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35c P.O. But 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested I S. ,sttte Bulk Nitr I'rrmii No. 2 OK 77 OR COLL K 75 .560 v. 15 no. 10 May 18, 1990 Riutiveii on j 05-22-90 Spilyay tymoo. pilyay.Tymoo X v V 0031 7(1 News from the Warm Springs Indian Reser SSKff, f"" 1 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON I TRRADV EUGENE, OR 97403 4 J VOL. 15 NO. 10 P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 Coyote News In Brief Purchasing conference held The first annual , ' purchasing conference ; held at Kah-Nee-Ta May 6, 7 and 8 drew nearly 70 people. Page 2 School activities noted As school neaYs its end for the year, activities are keeping students, teachers and parents busy. , Page 5 Tracksters to State Madras High School will have a total of 18 athletes attending the State meet this weekend at Mt. Hood Community College. ' Page 6 Appropriate punishment Advice is given concerning appropriate punishment for a child's . misbehavior. Page 7 Video to draw teachers A video developed by the U of O will hopefully . encourage minorities to become teachers. Page Next deadline for Spllyay Tymoo Is Friday, May 25. DON'T BE LATE! Tribal offices will be closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. Have a safe holiday. v- Weather MAY HIGH LOW V ' r v ' " ' K ' v . i i jf X . IMP ; i ' r" i ' .' ' ' " ' j .... W w7V f I- s" , . : I 1 " A r----c" i L - - - - - - - --- - -- Rick Ribeiro checks Janell Smith's blood pressure at one of many booths set up for National Fitness Day. Breakfast was served to all who participated. A taco lunch was also served later in the day. MAY 18, 1990 Smoke-free policy adopted Tribal Council, on April 24, 1990, adopted an organization-wide smoke-free workplace policy. Smoking has been banned from all tribal administrative buildings and vehicles. The smoke-free work environ ment policy corresponds with the tribe's goal of being the healthiest community in Indian Country by the year 2000. Resolution 8007 cites numer ous statistics concerning the health of smokers and the effect of second hand smoke on non-smokers. "...Involuntary smoking is a health hazard. ..smoking adversely affects the health of thoe persons 'pas sively' exposed to tobacco smoke," says the resolution. Noted in the resolution as well are common symptoms suffered by non-smokers who are exposed to smoke. Symptoms include eye irri tation, headaches, nasal symptoms and cough. Exposure to smoke, says the resolution, can bring on or aggravate allergic attacks in per sons with respiratory allergies and sometimes worsens allergic symp toms. The resolution also cites the harmful affects of smoking during pregnancy and that children of smoking parents have an "increased prevalence" of respiratory illnesses including brochitis and pneumonia. Any smoking controversy that cannot be resolved by the individ uals involved or their supervisor should be referred to the personnel department, states the resolution. Tribal Council has directed tri bal CEO Ken Smith to execute smoke-free work environment pol icies and any necessary modification. Tribal members deciding future of new clinic, housing in June 5 referendum A new health center and 20 addi tional single-dwelling homes will be in Warm Springs' future should eligible tribal voters cast approving ballots in the upcoming June 5, 1990 referendum election. Tribal members at least 2 1 years of age or must vote 533,oftheelD.cvrsmustvote to validate the election. The new 36,000 sq uare foot well ness center will be constructed on the old Warm Springs rodeo grounds just west of the Agency Longhouse. Projected cost of the new Center is $4.9 million. The ref erendum asks that $1,223 million in tribal funds be appropriated and that the remaining $3,675 million be borrowed from non-tribal sour ces, such as grants, loans or bond ' issues. The apprppriation Court makes no decision 1 75 40 2 70 50 3 86 42 , 4 83 45 5 89 50 6 68 40 7 55 38 8 64 ' 31 9 73 48 10 71 40 11 69 42 12 62 40 13 62 38 14 61 34 15 67 34 Homeowners in the See Addi tion gathered at the Jefferson County Annex May 9 expecting County Court officials to render a decision regarding the proposal put forth by Dr. Leland Beamer and Bruce Bischof. What they got instead was a promise of a deci sion on May 30 at 3 p.m. Court officials continued the written tes timony deadline because some res idents did not receive notification of the deadline until after the dead line was past. The deadline is now May 25. Attorneys representing the concerned parties have until noon, May 30 to enter written rebuttal; the court will issue their decision at 3 p.m. the same day. Three people spoke in favor of the proposal at the appeals hear ing; all other oral testimony op posed the proposal. Bob Loveland, attorney repres-. enting Beamer and Bischof, pres ented a revised proposal that limited the number of guests to four instead of six and provided for a possible one-year probationary period. He further explained day-to-day operations at the"Redside Retreat" and assured homeowners that there would be "no fishing in the spawn ing beds by guests," no boat launch ing from the homesite, and that the development would have no ad verse affect on property values." Bischof explained that his busi ness, "Sunriver Outfitters", has "no financial connection" with the Des chutes River property. He also explained that the general season for the business would be from May through October, primarily on weekdays with personal use by the Beamers and Bischofs on week ends. The property is of "no value to us if we don't have access to it," Bischof said. Beamer and Bischof have hired Ted and Norma Jordan to operate the business. The couple previously ran a hunting reserve in Eastern Oregon and currently live in the three-bedroom house. They have been instructed not to launch or allow launching of boats from the site. Charles Jackson, from whose property on the reservation the Beamer and Bischof operation can be seen, spoke against the proposal, saying it was primarily a commercial development and residential use would be secondary. He argued that just because there is commercial development in an area, it "doesn't mean an increase in the value of surrounding" property. Jackson also commented on the lack of a building permit for the deck extension. "When permits are required, they are required prior to construction." Jackson added, that it approved, "even though there would be lim itations, it tends to open the door to similar kinds of developments Continued on page 2 and or borrowed amount may be reduced by funds available through grants or Congressional appropria tion. A new health facility in Warm Springs has been the topic of dis cussion for many years. And, be cause a new Warm Springs facility is not on the current I HS construc tion list, it could be well into the next century before I HS could build and staff a new center. The Tribes propose to under write the cost of the planning, design and construciton of" the facil ity. IHS is expected to provide funding, $ 1 .2 million, for all equip ment necessary to operate the new facility. IHS will also be responsi ble for its share of the operation and maintenance costs which are estimated at $200,000 per year. IHS is also expected to increase staffing by 27 positions, which will come in at $800,000 per year. In addition, the existing health center will be turned over to the Tribes for their use. The new Center will be more than three times the size of the cur rent clinic and the staff will nearly double. The new facility will offer expanded hours for both medical and dental services. Waiting times should be drastically reduced with the increased space and staff. One of the new services offered will be eye care which currently is severely limited. The new clinic will contain the latest diagnostic equipment. Tribal Council chairman Zane Jackson testified before Congress in March about the need for the new Center. "We explained that people of Warm Springs face a serious health crisis. The existing V S clinic is overcrowded, poorly designed and located in a structure more than half a century old. We have no space for expansion or improvements. "One of the provisions of our Treaty with the U.S government is that the government will provide medical services for tribal mem bers," Jackson said. "But IHS, like other federal agencies, has not had the budget support necessary to meet service demands. The growth in funding of the agency has simply not kept pace with inflation and Continued on page 2 Museum ceremonies set The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Middle Ore gon Indian Historical Society (MOIHS) have scheduled the tri bal museum ground breaking and cornerstone setting ceremonies for Sunday, June 3, 1990. As many as 3,000 people are expected to attend th festivities which will be held at the Museum site along U.S. High way 26, one mile south of Warm Springs. The day's activities will begin at 11:15 a.m. with traditional Washut services. Following will be a tradi tional parade and site blessing. Speeches, scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m., will be delivered by members of the Tribal Council, special guests, including financial supporters, Smithsonian Institute representatives and other visiting dignitaries, members of the MOIHS board of directors and tribal CEO Ken Smith. A salmon bake and Indian social dancing will begin at 2 p.m. Items relevent to the museum and occasion will be placed in a time capsule that is to be opened in 2090. A long list of possible items to be contained in the capsule includes newspapers, museum architectural and exhibit plans, Tribal Council actions pertaining to the museum, photographs, video tapes, copies of the 1855 Treaty and Tribal Constitution and By Laws, an Eagle feather, a piece of the Treaty Oak, ceded area map, currency and letters from tribal members to their future families. All tribal members are encour aged to attend the event as a large group photograph will be taken and used in part of the museum's exhibitry. All are requested to wear traditional attire. Return questionnaires On May 1 a questionnaire was mailed to 650 randomly selected tribal member households. The pur pose of this questionnaire is to help identify issues and concerns of tri bal members regarding the man agement of natural and cultural resources within the forested area of the Warm Springs Reservation. This information will be used in the development of an Integrated Re source Management Plan(IRMP). The cover letter which accom panied the questionnaire indicated that a lottery drawing would be held on May 8 for all those who completed and returned the ques tionnaire. In order to give tribal members more time to respond, the date of the lottery drawing has been changed to June 5. The results of the drawing will be published in Ihe Spilyay Tymoo June 15. 1990 edition. Canned salmon and one $50 gift certificate at the Inter Tribal Sports Center will be given away. All tribal members who received a questionnaire in the mail are en couraged to complete it and return it according to the instructions in the cover letter which accompan ied the questionnaire. Answers to the questionnaire will help produce a natural and cultural resource management plan which addresses the needs and concerns of tribal members and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
