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PACE 2 February 21, 1992 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Tribal leaders gather for Indian education a high priority at ATM I mid-winter conference which was held at the Lloyd Center Red Lion hotel, Portland, OR, February 10-14,1992. What role should the tribes play? What role should the parent! play? What role the state plays In Indian education? Should Slate be involved with Title V? These were some of the concerns mentioned at the meeting. Should we have pay backs, technical assistance, adult education? What should be done different. All these are natural efforts and answers are needed. There will be a Education meeting in Bellcvue, WA.,at a later date to address some of these ques tions. Recommendations included, more tribal involvement, local control, tribal or local control. The Indian tribes must choose the destiny of their children. Mike Clements, who was selected to represent this area from the office in Salem, OR, to attend a meeting in Oklahoma, stated the No. 1 priority is the Education of Indian Children. Alvin Schuster, Chairman of the Education Committee stated there are several issues the Committee is concerned about and one of the big gest ones is the Chcmawa Indian School. We need this school for several Indian students here in the Northwest Problems arising from the Administration to the general work force. Lack of Communication seems to be the large problem. Management lobbying with the Committee, labor force not allowed to meet with the Committee, students not allowed to have in-put on matters concerning the school. The Chcmawa issue was recommended to the ATNI group to investigate the situation there to see what the problems are. B udgcting and allocation of funds, today the Tribes ha ve very, very little Diversion program keeps youth out of jail The Warm Springs Tribal Court has organized both a youth Diversion and Mediation program, which con sist of approximately eighty students. These programs were designed to be an alternative to going to jail. They are mandatory to youths who break the law. Instead of facing jail they must attend the meetings. The di version program is to help students with school, give them training and help with famil v planning. They also have a dance club. If they are put in the mediation program they have the option to attend either meeting. The mediation group helps them improve communication skills. The Tribal Court, with help from sponsors, holds activities for the youth to get involved in, so most students stick with the program voluntarily. They plan many activities for the Suth to keep them out of trouble, ey most recently attended at ski trip on Sunday, February 2, 1992 at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. ML Bach elor donated the ski packages. They also held a Valentine's Day youth dance Saturday, February 15, 1992 which has semi formal held out at Kah-Nee-Ta. There are four adult supervisors Reservations accepted The Tiinowit Powwow Commit tee is now accepting reservations for crafts tables at the Tiinowit 18th Annual International Powwow, which will take place June 5-7, 1992 at the SunDome in Yakima, WA. According to event organizers, Tiinowit is one of the lOlargest pow wows in North America and is the only international powwow in the United States. With the move to the SunDome last year, the non-native attendance at Tiinowit increased from approxi mately 50 to over 7,000. Over 40 Native American craft sellers took part in the event. If you are interested in selling crafts at Tiinowit, please call the Powwow Office at (509) 452-6566, or write to: Tiinowit, co One Heart, 6 South 2nd St., 917, Yakima, Washington 98901. Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR...... SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER...SAPHRONIA KATCHIA TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST. SELENA THOMPSON FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 information on such decisions and they have no input on who controls the funds and how they arc allocated and BpcniThcre must be away to identify the resources because in testimonies to Congress only 20 of the funds get to the Tribcs.Thc Tribes would also like to see more flexibility of shifting funds from one program to another without BIA approval. It is said that re-programing approvals are not obtained as time requires. This was also mentioned in (he Re Orgianzation Task Force report that funding go directly from the top to the reservation level by-passing in between offices. There sull needs a lot of work on this because it is dif ficult to abolish offices that have been set up lor wis purpose. The main point is to get as much money down to the reservation level as ' possible. It is believed too much is lost going from one level to another and by the time it reaches it's final destination a great chunk has been eaten out of the funds. Also in the decision making situation where the where the reservation Suprcntendcnt can make decisions on matters rather than sending them up through chan nels as they presently are. The Economic Envelopment is sues in the Northwest is a complex and important issue and needs a lot of attention.The Economic Develop ment Committee has been working on a plan for the past five years to address the Economic Development deficiencies in the reservation economy. The ATNI Economic Develop ment Committee through studies and experience indicated that the private sector of the reservation was being neglected in current Tribal Economic programs and plans. In a scrvcy it was found that resources from re gional, state or national eIcvcls designed to assist individual Indian 11 i II III. Ill I r-t IIMMI. II !. I-II l J ' : , -t ) t ... , , jf. 'i ji nil i -tit ' n.- Students participate In ski trip at ML Bachelor February 2. for the groups, Sonja Kenyon, Charles Tailfeathers, Mariam Souers, and Laura Vollstedt who supervise the meetings and have gone out and collected donations to fund such ac tivities from community groups, Tribal Council and Harmony for Endangered species The debate over listing as endan gered five species of Snake River and lower Columbia coho salmon leaves the impression that we are beginning a crusade to save the first several species of salmon facing extinction. Apprenticeship grants awarded The Folk Art Program of the Or egon Arts Commission has an nounced the names of the recipients of the 1991-92 Traditional Arts Ap prenticeships Awards. Eight of the ten recognized master artists and apprenticeship teams are from Oregon's Native American commu nity. The Traditional Arts Apprentice ship Programs provides small, non matching grants to master folk artists to teach their traditional art forms to mid-winter business people or the "grassroots entrepreneurs,' were not trickling down to the reservation level. The Committee has come a long way with positive plans for future develop ments of reservation business estab lishments. The Committee has been working with the grassroots entre preneurs. on the Umatilla reservation where there is a chapter being formed for future developments, under the Newly elected National Congress Gaiashkibos was on hand for the featured luncheon speaker. Workshop teaches Something new started up this winter for Tribal members who arc planning to go to college. It's a scries of workshopscallcd StudcntSucccss Strategics that makes the transition children, Rick Souers also donated $500 to help. They will be holding a community meeting on February 27, at 5:15 in courtroom 1 at the WSTC, discuss ing possible youth clubs and activi ties. Any one interested please attend. debate continues According to conservation group Oregon Trout the fact is, if these five species become extinct, they will join the long list of species that became extinct when Grand Coulee dam was Continued on page 8 i i, i . ii-ii. hi , mm t, .mum, biiij in i i jl . mi I i.ijji n iiidiiijiiiiiiiiiiiii. .i . .' mm p' i , . - -- - -.: other members of their culture groups. The following American Indians were selected for the 199 1-92 awards: Native American Moccasins: master artist Priscilla Bettles and ap prentices Jeanette Bettles, Leah Bettles, and Priscilla Whitcraft, all of Chiloquin; Native American corn husk bags: master artist Frances Brunoe and ap prentices Justine Aguilar, Deborah Scott, Edith Danzuka, and Eraina Palmer, all of Warm Springs; Native American beadwork: master artist Theresa Mae Eagle, Pendleton, and apprentices Ruth A. Spencer, E. Lavonne Burke, Andrea Brown, Hilda M. Alexander of Pendleton, and Rae Lynn Eagle Allstott of Pilot Rock. Coastal Indian shell dresses: master artist Alfred (Bud) Lane III, of Siletz, and apprentices Mitzi Shoemaker of Newport and Selene Lynch of Siletz. Native American dolls: master artist Mary Ann Meanus and ap prentices Rhonda Arthur, both of Warm Springs. Native American Washat religious songs and interpretations: master artist Matilda Mitchell and apprentice Wilson Wewa, Jr., both of Warm Springs. Native American hide tanning: master artist Rose Marie Mitchell and apprentice Roberta F. Williams, both of Warm Springs. Native American root-digging bags: master artist Margaret Pennah, and apprentice Elizabeth Woody, both of Portland. conference guidance of Andrea Smith, who is regional coordinator for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. This project shows where positive results can come form this program and that others may follow in the near future. The week long mid-winter meet ing covered several issues regarding the Northwest Indian Tribes where there are positive goals seen for the future of the Indian People. of American Indians president ATNI winter conference and was student strategies from Reservation life to college life a little easier. In the past many students have had a hard time moving away from the reservation to go to school. They often run out of money, or they get overwhelmed by the coursework and the hectic pace of college life. StudcntSucccss Strategics teaches these students how to manage their money so they don't run out in the middle of the school year. It teaches students ho w to plan their time wisely so they can take care of their studies, their classes, their families, and still have a little time left over for fun. Students lcam how to apply for grants and scholarships to help meet all of thcircollege expenses, and they learn who to go to for help with their stud ies and any problems they may en counter at school. Put together by COCC and the Tribal Education Department the Student Success Strategies is already making a difference. There are about 20 tribal members who are taking the classes now to prepare them for when they go to college full-time next spring or fall. Othercollcges and tribal education departments in Oregon have already heard about the Warm Springs pro gram and have asked COCC and the Tribal Education Department to ex plain the Student Success Strategies program to them at their next state wide meeting. To sign-up for Student Success Strategies, or just find out more about the classes, call the COCC center at 553-1428, or the Education Depart ment at J53-33 11. OSHA provisions not applicable to WSFPI The September, 1991 report of the Indian Law Reporter contains the summary and full text of a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals de cision relating to the application of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSHA) to an Indian tribal enterprise. In that decision, the three-judge court has ruled that the provisions of OSHA do apply to the tribal sawmill owned and operated by the Confed erated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon. New Home The new commodities warehouse, located at the Industrial Park, is home to several programs as of January 13. Social Services director Gayle Rodgers, tribal welfare program director Joel Munn, state of Oregon Adult and Family Services personnel and a Life Skills instructors are all housed in the new metal framed building. Most offices are open from 8 cm. to 5 p.nu, wilh the AFS office open from 8:30 cm. to 4 p.m. Resort t0 recruit members for employment Kah-Ncc-Ta, in its endeavor to actively seek Tribal members for employment, has appointed Kathleen Folu, t ribal and Kah-Ncc-Ta Board member, tribal recruiter. Folu'i duties will be to seek tribal members interested in employment, to prc-in-tcrvicw and answer questions about job opportunities and descriptions. Job applications will be available at the Resort front desk or personnel office. The personnel office hours will be Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Monday, February 24, 1992. Applications are now being ac cepted for the summer season in the following positions: Front desk clerks, bell persons, reservation clerks, room attendants, cooks, bus persons, coffee shop servers, banquet servers, snack bar attendants, gift shop clerks, golf course and grounds keepers, pool attendants and life VFW meeting The next mcctinji of the VFW Post and Auxiliary is Tuesday, Feb ruary 25, 1992 starling promptly at 6 m. It will be held in the VFW Hall, lis meeting will be a potluck, so bring your favorite dish to share, along with your ideas, a guest, etc. Remember your dues if you have not paid them yet for this year. You can contact Kathleen Folu at 553 1240. Or, mail to her at P.O. Box 4, Warm Springs. Let's get 1001! There is need to seriously start thinking of election of new officers, which is comiagjip this April. If you would like to proudly volunteer serving as one of the officers, contact Waller "Spud" 'Kum-Kum-Lee" Langncse, Kirby Heath, Sr., or Louis Aripa for the Post; Jeannic Danzuka, Kathleen Foltz, or Bculah Calica for the Ladies Auxiliary. They would be Governor appoints members oovernor Barbara Ko&erts re cently appointed Warm Springs Po lice Chief Jeffrey Sanders, Sr. to the board of the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Commission. The nomination was confirmed by the Oregon Senate in a formal session in mid-November. Sanders, who enjoys an enviable reputation among State and national law enforcement groups, joins a very small number of Oregon Indians who have been asked to serve state gov ernment on boards and commission. Chief among those is warm Springs member Louis E. Pitt, who has been appointed as a member of the Columbia Gorge Commission. Mr. Pitt is highly respected among Indians and non-Indians alike for his intelligence, common sense, and ability to work with competing in terests. Warm SpringsarchaeologistScott Stuemke also has recently received gubernatorial appointment to the State Advisory Committee on His toric Preservation. This committee spot is reserved by law' for persons who are Oregon Native and Ameri can Indian. Stuemke is a self-iden tified Cherokee Indian. He will rep First they found that the reach of the act is not restrained by the prin ciple of an exclusive right of tribal self-governance. They came to this conclusion based on a holding in a previous case, and because the Warm Springs enterprise employs a sig nificant number of non-Indians and sales are mostly non-Indians. Then, the court rejected the tribal argument that its historic treaty right, permitting general exclusion of non Indians, served as a bar to enforce ment of OSHA provisions. This was ... " N '. ' A r , i -yum ! Kathleen Foltz' guards and recreation aids. Kah-Ncc-Ta Resort is a drug free work place with a drug and alcohol screeningtesting program. Any person interested in informa tion or working at Kah-Ncc-Ta is encouraged to contact Foltz at 553 1240 or the Kah-Ncc-Ta personnel office. set for Feb. 25 glad to assist you by providing a list of officers and the duties. Anyone is invited to come to the meetings.. ..Veterans, Veteran's spouses, Veteran's children, family. There are a lot of fun projects that can be sponsored by VFW, but par ticipants are needed. One of the projects proposed for this year is coordinaung a" Voice of Democracy" contest for our students on the Res ervation. This would be a very edu cational opportunity for our students as it will give them a chance to learn more of our country. This contest consists of students composing a speech of a different aspect of our country. Each district will pick a winner, then they will go on to state, and then nationally, where they will go to Washington, DC. Everyone come to the meeting on February 25th!!I resent the spiritual and technical concerns of Oregon's native people on cultural resources issues. Nurse educator hired The Warm Springs Diabetes Pro gram has hired Susan Mathew, RN, BSN, as a Nurse Educator to help patients understand their diabetes. Susan recently moved here from Barrow, Alaska where she worked with the Alaskan Native population concerning diabetes and their health care needs. Many of you will meet Susan dur ing the Diabetic Clinic held every second and fourth Thursday of the month. She invites your phone calls with any questions you may have about diabetes and looks forward to meeting patients with diabetes and their families. Susan is accepting appointments to meet with patients with diabetes either individually or with their families during regular clinic hours. She can be reached at the clinic at 553-1196. the main question in the case. The judges found that since OSHA per mitted only a limited investigation, the conflict between tribal right and federal action was so minimal as to not rise to the level of a prohibition. And finally, noting that the tribe did not argue the point, they found no authority for a contention that Con gress intended to exclude tribal en terprises from the coverage of OSHA. Reprinted from the Commission on Indian Services newsletter. i