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E Coosb EEWA: The W3y it is Page 4 Spilyay Tym oo N ovem ber 9, 2016 Letters to the editor COCC student profile A thank you I would like to thank all o f you for the out-pouring o f love and caring you have shown me and my family in the loss o f our loved one. This is a true blessing: E ach one o f you w ho at tended the services and ex pressed your knowing words for Mickey, this is so helpful to me. I want to thank Rev. Allen Elston for leading the ser vices, and D o n Sohappy, W ilson Wewa and O w en Wallulatum for the prayer songs. This will help in the days, to come. I would like to thank the Presbyterian Pastor for the use o f the church. I want to thank the OSU Extension staff, B eth A nn B eam er, R o san n a S., Sara R., Sharlayne'Gafcia and Felicia Rhoan, for an outstanding meal. Your graciousness and generosity are beyond mea sure, and I thank you from the bottom o f my heart. My love and thanks to all o f you who were a witness to th is c e le b ra tio n o f Mickey’s life. A rlene B oileau and my family. Reaching out To my p e o p le o f W arm Springs, . I ’m reaching out for your prayers. This was the last time for my feet to be walking in the kitchen at the longhouse. I prayed and cried to the Cre ator, “Why m ust I give up what I love doing, the cook ing at the longhouses?” So, Atwai Roland Kalama Jr. was my last meal to cook, and I want to thank Kimiko, Frankie and Gidget for com ing to check on the longhouse and to help us with the cook ing. I truly love m y nieces Krisleen and Lorenas as they are willing to help their Auntie L.T., never telling me No. My little sister Emilena I love so much for just being her true self. I tried going back to the Shaker Church but the door was closed to me, so I will only shake my bells in my home on Sunday, and I will not forget my daily prayers. I am very thankful for my husband for sticking by my side as he makes me laugh and be happy. It’s been hard b u t I place m yself in the Creator’s hands. I am so grate ful for what I have done and maybe be blessed another way to cohtribute to my people. So, please u n d e rs ta n d when I say I cannot cook for you people who have a loved one laying, as it is a medical reason for me to say no. Please say a daily prayer for L.T. Suppah. Sincerely and respectfully, Teresa Nora Suppah. Revitalizing Culture C e n tra l O re g o n Community College is hosting a presentation on Revitalising Culture Through Tanguage on Thursday, N ov em b er 17, from 4:30-6:30 at the Madras Campus. Join Native language sch o lars D r. A n to n T reu er and Jefferso n G reene, who will dis cuss the importance o f Native language preser vation. It is free and open to th e p u b lic. R e fre s h ments will be provided. Births Alice Marie Finley W oodrow R. Picard Jr. and T am ara S. Finley o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f their daughter Alice Marie Finley, bo rn on O ctober 29, 2016. G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e father’s side are Woodrow Picard Sr., and. Sadie Marie Sam, o f Madras. G randpare«*® o n th e m o th e r’s side áre A lice Marie Finley and Anthony Wahsise Tr., o f Toppenish, Wash.' Ayden Biggs Gonzales T a m a . G o n zales o f Warm Springs is pleased to announce the birth o f her son Ayden Biggs Gonzales, born on O ctober 31, 2016. G ra n d p a re n ts are M ich ele G o n zales an d Steven Stew art o f W arm Springs. T h e N ew Y ork Tim es joins Indian Country in op posing the D akota Access Pipeline, calling for a change in the ro u te to avoid the home o f the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in N o rth D a kota. H ere is the editorial comm ent from the Times'. A pipeline may well be the m ost profitable and efficient way. to move a half-million barrels o f crude oil a day across the Plains. But in a time o f oil gluts and plummeting oil prices, is it w orth it? Is it w orth the degradation o f the environ ment, the danger to the wa ter, the insult to the heritage o f the Sioux?. The law-enforcement re sponse to the largely peace ful Standing Rock impasse has led to grim clashes at pro test camps between hundreds o f civilians and officers in riot gear. The confrontation cannot help summoning a wretched history. N o t far from Stand ing Rock, in the Black Hills o f S o u th D ak o ta, sacred land was- stolen from the Sióux, plundered for gold and other minerals, and then carved into four monum en tal p resid en tial heads: an American shrine built from a brazen act o f defacement. The Sioux know as well as any o f America’s native peoples that justice is a shift ing concept, th at treaties, laws and promises can wilt under the implacable pres sure for mineral extraction. But w ithout relitigating the history o f the N orth Ameri can conquest, perhaps the protesters can achieve their aim to stop or reroute the pipeline. “ We are monitoring this closely,” Mr. Obama said. “I think as a general rule, my view is that there is a way for us to accom modate sacred lands o f Native Americans,” O f course there is. T here has to be. Working on career through Massage Therapy P a u lin e C u lp u s is a M assage T h erap y stu dent at Central Oregon Community College. P au lin e g rad u ated fro m M adras H igh in 2006. She started work ing at K ah -N ee-T a in 2011, then started think ing abo u t returning to school. She decided to make the plunge into educa tion, wanting to add more to her resume. H er only regret now is th at she didn’t return sooner: . “I love school every day,” Pauline was saying recently, “People are so warm and welcoming, and no one made me feel infe- At Celilo The O regon Food Bank’s Harvest Share program is giv ing out free fruits and veg etables at the Celilo Commu nity C enter on Wednesday, N ovember 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are no in come verification or ID re quirements. For the Vets Central Oregon Veterans O utreach hosts a giveaway o f clothing and other needs on the third Wednesday o f each month. They are in Warm-Springs on Campus from 1 2 pan. !4 They also provide the ser vice in Madras on the same day, in the morning. Contact Tory 383-2793 ext. 125 to find out Madras location). Vets Handyman Service and More is available to hire for odd jobs around your home, or any project you may have. For infor mation contact Anthony Davis at 541-460-1664. Pauline Culpus rior that I returned to School after ten years’.” P auline attrib u tes her success at school from the Student notes P a re n t-S tu d e n t co n fe re n c e s at the W arm S prings k-8 A cadem y are n ex t T uesday th ro u g h Thursday, N ovem ber 15-17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Meals will be avail able in the cafeteria. K ids at the E arly Childhood Education center will take part in the Mini Turkey Trot Fun Run on Thursday, N o v em b er 17 at 10 a.m. TxaBesTaiZ T h e C en tral O reg o n Skilled Trades & Apprentice ship Fair is coming up: on Fri day, November 18 from 8:30 a.m , to 5 p.m . at th e Redmond Technology E du c a tio n C e n te r on the Redmond Campus o f Cen tral O regon Community Col iege. The event features hands- on w orkshops, representa tives from local industry and support she gets from her family, who have always1 e n co u rag ed an d s u p ported her in her dreams. Still, it has been hard: Pauline had to give up time i o spend w ith her family, and is missing her little s is te r’s C eleste MorningOwl’s senior year. But her dream to own a full service spa is getting closer to reality. . She wishes she hadn’t procrastinated so long, and her advice to others is just do it because oth erwise it w on’t happen: “ I ’m th e h a p p ie st, w hen I ’m working on a client, and this is w hat m o tiv ates m e w h en it gets hard.” skilled trade unions and high- paying career opportunities for high school and college students to learn about. MC at Folklife The University o f Oregon is sponsoring Oregon Folklife Network Artists at the High Desert Museum in Bend. This Thursday, N ovem ber 10, the presentation will feature Mie Crenshaw, cur rently based in Portland. H e is an MC and hip-hop artist, Portland Poetry Slam w inner and social activist. T he p resen tatio n is from 6:30-8 p.m . at th e H igh D esert Museum. American sports Portland State University will have a presentation and d isc u ssio n o n R acism 'in American Sports on Monday, Novem ber 28. This will be h eld a t th e PSU N ativ e American Student and Com munity C enter from 6-8:30 p.m. T he event is free and open to the public. Warm Springs, regional youth excel at Heart of Oregon Corps Gifi shop hours Just in time for the holi day shopping season, the gift shop at the Museum at Warm Springs has extended hours. T he regular hours were Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The extended hours mean the shop is open until 6 p.m. The museum is closed Sun days and Mondays, and on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The Museum at Warm Springs. Spilygy Tymoo (C oyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller 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 489, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541 -771 -7521 E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00 I NoDAPL P ut a group o f five 16- 18 year-old teenagers to ge thér for a summer job, and the inevitable result is the greatest selfie ever (right). ■ B ut a lot m ore goes on during Central Oregon Youth C o n se rv a tio n C o rp s— COYCC fo r sh o rt— th an selfie-taking. O ver the 2016 summer, 80 young people from across Central Oregon work in out reg io n ’s N atio n al F orests co m p le tin g tra il m a in te n an ce, clean in g ca m p grounds, improving riparian habitats, and pulling noxious weeds. The youth were from W arm S p rin g s, M adras, Redmbnd, Bend and other Central O regon com m uni ties. The U.S. Forest Service is our vested p artn er in this program, and they provide much o f the funding, plan ning and coordination o f the program. This partnership also al lows youth to gain exposure to careers in N atu ral R e source management. We like to think of. it as engaging “Tomorrow’s Conservation ists.” Camp Lead ran its second Còurtesy Heart of Oregon Corps year this summer. This p ro g ram serv es y o u th w ith ranging disabilities to engage them in conservation work as a step towards gaining in dependence and joining the workforce. Leadership is a key com p o n e n t o f th e w eek-long sleep-away camp, and so far it has had great impacts on youth participants. Sonny, 19, was homeless and, unem ployed when he enrolled in the camp. Today, he is receiv ing training at Job Corps to become a chef. A n o th e r cam p er, 19-. y ear-o ld S arah, said she struggled w ith leadership skills before attending the- camp, especially in JROTC. Four month's after, she ap plied to the United States Air Force. Finally, som ething awe some happened this summer for the first time. We teamed >- up with the National Fish and W ildlife F o u n d a tio n and Cascadia Expeditions to take a group o f our AmeriCorps youth on a river trip. I t w a sn ’t all fu n and games: T hey com pleted a project along the way, but it was an eye-opening experi ence to our youth, none of who had ever been exposed to whitewater rafting. H eart Corps of O regon 4
