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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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