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r . “I E Coos h EEWA: The w^y it is Spilyay Tymoo May 14, 2014 Letters to the editor Veterans group. I w ent to Satus, Washing Larson Kalama and the ton two weekends ago and L arson K alam a and the Veterans Healing Circle Com Veterans Family Healing h elped my Yakama family w ith mem orials and nam e- m ittee w ould like to thank committee. givings. My nephew Terron everyone for the successful McDonald was witness to my event at th e H eH e I la ’s m e m o ria l, V irg in ia Longhouse. Veterans came from many T iam ukm uk M itchell, w ho was an enrolled Yakama from states to join in. O ur hearts T h e Lady W arriors are kkmal or Rock Creek, Wash. were full by the end o f the H er brothers are Johnson weekend with the wonderful hosting a 50-50 raffle. The comm unity o f veterans and grand prize winner will receive and Jerry Menninick Sr. She m a rrie d m y tu ta D allas family members and, also, all $1,000. This raffle is to help with W in ish u t Sr., F eb ru ary 6, the folks w ho came to join, th e air fare co sts fo r th e 1953. H e was in the military work, and support us. T h an k you to the head team’s trip to the World Youth at the time. I think that’s why c o o k , J e s se , h e r frie n d B asketball T o u rn am e n t in people got the impression that Rachael and h er daughters August. The tournam ent Will she was from here in Warm Tribal fishing site within the proposed Port of Morrow development site. Springs. for the w onderful job they be in Hawaii. Tickets are $ each, and will did, and how they accom mo Anyway, her wish was to (Note: Ambre Energy is since time immemorial. dated special dietary needs o f be sold until May 31. T he be buried at the Blackwolf Energy that their proposed proposing the Coyote Island coal transport project at the The tribes have protected drawing will be held on June Cemetery, which is at Rock the participants. Terminal, to be constructed Port o f M orrow will not in our tribal treaty fishing We w ant to thank D oris 1 (need not be present to win). Creek, Wash. T hat was back rights in the Treaties o f at the Port of Morrow for C o n ta c t o n e o f th ese five years ago, M arch 12, for helping out in the kitchen terfere with tribal fishing ac 1855, and have continued coal storage and barge load tivity is incorrect. a n d w h e re v e r she w as people for tickets: 2009. Also the Indian names J u n e S m ith , 5 4 1 -953- that came out Saturday were to fight for these rights ing. The Confederated Tribes The Columbia River In needed. Guy Wallulatum do of Warm Springs is among ter-Tribal Fish Commission for future generations. P a tric iia nated bottles o f w ater and 9452; Alvis Smith III, 325- T ik aiy au w ak 6745; A m y S u p p ah , 410- Menninick, got my kala atwai the tribes that are opposing and our m em ber tribes sub I find it outrageous watermelon. 'that Ambre Energy seeks the plan. The following is a m itted multiple letters and Easton and Ralph Aguilar 5179; B ecca M c P h e rso n , Ida Skwiyaxs Howtopat. Also to dismiss these facts and recent statement by Paul affidavits to state and fed and the H o t Shot fire fighter 325-2071; Rochell Zam ora, Jeremy Mennick, he got his clear laws that protect the Eumley, executive director of eral entities documenting that crew delivered cedar w ood so 460-0477; O tis Iverson, 325- fa th e r’s n am e atw ai Je rry tribal fishery by a self- the Columbia River Inter- this project interferes with that we could keep the heal 1088; ,Brett W hipple, 460- M enninick Jr. (Skumyaxsh). serving and biased decla Tribal Fish Commission.) ttibal fishing. ing fire going throughout the 3536; C rystal Sm ith, 325- My cousin A aron Mennick’s ration that tribal fishing The tribes have relied on weekend. Utilities staff kept 6249; S o n ia H e a th , 325- son K ordell g o t the tanan does not exist. T he claim by A m bre tribal fishing as a way o f life things running smoothly in the 2562; Ju lie S u p p ah , 460- wanicht (Masis). There is one 8472; Jessie A dam s, 325- other, Patricia’s son Joseph longhouse. T hank you to Foster for 6770; Shaw n H arry , 325- Ramos, got the tanan wanicht (M ushtaliksh). B u t o u t o f made now to transport and happen to any town along the o f W arm S prings an d helping to MC, and for your 1323. respect for the families here export trainloads o f coal and route from the oil fields o f Madeline Jim. I have commit drum m ing and flute playing. T h e Lady W arriors are in Warm Springs, we will be oil through western Washing the Midwest to. the shores o f ted the crime o f trespassing, Thank you Leminnie for run western Washington. breaking and entering, and ning the women’s sweat, Joe hosting a second raffle with having a stone setting for my ton. Plans for shipping crude oil th eft. I p led guilty to my for running the men’s sweats, the grand prize being a Sav atwai ila Virginia Tiamukmuk I f coal export terminals and Wilma for running the age 7 m m rifle with Bushnell Mitchell and possibly Cecelia proposed for C herry Point from Grays H arbor also in crimes in which I m ust make Winishut Stormbringer. women’s talking circle. Thank scope and soft case. n e a r B ellin g h am , an d clude dredging the Chehalis up in 100 hours o f comm u This raffle is to help cover Sincerely, you to Lucy for all her sup Longview on the Columbia River estuary, which will dam nity service and six m onths D allas (W iyanashat) River are approved, hundreds age habitat needed by fish, bench probation. Again, I port. T hank you to H eidi the hotel costs during the trip K atchia w ho organized the to Hawaii. Tickets are $20 Winishut Jr., Warm Springs o f trains and barges would shellfish and birds. Large apologize to Madeline for tak Healing Tduch practitioners; each. Only 360 will be sold. fam ilies, The Jam eson ru n from M ontana and Wyo n u m b e rs o f h u g e ta n k e r ing her possessions. Nathon Norwest. Linnie, Judy, Sharon and her The drawing will be held on Mitchell and David and m ing every day, spreading ships moving in and out o f self worked on over 50 vets June 28 during Pi-Ume-Sha E m ily Mae, Destiny, coal dust along the way. T hat the h arbor w ould interfere and family m em bers during (need n o t be present to win). James Frances Brookey same coal will continue to with Indian and non-Indian C ontact one o f the people family. And Kodiak, Talon, pollute our world when it is fisheries and other vessel traf a two-day period. Sonja, Loreen, Remo, burned in China and other fic. We w an t to th a n k Lee above for a ticket. Lance, Shard, Tearle countries thousands o f miles Gadsbury for his acupressure Storm bringer, Jennifer away. w ork that helped so many, The WeaselTail Pow Lynn Mollman, Charles N ow that threat is joined and to Chenoah Morgan, who wow at White Swan has Cook Jr., D evearl Jr., by proposals to use mile-long was always available with her b e e n re s c h e d u le d to Nathaniel, and Tashena crude oil trains to feed mas turtle shell rattle for assistance May 30-June 1. I w ould like to say sorry I ’m sorry this is so late, but Winishut. Tilden Jr. and sive new oil te rm in als in for healing. Jeremy Baer sup to the community o f Warm ported the healing w ith his I hope, my oldest son Floyd Terron McDonald. Darrel, Grays Harbor. Safety is a huge concern. Springs, for I have commit flute playing. We w ant to Frank Jr. and his father Floyd Derek Winishut. Since.2008, nearly a dozen oil ted a crime and pled guilty to th an k S haron F letch er for Sr. had wonderful birthdays this trains have been derailed in theft, breaking and entering bringing us and running the year! Floyd Sr. had his birth the U.S. In December, a fire and trespassing. For my sen “poetry as medicine” group. day on the thirteenth o f March, The Peaceful Spirit O ut burned for over 24 hours af te n c e I have g o tte n six and his oldest son Floyd Jr. ’s We w ant to thank all the ter ,a 106-car train carrying m onths bench probation and ing— Honoring O ur Wounded birthday is on the eighteenth of elders and others w ho came crude oil collided with a grain 100 hours o f community ser Warriors through Fly Fishing to su p p o rt us and help us, the month! . train in N o rth D akota. In vice. I w ould also like to a n d C u ltu ra l S h arin g is E v e t t e P u tt, 50 Kourt and for those w ho donated (This is the last column from July, an oil train accident killed a p o lo g ize to m y au n ty planned for June 6-8 at Lower to the raffle and silent auc Dr., no. 3, Eugene, OR 97404 Filly Frank Jr., who passed 47 people and leaked an esti Madeline Jim for doing this D ry Creek. tion. B u t m o st o f all we Organizers are calling for away on May 4 at the age o f mated 1.5 million gallons o f to-her. I will never do or think w ould like to thank the v et o f anything like again. I have fishingguides, volunteers and 83. Also, see Eowlak Tichum Oil in Quebec, Canada. erans w ho com e and help on page 7.) It’s clear that crude oil can learned my lesson. Sincerely, donations to honor veterans. each other. Jerome Stanley F o r in f o rm a tio n c o n ta c t be explosive and the tankers This w onderful com m u Casey G re e n at 541-325- O u r environment, health, used to transport it by rail are nity embraces all w ho come, I w ould like to say I ’m 2147. safety and comm unities are simply unsafe. These oil trains w h e th e r th e y have b e e n N iix P ach w ai N am i at risk from decisions being are an accident w aiting to very sorry to the community there one year or. 20. A nd a big thank you to L arson who Naimu ku Tananma kushwa followed his vision all those Yakama ku Millilama. Inm i years ago to start this healing Taimu Wiyanashat. Coal project opposition Lady Warriors Powwow rescheduled A pology Wishes... For veterans C oal, oil transport opp osition Memorials and name-giving Mushroom permits required for some harvesters Spilyay Tym o o (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Reporter: Patti Tanewasha Managing 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 Attention all mushroom pickers: Warm Springs Forestry of ficials w ant everyone to know that m ushroom picking per mits are now required. Anyone found w ithout a perm it will be cited. Perm it requirements are fees are as follows: Tribal members: A per m it is n ot required to harvest, possess or transport less than one gallon o f m ushroom s on the reservation or in thé state o f O regon. I t is encouraged th at all tribal members planning on harvesting m ore than one gal lon o f m ushroom s obtain a free m ushroom perm it avail able at the Forestry office. In- Common morel form ation from m ushroom perm its will help the tribes manage this resource. Married into the tribes (MIT): Individuals married to an enrolled tribal m em ber cannot harvest m ushroom s w ithout a perm it. A special perm it is available w hen the M IT is accom panied by an enrolled member. Non-tribal member, or individuals n o t married into the tribe: Non-tribal members and non-M ITs cannot har vest m ushroom s on the res ervation. Re-sale perm its for tribal m em bers and MITs: A Re sale M ushroom Perm it is re quired if: You are 16 years or older and harvest m ush room s to sell; or, You sire married into the tribe and will harvest mush room s with a tribal member; or, You harvest, possess or transport m ore than one gal lon o f m ushroom s on the W arm Springs R eservation o f the state o f Oregon, Tribal enrollment card or p ic tu re id e n tific a tio n fo r M IT s m u s t be in th e perm itee’s possession while harvesting and transporting mushrooms. E a c h year in te re s t has been growing in harvesting edible mushrooms on the res ervation. P roper identifica tion and determ in atio n o f w hether a m ushroom is ed ible is critical. T h e re are many plant guidebooks avail able to assist you. A general rule to follow is, W hen in doubt, throw it out! Warm Springs Fire Management
