Image provided by: Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR
About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1985)
I S pilyay T ymoo } { Clements presents apportionment issues Continued from page I- determ ine the num ber of repre sentatives on Tribal Council- A general election might be util ized with no district divisions; Geographic boundaries could determ ine voting districts with residents of that area com pris ing the voting population for that district; D istricts could be fnerged to create two districts with a more balanced voting •populations; Staggered elections would replace Tribal Council representatives different times. Chieftainshippositions could also be clarified in a reappor tionm ent proposal. Currently chiefs are decided by districts in different ways and yet they have a vote on decisions affecting the entire reservation, d em en ts feels they should be ejected systemat- icallv and. if no elected, allowed to act oqly as ex-officio members ofqCoUncil. These are only ideas, explains Clements. Public meetings would provide more understanding o f apportionm ent and would ena I P age 3 July 1 9, 1985 ble a knowledge approach to the acutal application of ap p o r tionm ent on the reservation. “ Fair and effective representa tion is my basic aim for all our tribal citizens.” Som ething should be done,; Clements explains. “It’s possi-: ble th a t in the future we will have a problem . We must get this clarified and resolved so we d o n ’t leave,, bur future j in a m ess.. .We do n ’t Want spmeone< else to tell us how to vote,” \ C lem ents le tte r presented to C o u n c il The following is the letter written to Tribal Council Chairman Zane Jack- son and other Council members on March 27, 1985. Every Wednesday, summer recreation students battle the water during their weekly rafting trip. Summer ree. program o ffers fun by Lenora Kim Starr W hat can be educational and fu n a t th e sam e tim e? T he Sum m er Recreation Program . According to Lyle R hoan Sr., S R P D irector, the Summer Rec reation P rogram provided chi ldren with the opportunity to becom e both a learner and a teacher. Som e of the events ongoing since the beginning of the pro gram June 29, are rafting, bowl ing 'and field trips. Swimming lessons are being offered to per sons ages two to adult and is ta u g h t by a certified Red Cross instructor. If escaping from a m onstèr in • a h o rro r movie or to a fantasy dream land sounds,m ore entic ing, then the com m unity center is thè place to b e during W ed nesday afternoons. The program offers a variety of movies to be seen on W ednesday afternoons. T hursday are “Ju st for^Fun” days where the .children could participate. T he Snm m er Recreation Pro gram was first developed in 1963 and has been coordinated every sum m er silice then? M any df the recreation aides w orking with the program have grown up participating in the annual program . “ It takes a special person to become a sum mer recreation aide because they have to keep these kids m oti vated. It isn’t all p lay like some people think. It can be emo tionally draining try in g to keep up w ith the kids and keep them m otivated all thé tim e,” said R hoan. “ M uch of thesuccess of the program depends on the S R P staff because they are role models for the kids” continues Rhoan. T o find m ore in fo rm atio n about the Sum m er Recreation P rogram call the Com munity Center at 553-1361. under th eact challenging a violation of HM am aWare that commefnts havejs ■the ^pneTlUjtn. one \o t^ " rule'. ¿Tribal been expressed in recent public rueet-J \ ot-egs claimed that their Tribal \ oting ings on this m a tte ra rid fe e fth a t the'? districts were so uneven in.population people m ust have.un opportunity- to? that somg votes weighted thre^tirqesas exp/es? . tbeii; feelings and concerns^ Dear Zane and other Tribal Council much as others fin our case in the last a b o u t-o 6 r present system of placing' elfccti6p.it was seven times as muBh). Members: leadership onzthe Tribal Council. ‘ The court decided that the equal pro . That the present voter 'tmbatance* Please consider this commiiniqufi tection clause was beings violated It between our districts and the differ-^ my official request for an audience issued an order preventing the Tribe ence in weight or each vote caused by before the Tribal Council. The reason from holding elections under the .un the imbalance is a violation of each ®>r the‘ audience is to request that the? equal svstem and inquired that -the voters voting right. Tribal Council petition the Secretyrv tribe either submit a new district plan 1 h a te tried my best to express an<T of the Interior to call a Secretarial for approval by the court or that future illustrate mv concern and request as a Election t,o am end the Tribal CmMitUr elections be hfeld at large (without the citizen lay person, to the best of my tion specific to Article I V - Orgahiza- use-bf-vV ofing distqcts);>' current awareness and ability. I mean The pream ble of our Tribal.Consti no harm to anyone or our Tribe but am-' tiort e f th e T ribal Council. Section 2 tution cajls for our Tribe to exercise Apportionm ent. concerned about our individual voting, I would further, request that Tribal eeptairi rights qf.self-governm ent not rights, 1 feel they are being violated. 8 C ouncil schedule a series of public ineonsistant w ithexisting Federal and Further. 1 would like the response to - meetings to discuss this m atter with the State Laws? j . my request from the Tribal Council to . z\t our last election. A p ril-,, ,983. people. Please find listed below some be in w rittenform as the result of-offi-. of my rationalesform aking this request: there was .y ’o tal of 1.29,1 eligible voters, cialaefion by t he Council, whet her i t ; The American Indian Civil Rights f o r ’the* Simnaiiho, Agency and Seek- be negative or.positive action. Act of 1968 under its equal protection seequa districts The breakdown for And. finaHy M r. Cha irman a nd other clause requires the “one man. one each district was: Agency 770. Simna- Tribal Council members, thank you in- vote” rule be obeyed in Tribal elec sho 422. Seekseequa 99. advance for taking your im portant The voting went as fqllow sfor each tions. If voting districts are used they time to consider my request; must contain approximately equal num- district: Agency (top 3) 255. 131. 125; Sim nasho.(top3) 118, 91. §7; Seeksee Sincerely, ber of voters; Warren R. Clements- A successful suit has been brought qua (top 2) 32. 28 (tied), 34 (run off). Old ways visited at camp We 11 n ess p r og ra m a i m s at q u a I ¡ t y I i f e The C onfederated Tribes re The results afe intended td cently established an organiza benefit the membership and can tio n mission statem ent for its be used by various departm ents mem bers which, am on^ other of the organization. Again, th.e tfiFlîSSIHï trib a T o q fln ^ ^ m ^ r^ n te ritjs're r and edueationof the commun im prove the quality of life of ity a £P a t O r highest levels. Ope employees by considering vary of the program ^responsible fpr ing needs of? individuals and accomplishing health prom otion groups. is the hew office of health, edu O ther means which will be cation and fitness. This office,, used to identify and address which is also known as the wel needs include review of availa lness program , is responsible ble inform ation w ithin various for providing inform ation and components including health sup activities which will enable mem p o rt. services, social services, bers o f the com m unity to underr Indian H ealth Services, tribal s t a n d r e l a t i o n s h i p s ' b e planning, personnel, tribal po tween health and how each indi lice, tribal court, schools and vidual lives. Inform ation will be other com m unity services. Re provided to enable those who view will conceiveably disclose wish to im prove their health so problem areas needing attention. they m ay enjoy an im proved Com m unity Social problem s are quality of life. . Some of the activities of the wellness program will be on going including recreational and and physical fitness activities such as aerobics and water exer cise classes which are no w avail able. Som e activities will be provided through the coopera tive effort of several program s and will be short term and will focus at needs. Exam ples of these are the survey which was conducted recently to determine how employees utilize sick leave, and the blood pressure clinic. , usually a direct result o f exist* ing health problems. Wellness program personnel will direct efforts at providing ihF6ffhatioh,'ahd'actiVitTes.'THesT interventions will include coor dinated team efforts involving members of several of the organi zation’s services. Effort W l focus at influencing voluntary adop tion of behaviof^conducive to Health. A n article reg ard in g stress appears elsewhere within this publication as an interven- tive activity focused at wellness. The wellness program is located X &&&& bpityay Tym oo photo by Bohh on the second level of the Com Located next toShitike Creek, CampNaamiTamanwit enables young people to learn Indian crafts m unity Counseling Center and and ways. can be reached by calling exten sion 205? They’re teaching everything the children are encouraged to colors, th a t’s the way tn at child from basket to choker making, attend. . is thinking—bright and happy. Enhancing the art with care and An older Indian lady talks to But when a child is using dull love. The atm oshpere at this a young girl, telling hereof hpw colors, his im agination is dull. year’s Culture Camp seems to her family used to make their You d o n ’t find to o many dull have inore th a n culture in mind,. baskets, and w hat techniques baskets though.’1 it has care. Culture, crafts, and if you’re they used. The two make their The older Indians are tiee- baskets, and at the same time lucky a story or two: The Culture Cahip is more than another speaking, caring, and they have talk about the “old ways”. summer class, it’s summer back a spice of discipline * “ When a child uses bright to the old ways.. T h e C u ltu re C á m p ru n s M onday thru Friday, one to four in the afternoon. The second session will begin July 15, and General Council Meeting Tuesday, July 23 Agency Longhouse Supper: 6 p.m. Meeting: 7 p.m. Disease recurring in reservation horses < RE: Apportionment Ny-Mu-Mah returns after five year absence by Pixie Sanders It’s been five years since Camp N y-M u-M ah was last held in HeH e. Little has changed in those five years. Pat G ordon is still th e -d p e c to ^ 'ia O i Indian children ages 11 and 15 from the western states like before have com e to W arm Springs to learn cultural differences and sim ilarities in a brief two weeks time. The HeHe Longhouse was once again alive with the laugh ter of Indian youth from all over. The highlight of the Camp all was a special dinner and pow w ow ,! which was attended by the senior citizens. Indian Y outh of America, IYA, began its w ork in 1976 with ay outh camp held at HeHe, This organization is dedicated to enhancing the lives of to d ay ’s Indian youth. The program has reached more than 3,000 youths from 18 States with representa tives from 103 tribes. The goal behind the cam p is for Indian youth an “opportunity to expe rience a positive accom plish m ent.” The cam p sessions are held in July and August, This sum m er’s Tribal elders, Cy Katchia and Lilly Heath look over Camp Ny-Mu-Mah art projects. second cqmp will be .held in A rizona. These camps have in view of strengthening positive self-identities, qualities and abi lities of leadership and pride in Indian culture. Gamp sites are selected for their beauty as well 4's their Cultural and historical significance to the local people. In 1980, Tribal Council, re quested th at the canip relocate because of complaints'from local resjdents.U irector G ordon leels that the community has accepted the camp again. There are posi tive feelings,; she said. “ It was slow in coming. W e’re back after five years. T here’s p roba bly a mixed reaction.” In previous years, Strangles or horse distemper, has beeni present in horses on the nor- fhend of the reservation. We are now seeing it Occur again in the Tenino area. The disease is quite easily recognized by the sudden onset of symptoms such as lack of appetite arid high fever. These are follow ed'by nasal discharge and slight swelling around the eyes. Within few days abscesses form in the th ro at.area. These are caused by pus pockets which contain the bacteria that causes Strangles. A horse will also hold its neck outstretched to try ano relieve the pain. This disease primarily affects younger horses because their resistance levefis, not fully deve loped. Horses over five years of age who have never been exposed contract strangles however. Each animal is'Sick about two weeks but a herd may not recover for several m onths until each one gets over the disease. D eath loss averages a b o u t two p ercen t; Once it appears, Strangles gene rally will affect each anim al in a herd. M ost anim als will recover although some course of treat ment is recommended. Once the abscesses have softened, they should be lanced a n d drained & £ then properly.cleaned. It would be best to have a veterinarian do this although some individ uals, may. want to do it them selves. This is followed by treat ment with pencillin and sulfa drugs twice daily for approxi mately six days. Antibiotic treat ment before the time the abscesses are soft can prolong the illness. Isolation is often recommended not only to keep infected anim als away from others but also because the abscesses may rup ture on their own and this will keep other anim als away from disease sources. Com m on sense is often the best preventative. W hen going to rodeos and shows, it is advis able to take along your own feed and w ater pans or buckets. Use of com m unity feed and water troughs is an easy way to infect healthy animals. Keeping your animals away from others at shows and rodeo's will help prevent them from catching this and other diseases. O ther steps can be taken-to prevent stran gles with proper im m unization. This involves giving three shots about two weeks apart followed by an annual booster. Check with your Ideal veterinarian or call the Extension office for further i n f o r m a t i o n . .
