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E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Busy time on the reservation and on the road By Yvonne Iverson While everyone is caught up w ith th e fires here in Warm Springs we have some tribal members on the road doing great things, and I just wanted to recognize them. T he W arm Springs H o t Shots are w orking hard in C a lifo rn ia , w here A rnold Spilyay S ç h w a r - Speaks z e n e g g e r a t te n d e d th e ir m orning brief ing Kanim Smith III is play ing, and grandfather Kanim Smith Sr. is coaching, in thé R egional T o u rn a m e n t in Irv in e , C alif,, w h ere th e J e f fe rs o n C o u n ty 5 0 /7 0 team is representing Oregon. They have lost the first two games and have at least two m ore games to play against Hawaii and California. Smith hit a 3-run hom e run in game 2 against Idaho on Sunday. Game 3 results weren’t yet available at time o f print, but we wish the boys good luck. Adult drop-in Beginning August 5, there will be an adult drop-in cen ter at Community Counseling, open 8-9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call Rick Ribeiro for more infor m atio n , 541-553-3205. A light snack will be served; there will an interesting activ ity, and good conversation— A place to leave some stress behind. Toe Ness W hat do you call a boom- a-rang, th a t doesn’t come back? Answer: A Stick. D idyou hear about the new French army tank? It has 14 gears. Thirteen go in reverse, and one goes forward in case the enemy at tacks from behind. W hat do you call an alliga tor in a vest? An investigator. Two snakes are talking. O ne o f them turns to the other and asks, “Are we ven omous?” T he other replays, “Yes, why?...” “I just bit my lip.” W hat dog can’t bark? A h o t dog. Page 4- Spiiygy Tymoo July 24-, 2013 Letters to the editor ------ .--------------------------- --------- — -------- God bless C o n fed erated T ribes o f Warm Springs, relatives and friends o f the late Lucheano Smith. I would like to thank the Warm Springs family and res ervation and agency for all the-help, the funds, the fami lies and the drummers who traveled over the mountains to be with family on this side. I would like to send a spe cial prayer to all o f you who keep saying, Why? O r I want to go do that too. Remem ber our lessons from long ago— That this is not the right way—-Okay! . G od bless you all, his coun- selo r Suzie Sutterlict, Yakama Nation. Decisions Tribal Council m em bers make key decisions, like au thorizing referendums on be half o f the tribal members. Regarding im p o rtan t deci sions, it appears one was left out: Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and one casino p er rez. Since a g reem en ts are b in d in g , would that defiance o f the com pact agreem ent jeopar dize our chances o f anything down the road? There is too much conflict o f interest going on. Anyway, back in the 2002 G orge ref erendum it was openly in frin g ed u p o n . V otes w ere bought and paid for. It should have been n ot valid. A few years later, 22 mil lion dollars shanghaied. W ho are the bloodsuckers? They should pay back restitution to the tribal members. O n the outside people go to prison for less than that. Maybe we need a new and fair referendum. Also, since the m otorsport was double vanquished, maybe we heed to move the casino to where it can grow, like to the rim rocks to p o f the grade by H ig h w ay 26, far e a st o f Miller Flats. It’s close to Ma dras, w ith the works, truck stop, hotel motel, event cen ter, rodeo, powwow grounds, tipi village, collage o f culture like, etc,, campground. H ere is another possible revenue making idea: th o r o u ghbred race horses and raceway and breeding. We co u ld have o ne-m ile oval track, training track and fa cility for horses. We could do like they do in Kentucky. Also, Remington Park and Emerald D owns are Indian- owned tracks, and there is an Indian-owned dog rape track in Florida. They’re all doing 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@wstrlbes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 well. It takes five to seven hundred years to grow and old-growth tree; a foal can be produced annually. Some are w orth big bugs. Lots o f em ployment opportunities, a des tination. Respectfully, Anthony Littleaf. Our graduate O ur g ra n d d a u g h te r Marella R. VanPelt graduated on May 23, 2013. We trav eled to the graduation.. D riv ers w ere C h et, K en n ey V an P elt, Itta , H eav en , Shelessa and RJ. . We traveled 1,960 miles on way. We traveled two-plus days, stayed there two nights. The money at their casino was great. T he people w orking there were the best, all N a tive. O ne lady was 82 years young. I was even offered a job there. I told them what I did in our casino. They were impressed. The gas was $800, and our rooms cost the most—-but it was w orth it, seeing our girl graduate. A b o u t 150-plus Natives graduated. H arvey got to drum with the march. M arella w ill always- re m em ber her three-plus years there. Im pressed us to see and hear youth speaking their language. All Native teachers. She learned beading and sew ing., We never saw so many star quilts. T h a n k y o u C h e t an d Kenney VanPelt for your driv-1 in g an d loss o f y o u r job hours, but again it was worth it. O ur fundraising wasn’t so great b ut in the raffle Chet w on the beaded bag, p re sented it back to us (made by Ely). N eda Wesley won two items, Clarence Sam won the Pendleton blanket! W hat’s next for Rose? We as the tribe know we’re proud o f their accom plishm ents. There are too many hurdles they have to jum p— W here are the jobs going— to who? M a n ag em en t a n d T rib a l C ouncil n eed to wake up. O u r ow n n eed th e trib al jobs— the young go to school, finish, and get hom e to what? We have to o many edu cated people out there with out jobs— like O bam a said, “ H ire y o u r o w n an d th e m o n ey w ill stay h e re .” W here’s the tribal m em ber preference? W hy is it n o t working for us? It is for other tribes. Again I guess it’s the person you are and who does the hiring; n o t w ho you are related to. I guess w hat I ’m saying, Let’s show them edu cation does work. Again thanks Harvey Jim, Chet and K en VanPelt, Lillie for traveling to S.D. for gradu ation. Like I said let’s just go and worry about bills, after now we’re paying for it. Love you Marella Rose, do go on to the college o f your dreams. We’re all p roud o f you, Thanks to the family for the dinner at the church— C h arlotte Shike, C harlotte H erk sh an , Levi and Pearl VanPelt, Chet, Aunty Marella and Robert, Becky and every one. Love you all, We all have different jour neys, different paths along the way. We all were meant to learn somethings but never meant to stay...' O ur destination is a place far greater than we know. For some, the journey’s quicker. For some the journey is slow. And when the journey finally ends we’ll claim a great re w ard, and find everlasting peace together with the Lord. A uthor unknown. Kathy Danzuka. Museum news The Changing Arts Gallery underwent some changes this year. We are thankful to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the Ford Family Foun dation and D D P Architecture for their support in renovat ing the gallery. We have new carpet, new painting, new exhibit show cases and new fabric wall cov ering. A fter 20 years open, it was time to renovate the gal lery. T h a n k y o u to W arm Springs Tribal Council and the Bonneville Power Admin istration for your generous support to improvements to our building and grounds. More from the Museum at ITiznw Springs: There was excitement in (he air on June . 27, as friends an d fam ily o f A p o lo n ia Susana Santos eagerly awaited the opening o f her exhibit. Museum Board o f Regent m em ber Jim M anion w el comed the guests and intro duced Apolonia’s sister Irene Jim enez, w ho shared heart w arm in g m em o ries o f Apolonia, M useum directo r C arol Leone talked about the begin ning o f the museum, when there was still just a dream o f one day having a tribal m u seu m h ere in W arm Springs. She read the names o f the individuals, companies and foundations who supported the building o f our museum. T h e-support came through the Capitol Campaign, which was a very im portant step in the process o f realizing our dream. As visitors walked into the C h an g in g E x h ib its A rt Gallery, they were m et with A polonia’s strength, her vi sion, her grace and exquisite pieces o f art. M any w alked in and seemed to just stand there for a few mom ents and immerse themselves with her energy. ■ It was an em otional day for her family, as this may have been the first time they had seen so much o f her art w ork at once. H e r M o th e r L en a ex claimed, as she extended her arms outward, spanning the gallery “I just didn’t know there was so much.” A proud m om ent for sure. A fter the day’s activities, and m ost o f the guests had gone, her family remained in the gallery, perhaps reflecting back on cherished memories, admiring the beauty o f the art, or simply just being sur rounded by the essence o f their loved one. N o t wanting to interrupt this special m o ment, I turned and let them have their special time. This extraordinary exhibit will be on display until Sep tem ber 15. I f you missed the opening, please come down. It’s a “m ust see” exhibit filled w ith the creative talent o f a visionary, m entor, activ ist and artist w ho is greatly m issed. A p o lo n ia Susana Santos, we are fortunate to have had you as a friend. Debbie Stacona, M u seum at W arm Springs. Garden tour The Madras Garden Club is -sp o n so rin g a Je ffe rso n County G arden Tour on Fri day and Saturday, August 2 — 3 in the Madras and Culver area. Sixprivate gardens will be open for view. Proceeds from the tour will help fund the renovation o f the demonstra tion garden at the Jefferson C o unty F airg ro u n d s, and maintenance o f the m em o rial rose garden- at the fair grounds. Tickets are available from at the M adras C ham ber o f C om m erce o r the M adras Garden Depot. Pen pal Incarcerated black m an seeking a p en pal. I ’m 56 years young with 28 months left. I have an open mind and will answer. Photo on request. Lorenzo Jackson #4049607 — 3920 E. Ashwood, Madras O R 97741. T hè n e x t Spilyay Tymoo deadline is F ri day, A ugust 2. Thank you fo r writing! Camp Nalmuma Youth ages 8-15 this month attended the annual Camp Nalmuma at Peters Pasture. The camp teaches cultural lessons of the tribes, such as drumming, languages, the sweat lodge and cooking; as well as lessons of the natural world, like plant and animal Identification. Above, a tug-o-war organized by Prevention specialist Michael Martinez. In the tug-o-war, one side represents rlsjs factors that youth are facing today, while the other side represents positive factors, such as family, education, sports, etc. Below, Greg Arquette teaches about the drum. Eliza Brown Jim. Stopping place L ife is b u t a sto p p in g place, a pause in w hat’s to be, a resting place along the road to sweet eternity. Dave McMechan/Spilyay 4 à
