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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Afeiv commodity program to be offered in 1991
Warm Springs Power Enterprises will dedicate Its new building January
18 during an open house scheduled from l-6.H0 p.m. Blessing of the
building will take place during this time. Information regarding Power
Enterprises and energy and power on the Warm Springs Reservation will
be provided. A It community members are Invited to attend
;COCC offers winter classes
The Central Oregon Commun
ity College winter term class sche
dule for Warm Springs is now
available.
Community education classes to
be offered include: Life on the
Reservation; Computer Open Lab;
Using Lotus, Using Word Perfect,
Continued on page $
Eligible Warm Springs residents.
in less than a year, will be entitled
to receive commodity food items
from a reservation-based facility.
The food program is made availa
ble through a $181,000 grant from
the U.S. Department of AsriruU
ture. Anticipated start-un is Sep
tember. 1991.
Tribal Council, on November 5,
passed Resolution 8 140 authoriz
ing the program. Anther resolu
tion, anticipated before the end of
this year, will authorize the appro
priation of funds for the construc
tion of a 6,000 square foot ware
house, which will provide adequate
space for food goods as well as nine
to 12 employees.
Director of Social Services Gay Ic
Rodgcrs stated thecommodity pro
gram will create three new posi
tions; two warehouse people and
one clerical worker. All tribal, state
and BIA assistance programs will
be located in the new facility.
The biggest advantage of the
new program, feels Rodgcrs, is that
the three different agencies per
forming similar duties will all be
housed under one roof, making
client access to programs much
easier. One central location will
put a stop to the"run around"that
some clients may currently be ex
periencing. The new facility will
most likely be located at the north
ern most end of the industrial park.
Another important plus in this
program, Rodgcrs said, is the inclu
sion of building rental payments in
the program's annual operating
budget, nearly $30,000 per year. At
that rate, the Tribe will be reim
bursed for the construction of the
warehouse within 10 years.
Eligible clients will have 93 dif
ferent food items from which to
choose, all in the various basic
food groups. Juices, canned fruit
and vegetables, dried beans, pow
dered eggs, canned meats, peanut
butter, pasta, grains and nuts,
cereals, butter, evaporated and
dried milk and cheese will be avail
able. Food products will be dis
tributed to individuals monthly.
The commodity food program is
intended to provide the total nutri
tional needs of a person for one
month, says Rodgcrs. Also, unlike
other assistance programs, thecom
modity program is not prorated,
thus making it possible for a per
son to receive the full allotment of
food goods, approximately 75
Sounds per month. Clients will
ave a choice of which assistance
program they will be on, whether it
be food stamps, general assistance
or the commodity program.
According to Rodgcrs, there are
currently 293 food stamp cases
resprescnting over 1,300 people.
The local commodity program will
serve eligible clients on the reserva
tion on the reservation and in adja
cent Jefferson and Wasco counties.
Blood drive set
The next Red Cross community
blood drive scheduled for Jeffer
son County will be held Thursday,
December 13. The drive will be
conducted at Ml. View Hospital
and Nursing Home between 3 and
7 p.m. The goal for the December
drive is 30 units of blood.
Donors should weigh at least
1 10 pounds, be 17 years of age or
older and be in good health.
For more information, call Krista
McVcy at 475-6887.
Winter music program schedule
Madras High School
Metolius Elementary
Warm Springs Elementary
Madras Jr. High
Madras Elementary
December 13
December 17
December 17
December 18
December 19
Water quantification necessary for future planning
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
"Water holds the potential for
economic development on many
Indian reservations. It is also nec
essary for maintaining traditions,
religions and culture of the people
and the land."
'. Attorney and water resources
consultant from Santa Fc, New
Mexico, Steven Shupe pointed out
in the American Waterworks
Journal (October 1986) that in the
past the U.S. Government failed to
Crotcct Indian water rights. Now,
e explains, efforts are being made
by Indians to obtain physical and
jurisdictional control over water
.resources.
When reservations were set aside
little if anything was said about
water rights. A water provision
was implied, however, and was
upheld in a decision called Winters
vs. U.S. in 1908. . .
The Winters Case revolved a
round non-Indian settlers divert
ing water from a stream that was
the water source for two tribes on
the Fort Belknap Reservation in
Montana. In 1 905 a drought caused
upriver users to take water from
the stream before it reached the
reservation. It was determined that
Indian users had prior right.
The court decided that when the
Nanitch Sahallie....
reservation was set aside there was
implicitly reserved to the tribes
enough water to meet their "reason
able needs." Treaties began to be
interpreted the way the Indian
nations understood the words, not
according to the technical meaning
of the words.
Recent controversy regarding
water rights considers the meaning
of the term "reasonable needs" of
Indians. The Winters Doctrine cited
those needs to include irrigation,
stock watering, and domestic use.
Other court decisions have ex
panded the meaning to include
water for fisheries and hydroelect
ric power, based on the idea that
'Transitional living' helps clients
by Brent Merrill
h
J The following article is part two
pfa three-part feature series about
he Grand Ronde tribe's youth
(eiser-based residential treatment
teenier Nanitch Sahallie. Part two
pf this series will focus on the Tran
sitional Living Component of the
Ureatment process as well as some
pf the center's employees and what
heir functions are.
Making the adjustment back into
Jhe mainstream of life can be very
difficult for youths who have just
Spent 30 to 90 days in the safe, nur
turing environment of a treatment
facility.
J And when the time comes to test
jthose newly learned skills in the
;harsh environment of the real world,
things can get pretty scary, no mat
ter what age you are.
; At Nanitch Sahallie, clients par
ticipating in the treatment program
jhave the opportunity to take part
Jin the center's Transitional Living
Component. The TLC program
twas designed to provide a comfor
table, supporting environment for
;clients with a high probability of
relapse.
1 The program is set up to allow
:;the clients to attend school or work
;ithin the boundries of the com
ponent's guidelines. "The Transi
tional Living Component is a
method of helping the client get
i;back into their lifestyle while at the
;same time recognizing that they do
!;not have full strength. It's the 'half-way
house' concept," explains
:Nanitch Sahallie program director
ijoanna Rogers. "The client can go
j;out, go to school, go to work and
jjyet, in the evening, come back and
?work intensively on themselves."
According to tribal general man
ager Jim Willis the idea for the
transitional living process has been
jaround for some time. Willis ex
plained the program as a "link
; between the treatment center and
the community. It has provided a
safe haven for young people to
continue to develop their skills and
to think about ways to deal with
their urges and addictions." It is
accepted that some young people
. embrace the concept more quickly
than others but, if enough self
confidence can be instilled in the
client during their stay at the cen
ter, the chances for success rise
dramatically. "It provides a bridge
for the client to use and that is the
real value of transitional living,"
said Willis.
In order for a client to be eligible
for the TLC they must first have
completed the intensive residential
treatment program. "Kids normally
in their third or fourth week of
treatment experience a lot of anx
iety because they have to leave, and
then they have to put their tools to
work. Transitional living provides
them with a buffer," said Willis.
Activities associated with the
component focus on the preven
tion of client relapse, the estab
lishment of client support systems,
the building of a client's self-esteem
and decision making skills. "After
a client goes through the treatment
process they have the education
that they need, but they might be
having trouble putting it to use.
That is when transitional living can
be a wonderful thing," explained
Rogers.
When you walk in the doors of
Nanitch Sahallie the first person
you normally see is receptionist
Diane Harrison. Herrison began
working for the treatment center in
April of 1989 and since that time
she has proven to be a valuable and
competent empoloyee. "I really
like my job and I enjoy being a part
of this program because I think we
are making a difference in thse
young peoples' lives," she says.
Harrison's duties include taking
care of discharge summaries, typ
ing assessments and file organiza
tion and updating. Harrison said
that she also is responsible for noti
fying all those concerned when a
client enters the program, gradu
ates or checks out.
According to Willis, Harrison
the purpose of Indian reservations
is to serve as a homeland for the
tribe's residents and provide eco
nomic self-support.
Water-use planning by other
users in a watershed has brought
Indian water uses to court. In
Arizona vs. California the court
felt that the amount of water allo
cated to tribes should be fixed,
based on technological and eco
nomic conditions in order to en
hance planning and investment
decisions. Following this court
decision lawsuits were initiated
across the nation demanding quan
tification of water.
Carter during his administration
(1977-1981) urged states to nego
tiate water rights with tribes located
within their boundaries.
In 1985 the State of Oregon
Water Resources Department
through legislative action received
authorization to negotiate water
rights with Oregon tribes .
The Warm Springs Tribes, after
completing litigation in the Pelton
Case, which gave it a voice in Por
tland General Electric's building a
handles her responsibilities in a, dam on waters bordering the Reser
positive manner. Diane is ellec-
tive because she is confident and
sincere. I think that is why the kids
respond to her as well as they do."
When it comes to counseling the
youths at Nanitch, one of the most
effective counselors has been Jamie
Fraser. Fraser began working for
the Tribe in June of 1989 as an
In-patient Counselor specializing
in Aftercare. Fraser is involved
with case management dealing, for
the most part, with females. She
also spends time lecturing and doing
aftercare planning as well as work
ing on relapse prevention.
Fraser explained that she was
hired to deal with female clients
specifically to help knock down the
barriers that can be put up by a
chemically dependent client. "When
you're dealing with people who are
chemically dependent, most all of
us in our disease have things that
we've done that we have a lot of
guilt and shame about," confides
Fraser. "One of those areas that
tends to be affected is sexuality and
there are those times when it's a lot
easier to share your feelings with
someone who is the same sex. It
really helps with the denial stage of
the addiction."
Fraser said that she sees herself '
primarily as an advocate for the
client in opposition to the disease.
I see as one of our primary respon
vation, began preliminary steps in
negotiating its water right with the
State.
A tribal negotiating task force
was appointed in May 1985 con
sisting of tribal council representa
tives, tribal administrators and tri
bal attorneys. The Water Negotions
Team was charged with developing
a procedure to begin the work of
collecting data and to begin work
toward negotiations with the state.
Stetson Engineering has been
working with the Tribe in a techni
cal capacity in development of the
plan. The Warm Springs Water
Department is also involved in col
lecting data.
Three entities will sit at the nego
tiating table including the Tribe, .
representatives of the U.S. govern
ment and a negotiating team from
the State of Oregon. Negotiations
will be open to the public for
observation but comments will be
limited. Public inolvement will be
defined in further meetings between
the State and Tribe.
Christmas program
set for December 17
Enjoy "songs from around the
world" at the Warm Springs Ele
mentary Christmas Program Mon-
sibilities the need to identify what , day December 17 beginning at 7:30
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resources are available tor our
clients and then making use of them."
Fraser said that "it is the client who
has to do the work to stay on the
path and it's up to me to make it
fruitful for them."
When it comes to continuing a
client's education while in treat
ment the responsibility rests on the
shoulders of the Center's education
coordinator Fiona MacNeill.
MacNeill began working for the
center in October of 1989 and she
said her program has been chang
ing and developing since that time.
"This program never existed before
I came on board and so things have
changed continually as we've all
evolved."
Currently MacNeill serves as the
liaison between the clients and
whatever school they left or may be
going back to. "A big part of the
program is motivation and some of
the areas I try to work on are goals.
I try to help them get more focused
on where they are going."
When asked if she considers her
job working with the kids a chal
lenge, she said, "Yes, it's a thrill a
minute. I'm always telling people
that I don't have to go to movies
anymore."
Pari III of this series will focus
on more of the employees, after
care and will also include conversa
tions with clients on the responses
to treatment.
p.m. l his year s program will be
held at the Warm Springs Com
munity Center. Music director
George Klos has been working
closely with the children in prepa
ration for this event.
Be careful-
During the cold weather, more
house fires are caused by heating
equipment than anything else.
Increase your home fire safety by
following these common sense pre
cautions: Keep combustibles away from
sources of heat.
Use heating devices only in the
way they were intended to be used.
Check electric heating ap
pliances for frayed or damaged
cords. This may indicate damage
to the wiring underneath which, if
used, may cause a fire.
Place portable heaters at least
three feet from walls.
Check baseboard heaters often
to make sure that combustible items
are not lying on or near them.
When cleaning ashes out of
your woodstove or fireplace, use a
metal container (never a paper bag),
and immediately take outside.
This is only a short list of precau
tions you can take to ensure the
safety of you and your family. If
you have any questions, call Fire
and Safety at 553-1634.
"Twin" stations to air
It wont be long before K-TWINS
will evolve in the Bend radio market.
Central Oregonians will soon be
able to tune into a "twin"set of FM
radio stations on 96.5 and 98.3 and
will hear a format that is not yet on
the air here, says KWSI station
manager John Stolz.
The 100,000-watt KWSI has
operated for the last four years
from a studio in Warm Springs
near Kah-Nee-Ta Vacation Resort.
The sales and administrative staff
of KWSI recently moved to a
3,000-square-foot facility at 20450
Empire Avenue in Bend, which will
be studio headquarters for
K-TWINS. The Bend studio's pro
gramming will be simulcast with
theexisting Warm Springs station,
offering the"twin" FMs, according
to Stoltz.
The stations will broadcast a
classic rock format on the two
FMs, which will encompass all of
Central Oregon, Stolz says.
But for now, KWSI's program
ming, engineering and management
staff are busy putting the finishing
touches on the K-TWINS stations
at the Bend facility.
Stoltz would not disclose possi
ble names for K-TWINS ; he said
the FCC is still working on the
names and they will be released
when the stations begin broadcasting.
Museum needs name
The name of a place is very
important. It identifies what it is,
what it is about, and in some cases
who it serves. A name is everything.
The museum at Warm Springs has
not had a formal name since its
inception, although there have been
several suggestions: the Warm
Springs Tribal Museum; the Warm
Springs Tribal Museum and Cul
tural Center;, the Museum of the
Three Confederated Tribes; the
Museum of the Three Confeder
ated Tribes at Warm Springs; the
Warm Springs Heritage Center,
among others. After discussion
among Board members and the
museum staff, we believe that now
is the time to embark on a more
formal community-wide campaign
to find a name. We are seeking
your suggestions.
Below is a small sampling of
other tribal museums around the
country, each in varying stages of
development and each with its own
unique history. This listing is pro
vided merely to show the range of
names that other tribal museums
use and so that it may stimulate
thinking as the Mid-Oregon Indian
Historical Society begins its effort
for a name.
Examples of names include: Ac-
oma Tourist and Visitation Center,
Acoma, New Mexico; Alabama
Coushatta Tribal Museum, Liv
ingston, Texas; American Indian
Community House and Gallery,
New York, New York; Apache
Cultural Center, Fort Apache,
Arizona; Cherokee National
Museum, Tahlequah, Oklahoma;
Five Civilized Tribes Museum,
Muskogee, Oklahoma; The Herit
age Center, Pine Ridge, South
Dakota; Hopi Cultural Center;
Museum, Second Mesa, Arizona; ;
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Incl,
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Jaca
rilla Arts & Crafts Museum, Dulce,
New Mexico; Makah Cultural and
Research Center, Neh Bay, Wash
ington; Native American Center
for the Living Arts, Niagara Falls,
New York; Scalaska Heritage Found
ation and Tribal Archives, Juneau,
Alaska; Seneca Iroquois National
Museum, Salamanca, New York;
Stockbridge Munsee Historical
Library and Museum, Bowler,
Wisconsin; Yavapai-Apache Vis
itors Activity Center, Camp Verde,
.Arizona; Yugtarik Regional
Museum, Bethel, Alaska; Zuni
Archeology Program, Zuni, New
Mexico.
The deadline for submissions is
Janaury 17, 1991. Suggestions can
be sent or phoned in to the MOIHS
office at 553-3331 to office man
ager Beulah Calica. If you have
ideas for logos, please submit those,
too.
All suggestions will be listed in
the January 25 issue of Spilyay
Tymoo and will include a write-in
ballot which can be dropped off at
the MOIHS office or mailed.
Remember, there is one vote per
person and all votes must be
received by February 15, 1991. The
single entry with the most votes
will be the winner. The winning
entry will be announced in the Feb
ruary 22 issue of Spilyay Tymoo.
The winner will receive $100.
Pounds got you down?
Join the
oLunch Time Blues Crew
Leatn hom to (l$ht the FAT,
banish the BLUES
and have a "loot" time with others
who ate In the mo boat.
Enjoy videos, chat sessions and snicks etch
Monday ftom 2 noon to I p.m. In the
IHS Clinic basement
For mote Infotmaflon call
Viola of Oenise at 553-3292 of
Lillian Januaty at 553-1196