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PAGE 2 August 24, 1990 Wahm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tvmoo Heath visits reservation for first time Assessment necessary c j Mariah Heath Mariah Martina Heath, 1 7 years old is a senior at El Cerito High School in El Cerito, California, is the daughter of Martinez Heath of Warm Springs and Carol Ann of El Cerito. During the month of August, she made her first visit to the Warm Springs reservation. Although she is an enrolled member of the tribe, she has lived all her life in Califor nia. While Miss Heath was here she . was honored with a special dinner at the longhouse at lie He Mill. During the tribal ceremonies and dances there was a dance in her honor where she met many rela tives and friends of (he family. During her visit she had a little tour of the reservation by her uncle Benson Heath. Parts of interest included the Kah-Nec-Ta Resort, the Hydro Project, the Pish Hatch ery and various other points of interest along with the visit of the tribal Administration buildingand many offices within the organiza tion. Mariah has an older sister Tif fany Rose who is married in Cali fornia. Her mother Carol Ann, was a professional Ice Skater and toured the country with "Holiday on Ice." Carol Ann was very active with the group. Mariah's father Martinez Heath, who at one time was a lead ing race horse jockey and has rid den on some of the biggest race tracks both on the west coast and back east. Mariah has done well for her self as well, being a member of a Sym phony Orchestra, she has toured Japan earlier this year. Head Start and Tribal Preschool are now taking applications for all three and four year olds (Children must be three on or before September 1, 1990) When applying, parents or guardians must provide proof of income. For further information and requirements, call 553-3241 or 553-3377, or stop by the Head Start office at the Community Center. Our nation's public schools are - and should be -- a primary pro vider of high-quality early child hood services lor America's child ren. That's the view of the National Education Association, the coun try's largest education and profes sional employee organization. Research over the last 20 years shows that high quality pre-school programs result in higher academic performance and employment op portunities, and enhancechildrcn's social and emotional adjustment. The need for adequate educa tion programs structured to meet the changing developmental needs of young children is large and lar gely unmet. Head Start is a highly successful federal government pro gram that provides education, meals and health screening to 3-, 4-, and S-ycar-olds. But it serves less than 20 percent of the 2.3 mil lion eligible children. NEA believes that early childhood programs must be available for all 3- and 4-year-olds. These facts were reported in a recent study by NEA on early childhood education: Between I960 and I985, the per centage of traditional households -- mother, father, two school-aged children - decreased from 60 per cent to 7 percent. More than 3.2 million mothers work outside the home - and 200.000 more join the labor force yearly. By 1 995 it is estimated that 80 percent of children under 6 will have mothers working outside the home. The number of children under 6 is expected to increase from 19.6 million in 1980 to 23 million this year. An estimated 5.8 million children under6 will live in poverty this year --and poverty is the most valid predictor of school failure. Minority children are dispro-. portionatcly represented in pover ty statistics. Nearly two out of five Hispanic children and 44 percent of Black children under the age of 6 are living in poverty. Providing all preschool, kinder garten and primary school children ages 3 through 8 with excellent early learning opportunities is an important step toward achieving the national goals for education set by the President and the nation's governors. The public schools are in a uni que position to help provide these needed early childhood education programs, the NEA report notes. U.S. public school programs are universal. They are low or no cost to the child, and all children should have equal access. The programs in early childhood education must address the needs of both parents and child, and integral day care and education services, the report adds. Parents must be actively involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of early childhood services. NEA maintains another reason to make better use of the public schools is that the public school work force is stable, highly creden tialed, and reasonably well-compensated. Public school employees also will continue to engage in res tructuring efforts that coordinate and broaden community involve ment. Will our country implement the national goals for education and remain competitive in the increas ingly global economy? The answer may well depend on how soon we extend these needed early child hood experiences to every child in the United States. Back to school Kindergarten registration for Warm Springs Elementary will be gin Thursday August 23 and take place from 8 to 4:30. At this time parents are to sign their children up for free or reduced lunches. They will have from the 23 of August until school starts September 5, Wednesday to take care of these matters. i ? V v f ; . "(Jn her way to schooT A urolyn Stwyer, a 10-year employee of the Confederated Tribes account ing department, will be attending the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota for the next two years to attain her Master's of Business Administration. She received a fellowship from First Nations Financial Project which will provide A urolyn with full tuition and fees and a living allowance. Through a memorandum of agreement with the Tribes, A urolyn will be employed full-time for at least a year by the Confederated Tribes upon successful completion of her degree. A urolyn and her son, Ty, will be living in Minneapolis. Salmon runs to be Improved continued from page 1 used with much success in the Northwest. The full-scale project could in clude three hatchery facilities, two satellite facilities and 33 acclima tion ponds. Young fish from the hatchery will spend a period in an acclimation pond, fed by water from the stream where fishery managers want the run replenish ed. It is hoped the young fish will imprint the chemical characteris tics of the stream so that they will eventually return to that stream to spawn naturally. Ordinarily, hatch ery fish would return to the hatch ery. The full-scale project could contribute about 85,000 adult salm on and steelhead to the Columbia Basin. Council Chairman Tom Trulove says, "Supplementation is the lead ing strategy if we want to increase the runs that reproduce in the wild. Through the work in the Yakima Valley, we hope to learn enough to apply the strategy elsewhere." Given (he uncertainties about the success of supplementation, the Council called on the fishery managers to develop a scaled down alternative to the full-scale project that would reduce possible ecolo-gical risks. The unknowns related to sup plementation generally involve the impact that the hatchery fish would have on fish already in the stream. A major concern is that the hatchery fish may have lost some of their genetic ability to survive in the wild. Consequently their pro geny may not perform as well. The hatchery fish may also stray into streams where they are not desired. This experiment in the Yakima Valley will help fisheries experts find the best way to handle these concerns'. As part of the work approved by the council, fishery agencies and tribes will closely examine the best way to test supplementation while protecting the wild stocks of salm on in the Yakima Basin. Satisfac tion of these concerns will be a requisite of the Council's final approval on construction. The Northwest Power Act of 1 980, which created the eight-member Council, called for efforts to protect and rebuild fish and wild life populations affected by hydro power dams in the Columbia Basin. The Yakima Production Project is a major part of these efforts. Annual Resource Tour set for September 22 Healthy watersheds depend on proper management of the soil, water and sunlight resources. To achieve proper management it takes a coordinated effort from landowners, land managers, and interest groups. This year's Central Saturday a day to show appreciation for help during Aubrey Hall fire To thank the many Central Oregonians who responded so quickly to the Awbrey Hall Fire and to help those people who lost their homes, several local service organizations, churches, and bus inesses will put on a day of food, fun activities, and entertainment at Drake Park, Saturday, August 25. All proceeds will go to help those burned out of their homes in the recent fires and up to $14,000 will be matched by Aid Association for Lutherans, a fraternal benefit association. "We have two objectives for the day," said Jill Haney, and AAL member and chair of the publicity committee. "We want to give the community an opportunity both to help those people who lost homes in the fire and to thank the or ganizations and people who re sponded to tne emergency either by providing shelter and food or by fighting the fire and coordinating the evacuations." All Central Oregonians are in vited to come to Drake Park be tween 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. and par ticipate in the activities. Booths with ice cream and baked goods will be available as well as fun activities organized in part by the recreation department of the Inn of the Seventh Mountain. Several bands will play at the Drake Park pavilion, so Central Oregonians can expect to hear a wide range of sounds and styles. T-shirts com memorating Central Oregon's quick response to the fire will be for sale at one of the booths. The Central Oregon Fire Pre vention Coop will be set up at the park to answer questions and provide free fire prevention litera ture. Coop representatives can provide information on how best to fireproof your home and how you can help in future emergencies. Kids can meet Smokey Bear and get a Smokey balloon or coloring sheet. The day is being coordinated by seven local branches of AAL, an organization committed to helping local communities. Both Bend Parks and Recreation and the City of Bend have waived their fees for the use of the park, so none of the proceeds will go to pay those overhead costs. Each participating service orga nization or group will sponsor a booth or activity. At the end of the day, the fees collected at these booths will be pooled and placed in an AAL account. AAL will then match the money collected, up to $14,000, and distribute the money . to burned-out families who have expressed needs with the Red Cross. Any additional funds will go to the Red Cross to replace some of the money spent by that organization in the evacuation effort. Central Oregonians who cannot attend the event but would like to donate money to this fund can send checks, payable to AAL Branch 6364, to AAL, Attn. Awbrey Hall Fire Community Response Fund, P.O. Box 47, Bend, OR 97709. For more information, contact Jake Schlepp, AAL representative, at 389-8793. Oregon Cattle and Resource Tour on September 22 will show how private landowners, public land managers, and interest groups have pulled together towards a common vision of a healthy Wil low Creek Watershed. Featured will be the process of getting a plan together on Willow Creek plus on the ground man agement changes that allow cattle to be art important part of resource improvement. Tour paTticipants will not only see commercial cattle and High Country Herefords purebred cattle operations, but will also see ripar ian and upland improvement pro jects. The 6th Central Oregon Cattle and Resource Tour will start at High Country Herefords, Culver, Oregon at 8:00 a.m. Cost of the tour is $12 for preregistration and $15 on the day of the tour. Regi stration includes: bus transporta tion, lunch, social hour and dinner. High Country Herefords is lo cated on Highway 97 at mile post III, 15 miles south of Madras. Individuals preregistering can mail their checks (made payable to Central Oregon Tour) to the Jef ferson County Extension Office, 530 D Street, Madras, Oregon 97741. For additional information contact Clint Jacks at 475-3808. GPAs noted The Education department would like to congratulate our Higher Education and Vocational Education Students for their work during Spring term 1990. Elizabeth Woody 4.00 John Culpus . . 3.76 Lawrence Macy 3.63 Judy King 3.56 BodieShaw 3.35 Cheryl Stinnett 3.25 Heather Schut 3.15 Keith Moody 3.13 Sammi Squiemphen 3.05 Olney Patt, Jr 3.00 Kerry Rhoan 3.00 Summer school graduates nine students Organization presents health awards The American Indian Health Care Association (AIHCA), a na tional health care organization, has announced the winners of the first annual 1990 "Healthy Tradi tions" awards. The award recog nizes creative approaches to solv ing health problems in Indian com munities through projects which draw on the rich cultural traditions of Native Americans. Four award winners received honor certificates and cash stipends of $250: The Indian Health Board of Minneap olis for their youth project "Soar ing Eagles," the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of Fort Totten for the "Fry bread Five and Dime Run," the Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWC2YK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER . . SAPHRONIA COOCHISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base ment of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 Annual Subscription Rates: Within the U.S. $9 00 Outside the U.S. $15 00 Swinomish Tribe of Washington for the traditional infant care booklet Beda, My Child, and a tie winner between the leech Lake Health Department for "Circle of Life," a video focusing on teen pregnancy, and the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York for their AIDS Prevention Project. Over 60 health projects sent in applications for the award. The overall quality of the projects demonstrate why the Indian com munity is at the forefront of health Continued on page 8 Group changes name The Board of Directors approv ed the name change of the Native American Press Association (NA PA) to the Native American Jour nalists Association (NAJA). The name change was ratified by the general membership at the 1990 March conference held inTacoma, Washington. NAPA will now be known as the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA). NAJA to meet Mar. 28 in Edmonton The 1991 NAJA Conference dates have been set by the Board of Directors. The dates are March 28 to April I. 1991 at the Edmonton Inn in Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. The Education Department would like to congratulate Larena Tunison and Sophie Lynn Manion for their work with the summer youth program. Mrs. Tunison was hired as an instructor for our students that were behind on their credits that they need for gradua tion from high school. Classes were held at the alternative Ed. trailer from 8-12, Monday thru Friday for 8 weeks. This is the second year that the J.O.M. Committee has sponsored our summer school, which we feel has improved each year. The students have to work hard and put in the mandatory requirements that the state re quires for high school credit. Mrs. Tunison and Sophie had to donate a lot of their own time to make our school a success. Thanks for a job well done! Perfect attendance: Leon ard Bryant, Deschelle Davis, D.W. Hudson. Successful completion of 1Vj credits: Rachclle Smith. Successful completion of 1 credit: Sarah Patt, Grant Clem ents. Successful completion of V credit: Leonard Bryant, Ollie Smith, Corbctt Tom. Marvin Ar qucttc. Deschelle Davis, Greg Ar quctte. Shawna Jackson, D.W. Hudson. Kami Wahnetah. Most improved: Deschelle Davis. Best journaling: Kami Wah netah. Ollie Smith. Consistant good conduct work: Sarah Patt. Grant Clements. ,r-T r W V. ' F -It4.! ) Larena Tunison presents studetns with certificates of high school credits made during summer school A.