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Letters to the editor
Happy memories at Simnasho home
Haunted House
Greetings,
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement is hosting its annual
haunted house at their ware-
house. They had approxi-
mately 500 people attend last
year, and it was very scary.
They did three different scare
sessions.
One need they did express
to the Warm Springs Preven-
tion team is that they are
seeking adult participants to
volunteer to scare people for
this evening.
If nothing else, feel free
to attend on Halloween, but
if you or anyone you know
is interested in volunteering,
contact Jabbar Davis or Wil-
liam Wilson at Fire Manage-
ment, 541-553-1146. The
Warm Springs Prevention
Team can also be used as a
point of contact, 541-553-
3205.
Michael (‘My'kee’) H.
Martinez, Certified Preven-
tion Specialist, Health And
Promotion Prevention Initia-
tive (HAPPI).
Celebrating
Families
Wellbriety Celebrating
Families, parent only classes,
begin this month and con-
tinue in November. The
Health and Promotion Pre-
vention Initiative, or Happi,
invites interested community
members to participate.
The classes will be 10 a.m.
to 12 noon on Wednesdays
and Fridays in the Behavioral
Health group room (third
floor) at the Behavioral
Health Center.
The orientation and get-
ting started session is next
Wednesday, October 18.
Sessions two and three,
Healthy Living and Nutri-
tion, and on Friday, October
20.
Please note: No new par-
ticipants are allowed after
session three. Further top-
ics will include Communica-
tion, Feelings and Defenses;
Anger Management; Facts
about Alcohol, Tobacco and
other Drugs; Chemical De-
pendency is a Disease, among
the other subjects.
For more information, or
to sign up, call Sarah Frank
at 541-553-0336. Class
space is limited. You may also
email Sarah at:
sarah.frank@wstribes.org
Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items coming up in Octo-
ber on the Tribal Council
agenda:
Monday, October 16
9 a.m.: Treaty fishing/
hunting update with John
Ogan.
10:30: Right-of-way
workshop with the Land Use
Committee.
1:30-5 p.m.: Right-of-way
workshop continues with
Land Use Committee.
7 p.m.: Simnasho District
meeting (6 p.m. dinner).
Monday, October 16:
Tribal round-table discussion
hosted
by
Sen.
Blumenhauer.
Monday, October 23
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer and COO updates with
Michele Stacona and Alyssa
Macy.
10: November agenda/
review minutes with the S-
T.
11: Draft resolutions with
the the S-T.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Sampson of Vital
Stats.
3:30:
September
financials with Alfred
Estimo and Dennis Johnson.
7 p.m.: Agency District
meeting (dinner at 6).
Tuesday, October 23. 7
p.m.: Seekseequa District
meeting.
Thursday-Friday, Oc-
tober 26-27: Meeting with
CRITFC.
Monday, October 30
10 a.m.: Rocky Island dis-
cussion with U.S. Attorneys.
1:30 p.m.: Warm Springs
Ventures with board of di-
rectors.
3:30 p.m. Garrett Tom
enrollment with Lucille
Sampson and tribal attorney.
Draft resolutions and or-
dinances, including attach-
ments or exhibits, are due (in
Word format) by the first
Friday of each month by 5
p.m. No exceptions. Email:
michele.stacona@wstribes.org
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
Quilting
Learn how to make a
quilt, or finish one of your
projects: Quilting Time with
Sheilah begins on Monday,
October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Com-
munity Center.
Quilting Time—continu-
ing Mondays, same time and
place—is limited to five par-
ticipants. To sign up call
Carol at the Warm Springs
Community Wellness Center
office,
541-553-3243.
Quilting Time with Sheilah
is hosted by Warm Springs
Recreation.
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Births
M y name is “Ul-Loop-
Joseph Ryan George
James George and Lillian
Gonzalez of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
birth of their son Joseph
Ryan George, born on Sep-
tember 30, 2017.
Joseph joins brother
Lucas, age 11 months.
The grandparent on the
father’s side is Dayle Tufti
of Warm Springs.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Josephine
James of Warm Springs.
Sha-Lee.” A fire in Au-
gust took our historic
home at Simnasho where
I was born and lived with
my father Clayton
Queahpama, mother
Helen Napyer, sisters Kat
Q. Sybil Smartowit, Al’
Queahpama and bro
George
“Boots”
Queahpama.
Our home was old but
built strong. Nothing could
take it down but fire. I
cried when I heard it was
gone forever. But the
memories will always be
there for me. We lived
there with no electricity or
inside water, which was
natural for us.
Mom kept us clean in
a big tub and the
Sweathouse where the
creek flowed beside. And
dad built a well where we
used a bucket to dip our
water for use in the house.
Our light was old lamps
lit with matches. We had
plenty to eat. My mom
dug a garden for veg-
etables, deer meat, roots,
and chickens for eggs. We
didn’t even know what
she-up-poo food was un-
til we went to school.
We lived down the hill
where it was nice and
quiet, so beside having
Josephine Grace Tuckta
Kenneth Joseph Tuckta
Sr. and Loreen Grace
Stor mbringer of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter Josephine Grace
Tuckta, born on September
27, 2017.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Joe and
Margie Tuckta of War m
Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Tyree
Stormbringer and Cecilia
Ann Winishut of War m
Springs.
Seniors breakfast
The Senior Citizen Quar-
terly Breakfast is this Thurs-
day, October 12 from 8:30-
10:30 a.m. at the Seniors
building.
They are serving French
toast, scrambled eggs, sau-
sage, fresh fruit and orange
juice. Seniors eat for free,
non-seniors pay $5.
Wellness lunch
The Wellness of Warm
Springs lunch is this Thurs-
day, October 12 at the Fam-
ily Resource Center at noon.
This month’s topic is Ma-
ternal and Child Health with
guest speaker Janet Bissell.
Lunch is provided to all
participants.
About candy
The Warm Springs Child
Health Task Force is encour-
aging the community to con-
sider non-candy treats this
Halloween.
The in an effort to reduce
sugar consumption and to
help kids develop healthy hab-
its.
The Warm Springs Child
Health Task force mission is
to increase the overall health
and well-being of the youth
of Warm Springs Indian Res-
ervation.
A specific goal is to foster
actions that support sound
Courtesy Judy Charley
Historic Simnasho home lost in the Nena Springs fire.
dogs for pets I would go
catch our pet magpies, rab-
bits, chipmunk, goose. We
had an orphaned colt, calf,
and even a fawn.
Sundays were our best
mornings. We ate our tradi-
tional food, and dad and
mom would start drumming
and singing Wash-ut songs,
then we would dance our
Seven Songs. That wasn’t the
only dancing the old house
went through.
“Half shot” dad would
get together with his drum-
ming friends, Doug Jake,
Sideways Ole Man Moody,
and Lawrence and Artiss are
a few I remember. Then the
forty nine songs started
about the old Model-T. All
of us kids and a couple of
adults would war dance and
whoop around.
Such good memories, and
there are pages I could write,
but I’ll keep those in my
mind and share stories
with my sisters and
brother. That’s enough
about me. I am sorry for
my brother Milton, his
home is gone as are all his
mother’s treasures he had
put away. Also his belong-
ings.
My sister Al and I
stopped in to say Hi be-
fore the fire. I’m glad we
did because it was the last
time we got to see the
house. Milton took us out
back where he had a nice
Sweatlodge.
It was nice to walk
around because it was so
green and cool there. I am
so, so sorry, bro, for your
loss. Take care, I am
thinking of you.
Thanks,
Cleda Queahpama
Peterson.
nutrition, routine physical ac-
tivity and healthy develop-
ment for all kids.
November 2 from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. To learn more
about registering, you can
visit letstalkdiversity.net
Culture training
The Let’s Talk Diversity
Coalition is one of six re-
gional health equity coalitions
in Oregon. Their mission is
to create inclusive conversa-
tions and empower commu-
nities.
The coalition offers a
four-part cultural awareness
training. The next training
is ‘Experiencing Poverty, and
Its Effect on Health.’ the
training will be on Thursday,
KWSO meeting
The KWSO radio station
will host its annual Commu-
nity Advisory Board meeting
this Friday, October 13 at 2
p.m. at the Media Center.
The meeting is open to the
public. At the upcoming
meeting there will be a review
of KWSO vision and mis-
sion, programming, goals and
accomplishments.
Project funding available through Washanaksha
The Washanaksha board
is now accepting grant ap-
plications for 2018 projects.
Applications are due by 5
p.m. on Monday, Novem-
ber 27.
The Washanaksha Board
administer funds from the
Oregon Cultural Trust and
other sources. The fiscal
sponsor is the Museum At
Warm Springs.
Washanaksha is an
Ichishkin word, meaning
something is important:
You take it in—heart, spirit,
and mind—and are com-
mitted to carrying it forward
no matter what.
Our culture, tribal and
family history, dance, art,
ceremonies, music, and tra-
ditional practices are the
foundation of our iden-
tity—for each tribe and each
tribal member.
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Cultural
Trust Committee chose the
name Washanaksha be-
cause it communicates the
highest purpose of this ef-
fort.
The Oregon Cultural
Trust is a public funded pro-
gram, and the funding is to
benefit all tribal members,
other Indians, and residents
of the Warm Springs Res-
ervation.
The Washanaksha board
supports projects and activi-
ties that address one of the
following four priorities out-
lined within the War m
Springs Washanaksha Cul-
tural Plan:
1. Promote tribal mem-
ber and residents’ under-
standing of and involve-
ment in cultural activities,
traditions, arts, language,
dance, history, music, etc.
2. Pass on tribal knowl-
edge and practices to our
youth, and help them feel
connected to their culture.
3. Preserve, practice and
teach our tribal languages:
Ichishkin, Numu and
Kiksht.
4. Support the work of
our artists and traditional
teachers, including their abil-
ity to earn a living from their
work.
Grant awards
The maximum grant
award is $1,200. The
Washanaksha board wants
to make awards to as many
applicants as possible.
Eligibility: Applications
will be accepted from:
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs tribal mem-
bers. Confederate Tribes’
programs and committees.
Residents of the reserva-
tion. Warm Springs commu-
nity organizations.
Grants to tribal members
who reside on the reserva-
tion will be considered first.
Any remaining funding will
be awarded to applicants
from the other three eligible
groups.
Prior grant recipients
must have submitted all re-
ports required by the
Washanaksha Cultural Coa-
lition before applying for a
new grant.
Projects must be com-
pleted in seven months.
Project completion must oc-
cur by Thursday, July 26,
2018.
The grant is to be used
solely for your project that
you will describe in your pro-
posal. Please comply with rea-
sonable request from the
Washanaksha Cultural Coa-
lition for information about
program activities.
The following are require-
ments for this grant:
Publicity: Cooperate
with any efforts of the
Washanaksha Cultural Coa-
lition to publicize the grant
award.
• The Grant Recipient
Award Reception will be at
the Museum at War m
Springs, in the Education
Room, on Tuesday, Decem-
ber 5 at 5:30 pm.
Reports: A final report
of the completed program
will need to answer all the
questions and requests re-
garding the project or activ-
ity.
Final reports must be
turned in on deadline in or-
der for the Oregon Cultural
Trust Fund to continue fund-
ing future Washanaksha
Grant projects and activities.
For more information
please contact Tamera
Moody, secretary of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs Washanaksha Cul-
tural Coalition, and Educa-
tion Coordinator at the Mu-
seum At Warm Springs. You
can reach her at 541-553-
3331. Or email:
tamera@museumatwarm
springs.org