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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo September 20, 2023 Letters to the editor Grant helps continue name-giving tradition At Ski Bowl Ski Bowl on Sunday, October 1 is offering complimentary Action Passes to members of the Confederated Tribes. This is in recognition of the upcoming holiday, Indig- enous People’s Day later in October. This will be the third year the state of Oregon is rec- ognizing Indigenous People’s Day, coming up on the sec- ond Monday in October. Prayer meeting A Jefferson County Prayer Meeting—PATH: Prayer at the Heart—will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at Sahalee Park in Madras, this Satur- day, September 23. This is an opportunity for all the people of Jefferson County to gather together to wor- ship and pray for our com- munities. Please bring your own lawn chair. Zone 6 fishery The four Columbia River Tribes have set the follow- ing fishery plan and the Co- lumbia River Compact has concurred. A zone 6 com- mercial gillnet fishery is open from the present time through 6 p.m. on Friday, September 22. Gear is set and drift gillnets with 8-inch minimum mesh size restriction. Allow- able sales are salmon (any species), steelhead, shad, yel- low perch, bass, walleye, cat- fish and carp. The fish may be sold or retained for sub- sistence. Fish landed during the open period are allowed to be sold after the period concludes. Sturgeon may not be sold, but sturgeon from 38 to 54 inches fork length in the Bonneville pool, and sturgeon from 43 to 54 inches fork length in The Dalles and John Day pools may be kept for subsistence. Closed areas: River mouth of the dam closed areas applicable to gillnets in effect. The Spring Creek hatchery is reduced to a 150 radius around the hatchery ladder. Penny Carnival A Penny Carnival is coming up on Tuesday, September 26 at the Warm Springs Youth Cen- ter Gym, hosted by Warm Springs HAPPI (Health and Promotion Prevention Initiatve), Warm Springs Prevention and Juvenile Crime Prevention. There will be food and games, crafts and music. For booth information contact Andy Leonard at: andy.leonard@wstribes.org The Senior Lunch for this We d n e s d a y, September 20 is salisbury steak with mashed potatoes. Lunch is served from noon to 1 at the Senior Center. Clarification The Oregon Cultural Trust is giving close to $3 million in 2024 grant allo- cations, to be distributed to 136 arts, heritage and hu- manities organizations across the state. For the first time, the Warm Springs Community Action Team is one of the grant recipients. WSCAT is receiving $32,673 to pre- serve the rite of passage cer- emony of the Name Giv- ing Ceremony, where Native youth receive their Indian names. The funding will help families prepare for the give- away part of the ceremony by hosting craft nights, food gathering trips and first-food processing classes. The funding is made pos- sible by generous Orego- nians who invested $5.2 mil- lion in the Cultural Tax Credit in 2023, this year’s New member joins 509-J district school board Regina Mitchell has joined the Jefferson County School District 509-J Board of Directors. The board appointed Ms. Mitchell to fill position 2, that had be- come open this summer. She will finish the remain- der of that term ending June 30, 2025. Ms. Mitchell brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to edu- cation to young people in Jefferson County. She has served on the district’s bud- get committee since her ap- pointment in 2021. Mitchell brings a diverse background in education, business, and finance, hold- ing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Legacy Maker The Confluence Legacy Maker Gathering is this Saturday, September 23. Make sure to get your tickets soon to join us as we honor our education leader Patsy Whitefoot, Yakama member, and cel- Regina Mitchell the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also earned her teaching credentials in both special education and gen- eral education from Califor- nia State University, Northridge, along with spe- ebrate her amazing year at Confluence. This informal event will include a traditional First Foods buffet and a cultural presentation by Confluence Emerging Artist Educator Mersaedy Atkins (Colville- Yakama-Latina). You can find tickets to the Saturday gathering at the website: confluenceproject.org cialized training in teaching students with autism. Regina brings twenty years of experience in edu- cation. A majority of those were spent as a special edu- cation teacher. After retiring from teach- ing in 2018, she mentored new teachers prior to mov- ing to Oregon. “We are thrilled to wel- come Regina Mitchell to the school board,” said board chair Kevin Richards. “Her extensive back- ground in education, com- bined with her service on our budget committee over the past two years will be invaluable to our board and the entire school dis- trict.” The district looks forward to Ms. Mitchell’s official swearing-in, which will take place during the school board’s regularly scheduled meeting in October. She replaces Jamie Hurd, who resigned in late July af- ter accepting a teaching po- sition at Jefferson County Middle School. Ms. Mitchell’s daughter and granddaughter are both teachers in the school dis- trict. The school board declared the vacancy on June 12 and received eight applications from interested community members. The board con- ducted public interviews with each candidate at their Au- gust work session. Apology Thank you to the person who dropped the paper off with me. What better way than here to look for pen pals. Or a visit, Thank you. Miss and love all of you. Stay safe. Cody Miller, sid 26742344, Jefferson County Jail, 675 NW Cherry Lane, Madras, OR 97741. Hello, This is Cody Miller. I just want to say sorry to the Madras and War m Springs police departments for my actions that put me behind bars in the Jefferson County Jail. I want to apolo- gize to take some weight off my shoulders and let every- body know where I’m at. 2023 Summaries of Tribal Council (The following are summa- ries of Tribal Council from this summer.) Courtesy Mariah Stacona/509J The two language students pictured with the teachers in the previous Spilyay, in a picture taken in the Madras High School Native American Student Lounge, are Skye Victorino (left) and Ashlyne Wolfe. 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 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 awards bring the cumula- tive total of Cultural Trust grants to almost $40 million since its founding in 2001. The 2024 Cultural De- velopment Program award recipients feature 21 organizations receiv- ing their first-ever Cul- tural Trust award, includ- ing WSCAT. July 12 (As continued from the Sep- tember 6 Spilyay Tymoo.) · Second Amendment to the Warm Springs Indian Head Casino Charter: Motion by Carlos adopt- ing Resolution No. 13,064, that the Tribal Council hereby interprets that: One: The Warm Springs Casino Enterprise (WSCE) Board of Director’s authority to ‘Charter other subordinate enterprises with Tribal Council approval’ under Article III, Sec- tion 1 of the second amended WSCE charter authorizes the WSCE board to charter a sub- ordinate organization for eco- nomic purposes, pursuant to Article 5, Section 1(f) and (o) of the Constitution of the Con- federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Or- egon, with Tribal Council ap- proval; Two: Article III, Section 1 of the Second Amended WSCE Charter does not oth- erwise limit the WSCE Board of Directors to exercise other authorities in the sec- ond amended WSCE Char- ter to charter or form other types of subordinate enter- prises or businesses that are not formed under the Tribal Constitution and that do not otherwise require Tribal Council approval under ap- plicable law, including with- out limitation Warm Springs Tribal Code Chapter 701 Limited Liability Companies; Three: The second amended WSCE charter pro- vides sufficient authority for WSCE to for m holding companies to acquire and hold fee status title to real estate or interests in real es- tate for financing, operating and maintaining well-man- aged gaming and other ac- tivities that will enhance the gaming and related busi- nesses of the tribe, includ- ing interim business opera- tions on such lands, or for purposes as otherwise con- sistent with the second amended WSCE charter. Second by Jim. Question: Carlos/yes, Rosa/yes, Jim/ yes, Joe/yes, Alvis/yes, Jay/ yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion Carried. Summaries continue on 5 Around Indian Country Award recognizes work at the Yakama Library The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Mu- seum recently honored the Yakama Library with a 2023 Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Awards. The Yakama Library, lo- cated in Toppenish, Wash- ington, received the Librar- ies Institutional Excellence Award. The association’s annual conference is com- ing up in October, where the awards will be presented to the Yakama Library and other award winners. Established in 2007, the Guardian of Culture and Lifeways Awards support and empower those working to preserve Indigenous cul- tures, as well as to recognize the individuals, programs, and institutions that serve as models for others. The Guardian Award takes its name from the sculpture by Seminole Chief Kelly Haney that stands atop the Oklahoma State Capitol. The sculpture features a Native warrior with a spear staked to the earth as a sym- bol that Native Nations are here to stay. Recipients of Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Awards are the embodiment of Chief Haney’s message to ‘Dream big. Work hard. Believe deeply. Let us all rise to our potential.’ Courtesy The Guardian statue by Seminole Chief Kelly Haney. The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Mu- seums (ATALM) is an inter- national association dedicated to preserving and advancing the language, history, culture, and lifeways of Indigenous peoples. Founded in 2010, ATALM maintains a network of sup- port for Indigenous cultural programs, provides profes- sional development training, enables collaboration among tribal and non-tribal cultural in- stitutions, and advocates for programs and funding to sus- tain the cultural sovereignty of Native Nations. To learn more, visit: atalm.org
