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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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."
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