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July 11,,2013 Spilyay T ym oo, W arm Springs, O regon Page 8 Repatriation after 142 years These are our elders from Two-hundred and sev enty-two human remains both sides of the N ’Chi wana and they haven’t been to their, re tu rn e d on J u n e 27, 2013, for repatriation at homeland since 1871. They were torn from their restingplaces and the Columbia River. The displayed at the Smithsonian Wasco, Warm Springs and Museum in Maryland. It as Yakama worked together tonishes me that it took 142 to bring them back, from a m useum , to the Big years to give, back 272 of our elders: 120 men, 97 women, River. and 55 children. This is something to celebrate. Here are com I can’t help but think how would the ancestors of the presi m en ts fro m tw o w ho were on hand for the re dent in 1871, Ulysses S. Grant, feel i f we took him, his patriation: Gerald Cardenas: I wife, and four kids and stuck them in one of our museums. never thought in my lifetime I would see a mass grave of Just a thought. A s we sang the last song, 272 people, let alone of our even though there were only own people,; t'he N ’Chi wana-Columbia River. around 30 of us there, I felt a strong feeling that there were I felt honored that I was more of us around. A feeling I there, and that I got to p u t a handful of dirt with them will never forget. A s we raised our right hands and did the f i today and sing our people’s nal turn I fe lt a happy relief songs... : around me. They were finally A lot of mixed emotions when I seen the boxes of , home to stay... biostly skulls. The boxes Tam tf ’aki Waakuf: Cast were labeled separately: men,, ■ Thursday, I witnessed 272 of women and children. ancestors return home. This is the largest repa triation in the tribes’ history. A fter being held by Yale fo r over a 100 years, finally some peace. Looking at the docket in the Federal Register I fe lt deep gratitude for our ways and the people that carry them. They are my heroes, that are often there with a smile, helping hand or in sight. Our people who were re turned home went through so much. They experienced, hurt, but the Creator took all the sadness away. I acci dently posted a pic of my Grandpa late Udwai Lewis Pitt, but the picture is near where we were. A few of us %ig%agged along the hillside paying homage to our roots, The experience moved me for life and showed mi how part of strength is finding uncon ditional love, especially fo r one another. Pah-tu E. Howlak Tichum “Ku-Pul-Kin,” D ean Shawn Sohappy, 1967-2013 “Ku-Pul-Kin,” D ean Shawn Sohappy, 45 years o f Warm Springs, passed away May 27, 2013. Atwai Dean was born on September 18, 1967 in Redmond, to D on and Lola Sohappy. Mate o f Seven years, Marge Kalama. Atw ai D ean experi en ced the halls o f Chemawa, the basketball court o f many reserva tion basketball to u rn a ments, and the forest on our reservation to the lands o f N ew Z ealand and Australia as a smoke jumper. Atwai D ean’s educa tio n included E astern O regon, Wallawa, and ASU. H e held a C D L drivers license, had tree thinned with his family, w o rk ed at th e W arm Springs mill and oper ated rock crusher. H e enjoyed m o to r bikes, fishing, hunting and basketball. The bas ketball boys and girls team “Ish-gee-looksh” travels and games gave him many sto ries to share. His heart for the people o f our nation held strong in his daily life. H e helped record at the Portland NCAI Conference and the 100-year Pendleton Round-up as camera crew w ith R uben Jo h n s o n for KWSO Community Radio. S urvivors in clu d e son B ren n an , d a u g h te r Jacy, grand-daughter Layla, and mate, Marge. S isters N isa, G abby, Renee and Andrea; brother Davis, and Davis Jr. M any “ c lo se ” first cousins, nephews, nieces, and grandchildren in his circle o f life in W arm Springs, Pendleton and Yakama. All family and friends enriched his heart and strengthened his spirit. N am e sakes include J o s h , S haw n, D ev er, Stephanie, Shawn Lee and Baby William. D ean Shawn Sohappy held the name sake o f D on and Lola Sohappy’s first born son who p r o ceeded him. Funeral Services were held at home in Greely H eig h ts w ith W ashut, Shaker, Wisklit and Full Gosple services. Offici ating service by Jo D e G o u d y and A rm a n d M inthorn; undertakers Larry Dick “Tx’Li Wins” and Sam Starr. Sunrise Burial at Agency Cem etery. Public Notice Im p o rta n t in fo r m ation abo u t Simnasho/Schoolie Flat drinking water: The S lm nasho- S choolie Flat w ater system has levels of arsenic above the fed eral Safe Drinking Wa ter Standards. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, I and what we are doing to correct this situa tio n . We ro u tin e ly I monitor for the pres ence of a number of drinking water contain ments. While we meet the d rin kin g w a te r standards for most of these contam inants our system exceeds the maximum contami nant level (MCL) for arsenic. The MCL is 0.01 milli grams per liter. The av erage level of arsenic over the last year for the Simnasho/Schoolie Flat water system is 0.0327 milligrams per liter. A rse n ic h ealth e f fects Som e people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL over many years could experience skin dam age or problem s with their circulatory sys tem, and may have an increa se d chance of getting cancer. What should I do? Continue to drink and cook with the bottled wa te r th at is being pro vided. If you have spe cific health concerns, consult your doctor. What is being done? The tribe had a pre bid m eeting and aw arded the new S im nasho w a te rlin e and reservoir project in June of 2013. The tribe is expecting construc tion to begin on the new water line this month, w ith the co m p le tio n date of December 31 of this year. For more inform a tion, please call Roy Spino, water/wastewa- ter engineer; or Steve Courtney, at 541-553- 3246. This notice is be ing sent to you by the S im n a sho/S ch oolie F la t w a te r system ; water system identifi c a tio n num ber 104101102. Date dis trib u te d : June 29, 2013. Howlak Tichum Terrance “Terry” Courtney Jr. ~ February 3, 1936 - June 15, 2013 T e rry ’s jo u rn e y to h eav en begqn Ju n e 15, 2013. H e was born Feb. 3, 1936, in a ten t near the H eH e Mill area o n th e Warm Springs Indian Res ervation. Terry was the first born to Terrance Courtney Sr. and Catherine Courtney (Smith). His siblings de scribed him n o t only as their b ro th er b u t also a father. H e grew up in W arm Springs and was lovingly known as “Fat” by his family. Terry endured boarding school in Warm Springs, and later attended junior high and high school in M adras. H e also c o m pleted two years o f college at Oregon State University and Eastern Oregon Col lege. H e proudly joined the Army and served two years in the infantry, where he earned top honors in marksmanship. H e loved to play bas ketball and possessed an uncanny ability at 5 feet, 7 inches, to outjump m ost centers. H e played both in high school and college and later played “Indian b a ll” th ro u g h o u t th e Northwest. H e initially or ganized the “M ustangs” basketball team o f Warm Springs. Terry w orked for the Bureau o f Indian Affairs for 34 years, first as a sur veyor and later as a heavy equipm ent operator. His fa v o rite m em o ry was plowing snow when white blanketed M other E arth for as fa r'h e could see, while Top G un’s, “Danger Zone” played on the radio. He just loved being out doors doing most anything, stemming from spending time each summer at the Shitike B u tte L o o k o u t, In Loving Memory of Clifford Satanus ~ 1960- 20 1 3 Clifford was born on M ay 19, 1960 at T h e Dalles. H e passed on June 29, 2013 at Tygh Valley. Clifford lived his life in Tygh Valley except during the time he spent logging. H e attended Tygh Val ley G rad e S ch o o l and, g rad u ated from Wasco C o u n ty U n io n H ig h School. H e played fo o tb all, basketball and baseball. H e coached Litde League where his m other worked in the tower. H e also loved to hunt. Terry had a fun, goofy and silly sense o f hum or and loved to tell stories. Terry was a tribal elder and loved making a difference in his people’s lives. His gentle spirit drew many people into his life. H e always took time to talk to and greet everyone w ith a handshake. People share openly their instant con nection to Terry’s gende spirit and friendliness. H e loved taking pictures and was writ ing a book before his passing. H e was a “traditional plat form ” fisherman who tied his own nets and enjoyed mak ing nets for others. H e also enjoyed teaching the art of. net tying. Children loved par ticipating in his dem onstra tions; he was an educator at heart! H e personally loved catch ing, drying and eating salmon. Terry had an undying alle- gianqe to salmon. H e served two terms as a commissioner to the Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission while on the Fish and Wildlife Com mittee, and continued to be the voice and advocate for salmon, addressing and per suading others to question current salmon management p ractices and policies, in h o p es o f re b u ild in g the salmon run. His salmon plan, to allow more genetically iden tical fish up river, to recover wild run numbers, continues to be ignored. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Patterson-C ourtney o f W arm S prings; sons, D ave C ourtney o f Eugene, Lyman Jim and wife Penny o f Warm Springs, and John Brunoe and wife Carnella of M ad ras; d au g h te r, T eri “Cricket” and husband Alan Jones d f Oregon City; sisters and their spouses, Gloria and Jim K eene o f O tter Rock, Ore., Pat and Phil Gold o f S cappoose, Mavis and N at Shaw, Bernyce C ourtney, and R uth “P in k y ” B eym er (and husband Kelly, deceased), all o f W arm S prings; brother Clifford “Pete” C o u rtn ey an d w ife Myrna o f Warm Springs; 15 grandchildren; and an extended large family that includes numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Terry was preceded in d eath by his fa th e r, T errance C ourtney Sr.; m o th e r, C ath erin e C ourtney (Smith); son, Scott Courtney; daughter, N ik k i C o u rtn ey ; and g ra n d s o n , R ed m o n d Courtney. A m em orial/celebra tion o f life will be held, with the date pending. D onations in Terry’s nam e may be sen t to: C olum bia R iver In ter- Tribal Fish Commission, A ttn : T erry C ou rtn ey ' Memorial Donation, 700 N .E . M u ltn o m ah St., Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97232. (Make a check payable to C olum bia River Inter-T ribal Fish Commission and include “Terry Courtney Memo rial D o n a tio n ” in the memo field) or make an online secure donation by going to C R IT F C .org/ courtney-memorial, or to Oregon Health and Sci ences University Founda tion, A ortic A neurysm R esearch, 1121 S.W. Salm on St., Suite 100, P o rtla n d , O R ,97205- 2021. Those interested can read a tribute and a piece Terry w rote concerning the salmon by going to www. CRITF C. o rg / king fisher. B a s e b a ll-e n jo y in g the championship games and camaraderie with his fel low coaches. C liff enjoyed fishing, coaching and traveling to various sporting events across the nation. 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