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Letters to the editor
From VOCS
The staff here at the
Warm Springs Victims of
Crime Services would like to
say Thank You to Indian
Head Casino and Erickson’s
Thriftway Market. Thank
you for the donations—wa-
ter from Indian Head Ca-
sino, and fr uit from
Thriftway—you provided to
us for our Domestic Vio-
lence Awareness walk.
We had a great turn out
for our walk, and appreci-
ated everyone who joined us
in our Stand Against Do-
mestic Violence. We look
forward to more walkers
joining us next year.
If you or anyone you
know is experiencing domes-
tic violence, please do not
hesitate to call our program
at 541-553-2293; or come
to the office at 1108 Wasco
Street on campus.
We are also available af-
ter 5 p.m. by calling Warm
Springs Dispatch at 541-
553-1171: Ask for the on-
call advocate.
Thank you all again for
your support.
From the staff here at
War m Springs Victims
of Crime Services.
Project Zero
Weigh-ins for the Project
Zero Challenge—Maintain,
Don’t Gain over the Holi-
days—begin this week. An-
other weigh-in will be in early
January.
The December Project
Zero Challenge weigh-in is
this Wednesday, December
4 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at In-
dian Head Services.
The January 2 weigh-ins
will be from 8 to 11:30 a.m.
at the Community Center;
and 1-4:30 p.m. at IHS.
For information contact
the Community Health Pro-
gram: Kacey Conyers or
Jennifer Robbints at 541-
553-2460.
Coins for Cans
The Indian Head Casino
Coins for Cans continues
through December 19.
Coins for Cans is in part-
nership with the War m
Springs Food Bank, a ser-
vice sponsored by the Warm
Springs Presbyterian Church.
The goal at Indian Head
Casino is collect three tons
of food—the equivalent of
6,000 meals for those in
need.
Coins for Cans is an an-
nual drive at Indian Head:
Guests at the casino who
bring in 10 cans of food earn
$10 in Bonus Slot Play ev-
ery Monday through Thurs-
day, through December 19.
YouthBuild recruiting for 2020
Canned goods must be a
minimum size of 10
ounces, with an expiration
date of beyond six months.
Other partners are the
Oregon Hunger Prevention
Coalition, Oregon Food
Bank and Neighbor Impact.
Indian Head Casino plans to
deliver all donated canned
goods to the Food Bank in
both late November and in
December.
To students
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs tribal scholar-
ship guidelines require all stu-
dents to submit Free Appli-
cation for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA), and at least
five other scholarships. In
the guidelines, see page 3:
“Federal Financial Assis-
tance/Other Scholarships to
supplement the Tribal Schol-
arship.”
Apply for FAFSA by
March 1. If your eligible for
the Pell grant, you may be
eligible for the Oregon Op-
portunity State need grants.
Their deadline is June 1.
Send you questions to:
carroll.dick@wstribes.org
Or call Higher Education
at 541-553-3311.
Tribal artists
The Tananáwit War m
Springs community of art-
ists is seeking membership
of all tribal member artists.
Membership offers many
benefits, and there are op-
tions to join:
The introductory mem-
bership, which is free, offers
these benefits:
Access to some work-
shops and mentoring; com-
munication about activities
and the quarterly artists
newsletters, plus:
Ability to serve as a non-
voting member of the
Tananáwit committees; invi-
tation to the annual meeting;
and eligibility to turn in art-
work for promotional con-
tests.
One level up the Basic
membership is $25, and of-
fers these benefits:
Access to more work-
shops and mentoring, and
communication about activi-
ties and the quarterly artist
newsletter. Plus:
Ability to serve as a vot-
ing member of the
Tananáwit committees; and
an invitation to the annual
meeting with voting rights.
Also:
Eligibility to turn in art-
work for promotional con-
tests; your name and photo
listed as an artist in the
Tananáwit newsletter, and on
the website; and eligibility to
be selected as a Spotlight
Artist in the newsletter.
For answers to questions
Spilyay Tymoo
(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.
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
Spilyay Tymoo December 4, 2019
Spilyay photos
Member
show at
the museum
On display through
mid Januar y at the
Museum at Warm
Springs is the Twenty-
Sixth Annual Tribal
Member Art Exhibit.
Stop by the museum
and check out the show!
YouthBuild at the Heart
of Oregon Corps is a 12-
month program designed
to engage young people
ages 16-24 who wish to
complete their high school
education, and learn con-
struction skills, through
building affordable housing
in Central Oregon.
YouthBuild Hear t of
Oregon is now recruiting
for the new year. A pre-re-
quirement to joining is
completion of an informa-
tion session.
There are a number of
these sessions coming up
over the next several weeks.
Here is the schedule:
· Tuesday, December 17
at YouthBuild, 68797
George Cyrus Road, Sisters.
· Tuesday, January 7 at
YouthBuild in Sisters.
· Tuesday, January 14 at
YouthBuild.
· A Redmond session date
and time are to be an-
nounced.
YouthBuild requires a
minimum 12-month daily
commitment, Monday-Fri-
day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Many young people from
Warm Springs have com-
pleted the program, qualify-
ing for high school and col-
lege credits, a stipend, and
other benefits.
Public transportation is
available for young people
who wish to attend an in-
formation session. For in-
formation call us at 541-
526-1380.
YouthBuild and Heart
of Oregon Corps.
Point-in-Time
Items are now being col-
lected for the 2020 Warm
Springs Point-in-Time home-
less survey.
You can provide for
those in need who are ex-
periencing homelessness by
contributing useful items.
Your donation may be
dropped of with Martha at
the Commodities building; or
with Buffy at the Family Re-
source Center.
Howlak Tichum
~ In Loving Memory ~
~ Velden Cory Calica ~
February 7, 1980-November 16, 2019
Velden Cory Calica
passed away at his home
in Browning, Montana
on November 16, 2019.
He was 39.
Velden was the be-
loved son of the late
Larry Calica of Warm
Springs.
We little knew that
day, God was going to call
your name.
In life we loved you
dearly, In death we do the
same.
It broke our hearts to
love you, You did not go
alone.
For part of us went
with you, The day God
called you home.
Yo u l e f t u s b e a u t i f u l
memories, Your love is still
our guide.
And although we cannot
see you, You are always by
our side.
Our family chain is bro-
ken, And nothing seems the
same.
But as God calls us one
by one, The Chain will link
again.
Joy Harjo, first Native named United States Poet Laureate
J oy Harjo from Tulsa,
Oklahoma—of Muscogee
Creek, Cherokee, French
and Irish—is a poet, musi-
cian and author.
She is also the first Na-
tive American Poet Laure-
ate of the United States.
She is an important figure
in the second wave of the
literary Native American Re-
naissance of the late twenti-
eth century.
Central Washington Uni-
versity at Ellensburg re-
cently celebrated Native
American Heritage Month,
honoring Mr. Harjo in par-
ticular.
“Central Washington Uni-
versity sits on Yakama na-
tion land that was ceded in
the Treaty of 1855,” said
Kandee Cleary, university
vice president of Inclusivity
and Diversity.
“There is much to learn
from the Native cultures,
relevant to university life,
benefitting our students, fac-
ulty and the community.”
This spirit led the univer-
sity to choose Mr. Harjo for
special Native American
Heritage recognition—with
a large first-floor display in
of which she is a member.
She is a musician, play-
ing sacophone, dancer and
painter. Harjo is also chan-
cellor of the Academy of
American Poets. “I’ve been
an unofficial poetry ambas-
sador—on the road for po-
etry for years,” the 68-year-
old Harjo said recently.
“I’ve often been the only
poet or Native poet-person
that many have seen, met or
heard. I’ve introduced many
poetry audiences to Native
poetry and audiences not ex-
pecting poetry to be poetry.”
These are opening lines
from her S h e h a d s o m e
horses:
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States.
the at the university library.
“We decided to highlight
Joy Harjo’s work because
she brings an important
voice to American litera-
ture,” says Rebecca Lubas,
Central Washington Univer-
sity dean of Library Ser-
vices.
“Her poetry gives voice
Courtesy
to the will to survive, and
connects the natural world
with the inner spirit.”
Ms. Harjo has authored
eight books of poetry. Her
latest, An American Sun-
rise, released this year by W.
W. Norton, confronts injus-
tices endured by the
Mvskoke/Creek Nation,
She had horses who were
bodies of sand.
She had horses who were
maps drawn of blood.
She had horses who were
skins of ocean water.
She had horses who were
the blue air of sky.
She had horses who were
fur and teeth.
She had horses who were
clay and would break.
She had horses who were
splintered red cliff.
She had some horses.