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E Coosb EEWA: The way it is Spilyay Tymoo October 30, 2013 Letters to the editor For Susana D ear tribal community mem- jbers, We are writing, this letter on b e h a lf o f o u r m o th er, Lena Santos, m om to our b eloved A p o lo n ia Susana Santos. O ur families would like to extend a big thank you to the Warm'Springs Confed erated Tribes Tribal Council, the Museum at Warm Springs, the m useum B oard o f Re gents and directors, sponsors and the tribal community. T h a n k you to C aro l Leone, museum executive di rector, including the wonder ful staff at the M useum at th e W arm S prings, w ho h o sted o u r beloved sister, Apolonia Susana Santos’ art Exhibit. The exhibit opened in con junction with the Twentieth Anniversary o f our tribal m u seum and annual Pi-Ume-Sha 2013. Susana’s art show ran extensively, from Ju n e 27 through Septem ber 15, and couldn’t have been carried off w ithout the museum’s huge support. Thank you museum sta ff, esp ecially N atalie Moody who stayed on top o f it all. Additionally, to Carol we owe a ton o f gratitude, fo r her perseverance and imme diate response to all the fami lies’ needs and concerns. The end p roduct produced n o t only these wonderful historic panels o f Susana’s life, b ut captured the essence o f her p assio n fo r th e arts. H e r dream for a medicine lodge thm ugl^ the healing arts are personally captured on can vas and Ceramic sculptures for generations to come to share with our tribal people. All o f Susana’s families David Felver, sister and and friends would personally partner; Ruben and Paula like to thank the generous' Santos, brother and wife; support from our tribe and Rick Santos and Sue, sponsors in putting on not brother and wife; Albert o n ly an h o n o ra b le , b u t Santos Jr. and Brenda, memorable showing this sum brother and wife; Teresa mer. For those comm unity Howe, sister; Apolonia members who came to honor Susana Santos Foundation our sister, we would like to Board members. extend a thank you. Thank you to those w ho came to drum , play th e flute, and d a n c e r-in c lu d in g N o ren e S am p so n , M iss W arm T h e F ish and W ildlife Springs— in celebration o f Committee is still looking for Apolonia’s life and artistic vi trib a l m e m b e r m en an d sion. youth for ceremonial h unt M uch a p p re c ia tio n to ing. For inform ation contact KWSO for their continuous Minnie at 541-553-3257. support o f this artistic ven ture. Susana would be so hum bly honored to see the tradi JC M S fo r Veterans tional m eal, including the All Veterans and other com wonderful salmon bake, pre munity members: You are in v ited to join pared by all those involved. Susana worked unselfishly J e f fe rs o n C o u n ty M iddle in prom oting art for all N a School at our Annual Veter tive youth, but dedicated her ans D ay Assem bly and Pa life to being a b o m leader and rade, to honor those who have community activist. Addition served our country. ally, Susana w orked for all tribal people, and for those who didn’t have a voice. She was a true visionary a n d ah ead o f h e r tim e. Indian Business Talk Susana is, in d eed , deeply missed, but her art lives on due to efforts as evidenced through and by our own tribal c o m m u n ity s u p p o r t an d sponsorships. A big heartfelt By Bruce Engle thank you. Respectfully, Co an officer. To hunters Lena Tewee Santos, mother, grandma, great grandm a, great great grandm a; Juanita and Gary Villa, sister and hus band; Cheri Hyde, partner and SantosH yde co founder; Irene Jiminez and Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Warm Springs Recreation hosted the Spooky Indian Nite Out on Monday. Spilyay Tymoo (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: pave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 Z Family, friends To my family and friends, Hello! I just wanted every one to know I ’m doing okay, and h ope you all are well. I’m in O ntario at Snake River, and miss you all very much. I f you would like to write, my sid num ber is 17702866. I will respond to your letters and hope to hear from any o f my friends and family. I ’m k e ep in g y o u all in m y thoughts and prayers, I love you all and hope to hear from you soon! Jam es Joh n so n , 777 Stanton Blvd., Ontario, O R 97914-8335, Lil’ Brave selling tickets Hello everyone, My nam e is A ndrew Spotted Eagle. I am 10 years o ld an d a fifth - grader at W arm Spring Elementary. I am running for the 2013-2014 Lil’ Brave for the Mid Columbia River Powwow, being held in ■ Celilo, Oregon, Oct. 25- 27. I am selling raffle tick ets for $1 each or $10 a book (10 tickets). There are cash prizes, a Kindle Fire, two Blazers tickets, two Seattle Seahawks tick ets, P e n d le to n item s, beaded items, gas cards, a H usqvarna chainsaws, and many more. . . I f you w ould like to buy tickets, you can con ta c t . m y g ran d m a “L o n g h o u se L ucy” at Credit:, 541-553-2301; or 541-615-0284; or call my Auntie Rosie (in Celilo) at 541-980-9500.Thank you for your time and support. Kids to College savings plans holds promise Spooky Nite Out 4 The assembly and parade will be from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty M iddle School (please check in at the office). Veterans, please join us for refreshm ents after the p a rade. Butch David, school liai son. W.S. Credit Enterprise T h e re are a num ber o f col lege savings plans around the country.' Som e have a m atch in g co m p o n en t w here parents and o ther family m em bers can make deposits, and other “private” monies are used to sweeten the deal and build the account. Studies are being quoted by the Kids to College p ro gram in San Francisco that show children w ith college savings acco u n ts in th e ir names are seven times more likely to graduate college than those w ho don’t have a col lege savings account. Those studies concentrated on mi nority communities. Eight percent was the fig u re fo r college g rad u ates prior to the studies that are being quoted. The goal is to provide fi nancing for education after high school graduation. T hat could be. for trade school or college enrollment. A key factor is th at the children know from the be ginning, and throughout their schooling, that the money is for th eir education and is being deposited by family and “friends.” . The “knowing” may even be more im portant than the money. Knowing that college is in the future can be motivation for doing well in school— ev ery day and every year. Par ents can use it as a reminder, a carrot, a shove, a push, a nudge, whatever. The idea is to encourage dreams, to reinforce dreams, and to make dreams attain able. How it works San Francisco’s plan is in teresting. It starts with a $50 d ep o sit w h en every child starts kindergarten. T h at is to Ly every child in San Francisco as they enter Kindergarten. The first $100 that is de p o s ite d by th e fam ily is matched with another $100. Six consecutive $10 monthly deposits are m atched w ith another $100 deposit. A nd the beat goes on. Family and “private” m on ies accumulate. T he deposits are in the child’s nam e b u t also in a trust account. San Francisco is the trustee. Therefore, the monies are n ot taxed and they are n ot held against the child or the family when calculat ing welfare or scholarship as sistance. Financial, literacy course- work is designed into the pro g ram and tau g h t at every grade level. T he expected outcom es are: 1) Post high school educa tion and training, and . 2) U pw ard em ploym ent and in co m e m obility. I n creased financial m anage m ent skills can also become an outcome. There are rules. T he m oney can only be withdrawn for education af ter high school graduation. Education and graduation are the key words. I f the family moves away from thè San Francisco area, they may. take w hat they de p osited and the in terest it earned’. They m ust leave be hind the “matching” deposits and the interest they earned. Would something like this w ork for Warm Springs? Existing Trust Fund IIM accounts might be a beginning source o f funds fo r.so m e children and students nearing graduation. I am told that parents and other family members are not allowed to make deposits to the IIM accounts at this time. M aybe th a t c o u ld be changed. Asking might make it so. I f not, a local alterna- tive might be developed. Parents can sell the dream and the idea to the children. Forgetting is easy. Reinforc ing the dream would be an ongoing task. The benefits are there for all parties to the deal— par ents, other family, and the children— and someday, their children. The sanctity o f the savings accounts would still have to be insured— no withdrawals for any reason other than for after-graduation schooling. A financial literacy-compo nent might be added for K through 8 in the new Warm Springs Elementary School. M atching m onies from outside sources might n ot be available. Define matching. Identify sources. A robust economy always helps.- Community involvement would be a key factor in build ing such a program and sus taining it. The benefits would need to be identified, under stood, and accepted. T h e com m u n ity w ould have to believe the goals are w o rth w h ile. A ny changes needed to make attaining the goals w ould have to be ac ceptable. L ong term goals would have to be set. Setting up the accounts is a simple banking function. M onitoring the accounts and children’s progress would be a continuing process. Yearly progress reports to the comm unity w ould be a source o f pride o f accom plishm ent and a reinforcing mechanism for all parties. As new program s grow, other programs become possible. Exam ples could be: E l em entary S chool Banking, Financial Literacy Training, and a School Store. From the last issue I got some positive feed back for the little fun-math segm ent Here is another one: Multiplying by eleven. W hen m ultiplying m ost two-digit num ber by eleven, say 11 x 15, all the numbers - in your answ er will com e from the num ber that is get ting multiplied. The first, middle, and last num bers o f your answ er will all com e fro m the 15. T he first num ber will be the one (1), the middle num ber will be the sum o f 1 and 5 (6) ■ and the last number will be the five (5). T he answer is 165. Try it w ith eleven times eleven (121) and then do it with 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 1,8. Think “left to right.” Cal culate from left to right. It’s quicker than working from right to left and down. You can do it in your head. The last answ er should be 198 (First num ber is 1; second num ber is sum o f 1 and 8; last is 8.) Okay, W hat happens if the sum o f the first and last num bers equals 10 or more? How about 11 :x 87? The first num ber will be 8. Adding the 8 and 7 makes 15—-that’s too much for the middle number! The “middle” number can only be one digit. W hat to do? “Carry” the 1. Add it onto the original first number— the 8. T h en the five takes its proper place in the middle. Picture it this way: The 8_7 potential answ er can’t become 8 ___7. It becomes 9)2 7 and the middle num ber is the five. Any takers for an answer o f 957? For a little m ore fun, an swer me this: 11 x (what) gives us the first possible 4-digit answer? H int— Sometimes it’s easi est to tackle a problem from the back end. I’ll buy the ice cream cone for the first kid— high school or under— w ho can tell me the answer and how they fig ured it. Call me at 541-553- 3201.
