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July 24, 1992 PAfiE 5 Warm Springs, Oregon SpilyayTymoo Special KWSO programming to Beginning August 1, 1992.KWSO is mounting a public information campaign concerning drinking dur ing pregnancy. The purpose of the campaign is to: Teach pregnant women to seek support from someone who loves them to help them not to drink any alcohol during pregnancy. Teach peer and family members how to support the pregnant woman not to drink any alcohol during pregnancy: Congratulate and positively re inforce her if she is not drinking. Support her lovingly and non judgmcnially to stop drinking during pregnancy. Reinforce the knowledge that: Alcohol effects arc totally pre ventable. Any amount of alcohol can ef fect the baby (0 alcohol for mom 100 alcohol-free baby) -What the mother drinks, the baby drinks. Both the KWSO Phase II research and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Behavioral Risk FactorSludy indicate that people in the community are already aware of the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The campaign will reinforce this knowledge as a reason for seeking and giving support to not drink dur ing pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) now is recognized as the leading cause of mental retardation in the United States surpassing Down's syndrome and spina bifida. Effects can include: 1) pre- and post-natal growth retar dation, 2) central nervous system impairment which can lead to learn ing disabilities, and 3) facial distor tions. The effects of alcohol on the fetus are related to the amount of alcohol consumed, the mother's age, the mother's nutritional status, whether the mother already has a Summer reading Student visits library during open hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdaysfrom 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Summer library is sponsored byJOM Committee. r- , f ) A ' - ; - I J v. x Sr.-. Employment Services survey results reveal department weaknesses, strengths, . . . 3 i a it iho triko unrLoH enmpthino out What is employment services primary weakness? Unemp.Emp. No answer 26-38 13-19 Communication 11-12 26-39 TM Policies 4-5 7-11 Paper flows 9-10 15-22 Support services 9-10 16-23 Operational Org. 12-13 17-24 Need communication improved: of the unemployed who responded one felt confidentiality was needed; eight felt they needed a better atti tude toward public; three felt they are judgmental of clients; one felt a lack of communication skills. Of the employed who responded twelve felt the staff communication was the weakness; five felt they should com municate with the staff and do not just let them go; six felt the weakness of communication with clients; four felt they give the run around; nine felt they gossip about the clients; three felt there was no privacy in the office areas. Uphold tribal member preference policies: of the unemployed who re sponded two felt no chance at train ing; six felt more jobs youth and adult; one felt nepotism. Of the em ployed who responded seven felt there is favoritism in hirestraining; one felt nepotism; three felt for compliance in tribal member prefer ence & policy. Paper flows: of the unemployed who responded, six felt applications needed follow up; two felt losing the paperwork was their weakness; one felt the termination form needs more space for specifics; one felt the need for descriptions with job advertise ments. Of the employed who re sponded, eleven felt recordkeeping security was the weakness; five felt they should not lose applications; four felt the need for professionalism in the reception area; one felt weak ness in accountingchecks; two felt they should notify of hireno hire. Support Services: of the unem ployed who responded, seven felt child with FAS. and the time in the pregnancy during which the mother drank. FAS represents the severe end of a continuum of disabilities caused by maternal alcohol use during pregnancy; the broader umbrella of alcohol-related binh defects is fre quently referred to as Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Primary audience: Women who are light, moderate, and "party" (binge) drinkers who arc pregnant or who think they might become preg nant. Secondary audiences: Female family members of the primary au dience, particularly mothers (moth-crs-in-laws), grandmothers, sisters and aunts, and mates of the primary audience. CAMPAIGN DESCRIPTION Tone: Positive, loving, and non judgmental. Serious. Indian. Slogan: Two slogans will be tested with the various target audi ences. The core of the slogan is: "Alcohol-frcc pregnancy with love." Logo: Twoconccpts will be tested with the target audiences. Both would contain a simple drawing of a mother and newborn infant looking at each other lovingly surrounded by cither an eagle with the wings touching at the tip to represent the circle of life, or a blanket with hands com ing out of the folds. Radio spots will promote the key messages to the target audiences. Additionally, two new programs will be developed an interview program which will motivate people to call in with their questions about FASFAE and a modern talcs program which will use stories about animals to teach the campaign messages. An "Alcohol Free Pregnancy with Love Fun Walk" will be conducted September 15 to develop community support for the campaign. It will be held for all pregnant women and their "support network," service providers, Sisters High School plans reunion The Sisters High School Reunion is scheduled to be held on August 8 and 9, 1992. The schedule for the weekend events arc as follows: Saturday, August 8 Dinner at the grade school auditorium at 7 p.m., $ 1 5 per couple, reservations required. Sundav.Aucust 9 Picnic at Sis ters City Park to begin at noon, bring North Dakota tribes learn HIVAIDS prevention The American Indians Aeainst HIVAIDS project was developed by the Department of Family Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, under the supervision of Dr. Clayton Jensen, Dr. Martce Bushfield and Robert Old Rock, Project Director, to prevent the transmission of AIDS within the American Indian culture. This project has been funded by the Bush Northwest Area Foundations. The purpose of the project is to train leaders from each of the five North Dakota Tribes about this dis ease. Each year five members from the Devils Lake Sioux, Standing rock Sioux.Threc Affiliated Tribes.Turtle coordinators needed motivation: three felt mat all coaches answer about all employment services pro grams - monitor new hires; one, in take form; two felt they should help those who don't pass the UA. Of the employed who responded, six felt new hires needed monitoring; six felt coaches recruit, track applicants; five felt they discourage, judge cli ents; four felt there is not enough counseling; two felt they should of fer help with applications. Operational Organization: of the unemployed who responded, five felt there is prejudice in the department; one felt weakness in the dress code; three felt there was no one there, too many staff; four felt there was no weakness. Of the employed who re sponded, fourteen felt management does not use staff in ways they could give leeway; five asked why so many staff-what doing?; six felt they should find money, training youth-handicapped. What is the primary way you find out about jobs available? Unemp. Emp. Emp. Services Ad. 37-38 51-76 Newspaper 50-52 46-69 Radio 7-8 0 Emp. Svs. Office 31-32 34-51 Others: Post off. etc.7-8 8-12 What is your observation of the hiring practices within the tribe? Unemp. Emp. TM preference 32-33 54-80 Politics involved 9-14 Hiring done fairly 22-23 9-13 Tribal member preference policy needs monitored and implementa tion: of the unemployed who re sponded, eight felt an unfair assess ment, judged by past, asked dumb fersonal questions; ten felt nepotism, iring of family and friends; ten felt non tribal members were hired instead of tribal members; three felt more non tribal members with high pay.no chances for tribal members; two felt there are tribal members with degrees and qualifications no hired; one felt focus on negative effects of alcohol use while pregnant, FAS irlKul tauten and anvonc else who would like to walk to support the campaign. The lime and dates are tentatively set for noon, Tuesday, September 15, the day many pregnant mothers would be attending the Pre natal Clinic. The walk would begin at the clinic and end at the Commu nity Center. All of the pregnant women and the walkers would be given a tee-shirt with the campaign logo and slogan. They would also be given balloons with the logo and slogan. At the end of the walk they would release the balloons to sym bolize the "giving away" of alcohol during pregnancy. Lunch might be served at Hie pavilion after the walk to encourage more participation. Promotional materials such as tee shirts, balloons, felt flags, banners, and buttons which promote the campaign slogan and logo. wilJ J distributed at the Fun Walk and the Prenatal Clinic. The final selection of these materials will depend on the final level of funding. Posters will promote thecampaign activities, specifically the interview and modem talc programs and the Fun Walk. An additional poster will remind the target audiences of one of the key messages "Any amount of alcohol can effect the baby." These would be distributed at highly visible points throughout the reservation. The tribal newspaper and the Ma dras newspaper will be contacted to write an article on the goals of the campaign. The tribal newspaper will additionally be asked to: 1) put an ad with the campaign logo and slogan in each issue, 2) put an article in each issue. A transcript of each weekly interview which could be used as the basis for the article will be sent to the newspaper, 3) publicize the interview and modem talcs programs, provid ing information concerning the times and who will be interviewed, and 4) promote and cover the Fun Walk. The Prenatal Clinic staff will be your own food, drinks and utensils. Also on Sunday a tourof new Sisters High School, meet at high school parking lot at 12:45 p.m. To make reservations for dinner or for more information call Carroll "Doc" Raines at 923-8301, or Leonard Langclicrs at 385-6697. Mountain Chippewa and the Trenton Service Area Reservations are se lected by the Tribal Council and given the opportunity to attend two four day seminars. The four-day seminars arc an intensive course in AIDS awareness, education and prevention. The leaders are then given a grant to return to their Tribes to present an educational program about AIDS to their Tribal members. This past year twenty-five leaders from four reservations and one ser vice area participated in the program. The mini-grant projects reached twenty-two thousand individuals with HIVAIDS information in 1990 1991. The information was dissemi that at Kah-Nee-Ta iobs are saved for whites. Of the employed who responded, two felt they were judged by the past; twenty-three felt nepo tism; twenty-eight felt non tribal members hired instead of tribal members; seven felt non tribal mem bers get higher pay for the same work; thirteen felt tribal members should rely on qualifications non tribal member preference; seven felt that the jobs were filled before ad vertised. Politics involved in hiring: of the unemployed who responded, four felt that it depends on who you are and who you know in departments. Tribal members, favorites get placed when they do not qualify. Of the employed who responded, three felt hire policy is downright dirty; eight felt politic hiring is obvious; two felt unfair, tribal members get labor workpay; one felt a gradual takeover of our jobs by non reservation people. Hiring is done fairly: of the unem ployed who responded, fifteen felt hiring seems good; one says it is slow; three do not know, no opinion; four do not like hiring practices. Of the employed who responded, eight felt hiring by experiencequalify; five felt variances for each jobdepart ment. Suggestions toGeneral Managers: of the unemployed one felt that "General Managers are protective of their position and do not allow growth of knowledge for their employees."; one felt that "General Managers should take a cut in pay or quit pay ing so much for contracts."; one felt, "It is used at the General Managers discretion, hiring should be faster, maybe lack of services from Em ployment Services Department?" Are you in a career or job you want to be in? Unemp. Emp. Yes 15-16 82-123 No 73-78 9-13 Law Enforcement 3-4 1-2 Education 7-10 1-2 asked to rtanicioate in and promote the campaign in several ways: 1) participate in and promote the Fun Walk, 2) Promote the interview and modem talc programs and encourage women to listen, 3) Put up the posters in the clinic, and 4) Promote the key messages of the campaign during the August Prenatal clinic session. They will be provided copies of the radio spots to assist mem in promoting the messages. These spots could be played and discussed during the August prenatal session as a way of generating interest in the September Fun Walk. This campaign is part of the Na tive American Community Radio Project. The goal of this project is to apply a systematic communication methodology to strengthen linkages between the Warm Springs and its radio station to address and respond Scott designs From his living room and kitchen windows, Jimmy Scott has a beauti ful view of the wide valley known as Dry Creek and through those same windows come the cheerful sounds of many different types of birds. The serene surroundings could only en hance an artist's creative frame of mind. Drawing since 1971, Jimmy is able to produce simple as well as intricate Indian designs, some of which he has sold to local bcadworkcrs and businesses. Warm Springs Apparel Industries has in corporated some of Jimmy's work into their clothing line. Inter Tribal Sports has also purchased designs and the Information Center has taken his items in on consignment. Jimmy also creates cartoon char acters some of which arc borrowed from the comic strips. But all arc hand drawn, not traced and he adds his own quips, making the pieces even more special. Thumbing through his sketch book, Jimmy nated throuch "town hall" mcctincs. health fairs, radio talk shows, publi cations and presentations given in public schools. An American Indian HIVAIDS awareness poster was developed by Robert Old Rock specifically for this project. The poster has been distrib uted locally and nationally to schools, organizations and individuals inter ested in informing their community about the threat of HIVAIDS. Copies of the poster are available and can be received by writing to Robert Old Rock, Project Coordinator, Dept. of Family Medicine, 501 N. Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58203 or calling (701) 777-3214. Health 2-4 Business Admin. 1-3 Of the unemployed who re sponded the career choices were: three patrolman; eight early child hood education; two teachers; three nursing; one eachsports medicine, fitness center, aerobics, EMT; eleven secretaries; two each computers, accountants, records, management; four forestry; one fisheries; one en gineer; two equipment operators; one eachcarpcntcr, electrician, engineer, plumber, drafting; one each social work, fence building, outside work, landscaping, curator, cook, beadworker, artist, curator, market ing, interior decorator, fashion, journalism, golf pro, crafts. Of the employed who responded the career choices were: Investigations, pros ecution; higher education, work with children; one health field; two secre tary, one bookkeeping; one con struction and wants hands on training, landscaping; one each supervising job, manage my own business, pub lic relations, Tribal Council, want to train for a day job. Which staff are the most helpful to you when you come to the em ployment services department? Unemp. Emp. Emp. Svs. Dept. 11-12 7-10 Front Desk 21-22 11-16 ESD Manager 7-8 9-13 InternJTPA Admin.28-29 25-37 Apprentice Coord.. 11-12 11-16 Spec. Proj. Coord. 12-13 7-10 Office Supervisor 6-7 NA Human Res. Coord. 4-5 1 1-16 Emp. Rel. Coord. 24-25 7-10 Human Res. Clerk 10-11 3-5 Youth Work Coord. 12-13 9199 1 Coord. 41992 Coord. None 6-7 7-10 Other staff mentioned: Benson Heath, Tony Gilbert, Louie Aripa, Carlos Calica, Myma Courtney. Would you be willing to leave the reservation to gain off reser vation work experience c-r training .--A , M - 'VI' IM yff". to an identified community priority area through information and edu cation. The Native American Com munity Radio Project applying stKialmaileungconccpu.proccsscs, and techniques in the developments and implementation of the Public Information Campaign. It is funded by the Confederated Inks of Warm Spnngs and Kclloggs Foundation, with technical assistance provided by the Academy for Educational De velopment. Washington. D.C. From February to April, 1992, KWSO conduced a survey in Warm Springs to identify specific commu nity needs for the radiocampaign. Of the 37 1 enrolled tribal members who responded. 38 (132) indicated that the use of alcohol andor drugs was the most critical problem of the com munity. Once the general issue was identified, project stan sciccicu i c suited for clothing, buckles shows off Garfield, Elmer Fudd. the Tamanian Devil, Charley Brown and the Mintstoncs. Jimmy c ven rocs so far as to record cartoons off TV and sketch the many personalities brought to him through a 148-chan-ncl satellite system. Silling at his drafting table, J immv lets his mind dictate what he will create. All Indian designs "arc out of my own head." say s Jimmy. "No two arc alike." With a simple ruler poised tohclpdrafthislatcstdrawing.Jimmy reaches into his cache of chalk, pens, pencils and markers with which he will add detail and sometimes color. Jimmy stores his art supplies in an ammo box he purchased from a mili- Jimmy Scott spends much of each day through project A videotape of the HIVAID A videotape of the HIVAID5 project was made by the Department of Family Medicine and is available for viewing through the Lending Library. The Lending Library car ries HIVAIDS audiovisual specifi cally for American Indians. These are educational HIVAIDS tapes. You may contact the Lending Library by writing to Phyllis Hustoft, De partment of Family Medicine, 501 N. Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58203 or by calling (701) 777-3240. It is the hope that this project will provide a replicable model for suc cessful HIVAIDS prevention and preventative health care practices. If if the tribe worked something out with outside employers? Unemp. Emp. Yes 89-90 29-43 No 20-21 5-7 Not sure 2-2 NA Did not answer 1 5-7 Comments from unemployed are: Opportunity & treatment better here, went to school & worked off reserva tion, I know; Like my living now, out in sticks, no crowds; Have home here & cannot live with anybody; No valid driver license. No, will not move; six said they would move with tribes help and if they get a job when coming back; would be scary, have disability and cannot live on own, needs help. Comments from the employed: seven said they would move with the tribes help and if they had a job when coming back; three would to gain more knowledge, better pay; four are too old to move; two do not want to leave their homefamily; three said there is good training here. On a scale of 1-5 (five being high), what do you rate the overall employment services department, considering all aspects of the de partment? Unemp.Emp. 5 Excellent 17-18 7-10 4 Good 25-26 19-29 3 Average 40-42 36-54 2 Needs Imp. 12-13 19-29 1 Needs Help 4-5 11-16 What can the tribe do differently to help tribal members get a job? Unemp. Emp. TM preference 7-8 7-11 More training 35-36 46-69 Offer Support Svs. 14-15 11-16 Have more jobs 1-2 5-7 Drug testing 2-3 Do not enable 1-2 1 Of the unemployed that re sponded, thirty-four said on the job training here. If the tribe have five slots now then get ten or twenty more for training until employment changes; two said higher education here; six said job coaching, recruit j. in I. wmi ip 't ' " h srv I: ' f 'XN- . lal Alcohol Svndrome (FAS) and I cul Alcohol El feci (FAF) as the specific topic for the campaign. The KWSO team ihenconductcd in dcpth interviews with four subgroups of tribal enrolled members warm Springs service providers, women aged 19-4Gho arc pregnant, women aged 19-40 who are mothers, and fathers aged 1940, in order to un dcrsund their know tedgc.belicfs.and practices concerning drinking dur ing pregnancy. The findings of this research were used as a basis for the decisions made in this public infor mation campaign plan. The Phase I and II Research Reports arc available from KWSO. The "Alcohol Free Pregnancy with Love Public Infor mation Campaign Plan" is also available from KWSO. tirv sumlus suppIv dealer. While a student at Madras High School. Jimmy learned the basics of drawing from instructor Robin Ccrkc. He used that knowledge while at tending the Opportunity Center in Redmond as a teacher's aide where he helped younger students with art as well as math and reading skills. One of Jimmy's dreams is to pub lish a book containing his work. An other dream his to teach elementary age schoolchildren. 1 1c would like to be a full-time teacher. "Children make mc smile when they ask how long it takes" to create a piece. With patience and a smile, he tells them it takes "experience and hard work." 1 at his drafting table. you would like to receive more intor mation about the program or an ap plication to be a mini grant recipient please write to: Robert Old Rock, Project Director, 501 N. Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Walk-ins welcome Services at the Confidential Family Planning Clinic include birth control, STD treatments, counseling and pregnancy tests. Hours are Tuesdays 2-4:45 p.m. at the Jefferson County health Department. Call 475 2266 for an appointment. Free condoms are available. suggestions ine: four said listen to what pe ing; four said listen to what people have to say; three cnecK oacicgrouna, give a chance; two furnish incen tivesGED's etc.; Get more jobs; keep drug testing. Keep workers honest; Monitor general assistance recipi ents. Of the employed who responded, seven say to enforce tribal member preference policy; four say nepotism; sixty-seven want on the job training, commitments for fulltime jobs, career plans for promotions; two said coor dinate with education department; five say monitor jobs and trainees; Orientations two times a year; seven say have professionalism training for employment staff; three say more incentives, programs; seven getmore jobs; one says do not provide free bees. What do tribal members need to do differently to get a job? Unemp.Emp. Train youth to prepare for careers and know work standards for perfor mance. 9-10 1 Receive help to fill in applications to compete to get hired for work. 17-18 3-7 Learn to comply with personal & performance standards to hold a job e.g., attendance, drug free. 12- 13 6-11 Get training 28-29 5-9 Be persistent in looking for work. 13- 14 1-3 Stay sober - do not use drugs. 9-10 3-7 Motivation, have self confidence. 29-30 1-2 Receive counseling 5-6 1-3 Get off welfare 4-5 1-3 Comments submitted that pertain to Confederated Tribes as an employer and its management. Individual comments arc attached as a supple ment to this survey report because they feature the words of tribal members ideas, concerns and ex pected standards. 0 75-98 A