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Spilyay Tymoo December 9, 2015
Letters to the editor
To family and friends
To Family and Friends of
Davis Young “Butch” Boise,
This is a big thank-you to
all drummers, singers, danc-
ers and all cooks and help-
ers.
We didn’t have time, but
we made the time. We didn’t
have knowledge, but we did
what we knew.
We didn’t have the sup-
port, but we learned to sup-
port everyone.
We had a lot going against
us, but we had enough going
for us. We had plenty of ex-
cuses but we didn’t use any.
Everyone said, We cannot
do it. But we did it anyway.
Never speak bad about
others; listen to what others
have to say.
Never give up on your
dreams or your beliefs. Learn
and keep your tradition alive.
Don’t be afraid to say no,
but also don’t be afraid to
say yes.
Be kind to elders, respect
them. Let go of what you
can’t control. Stay away from
drama and negativity.
Learn to love one another
for who they are. We’ve all
seen better days; we’ve all
seen worse. We don’t have
everything but we have all
we need.
We all woke up with
aches and pains, but we
woke up. Our lives may not
be perfect but we are all
blessed.
Time will pass, memories
will fade, feelings will change,
but just remember, Our
hearts will never forget.
We fall, we rise. We all
make mistakes. No one is
perfect. We are all humans.
But we are thankful each
day and night. Whenever a
problem arises, just remem-
ber, Face it. Fight it, and then
finish it.
What lies ahead will al-
ways be a mystery. Don’t be
afraid to explore. When life
pushes you over, push back
harder.
When there are choices to
make, make the one you
won’t regret.
Why things happen will
never be certain. Take it in
stride and keep moving for-
ward.
Listen to others, but don’t
lose your voice. No one no-
tices your tears, no one no-
tices your sadness or your
pain. But they all notice all
your mistakes.
You’ve only got one life—
live it to the fullest. It’s small
things that make the differ-
ences to that someone.
It’s simple things that also
matter.
Just being in someone’s life
makes big differences. Or
that cup of coffee or break-
fast you have with a loved
one.
Don’t worry, live simple,
expect very little, give some-
one a lot.
Always give them a
smile—it matters. Hold, hug,
love a little more. We don’t
know what the next 24 hours
will bring.
We all walk a different
lifestyle. Just be there with
happiness and a lot of love.
For moms, dads, grandpar-
ents, uncles, aunties, sisters,
brothers, nieces, nephews,
grandkids.
Sincerely, xoxo, love us
across the miles,
Rachel
and
Ted
Bar ney, Seattle, Wash.;
Reed, Brock, Dale,
Kassidy and Miley.
For those honoring our Veterans
An Act of Congress—
52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code,
Sec. 87a—approved
May 13, 1938, made the
11th of November in
each year a legal holi-
day—a day to be dedi-
cated to the cause of
world peace and to be
thereafter celebrated and
known as “Ar mistice
Day.”
Armistice Day was pri-
marily a day set aside to
honor veterans of World
War I, but in 1954, after
World War II had re-
quired the greatest mobi-
lization of soldiers, sail-
ors, Marines and airmen
in the Nation’s history;
and after American forces
had fought aggression in
Korea, the Eighty-Third
Congress, at the urging of
the veterans service or-
ganizations, amended the
Act of 1938 by striking
out the word “Armistice”
and inserting in its place
the word “Veterans.”
With the approval of
this legislation (Public
Law 380) on June 1,
1954, November 11th
From VOCS
Welcome to our new Vo-
cational Rehabilitation Pro-
gram Office Manager, Deece
Suppah. She is your first
point of contact with our
program.
We look forward to con-
tinued collaboration with
tribal programs, working to
employ tribal members who
are facing barriers to become
employed or advance in em-
ployment.
If you have employees
that may be missing work
related to a potential disabil-
ity—hearing, eye sight loss,
diabetes, physical, cognitive,
learning disabilities, mental
health; depression, anxiety,
PTSD, A/D or gambling ad-
diction—or clients high
school age or older, please
refer them to one our weekly
orientations:
Monday at 3 p.m. at our
office; or Tuesday at 3 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Com-
munity Counseling Center.
Or call our office if you
believe a one-on-one orien-
tation would be more appro-
priate.
Have a healthy and safe
The
Veterans
Day Parade
this year
featured
floats, and
youth from
the
community.
Jayson Smith photos.
became a day to honor
American veterans of all
wars.
The Eugene ‘Cougar’
Greene Sr. American Legion
Post 48 and the Elliott
Palmer Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 4217 staged this
year’s parade with the help of
the following people, busi-
nesses and departments:
All Veterans, families of
veterans, AJ Atencio, Alvis
Smith III, Andy Leonard,
holiday season.
Jolene Estimo Pitt, Voca-
tional Rehabilitation program
director.
learned bead work, drawing
and painting, and how to
make miniature “shaptakai”
(rawhide suitcases) and tule
mats.
The Warm Springs Eagle
Academy welcomed museum
curator Natalie Kirk, who
taught a basketry class, and
museum Educator Tamera
Moody.
We are now featuring the
Twenty-Second Tribal Mem-
ber Art Exhibition, much to
the delight of visitors.
This exhibit showcases the
talents and diversity of art
from our adult tribal mem-
bers.
These were just some of
the museum events during
2015.
The Museum at Springs
relies on the continued sup-
port of donors to help us
provide educational exhibi-
tions and traditional art pro-
grams.
Your help is crucial to the
success of our programs.
You can help a young artist
learn to weave her first
Wapus.
You can help a tribal mem-
ber learn to make a drum.
Imagine his pride when he
Year in review
at the museum
We have been on a re-
markable journey this year.
The Youth Art Exhibit be-
gan our busy year, showing
the inspiring artwork of our
youth.
In May, we hosted 265 lo-
cal fourth-grade students for
a Science Field Day,
partnering with Oregon State
University, NASA, OMSI, the
World Forest Center, and the
state and nation park.
During the summer, we
featured the Miss War m
Springs exhibit, displaying the
history and stories of past
Miss Warm Springs.
In the fall we joined the
Bend Filmfest and the Ma-
dras Performing Arts Center
to present Songs My Brothers
Taught Me.
Seventy-five youth at-
tended our Spring Young at
Art Fair. The young artists
Anthony Davis, Aurolyn
Stwyer, and Austin
Greene.
Austin Smith Jr.,
Charles Tailfeathers, Den-
nis Dowty, Dixon Davis,
Erin Reil, Gary Reil,
Gerald Sampson Sr., Gin-
ger Porter Davis, and
Hamilton Greeley.
Harrison Davis Sr.,
Hobo Patt, Jayson Smith,
Johnnie Guerin, Kiahna
Allen, Lawren Slockish,
Lex Anguiano, Linda
David and Mackie Begay.
Madras High School
Junior ROTC, Minnie
Tulalakus,
Mona
Cochran, Phillip David,
RaNeva Dowty, Sarah
Wolf and Spud Langnese.
Susan Guerin, Tamera
Calhoun, Tonya Dixon,
Viola Govenor, Chris
Watson, DMJ Auto, Dol-
lar Tree, Fire Manage-
ment and Indian Head
Casino.
KWSO, Utilities De-
partment, Warm Springs
Fire and Safety, The
Warm Springs Police De-
partment, and all entrants
in the parade!
drums and sings with it for
the first time. Your gifts truly
make a difference.
You can reach the mu-
seum at 541-553-3331. We
are open Tuesday through
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
With heartfelt apprecia-
tion,
The Museum at Warm
Springs, Carol Leone, ex-
ecutive director, and
Debbie Stacona, develop-
ment officer.
Deer hides
I am from War m
Springs, living now in
Oklahoma.
I am looking for
someone who could re-
mind me of how to
prepare a deer hide. I
get a lot of them here,
but cannot remember
how my elders would
prepare them in the tra-
ditional way.
Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Jo Jackson, Okla-
homa, 405-454-3342.
Recreation, CPS hosting toy drive
Recreation and Children’s
Protective Services are hosting
a toy drive this holiday sea-
son.
You can donate a new un-
wrapped toy or gift for youth–
infants to 17 years old–and
drop them off to either the
Community Center or CPS
office.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
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Honoring the past by investing in the future
USDA Rural Develop-
ment and the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs
released a video in Novem-
ber, celebrating their unique
partnership in education.
USDA Rural Develop-
ment and the tribes worked
together to provide on fund-
ing of the Warm Springs
Eagle Academy.
The goal of the effort was
“to provide world-class edu-
cational opportunities to
young learners on the reser-
vation.”
The video is called In-
vesting in Education, Creating
Opportunity for Native Youth.
The film describes how
the tribal community’s com-
mitment to the next genera-
File photo.
Opening day at the Academy, back in September 2014.
tion spurred efforts to re-
place an obsolete, cramped,
1930’s-era school.
“The new school supports
modern instruction, featuring
the latest technology, while
honoring Native cultures and
traditions.”
In the rare financing sce-
nario, the tribal government
and Jefferson County School
District 509-J jointly funded
and administered the $22 mil-
lion school complex, with the
support of residents and tax-
payers both on and off the
reservation.
A USDA Rural Develop-
ment Community Facilities
loan provided a key portion
of the capital needed to
move the project forward.
Since opening its doors last
year, the school has become
a source of pride for the com-
munity.
For local schoolchildren,
the Academy is also a power-
ful symbol of the great value
the community places on
them, their education, and
their future. The USDA video
is now featured nationwide
on the USDA website.