E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is
Happy,
emotional
time for
graduates
Spilyqy Tymoo June 12, 2013
Letters to the editor
to our younger generation, to Resource C enter from 4-5
take into account all these as p.m ., follow ed by C ulture
Sending a thank you to
pects when considering Such Nights with Natalie Moody at
the family and our commu
a large endeavor such as a the Museum at Warm Springs
nity religions w ho shared
m otorsport venue. A fter all, from 5-7 p.m.
time, cooking, prayer and
The Canoe Family will con
our young children dig their
By Yvonne Iverson
support for our household
roots in this area as well as tinue to appear at community
during the care o f our be
other areas o f the reserva events. Please send potential
I was w itness to m any
loved in a time o f need. O ur
tion. My late grandson atwai appearances and requests to:
happy and joyous tears this
lisaike4@gmail.com
hearts carry your goodwill as
Jonas Miller used to hunt this
week, as parents and fami
we walk on in this life and
Upcoming activities:
area all the time, and always
lies must come to the real
June 22 — Food Cart Fes
continue with our beloved’s
provided the meat for a lot
ization that their children
memory in our daily life.
o f families, as well as donat tival at Mt. H ood Comm u
are growing up.
ing the hides to many différ nity College.
Myself, son and in-laws
The 4- and /----- s------ \
5-year-olds are
Spilyay
all thank those who shared
June 23 — H osting Jo u r
ent families.
leav in g E C E [ Speaks < th e ir frien d sh ip . Special
I think that there are a lot neys in C reativity visit to
thanks to Diane Fuller, who
o f p ro s an d co n s to this Warm Springs.
and g o in g to
Woodrow Harvey
Colton Jay Cartney
stepped up and assured the
I June 27 — Atwai Suzanne
project for our tribe in gen
th e
, “Big
Tohet Smith
much-needed Hospice sup
eral. I am relying on our new “A palonia” Santos E xhibit
School”,
p
o
rt
during
the
late
night
Council to take careful mea Opening.
The fifth graders are leav
phone calls for assistance;
June 28-30 — Pi-Ume-Sha
sures to ensure our future,
in g th e ir n e st at W arm
and to the Hospice staff who
and this seems to be a quick Fundraising Booth. O ur Pi-
S prings E le m e n ta ry and
calm ed o u r concerns and
scheme to solve some o f our Ume-Sha weekend fund-rais
m oving on to Madras for
aided in our care for our be
ing efforts will include an in
woes,
Middle School.
loved.
Some o f the things that form ation booth on Canoe
And the high school se
Also, thank you to Sam
disturb me about this project Jo u rn ey and Fam ily along
niors are finishing up their
Starr and Larry Dick, who
are the human threats and dis with a focus on selling two
secondary ed u catio n and
cared for the spiritual heal
turbances to our land and our particular fo o d / drink items
making decisions about their
ing o f o u r beloved. O u r
wildlife in the area, which may so that we can better serve
futures and w here it may
household is strong because
mean that this area will never our customers.
lead.
o f the positive hearts who
July 17 — Canoe Journey
be the same again. O ther con
As parents, we . are our
bid our beloved a peaceful
cerns arë pollution to the air, starts.
children’s biggest cheerlead
M ¡leena Edwards
passing.
August 1 — Landing in
heavy traffic, and public in
ers and supporters, so to see
Thank you.
toxication. A nother concern Quinault Indian Nation. We
them reach these milestones
Marge Kalama, Simon
is fire danger. Several years do need vans and suburbans
and take their next steps is
K alam a, B ren n an and
ago we had a very fast-mov for C anoe Journey, please will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
very rewarding.
Jayce Sohappy.
ing fire from Sidwalter to the consider joining tis for an all except Wednesdays when the
A fter leaving the W.S. E l
county line. This fire moved expenses paid adventure and clinic is open from 1 to 5 p.m.
ementary graduation and see
There is again no late clinic
w ith g re a t fo rce so th e cultural educational experi
ing all the tears m ade me'
this m o n th due to lim ited
Congratulations Jackson!
makeup o f the land is very ence o f a lifetime.
sta rt crying and thinkin g
You graduated! Through all
tin d e r dry in th e sum m er
We are w orking to raise staff.
about the big transition to
your trials and tribulations you
$5,000 before Canoe Journey,
I have listened to many months.
Madras that those youngster
continued to reach your goals.
I believe that we can find and gathering a significant
concerns from people on the
will be making. Then a very
Very proud o f you. Love and
reservation. O ld and young o th e r en d e a v o rs fo r o u r am ount o f gifts. We thank
w ise e lem en tary sc h o o l
miss you bunches, Mom and
folks have some very legiti people in this position o f leas you kindly for your generos
teacher brought it all into
Dixon.
mate concerns regarding the ing our land. A fter all it’s the ity as we continue leading this
perspective for me... “Hip
m otorsport track. A lthough white people who p ut us on community project into the
hip hooraaaaaay! You are on
there were n ot enough votes this reservation. This is our future.
your way, and I cannot wait
Respectfully,
fqr the referendum to be valid, land and we need to be very
when you return.”
How do w e, forgive our
Jefferson Greene.
the people have.spoken. I am cautious w hen it, comes to the
,O h y eah , the kids will
fathers? Maybe in a dream.
on processing claims. T his
writing this letter in opposition land we have.
sobti be able to stay in Warm
agreem
ent allows IHS to bill
D
o
we
forgive
our
fathers
Faye
C.
Waheneka.
to the m otorsport track in the
S prings to fin ish m iddle
VA for services that Veter
for leaving us too often, or
event that Tribal Council puts
school in the new school.
ans receive at W arm Springs
forever when we were little?
this back up for referendum.
H ow exciting, and some
Maybe
for
scaring
us
with
IHS.
Canyon
Ranch
Camp
for
My thoughts and Concerns
thing for the kids and fami
Existing Veterans already
unexpected
rage,
or
making
boys
and
girls
is
corning
up
run
very
deep.
O
ur
lands
may
lies to look forward to.
enrolled in the, VA will auto
us nervous because there
this month.
appear to be very baron and
Spilyay would like to con
matically be rolled-into the
A l l high school and college
T he Girls Camp will be never seemed to be any rage
unused, b u t we have fo o d
gratulate all o f our gradu
new system. I f you have not
there
at
all.
graduates
are
being
asked
to
June
17-19.
Girls
need
to
sign
sources in every area o f our
ates
small and tall, near
enrolled with VA and would
D
o
we
forgive
our
fathers
provide
a
copy
o
f
your
degree
up
before
June
15.
reservation
that
go
unseen
by
and far.
like to sign up locally, you can
The Boys Camp is set for for marrying, or nor marry
the outsiders. As it was once or certificate to M i n n i e
do so by seeing Tricia Melvin
ing
our
mothers?
Y
a
h
tin
at
the
Tribal
Coun
June 24-26, and signups need
told to me, we live in harmony
O
r
divorcing,
or
nor
di
at the clinic.
cil
office
by
June
14.
to
be
completed
before
June
with the plants and animals—
H er office is located in the
vorcing our mothers? A nd
22.
that is w hat keeps us in bal
Business Office, She is a con
The camp is located near shall we forgive them for
ance. As hum an beings we are
tact representative for IHS
the Pelton Store. Kids will get their excesses o f warm th or
able to hunt, fish, dig roots.
specializing in Veterans Af
to swim, ride in boats, climb coldness?
This years All Star tourna O ur animals that exist in this
fairs and can be reached at
Shall we forgive them for
and more.
m ent will be held: June 28 - particular area are deer, birds,
541-553-1196, ext. 4325.
The perm ission slips are pushing or leaning, for shut
The Canoe Family would
July 5, 2013. It is hosted by sn ak es, co y o tes, co u g ars,
tin
g
d
o
o
rs
o
r
speak
in
g
available
at
the
Warm
Springs
like
to
than
k
the
approxi
Bend N orth & South Leagues wolves, chipmunks, squirrels
and mice. These animals all m ately 50 peo p le w ho at Elementary School, and at the th ro u g h w alls, o r n ev er
in Bend, OR.
The tournam ent form at is contribute to our land in one tended and participated in the Boys and Girls Club. Please speaking, or never being si
Social Dance (Reunion) May fill out and return as soon as lent?
double elimination, so every way or another.
Earlier in May we finished
D o we forgive our fathers
possible. For m ore inform a
24.
A
nother
note
that
I
think
team is guaranteed a m ini
our “steam rolling printing”
W hatever the num bers, tion call Gladys Grant 541- in our age o f in theirs, or in
m um o f two games on two is im portant to m ention is our
th a t we began earlier. So
their deaths?
current Wasco C hief’s parents the Canoe Family believes this 325-2650.
separate days.
many
different visions from
Saying
it
to
them,
or
not
important
initiative
must
con
O pening Ceremonies are lived o ff o f this land. They
the artists and some wonder
saying it?,
scheduled for Friday ., June had a home nearby. They sur tinue, and will continue on
ful finished projects!
I f we forgive our fathers,
28th, time TBD, at Vince vived on quail, doves, deer; Ju ly 11 at th e A gency
T hank you so m uch to
what is left?
G enna Stadium
so it’s im portant to note this Longhouse at 5:30 p.m.
E lizabeth Q uinn from the
By Dick Lourie, courtesy
T h e M useum A t W arm
We w ere ab le to g et
H igh D e se rt Jo u rn al, P at
through all scheduled 29 tra S p rin g s w ill c ele b rate its o f H ang Loose Press, from
Clark from Atelier 6000 and
ditional songs and dances o f Twentieth Anniversary with the movie Smoke Signals
her
staff for showing us how
the C olum bia Plateau. We th e o p e n in g o f th e new
Spilyay Tym oo
to apply the w ater soluble
have since received a lot o f exhibit, Indigenous Clements:
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
in k ak u a to o u r m a s te r
input about the dances hav The Tife & A r t of Apolonia
plates.
ing spoken to several elders Susan a Santos.
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Every piece was unique
The
opening
reception
will
and teachers about starting
and one o f a kind. G reat job
To Veterans:
evening practices that will in be on Thursday, June 27.
Reporter/ Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson
artists!
I f you are seeking or are
The museum is looking for
corporate all dance groups
Editor: Dave McMechan
The Museum at. Warm
and singers o f Warm Springs. c o m m u n ity m em b ers to already receiving Veterans
Springs staff.
T he C anoe Family also volunteer to get teepee poles Affairs benefits, an IH S/V A
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con
recen tly travelled to P o rt for three medium size tepees reim b ursem ent agreem ent
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
O rford for the dedication o f and one small tepee for the has been created.
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
Now, Alaska Natives and
Siletz Tribe’s first river going celebration.
z, /
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A
I f you can help, call 541- A m erican Indian V eterans
canoe.
There
were
three
ca
The next dead-
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
will n ot have to reapply an
noes in attendance that in- 553-3331 Ext. 407
line to subm it
should be addressed to:
nually.
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eluded
N
’chi
Wana
(Big
River
items for publi
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR
In stead, VA is w orking
cation in the
o f W arm Springs). T h ere
97761.
Spilyay Tymoo is
with Social Security and the
w ere 18 W arm S p rin g s
Friday, June 21.
IRS to eliminate the red tape
people that attended the May
.Phone:541-553-2210
Thank you for
o
f
annual
enrollment.
The Warm Springs Health
E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
19 ceremony
writing!
T hat alone allows 100 VA V
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00
We are currently meeting and Wellness Center business
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employees to focus their time
on Wednesdays at the Family hours for the m onth o f June
A thank you
Congratulations, 2013 Grads!
Concerns
Forgiving Our
Fathers
Canyon Ranch
To Graduates:
Little League
All Stars
Canoe Family
Steam rolling
Museum event
W.S. Veterans
Clinic hours