July 11,,2013
Spilyay T ym oo, W arm Springs, O regon
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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.
H e is survived by his
mother Janice Satanus, sis-
,ter Thelma Satanus Aslop
(married Ross Aslup), sis
te r C hris Lew is and
brother Dwight Satanus;
nephews Tyler Aslup and
Kurtis Satanus; and nieces
Trisha Kramer, Amanda
Lewis and Chelsey Aslup.
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