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Tap' 2 Mny 22. 1987 WAHM SPHI(;S, OKKUON 97761 Spilyay Tymoo r ML Jefferson lowers over reservation horses seeking shade under juniper Census bureau seeks tribal liaisons American Indian tribal govern ments on more than 300 reserva tions are being asked to appoint a liaison to work directly with the U.S. Census Bureau in preparing for the 1990 census. John G. Keane, Census Bureau Director, recently sent letters to 322 reservations asking that each assign a member of the tribe to serve as the primary contact with the Census Bureau on 1990 census matters. The Tribal Liaison Pro ' 'ii :i ' 'i :. & i f iiwj y if- 4 ' - f! jr'S pad 1 t m 1 I - yfl 'A f ', "n I it4. ISurses were honored during Nurse's week May 4-8 by doctors at the Warm Springs Indian Health Service. Clinic nurses include (left to right) Shelly Bear, Iris Quant, Linda Fuller behind Kathleen Moses, Virginia Forsyth, Delphine Wood and A gnes Lumpmouth. Council ratifies resolution (Continued from page 1) Products Industries and the secre tary of the Interior for approval. 4. The impacts upon tribal mem bers of reductions in employment within any tribally controlled opera tion or enterprise resulting from Syyny Tymoo .Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published by-weekly by the Confederated Tribes ot wa rri SDrinqs Offices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm. at1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. BOX 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone: 553-1644 or 553-1161, ext. 274, 285 or 321. The darkroom can be reached at 553-1161, ext. 286 Subscription rate: Within the U.S. $6.00 per year Outside U.S. $12.00 per year -v rt,v-; rit -' & J I 'M ' . - - 5 j V" ' ' ' ' f' . ' " : ' ' ; ... gram, as the effort is called, is part of the Census Bureau's goal of ensuring the most accurate count of American Indian and Alaska Native populations. The directors of the Bureau's 12 regional offices will visit reserva tions within their areas as a fol lowup to the correspondence. Tri bal liaisons will receive training on why, how, and when the census is taken, and how American Indian these changes shall be minimized to the greatest extent practicable. 5. During the period from 1988 to I99l, timber sales will be pro posed by the Branch of Forestry with input from the Cultural and tree on Schoolie flat. and Alaska Native communities can use census data. The Tribal Liaison program is expected to run through September, 1990, covering the planning and enumeration phases of the census. Ideally, a tribal liaison would serve throughout the period; otherwise, tribes will be asked to name replace ments promptly to maintain an effective working relationship. An American Indian and Alaska Heritage Department and concur rence by the Department of Natu ral Resources or written recom mendations from that Department in the event agreement cannot be reached. 6. The Branch of Forestry and the Department of Natural Resources shall jointly develop a method for monitoring the enhance ment of forest resources other than timber as a result of these actions, and report on such impacts to the Tribal Council not less often than once each year. 7. The allowable annual cut and the forest management plan deve loped for the next planning period beginning on January 1, 1 992, shall be based on a joint analysis of all natural resources values for the entire forested area of the reserva tion by the Branch of Forestry and the Department of Natural Resources with input from the Cul tural and Heritage Department. 8. The commercial timber from lands described in Section 2 of Public Law 92-427 shall be avail able for harvest by Warm Springs Forest Products Industries after January 1, 1992, on the same basis as commercial timber from the other forested areas of the Warm Springs Reservation. Spiiyoy Tymoo photo by Shewctyk Native Advisory Committee to the Census Bureau, a nine-member group, endorses the Tribal Liaison Program. Ms. Lorintha J. War wick, of the Yakima Nation, chairs the committee. Tribal governments are asked to submit the name of their liaison to the Census Bureau regional direc tor in their area. Tom Kauley, of the Kiowa Tribe, is in charge of the program at Census Bureau offices in Suitland, Md. Agencies hire directors The Central Oregon Council on Aging and the Central Oregon Com munity Action Agency Network recently agreed to hire a full time Executive Director for each agency. The two agencies will continue to share administrative offices and support services costs based on an interagency agreement that was rati fied in 1984. Gayle Rodgers, COCOA Board President and Duane McCabe, COCAAN chairperson, expressed optimism about the potential out come of this decision. Both agencies have been impacted Cultural preservation discussed Archeaologist and Indian peo ple made a strong effort to express feelings and concerns during the Northwest Conference on Cultural Preservation held May 7-9 at Kah-Nee-Ta resort. The 179 workshop participants joined in discussions relating to public relations, cultural resource management, site vandalism and basic method of communication, all aimed at preserving the culture of Indian people. Warm Springs tribal elder Ber nice Mitchell emphasized to the Speakers at the Northwest Conference on Cultural Preservation May 7 Springs tribal elders Bernice Mitchell (left) and Verbena Greene. Social security service handled by appointment Beginning Thursday, June II, 1987, Social Security service for the Warm Springs area will change. Social Security business in Warm Springs will now be handled on an appointment basis only. In the past. Social Security repre sentatives had been visiting the Administration Building twice monthly, serving the public on a first come, first served basis. For anyone now needing a personal interview, an appointment will be made. All other business will be handled by either phone or mail. To conduct Social Security bus iness, people are encouraged to call the telcscrvice toll free number, I-800-452-1 654. This number will con nect you with Social Security repre sentatives who can answer most questions or refer them to the appro Occurrance very rare in The prevalance of rabies in the Pacific Northwest is very low com pared to other regions of the U.S. Of the 250 to 350 specimens that are examined annually in Oregon only five bats tested positive in 1986 and six bats tested positive in 1985. One cat tested positive in 1984, which was the first rabies positive cat since 1963. The last indigenous domestic dog to test positive was diagnosed in 1967. Rabies has never been found in wild or domestic rodents or rabbits in Oregon although approximately 2000 of them have been examined since 1959. Rabies, which is nearly always tatal to humans, is still a disease to be taken seriously. Any bite or scratch from a domestic or wild animals needs to be reported to the local health authority and an examination of the wound by a physician may be necessary. On the Warm Springs Reserva tion, animal bites or scratches should Raffle prizes remain unclaimed Unclaimed raffle ticket numbers for town center survey raffle spon sored by the Warm Springs plan ning department are 226621 and 226635. by a rapid growth in the demand for their services. The expansion to meet this demand the subsequent increase in programs has created the need for each agency to have a full time administrator. The initial goals for these agen cies are to increase community awareness and support for each agency; to develop funding strate gies; to provide local and statewide advocacy and representation for key issues; and to improve admi nistrative operations. For further information contact Duane McCabe, 389-7723. group, "For you to understand me and me to understand you, we must talk about this." In large sessions and in small groups cultures and ways to pre serve them were discussed through out the conference. But one Indian man asked, "Where do we draw the line." Many parts of a culture are not shared but that which is shared should be presented accurately, says Warm Springs Culture and Herit age director Nina Rowe, "We must be truthful with the public." In presentation of tribal culture, only WSJ A1 v2- priate person. This is also the num ber to arrange an interview. By using the phone, people will obtain better, quicker service. For anyone wishing to write or visit the Bend Branch office, the address is Social Security Admin istration, 39 Louisiana, P.O. Box 1071, Bend, Oregon 97709. The office is open Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For those people who don't have access to a telephone, please feel free to stop by Charlotte Herk shan's office in the Counseling Cen ter, the old girl's dorm. She will assist people in making calls and also let them use her telephone to make the toll free call. of rabies Oregon be examined at the IHS Clinic and reported to the IHS sanitarian. The sanitarian will provide infor mation on rabies prevention and will investigate the incident to deter mine if the animal involved could have rabies. Current rabies vaccinations of pets, particularly dog and cats, is essential for good rabies control in any community. Rabies vaccina tions can be obtained from local veterinarians. The IHS sanitarian is available to answer questions concerning dog or cat rabies prevention. Call 553 1 196 for further information. Contact police for dog control From time to time, the staff at the Clinic (IHS) receives requests from tribal members to become involved in dog and other animal control activities. The Indian Health Service recognizes that dog control is a problem in Warm Springs, however IHS has no programs or authority to become involved in dog or animal control problems other than to provide technical assistance. IHS does advocate community animal control as a public health measure. This includes leash laws, current rabies vaccinations for all dogs and cats, and the humane elimination of unwanted pets. IHS does not put animals to sleep nor do they investigate animal com plaints other than potential rabies related areas. All problems and complaints con cerning animal nuisance problems should be directed to the Warm Springs Police Department. For exterminating unwanted or nuisance animals, the services of a veterinar ian should be used. at conference representation of one's own tribe can be made and that must be accurate. For archaeologist, linguists, and anthropologists to really learn a culture, they must become a part of that culture. It is only then that the culture can truly be transmitted and even, then, only portions of the culture. It is important that the cultures be studied to be understood, but still, as Rowe expresses it, "Indian culture is most important to Indian people." - 9 at Kah-Nee-Ta included Warm