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Warm Springs, Oregon Octobers, 1990 PAGE 3 ShlyayTymoo Victims Assistance coordinates conference The Victims Assistance program of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will host a conference November 1-3. 1990 in Portland. Oregon at the Columbia River Red Lion. The conference was made available through a $91,000 grant from the Office of Victims of Crime, a part of the U.S. Department of Justice. The purpose of the conference is to strengthen Indian nation) and being justice for victims of crime. The conference will also bring to gether diverse groups, including victims who can work together to meet the special challenges in their communities to build more effec tive services in Indian communities across the nation. The National Indian Judges Association has en dorsed the conference and en courages tribal judges to attend. There will be three training cate gories: I . general victims assistance; I. judicial law enforcement: 3. o .'Sir1 And the winner is... MargieTuckta, left, drew Lucy Teeman's lucky number In the TV survey ruffle recently. Fred Wist, of Northwest Information Service, right, said 224 reservation residents filled out the questionnaires concerning future TV needs on the reservation. Teeman won the 20" color TV in the background. ...,.. Hi November to The American Indian Heritage Foundation announced today that Congress has passed a landmark bill honoring America's Tribal People. The bill reads in part: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the month'of November, 1990, is designated as National Ameri can Indian Heritage Month, and the president is authorized and requested to call upon federal, state, and local governments, inter ested groups and organizations, and the people of the United States to observe such month with ap propriate programs, ceremonies and activities. Princess Pale Moon, president of the American Indian Heritage Foundation, credits the bill's pas sage to the combined efforts of Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, congressman Eni Faleomavaega of Samoa, letters of support from many tribes, and I he American Indian Heritage Foundation which spent several years securing na tional support and the more than 270 necessary votes. place Most people think of their homes as being safe. But each year nearly 5.000 people become victims of home fires - fires which could haye been prevented. This and every year take some time to check your home's safety... Do you have working smoke detectors? Have you developed and practiced a home escape plan? Do you watch smokera closely and wet down smoking materials before discarding them? Is your heating equipment working properly? Do you keep matches and lighters up high and away where children can't get them? Are you staying in the kitchen when you're cooking? By taking simple steps including those shown above you may be saving your life and the lives of others. If you're not.make your place firesa'e! National Fire Protection Association Ouincy. MA 02269-9101 NFPA healing and spirituality. Thcspeakcrswill include Dr.Jan Bays; director of the Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services (CARES) unit at Emanual Hospi tal, who will discuss child sexual abuse; Joey Harjo. a Creek Indian who will recite poetry; Beverly Wil kins. a member of thespecial initia Longhouse site of youth seminar A youth seminar will be held Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13 at the Agency Longhouse. The conference is open to all high school and higher education voca tional education students. Theme of the conference is "A Touch of Culture empowering Students to Meet the Challenge olthe 1990s." Registration for the two-day con ference is $15. Friday's agenda begins with f r be Indian Heritage Month The foundation encourages In dian people throughout America to celebrate this national recogni tion thru a unified effort and to share with the Non-Indian society the value and contribution Indians the value ana contnouiion inaians Naoetry, r J For an anthology. Reinventing The Enemy's Language, we are looking for submissions of original poetry and prose from Native women writers from North. Cen tral and South America. (Each writer must be identified with a tribal group.) We will accept sub missions in English, Spanish and tribal languages, up to 12 pages of prose (short stories, creative es says, testimonials, or novel ex cerpts), or 5 pages of poetry. We are looking for work that encom passes Native women's experience as we enter the 2 1st century, 500 years since Columbus. Also en close a short biography which states your tribal affiliation. USA submissions please enclose SASE. (Remember not to send your only' copy of a work.) Pavment for Fir fWsiggO tive team for HIS located in Albu querque, New Mexico; Chief Justice Tom Tso of the Navajo supreme court in Window Rock, Arizona; Joe Myers, Executive Director of the National Indian Justice Center; Gene Thin Elk of the Pine Ridge. South Dakota Project Medicine Wheel; and Warm Springs Chief registration at 8 a.m. Introductions will be made by Art Ochoa. director of the Madras High School Altern ative Education Program, at 9 a.m. Prosanna Williams wilt conduct the invocation at 9:15. Leroy Wilder, attorney, will present "Empowering Students to Meet the Challenge of the I990s"at 9:30. At 1 0:1 5, Ed Parcsian. director of the Indian Education Program and deputy to the assistant of Indian Affairs, will speak on Leadership in the 1990s. Central Oregon Community Col lege students Keith Moody, Schcl don M innick and Billy David; MHS student Lyda Rhoan; U of O student Jennifer-Ochoa and UCLA and LceStrasbourg Theatrical Academy student Lorcn Suppah will all dis cuss Culture in Today's Lifestyle. At noon Leroy Seth. Health Educa tor from Lapwai. Idaho will speak on "A Touch of Culture." Prosanna Williams. Arlita Rhoan and Charlotte Herkshan will discuss the"IndianVersion"of values and Wilford Yallup, Guy Wallulatum and Captain Moody will discuss the cultural rolls of Indian men and women. Traditional skills workshops will be held beginning at 1:30. Beaded hats will be taught by Elfreda Mitchell; shawl making will be taught by the Warm Springs Educa tion committee; necklace and chok er making will be taught by Lyle and Arlita Rhoan;" the basics of braiding will be taught by Ross Racine and I ndian art will be taught by Pat Red Dog. Beginning at 3 p.m., drumming singing and dancing will be pre sented by the Black Lodge Society, the Kenneth Scabby Robe Family of White Swan, Washington. I ndian stick games will be presented by Adeline Miller and Ada Sooksoit. A salmon bake will be held at 6 For further information on local and national programs, ceremo nies and activities scheduled, con tact the American Indian Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., lwuimvo. prose wanted r- 202 INDIANS. Dublished work will be in copies, with a small honorarium, to be determined. Deadline for submis sions is December 1990. Please send to: Joy Harjo, P.O. Box 42853, Tucson, Arizona 85733 USA. Bath House open The new tribal Bath House at Kah-Nee-Ta will open October 1 st. Hours open will coincide with the Bath House. Tribal Bath House will close XA hour earlier. For reservations call 553-1112, Ext. 458, Winter hours 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Tribal I.D. card is required to enter. One hour time limit. No alcohol, food, beverages or smok ing allowed. Commission has two vacancies The Jefferson County Planning Commission has two vacant posi tions. If anyone is interested in being considered, please contact the Jefferson County Judge at 475-2449. Lost Dog!!! Brown and black Pittbull terrior is 5 years old, and answers to the name of "Stink guy" or just "Stink"! He's very friendly, if treated friendly. Missingsince Sep tember 23, 1990. If you have any information regarding Stink guy, call Marjorie Danzuka's residence at 553-1190 or Saphronia at the Spilyay 553-3274. Volleyball tourney to be held The Warm Springs recreation department will be holding a warm-up co-ed volleyball tourna ment Saturday October 20, 1 990 at 9:30 a.m. It will be an 8 to 10 team round robin, play-for-fun tourna ment with a roster limit of 8 (4-men and 4-women). For more informa tion regarding the tournament contact Andy Leonard at 553-1 36 1 or ext. 3243, 3244 at the Warm Springs Community Center. Judge Don Costello and tribal pro secutor Jerry Kcndrick. Registration is $45 per person for the three-day conference. Room reservations can be made by calling the Red l.ion toll-free line at 1-800-547-8010. Room rates arc $54 per night. Mention the conference w hen making room reservations. Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, John Spcnce. PhD. director of the Chemawa Alcohol Education cen ter, will speak on "Visions of Self. At 9:45, Jillecn Lamb of the North west Portland Area Indian Health Board will discuss Relationships in the 1990s. Beginning at 10:45, Pros anna Williams will discuss Indian teen parenting. Dr. Don Dexter and Donnic Wilder will present health careers at 10:45 and at 11:15 a.m. Art Ochoa will present recruitment pro grams. Kim Manion Pittslcy, student activities specialist of the Indian Education Project for Portland Public Schools, will present "Win ning Through Fitness." A "School, Work. Sports" panel discussing fitness plans will consist of Art Ochoa. Ross Racine and Kim Manion Pittslcy. At 2:30, the Warm Springs OSU Extension office staff will present a snack bar for participants at 2:30. "Maintain Positive Lifestyles in the 1990s" will be discussed by student panel members Tony Holli day, Zelma Nelson, Scheldon M in nick, Laura Sahme, Kami Wahnc tah, Remo Smith and Elizbcth Hisatake. "A Touch of Culture" Fun Run, sponsored by the Warm Springs Running Club, will begin at 4 p.m. A $3 entry fee will be charged to non-conference participants. A supper and dance will conclude the conference activities. The conference is sponsored by the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center. Registration fees can be sent to Jean Green, Community Counseling Center, PO Box C, Warm Springs, OR 97761. To make lodging reservations at Kah-Nee-Ta, call 1-800-831-0100. Other lodging arrangements can be made in Madras. Inquire by calling Green at (503)553-3205. zenow Vehicle Pool will be winterizing tribal vehicles during the month of October. Packing bearings, tune up, wheels, changing antifreeze and flushing radiator. Nursing home to host Halloweeners Halloween trick-or-treatine will continue at Mountain View during a number of local farms and pic Halloween trick-or-treatine will be the highlight of activities at Mountain View Nursing Home this month. Last year over 700 young people visited the facility on Halloween night and the turnout this year is expected to be even larger. Anyone interested in volun teering time to help with packaging of treats or to make donations of individually wrapped candy should contact Sherri Anderson, R.N. at 475-3882. Also this month the "Swinging Seniors" musical group from Bend has scheduled a visit. The group will entertain the residents on October 18 beginning at 4:00 PM in the main dining room. Harry Atkins, Darryl Davis, Earl Dery, Ray Mullan, Isobcl Nelson and Alda Pomp will be celebrating birthdays in October. The monthly birthday party will be held at 1:30 PM on October 19 in the main dining room. Childrens Hour activities will i. 'V A Sew officers at Madras Jr. High are. Thompson; treasurer icole Dexter Tuesday, October 76, 1990 Agency Longhouse 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Annual Information Fair Join your community on a "Healthier Walk Toward the Year 2000" Concessions Door Prizes Fun Times Safeway store raises $$ Madras Safeway Volunteers for Easter Seals are again out to ex ceed their donation of last year to the Easter Seals fund drive. Last year it was very rewarding to know our community was responsible for raising part of the four million dollars donated to Easter Seals on the telethon, cmcccd by Pat Boone. The Madras volunteers have al Scouting program set The Warm Springs Police De partment will be the sponsoring organization for a group that seeks to establish a Cub Scout and Boy Scout groups within the Warm Springs community. To become a Cub Scout you must have either completed the First Grade or be eight years old. Older boys may become Boy Scouts. The first organizational, orien tation meeting will be held October 10. I990 at 6:00 p.m. at the Warm Springs Police Department (Squad Room). Please check in at Police Fire Wood for sale Dry White Pine $75cord, delivered $70cord, if four or more $65cord, if you pick up Call 553-3262 continue at Mountain View during the school year. Parents of toddlers and preschool children are encour aged to visit the residents on Thursday mornings between 10:00 and 1 1:00 AM. The residents and children enjoy each others com pany and the opportunity to enter tain one another. During September the residents enjoyed several field trips and a special visit. On outings, the resi dents viewed harvest operations at Tape makes Halloween safer Children have a better chance of being seen at Halloween by eve rvone. including car drivers, when free reflective tape is added to cos tumes and bags. The tape glows when light strikes it, making anything it is on easier to see at night. Optometric tests found that reflective tape shows up better than white fabric in the dark. Drivers can more eas ily see trick-or-treaters on the curb IT' , " v 1 ' j I ' V " 11" , i : I t I ' if.'. ? ': - - - - " - it i fit .,... i m back row. president Flint Scott; front and vice-president Allison Sites. ready sponsored a Nifty Fifty Cruise-In and Flea Market back in July and are among the top stores in the Safeway Pendleton District in their fund raising efforts. On October 4th, I hursday night in the Madras High School Cafete ria there will be another Benefit Continued on page 5 Dispatch Center upon arrival. Parents interested in seeking in formation for this group, should be in attendance along with their interested child. It is WSPD's wish to encourage young boys to become involved in a positive learning experience, and feels that scouting could provide this type of environment. Costs to the parent family would be for the purchase of a uniform. Any interested volunteers, par ents, and children are encouraged to attend the very first meeting! nicked at Lake Billy Lhinook. A number of residents also partici pated in a trip to the McKenzie Pass to enjoy the changing colors of autumn. Also in September, Sue Rigdon brought her Vietnamese potbellied pigs to the facility for the residents to see. These unique animals are quite entertaining and were greatly enjoyed by the res idents. or in the street. The tape can be part of a cos tume if it is cut into small peices and put on the edges of sleeves or hems. It can be applied to form patterns on both sides of the treat bag. For free tape, call Oregon Opto metric Association at its toll-free Oregon telephone number, 1-800-922-2045. row, left to right, secretary Sorma