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r. Spilygy T ym oo, W arm Springs, O regon Canoe Family preparing for 2013 Journey By Jefferson Greene Canoe Family' A journey has begun where y o u th and elders g ro w to g eth er, d ev elo p in g leaders,, revitalizing indigenous cultural knowledge, and1 really, becom ing a family. N ’chi W anapum is a- N a tive com m unity Canoe Fam ily o f the Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs, w here stu dents and teachers learn from each o ther in a circle o f kin ship. T h eir 2—3 w eek Journey, Tribal C om m unity to' C om m unity by Way o f the Canoe, is a forever life changing ex perience for participants. T he journey is filled w ith cultural and m oral teachings, spiritu ality, p e rso n al healing, and growth. Starting in 1989 w ith five canoes, th e C anoe Jo u rn e y has grow n to nearly 100'tribal canoes a n n u a lly f ro m th r o u g h o u t th e N o rth w e s t and beyond. T h is year w ill b e W arm Springs’ fourth Journey, our third year in existence, and the n e ed fo r help co n tin u es to grow “W hen I first heard o f the C anoe Journey, I didn’t think it w o u ld be a big deal b u t once I participated in p rac tices and activities along with it, that let m e see life in a dif ferent way. I t show ed m e how im portant family is, and also th at things d o n ’t com e easy in life.” ~ Ike-Lopez, age 11 Background T h e C o lu m b ia R iv e r G.orge tribes, referred ,t o the riv er as W e’M ul (K ik sh t), N ?Chi W ana (Tchishkin), and Pabahuudu (Num u). T ribes w ere relocated in 1855 from the m ighty Colum bia G orge, w here they had're sided for thousands o f years. O ne-hundred and. fifty years later, in 2009, the C onfeder ated Tribes o f W arm Springs acquired a 36-foot canoe. T h e c an o e re ce iv e d th e nam e N ’chi W ana in M arch apparel, we are seeking a m ini m u m $10 0 d o n a tio n . W e w ould be greatly ho n o red to receive your help. M iss io n : T h e W a rm Springs Canoe Project (N ’chi W a n a p u m ) is f o r N a tiv e A m erican youth o f the W arm Springs Indian R eservation to c o n n ec t w ith, in te rac t, a n d bon d w ith their adult com m u nity in a positive way th at in spires, encourages, and em pow ers one another. Courtesy/file photo. V isio n : The N ’c h i Canoe Family on Journey last summer. W anapum project is to be led by N ative A m erican Y outh o f 2010 an d cu rrently rests at tained Cold W ater Safety and ' the W arm Springs Indian Res Rescue Training. e rv a tio n w h ile a d u lts a n d th e M u s e u m a t W a rm T his year’s journey w ill re young adults will serve as the Springs. , quire vehicles for 80 m em advisors to encourage a sus T h e in te n t o f the Canoe ta in a b le a n d e m p o w e rin g Family is to revitalize cultural bers. T h e funds and assets to sustain such a grow ing group project for generations to fol h isto ry a n d p ra c tic e s, a n d o f youth and elders have n o t low. sh are su ch e d u c a tio n w ith generations 'amidst a circle o f b e en able to keep up w ith such progression. Invitation to Canoe sobriety and prevention. Cultural gifts and donations Journey volunteers: T he N ’chi W anapum Ca N ’chi W anapum sincerely are exchanged along the jour noe Family has journeyed to th e N a tiv e N a tio n s o f the ney am ongst h o st com m uni invites you and your families M akah (2.010)? S w in o m ish ties and nations, follow ed by to attend C anoe Journey. Canoe families and N ative their largest giveaway at their (2011), and Squaxin Islan d final destination. N ations unite from th ro u g h (2012). , F in a n c ia l g if ts to th e o u t the N o rth w est to partake Fundraising for Journey project can be m ade through in this m onum ental event. Y ou will have the h o n o r N ’chi W anapum will depart the project’s fiscal sponsor the their ancestral w aters o f the M useum at W arm Springs, a in w itn e ssin g a jo u rn ey o f Colum bia G orge on July 18 50 l(c)3 non-profit, m èaning spirituality and cerem ony as to land on thé w estern W ash ,your d o n a tio n s are tax -d e f we reintroduce the canoe to I our people o f W arm Springs. in g to n ocean shores o f the ductible. Q uinault Indian N ation July 31. T he journey will be 310 miles. * Landing will be follow ed by a w e e k o f c u ltu ra l ex change and feasting am ongst the hundreds o f tribes in at tendance. I N ’chi W anapum is fund raising once again to partake in the life changing experi ence. N ’chi W anapum ’s par ticipation has grpw n consis- lenrly. sin'ce ¿QJO. T h e f ir s t y e ar saw 39 people participating; th en in 2011 th ere w ere 59 partici pants; and in 2012 a total o f 79 to o k p a rt in the Journey. O verall, com unity participa tion has grow n to over 225 in only three years. This is still the fastest growing project on the reservation. S ixty-four o f th e C anoe F am ily m e m b e rs h a v e a t Page 5 Mgrch 6, 2013 T h e group is also seeking a large passenger bus, several p a sse n g e r v a n s, a n d a 4x4 pick-up truck for tow ing their canoe. For donations F o r your d o n a tio n s, th e C anoe Family w ould like to acknow ledge and recognize you by: Printing your nam e, busi ness name, o r logo on apparel, all fundraising, posters, fro m •now until A ugust 2013, press releases, news coverage lead in g -u p to th e Journey, and radio talk show m entions. T he Canoe Family has cur rent interest in apparel includ ing: W e a th e r - p r o o f c o a ts (1 0 0 ), b a n d a n a s (5 0 0 ), w w eâtshirts (100), and sweat pants (1Ô0). (T, myself, felt like it was the right thing to do because I love com ing together and it also gives us m ore m em ories to keep.” — M. Smith, age 15. ■' N ’c h i 1 W a n a p u m m e e ts weekly to discuss jdeas and p lan fo r th e a n n u al C anoe Journey. T hey hope to one day ¡establish their ow n 501 (c)3 N o n -P ro fit Status along w ith a cedar strip canoe and ' a canoe carved from a w hole cedar log. T he am bitions o f the fam ily currently require a canoe shed large enough to house such w orks o f art and an of fice. (This article will continue in the next Spilyay Tymoo.) W a s h in e s r e tir in g fr o m C R IT F C E n fo r c e m e n t C hief Davis Yellowash W ashines has decided to retire in A ugust as C hief o f Police o f the C olum bia R iv er F ish e ries E n forcem ent D epartm ent. -( I C h ie f W a sh in e s h as b e e n C h ie f o f C R IT F C enforcem ent since M arch o f 2010. H e is retiring for m edical reasons. “ O ne o f the best things to happen to m e in m y life is to lead C R IT FE , an o p portunity and privilege for w h ic h I w ill alw ays b e g r a te f u l,” sa id C h ie f Washines. . “I have been fortunate to w ork w ith Some o f the best enfo rcem en t people in Indian country and an h o n o r to serve the tribal fishers and the tribal corri- munities along the C olum bia River.” D u r in g h is te n u r e , C h ie f W ashines w orked w ith C R IT FC ’s leadership to se c u re new e n fo rc e m e n t co m m issio n s w ith the Bureau o f Indian A f fairs and restore enforce m e n t co m m issio n s w ith the Yakama N ation. T he tribal e n fo rc e m e n t p re s ence along the Colum bia River was im proved sub stantially with the new BIA 638 c o n tra c t fo r the in- lieu and treaty 'fishing ac cess sites. C R IT F C was a lso ab le to se c u re r e sources for a m obile com m and center. , C R IT FC executive di r e c t o r P a u l L u m le y said, “C hief W ashines was instrum ental in the signifi cant im provem ent in the relationships w ith tribal, federal and local jurisdic tions. H e will be m issed as th e s e n io r o f f ic e r o f C R IT F C ’s e n fo rc e m e n t d epartm ent.” *2 ^ ^TOsh-na' \ F o r your logo to be on all Howlak Tichum Chief Washines C hief W ashines has a com bined 30 years in law e n fo rc e m e n t th a t spans four decades. H e began his career as a dispatcher-jailer for the Yakama N atio n in 1973. A y e ar la te r h e w as prom oted to police officer and was the top graduate o f his U.S. Bureau o f In dian Affairs Basic Police Academ y class in M arch 1975. A fter m oving through the ranks, including seven years as a crim inal inves tigator, he was appointed Yakama N atio n C hief o f Police in February 1986, a p o sitio n th a t he h e ld until 1996. A second ap p o in tm e n t- as Y a k am a N ation Police C hief came in 2005.. C h ie f W a sh in e s e x plained th at he hopes to rem airi e n g ag e d in a d dressing tribal fishery and justice needs. H e said, “A lthough I ’m re tirin g as th e c h ie f o f enforcem ent, I lo o k for-, w ard to find ways that I can continue to su p p o rt and p ro te c t th e tribes’ treaty fishing rights along the C olum bia.” . PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT E davto goldendale , wa DEC. 17,1931 APR. 22, 2002 NATIVI AMERICAN DESIGNS M ary Lou Brigham R ingering Long M a ry L o u B rig h a m R in g e rin g L o n g d ie d peacefully at her hom e in C rooked River Ranch, on F riday, M a rch 1, 2013^ surrounded by family. She was 77. j Mary L ou was b o rn in L a G ra n d e o n A p ril 25, 1 9 3 5 , to J o h n R o b e r t B rig h a m a n d N a n c y Em ily Casteel Brigham , a N ative A m erican w om an, She was the m iddle o f th ree dau g h ters w h o all s p e n t th e if c h ild h o o d g r o w in g u p in th e M eacham , Squaw C reek and G ib b o n areas o f E ast ern Oregon. M ary L ou was a Walla Walla tribal m em ber, one o • ’ . f th e C o n fe d era te d T ribes o f th e U m a tilla I n d ia n R eservation. T h ro u g h o u t h e r life tim e, she was very pro u d o f,h e r N ative heritage. M ary L o u g ra d u a te d from A thena H igh School, and in 1952, she m arried F lo y d R in g e rin g of P e n d le to n . T h e y liv e d M L 1 F ì dwl ' ■ Affi 69 th e re fo r 10 years a n d to g e th e r they, h ad th re e chil dren. T hey divorced in 1962, b u t Floyd’s family rem ained very close to Mary L ou and the kids th roughout the years. Always a w orking w om an, Mary L ou was a 37-year gov ernm ent employee, beginning iri M issio n . I n 1964, she transferred to W arm Springs, to thè BIA, as an A dm inistra tive Officer. She raised the kids in W arm S prings an d lived and w o rk ed in W arm Springs until transferring to Portland to w ork at the BPA. W h e re e v e r she w o rk e d , she enjoyed sp e n d in g tim e w ith h e r e o w o rk e rs . S he m ade lifelong friends every w here she went. Mary L ou held th at posi tion from Ju n e o f 1974 until she retired in Ju n e o f 1990. She decided she w anted to spend m ore time w ith the kids and grandkids. She spent the next 20 years keeping up w ith all th e. s p o r tin g a n d a fte r sc h o o l activities th a t all o f them had going on. O n January 2 ,1 9 7 7 , Mary L ou m arried R obert L ong o f Madras. R obert left his em ploym ent at N o rth U nit Irri gation District, as a ditchrider, and soon after he began w ork ing at Jo h n D eere C orpora tion in Portland. H e continued there until 2007, retiring after 30 years. W ith M ary L ou’s three kids grow n, she and R obert w ere ab le to m ake th e m o s t o f long w eekends and their an nual 3 o r 4 w eek vacations to tra v e l a b o u t w h ile still w orking full time. M ary L ou is survived by h e r h u s b a n d o f 35 y e ars, R o b e rt L o n g , ,of C ro o k e d River Ranch; her son, R o b ert, and D iane o f M adras, w ith g ra n d so n s B rian o f R e d m o n d , a n d E r ic o f Portland, daughter Pamela F r ie n d of ,C R R /! T errebonne, with grandson C.W and M andy arid great g ra n d d au g h ter N ym ew ae o f P o r tla n d , g r a n d s o n J o s h u a a n d A sh le y a n d great g randson Gillian o f T e rre b o n n e , a n d g ra n d d a u g h te r C h e y e n n e o f P endleton, daughter K risti L ou and Craig E rickson o f P ilot Rock, w ith grandson Boyd o f Salem, and grand d au g h ter A shley o f P ilot R ock, siste rs Je a n n e , o f P rin e v ille , arid B e tty o f P e n d l e t o n , a lo n g w ith m any nieces and nephew s and cousins. We loved her so and will m iss her every day. , I f y o u w o u ld lik e to m ake a donation it can be m a d e to y o u r lo c a l A lzheim er’s A ssociation in M ary L o u ’s nam e. C ards o f sym pathy can be m ailed to T h e R ingering Family, P O B ox 74, M adras, O R 97741. 509-773-4702 A A A $ 4 9 9 UPRIGHT 2’X1'X3" GRAY GRANITE HEADSTONE Carved on front and shipped UPS 201 C rafton Rd PO Box 348 Goldendale, W A 98620 www.betterheadstones.com www.pioneerrock.com --------------------------------------------------------------\ Legal Aid offers free service Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Phone Legal Aid Ser vices of Oregon to schedule an appoint ment to speak with an attorney on the first Monday of the month (excluding Holidays) at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 PaiuteAve., Warm Springs. Call (541) 385-6944 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings between 10 a.m. and noon, or on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
