorm , and recently received a
$600,000 im provem ent.
T rib a l
ECRWSS
Postal Patron
March - Wiyalppt - Winter- Anm
Counseling
h o stin g
dedication
L aR onn
Katchia is attending the A rt In
stitute o f Pbrdand, where he is
currently working on a movie
ertiaAeB. Awakening for his senior
thesis. '
The movie is about a Native
American teen who is sent to a
Shaman by his grandmother, in
hopes o f restoring his faith in his
culture.
Starring in the movie is Louise
K atchia, F o ste r K alam a and
Solomon Trimble, w ho also had
a part in the popular movie Twi
light.
“Working with Mr. Solomon
Trimble was great,” said Foster
Kalama. “Using his acting expe
riences made it a lot easier for
me.”
It was also helpful having
Katchia walk him through his
parts, Kalama Said.
Katchia has a film crew that
trav els w ith h im to W arm
Springs to shoot the scenes. He
describes his experience w orking
with the crew;
“I had seen all the w ork that
gobs into a movie, the long hours,
and a lot o f thinking... This team
was awesome!”
K a tc h ia has b een raisin g
money to cover th e expenses o f
the crew and equipment needed
to complete the student project.
P.0. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
The following are the order in
which the candidates were nom i
nated, and the person who made the
nomination:
Agency District
A website has been created to
share updates and accept donations:
laronnkatchia.wix.com/awakening
“Mr. Katchia could use all the
help hè can get financially,” explains
Kalama. “He is working on getting
his degree in Film Directing, and
needs this film to get his degree.”
Katchia adds, “This short film
is im portant to me because I feel
my culture, along with many cul
tures; are drifting away due to
technology. Elders o f tribes are
passing away,” he says, “and with
them the knowledge o f our sa
cred ways and practices.”
Katchia needs the film to com
plete his degree; but he has already
completed several other projects,
including a music Video for local
rappers Bigg B and N 8, which
can be seen on his youtube chan
nel along w ith some o f his other
work.
Laronn Katchia (top); and
directing (right).
D e b o ra h Jack so n n o m in ated
Anita Jackson.
F o s te r K alam a n o m in a te d
Gabriel Walker.
F o ste r also n o m in a te d L ola
Sohappy.
A m anda T hom pson nominated
Carlos Smith.
Veronica Smith nominated Randy
Smith.
M ark Stevens Sr. n o m in ated
Wissy Smith.
Kevin Smith nom inated Robert
Smith.
Clarisse Crane nom inated Alex
Smith,
' Council Chairman Buck Sfnith
nominated Kahseuss Jackson.
Rosemary Lewis nominated D an
Martinez.
E arleen Tufti nom inated Marcia
Soliz.
Rosanna Sanders nom inatedjeff
Sanders Sr.
W illiam W ilso n n o m in a te d
Luther Clements.
S haw n H isa ta k e n o m in a te d
Reina Estimo.
L e m in n ie S m ith n o m in a te d
D abid Rodriguez.
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See page 16 for details.
. Mary T ohet nominated Jonathan
Smith (Janell Smith’s brother).
Jeff Sanders Jr. nominated Roy
Spino.
Clint Smith nominated Leontyne
“Lynn” Tanewasha-Davis. it
Jolene Switzler nom inated E u
gene Greene Jr.
D em u s M artinez n o m in a te d
Carlos Calica.
.
Agnes Lum pm outh nominated
Kim LeClaire.
Mona Smith Cochran nominated
Alvis W Smith III.
Regen “Toby” M orales nom i
nated Ryan Smith Sr. (Smitty).
Versa Fuentes Smith nominated
Claude Smith III.
Adeline Miller nominated Louise
Katchia.
B ruce B ru n o e Jr. n o m in ated
Mary Sando Emhoolah.
Veronica Smith nominated Mona
Smith Cochran.
(These are the candidates w ho
accepted the nominations.)
Simnasho District
i E liza B row n-Jim n o m in a te d
Raymond Moody.
F ra n c e lia M iller n o m in a te d
Rafael Queahpama.
Sharlayne G arcia n o m in ated
Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
Walt Q uinn nominated Sylvester
Sahme.
R oberta K irk nom inated D uran
Bobb.
Sharlayne G arcia n o m in ated
Cassie Rhoan.
W illiam R h o a n n o m in a te d
D elson Suppah Sr.
Priscilla Frank nom inated J.P.
Patt.
N eda Wesley nominated Aurolyn
Stwyer.
Arlita Rhoan nom inated Orvie
Danzuka.
Stanley S im tu stu s. nom in ated
Ron Suppah.
Roberta Kirk nominated Evaline
Patt.
Seekseequa District
Oliver Moses nom inated Scott
Moses.
Geraldine Jim nominated Wendell
Jim.
L anraina H intsala n om inated
Reuben Henry.
Vivian Wewa nom inated Wilson
Wewa.
Liana Tom nominated Lee Tom.
R honda Ike n om inated Myra
Johnson Orange.
Through this week is the verifi
cation process for the nominees,
after which is the preparation o f the
ballots. U pcoming election dates:
March: Approval resolution set
ting election date. Mail absentee
ballots.
April: Election.
Monday, May 6: T he Twenty-
Sixth Tribal Council takes office.
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