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Coyote News
In Brief
Hours noted
The Indian Health
Service clinic hourse are
listed for Spilyay reader's
convenience.
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Please delay rootdigging
Elders are requesting
rootdiggers to postpone
their rootdigging until
after Root Feast.
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Classes to begin
Community Education
classes range from
computer keyboarding to
portrait painting. Take , ,
advantage of the " ' '
opportunity to learn by
enrolling in a class this
spring.
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Help teens with stress
Understanding that teens
go through stress and
must learn to deal with it
is a way to help them.
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Girls take third
White Buffalo girls took
third place during State
Tournament in Salem.
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Deadline for the
next issue of Spilyay
Tymoo Is March 31
Tribal Council
Candidates:
So that your statement
will appear in the
Spilyay Tymoo special,
please have your
statement to our office
no later than 9 a.m.
Monday, March 27.
Memorial Dinner
to be held
Saturday, March 25
at noon
at the Agency Longhouse
to clear root diggers
before the Root Feast
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Fair tests students' scientific abilities
Only eleven percent of the
nation's high school students
have the opportunity to work
on an independent problem by
the time they graduate from
high school. In Madras that
opportunity is given to all Mad
ras Jr. High School students
during the annual science fair.
In its 21st year, 190 students
presented exhibits varying from
the effects of watering a plant in
a particular way to viewing the
effects of electricity.
According to MJH science
instructor Vic Delamarter stu
dents decide on their own pro
ject, preparing a question and
solving it. It encourages "inde
pendent thinking," says the
science instructor and "devel
ops problem-solving skills."
An increasing number of
Warm Springs students are
entering the fair, says Delamar
ter. He adds, "...and the quality
is improving."
Several former District stu
dents have also entered science
fields upon entering college.
Bacterial
It was anticipated last week that
nearly 7,000 people on the Yakima
reservation would receive vaccina
tions against the bacterial disease
called meningococcus. Health offi
cials at the Yakima Indian Health
Center decided last week to vacci
nate over 5,000 native Americans
under the age of 25 to protect them
from the disease that has already
killed four people in the Yakima
irea, over the last two months.
In the last few weeks, almost
twenty people in the Yakima, Wash
ington, area have developed an
illness called meningococcemia
(pronounced "men in go koka see
me uh") or meningococcal disease.
Several deaths have occurred due
to this disease which is especially
dangerous to young children. Many
people are rightfully alarmed about
the prospect of someone in their
family acquiring meningococcemia.
Below are a few questions and
answers about this illness.
1. What causes meningococce
mia (meningococcal disease)?
Meningococcemia is caused by a
bacterium (germ) formerly called
meningococcus. This bacterium can
be present in the back part of the
throat in many people who none
theless do not become ill from it.
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Occasionally someone does become
seriously ill very quickly due to
infection by meningococcus. When
this happens, a number of people
who have close contact with the
sick person may also get meningo
coccemia. Even the experts are not
sure why this happens.
2. What are the symptoms of
meningococcal disease?
Usually the person has a rapid
onset of fever, chills, malaise (feel
ing ill) and a rash. Sometimes
headache, stiff neck or other symp
toms may occur.
3. How can I catch this illness?
The way that people usually get
this disease is from expsoure to the
respiratory secretions (including
saliva and very small droplets which
can be spread by coughing and
sneezing) of the sick person. Usu
ally close contact is required such
as living in the same house, sharing
food or utensils, kissing or close
physical contact such as children
playing together at a day care site
or in school.
4. Who is most likely to get the
disease?
The age group at highest risk is
children six months to about two
years. Children age two to five are
also at a higher risk than are older
chilldren and adults.
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5. How long after exposure might
I become ill with meningococcal
disease?
After the germ has been acquired
from someone else, the person may
either not get ill at all or may
become ill from one to ten days
after exposure.
6. How do I know if I have been
exposed?
The following are circumstances
for a high chance of exposure:
A. Household contact a per
son ill with meningococcemia who
lived in the house with you at the
onset of the illness.
B. Day care or school contact
if your child is in the same school
room or day care room as someone
who has meningococcal disease.
C. Other close contact sharing
food, beverages, or food utensils,
or kissing.
7. What types of contact are
NOT likely to cause the disease?
Below are some examples of
types of exposure which are unlikely
to give you the disease.
A. Being in the same town.
B. Being in a store or other large
room for a brief period of time with
someone who develops the disease.
C. Other casual contact such as
talking briefly or playing at a sports
game with someone ho later
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Warm Springs tribal officials
responded last week to threats of
an economic boycott by officials of
the Oregon AFL-CIO. As a result
of last summer's strike at the tribal
lumber and plywood mills in Warm
Springs, union officials threatened
a boycott of all tribal enterprises.
The dispute started in August
after 43 members of the union in a
close vote decided to reject the
mill's last offer for a new contract.
At the last bargaining meeting,
WSFPI management oflered a one
year extension of the present con
tract. Also at that meeting, an offer
was made to open the books for an
audit. At the conclusion of the
meeting, WSFPI management had
the impression that Western Coun
cil of Industrial Workers represen
tatives would not sanction a strike
and that discussions would con
tinue. On the Monday following the
meeting, picket lines were estab
lished at the two mill entrances on
Highway 26. Because of traffic and
safety hazards caused by the picket
ers, the Tribal Council moved to
exclude the picketers from the reser
vation. According to Zane Jack
son, chairman of the Tribal Coun
Council nominations held,
25 to be on April 3 ballot
Members of the Simnasho,
Agency and Seekseequa districts
gathered March 20 and 21 to con
duct nominations for the Tribal
Council elections that will be held
Monday, April 3.
On March 20, Seekseequa mem
bers nominated Geraldine Jim,
Ellen Johnson, Brenda Scott and
Karen Wallulatum.
Simnasho members, on March
2 1 , nominated Larry Arthur, 'Janice
Clements, Kathleen Foltz, Del
bert Frank, Sr., Jacob Frank, Pier
son Mitchell, Ray Moody, 01ney
Patt, Sr., Grant Waheneka and
Prosanna Williams.
Also on March 21, Agency dis
trict members nominated Levi
Bobb, Gilbert Brunoe, Marie Cal
ica, Daisy Ike, Zane Jackson,
Buford Johnson, Uren Leonard,
becomes ill with meningococcal
disease.
8. Should I and my family not
travel to Yakima now?
At this point, there is no recom
mendation to restrict travel to or
from Yakima. Assuming you do
not spend time in high risk situa
tions as desribed above you will
have an extremely low risk of
acquiring the disease. However, if
your travel can be delayed until the
outbreak has been completely con
trolled, this will essentially elimi
nate any chance of your getting the
disease.
9. Is it safe for me or my children
to be around people who have recently
come from Yakima?
If the person from Yakima has
not had any close contact with
someone who is known to have
meningococcal disease, it should
be completely safe for you to be
around them for short periods. For
example, playing basketball against
a team from Yakima is not a risk to
you or your child. However, to be
completely safe, it is recommended
that you not have people from
Yakima come to stay overnight in
your home. Also, Yakima child
ren, especially from the Wapato
area, probably should not go to
school or day care in other areas
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cil, "The Council has the responsi
bility as the tribal governing body
to maintain law and order on the
reservation and protect all reserva
tion employees and residents,
whether they are Indian or non
Indian." As a result, the union filed a
complaint with the National Labor
Relations Board. Investigators for
the NLRB conducted a thorough
review of the matter and, after
lengthy consideration, concluded
that the National Labor Relations
Act did not apply to tribal govern
ments and their enterprises, such as
WSFPI. As such, the Tribes were
not obligated to bargain with the
union. In the meantime, the strik
ing workers returned to work and
the mill has been operating since
September.
Bob Macy, WSFPI general man
ager said, "The Tribes have always
viewed the mill as having impor
tant roles in addition to being an
economic enterprise. It provides a
means for the Tribe to economi
cally convert its timber resource.
The timber payments made to the
Tribes provide for important govem-
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Bernice Mitchell, Lyle Rhoan, Sr.,
Shirley Sanders and Rita Squiem
phen. indicates incumbent.
Nearly 350 absentee ballots were
mailed this week to tribal members
living off the reservation. Those
ballots are to be returned to the
Vital Statistics office no later than
April 3.
To validate the election, 515, or
one-third, of the 1,546 eligible voters
must cast their ballots. Polls will be
open at the Community Center
Social Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Spilyay Tymoo will offer a spe
cial edition Wednesday, March 29
featuring all candidates and their
statements. We ask that all candi
dates have their statements in to
our office no later than 9 a.m.
Monday, March 27.
unless they have first received med
ication to kill any meningococcal
germs they might have acquired.
10. Is there any treatment for
someone who does develop meningo
coccal disease?
If it is diagnosed early in the
course of the disease, meningococ
cemia can be successfully treated in
the hospital with penicillin or other
antibiotics. Children over age five
respond to treatment better than
very young children.
1 1. Is there a medicine I can take
to prevent meningococcal disease
if I have been exposed?
Yes, a medicine called Rifampin
is effective in preventing menin
goccemia in people who have had
close contact (refer to question 6).
It is currently being used for this at
Yakima. Contact your physician if
you feel you may need this medicine.
12. Is there an immunization
which can prevent meningococcal '
disease?
There is an effective vaccine for
certain types of the problem at
Yakima. The vaccine is curren ly
being given to many of the people
in the Yakima area. It is an ex
tremely safe vaccine, but is not
effective for children under age
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