PAGE 2 October 9, 1987
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
NCAI delegates travel to Tampa for
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Miss Warm Springs, Sara Scott, making her introductory speech during
the Miss NCAI Pageant during the conference at Tampa, Florida. The
competition was real good with some very talented girls vying for the
crown of Miss NCAI.
When important issues arise in
Indian Country, all Tribesmen
gather to discuss these matters.
1 his year the National Congress of
American Indians, an organization
which is one of the strongest of
Indian groups, organized 44 years
ago, held the annual conference in
Tampa, Florida, for a week long
session.
Senato D. Inouye (d) Hawaii,
the feature speaker and a person
who is backing Indian problems
spoke on issues the Indian people
face today. When funds are being
disbursed the Indian population is
usually at the end of the line. The
money is used up in administrative
fees before it reaches the Indian
country. Inauye went on to say.
Tel-Law services now
available to Seniors
For those senior citizens who are
interested in a variety of legal top
ics there is a new service called Tel
Law. Tel-Law is a service of the
Oregon State Bar that offers basic
information and background on
tapes, running three to eight min
utes in length.
The taped messages are designed
to help callers understand the
problems in the areas they want to
know about, how the justice sy
stem works and where to go for
help. To listen to the tapes, phone
I -800-452-4766 and ask by number
the tape you wish to hear.
Here are some subjects that may
be of interest to some of our local
senior citizens:
1. Social Security.
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you must put your disputes aside,
disputes with other Indian tribes
and work together. nUnity is the
word, because you cannot be heard
if you speak out alone but if you
speak out as a group you will be
heard in Washington, D.C. Some
of the issues covered in his talk
were Indian Education, Health,
Economic Development and Tax
ation. He also spoke on a plan to
establish an American Indian
Museum to be located in Washing
ton, D.C, next to memorials such
as Washington, Lincoln. The museum
would be where it should be, thats
among all the attractions near the
Capitol. .
Youth speak out at N. C.A.I, out
going Miss N.C. A.I., Valerie David
son, of Salcha, Alaska, aroused the
b. You Will.
10. Why Probate?
1 1 . What taxes have to be paid is
someone dies?
14. What is trust?
64. What to do when a close rela
tive dies.
66. What is a living will?
77. Medicare
88. Estate planning for the handi
capped. A brochure with all subjects for
the Tel-Law library is available
from the Oregon State Bar, Public
Service Department, 5200 S.W.
Meadows Road, Lake Oswego, Ore
gon 97035.
If there are questions concerning
this information, call Myra Shaw
away at the senior's citizen's pro
gram at 553-1 161, ext. 313.
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elections or new officers of the
audience during the Miss N. C.A.I.
pageant with her out going speech.
in her speech she brought out
attention to the elders of the tribes,
how important they are in our
lives. The elders get no recognition
until they are gone. We should
respect our elders, let them know
how important they are to us.
Some of them may not have had as
much of a formal education as we
do today but we still learn a lot
from them. It is from our elders
that we are progressing today,
through their advice and guidance.
They have faced a hard life and see
things from a different perspective.
Miss Davidson went on to say that
she is down on Alcohol and Drugs.
Everywhere you go you see the
same things. It is hard to bare when
you see Indians being arrested for
being under the influence of alco
hol or doped up with Drugs. Peo
ple never learn.. .you folks who do
the talking now should practice
what you preach! You come to
gatherings and make speeches against .
alcohol and drugs and after you
finish you go down the street to
have a meal, drink wine and other
alcohol. The youth have eyes, they
see what happens and you expect
us not to use alcohol and drugs? So
you better practice what you preach!
Miss Davidson is a Junior at the
University of Fairbanks, and when
she completes her studies there she
plans to attend Arizona State Uni
versity for graduate work. Miss
Davidson also said that it was a
great honor to serve as Miss N.C.A.I.
Funds prevented her from a lot of
travel, places where she could have
told the people what N.C.A.I. is all
about and what it stands for.
IHS issues new rules for eligibility
The Department of Health and
Human Services has issued new
rules governing eligibility for health
services provided by the Indian
Health Service.
The rules are intended to set lim-
Catholic overview
session scheduled
Forum on the fundamentals of
Catholicism: This program is meant
for Catholics who wish a total
overview of their faith, as well as
for non-Catholic who desire to
know something about the Catholic
Church. The class begins on October
( 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
and will be held Wednesday even
ings at Madras.
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During the latter port of summer afire was reported near theunction of Highways 24 and 3. Fire management
engine director Ed Johns (left) and Search and Rescue (SA R) tracker Keith Baker combined their skills during
the investigation of the cause of the fire. It was determined the fire had been set by persons unknown. It was fust
one of several fires that tre classified as arson. It was the first tune aSAR tracker was used.
Jackson casting his ballot during the
NCAI In Tampa.
During the Miss N.C.A.I. pageant
held on Tuesday night there were
13 girls from all parts of thecoun -
try vicing for the crown of Miss
N.C.A.I. Among the hopefuls was
Miss Saphronia Scott of Warm
Springs, but it was Miss Ute Tribe,
Devonne Murdock, a Ute Indian
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Larry Calico, secretary treasurer
Springs Tribe and Myrtle A dams
its on the eligible service popula
tion and enable the IHS to direct
I its services to those who qualify for
I H S care. The rules also will enable
the IHS to allocate resources among
beneficiary groups based upon clear
ly defined local service populations.
The more precise eligibility require
ments, applicable to both direct
and contract health services, are
expected to enhance coordination
of patient care in IHS and non
IHS facilities.
; Under the final rules, an eligible
The 1987 Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow has
been cancelled. The powwow will be held
again next year.
Combined Efforts
annual meeting
MlssDevonneMurdock, of Ft Duchesne, Utah, the newly crowned Miss
NCAI, at Tampa, Florida after the pageant held Tuesday night Sep
tember 22.
from Ft. Duschesne, Utah, who,' of Washington. Joe DeLaCruz,
was crowned Miss N.C.A.I. . Quinault, replaces Allen Pinkham,
The newly elected President of' Sr., as the representative for the
the N.C.A.I. is John Gonzales,' Northwest region,
who it the administrator for the. Next year the conference will be
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San Hdefonso Pueblo, in New
Mexico. He beat out Mel Tonasket,
a councilmen for the Colville Tribe
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of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Delvis Heath, Chief Warm
TC secretary, busy on Council work during a break at the confewrence.
person must be of Indian or Alaska
Native descent and be a member of
a federally Indian tribe and reside
within a designated health service
delivery area. The tribal member
ship requirement would be waived
for Indian children 18 years of age
and younger who have at least one
natural parent who is a member of
a tribe and otherwise eligible for
IHS services. A former resident of
a designated health service delivery
area who is otherwise eligible also
may receive services from IHS and
held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
and in Oklahoma City the follow
ing year.
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IHS-funded facilities in any health
service delivery area but not from
contract health care providers.
The rules provide a one-year
transition period to enable persons
eligible but not enrolled as tribal
members to seek tribal member
ship. Additional provisions are made
for those under IHS care on the
last day of the transition period or
who have chronic degenerative con-
ditions.
Deleted from the final rules are
two provisions that appeared in a
notice of proposed rulemaking pub
lished June 10, 1986: a requirement
that eligible persons be of one
quarter or more American Indian
or Alaska Native ancestry and a
proposal to make non-tribal Indi
ans eligible for services if they are
of at least one-half Indian descent.
The new rules were prepared
after a 150-day comment period
during which IHS convened more
than 120 public meetings around
the country and received more than
11,000 comments.
Under prior rules published in
1936, health services were provided
to persons of Indian descent who
"belong to the Indian community
served" by the local IHS health
facility and program. No estab
lished degree of Indian ancestry
(blood quantum) was required, and
the term "Indian community" was
not defined. To be eligible for con
tract health services (services pur
chased from non-I HS hospitals and
providers), a person was required
to be eligible for direct care for the
IHS, reside within a designated
contract health service delivery area
and either be a member of the local
tribe, or if not a member, reside on
that tribe's reservation or have close
social and economic ties with the
tribe.
The new rules were published in
the Federal Register September 16
and will take effect six months
after this date.