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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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