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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
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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