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E Coosb EEWA: The w^y it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo May 29, 2013 Letters to the editor w w w .f a c e b o o k . c o m / HoopaTribal Corps. O r call 1-866-255-TCC C . H ere is The Boys and Girls Club S um m er P ro g ram begins some more information: W h a t is A m eriC o rp s June 13 and lasts until Au H oopa Tribal CCC? gust 23. AmeriCorps H oopa Tribal T he m em bership fee is $25. T h e p ro g ra m is fo r Civilian Community Corps is a program o f the C orpora youth ages 5 and older. C lub h o u se h o u rs are tion for National and Com munity from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. As a part o f Ameri-Corps, P arents, youth m ust be enrolled to attend the p ro the network o f service p ro gram. You can renew your gram s th a t engage y o ung child’s mem bership at any tribal adults in intensive ser time. The inform ation is for vice to m eet critical needs in parent/guardian contact for education, environment, pub situations regarding youth ill lic safety, homeland security and other areas. ness or injury. AmeriCorps Tribal CCC is We’d appreciate the fee payment, before your child a team based, 9-m onth tribal atten d s. I f you have any re s id e n tia l p ro g ra m , fo r questions, comments or con young m en and women ages cerns please call us at 553- IB -24 years old. M em bers reside on campus located in 2323. Club closure days will be N orthern California, on the on: June 7 and 21; July 4, 5 H oopa Valley Indian Reser vation. H oo p a Tribal CCC 19; and August 2 and 9. has been in existence since Thank you. • June Smith, W arm 2000. .W h a t do A m e ric o rp s Springs Boys and Girls Club Tribal CCC members do? manager. M em bers serve in teams o f ten to fifteen, on projects that m eet the critical needs o f urban and rural communities. P ro jects are varied and T h e fam ily o f M arella Rose Van Pelt is fundraising address issues in: Environm ent, education, to attend her graduation in public safety, unm et human Flandreau, South Dakota. She is th e d a u g h ter o f needs, disasters. H ow are Corps Members Lillie Van Pelt, and grand d a u g h te r o f E liz a an d compensated? In exchange for a 9-month Harvey Jim. They are having a raffle, comm itment to the program, an d th e d raw in g w ill be Corps M embers receive a bi Wednesday, June 5. I f you weekly living stipend, room w ant to buy tickets you can and board, student loan for contact Eliza or Harvey or bearance, health and child care benefits. Marella Sam. Travel to our program at the beginning o f the term and upon successful completion will be arranged by T ribal CCC. M em bers also receive a Hello, I am writing to get out in p o st-se rv ic e A m eriC o rp s form ation o u t to as many; Education Award o f $4,725. What is it like to be a Corps tribal nations as possible. We are the A m eriCorps Member? Working together, Corps H oopa Tribal Civilian, Com munity Corps program for M em bers travel 2-4 tim es young adults 18-24 years old. throughout California and to AmeriCorps H oopa Tribal o th er states for short-term CCC is a 9-m onth tribal-resi projects. C o rp s m e m b e rs so jv e dential A m eri-C orps p r o problems, form friendships, gram. » Members gain w ork expe and learn lessons that will last rience by completing commu them a life time through their nity service projects across community -Service-learning projects. the country. M em b ers also b e n e fit Members benefit from on from a variety o f certifica- •the job work skills, personal/ o ffe re d p ro fessio n al d evelopm en t tio n s /tr a in in g s throughout the year. tra in in g s, free ro o m an d Members generally spend board, bi-weekly living sti pend, student loan deferment the full 9-m onth service year an d a $5,550 E d u c a tio n with the same team and:live Award upon completion o f with one roommate. the 6-9 m onth program. Y ou can learn m ore at B&G Club Raffle for grad Tribal CCC Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Reporter/ Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Editor: Dave McMechan 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 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 * i In th e h is to ry o f th e modern day Columbia River Gorge, tribes o f the Warm Springs Indian Reservation referred to the sacred place as We’Mul (Kiksht), N ’Chi W ana (Ich ish k een ) an d Pabahuqdu (Numu). In the m idst o f our relocation to the reservation, our people not only left our homelands, but we also left behind our beautiful works o f art that included carvings, basketry, pottery, pettoglyphs, struc tu res and canoes am ong many others. For thousands o f years our people o f the big river used canoes to travel up, down and across the river, as p art o f our livelihoods. T h e canoes w ere carved fro m an cien t cedar trees from steep valleys o f the Gorge. In the midst o f m ov ing inland to the reservation with stipulations in harvest ing from the Big River, our people slowly began to lose touch with our ancient art in the canoes and the spiri tual journeys within. F or years, m em bers o f our com m unity have con nected w ith o th er N ative communities through spiri tual tribal Canoe Journeys. S easo n s ago, th o s e very members came together to begin reintroducing canoeing and our spiritual connection to water as our people have been since time immemorial. U nder direction from cul tural leaders, top manage m ent and youth programs combined, the Confederated T ribes o f W arm Springs now own a 36-foot canoe, w hich received the nam e N ’Chi Wana on March 27, 2010 at Indian Park on the W arm Springs Reservation. I t w as a very successful, emotionally moving and his torical day for the Confed erated Tribes. We have since been meeting every weekend to discuss the journey ahead and still looking for m ore community input in any way possible. We have b een advised an d m e n to re d by can o e families from throughout the N o rth w e s t. T h e N ’C hi Wanapum Canoe Family has since journeyed to Makah, Q uinault, Cascade Locks, N e w p o rt Bay, C oos Bay, Lewis and Clark College, the P ortland P erform ing A rts Center, the Native American Arts and Council, the O r egon Indian Education As sociation, Maya Lin H o n o r ing, and several other com munity events. This year the N ’Chi Ca noe Family will take part in the Paddle to Quinault 2013. We appreciate the support o f our partners. Jefferson Greene Music festival An all day music festival is scheduled fo r Saturday, Ju n e 1, at Sahalee Park in Madras. You are invited to this school district-wide free fes tival, featu rin g local p e r formers, including students- fro m each e lem en tary school, the m iddle school jazz band, and high school choir. Celebrate the artistic, cul tural, and musical diversity in our area with local dance groups and musicians. The Great Season! Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay The Madras High School Softball team gathered before resuming their play-in game that was rained out two days earlier. They qualified for the play-in game with a come from behind victory over North Marion. They were hoping for a repeat performance against the same team, but their season ended as North Marion advanced to the State playoffs. The MHS baseball team also made it to a play-in game against Klamath Union who narrowly defeated the Buffs with a final score of 2-1. event will kick o ff around 9:30 a.m. June 1, and go on into the evening. T he perform ance sched ule (subject to change) is as follows: 9:30-10 a.m. Dancers and Drumm ers from the Confed e ra te d T rib es o f W arm Springs. 10:05-10:25 a.m. Madras Primary second-grade choir. 10:30-11:10 - B uff Inter mediate school singers. 11:15-11:45 - La L u n a Folkloric Dance Team. 11:50-12:20 p.m. - Madras High School Choir. 12:25-12:55 - Jeffe rso n County Middle School Jazz Band. 1:00-1:20 - M etolius E l ementary Recorder Group. 1:25-2:55 - Three Quarter Short, country and rock-and- roll band from Bend. 3:00-3:15 - W arm Springs Elementary Student Recital. 3:20-4:25 - Box Canyon Bluegrass. 4:30-4:45 - D an ce A rts Madras acts. >. 4:5 0 -5 :2 0 - W in te r’s Ocean, high school rock band.. 5:25-5:55 - G rupo Ritmo Caliente. 6:00-6:15 D a n c e A rts Madras acts. 6:20-6:35 , - Featured teen f singers. 6:40-7:25 - The Charade, local E th o s music teachers perform . 7:30-8:30 Triur Amadan - Madras’ own Celtic and folk band. Rebuilding D ear C onfederated Tribes o f Warm Springs, This is to confirm our in- te n tio n to re b u ild o u r longhouse. The N ez Perce C h ief J o s e p h L o n g h o u se was d estro y ed by fire on Christmas Day 2012. A committee has been es ta b lis h e d to p la n a new longhouse. We have been m eeting for three m onths now to w ork out details for this project. We are now asking, for d o n atio n s, co n trib u tio n s, a n d /o r items that we could use in our new home; We ask ing our friends, neighbors and relatives to help us in this endeavor. T h e L o n g h o u se F u n d - Raising Committee is w ork ing in partnership w ith the Colville Indian H ousing A u thority. They have set up the Chief Joseph Longhouse Re building Fund at the N orth Cascades N ational Bank in G rand Coulee, Wash. All m onetary donations can be sent to: Chief Joseph Longhouse Rebuilding Fund; NCNB; P O Box G - Grand Coulee, WA 99133. Thank you for taking time to consider this request. We appreciate any support and are sincerely grateful for your contribution. Yours truly, Keith “Soy” Redthunder. Team raffle A W arm Springs H ood to C o ast,A d am is d o in g a fundraiser raffle with a draw ing on July 4. You can get tickets from L eslie D av is, M onica Sam pson, Jo rd an Leonard, H aley B ro w n so n , Jaym e Schricker, Lisa Dubisar, Ryan Sm ith, G ary Sam pson III,' Jeff Anspach", D o n Courtney, A dam Haas, Joe Lewis and Val Squiemphen. N eed not be present to win. Relay for Life T h e M a d ra s M e d ic a l G roup Relay for Life Team will be holding a bake sale to benefit Relay for Life. T he sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 during the Madras Saturday M arket at Sahalee Park. Sisters show T h e Sisters W ild W est Shbw which will be August 24-25. T he organizers are looking for volunteers to re p r e s e n t W arm S prings N ative culture. -3 Please contact Richard E sterm an at 541-549-8905 to learn more or email: centraloregonshows@gmail. com The next dead lin e to s u b m it item s fo r pu b lica tion in the Spilyay T ym oo is F riday, June 7. Thank you for writing! Native veterans memorial gets legislative push Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Ha- waii) introduced legislation last week to reauthorize the co n stru c tio n o f a N ative American veterans memorial on the Mall. A quirk o f the original legislation, passed in 1994, allowed for the construction o f the memorial b u t did not allow the National Museum o f the American Indian to raise funds— a predicament for a memorial required to be built with private funds on the m useum’s property. The new legislation allows the Smithsonian Institution to engage in fundraising and rem oves the responsibility from the N ational Congress o f American Indians, a non profit organization originally ta sk e d w ith fin d in g r e sources. The legislation was first p roposed by the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D- H aw aii) an d Sen. J o h n McCain (R-Ariz.). “American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawai- ians serv ed in all o f the A m erican w ars since th e Revolutionary War,” Schatz said during a media call. “It is critical that we recognize their bravery and patriotism wdth a fitting memorial.” Advocates noted that vet erans memorials on the Mall do n o t recognize the contri butions o f Native Americans in A m erican wars. R o b ert Holden; director o f the N a tional Congress o f American Indians, said that while the T hree Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memo rial rep resen ts C aucasian, African American and H is panic service m em bers, it excludes Native Americans, and does not fully depict their contributions. Planning for the size and scope o f the mem orial will begin if the legislation passes. The memorial would be on m useum property, b u t the exact location has n o t been determined. The Museum at Warm Springs is open daily 9 a .m .- 5 p.m. The current Exhibit is “Transform ations: Warm Springs Tribal Enterprises.” The exhibit is on display thru May 26. I
