Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
Car Show
returning
to casino
Indian Head Casino is bringing
back its car show after having had
to put it on hold due to the pan-
demic. The Sixth Annual Car Show
at the casino parking lot will be on
Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m.
The event will feature several dif-
ferent vehicle categories including
imports, muscle cars, trucks and
much more. The event is made for
all ages and will have a DJ, a cov-
ered food court and much more.
The casino is still currently closed
on Wednesdays and Thursdays, as
management is finding ways to get
events back in to place after the
effects covid had on businesses and
communities.
If you’d like to learn more about
the car show or get pre-registered,
you can call Monte or Karen Strand
at 503-789-8973. The link to regis-
ter for the event is at the website
indianheadcasino.com
Coming up
at Council
These are some of the items com-
ing up on the Tribal Council agenda
for the rest of the month of June
(subject to change at Council discre-
tion):
Wednesday, June 15
9 a.m.: Memorandum of under-
standing with the state of Oregon
discussion with Gayleen Adams,
interim chief judge.
10: Meet and greet with the Mt.
Hood National Forest Service.
11: Early Childhood Education
discussion with Deanie Smith and
Valerie Switzler and the Education
Committee.
1:30 p.m.: Discussion with the
Johnson O’Malley Committee.
2:30: Pension Committee discus-
sion with Catherine Langford.
3:30: Cannabis Commission dis-
cussion with Ron Roome and Starla
Greene.
Monday, June 20
9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasuer/
CEO discussion with the S-T.
9:30: July agenda and review
minutes with the S-T.
10: Oregon State Bar discussion
with Kamron Graham and Helen
Hierschbiel.
11: Enrollments with Lucille
Suppah-Samson, Vital Statistics.
1:30 p.m.: Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
2:30: Covid-19 update with the
Response Team.
3: Legislative update calls, fed-
eral and state.
4: Salary chart proposal discussion
with William Sam, Human Re-
sources; and Isaac George, Finance.
Tuesday, June 21
9 a.m.: Timber LLC update with
Brian Prater.
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Tribes to mark Treaty of 1855 anniversary
Parade, Health
Fair, community
gathering to mark
the occasion
June 25 will mark the one-
hundred and sixty-seventh an-
niversary of the signing of the
Treaty of 1855 between the
Tribes of Middle Oregon and
the federal government.
The full three-day Treaty
Days Powwow and Rodeo are
again not possible this year, as
happened in 2020 and 2021.
This is due to covid: The nec-
essary and extensive fund-rais-
ing for Pi-Ume-Sha was not pos-
sible because of the virus. And
there is the lingering health risk of
the virus itself, as Pi-Ume-Sha in
the past traditionally draws several
hundred or more visitors to Warm
Springs. So the Pi-Ume-Sha Com-
mittee chose to have the Traditional
Parade this year on Saturday, June
25, which also happens to be the
anniversary date of the Treaty.
After the parade the community
is invited to the powwow grounds
for a communtiy gathering. On June
22, the Wednedsay before the an-
niversary weekend, Warm Springs
Community Health, IHS and part-
ners will host the Pi-Ume-Sha
Health Fair, held at the Agency
Longhouse.
Pi-Ume-Sha began in 1969. The
present day committee would like
to acknowledge the original team
that first planned and hosted the
powwow. The original members
have all now passed. They include
Arthur Mitchell, who was Chair-
man, and Bernice Mitchell. Sammy
Colwash also served as Chair.
Grant and Emily Waheneka were
members of the original powwow
committee, along with the follow-
ing:
Linton and Eva Winishut. An-
drew and Edna David. Joe and
Ruth Estabrook. Clarence and Flo-
rence Meanus.
Nathan ‘8-Ball; Jim, the Master
of Ceremonies. Chief Amos
Simtustus Sr. Prosanna Williams,
grounds and vendors coordinator.
J. Silas Williams, contest coordi-
nator. Verbena Greene and Perry
Greene, Parade organizers. Jimmy
Macy and Carla Macy. Ella Jane
Jim, Elder. Adeline Miller. Larry
Calica. Millie Colwash, Elder. Ada
Sooksoit. Elizabeth Rhoan.
Geraldine Jim. Wilford Jim. Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Stanley. Clark ‘9-
Ball’ Livingston. Wally Chamnu.
Donna Olsen. The Committee
wishes the community the best and
safest Treaty anniversary weekend,
hoping to see the full powwow re-
turn in June 2023.
Dave McMechan
$27 million for water, landfill projects
The Confederated Tribes
received some good news ear-
lier this month, as the Indian
Health Service announced $25
million in infrastructure money
for the tribes this year. The
funding is part of the $1.2 tril-
lion bi-partisan Infrastructure
Law of 2021.
Overall, $700 million of the
Infrastructure money went to
recognized tribes for water
projects. This number is part of
a five-year, $3.5 billion alloca-
tion for IHS projects.
This year’s funding to the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs will also go toward
much-needed work on the
Warm Springs Landfill.
Funding is expected to ar-
rive within 60 days, according
to IHS public affairs.
For the Confederated Tribes
the 2022 funds will be divided
between eight projects. A break-
down is as follows:
Dry Creek water treatment
plant: $13.6 million.
Sewer collection system re-
Dedication plaque from 1982
on the front wall of the
treatment plant.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Ron Palmer is the operator at the water treatment plant.
newal phase I: $1.43 million.
The Simnasho lagoon rehabili-
tation project: $513,810.
Agency area water distribution
rehabilitation phase I: $2,654,000.
Municipal landfill project:
$5,942,500.
Residential water meters instal-
lation: $1,212,750.
Water storage tank rehabilitation:
$119,625.
Schoolie Flat water system re-
habilitation: $352,000.
Regarding the single largest wa-
ter infrastructure item facing the
reservation: Full replacement of
the water treatment plant, located
on the Deschutes River, is esti-
mated at $23.9 million. The $13.6
million to the tribes this year can
help allow the current plant to bet-
ter operate until the full replace-
ment money is at hand.
Chico Holliday, Utilities general
manager, said replacing the dam-
aged pipe at Shitike Creek will be
3 years as Sisters Rodeo Queen
Mary Olney of Warm Springs
just finished her time as the Sis-
ters Rodeo Queen. Mary was the
Sisters Rodeo Queen from 2020
through this past weekend, a
three-year rodeo royalty term.
Mary auditioned with her
horse Dixie at the 2019 Sisters
Rodeo, just after she had gradu-
ated high school. The rodeo was
cancelled because of covid in
2020 and 2021 while Mary con-
tinued serving as Rodeo Queen.
The 2022 rodeo was last week-
end, when the next queen was
chosen. So Mary had a run of
three years. “Most ladies are
blessed to have one year as
a Sisters Rodeo Queen,” Mary
says. “I’ve been blessed to have
three.”
Mary is the daughter of Sonia
Heath and Shane Olney. She is
also the granddaughter of Warm
Springs Chief Delvis Heath Sr.
one of the first projects to
move forward, with construc-
tion expected to begin in Sep-
tember.
Focus on water infrastruc-
ture on the reservation picked
up in 2019, and again in the
summer of 2020, as the
Agency area experienced pro-
longed boil-water conditions.
Oregon’s U.S. Senators
Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
made addressing the situation
a priority. Mr. Holliday said
their work is greatly appreci-
ated, and makes for a good
start to a long term resolu-
tion.
Mary grew up on the reservation,
where she learned the Native cul-
ture. This is also where she devel-
oped a love for horses and the sport
of rodeo.
Mary comes from generations
of rodeo family. Her grandmother
use to ride bareback, her mother ran
barrels, her brothers ride bulls and
broncs, and many other family
members who have participated in
Wild horse racing.
Mary started participating in jun-
ior rodeos, play days, and horse clin-
ics at an early age. Growing up she
was instilled with a passion for ani-
mals, rodeo, and in all the western
way of life.
Mary believes that growing up
around rodeo teaches some very
valuable lessons; which is to lend a
hand when needed, to stay humble
and determined. “And to get back
on if you get bucked off!” she says.
Mary Olney, Sisters Rodeo
Queen from 2020 through
last weekend’s rodeo.
Courtesy Sisters Rodeo