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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 2013)
E Coosh EEWÄ: The W3y it is Page 4 Spilyay Tyrnoo November 27, 2013 Letters to the editor Positive results hew Tribal Council. I have attended the first I am excited to see results few m onths o f meetings of in such a short time, and con the new Tribal Council. I have gratulations to new C h ief witnessed consistency o f re Alfred Smith Jr. You are ap sponsibility w ith the young preciated very much for be leadership, and teamwork. ing present at all the public They have dem onstrated meetings, showing the people a formal purpose and direc your commitment. Respectfully submitted, tion and validation o f data, Priscilla Frank. and they have given factual reports on public documents. I have seen improvement in responsibility and accountabil ity by facing the people, the In d ian com m unity, in the The Warm Springs Health Town Hall format. and W ellness C en ter E m It has been rewarding for ployee Appreciation Commit m e to see the new T ribal tee is having a food drive C ouncil presence in every through December. •meeting. Their commitment There are donation boxes Las earned my trust, during placed throughout the clinic difficult times (everywhere). for anyone who would like to The meetings have been donate non-perishable food fo rm a l an d o rg a n iz e d — items for the Warm Springs 'sometimes that is a task in it community. s e lf. G re a t job, fellow s! ^Q ualifications an d g o o d knowledge do have a positive effect. I have to admire your confidence and integrity. The Tribal Council has a (Jake F rank traveled to tremendous impact on busi ness. It is not an easy job, with Europe this p ast summer, as an ambassador with the People few rewards. It.is good to hear tribal to People program. He kept a members participate with en journal during the trip. Part couragem ent. G o o d ideas one was in the previo u s and positive interactions do Spilyay; here is the rest, from show results. A nd certainly I day 15 to 20.) do appreciate the younger "generation o f tribal members who are voicing themselves at public meetings, exercising their participation and contri bution. I find it interesting to see I th e w o rk in g dynam ics amongst our tribal members. • The Secretary-Treasurer and Tribal Council are doing an exceptional job to assist our tribes in the financial recov- I ery during our nation’s work economic drawbacks. First, you are the decision- D a y 15: W ith my i makers o f tribal business, and ! the valuable traditional knowl homestay family, we watched edge will become apparent. a movie, then went swimming ' Each o f you are on the Tra in the lake. I felt kind o f ditional Learning curve, as weird because I was the only i som e o f o u r s e n io r age dark person there. I went into ! people have lived the life for th e w ater an d sta rte d to drown out in the middle o f i generations. It has been a good experi- the lake. W hen I finally got j .ence for me to witness the back up I w ent to the closest positive movem ent o f young shore, b u t th en realized I (30-50 year-old) people get w ent to the w rong side o f ting up to voice issues and the lake. I sat there fo r a become effective contribut while then swam back to the ing team members with the other side. Food drive People to People After the lake we w ent to a sports place where there were lots o f boys and girls racing oil quads. W hen went to an in te rm e d ia te track where the whole family could go at th e sam e tim e. We started out pretty good b ut I did a drift and a jump and I wasn’t supposed to, so I had to get my quad slowed down. I t was fun and I w ished I could have stayed. This was the last day with the homestay family. Day 16: Last morning with my homestay family. I gave them their gifts and they liked them . I w ish I could have stayed longer. I really liked the food they served. Then I got to see all my ambassador friends again. We sh ared sto rie s a b o u t o u r homestays. We w ent to see place where they make coo- coo clocks. D ay 17: We said good-bye to Germany and Austria. We took a tour o f a church and museum. Then we did a com munity service project. We helped clean a creek. A t one p o in t I was sw ept d o w n stream, but I got out, soaking wet. We had enough time that I sat in the sun and dried off. It was a fun day after all that. D ay 18: We rode an Al pin e ro ller co aster, going down the side o f a m ountain at 30 miles per hour. It was totally awesome. We w ent to a ropes course that was very fu n ... I officially love Aus tria. I wish I could stay b ut in couple days it’s over. D ay 19: Our. last day in E urope, and we w ent to a cheese class and made our own cheese. I didn’t like how mine turned out, so I threw if o u t. T h e n we w e n t to Zurich, our final destination. We had a fancy dinner and friendly good-byes and num b e r/ email exchange. D ay 20: We sat at airports and on airplanes. It Was sad to see everyone leaving. But we have cell p h o n e s and email, so we are probably still going to communicate. Well, I ’m going to miss Europe. Jake L. Frank. g f 7 V 1 | Social Dance Class on Thursdays k Adi are welcome to attend Social Dance Class Thursday evenings from 5-7 p.m. in the Com munity Center aerobics room. - - 7 1_ _ _ _ _ _ : : ' ? ' ?7 Spilyay T y rn o o (C oyote 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@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.:*$15.00 Alvis Frank, a resident o f the Simnasho, likes to make it to the Senior Pro gram lunch on days when he can find a ride. Last week he caught the bus in o rd er to ¡make it to the lunch gathering. Alvis was born on the reservation in 1938. H e moved to Pendleton for a while, but has lived m ost o f his life on the reserva tion. He did ranch work for. many years. T h ese days he takes w alks in o rd e r to stay healthy. A n d like m any other elders, he enjoys the Senior Program lunches. Program director Wil son Wewa usually shares some interesting and im portant information during the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon lunch gatherings. O ne day last week, for in stance, he notified elders, Birthday H appy birthday to our Baby G ir l Hnnaliyah Sanders 8years old! Eove, Dad, M om and Baby Brother. Rez Rover taxi offers s e rv ic e in W arm Springs. To call for a ride or get cost in form ation call 541- 553-3030. v__________ i____________7 Dave McMechan/Spilyay Alvis Frank at Senior Luncheon. especially the w om en, that som eone had been making disturbing anonymous phone calls. Be aware o f the caller, and call the police if he con tacts you, Wilson said. Raffle today for panda, tiger Win this life life-size Panda or this beautiful Si berian w hite tiger in a raffle being held at the W arm Springs Market. Raffle rickets are $1 each. Stop by the market to purchase a ticket and check out the raffle items. Tickets will b e o n sale until the start o f the draw ing later this w eek?1 * First drawing wins the Panda, second wins the Tiger. You do not need to be present to win. For m ore inform ation call 404-933-1851. -------------- — ------------------- Memorial and Name Giving The Muriel C. Suppah and Jackie Simtustus Memorial with name-giving cer emony is set for April 19,2014. The Memo rial and Name-Giving V___________________ w ill be at the Simnasho Long- house. 9 a.m. W ashaat Service. Noon lunch, name giving and giveway. Tribal Council resolutions Enrolled ( -------- ‘ / ' ' T / ; Elder profile B e it r e so lv e d by th e Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council o f the Confederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reser vation o f Oregon, pursuant to Article III, Section 2 (a) as amended, o f the Constitution and By-Laws, the following are enrolled members o f the Confederated Tribes o f the W arm Springs R eservation o f Oregon, as o f the date set out below in accordance with Resolution 4301: Abundiz, Janessa E sther Rose, 10/08/2013 Berry, William Joseph, 0 9 / 30/2013 Brunoe, Theo O rion, 0 9 / 30/2013 Bryant, Andre Alexander- Carranza, 0 8 /2 0 /2 0 1 3 Culpus, Kyah Rose, 0 8 / 23/2013 Dickson, Annabell Faith, 1 0 /0 1 /2 0 1 3 F oster, D re ’Shun Idris, 1 0 /0 8 /2 0 1 3 Foster, Tims Redbear, 0 8 / 20/2013 Fraley, Carly Marlene Lee, 0 9 /0 9 /2 0 1 3 Goff, LoriLynn Kay, 0 8 / 20/2013 H atlestad, Jessi Val-Lee, 0 8 /2 0 /2 0 1 3 Jackson-Alvarado, Priscilla Rose, 10/07/2013 Jim, Franklin Max, 0 7 /3 1 / 2013 L u cei-B o ise, S equoia Love, 10/02/2013 Meanus, Evans Eric Dean, 0 8 /2 3 /2 0 1 3 Parton, Deklyn Rex, 0 8 / 20/2013 Paul, Anna Merle, 0 9 /1 1 / 2013 P e n n in g to n , B ray lo n N yjah, 08/2 0 /2 0 1 3 Q u ea h p a m a , A m aro Rodney, 10/Q8/2013 Tias, Oswald Joseph, 0 9 / 16/2013 Tom, Emileigh Nancy, 09/ 03/2013 Vanpelt, Charles Wolf, 0 9 / 10/2013 (Resolution no,. 11,804). Relinquished W hereas tribal member, CelestinaJ. Scott-Hall, enroll m ent num ber 1977,' has re quested that the Tribal Coun cil approve relinquishm ent o f her Warm Springs enroll m ent pursuant to Article III, Section 4 o f the C onstitu tion and Warm Springs Tribal Code Section 120.700; and W h erea s C e lestin a J. Scott-H all’s relinquishm ent request was made in writing including the required nota rized W arm Springs Relin quishment form (attached as Exhibit “A” to this resolution) and a p erso n al letter (at tached as Exhibit “B” to this resolution) explaining her reasons for requesting relin quishment; and Whereas the stated pur pose o f Celestina J. Scott- Hall’s relinquishment request is so that she can enroll in the Yakama N ation w here she currently resides and has lived “the majority o f (her) life;” and W h erea s th e T rib al Council has been advised that Celestina J. Scott-H all has com pleted paym ent o f all loans and other debts to the Warm Springs Tribe (see at tached Exhibits “C” and “D ”); now, therefore, B e it r e so lv e d by the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council o f the Confederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reser vation o f Oregon, pursuant to Article III, Section 4, and Article V, Section 1 (1) and (u) o f the Tribal Constitution and By-Laws, and Warm Springs Tribal Code Section 120.700, that the Tribal Council hereby approves o f the request o f Celestina J. Scott-Hall to re linquish her enrollment in the Warm Springs Tribe; and Be it further resolved by the Tribal Council pursuant to Warm Springs Tribal Code Section 120.700 (2), that this relinquishment approval shall n o t becom e effective until Celestina J. Scott-Hall is ac cepted for membership in the C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es and Bands o f the Yakama Nation. Resolution no. 11,805).
