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VOL. 16 NO. 4
Coyote News
In Brief
Military recognition
Photographs of military
personnel from Warm
Springs and their
addresses are offered.
Letters from members of
the military in 1946 may
also be of interest.
Page 2
Powwow activities,
winners listed
Lincoln's Birthday
Powwow, held February
8-10, drew many visitors.
Page 3
MHS seniors look to
future
Two MHS students,
Rachelle Smith and
Edgar Boise, discuss
their high school years
and the dreams they
have for the future.
Page 5
Championship Wild
Horse Race set for
February
Professional Wild Horse
Racers will compete for
world championship title
at the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds in Madras,
February 22 and 23.
Page 6
Children magnify their
problems
Stress in children can
have serious
consequences if
unrecognized.
Page 7
Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
is March 1
Pick up some
home baked
goodies and
help the
Desert Storm
Support Group
Monday,
February, 25
10 a.m. to ??
Admin. Building Lobby
Weather hasn't been a
vallable recently because
of a broken weather gauge
at the BIA Fire Manage
ment office.
P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS OREGON, 97761
FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Patriot's Parade
March 2
in Warm Springs
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Dancers showed much emotion as they circled the floor during honor dance for military
personnel and their families during Annual Lincoln's Birthday Powwow held at the Simnasho
Longhouse.
Infant mortality rates
decline in Warm Springs
Infant deaths at Warm Springs
have decreased dramatically during
the last 50 years. This was the
primary conclusion of a study re
cently conducted on deaths to in
fants less than one year of age on
the Warm Springs Reservation
since 1940. The study was spon
sored by the Vital Statistics and
Human Services departments with
funding by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation.
During the I940's, there were 12
infant deaths for every 100 births at
Warm Springs. Over the next 50
years the rate dropped consistently
to a level of 2.7 infant deaths for
every 100 births which is a 78
percent reduction in infant mor
tality. In comparison, with the rest 1
of the country, there were 4 infant
deaths for every 100 births in the
1940's, and 1 infant death for every
100 births in the 1980's.
Much of the decrease in infant
mortality at Warm Springs is a
result of the control of deaths due
to infection. In the 94Q's. there
were about eight times more deaths '
due to infection than for the rest of
the country. By the 1980's, deaths '
from infection were the same as the
national rate. This improvement is
probably the result of improved
sanitation, improved standard of
living, and improved access to
health care which occurred during
this time penoa.
Examining the current causes of
infant deaths gives clues on how to
reduce infant mortality at Warm
Springs. Since 1980, 1 7 of 27 infant
deaths in the community were a
result of the Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS). Previously
called crib death because it typi
cally occurs when an infant is found
dead during a period of presumed
sleep; SIDS has no known cause.
However, risk factors for SIDS
have been identified which include:
low socioeconomic status, a young
or single mother, substance use in
the mother, premature birth, ane
mia in the mother, or a previous
SIDS death in the family.
To address these risk factors, an
organized approach was developed
by Tribal Government and IHS
which focuses on providing home
visits by a public health nurse after
deliveries; a separate family plan
ning clinic; a school based program
to provide social and financial
support to keep teenage mothers in
school; and referrals to Early In
tervention for at risk children.
With the development of these
more intensive health and social
services for infants, the community
can expect results which continue
this reduction in infant mortality
at Warm Springs over the next ten
years.
DUN law is tough
Want to do something danger
ous? Try drinking and driving.
Want to do something illegal?
Try drinking and driving.
Want to do something expen
sive? Try drinking and driving.
Oregon's DUII law Is tough
Oregon has one of the toughest
drunk driving (DUII) laws in the
nation. If you're under 18 years of
age, the maximum blood alcohol
content (BAC) you are allowed
under Oregon's implied consent
law is zero. If you're 18 years old or
older, you must have a BAC lower
than .08 percent, unless you're
driving a commercial motor vehi
cle. Commercial drivers must have
a BAC lower than .04 percent. And
remember, just three drinks can
take your BAC to .08 percent.
If you're stopped
If you are stopped on suspicion
Plan helps manage resources
On May 11, 1987, the Warm
Springs Tribal Council passed Reso
lution 7410 which directed forestry
and the natural resources depart
ment to jointly develop manage
ment plans for each watershed in
the forested areas of the reserva
tion. This joint analysis of reserva
tion natural resource values will
serve as the basis for the forest
management plan, effective Janu
ary 1, 1992.
Since the passage of Resolution
7410, numerous public meetings
have been held at which input was
gathered to help formualted the
Integrated Resource Management
Plan (IRMP). A final draft of the
IRMP is expected by mid-1 99 1.
The IRMP team meets weekly to
develop a planning process that
uses a "systematic and interdisci
plinary" management approach.
They have defined resources of
value, documents, issues and con
cerns, evaluated management pol
icy alternatives and identified pre
ferred alternatives which are re
sponsive to tribal goals and ob
Continued on page 5
Voters go to polls Feb. 26
The third time around for the
health and wellness center referen
dum will hopefully be the charm as
tribal voters go to the polls Tues
day, February 26. Two previous
elections, held in June and July,
1990, failed because not enough
voters cast their ballots. However,
had there been adequate voters, the
wellness center would have been
overwhelmingly approved.
The referendum asks voters to
approach the appropriation of
$1 .25 million in tribal funds and to
authorize the tribal government to
secure the remaining funds,
totaling $3.75 million, from var
ious grants, bonds and loans.
The 35,000 square foot facility
will be located near the Agency
Longhouse. The new building will
be nearly four times larger than the
existing 55-year-old building. The
facility may offer expanded hours
for medical and dental services
plus an eye care clinic complete
with the latest diagnostic equipment.
Family activity fair scheduled
A family activity fair is sche
duled for February 23 at Madras
High School. "A Celebration of
the Family; Adults and Children
Playing Together is the theme for
the fair which runs from 3:00 until
5.00 p.m. in the gymnasium.
Parachute games, family blood
pressure checks, swamp stomping,
dance demonstrations, fat trap,
and a story corner are just a few of
the activities already scheduled.
An adult guest is required for
children to be admitted to the Fair
which is being organized by the
Jefferson County Council on Child
Abuse Prevention.
Health and Wellness Center referendum
February 26
Please remember to vote