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speaking at the ground-breaking ceremonies for a learning center for the, "Futures For Children, with the theme,
"Reati&tg a dream," The 16,000 square foot building, model lower left photo, will serve as a greenhouse attracting
Indian Communities across the country, serving deprived Indian children. Funds of $250,000, from Ron McDonalds,
Children's Charities were accepted for the construction of the facilities
Lower Right Photo: TedStrong, Executive Director for the Columbia Riverlnter-TribalFisheriesCommbsion, was one
of the featured speakers at the National Tribal Economic Council meeting at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Diabetes Awareness Day
to be help December 9
The Warm Springs Diabetes Pro
gram would like to in vitc you to learn
more about diabetes by attending a
Diabetes Awareness Day on Thurs
day, December 9, 1993, from 8:30 to
4:00 p.m. at the Warm springs Health
and Wellness Center in the Commu
nity Health conference room. The
emphasis of the presentations will be
how to cope with the stresses of the
holiday season. Between 8:30 and
On November 16 and 17, Water
and Soil personnel (Buzz Scott, Cy
Jim, Perriann Russell.Chris Gannon)
and Fish and Wildlife staff (Mark
Fritsch, Doug Calvin, Lester Poitra,
Harry Miller) cleaned up an illegal
dump site in Tenino Creek. Three
trucks with winches and the two-ton
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MANAGING EDITOR -SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
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9:00 a.m. you can have your blood
pressure and blood sugar tested.
Lunch will be served during the
nutrition presentation at noon. If you
and your family and friends would
like to attend the Diabetes Aware
ness Day, please call Colleen at 553
1196 to register. In order for us to
plan for enough food and handouts,
you must register by Monday, De
cember 6.
stake-side from tribal motorpool were
used to lift, load and remove trash
from the creek. Four full loads of
automotive and household items were
hauled to the landfill. These items
included washcrs.dryers, televisions,
bicycles, motorcycles, car body parts,
engine parts, toys, car batteries,
Warm Springs
November 24 Morning Kin
dergarten only! No afternoon kin
dergarten. Early teacherstudent dis
missal. November 25, 26, No School,
Thanksgiving Holiday
December 8 Christmas Pro
gram, 6-8 p.m. at the Community
Center.
December 16 Winter Carnival
6-8 p.m. at the WSE Gym. Detailed
information will be coming home
with students.
December 17 Last full day of
couches, chairs, tables, and approxi
mately 10 bags garbage. After re
moval of the large items, the re
maining trash, garbage and yard de
bris that was not easily and safely
reachable, was burned.
The clean up carried out by Water
and Soil and Fish and Wildlife staff
is not part of their normal duties. But,
they felt compelled to clean up the
dumpsite to protect the water re
source. The Department of Natural
Resources welcomes volunteers to
report any illegal dump sites and to
help clean up these sites.
What else can you do?
Remember, household garbage
collection is free so take advantage
of it.
Large unwanted items can be
taken to the Dry Creek Landfill.
Recycle and Donate! Clothes,
toys, appliances, furniture and auto
parts can be recycled by donating to
thrift organizations and auto salvage
yards.
Take responsibility for your land
and your resources.
Think before you dump you may
be poisoning yourself and others. You
may be destroying your resource.
A wise man once said, "There is a
need to protect and enhance the re
sources for future generations of
Tribal Members so that they can
exercise the same options we have
available today."
Environmental Council meets-Continued from page 1
The National Tribal Environmen
tal Council (NTEC), was formed two
years ago as a membership organiza
tion with the vision of enhancing
tribes ability to protect, preserve and
promote the wise management of our
air, land and water for the benefit of
present and future generations. The
organization plays a vital role with
in Indian tribes as well as with in the
U.S. environmental Community at
large. NTEC is open to membership
for federally recognized Tribes
throughout the country. There was a
survey made throughout Indian
country to enhance the organization'!
ability to serve tribal interest Envi
ronmental information will support
tribal efforts to develop factual in
formation. Environmental informa
tion will support tribal efforts to ad
vocate for increased federal funds to
develop and support environmental
programs.
This survey asked tribes to rank
their top environmental challenges
and the following three were most
referred to. I. Water quality, 2. Solid
un:tlnninil! 3. Financial assis
tance, technical assistance, wet land
protection.
The survey asked tribes to rank
their most crucial funding priorities.
The three most listed were: 1. Envi
ronment staff and development of
environmental programs. 2. Envi
ronmental training and funding; 3.
Legal support
A presentation was made con
cerning the issues, that all the Indian
Tribes ha ve never received any funds
from the U.S. Environmental Protec
tion Agency during the past two de
cades to clean up the environment
As they claimed tribal governments
were the ones to take care of the
environmental regulation on Indian
lands.
Don Wharton, a lawyer for the
Native American Rights Fund of
Boulder Colo, went on to say, since
the formation of the Environmental
Protection Agency in 1970, estab
lishcd a bureaucracy for enforcement
Elementary
school before Christmas Break.
December 18 to January 2
Christmas Break.
Thank you to parents
A very big thank you goes out to
each and every parent, guardian, and
; community member who attended
"parent conferences November. 4 and
Career Fair
I The Natural Resources Career Fair
heldatWarm Springs Elementary on
November 8 , was a big success again
; this year. Students, parents and com
munity members participated by
walking through the gym and gain
ing information about careers in
Natural Resources.
CORRECTION
In the November 5th newsletter it
was incorrectly reported that KWSI
would broadcast school closures or
emergency releases. The notification
should have said KWSO radio will
Students encourage others to
"Try hard all through high school"
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Bobbie Calica
Madras High School seniors be
ing featured this issue include Bobbie
Calica and Izaak Esquiro.
Seventeen year old, Bobbie Jean
Calica of Warm Springs is the
daughter ofNadine Mitchell, her legal
guardian is Charlene Heath. Her
grandparents are Art and Bernice
Mitchell and Inez Calica of Warm
Springs. Calica is of the Warm
Springs Wasco and Paiute descent
She has two brothers; Lee Calica
who is 13, and Harley Andrews and
he is 11. Her sisters include, twelve
year old Carmel Andrews, six year
old Bernice Mitchell, Mercedes
Mitchell who is three and Cassy
Alvarado who is nine months old.
She is currently involved in Native
American Student Union under the
direction of Jeff Bury. She enjoys
playing basketball and softball, she
of federal environmental laws. But it
has excluded Native Americans and
Indian reservations all along. Each
year EPA has received funds but has
given it to the larger cultures and left
tribal governments out Failure to
fund Indian tribes is significant as il
denies tribes to deal with air, water
and other problems tribes face.
The Mcscalcro-Apache tribe is
one of three Indian tribes that re
ceived federal money for studies of
placing high-level nuclear waste
tanks on tribal lands. There was some
controversy over the issue among
tribal representatives opposing the
idea, because of some spiritual and
cultural meaning over the situation.
There were some who fell that we
should not miss treat mother earth
and not do damage by placing high
level nuclear waste tanks under
ground.
Bill Ycllowtail, a Wyola, Mon
- a, cattle rancher and member of
ti.i Crow tribe, was nominated to
head the U.S. Environmental Protec
tion agency's Region 8, which in
cludes Colorado, North and South
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and
Utah, who said Indian tribes should
line up with (he Clifton administra
tion to lobby Congress for more en
vironmental money rather that trying
to take it from the cash strapped
states. Ycllowtail said the overriding
theme of the conference has been the
federal government's failure to fund
tribes to carry out the environmental
regulatory programs they are sup
posed to run on Indian lands. "It has
been demonstrated here there's not
even a shadow of parity," he said.
But going after the funding states
receive from the EPA for air, water,
waste and other pollution programs
isn't the solution. Ycllowtail said.
States already complain to EPA
leaders that regulatory programs are
shoved down on them form federal
heights but with no funding to per
form the dictated functions. The
overall answer lies in devoting more
money to environment and tribes
should view the new administration
in Washington as an ally , and offer a
news
hcv'tn broadcasting school closure.
delay notification beginning at 6:00
a.m. Thank you Kenman Miller for
keeping us up-to-date.
Early morning arrivals
The door to the cafeteria does not
open until 7:20 a.m., when the first
bus pulls up. Please don't send your
child to school before that time if
they walk or ride with you. Supervi
sion for children before that time is
not available. Also, with the weather
turning colder, please remember to
dress you child warmly for the play
ground and walking to and from the
cafeteria.
Christmas Program
Wednesday, December 8
beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Warm Springs
Community Center
This is an important date for WSE
students and parents as this is the
evening of the Christmas Program.
played basketball for MHS her fresh
man and sophomore years and plans
on playing her senior year. She also
played softball for MHS her junior
year and plans to go out next spring.
Calica feels that basketball is her
favorite sport because she likes the
competition.
Her favorite classes are Psychol
ogy and Be Yourself 2 with John
Billingsly. Calica's outlook of the
past school years she feels she did
too much messing around. She feels
this last year is her best year, as she
statedThe Baddestl". She will miss
friends and the environment when
she leaves MHS.
Her field she would like to pursue
as a career is becoming a physical
therapist or perhaps a Physical Edu
cation teacher. She would like to
study for either of these fields at
Portland State University, Oregon
State, or Haskell. She would like to
comment to the remaining class, "Try
hard, don't mess around too much, it
counts in the end." In five to ten years
from now Calica sees her self still in
school (college).
Izaak Jack Esquiro is seventeen
years old and is the son of George
and EuniceEsquiro of Warm Springs.
His grandparents are Stella Azure
and Julia Wolfe of Salem, Oregon.
He has two brothers; half brother
John Mather who is 22, and William
Esquiro who is 1 1 . His sister is Jessie
Esquiro who is fourteen. Esquiro is a
member of the Warm Springs tribe.
He has been a member of the MHS
golfteam and basketball team since
his freshman year, and he played
basketball his freshman year. His
favorite sport is football, he stated,
"There is more self-discipline, you
work harder as a team and individu
ally." Esquiro feels his favorite classes
in school are Civics with Darryl Smith
and Business Law with Joe Blincoe.
plan for how it should approach their
environmental problems.
Tribes should inventory reserva
tions environmental needs, then set
priorities for fixing problems, he said.
Addressing environmental degrada
tion on Indian lands won't benefit
only Indian people, because many
reservations are situated at headwa
ters. In his state, the headwaters of
the Missouri River system arc mostly
on Indian lands.
LaDonna Harris, President and
founder of Americans for Indian
Opportunity, spoke to the group at
the National tribal tnvironmcntai
Council.
Tribes have attempted for a long
time to have their sovereignty rec
oitnizcd. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has been one of!
the problems even though there have
been many requests presented to the
federal agency to develop an Indian
Policy statement but there hasn't
been any attempts to complete it and
carry it out Federal Agencies are not
accustomed in dealing with Indian
tribes as Political units of govern
mcnt Its up to the tribal leaders to
take all issues to each new Prcsi
dcntial administration about sovcr
eignty and the environment Federal
?jlicics formerly recognize Indian
ribes as sovereign governments but
those policies are not followed
through. Its like one un-ending battle
for Indian tribes.
Elizabeth Bcll.of the EPA's office
of Environmental Equality irri
Washington D. C, said, her office is
starting to deal with environmental)
justice, a movement to apply cnvi
ronmcnta! protection equally across
the country, particularly in areas
where poor and minority groups live
Her office has a coordinator in each
of EPA's regions. She urged Indian
environmental leaders to work with
her office to address their concerns
She said the agency's goal is to help
them take environmental protections
into their own hands.
The meeting was very productive
for the first of its kind and another is
being planned for the future.
Miss Edmonds would like everyone
attending to know that this year they
will try and keep the program to
approximately an hour so parents
will be able to stay for the whole
program. Time will be made avail
able after each performance from
classes for those .interested to take
pictures.
Parents help requested
Recently, the number of children
who have chew at school has in
creased. Please assist the school by
talking with your child and reinforc
ing the "no chew allowed at WSE"
policy. Thank you.
Emergency Messages
Please send a not with your child
when there is a change in their usual
destination after school, rather than
calling the office. Emergency mes
sages can be delivered to students if
circumstances change after your child
has left for school.
He has received such awards as var
sity letters in golf his freshman
through junior years, and football his
junior and senior years. His outlook
of the past school years he felt his
freshman and sophomore years were
kind of bad but his last two were
better that the first two, but went by
too fast. He feels his last year in high
school would go by slower than his
previous years. Sports and being
around his friends is what he will
miss when he leaves MHS.
Esquiro would like to pursue a
career in teaching, but is undecided
about a college choice. He would
like to comment to the remaining
lower classmen, "Try harder all your
four years instead of trying to come
back your last year." In five to ten
years he sees himself done with col
lege and working.
Izaak Esquiro
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