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.
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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.