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March 13, 1987
New units help alleviate housing shortage
There are S3 new H UD homes on the
will be submitted when the Local
by Donna Behrend
Tucked away among the junip
ers and sagebrush and scattered
across various hillsides on the Warm
Springs Reservation are 53 new
homes new homes made possible
through a multi-million dollar grant
from Housing and Urban Devel
opment (HUD) under the Office of
Indian Programs.
Nine of the homes are located in
rural areas on private land while
the remaining 44 are in either the
Greeley Heights, Wolf Point and
Dry Creek housing subdivisions.
Two of the homes have five bed
rooms, 25 have four bedrooms and
26 have three bedrooms. All have
two bathrooms and are between
1,000 square feet and 1,200 square
feet, a size determined by HUD.
The average construction cost of
each home was $55,000.
All homes are equipped with
casablanca fans, carpeting, wood
stoves, and carports all amenities
considered by HUD to be "luxur
ious." But, because the Tribal Con
struction department served as the
general contractor for the project,
enough money was saved to include
those items. "We could build more
with less because of tribal con
struction," said Delano "Satch"
DEC helps
A newly formed group in Warm
Springs, DEC(Diabetes Education
and Control) Project will work to
control Type II diabetes through
diet, exercise, and in some cases,
medication, according to Eva Mon
tee, Wellness Program coordina-
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Participants keep a close eye on blood
Warm Springs reservation thanks to
Housing Authority determines the
Miller, housing director.
According to Miller, the new
homes are "built as well as any
house on the reservation. They are
top quality. . .1 wish my house was
built as well."
That quality can be attributed,
says Miller, to the rigid inspections
conducted by tribal inspectors. It
was originally anticipated that some
families could move into their homes
by Christmas, but "construction
problems with the sub-contractors"
delayed the moves until after the
first of the year. "Because of our
rigid standards, some of the work
wasn't approved. . .the quality of
the homes reverts back to the inspec
tors."The delays and crucial inspec
tions were beneficial to the new
home owners.
Monthly payments are based on
income and family size and can
fluctuate with income. Each home
owner carries a 25-year contract
with HUD through the local Hous
ing Authority (LHA). However,
Miller explained that payments can
be accelerated. Minimum monthly
payments are set at $95.
Before moving in, prospective
home owners were required, by
HUD, to participate in a compre
hensive training program. The pro-
to control
tor. The DEC Project is a joint
effort through Indian Health Ser
vice and the Wellness Program.
There has been a great concern
in Type II diabetes in Warm Springs.
Type II is a milderform of diabetes
sugar k-els.
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a multi-million dollar HUD mutual help grant. A second grant application
number of homes needed on the reservation.
gram included sessions in cleaning,
basic maintenance, toilet tune-up
and storage techniques. Families
could not move into their homes
until the training was completed.
The LHA determined, even before
construction began, who qualified
for the homes, based on need,
income and family size. Minimum
annual income was $10,000. The
LHA says who stays and who
doesn't stay in the homes. The
housing department will inspect
the homes on an annual basis and
will make recommendations to the
LHA.
A second grant application for
additional homes will be submitted
after the LHA determines the need
for more homes on the reservation.
And, the major factors that will
determine if the Tribe receives the
grant or not will be the final out
come of the management assess
ment that was done in November
and "how the operation is running
now," said Miller.
With 200 names on the housing
waiting list, the shortage of homes
is apparent. And, says Miller, the
list doesn't get any shorter. Per
haps these new HUD homes are
the answer td a prevaling problem
in Warm Springs.
diabetes
wnich can be controlled through
diet and exercise. According to
Montee even those having to take
insulin can also be greatly helped
through diet and exercise.
The DEC Project group will
meet Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day every week from 8 a.m. to 9: 1 5
a.m. at the Community Center.
The agenda for each day is as
follows:
8:00 to 8:15 a.m. Meeting and
greeting everyone and volunteer
finger stick checks to monitor blood
sugar levels.
8:15 to 9:00 a.m. Exercise in
chairs, standing, moving, walking,
using exercise equipment such as
treadmill, bicycles, rowing machines,
group exercise activities (at this
time the group is doing ball kick
ing, catching, throwing and volley
ball). 9:00 to 9: 15 a.m. Diabetes edu
cation (one session is on "foot
care" by Viola Govenor) and nutri
tious snacks (orange juice available
each day and Fridays offer addi
tional snacks). A doctor will be
present at most of the meetings.
If you have any questions con
tact Eva Montee at 553-1 161, ext.
205 or stop by her Wellness office
at the Community Counseling Center.
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Each new home features either three, four or five bedrooms, two bathrooms, utility rooms and special amenities
such as casablanca fans, wood stoves, carpeting and carports. The small but efficient kitchens are adjacent to the
dining area and have proven to be convenient for the new homeowners.
Moran: "We
After spending 23 years as a law
enforcement officer, Bob Moran
has come to realize one thing.
Police officers can't combat prob
lems by themselves. The solution
requires a cooperative effort among
law enforcement agencies, court
and, most importantly, the com
munity. Not any one entity can
fight crime by themselves.
Moran last worked in Warm
Springs as a tribal police officer in
1970 and 1971 while studying police
science at Central Oregon Com
munity College. Since then he has
worked as a Bureau of Indian
Affairs Agency Special Officer at
seven reservations in Minnesota,
Montana, Washington and Nev
ada. He returns to Warm Springs
from Red Lake, Minnesota as spe
cial officer replacing Jerome Main,
who transferred to the Billings Area
Office in Montana last summer.
Moran has been in Warm Springs
about two months and has spent a
fair amount of time refamiliarizing
himself with the area and nearby
law enforcement agencies and per
sonnel. He also attended the National
Law Enforcement Conference in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
But, says Moran, he has spent
much of his time traveling to Red
Lake where he was involved in the
apprehension of 17 major drug
dealers on or near that reservation.
What worked at Red Lake, says
Moran, was "selective enforcement,"
where certain people were pinpointed
as dealers and were black-balled by
the community. "Peer pressure put
them out of business." Also, a "get
tough" policy was essential as well
as beneficial. A first offense and
conviction brought a mandatory
six months in jail for every count;
the second offense brought expul
sion from the reservation for up to
one year.
A similar plan could be enforced
here, says Moran, and work. He
added that since he's been here,
"it's been confirmed there is heavy
traffic in cocaine, heroine, mari
juana, hash and LSD"on the reser
vation. "Hopefully, well clean up
the drug problem here."
"Cocaine and,' or crack seem to
be the drugs of abuse on the reser
vation." Through education, such
as the "Just Say No" club at Warm
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Springs elementary, community
efforts, strong law enforcement
action and consistent court man
dates, drug dealing and drug abuse
will be curtailed. Moran says that
reservations across the nation
are experiencing the same prob
lems and success has come through
community support and driving drugs
from the reservations by whatever
means.
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A gency Special Officer Bob Moran has worked in kw enforcement for 2S
years. His office wall is the resting place for the many badges and
insignias collected from different agencies throughout his career.
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The Warm Springs Tribal Council
is aware of drug problems and is
concerned. Tney have directed the
tribal court, prosecutor, police and
BI A law enforcement to formulate
a reservation drug ordinance as
well as further investigate and
increase awareness in drugs and
child abuse. These two steps may
indeed "drive drugs" and prevent
abuse in Warm Springs.
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