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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Name-giving tradition among the Wascos
(Continued from page 4)
All those who are tied to
the name can get a better
grasp of who they are by
reading the book Olney Was
The Name.
This book reveals all ge-
nealogical connections to the
family
tree
of
the
Holloquellas.
Ellen Olney may have
been the oldest of the chil-
dren. In the book her English
name comes up as Annette,
her Indian name is mentioned
and recorded as Twa-wy.
In the book Twa-wy was
referred to as a princess of a
head chief. There is also a
very good photo of Twa-wy.
This book is a must read!
Nathan Olney, the hus-
band of Twa-wy, built the
very first home in The Dalles,
the first trading post, and a
ferry boat on the Deschutes.
He was a scout for the U.S.
Army.
When the Yakama Nation
was established, the Olney’s
settled on the Yakima Reser-
vation. There is a huge Olney
group, and I notice there is
even an Olney at War m
Springs.
Since Billy Chinook is tied
to the clan through marriage
to Annie Holloquilla, a men-
tion of his family connection
to the Umatilla was revealed
by a personal letter Chinook
authored.
This documented excerpt
was taken from chinooks let-
ter to his relative by the name
of Win-nup-snoot Chinook.
The letter is dated, March 7,
1882. Chinook’s letter:
I will tell you some words.
You are related to my family by
the old time folks and often think
of you as a relative.
The contents of the letter
to his relative suggested a
wide range of assimilative
policies, the current condition
of the schools of the time,
and his relative’s children’s
well-being in the boarding
school at Forest Grove Or-
egon. Chinook concludes his
letter to his relative:
Now my good friend Win-ap-
snoot, I never know how you
stand towards Christ. I wish you
would tell me. Here, we many
of us belong to the church. Over
100 have professed religion, and
are trying to live good lives. I
try to live near Christ every day,
and I dare not do wrong for I
know Gods eyes are upon me.
When you get this letter answer
me back. Let me know how you
feel towards Christ.
You’re Friend,
Billy Chinook
Since Beulah is hosting the
giving of an Indian name,
these three prominent ancient
names of Twa-wy, Wa-thl-ga-
we and Stuc-qual-lay may be
of interest to her family tree.
Biographies of these in-
dividuals include:
lieved to be 113 years old
passed away in her sleep near
Seufert’s Cannery, where the
Wasco Indians had temporary
camps during fishing seasons.
She went by the name that
meant something like
“Daughter-of-the-Swift-Wa-
ter.”
Survivors were one grand-
child, Mrs. Susan Swiztler,
(Indian name Wa-liks-ma),
and four great grandchildren,
Jasper, William, Henry and
Amos.
Wasco Semore and Mary
migrated to the river year af-
ter year. When the salmon
fishing season was over their
winter months were spent at
the Warm Springs Reserva-
tion.
Levi Green told me this old
lady used to saddle on old
cow that returned to their
home at Wolford Canyon
during the winter months.
This was Mary’s mode of
transportation to the agency.
Wa-Thl-Ga-We, or Mary
Semore, last of the Wasco,
According to the “Index
survived all the epidemics.
Mary was born in about of the Biographies of the
1905 History
the year of 1810.
of
Crook
She received her
County,” pass-
English
name
ing
events
from the early
1843-1889,
Church officials.
Chapter one,
Mary was a
this event is re-
teenager when
Balche, an Ameri-
corded:
can fur trader
Lt. Watson
(Bushtin), came to
with a party of
the Wascopum
soldiers
and
area in 1826.
Stocketly,
a
Last of her people
Wasco Semore the Wasco, Mary
Warm Springs
and Mary may have Semore. Museum
Chief with a
been some of the at Warm Springs
band of Indians,
photo.
earlier converts of
soldiers numbering
the Wascopum Mis-
about 150, en-
sions, and later may
countered a party
have been associated with Ca- of Paiutes at what is now known
tholicism.
as Watson’s Springs.
The Paiutes hid themselves in
This is in all probability
why Mary was buried at The the rocks on the hillside and
Dalles Oregon Catholic cem- Watson, finding he could not get
etery, when she passed away at them in no other way, decided
at Wot’socs (Lone Pine) in the to charge the whole band.
In the preliminary encounter
spring of 1923. Ref. The
Watson was killed and his men
Mountaineer The Dalles
Mary Semore was be- retreated. Stocketly was attached
to Lt. Watson and would not al-
low the Paiutes to scalp him.
Calling his men to follow he
again (Stocketly) charged and res-
cued Watson’s body, but (Watson)
was so badly wounded he died a
few days later at the Warm Springs
Reservation.
This individual’s name also
shows up as a Wyampum
(Celilo) Chief and one of the
signatories of the 1855 Mid-
Oregon Treaty.
Stocketly was the brother
of
Chief
Tommy
Thompson’s father.
In Elizabeth Lord’s book
Reminiscences of Eastern, there
is a report that, during the
Yakama War Campaign of
1856, Chief Stocketly of the
Celilo Wyampum allied some
of his group with Chief
Kamiakin.
Chief Tommy Thompson,
whose father served as Scout
with Ar my troops in the
Snake War Campaign, was
born on the banks of the Co-
lumbia River overlooking the
Celilo Falls fishing grounds of
his ancestors.
. Thompson’s Uncle
Stocketly (Stuck-squa-lly) was
one of the first casualties of
the 1867 Snake War Cam-
paign.
Stuck-squa-lly is associated
with the Stacona Clan. In the
military records of the Snake
War Campaign, the name
Stacona is spelled different.
This implies the name,
“Stacona” was actually an
Indian name.
. The early U.S. govern-
ment policies have accom-
plished their mission by de-
stroying and shattering the
Wasco civilizations.
All of our other customs
and culture may have been
dismally shattered.
However, the giving of
the Indian name and warrior
tradition was never crushed.
It has always been a foremost
part of the Wasco Kiksht
Chinookan culture.
Warm Springs OSU Extension Corner
Robotics, archery, new year coming up at 4-H
by Beth Ann Beamer
Warm Springs OSU Extension
4-H Managing Faculty
A small group of Warm
Springs youth have begun
meeting to work on Robotics
at OSU Office in War m
Springs.
In the first meeting, one
of the teams was able to suc-
cessfully get a robot opera-
tional.
In preparing for this new
club, 4-H staff discovered a
sad situation: Rather than the
six operational “brains” we
thought we would have, we
now only have two.
This severely limits our
ability to open the club up to
any additional members.
If you have done Robot-
ics in the past, and think you
might know where one of the
Lego Robotics “bricks” might
be, please just bring it by the
OSU 4-H Office: No ques-
tions will be asked.
The next step will be add-
ing various functional “arms”
and programming using com-
puters.
Archery
Archery will begin meeting
again on Friday, December 4
at 4 p.m. at the Old School
Range, and will begin prepa-
ration for a youth competi-
tion at the Riverhouse in
Bend set for February 2016.
Experienced archers and
newbies are welcome to join
us. Dress for the weather.
New year starting
A new 4-H year has be-
gun, so everyone in any club
must fill-out new participant
and health forms.
Please see Andrea at the
OSU Office for the 2015-
2016 forms. And we are al-
ways recruiting for new adult
leaders.
A number of kids have
requested sewing club, so if
that is a passion of yours,
please contact the OSU Of-
fice at 541-553-3238.
High School youth:
The new Camp Tumbleweed
will take place over spring
break at the Big Muddy
Ranch. We are seeking camp
counselors. See the office for
applications and training in-
formation.
Warm Springs youth who
submitted essays to attend the
IAC Youth Conference in Las
Vegas: Good job! I will see
you there.
You can reach the Warm
Springs OSU Extension of-
fice, and 4-H at 541-553-
3238.
On Thanksgiving a short history of the pumpkin
by Scott Duggan
W.S. OSU Extension
Ever since my family has
been involved in the pump-
kin patch business—at the
DD Ranch and Pumpkin
Patch in Terrebonne—I have
been fascinated with the his-
tory of the pumpkin, and
how pumpkins are so deeply
intertwined with Halloween
and Thanksgiving.
Specifically, where did
pumpkin pie originate? For
that matter, where did the
pumpkin come from?
I did some research and
here is what I discovered.
Pumpkins are indigenous
to the Western hemisphere
and were completely un-
known in Europe prior to the
discovery of North America.
Of course, pumpkins
have been an important food
source for Native Americans
for thousands of years.
Pumpkins were used not
only as a food source, but
pumpkin seeds were used for
food and medicine, too.
Pumpkins are not only fun
to carve but a great source
of nutrition.
Pumpkins are low in calo-
ries, fat and sodium and high
in fiber. They are good
sources of vitamins A and B,
potassium, protein and iron.
Scientifically speaking,
pumpkins are a fruit (they
contain seeds) but when it
comes to cooking, they are
often referred to as veg-
etables.
Pumpkins are a member
of the gourd family, which
includes cucumbers, honey-
dew melons, cantaloupe, wa-
termelons and zucchini.
But where did pumpkin pie
come from?
Legend has it that Native
Americans roasted long strips
of pumpkin in an open fire.
Over time this evolved
into the practice of slicing off
pumpkin tops; removing the
seeds and filling the insides
with milk, spices and honey.
This was baked in hot
ashes and is thought to be the
origin of pumpkin pie.
Sounds like a logical start
to a wonderful tradition that
continues to this day.
Best wishes for the holi-
day season.
Scott.duggan@oregonstate.edu
November 25, 2015
Please contact HR
The following individu-
als need to contact tribal
Human Resources right
away regarding your De-
ferred Compensation Plan.
Please call Greta White-
Elk at 541-553-3391; or
email:
greta.whiteelk@wstribes.org
Or stop by Human Re-
sources in the administra-
tion building:
Thomas Dyer, Richard
Wesley,
Kenneth
Borchert, Levi Blackwolf,
Jamesina Viveros, Donna
Torres, Lupita Katchia,
David Dieker, Paul Hop-
per,
John Goering,
Duane King, William
Hammond, Paul Harper,
Bryan Lund.
Summary of Tribal
Council - Nov. 3
1. Roll call: Chief
Alfred Smith Jr., Chair-
man Eugene Greene Jr.,
Vice Chair Evaline Patt,
Carlos Smith, Kahseuss
Jackson, Scott Moses,
Reuben Henry, Or vie
Danzuka, and Raymond
Tsumpti. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder.
2. A motion was made
by Carlos approving the
request from the Public
Safety Branch regarding
leave for an employee
who is recovering from a
brain tumor; second by
Reuben.
Discussion of updat-
ing the personnel manual.
Question: Evaline/yes,
Carlos/yes, Kahseuss/
yes, Scott/yes, Reuben/
yes, Alfred/yes, Orvie/
yes, Raymond/yes, 8/
yes, 0/no, 0/abstain,
Chair man not voting;
motion carried.
3. A motion was made
by Kahseuss approving
the release of the USDA
video of the War m
Springs K-8 Academy;
second by Reuben. Ques-
tion: Evaline/yes, Carlos/
yes, Kahseuss/yes, Scott/
yes, Reuben/yes, Alfred/
yes,
Or vie/yes,
Raymond/yes, 8/yes, 0/
no, 0/abstain, Chairman
not voting; motion car-
ried.
4. A motion was made
by Or vie amending
today’s agenda adding on
the testimony by Carlos
that will be given on No-
vember 4 to the Portland
City Council; Second by
Reuben; motion carried.
5. A motion was made
by Scott approving the
testimony Carlos will de-
livery to the Portland City
Council; second by
Reuben. Question; Eu-
gene, to include issues
with Grand Ronde to
meet and request a Gov-
ernment-to-Government
with the City of Portland.
Evaline/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Alfred/yes,
Orvie/yes, Raymond/
yes, 8/yes, 0/no, 0/ab-
stain, Chairman not vot-
ing; motion carried.
6. A motion was made
by Scott adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,069 ap-
proving a referendum to
be held on December 17,
2015, asking tribal mem-
bers whether or not to
authorize, regulate and
operate an on-reserva-
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Holliday St.
tion, tribally owned culti-
vation and extraction fa-
cility for marijuana, in-
dustrial hemp and regu-
lated products with retail
sales allowed only off the
reservation; second by
Reuben. Question; Eu-
gene, motion was made
by Scott on this resolu-
tion for a referendum on
part of economic devel-
opment with said change;
Evaline/yes, Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/yes, Scott/yes,
Reuben/yes, Alfred/yes,
Orvie/yes, Raymond/no,
7/yes, 1/no, 0/abstain,
Chairman not voting;
motion carried.
7. Head Start gave a
program update.
8. A motion was made
by Raymond adopting
Resolution No. 12,070
authorizing the Secretary-
Treasurer to take such
actions as are necessary
to provide for the alloca-
tion or reimbursement of
those costs with in the
general fund that may be
reallocated to the Self-
Determination Agree-
ments and Third Party
Billing savings for the cal-
endar year 2016; second
by Reuben. Eugene, with
modification that Indian
Health Service dollars
will only reflect 2016;
Evaline/yes, Kahseuss/
yes, Scott/yes, Orvie/no,
Raymond/yes, Carlos/
out of the room,
Reuben/out of the room,
Alfred/out of the room,
4/yes, 1/no, 3/out of the
room, Chairman not vot-
ing; motion carried.
9. Discussed the letter
regarding Oregon De-
partment of Fish & Wild-
life Cascade Locks/Ox-
bow Hatchery Transfer
T-12029 and T-12028.
10. A motion was
made by Scott adopting
Resolution No. 12,071
appointing
Walter
Langnese III and Lola
Sohappy to the Ad Hoc
Judicial Commission for
the two tribal member
positions, alternates are
Anita Jackson and Arlene
Boileau. Dan Ahern will
be contacted for verifica-
tion for the off-reserva-
tion non-member posi-
tion; second by Reuben.
Question; Evaline/
yes, Scott/yes, Reuben/
yes,
Or vie/yes,
Raymond/out of the
room, Kahseuss/out of
the room, Carlos/out of
the room, Alfred/out of
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