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.
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Letters
to
the
editor
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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
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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
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