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OR E 75 COLL rr i r 2r 1 v. 11 no . 21 Oct 10, arm Springs News .25! . SjpnllyaQy TTyimaD a- ' yi . OyfiSs Coyote, News.. A VOL.11 NO. 21 - J V, a 4 ..f m- r f - - ' . , . . , i . ' ; ,' ' IP ...! 7" k- t O' A .3? t v ' ,,iiiiiVi,NVV,.- Fall Chore One of Jimmy Sanders Jail chores is preparing his front yard for seeding. Even with the sunshine and high temperatures winter is on its way and the chores must get done. Land Code meetings set Within the past two years the Planning Office, Realty, Land Use Planning Committee and tribal attor ney have been directed by the Tri bal Council to work on, and com plete, a new Zoning and Land Use Code. The purpose of the Land Code is to make available lands for a variety of land use needs, such as housing. The draft Land Code consists of zoning the reservations land for several land uses, including Forest, Range, Agriculture, Wilderness, Communities, Special Protection orAoe Rprrpsition and Scenic. Rural Housing, Fish and Wildlife. Water.. Fire destroys trailer An rlv mornins fire destroyed the trailer home of Olsen and Lenora Meanus at 2326 Oitz Loop on Fri day, October 3. The Warm Springs Fire and safety department responded to the fire within three minutes of getting the initial call only to find the trailer nearly fully engulfed in flames. According to Tribal investigator Chuck McKay there were no occu- WEATHER SEPT. HI LOW 24 58 50 25 26 56 40 27 60 34 28 59 39 29 59 44 30 OCT. 1 62 40 2 3 4 80 40 5 82 42 6 83 43 7 84 42 , J, A'.. - J Traditional-Culture-Historical, and Mineral and Energy resources. The two community meetings are scheduled to review the draft Land Code and proposed Agency Road Plans. The first meeting has been set for October 13, 1986 at the Agency Longhouse with dinner at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m. The second meeting will be held at the Simnasho Longhouse on October 16, 1986, with dinner also at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m.. Tribal members are all welcome, as public input is vital to the purpose of the meetings. nants in the trailer at the time of the fire. The fire was called in at 2:15 a.m. by neighbors. The cause of the fire is under investigation and the police do have a suspect at this time. Accord ing to Tribal investigator Oliver Kirk evidence has been sent to the Bend Crime Lab. Results of the tests should be available later this week. IHS awards contract The Indian Health Service has awarded a three-year $4.2 million contract to New Mexico Blue Cross and Blue Shield to process and pay claims from physicians and hospi tals contracted to provide medical care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. "This contract was initiated to contain costs and better manage the IHS contract health services program," said Dr. Everett R. Rhoades, IHS director. The Albuquerque-based organization will pro cess about 300.000 claims annually from patients residing in 26 states. Specialized medical care unavail able from IHS and tribal facilities is acquired from private providers on a contractual basis, and it is the claims for payment for these servi- WARM SPRINGS, OREGON Expert speaks out on substance abuse by Donna Behrend Prevention is the name of the game these days, whether it be preventive health care or alcohol and drug abuse prevention through education. To prevent health and substance abuse problems, profes sionals must inform the public on a regular and consistant basis to increase awareness. Ignorance, in this case, is not bliss. The third annual Oregon Con ference on Preventing Alcohol andl Drug Abuse Among Youth, held September 28, 29 and 30 in Sun river, Oregon, featured numerous facilitators with expertise in the field of substance abuse and its effects. In a nut shell, said the experts, prevention and education are the keys that will open the doors to drug free communities in Oregon. In his keynote address, titled "Nobody Ought To Do Nothing," Jim Schaefer, of the University of Minnesota, stated that "we need to be doing something. . .alcohol and drug abuse affects us everyday. It's not that we're not aware" of the . Branching Out.. Prevention by Donna Behrend Eight members of the Warm Springs Drug Prevention team attended the third annual Oregon Conference on Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Youth held September 28, 29 and 30 in Sunriver. The eight were among approximately 200 participants from throughout Oregon. The purpose of the Conference was to share information and ideas on alcohol and drug prevention techniques and programs. At the conclusion of the conference drug prevention teams were required to develop and report their plans of action for the future. The Warm Springs identified com munity problems which will be addressed in the future as com munication, networking and the "silent ones." Their goals are to update the curriculum, implement new curriculum and target the Head Start aged youth of Warm Springs. Activities planned include coordi nating with the Jefferson County Prevention team in workshops for Ceded area elk hunting-draws near The State Elk Hunting oppor tunities have changed substantially this year. The first change is an earlier opener for the Cascades, beginning October 1 8th. This hunt will take place west of Highway 26 and 97. Tribal members are urged to pick up a copy of the 1986 Big Game Regulations which can be found at all licensing agents and will be available at the Natural ces that New Mexico Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be processing. Additionally, the firm will pro vide assistance to the IHS in utili zation review and statistical report ing. It will assume responsibility for payment of claims starting with services rendered October 1. Claims generated from tribally operated contract health service programs will not be processed by the New Mexico firm. Tribes gene rally process their own claims. Comprehensive health care is jrovided to nearly I million Amer ican Indians and Alaska Native through 45 hospitals, 71 health centers and several hundred smaller health stations operated by IHS and six hospitals and 250 health clinics operated by Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations. ax problem, it's the immensity of the problem. Schaefer advised participants to develop a workable action plan. "There are cries for action," he said. "But we, too many times, dont do what we do best." As with past conferences, partic ipating alcohol and drug preven tion teams were required to formu late action plans, an important factor in identifying problems, set ting goals, activities or resources needed to implement strategy and what specific action is to be taken to achieve stated goals. Schaefer stated that the "action plans you develop here may be the only blue print you have to work with." Schaefer advised conferees to try to get people involved. "Don't think just about school kids," he said. He also prompted participants to "think big and then pare it down when formulating plans. "By thinking big, you get many, many more things done." And, he advised not to be afraid to ask for help. "All people can say is no." Schaefer also stated that "it has team attends annual conference "BranchingOut-waschosenasthcthemeforthethirdannua by Caroline Cruz of warm springs. community groups and dissemina ting information through local media. Specific actions planned are: two drug awareness workshops on the reservation; promotion of the "No on 5" campaign (the marijuana initiative); implement the BABES program in the Early Childhood Education program; introduce a smoke cessation program and update the "Here's Looking at You H" program and incorporate the "Here's Looking at You 2000" into the 509 J school district curriculum. Resources office. Tribal members interested in participating in the Cascade hunt may pick up ceded area tags at the Natural Resources office on October 15th, 1 6th, and 17th. The Natural Resources office will issue tags until 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening October 17th. The remaining elk seasons will start on October 29th (1st Season Rocky Mtn.) and November 8th (2nd Season Rocky Mtn.) The Natu ral Resources Department will issue tags for these hunts on October 27th, 28th and 29th for the 1 st hunt and November 5th, 6th and 7th for the 2nd hunt. Another change for this year will be that certain units within the ceded area have been placed on a limited entry drawing. The limited entry does not include enrolled Tribal Members of the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs, but will include non-members. Requirements for ceded area tags '"I. Must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. 2. Must possess and show a Columbia River Hunting and Fish ing license. 3. Must be at least 14 years of age. 4. Those individuals between 14 Continued on Page 2 Address Correction become apparent that alcohol is the gateway drug for nearly all other drugs." He commented also that professionals need to establish "norms" in the areas of drug use, drug abuse and when abuse is actually dependency. By doing so would help make identifying the problems of use, abuse and depen dancy more accurate. A recent study in New York showed that among Americans there is a definite use pattern that often leads to abuse and dependancy. Among the general population, the sequence of use was alcohol first, followed by marijuana, pills, of which are used in conjunction with cigarettes and then followed by hard drugs. Among women, par ticularly young women, the sequence was similar. But among ethnic minorities, such as native Americans, the stepping stone pattern is shorter. Use and abuse starts with alcohol, followed by marijuana and then hard drugs. Pills and cigarettes are not usually part of the sequence for minorities. Schaefer cited statistics discovered through research and interviews Also included in the specific action plan is the use of elders in cross teaching first and second graders; the "Project Adventure" outdoor recreation program through the Community Center; promote the "Be Smart." Don't Start!" cam paign; communicate that all Warm Springs activities will be alcohol and drug-free; a community action plan with the tenant organization; start a "Just Say No!" club at the Warm Springs Elementary and pre sent an alcohol and drug awareness part II program to employees. CT Branching: Out Gopher treatment to begin biMarshaShewczyk Approximately 4,000 acres on the reservation have become heav ily infested with pocket gophers. The gophers have been destroying young conifer seedlings and, if left unchecked, may cause an estimated loss to the tribe between $6-700.00 per acre for acreage under inten sive management, according to Warm Springs forestry officials. Treatment will begin next week on the most critically affected areas with the depositing of strychinine coated oats in the burrow system of the gophers. This method of treat ment has been determined to be the most effective and most cost effec tive says forestry development officer Larry Hanson. The treatment will reduce pocket gopher populations to a level where tree plantations will not be impacted. The pocket gophers are small rodents which build an intricate underground burrow system and seldom emerge from the system except at night to forage for food which consists of roots and stems of forbs and grasses. Roots and bark of young conifer seedlings are often included in their diet. Gopher populations rise and tall in response to ecological factors such as food supply, predation and environmental conditions. When -these conditions are favorable gopher ' Continued on Pai 3 U.S. Pottagt Bulk Rait Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Requested with hieh school school-aged youth. Ninety-percent of 1985 high school seniors are drinking with friends outside the home, he said. And, sometimes a child's first experience with illegal drugs is cocaine because of it's availability. Schaefer said the risk of alcoho lism is high if a person drinks six or more drinks a day, while on the other end of the scale, there is a very low risk, if no risk at all, if a person has one drink a day. The risk of mouth and throat cancer increase sharply in an alcoholic. Approximately 1.3 million peo ple are arrested annually for "driv ing while intoxicated, said Schaefer. But, "DWI is the tip of the iceberg the the bigger problems lie beneath the surface." Starting in the 1920s, Americans' drinking was govern mentally controlled through pro hibition. "Now there's another type of prohibition it's self-induced." Schaefer advised conference parti cipants not to advocate "do not drink" but to advocate "do not bly. , .enjoy yourself while you're drinking, don't drink to enjoy." The conference, as well as the specific action plans, will be dis cussed Wednesday, October 15 at the monthly meeting of the Warm Springs Alcohol and Drug Council. The Council and the Warm Springs Prevention team conduct meetings the third Wednesday of each month. All interested com munity members are welcome to attend the meeting. Bring a sack lunch at 11:30 a.m., then plan to stay for the meeting. populations increase. The increase, according to the environmental assessment completed September 1 , 1980 "has produced an impact on many plantations, particularly on those planted to pine within the past 10-12 years or planted to fir within the past five years." Treatment units are clear-cut blocks, burned over areas or reha bilitation areas which have been or will be planted to Douglas fir, noble fir and or ponderosa pine. Because of various factors, Han son explains, "we cant physically treat as many acres as we would like." In the fall of 1984 and spring of 1985, 1,200 acres were treated. Treatment of 500 to 800 acres in the fall of 1986 and 1,700 acres m spring 1987 is scheduled. The best treatment time is in the fall, Han--son says, when "the moist soil pre vents the burrows from collaps ing." However, if poor weather conditions occur, treatment must cease. Critical areas scheduled for treat ment extend from the McQuinn strip to Jefferson Creek, consisting primarily of commercial timber stands. Wildlife in the areas include mule deer, elk and black bear with some small game animals includ ing hare, grouse ana turitey. numan OCTOBER 10, 1986 f