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Spilyay Tymoo November 21, 2018
Letters to the editor
Sharing the Story of the Columbia River
Howlak
Tichum
The tribes mourn
the passing of longtime
co-worker and friend
Lynn Davis.
Ms. Davis worked
more than 40 years
with the Confederated
Tribes. In most recent
years she was the tribal
Administrative Ser-
vices director.
Her passing is a
great loss, deeply felt
by the tribes.
Ride Out
the Storm
The Ride Out the Storm
Conference is coming to the
Warm Springs Community
Center on Friday and Satur-
day, November 30-Decem-
ber 1.
The conference—hosted
by Living Hope, Behavioral
Health and Health and Hu-
man Services—will feature
Pastor Titus Upham of
Browning, Montana, and
Pastor Leah Smartlowit of
Wapato, Washington. Wor-
ship will be by Ruth Joyce
of Fountain Hills, Arizona.
The Friday session begins
at 6 p.m., and on Saturday
from 1 to 6 p.m. Dinner will
be served at 5 p.m. on both
days. Lunch will be served
on Saturday.
‘He calmed the raging
storm, and the waves became
quiet.’ ~ Psalms 107-29.
For more information call
Sarah Frank at 541-630-
2427.
Their ancestors fought
on opposite sides of the
three-year war, which began
in October 1855 in the
Yakima Valley after the rape
and murder of Yakama
women and children. But
Washines and Hamilton are
friends, introduced by her
passion for tracking down
descendants of combatants
on both sides.
After corresponding by
mail for a year, Washines
and Hamilton met in per-
son for the first time.
A short documentary
tells this modern legacy of
the Yakama War. You can
see it on YouTube: type in
‘Yakama War.’
Births
Lyndreth LeeMiken
Lyndreth Lee LeClaire
and Trinite Tail of Warm
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Lyndreth LeeMiken, born on
November 12, 2018.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Kim and
Marlon
‘Melonhead’
LeClaire of Warm Springs.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Toni Tail.
Joseph Hezekiah Bonfield
Isaiah Bonfield and Jus-
tice Kalama of Madras are
pleased to announce the
birth of their son Joseph
Hezekiah Bonfield, born on
November 15, 2018.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Yvonne and
Doug Bonfield of Madras.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Dorothy
Kalama of Warm Springs.
From VOCS
The Warm Springs Victims
of Crime office would like to
thank the following for donat-
ing items to our Domestic
Violence Awareness Walk ear-
lier this month:
Indian Head Casino, and
Erickson’s Thriftway in Ma-
dras.
Our event was a great suc-
cess, and we will look forward
to your continued donations
in our future events. Thank
You from the Victims of
Crime staff:
Michele Gonzales, ad-
vocate super visor; Vera
Thomas and Tanya Tewee,
advocates; and Ava Smith,
intern.
Yakama War
As avid students of his-
tory, Emily Washines and
Glen Hamilton have deep
knowledge of their families
and their cultures. They
share a common interest in
the past, in particular the
Yakama War.
We can ‘just do it’
To my fellow
tribal members
My fellow tribal mem-
bers, There is a better ‘us’ in
us.
It seems we are ruminat-
ing—clinging to the past—
We need to put our energy
into accepting and moving
on.
What has happened and
not happened:
What we haven’t done
and need to do is the hard
work of diagnosing what the
problems are and figure a
way to overcome them.
“The most successful
people, evidence shows,
aren’t directly pursuing con-
ventional notions of success.
They are working hard and
persisting through difficulties
because of their internal de-
sire to control their lives,
learn more about their
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(Coyote 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.
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Courtesy Confluence
Linda Meanus speaks to students about growing up near Celilo Falls with her grandfather and grandmother,
Chief Tommy Thompson and Flora Thompson. At right is Culture and Heritage’s Jefferson Greene.
A
truly amazing year
it’s been for Confluence’s
mission to tell the story
of the Columbia River
through Indigenous
voices. Just look at the
numbers:
More than 1,000
school children reached
world, and accomplishing
something that endures.”
We don’t see what’s not
happening, but will see what
will happen is we all get in-
volved in our future. Life
will get better for all of us,
but more importantly, for
our kids in the future.
Warm Springs needs to
have a community with dif-
ferent sources of employ-
ment and diverse efforts to
build a strong community.
This will improve our
chances of success.
We need to recharge our
batteries and pull ourselves
out of the past and into the
future—‘Let’s Just Do It.’
Ted Brunoe
Ichiskin
Culture and Heritage and
the Language Program are
teaching Ichishkin classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. The
meetings on Tuesdays, with
Tamashiya-Greg Arquette are
from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Edu-
cation building. The Thurs-
day classes are with Lilq’M-
Merle Kirk from noon to 1
p.m. (Bring your own lunch.)
You can reach Culture and
Heritage at 541-553-3290.
Apology
To the people of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs,
I hereby apologize for the
actions I was part of on your
land, and my actions were
uncalled for and disrespect-
ful to everyone who takes
pride in their tribal lands. I
fished where I shouldn’t
have been, and left trash and
broken glass.
I was raised to respect oth-
ers and their property, and I
am sorry for not doing ei-
ther, as I unlawfully tres-
passed and broke laws on
tribal land.
I hope others around me
and who know me will take
through Confluence in the
Classroom and Confluence
Outdoors program.
Dozens of teachers
received professional
development training so
they can bring Native
history and culture into
schools.
At least 600 people heard
the Indigenous perspective
through
tours
and
Confluence
Story
gatherings. Five completed
Confluence art landscapes,
preserved for generations to
come through work parties
and conservation projects.
this as a lesson, and not re-
peat it. I can’t take back
what I have done. All I can
do is learn from it. I have
grown up with many of your
children and have multiple
family members working, as
I have, grading log ging
roads. I spent my Saturdays
with my father at the mill in
Warm Springs as he worked.
I wouldn’t appreciate
someone trespassing and lit-
tering on my land, and I
would want the same con-
sequences to happen that
happened to me. I take full
responsibility for every
count I was charged with,
and give my full apologies
to every member of Warm
Springs.
I hope you will accept
this apology letter and know
this shall never happen
again. My lesson has been
learned, not only by myself
but the others who were with
me, and they are truly sorry
as well.
John Wayne Moe
2202. If you have informa-
tion about criminal activity
and wish to report without
identifying yourself, call this
tip line to leave a message.
There is no caller ID.
At the Academy
Help celebrate Indig-
enous Culture and Native
American History Month at
the Warm Springs Academy.
Rock Your Mocs on Thurs-
day, November 29.
Christmas show
The Madras High School
Drama Club will present
Charles Dickens’ A Christ-
mas Carol Thursday-Satur-
day, November 29-Decem-
Together, we are
connecting kids with a
truly inclusive history of
our land to create a better
stewardship of our shared
ecology.
Colin
Fog a r t y ,
executive
director,
Confluence.
ber 1 at the high school Per-
forming Arts Center.
Shows will be at 7 p.m.,
and tickets will be available
at the door. Children 5 and
under may attend for free.
Skills for Families
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team is offer-
ing their Financial Skills for
Families course two times in
December.
The class will be one day
each, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on December 15 22 at the
Community Action Team
office. To register call 541-
553-3148. This course is a
requirement for IDA pro-
gram participants.
Back papers online
At Chemawa
The Chemawa Indian
School Powwow Club is
sponsoring a craft show on
Saturday, December 1 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
school gym.
The show will feature
hand-crafted and Native-
style gifts. Interested ven-
dors should call 503-399-
5721. We are asking for a
canned food donation at the
door. All visitors 16 and
older will need to show
photo identification upon
entering the campus. And
Chemawa is a drug, alco-
hol and smoke-free campus.
Thank you!
Chemawa Powwow
Club
Tip line
The Warm Springs Police
Department has an anony-
mous tip line at 541-553-
Many back issues of
the Spilyay Tymoo are
available online at:
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The issues currently
available are 1986
through 2011. The goal is
to add the first ten years,
starting with March 19,
1976. You can also see
more recent Spilyays at:
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