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Letters to the editor
Pi-Ume-Sha
Stickgame
This is a big thank you to
all who helped with the Pi-
Ume-Sha Stickgame Tour-
nament, especially the par-
ticipants that came near and
far, the Warm Springs Tribes,
Indian Head Casino, Warm
Springs Market, and all that
bought raffle tickets.
This was our first year in
a long time to run the tour-
nament. Our family raised
money and ran it many years
ago when my parents were
here, and it felt rewarding to
take a more active role again.
My hope is that the young
ones will start to take a more
active role this coming year
as we start to do our
fundraising. The results of
the raffle are as follows (all
the raffle money went to
fifth-place):
$30 donated by Alice
Sampson, won by Martha
Winishut. $25 donated by
A.S. won by Reuben Henry.
Purse with keychain donated
by A.S. won by Mona Starr.
$50 gas card donated by
Christopher Crane won by
“Fudge” Fidelia Minninick.
$25 gas card donated by
C.C. won by Sybil
Smartlowit. Tool set do-
nated by Vanessa Crane won
by Reuben Henry. Sleeping
bag donated by V.C. and won
by Pauala Saunders. Tent
donated by V.C. and won by
Kim Starr. Two scarves do-
nated by V.C. won by Janell
Jim.
Boy’s vest donated by Vio-
let Heath and won by Paula
Saunders. Necklace with ear-
rings donated by V.H. and
won by Alice Sampson. Two
beaded barrettes donated by
Lena Looney won by Moss
Smartlowit and the other by
Gene Sampson.
Beaded barrette donated
by Aldene Pevo won by
Travis Andy. Beaded medal-
lion donated by A.P. and won
by Paula Saunders. Beaded
pill bottle donated by A.P.
won by Reuben.
The tournament results:
First place, Kim Starr of
Warm Springs. Second place,
Ashley Leslie of Yakama.
Third, Charles Selam Jr. of
Yakama/War m Springs.
Fourth (coach) David
Yelloweyes, Montana Native,
lives in Spokane. Fifth, Sybil
Smartlowit of Yakama/
Warm Springs.
Again, a thank you to ev-
eryone that helped with the
raffle, feeding the people
(food preparation and clean-
up), Vanessa, Christopher,
Cecilia and Marissa Andy,
Melissa Knight, Katie
Wallulatum, Gene and Alice,
Violetta Vaeth, Travis Andy,
Katie Mae Frazier-Smith,
Joe, Wamblee Wallulatum,
Sterling Sampson, Romona
Starr, Sam Starr, and Moss
and Sybil for the apples, cher-
ries and asparagus. I hoep I
did not forget anyone!
Paliyawasa Tananma
(Stickgame people).
Thank you all
This letter is to thank all
the individuals who were ad-
visors, beaders, the bell
ringer, canners, dancers, do-
nators, drummers, fence
builders, helpers on the
wash, instructors of mocca-
sins, Pendleton vests, ribbon
shirts, head cook/kitchen
helpers, seamstresses that
donated their time and of-
fered to step in and help out,
the one giving the Indian
names, anything that re-
quired work and effort; our
family appreciates you and
your hard work.
(I decided not to single indi-
viduals out by name but place
each and every one of you on
the same level, first.)
This was an opportunity
that required planning, pre-
paring foods and prayer. We
are honored and thankful
for each and every one of
you for your time and love.
This truly is one of the
many learning lessons, the
amount of involvement,
concern and back door
workers to make sure we
had everything, and every-
thing was done, finalized,
what a touching day we will
remember forever!
Thank you so much,
The Yallups/Leecys
and extended families.
Employee Wellness
The 2017 Employee
Wellness program will have a
class on Monday, July 10,
covering the topic ‘Injury,
Prevention and Fitness.’ The
presenters are Natalie Kiefer,
Diabetes Prevention, and Jen-
nifer Russell, personal trainer.
The class will be at 5:15
p.m. in the community cen-
ter social hall. If you partici-
pate in two meetings (another
one is coming up in October),
you receive at Confederated
Tribes of War m Springs
hydroflask.
Tribal boards
Tribal Council made sev-
eral appointments to the
boards of tribal enterprises:
Mary Sando-Emhoolah
was appointed to the Credit
enterprise board.
Roy Spino was appointed
to the Water Board.
James Halliday and
Theodore Kulongoski were
appointed to the War m
Springs Ventures board.
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Douglas Williams Jr. and
Marcia Soliz were appointed
to the Tribal Employment
Rights Office.
Rafael Queahpama was
appointed to the Power and
Water board.
Douglas Williams Jr. and
James Halliday were ap-
pointed to the Composite
Products board.
Mavis Shaw was ap-
pointed to the gaming board.
Glendon Smith was ap-
pointed to a judgeship with
the Tribal Court. Gayleen
Adams was appointed to a
judgeship with the Tribal
Court.
Raffle results
The Elder Council an-
nounces the winners of their
Senior Day raffle.
Butterfly earrings, Joanna
Meachem. Leather rodeo
necklace, M. Medina.
Indian Head Casino fleece
blanket, Keith Canaday.
Crystal hoop earrings,
Vonnie Larsen.
San Francisco cap with
feather, James Arthur. Tur-
quoise earrings, Diana Shirk.
Dream catcher, James
Arthur. Silver dangle ear-
rings, Jessica Leslie.
Indian Head Casino $25
gift card, Neva McPherson.
Ribbon shirt, Ed DeGarmo.
Kah-Nee-Ta night, Brien
Cramp. Beaded buckle,
Dean L. of Tulalip. Blanket,
Winona Linda Thomas.
MWS package, Viola Gov-
ernor.
Kah-Nee-Ta night, Steve
Freud. Northwest camou-
flage cap, Regina Wheeler.
Indian Head Casino gift
package, Cal Poncho. Baby
blanket, Paula Solmiker.
Thank you all for participat-
ing.
Michael Clements.
Health of it
St. Charles Health Sys-
tems invites the War m
Springs community to a ‘For
the Health of It’ event this
Thursday, July 6. This will
be at the Warm Springs
Youth Center from 3-4:30.
The focus is on healthy
eating, featuring dieticians
from IHS and OSU Exten-
sion Service.
The event is open to kids,
families and adults looking
for fun and active ways to
stay healthy this summer.
You will earn a raffle en-
try for attending, with a
chance to win prizes at a cel-
ebration event in October.
Tribes’
appreciation
Stan Speaks and Mrs.
Speaks have been to the Pi-
Ume-Sha Honor Dinner
for the past 30 years.
This year at the event
Tribal Council Chairman
Austin Greene Jr. and oth-
ers paid special tribute to
Mr. Speaks and his wife.
Mr. Speaks is the Direc-
tor of the BIA Northwest
Region. He likely will be
leaving the position soon
for a different region. So
the recent Honor Dinner
may have been the last with
Mr. and Mrs. Speaks in at-
tendance.
Mr. Speaks is originally
from Oklahoma, a mem-
ber of the Chickasaw Na-
tion. He has been with the
Northwest Regional office
for 32 years now.
That may sound like a
long time, “but when you’re
busy it moves along pretty
fast,” he says. “And there’s
nothing like working with
tribes.”
ups available). Meals will be
provided by the Health and
Human Ser vices Branch.
Please bring additional snacks
as needed.
The conference brings to-
gether Warm Springs tribal
members, members of other
Native American communi-
ties, and any other men who
wish to partake in this gath-
ering. The facilitators are Don
Courtney, Dan Martinez,
Mykee Martinez, Andy
Leonard, Scott Kalama,
Leighton Pennington, Dr.
John Spence (Gros Ventre/
Sioux), Jarvis Kennedy and
Demus Martinez.
Please email Michael
Martinez for registration de-
tails:
michael.martinez@wstribes.org
Or call 541-553-3205.
Michael Martinez, Warm
Springs Prevention Team
For veterans
The Museum at Warm
Springs is participating in the
Blue Star Museum Program.
The Blue Star program of-
fers free admission to the
Nation’s Active duty military
personnel and their families
through Labor Day.
The Museum at Warm
Springs is one of many mu-
seums to offer free admis-
sion to military personnel
and their families this sum-
mer in collaboration with the
National Endowment for the
Arts, Blue Star Families and
the Department of Defense.
HeHe gathering
The Confederated Tribes
of War m Springs Men’s
Wellness Gathering invites
the community to the HeHe
Campground, July 19-20.
We are excited to invite
you to this free men’s
wellness conference. Join us
as we retreat into the quiet
locale of the HeHe Butte
Longhouse.
There will be participation
in group discussion, and an-
cient ceremony done in times
of great change.
The gathering will allow
time for the exploration of
nature, sweat lodge, medita-
tion, music and games. The
accommodations are your
tent or trailer (no RV hook-
KWSO DVD
KWSO was fortunate to be
granted $1,200 from the
Warm Springs Washanaksha
Cultural Trust Board in 2017
to create content for and
manufacture 1000 DVDs to
be distributed in the commu-
nity.
Throughout the summer
at community events, DVDs
will be handed out. You can
also just stop by the Warm
Springs Media Center and
pick a DVD up.
The DVD includes 20 vid-
eos. The first two are based
on radio programming
around:
The Warm Springs Child
Stan Speaks at the recent Pi-Ume-Sha Honor Dinner.
In the Northwest Region
there are 45 federally recog-
nized tribes. Mr. Speaks has
been a good friend to them,
including the Confederated
Tribes.
“I’ve always had respect
for Warm Springs,” he said.
“I think you have good
leadership and a good
Council. I’ve tried to give
assistance when I could,
and contribute something
to the tribes. I hope I’ve
helped make some im-
provements.”
Health Task Force “5-2-1-0”
message of healthy habits
for kids; and the “We R
Native” program which is
housed at the Northwest
Portland Area Indian Health
Board.
There are KWSO lan-
guage lessons turned to
video: a Kiksht fishing les-
son, an Ichishkiin huckleber-
ries lesson; and a Numu
roots lesson. There is a short
documentary on root dig-
ging as well.
Jefferson Greene let us
use his Ichishkiin videos he
developed while working at
the Culture and Heritage
Language Program this past
year.
There are 11 of Mr.
Greene’s lessons included on
the DVD, plus a music video
produced by Brutis “Bigg B”
Baez, based on the Sam
Cooke song C h a n g e i s
Gonna Come , but in the
Ichishkiin language.
Several years ago Native
singer and artist Arigon Starr
visited KWSO and recorded
a song called Celilo Falls,
which is featured in a music
video with historical photos.
The last video on the
DVD is a spoken word piece
called Indian Love about do-
mestic violence and the need
to recognize and talk about
mental health issues.
Artwork for the DVD in-
cludes images that were a
part of KWSO’s 2016
Wash-anaksha grant award.
Goals of the War m
Springs Washanaksha Cul-
tural Plan include projects
that:
Promote tribal members’
understanding of and in-
volvement in cultural activi-
ties, traditions, arts, language,
dance, history, music, etc.
Pass on tribal knowledge
and practices to our youth
and help them feel connected
to their culture.
Preserve, practice and
teach our tribal languages:
Ichishkiin, Numu and
Kiksht.
Support the work of our
artists and traditional teach-
ers, including their ability to
earn a living from their work.
The Washanaksha board
typically announces that
grant applications are avail-
able in the late fall each year.
Requests are considered
from Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs tribal mem-
bers, residents of the Warm
Springs Reservation, Confed-
erated Tribes of War m
Springs programs and com-
mittees, and Warm Springs
community organizations.
Grant funding is spon-
sored by the Oregon Cultural
Trust, which provides fund-
ing to Oregon county groups
and tribes to support the arts
and heritage.
Sue Matters, KWSO sta-
tion manager.
Raffle winners
The Elder Council hosted
a Pi-Ume-Sha Raffle in June.
Here are the results (item
won and winner):
Silver cap, Wendell Jim of
Warm Springs. Necklace-
eagle, Lucille Quilt of
Tahola, Wash. Bear Cap, Eric.
Necklace and earrings,
Lillian Burns.
Blue ribbon shirt, Kenton
Dick of Burns. Wool bag,
Astro Ray of Florence.
Necklace-feather, Bobbie
Gilbert of Warm Springs.
Necklace-cross, Kenton
Dick of Burns.
Ducks ribbon shirt,
Emerson Miller, War m
Springs. Red blanket,
Emerson Miller, War m
Springs. Black cap, Montes
LeQui from Astoria.
Necklace-diamond, Ron
Quilt of Covelo, Calif.
Pendleton vest, William
Hobo Patt of Warm Springs.
Michael Clements,
Warm Springs Elders Coun-
cil.
Mac Dash
The Tenth Annual MAC
Dash Sprint Triathlon is on
September 9. Organizers are
looking for volunteers to
help at the pool, along the
bike and run routes, at the
finish line and in other ar-
eas during the event. All
volunteers receive a t-shirt
and lunch. If you are inter-
ested, send an email to Jim
Gemelas at jgemelas@g
mail.com.
Volunteers meeting on
September 6 at 6 p.m. at the
MAC.