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' "I E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Pgge 4- Spilygy Ty-moo March 20, 2013 Letters to the editor Changing time for tribes ----------------------------------------------- as Council Lantern Launch the I Have A Dream Sympo Redsides The lantern launch to fi sium an annual event. election nears I f you have any questions Powwow nalize the I Have A Dream By Yvonne Iverson As I was going through my emails today I came across one about change that said, “W hen things change in our life, often we have ' re s is Spilyay tan ce to th e Speaks change,” T his m ade m e w o n d e r, W h en T rib al Members go to the polls on April 4 to elect the 26th Tribal Council, will they embrace change or resist change? Judging from past elec tions some districts are m ore resistant than others, There will be some forced change this year as the Tribal Coun cil Chairman is not running for re-election'. In th e A gency d is tric t there are 27 nominees, which is the largest am ount that many can recall. We still have not gotten an official response on w hich nom inees have passed the background checks. All subm itted Candidate statements have been airing on KWSO, and are printed in this issue o f the Spilyay with out confirmation o f if they are qualified o r not. Every one was allowed the oppor tunity. A bsentee ballots will be rolling in and voters will go the polls on Thursday, April 4 to decide who will repre sent them for the next three years on Tribal Council. A ccording to my email, “Change is always happening for the good o f you and for everyone. It is the evolution o f life.” Budget meeting notice There will be a com munity meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thurs day, March 21 at the C om m unity C enter Social Hall. Topics for discussion are 2013 b ud g e t re d u ctio n s and the 2014 budget regarding essential services. Symposium is scheduled for Sunday, April 14, beginning at 6 p.m., and lasting until all lan terns are launched. The lan tern launch will take place at the Warm Springs Commu nity Center. W h at is y o u r dream ? D on’t let life’s obstacles keep you fro m fu lfillin g y o u r dream! W ith hopes o f inspir ing b oth adults and youth to fu lfill th e ir d ream s, W arm Springs R ecreatio n C o o rd in ato r C arol Sahm e coordinated the I Have A Dream Symposium on January 21. Big Brothers Big Sisters Tribal Partnership Coordina to r S arah F ra n k a ssisted Carol. Rudy Soto will return to Warm Springs for the lantern launch. At the Jan. 21 symposium keynote speaker Rudy Soto shared his inspiring story, an e n ro lle d m e m b e r o f th e Shoshone-Bannock tribes. H e was born and raised in N am p a, Id ah o , as on e o f seven children. D u rin g his early teens, poor choices landed him in and out o f juvenile detention centers throughout Idaho for nearly two years. H oping to live a better life he decided to change. With the support o f loved ones h e found a new way for ward. He graduated from high school and earned a scholar ship to attend Portland State University. While in school he served as the Student Body Presi dent, and the leader o f the U n ited In d ian Students in Higher Education. H e is presently a Y outh Engagement Specialist for the National Indian Child Welfare Association and a Sergeant in the O regon Army N ational Guard. Rudy is passionate about inspiring youth to recognize their potential and empower in g th e m to m ake a difference. H e also had the unique opportunity to meet President Obama. O n J a n u a ry 21 C aro l Sahme sent participants home with hom ework. Everyone was asked to put their dream in writing. O n April 14, par ticipants will write their dream on a lantern before the lan tern is launched at dusk. Please join us for this in spiring event as we Launch Our Dreams! Carol would like to have call Carol at 553-3243 or Sa rah at 408-6973. Wasco/ Palouse union We w an t to th a n k o u r families and friends who at tended our wedding at Hehe, making it a wonderful con firmation service and 'bless ing o f our marriage. We especially thank the Wasco Chief Alfred Smith Jr. for officiating; Andrew Tiger D av id , and A n th o n y and L oren Slockish, for leading the W ashut service; A lfred Eskimo, for being the MC, L ucinda G reen and R om a D avid family for the w on derful food and salmon din n er; o u r M aid o f H o n o r A nnie Sm ith E th rid g e for bringing o u t h er m o th e r’s outfit. : T hank you i to C harlotte Pitt and Elizabeth Woody for the wonderful words; Lillian Pitt for designing the grooms wedding band, and our elder Ginger Smith for the Wasco blessing. We m ust also thank the Culture and H eritage staff for contributing their knowl edge, and allowing us to use their images o f traditional root plants, used as décor and education about our tradi tional foods. Finally, thank you for your generous gifts and donations. We will (in lieu o f wedding gifts) continue to accept tax deductible donations, o f any a m o u n t, to th e P alo u se P ro je c t, to s u p p o rt th e Palouse Canoe Family. Mail donations to T ierra Madre Fund, PO Box 17844, Seattle, WA 98127, c / o P alo u se Project. We will be sending out a w e d d in g a n n o u n c e m e n t, which will include an invita tion for everyone to attend o u r w edding reception, to complete our union, on May 11, 2013 at Fishook Park on the lower Snake River, at our A nnual P alouse M em orial Dinner. We will also be h o n o r in g T om E stim o ; fo r his eig h tieth birthday, as well as p articip atin g in th e tr a d itio n al m em o rials, nam e g iv in g ’s, d in n e r a n d s e r vices. Lewis and Jolene Pitt Last year we had the first o f w h at I h o p e tu rn in to many Redsides Powwows at South Wasco County School District. I f y o u w ere h e re , you know th at we had enough food to feed an army, and enough people to finish it all! K W SO ra d io fro m W arm Springs was here and many p e o p le w ere in te rv ie w e d throughout the evening. We had the Black Lodge Singers, a well-respected and nation ally known drum group pro viding the music. We were treated to amaz ing traditional dancing, com plete with full dress regalia. All o f our students, par ents and community members in attendance participated in many dances, and I w ould have to say, that a great time was had by all. T his pow w ow idea was som ething that Ray M oody and I had bounced around for a couple o f years. W hat it finally took was the energy o f one o f our high school students to make it a reality. T.J. Andrews took the idea and ran with it. H e drove to many locations around the state hanging p o sters and h an d in g o u t flyers. W h at evolved from all o f his hard work was an amazing culture- filled evening for our school and community. So, when Chico Holliday (TJ.’s father) donated money towards keeping the Redside’s Powwow going again this year, it was a very easy sell. We also received m oney fro m the Wasco County Cultural Trust and the Oregon Community F o u n d a tio n . A n d , B lack Lodge will be here again! I not only want to invite everyone to this year’s pow wow on April 17, b ut also let you know about a few o f the new things we have going on. at this event to help ensure a sm ooth evening: • O f course, we will be providing a meal. T hrough generous donations we will be providing salmon and ham along with scalloped potatoes and all the serviceware. We are asking that those attend ing bring a salad or dessert. • In an attem pt to allevi ate the large food lines we will serve d in n er in th e grade school gymnasium beginning at 5 p.m. Buffet lines will be outside with room to eat in side. The powwow itself will be held in the high school gymnasium at 6:30 pm. ■ We will also be selling t- shirts this year to help ensure funding for future powwows. T-shirts will sell for $10 each. • This will be an open tra d itional pow w ow w ith no money involved, we welcome th e singers to bring hand drums for a round dance and encourage all dancers to put on your finest regalia. ■ We will be sending out an activity bus to the follow ing local stores to help those community members who do n ot drive, or who simply want a ride, as well as delivering you back at the end o f the night. The pick-up schedule is: Wamic Store - 4:30 p.m.; Tygh Valley Store - 4:40 p.m.; Three Warriors - 4:30 p.m.; Walter’s Corner - 4:45 p.m. Please join us for this fun- filled night. We are hoping to make this an annual tradition and would love to have you attend this amazing event. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n please call the South Wasco County high school office at 541-395-2225. H ope to see you there on April 17. This article was written through the collaboration of people willing to help: Larry Dick, B rothers, Mel Moss, Edw ardjim (dressing); Grave preparation: J ohnny Holliday Sr., Antonio Becerra, Frank Fuiava, Brandon Lucei, Clem P icard, A n th o n y C aldera, Earl Tom, Wayne Tom and Manuel Moscasque. Tina and Easton Aguilar, R ebecca Picard, C harlotte Shike, W anda S am p so n , Deenie Johnson, Wayne Tom, Senior Program, Tribal Coun cil, N atural Resources, who have contributed in dona tions, monetary gifts, food, music or some other Capac ity- Cooks/Volunteers: Sisters, Kim LeClaire, Valerie Fuiava, Michelle Holliday, Sue Sav age, Jasmine Caldera, Coleen R eed, Lee S au n d ers and Shirley Tufti. M inisters/Pastors: Pastor H o sk ie B ry an t, A n d rew C obb, E d w ard Jim , M el Moss, Carol LeBeau, Susan Gabriel, Betty Russel, Eason A guilar, W anda Sam pson, P a s to r A rth u r R ey n o ld s, B rother Gary Benson and his son “bother delicious” Pastor Rubio, Pastor Maruin. Family/Relatives: Family from Arizona, N ew Mexico, Canada, Washington, includ ing children, grandchildren, sisters-in-law, form er flock, brothers-in-law and the Body o f Christ. 2 Tim. 4:6,7 i For I am Chico H olliday, R ay M oody and Ryan Wr aught, South Wasco County Superintendent. now ready to be offered, and the time o f my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. “Keep going brother, Keep going sister, Jesus is coming, Be R eady!” by P a s to r E . Hunt. G od Bless each and every one o f you, A thank-you T hank you to the Warm S p rin g s com m unity, and people from other areas, who came to E rn est H u n t’s fu neral services. T hank you to all friends and relatives, nephews, nieces and everybody. We very much appreciate all o f the help and support. T h an k you to th e pall bearers and h o n o rary pall bearers; thank you to Larry Dick for your support. G od bless you all, The Warm Springs Full Gospel Church The next edition o f th e S p ily a y Tymoo w ill be de laye d in o rd e r to re p o rt the resu lts of the A pril 4 Tribal C ouncil election. T h e p a p e r w ill be p u b lis h e d as soon as p o s s ib le with the official re sults. Frances Hunt, and from all of Ernest Hunt’s chil dren. God Blessed Thank you G od Almighty for blessing us with a w on derful praying Pastor: E rnest A. H unt. We refer to him as a “ four-star G eneral in the Army o f the Lord.” We w ere b le sse d w ith The next deadline to submit items for publi cation in the Spilyay is Tuesday, A p r il 2. Thank you for writing! Website tools provide access to state Legislature Spilyay Tymoo (C oyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Duran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone:541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. F o r th o s e o f you w ho would like to follow this year’s legislative session, here are two ways to keep track o f the issues you care about in Sa lem. O n the state’s legislative webpage, you will find a new -inform ation portal available called the Oregon Legislative Inform ation System (OLIS). 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Session D ay provides a listing and an agenda for all hearings scheduled for that day including House and Sen ate co m m ittees an d b o th cham ber floor agendas. It also lists referrals and reports for the day. The Bill tab allows you to search bills by number, text and sponsor. Each bill link provides an overview, current www.leg.state.or.us T hen click on the OLIS status, scheduled events, key icon in the center o f the contacts, proposed am end ments and measure history. page. The Committee tab allows OLIS displays a wealth o f session inform ation acces you to look at each legisla sible through four icons and, tive co m m ittee, including th e ir d ro p -d o w n m enus. membership, meeting times These icons are called Session and locations, assigned bills Day, Bills, Com m ittees and and agendas. • What may be the most fun and most informative tool is the on-line link to live streaming o f committee hearings and floor sessions. » ! / 1 I
