Warm Springs, Oregon
Octobers, 1990 PAGE 3
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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