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Clements presents apportionment issues
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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
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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 . .