PAGE 4 FEBRUARY 24, 1978
I
Editorial
Ï COOSH EEWA:
National Indian Poster Contest Takes Aim At Drug Abuse
The American Indian Serv of drugs and inhalents that
ices and Research Center at many Indian young people are
Brigham Young University being confronted with in their
would like to announce its Sec communities. The posters must
ond National Indian Poster Con utilize two or three colors and
test. Contestants who entered have the dimensions of 16 x 19
the F irst Contest created out inches. Contestants must be
standing posters dealing with Indian and the contest is open to
the problems and prevention of all ages.
Subject matter of the post
alcoholism on Indian reserva
tions and communities. The sel ers may include the following
ected winners of the Contest areas: ’drug abuse; harmful
received cash awards, and their effects of taking drugs; drugs in
posters were printed for national the Indian community; alterna
tives to taking d ru g s; and the
distribution.
The 1978 Poster Contest will damage drugs are doing to
deal strictly with the problems
Short Course In Water Law
The water law short course
from March 28 to 30, will cover
the basic principles involved in
the regulation and management
of surface w ater. Special em
phasis will be placed on the
protection of instream uses of
water.
This short course is aimed
at Federal, State and. local and
private employees engaged in
the following fields: Fishery
NOTICE
Don’t forget the General
Council meeting Tuesday night
(February 28) at the Agency
Longhouse. Warm Springs For
est Products Industries will be
giving their annual report.
Dinner will be served at 6:00
¡).m. with the meeting scheduled
tor 7:00 p.m.
Biologists, Wildlife Biologists,
Hydrologists, Forest Hydrolo
gists, Attorneys, Land Use Plan
ners, Public Works Managers,
Irrigation Agriculture and per
sons interested in an overview of
Water Law.
Early registration is advised
as attendance is limited. The fee
is $75.00 which covers costs of
material, refreshments during
breaks. Reading m aterial will
be provided prior to the course
for the assurance that everyone
has a basic idea understanding
of the course.
The course hours are Tues
day, March 28 and Wednesday,
29th, will start at 8:30 and 5:00
p.m. and from 8:30 to 12 noon
March 30.
The course will be held in
the Sheraton Old Town Inn at 800
Rio Grande Blvd. Albuquerque,
N.M.
Indian pride, culture and lives.
Posters dealing with sniffing
glue, spray paints, and car gas
and. other inhalents are also
being requested. If any young
person has had personal exper
ience with any of these harmful
kinds of substances, he is en-
T rib a l C ouncil
A gen d a
ed by April 30, 1978.
For more information, write
or call: Dr. Dale T. Tingey,
American Indian Services,
Room 234 HRCB, Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah
84603. Phone: 801-374-1211 (Ext.
4364)
Dealing With The Absence
Of The Absent Parent
Each year thousands of
children endure the loss of a
parent through death, divorce,
or separation, says Susan Gang-
ler, Warm Springs Extension
Agent.
I n the U.S., more than six
million men and women are
raising their children without
the other parent present, reports
Marcelle Straatm an, Oregon
State University Extension hu
man development specialist.
Single parents need extra
courage and skill to provide the
security and acceptance their
children need. Perhaps the best
advice is not to feel sorry for
oneself.
In the case of the divorced
or separated person, there is a
tendency to make negative re
marks about the absent spouse.
However, parents who are better
off feeling that the missing
parent really loved them. And
for the most part, this is un
doubtedly true. Most parents
never emotionally desert their
children.
A widowed mother must
help her child develop a positive
picture of the father. She can
enlist help from friends or rela
tives to spend time with the
child, for example. It is impor
tant to build the image of the
father on men the child admires
and knows.
Providing a positive image
of a missing mother is also
important for the single parent
father.
“Explaining the absence of
a parent to children can be ex
trem ely difficult. It should be
done in a way that spares
children the pain of feeling un
loved nr abandoned,” says Mrs.
Straatman.
G erard L ists
M ajor In d ian Issu es
Assistant Secretary Forrest
Gerard’s office has prepared an
updated list of m ajor issues
concerning Indian affairs which
will require action in 1978. Pre
pared for Secretary of the Inter
ior, Cecil Andrus, the list in-
deluded the following five items
which Gerard’s office feels need
attention this year:
(1) Bureau of Indian Affairs
reorganization.
(2) Navajo Land Transfer
are working very hard for a
To: Spilyay Tymoo
better Education for all Stu Request.
I would like to express my
(3) Recognition of Indian
dents, to suffer the impression
concern in regards to the article
made that I was referring to the Tribes by the Federal Govern
in the last issue “Emotions High
ment.
at Education Meeting” evident total faculty.
(4) Indian Water Rights.
I do however believe that
ly I was misunderstood there
(5) Contract Support funds.
more support and better com
fore misquoted. I talked about
'
Regarding
Contract Support
munication does need to develop
specific incidents and a few
between school personnel for a funds, a memo from G erard’s
individuals, however names
office explained, “Unless sup
better education system.
were not used, and I feel it very
Respectfully, plemental appropriations can be
unfair to the many people we
Marie Calica obtained, this administration at
have in the school district that
best has a credibility problem
with tribes in respect to self-
determ ination contracting. At
worst, some tribal organizations
will face bankruptcy and pro
grams they are operating will be
returned to the Bureau.”
On February 9, Gerard
Feb 27 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m,
spoke
at the National Associa
1. WSFPI Board
tion of Counties Convention in
Feb 28 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Palm Springs, California. Initi
1. Kah-Nee-Ta - Manager’s Report
ally reluctant to attend the con
2. Management Reports
vention because of “ m ajor a t
tacks upon the rights and re-
GENERAL COUNCIL - 7:00 p.m.
spdnsibilities of tribal govern
Agency Longhouse
ments, by that organization” ,
Agenda: WSFPI Annual Report
G erard decided to go “ to in
NOTE: TO BE SCHEDULED-Sanders-Richard Budget Adjustment crease the understanding of
Federal-Indian relations and the
Williston Mill Study
Alcohol Program - Educational Movie need for state and local govern
ments to co-exist with Indian
Feb 3-4 - ALLIANCE MEETING, Portland
tribal governments.”
Feb 16-17 - NTCA MEETING, Albuquerque
After a short history-civics
Feb 28 - Joint Meeting, (State, U.S., Tribe) Re WS Hatchery at the
course on Indian affairs, Gerard
......... Hatchery ..
said in conclusion;* “ The most
To The Editor
couraged to enter a poster in the
Contest to help prevent others
from engaging in these danger
ous activities.
First prize will be $140.00,Se
cond prize will be $100.00, and
Third prize will be $75.00.
All entries must be submitt-
productive path, and clearly the
course of least resistance, is for
the various states to come to
grips with and accept the fact
that Indian tribes, like the state
within which they reside, are
sovereign entities in their own
right. Like the states them
.
selves, they (tribes) possess and
exercise full and plenary gov
ernm ental authority over the
land they occupy. This power,
except where specifically alter
ed by Congress, operates to the
absolute exclusion of the
states.”
TOE NESS
There was this stoogie General in a foreign country that saw an
ad saying, “U.S. has thousands of surplus septic tanks.”
The General thought for awhile and said to his staff. “I must
make a deal with the U.S., the troops should have no problem
learning how to operate them.” “YIKES” .
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One day this guy said to this elderly lady. “You know that your
husband is 75 years old and he is still chasing young girls.”
“Oh, don’t worry,’ the old lady said, “Dogs chase cars because
they can’t drive.” “YIKES”
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NUCLEAR ENERGY:
There were these two guys discussing Nuclear Energy, and
Clark said, “ I ’m not so sure that I like the idea of using Nuclear
Energy.” “Well,” said Nathan, “I think that’s the only way to go. I
heard that’s a sure cure for cancer and whatever else ails a person.
One will never have to worry about those things again.” “YIKES”
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Did you know that the Mayor of Burbank tried to get King Tut
there as a guest of honor but King Tut refused and said, “I’d hate to
go from one tomb to another.” “YIKES”
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I heard that parking is a real problem in Los Angeles. I read in
the paper where a person reported his car stolen 2 years ago, but
some say that cars backing into the parking lot pushed this one car
into the embankment and out of sight. This year during the violent
rain storms the rain washed away the dirt from the parked car.
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There was this lady that went into this drug store and asks the
guy working there, “Do you have any Talcum Powder?”
“Sure Lady,” said the guy. “Just walk this way.”
The lady looks at him for a while as he went walking down the
aisle and finally she said, “If I walked like that, I wouldn’t need the
Talcum Powder.” “YIKES”
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