E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Great way
to start new
school year
by Sue Matters
The Back to School Bar-
becue is this Thursday after-
noon from 4 until 6 at the
Warm Springs k-8 Academy.
There will be food, infor-
mation, backpacks and t-
shirts for students. This year
the bulk of the school sup-
plies will go directly to class-
rooms for distribution to all
students.
Backpacks and Spilyay
t-shirts will be Speaks
given out at the
field building by the track.
There will be information
booths in the school com-
mons, music outside, and
special presentations by the
OHSU On Track Science
Education Program. The
White Bison Sacred Hoop
will be on hand in honor of
National Recovery Month.
Families and community
members are all welcome.
The event begins at 4
o’clock with food being
served and backpacks dis-
tributed until they run out.
At 4:30 teachers will be
introduced. The special pre-
sentations are scheduled for
5 o’clock.
Classroom lists will be
posted for students to learn
who their teachers are and
there will be an opportunity
to sign up for fall sports.
There are a few changes
for the new school year.:
There will be more group bus
stops district wide, and less
door to door service. Those
stops and the schedule are
now posted at jcsd.k12.or.us
At the Warm Springs k-8
Academy the school day will
start at 8:55 a.m., significantly
later than in previous years.
For students who will be
dropped off early, there will
be activities they can sign up
for. More information about
these opportunities will be
available at the barbecue.
The Back to School BBQ
is an annual event that allows
the community, families,
teachers, school staff and
students to all come together
to show their support for
education in Warm Springs,
and to get to know one an-
other better.
The first day of school for
most students is Wednesday,
September 9. Madras High
grades 10-12 will start on
Thursday, Sept. 10.
Kindergarten students will
have parent teacher confer-
ences on September 8-9;
small group classes on the
eleventh and fourteenth; and
will all be together on the fif-
teenth for their first full day
of school with full class-
rooms.
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September 2, 2015
Letters to the editor
Pet Clinics
Two pet clinics are com-
ing up in Warm Springs, in
October and November.
The first Pet Clinic will be
on October 17, from 2 to 4
p.m. at the old ambulance bay
across from the Post Office.
Shots will be available for
$15; and licenses for $5. Spay
and neuter vouchers will be
available. Cash only.
The second Pet Clinic will
be on November 7, same
time and place, and same ser-
vices available.
Leadership
Warm Springs tribal leaders
and people:
Tribal leadership should
never be divided by genera-
tional beliefs. Instead, they
should be united with a com-
mon history, love, and com-
mitment to our peoples. To
acknowledge our tribal re-
sponsibility to honor our
Covenant with our beloved
Creator and the laws He re-
quires of our people.
So with this vision, let us
remember that our actions as
individuals can have multi-
generational impacts for our
whole membership. Our Cre-
ator has reminded us, our
history, both good and bad,
will guide us.
In accordance to our tribal
teaching, we have a crucial
obligation to correct our
people too. Discipline is a
strong part of tribal life. We
cannot turn away from cor-
recting those who bring dis-
honor to our Tribe and our
core beliefs.
Our goal should reflect
hope and the belief of im-
proved tribal government
that has regained the trust of
our tribal people. Hope and
belief that growth is possible
with correct modifications
and adjustments that guide us
back to our intended path as
seen by our elders long
gone—for the sake of our
future generations.
Our mission should be to
restore our core beliefs that
the welfare and interest of
all our people will be in ev-
ery decision this leadership
makes and every leadership
thereafter.
A quote of our beloved
Was-qu’ Treaty Chief Toh-
simpt, “Who am I to be so
important than the common
man—without my people I
am nothing.” Chief Toh-
simpt refused to sign our
1855 Treaty first—ahead of
other tribal men due to our
tribal belief that we are all
equal in our Creators eyes
although our traditional re-
sponsibility to the people var-
ied we were still equal.
Leader, food gather, hunter,
medicine person, undertaker,
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
drum handler, regalia
maker—no responsibility is
more important than any
other.
In our teaching, our belief
is to follow divine guidance,
to speak out to correct wrong-
ness and to guide us back to
the correct path. This is an
inherited traditional respon-
sibility that was handed to me
upon the deaths of my mom
and my dad. I am the great,
great, great-granddaughter of
Was-qu’ Treaty Chief Toh-
simpt and daughter of Chief
Pax-a-wana-shut, head Chief
of the middle Columbia
River. My husband is the
great-grandson of Tulalip
Treaty Chief Kanum. Our
Creator handed down this
duty through family genera-
tions, so until my death, I will
speak and I will always stand
by my words. When I am
gone, my sons and grandsons
will carry this duty.
My words may hurt feel-
ings or anger people, but most
people know, I say words
based on our teaching. Even
when I stand alone, pitiful,
with no support, I will speak
as guided by our Creator.
And for the sake of our fu-
ture generations—Beware of
who you nominate and vote
for Tribal Council.
We have nobody to blame
but ourselves for the mess we
are in. Make sure they know
our way of life, they have an
Indian name, have had their
ceremonies and that they are
alcohol, drug and violence
free.
I am thankful for our
Chairman, our Chairwoman
and our Chiefs, sincerely,
Leona A. Ike-Smith
Fire help
Thank you to the follow-
ing for the help during the
Countyline 2 fire:
Tiffany Gross Hicks and
Mr. Hicks, who works for Co-
lumbia Inter-Tribal Fisheries
Enforcment, and the people
of Hood River. They gave
$1,000 worth of foods,
goods and towels.
Thank you Pastor Ken
Wytsma and the people of
Antioch Church, who gave
$300 worth of food, and over
$1,000 in items donated by
church members. Safeway
Madras gave 20 cases of
water. Charlotte Pitt, and
many others.
Elizabeth Sato and sons,
Gabriel, Samuel and
Elijah.
Revival
Shekinah Glory Ministries
and Easton and Tina Aguilar
are hosting a revival at the
stick game pavilion behind
the community center Friday-
Sunday, September 4-6, be-
ginning at 7 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, and at 1 and 7
p.m. on Sunday.
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
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Managing Editor: Dave McMechan
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A stone-setting
memorial for Nadine
Bessie Miller will be
held Friday and Satur-
day, Sept. 11 and 12, in
Toppenish, Wash. The
stone-setting will be 7
a.m. on Friday at the
Union Gap Cemetery,
and the Memorial will
start at 10 a.m. at the at
the Toppenish
Longhouse
on Saturday.
CRITFC Salmon Campers
Courtesy photos.
Youth at the CRITFC Salmon Camp.
We had about a half dozen youth,
tribal members ages 12 to 13, attend the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission Salmon Camp this summer.
A couple of weeks ago the girls gave
a public report utilizing a story board.
They each received $100 honoraria from
CRITFC. The theme of the week-long
camp was the journey of salmon, higher
education, and culture and tradition. Our
kids did a great job.
Aurolyn Stwyer
Indian Business Talk
Credit scores—the good, the bad and the ugly
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
Credit scores are just a re-
flection of our bill paying
record and habits.
Lenders use them to cal-
culate their risk in giving
credit. Their assessment of
risk when lending to us de-
termines the interest rate we
will be offered and if credit
will be granted.
What’s a good score?
Here are the rankings
from Experian:
Super Prime
781 – 850
Prime
661 – 780
Non Prime
601 – 660
Sub Prime
500 – 600
Deep Sub Prime 300 – 499
Prime will get good inter-
est rates; Super Prime gets
the best rates. The others
quickly become hurtful or
cause for rejection of an ap-
plication.
The Good—Short of
cash? We get to buy now and
pay later. Think of credit as
a tool. Maintain it well and it
will work for us.
The Bad—Carrying a bal-
ance from month to month
over 30 percent of our limit
reduces our scores. Paying
late reduces it more. Our
scores will be lowered for
how late we pay and how
many times we pay late.
The Ugly—Collections,
“negotiated payoffs,” and
bankruptcy will kill a credit
score.
What to do? What to do?
We do credit counseling at
Credit Enterprise.
Give us a call or sign up
for our financial literacy
classes when we offer them.
Credit can be reached at 541-
553-3201.
Check out Cooking Matters at Extension
The High Desert Food and
Farm Alliance is partnering
with the Warm Springs Or-
egon State University Exten-
sion Office to bring Cooking
Matters. This will be a six-
week long cooking course for
adults.
Cooking Matters will start
Thursday, Sept. 17, and con-
tinue on Thursdays from
5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Exten-
sion demonstration kitchen.
The class goes through Oc-
tober 22.
The course builds on
kitchen skills, including knife
handling, food safety and
sanitation, while also incorpo-
rating nutrition and cooking
on a budget.
Participants in the course
will go home each week with
the raw ingredients from the
meal they cooked. You can
then practice at home and
cook for your families. Each
week that is one free bag of
food.
Upon completion of the
six-week course, participants
also receive a free cookbook
and a cutting board.
“It made me more adven-
turous in my cooking,” a par-
ticipant from a previous class,
held in Bend, was saying re-
cently. “I’m better at adding
veggies to things, and trying
new foods.”
Cooking Matters is a com-
pletely free program designed
to assist participants in im-
proving their cooking skills:
Anyone 18 and over can sign
up at the OSU Extension
Office building in War m
Springs, at the Education
building.
Or call me at the High
Desert Food and Farm Alli-
ance, 541-963-8310. Email:
jane@hdffa.org
If you sign up, please
plan to attend each class in
the six-week course. Regis-
tration is set to close on
Tuesday, Sept. 8. We are also
looking for one volunteer to
help assist the head chef
during the course.
Ja n e S ab i n - D a v i s ,
High Desert Food and Farm
Alliance program administra-
tor.
The Madras High
School Class of 1965
will have their 50 Year
Reunion on Friday,
September 11.
The class will have a
no-host gathering at
Charlie’s Pizza at 4
p.m. And on September
12, the reunion will be
at the Elks Lodge,
beginning at 4 p.m.
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Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 489,
Warm Springs, 97761.
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