E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Letters to the editor
A thank you
We would like to thank
everyone for helping with our
elder.
Thank you to Melinda Jim
and Family for the meals. It
truly was good for the soul,
and brought many good feel-
ings.
Also, Guy Wallulatum and
the drummers, who came to
High Lookee, to our home,
and to the longhouse. The
drumming, dance and singing
uplifted our spirits and gives
us strength.
And the 1910 War m
Springs Shakers, Thank you
for coming to the home and
spending time with us and
bringing comfort with the
songs, bells and candles.
Thank you to Lavina
Colwash for making the
outfit. It was beautiful, and
she was glowing. Also,
Thank you to Mona
Cochran and granddaughter
for taking care of her body
and dressing her. It was very
loving and wonderful. And
to Janice Suppah for carry-
ing the dish. It was an honor
to walk beside you. She
found a way for me to feed
her, and made my heart
glad.
Also, Thank you to all her
mom’s for helping me raise
her. It truly takes a village.
She loved each one of you
with her heart.
To her Bro’s and Sis’s, You
each uplifted her heart and
made her smile. To my fam-
ily and friends, to all who
traveled across the miles. Alex
from El Salvador, so many
that wished to make the
travel, your love and prayers
were felt and received. Thank
you to Captain and Family for
digging her grave.
Everything is as it should
be. Thank you, Sincerely,
Her children: Jarred,
Francine and Angel.
Her parents: Mr. and
Mrs. Shippentower.
Her Pops: Tilden
McDonald Sr.
Her grandparents: Mr.
and Mrs. Queahpama.
Her siblings: Angel,
Inez and Marley.
And all of her friends
and family. We love you all.
Spílya Táimu
The Confederated Tribes,
Education Branch and Cul-
ture and Heritage recently
celebrated the publication
of the most updated and
complete War m Springs
Ichishkiin Dictionary, a
project of great pride for
the many who have worked
on the dictionary, and those
who appreciate the language.
The English language
translation of the name of
the biweekly publication of
the Confederated Tribes is
roughly, ‘Coyote News.’
For the decades since its
first edition in March of
1975, the spelling of the
translation of Coyote News
into Ichishkiin was accepted
as ‘Spilyay Tymoo.’
However, the new dictio-
nary, now the most represen-
tative of the language, indi-
cates the translation should
instead read ‘Spílya Táimu.’
In keeping with this con-
clusion, made among speak-
ers working with profes-
sional linguists over the
years, the spelling Spilyay
Tymoo no longer seems ap-
propriate; hence the up-
dated spelling Spílya Táimu.
Page 4 Spílya Táimu
Appaloosas
The original Appaloosa
horses were documented in
1806 by Lewis and Clark
during the expedition into a
partition of Nez Perce
Country at the Upper Mid-
Columbia River and Wallowa
region. These Appaloosas
with a striking, serene blan-
ket of spots existed for over
a hundred years before
Lewis and Clark came along,
which would date back to the
1600s or earlier.
These horses had a gentle
temperament, but were light-
ning fast and had endurance.
Speed was needed to outrun
a herd of buffalo. Courage
was needed to not shy away
in fear, and they were agile,
sure-footed to make a tight
turn to cut out their
wounded buffalo from the
stampede.
When horses were the
Births
Murrin Xandraya Smith
Mateo Smith and Janae
Adams of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter Murrin
Xandraya Smith, born on
September 4, 2022.
Murrin joins brother
Xavien, 3.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Vivian Smith
and Alvis Smith III of Warm
Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Alicia
Adams and Her minio
Guijosa of Warm Springs.
Florine Marilyn Lena
Brenda Suppah
Tyler Jae Suppah and
Evelyn Elsie Velma May
Wahchumwah of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter Florine Marilyn
Lena Brenda Suppah, born
on September 8, 2022.
Florine joins brothers
Sterlin, 14, Terrance, 10,
Robert, 7, and JaQue, 3; and
sister Marie, 10.
Grandparents are Annette
H. Polk of Warm Springs,
the late Dixon Sr. Polk of the
Yakama Nation; Janice
Suppah, the late Roger
Suppah, the late Brenda
Bohay, and the late Thomas
Lauren Zana; and on the
moether’s side, the late great-
grandmother Lucille F.
Schuster, and great grandfa-
ther James Teeman.
Luna-Mae Myrtle Becerra
Antonio Becerra and
Ruby Pacheco of War m
Petroglyph shows hunter on horseback with bow and arrow.
transportation, these horses
had no fear and could out-
run and out-maneuver any
foreign horses. This bloodline
of horses documented by
Lewis and Clark was pure up
until the War of 1877.
Then after the Nez Perce
ceded the war, their magnifi-
cent horses were confiscated
and sold via auction. Most
immigrant buyers cross-bred
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter Luna-Mae Myrtle
Becerra, born on September
10, 2022.
Luna-Mae joins brother
Vallejo, 19, and Carlos, 14;
and sisters Raven, 7, Faith,
7, Anaya, 6, and Nova, 2.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Victor
Becerra-La Peñita of
Mexico; and the late
Marlena Myrtle Becerra.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Eloy
Pacheco and Araceli Haas
of Madras.
our public lands and waters
are accessible and welcom-
ing. That starts with remov-
ing racist and derogatory
names that have graced fed-
eral locations for far too long.
The list of new names can
be found on the U.S. Geo-
logical Survey website with
a map of locations.
Geographic
name changes
The Department of the
Interior Board on Geo-
graphic Names has voted on
the final replacement names
for nearly 650 geographic
features featuring the word
sq___.
The final vote completes
the last step in the historic
efforts to remove a term
from federal use that has
historically been used as an
offensive ethnic, racial and
sexist slur, particularly for
Indigenous women.
One of the early geo-
graphic sites to replace the
‘s-word’ is Wychus Creek, a
tributary of the Deschutes
River in Jefferson County.
Confederated Tribes mem-
bers were the main advocates
in 2006 to change the name
to Wychus Creek.
Interior Secretary Deb
Haaland, who is Native, has
felt a deep obligation to use
her platform to ensure that
Equine Wellness
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our of-
fices 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
September 21, 2022
It’ukdi kadux, My apol-
ogy to you all, this is long
overdue, at this time:
I will like to extend my
gratitude and appreciation
to Maylene Smith, Bonita
Leonard, Andrew Stacona
Jr., Willie Selam and Dr.
John Spence for the team
work in supporting and
keeping the positive mo-
mentum going with the par-
ticipants.
The participants were
awesome! They truly were
blessed with the Ikuitan/
Kusi, and was wonderful to
see the smiles. The Equine
Clay Holistic Wellness pro-
gram is volunteer and the
Kusi/Ikuitan continues to
Heal Hearts with Good
Medicine.
I will like to take this time
to express my gratitude to
Craig Smith, Jeremiah Lone
Wolfe, and Jeremy Kills First,
Joe Culps, Leander Smith Sr.
If I lent anyone out it’s not
intentional. The Natural Re-
Community
notes...
The War m Springs
Commodities Food Bank
is open Thursday and Friday,
September 22-23, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., closed from
noon to 1. The food bank
provides boxes with enough
groceries to prepare meals
for five days to eligible indi-
viduals and families.
The Madras Commu-
nity Food Pantry is open
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the United Method-
ist Church, across from St.
Charles Hospital.
Papalaxamisha’s Camel
Back Club meets Thursdays
at 6 p.m. Park and sign in at
the rodeo grounds gate. Par-
ticipants can walk at their
own speed and distance.
Walk, and get a chance for a
raffle prize!
Walk the hill or the road
and get you name entered into
a raffle for prizes.
School note...
After-class activities are
in full swing at the
Jefferson County 509-J
School District. A good
example: At Madras High
sources manager Austin L.
Smith Jr. and team for set-
ting up the livestock panels,
enabling the Equine White
Clay Holistic Wellness pro-
gram to present at the Warm
Springs Health that took
place this summer for the
first time in a while due to
the Covid-19.
This was an honor imple-
menting the Equine White
Clay Holistic Wellness pro-
gram to present with the
people who were interested
in participating.
Qshxemgemxatgait
anchaika
God,
enshgichwamitam,
God Bless All of You,
Mona Cochran, M.Ed/
CADCIII/QMHP, White
Clay Holistic program, and
Bonita Leonard, Maylene
Smith and Dr. Spence J.
them to any breed of horse
mainly for stylish color, an-
cestral Native culture of the
spots.
The Native Americans
have many petroglyphs, vin-
tage artifacts which show a
way of life. Spiritual symbols,
goats, deer, elk and buffalo,
and Indians hunting on horse-
back. Some are just riding.
There is an interesting ar-
ticle in the National Geo-
graphic issue 11.2018 Ameri-
can West, which shows pic-
tures of various petroglyphs,
including the horse and rider
hunting for elk on horseback
with bow and arrow,
petroglyphs probably in-
scribed by a Ute who moved
into the region after about
1400.
Over 600 years ago or
earlier. With that said, Wild
horses were always here.
Awe-Na,
Anthony LIttleleaf.
School, the Native Ameri-
can Student Union is hav-
ing its first meeting of the
year this Wednesday, Sep-
tember 21.
Jillisa Suppah is one of the
program coordinators for the
Native American Student
Union, or NASU, program.
She will host the first NASU
meeting this Wednesday from
3:15 to 5:30 p.m. in Mr. Jones
classroom, room 6.
Each meeting will alter-
nate week to week from stu-
dent lunch time to after
school. Meals, snacks and
raffle prizes are provided at
each NASU meeting.
You can find more infor-
mation about the Native
American Student Union at
Madras High School at the
Papalaxsimisha Facebook
page.
Tribal app
A company owned by an
Oregon tribe has launched a
new app designed to im-
prove
communication
among its members.
Cayuse Native Solutions
has launched ‘Camp Crier,’
an app that has been cus-
tomized for the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation.
This gives the tribe an-
other tool to be more tar-
geted in their information.
And it also allows tribal
members who don’t live lo-
cally on the reservation to
participate in discussions and
be active in discussions going
on around the community.
Debra Croswell, presi-
dent, Cayuse Native Solutions.
For students
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program offers
students age 16 to
24 a chance to
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or working at
childcare facilities
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This is a 12 month
commitment. You
can learn more and
apply at
heartoforegon.org/
programs/
youthbuild