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Editorial
E COOSH EEWA
(The way it is)
tmagine Yourself
Miss Warm Springs
If you like traveling and
meeting people, you can easily
imagine yourself as Miss Warm
Springs 1978.
As a representative of the
Confederated Tribes, you would
travel proudly to contests, par
ades and conventions nationwide.
You would have your own
float in Portland’s Rose Parade
and compete for such titles as
Miss Indian Northwest, Miss
Indian America and Miss NCAI.
Miss Warm Springs 1978 will
also have an honored place in
parades and fairs in neighboring
counties.
A special budget has been
set up by the Tribal Council for
Miss Warm Springs and her
travels.
If all of this sounds exciting
and you would consider it a
privilege to represent the reser
vation, pick up an entry form at
Stenopool and fill it out by
February 6.
The only requirements are
that you be single, 18-20 years
old, a high school graduate, an
enrolled member of the Confed
erated Tribes, and able to devote
time to coaching and traveling.
At the contest Thursday,
February 9 at the Community
Center, entrants will be judged
on completeness of outfit, know
ledge of reservation and own
Tribe, talent (both Indian and
Modern), and poise, personality
and beauty.
Imagine yourself crowned
Miss Warm Springs 1978 at the
contest February 9.,
Letter To The Editor
We would like to thank all
concerned people for their
thoughtfulness after our recent
To The Editor
I’d like to thank the people
that helped to find my two boys
who were lost. The Warm
Springs Police and the Warm
Springs Range riders and the
two Missionaries, Elder Castillo
and Elder Vargas, the people
that prayed for their safe return.
Thanks to all!!
Amelia Yahtin
fire loss. Special thanks to the
Lions Club and the NAIWA for
their fund-raising benefit acti
vities ; welfare program for their
donation to our cause; and to all
the peoplewho sponsored and
participated in the fire shower
at the longhouse, whose acts of
kindness and sympathy will al
ways be remembered.
The donations and gifts are
deeply appreciated, of which
will assist us in our endeavor to
rebuild toward a new future.
Once again, thank you very
much-
Lillie Heath Family
From The Indian Health Service
Brings Administrations Message to Indians
Albuquerque, N.M. — Dur
ing his recent five-day tour of
the western states, Vice Presi
dent Walter Mondale met with
southwestern Indian leaders in
Albuquerque. The message he
brought to Indian country Jan
uary 10 seemed to be largely
favorable.
Mondale outlined two major
aspects of the Carter Admini
stration’s proposed national In
dian policy, which he said would
be characterized by fair and
honest dealings with the Indian
people.
First, Mondale said- that the
administration would back In
dian treaty claims to scarce
resources.
Second, the Vice President
said that the administration
would be committed to settling
Indian claims by negotiation
rather than legislation.
An aide to Mondale stated
later that the President was
opposed to any legislation abro
gating or otherwise changing
treaties and would help block
passage of such bills.
At a December meeting id
San Diego, NCAI Executive Di
rector Charles Trimble report
edly advised that President Car
ter’s government reorganization
project should have Indian
monitoring because “the admin
istration is extremely naive on
Indian affairs.”
Trimble also warned of the
President’s water resources
policy study. “We don’t want
another linking of Indian water
rights to federal reserve water
rights,” he said.
A Workshop
to Improve Tribal Relations With Public
Several locals will be key
resource persons at an upcom
ing workshop entitled “In the
Public Interest of Indian Tribes”
to be held at Kah-Nee-Ta March
1-3, 1978.
Sponsored by L2 plus A, The
Resource Development Com
pany of Seattle, the workshop
will feature such speakers as.
General Manager Ken Smith,
Assistant Planner Uren Leonard,
Cultural Director Nathan Jim,
and L2 plus A Consultant Deni
Leonard who will offer insights
into public policy, cultural af
fairs and contemporary life
styles of Indian tribes.
The workshop is designed
for public administrators, legis
lators, private business organi
zations and anyone at the muni
cipal, county, state or federal
level who has a continuing re
lationship with Indian tribes.
Special events at the three- -
day workshop will be a tour of
the Warm Springs Reservation
and its enterprises and an illus
trated presentation of “A year’s
activities on the Warm Springs
Reservation.”
Topics of presentation will
include federal involvement in
Reservations, tribal manage
ment and government, Indian,,
health and welfare, law internal
and external to reservations,
education, tribal citizenship, tri
bal economics and a host of
other specific areas.
In addition to local speak
ers, ten other figures in north
west and national Indian affairs
have been invited to contribute:
Walt Jaspers, E.P.A. Director;
Roy Sampsel, Director of Co
lumbia River Inter-tribal Fish
Commission; Joe DeLaCruz,
President of the National Tribal
Chairmen’s Association; Mel
Tonasket, Vice President of the
National Congress of American
Indians; Ralph Johnson, Profes
sor of Law, University of Washi
ington ; Vanette Chase, School of
Public Health, University of
Washington; Frank Battesse,|
G.S.A. Technical Consultant; Al
Zionitz, A.C.L.U. attorney repre
senting northwest tribes; Andy
Ebona, Director of United In
dian Planners Association; and!
Paul Alexander, Deputy Generali
Counsel, U.S. Commission onl
Civil Rights.
The workshop will begin
daily at 9:00 and end at 4:30.1
Registration and fees will cost!
$195 per person and pre-regis-
tration is required before Feb
ruary 20. Room and meals will
be at the participant’s own ex
pense.
For more information con
tact Uren Leonard at his Warm
Springs tribal office - (503)
553-1161 ext. 254.
Questions and Answers About Infectious Hepatitis
The local Indian Health Ser
vice Clinic has received many
questions from friends and rela
tives of people who have come
down with “infectious hepatitis”
in recent months. An above
average number of cases have
been diagnosed since October
and clinic staff feel that the
spread of the disease can be
better controlled if the com
munity understands the causes
and prevention of hepatitis.
Some of the commonly ask
ed questions are answered here
by IHS staff.
Q. What is hepatitis?
A. The type of hepatitis identi
fied in Warm Springs is Hepa
titis A, a virus that is extremely
easy to catch by direct contact
with known cases. Hepatitis A is
different from the types that re
sult from needles or from drink
ing too much.
Hepatitis A, or infectious
hepatitis, attacks the liver and
can cause serious damage. It is
rarely fatal; most patients re
cover within several weeks.
Q. Who gets hepatitis?
A. Children and young adults
are most apt to get the disease.
But when older persons get it, it
can be quite severe.
Q. Whatare the symptoms of
infectious hepatitis?
A. Many people with hepatitis
say they feel like they have a
bad case of the flu. The disease
often produces headaches, fever,
loss of appetite, nausea, and
tiredness.
Clues that a person has
hepatitis and not the flu are:
lingering symptoms, violent
nausea and vomiting, pain in the
upper right side of the abdomen,
yellowing of the skin and the
whites of the eyes and dark
coloration of urine.
But these are just warning
signs for you. Only a doctor can
diagnose a case of hepatitis.
Q. What is the cure of hepatitis?
A. There really isn’t a cure.
Hepatitis patients should rest in
bed and have a good, balanced
diet so that the disease won’t
last as long or come back. The
doctor may have special instruc
tions for a patient, which must
be followed closely.
Q. What causes hepatitis?
A. Infectious hepatitis can be
caught when a person has direct
contact with an infected person.
The disease can be transmitted
by dirty hands or through the
food we eat and water we drink.
The domestic water supply
in Warm Springs is being check
ed twice as often as usual for
contamination. So far the water
samples have been pure. A
visiting sanitarian from the
Yakima area IHS concluded that
the hepatitis in Warm Springs is
not environmentally caused, but
spread from person to person.
Q. How do I get hepatitis?
A. The virus can be spread by
contact with the stool or urine of
a patient. This can happen if the
patient’s hands are dirty when
he handles food or touches
another person. Sharing a bath
room with a patient, or using the
same dishes is risky, as is any
direct contact with the patient or
his stool.
Family members are most
apt to be infected. But they are
not carriers. Exposure to a
family member is not direct
contact and therefore doesn’t
mean you’ve been infected.
Q. When is a patient contage-
eous?
A. You can catch hepatitis from
a patient anywhere from one or
two weeks before the onset of
the disease until one or two
weeks after onset.
Q. How long does it take for
symptoms to appear after I’ve
been infected?
A. It can take from two to six
weeks for symptoms to appear.
Q. What should I do .if I have had
direct contact with a case?
A. It is a good idea for members
of the patient’s household to
receive “gamma globulin,” a
Human blood derivative that will
ward off symptoms of hepatitis.
This will work if given soon after
the first known exposure.
Gamma globulin is not re
commended for those who do not
have very intimate contact with
a patient. Hepatitis is not nor
mally spread through casual
relationships outside the house
hold.
Q. What if I have had contact
with one who lives with a
patient?
A. This is not a risk worthy of
gamma globulin treatment since
it is not a direct contact.
Q. How should a patient be
treated to prevent the spread of
infection?
A. All unnecessary physical con
tact with the patient should be
avoided. Anyone having contact
with the patient’s stool (empty
ing bed pans, cleaning bath
rooms, providing nursing care,)
should wash his hands thorough
ly after contact.
Separate clothing, bedding
and dishes should be provided
for the patient and washed sep
arately. The patient should wash
his hands well before eating with
family members.
These safeguards against
the spread of hepatitis should be
maintained for at least two
weeks after the diagnosis.
Q. How can I prevent hepatitis?
A. Good hygiene is the key to
preventing the spread of infec
tious hepatitis.
Hands should be washed!
with saop and water after using
the toilet. This is especially!
important for people who handle
food. Bathrooms and kitchens
should be kept clean. Clothing
should be laundered regularly. j
Dirty objects should be keptj
out of children’s mouths. Chil
dren can be taught to keep their
bodies and environment clean so
that they will develop good hy-
giene habits at an early age.
A good diet is also important^
so the body can fight off infec
tion. Food from the four groups -
milk, meat, vegetables and^
fruits, and breads and cereals •
should be eaten daily.
Doctors Call Numbe
Doctors Fisher and Creel-
man now have the same after-
hours phone number. They may
be reached at 475-6055 after 5
p.m. weekdays and all day Sat
urday, Sunday and holidays.
New Dentist Soon
February 6 will be the first
working day for Wayne T.
Schultz, the new PHS dentist.
Appointments, for Dr. Schultz,
can be made at the clinic during
regular clinic hours.