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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.
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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
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