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Warm Springs, Oregon
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Unity Day at Madras Jr. High provided an opportunity for students to short in cultures of other students. Young Generation Indian Club Dancers were among
the performers at the activity which was organized and sponsored by the Healthy Options for Teens (HOT) Club.
Tax workshop to be held
A tax preparation workshop will
be held this year. Glenn Murtroe of
Islcr Company will be available to
assist tribal members in preparing
tax returns. It is scheduled for Feb
ruary 11-12, 1992. The location will
be announced at a later date. A new
Start to get in shape now
for the March Kah-Nee-Ta
Mini-Marathon
Judges must remain objective
When a person has any kind of
case pending before the Tribal Court,
it is the policy of the Court that the
presiding Judge will not speak with
either oneof the parties, individually,
or anyone directly involved, before
the case is heard by the presiding
judge.
If the judge speaks to one party
prior to the hearing, this is unfair to
the other or opposing party. This is
the reason the judges secretary and
the Court staff will ask you when you
call, what is the reason you are re
questing to talk to the judge.
Henry attains CDA
Leah Henry of Warm Springs has
been awarded a Child Development
Associate (CDA) Credential in rec
ognition of outstanding work with
young children. The credential was
awarded by the Council for Early
Childhood Professional Recognition
in Washington, D.C., which repre
sents the early childhood profession.
CDA is the only major national
effort to improve child care by evalu
ating and recognizing the skills of
individuals providing care. The CDA
training program is offered locally in
Warm Springs through the Early
Childhood Education Program. "This
CDA credential assures the commu
nity that their children are being given
quality care in a quality learning en
vironment," states Julie Mitchell
Quaid, Director of Education for the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. "CDAs are skilled
caregivers and educators. They have
shown their ability in working with
children ages three through five years
of age and their families."
Leah has been involved in the
Warm Springs CDA training program
for the past year. During this time,
she was observed working with
children and then was evaluated by a
team which included early childhood
professionals and a parent. Leah also
demonstrated her ability to work with
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MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER...SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST......SELENA THOMPSON
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service has been added this year
electronic refunds, allowing faster
returns.
' To register for the workshop call
Vesta Hudson at 553-32 1 3. This ser
vice is being provided by the Tribe to
tribal members at no fee.
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understand that this is for all the
individuals involved in a case, so
each party will have hisher time in
court to present any statements or
evidence which will be heard at one
time and give each person a chance
to ask questions of each other. When
this is done, the judge will be able to
consider everything presented in the
court hearing to make a decision.
We frequently receive telephone
calls where individuals wanting to
speak to one of the judges for advice,
we find that the individuals should
direct their inquiries to Legal Aide.
families to develop children 's physi
cal and intellectual capabilities in a
safe and healthy learning environ
ment. Many people worked with her
during the training. Roberta
Queahpama, administrative officer
for the Warm Springs Indian Health
Service, served as ParentCommunity
Representative. Roberta observed
Leah as she worked with children
and parents and then participated in
the final evaluation meeting.
Normandie Phelps, education coor
dinator for the Warm Springs Head
Start program, was Leah's CDA ad
visor. Normandie provided training,
made classroom observations, and
helped Leah as she prepared for the
evaluation. Barbara Poncho and
Vivian Wewa, head teachers in
Leah's program, gave her help, ideas
and lots of encouragement as she
worked in the classroom on her CDA
skills.
Leah's hard work paid off when
she completed her training and was
awarded her credential on December
19, 1991. Leah continues to work as
an assistant teacher in the Head Start
Day Care program where her four-year-old
children and their families
benefit from her hard work and
commitment.
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KWSO to circulate
survey among listeners
In the next few months the Tribal
Public Information Department will
be contacting members of the Warm
Springs Community, by phone and
in person to find out how the public
radiostauon, KWSO's, programming
can better serve the community of
Warm Springs.
The first phase of the project will
involve telephoning approximately
400 Warm Springs Tribal Members
to And out their opinions on present
programming, and what kinds of
programs Tribal members might need
and want in the future, as KWSO
expands it's broadcast hours.
The telephone interview will take
about ten minutes, and the inter
Three seeking titles at Lincoln's Birthday Powwow
The 16th Annual Lincoln's Birth
day Powwow will be held the
weekend of February 7-9, 1992 at thJ
Simnasho Longhouse in Warm
Springs. Three girls are currently
selling raffle tickets to raise money
for the powwow and to earn a spot as
Queen of the weekend event. There
are two categories, junior and senior
courts. There is only one girl running
for the Senior court, Miss Arlissa
Rhoan, and two for the Junior court,
Miss Lillian Heath and Miss Emily
Mitchell.
Senior court candidate, Arlissa
Rhoan of Warm Springs is sixteen
years of age and a sophomore at
Madras High School. Her grandpar
ents and legal guardians are Lyle, Sr.
and Arlita Rhoan. Her special inter
ests include Traditional Indian
dancing, playing school sports such
as volleyball, basketball and softball.
Rhoan is running for this title, first of
all because she was asked, and also
because she thought it would be fun
and a neat experience for herself. S he
enjoys being able to support the
powwow and represent it, along with
representingherself.Herfutureplans
are to go to college after graduation.
Her family plans to purchase a mo
bile home in the future to travel to all
the powwows that were missed be
cause of school. Rhoan is asking
people to please purchase raffle
tickets and help support the powwow,
and would like to give a special thanks
to the people who have purchased
tickets.
Junior court candidate, Lillian
Rose Heath of Warm Springs is ten
years old and lives with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Delvis Heath, Sr. Heath
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viewers will be very grateful for your
taking these few minutes to help make
your Tribal public radio station more
responsive to your needs.
After the telephone interviews are
completed, the information will be
analyzed and used to identify pro
gramming needs.
The second phase of the assess
ment will in vol ve a scries of in-depth
face to face interviews with a much
smaller group of Tribal members to
further inform programming devel
opment. Programs will then be pro
duced locally and broadcast on
KWSO at various times over the next
'year, in response to the stated needs
of the Warm Springs Community.
is a fifth grader at Warm Springs
, Elementary,, she enjoys reading,
horseback riding and going to 4-H
camp. Her reason for seeking the
title is to support the Lincoln's
Powwow, "I nave always been a
supporter on behalf of my mother,
the late Martina Heath." Her future
plans are to one day, run for Miss
Lillian Heath
Tree theft costly to Tribe
Ron Recier, Assistant B1A Forest
Manager, requested that the follow
ing article concerning trespass and
illegal wood cutting be printed in
Spilyay.
By. Ron Recto
The date is unknown. The month
is probably last December. An indi
vidual or a group of people are driv
ing out in the Duhl Pine area looking
for firewood. For unknown reasons,
they stop along the S-540 Road and
begin to cut a large pine tree. The tree
is Z8 inches in diameter. The tree is
also still alive with green limbs
present for about half of the height of
the tree. When the individual finishes
cutting the green tree, it falls and
strikes a healthy 12-inch diameter
tree and snaps it off about six feet
above the ground. Thirty-seven feel
of the tree was cut into rounds and
removed from the site. The remain
ing portion of the green tree is left,
along with the smaller tree that had
been destroyed.
On a later date, purely by chance,
a fish and game officer discovers the
cut tree while performing a routine
tour of the area and the umber tres-
fiass is reported to the Bureau of
ndian Affairs. An investigation is
made, but it is impossible to deter
mine who the guilty party or parties
are. The two trees are measured for
an estimate of the loss that is in
curred by the Tribe.
The value of these two trees if left
standing and alive would have been
$539.00. The most valuable portion
of the large pine tree has been re
moved for firewood. The wood that
is left in the woods would take up
only about 16 of a self loader log
truck. Since there are no other trees
that need to be salvaged in the nearby
area, the removal of this volume is
completely uneconomical. In this
case, the loss to the Tribe is the entire
$539.00. A short report is filed and
the case is closed.
Unfortunately, this scenario has
been occurring on a much more fre
quent basis than it has for a number
of years. If someone witnesses an
individual cutting a green tree or
someone leaves an item at the scene
that can be traced back to them, pros
ecution of the offender might occur.
In most cases, however, nothing can
be done because of lack of evidence.
Indian America, but first she must
become Miss Warm Springs.
Ten year old, Emily Mitchell of
Warm Springs is the daughter of
Jameson and Virginia Mitchell. She
is a fifth grader at Warm Springs
Elementary and enjoys playing
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Lincoln's Birthday Pow Wow
February 7, 8 & 9, 1992
Longhouse - Simnasho, Oregon
Everyone Welcome
GRAND ENTRIES
Saturday
2:00 and 7:30 p.m.
I I i I Friday
Categories
Fancy and Traditional
point aystem;
7-12 yr. old Boy t Girls
13-17 yn. old Boy A Girl
18 A over Men S Women
Queahpama Slater
and Herb Stwyer
Recognition awarda
Grata Danee
fpolnt ayatemj
Point system
3 Hand Drum Contest
$1 ,000 Total Prize Money
1 st $400 2nd $300 3rd $200 and 4th $1 00
Day Money each session in addition to contest
$6,000 Specials
For Information Contact; Pierson Mitchell.
Chairman - (503) 553-1406
Charles Tallfeathers, Master of Ceremonies - (503)
553-1983
Sponsored by: Simnasho Longhouse Elders and
Committee
(Powwow Sponsors and Tribe will not be respon
sible for accidents, thefts, or short-funded
travelers)
No Alcohol or Drugs
It is very frustrating to the investi
gators because this crime makes no
sense at all. There are large numbers
of available dead snags and down
material throughout the Reservation
for everyone to cut. Why would
someone cut down a valuable mer
chantable green tree and cut it into
firewood blocks when it can't be
used for several months? Also, the
blocks probably weigh twice as much
as seasoned wood, so it is more diffi
cult to put on the truck and only half
as many blocks can be hauled on one
trip. In many cases, a dead tree or
downed log, that would have been
excellent firewood is nearby. But,
instead, the green tree was cut
The Branch of Forestry is asking
for all tribal members to help reduce
or eliminate these instances of tim
ber trespass. It is possible that some
of these trees in the past appeared to
be dead and were cut inadvertently
by a legal firewood cutter. When you
are out cutting firewood, make sure
that the tree you have selected is
dead. Take a good look before you
start tocut, especially on those foggy
winter days. It may also be someone
deliberately cutting a green tree for
unknown reasons. Another possibil
ity is that it could be an illegal fire
wood cutler coming onto the Reser
vation. In most instances, we will
never know. If you are out driving
around in the woods and see someone
who is not from the Reservation or
sec anyone cutting a green tree, please
notify the Police Department or the
Branch of Forestry. It you could pro
vide the name of the person involved,
the type of vehicle, the license
number, the location of the incident
or any information at all it would be
appreciated.
A one-time loss of $539 may not
significantly impact the Tribe's wel
fare, but several of these trees cut in
a year over the next 10-20 years will
accumulate to a large amount and
will be a significant impact If all of
us cooperate, the act of cutting green
trees for firewood will be stopped
and the Tribe will no longer suffer
from the loss of these valuable trees.
Remember, this your resource. Any
one cutting these valuable green trees
are stealing from you. Your assistance
is very much needed and very appreciated.
kickball, Indian Fancy Dancing and
being a member of the S.M.I.L.E.
Club at school. Her reason for seek
ing the title is to earn some extra
money. Her future plans are to attend
more powwows in the future.
Annual
Sunday
2:00 p.m.
0tr
$20,0001
In Prlia Monay
Specials
Jingle Dance
point system
Senior Citizen
Recognition
Tiny Tota 6 A Under
Royalty Recognition
Arlissa Rhoan
Emily Mitchell