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AurolynSlwyer, whoheadstheNadonalCenterforNadve American Enterprise
Development, announced the opening of their Seattle Office, where she located
and is available to assist all Native American starting out in business.
Appl ications are due from the housi ng
authority no later than June 6, 1994.
The two hundred (200) units are an
increase over last year's unit
allocation which was approximately
one hundred thirty.
On June 7, 8&9, 1994 the
Northwest Indian Housing
Association will be holding a meeting
in Bellingham, Washington to
discuss: !. The new ONAP
consolidated regulation for the Indian
Housing Program. 2. The 248
Mortgage Insurance Program. 3. The
184 Loan Program.
The Hanford Health Information
Network. The Northwest Portland
Area Indian Health Board is a non
profit advisory board representing
and assisting the tribes of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho in
health elated matters. The
Washington State Department of
Health (DOH) administers the
Hanford Health Information Network
which was established in 1991 to
develop and implement programs for
persons who may have been exposed
to radiation released from the Hanford
nuclear site. Under contract for the
Tribal Service Program were
developed by a Tribal Advisory
Board, consisting of a mamber from
each of the eight Northwest tribes
currently being served by the
program.
The Tribal Advisory Board
provides oversight of program
activities. Tribal Service Program
staff hold quarterly meetings with
the Tribal Advisory Board and the
HHIN program manager. In keeping
with the overall objectives of the
HHIN, the Tribal Services Program
carries out four main activities. 1.
Collects and prepares information of
Silver Anniversary
The Silver Anniversary of Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days celebration
will be held June 24, 25, 26, 1994 in
the Recreation area behind the
Community Center. There is $1600
in prize money to be paid in all
categories. There will also be special
dance contests and Wide Spot S ingers
drumming contest. Pi-Ume-Sha will
also feature Nathan "8-BalI" Jim as
the M.C.
New joiners and rejoiners will be
at 6:00 p.m ., Friday, June 26 followed
by Grand Entry at 7:00 p.m.
Other events to be held during
this celebration are:
All-Indian rodeo: for information
call 553-1783.
Men's and women's All-Indian
Slo-pitch Tournament: for more
information call 553-1227.
Endurance Race, Saturday, June
25: for more information call 553-3257.
Spilyay Tymoo
Staff Members
PUBLISHER SID MILLER
EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA T. BOISE
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER BOB MEDINA
SECRETARY TINA AGUILAR
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
Girfs Dorm at 1 115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay
Tymoo should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
PHONE:
(503) 553-1 644 or (503) 553-3274
FAX No. 553-3539
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Within U.S. - $9.00
Outside U.S. -$15.00
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Hanford and the health effects of
radiation. Distributes this information
to interested tribal members, and to
Indian Health Services and tribal
health care providers. (2) Develops
and implements mechanisms to
assure that tribal members who may
have been exposed to radiation
receive adequate care from health
professionals. (3). Under agreement
with individual tribes, provides
assistance in developing a registry
and preparing health statistics for
tribal members who may have been
exposed to radiation released from
Hanford. (4). Develops a means by
which the nine participating tribes
can work together to carry out the
activities of the Tribal Service
Program.
DuringtheATNlconference,thehost
tribe gave a dinner in the longhouse
and after the meal there was
entertainment with some Indian
dancing. Here shows Antone Fuentes
with the grass dance.
celebration set
Pi-Ume-Sha I OK and fun run: for
more information call 553-5226.
Ada Sooksoit Memorial Stick
Game Tournament: for more
information call 553-1224.
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be held Saturday, June 25, at 10:30
a.m.
Open 3-on-3 Basketball
Tournament: for more information
call Toot at 553-2416, before 3:30
p.m.
Local & visiting drums will be
paid after each session. Drummers
must bring their own chairs.
For Powwow information call
553-1403 or 553-1883. For vendor
information call 553-1883 or 553
5728. No collect calls please.
The powwow committee will not
be responsible for any damages or
thefts. No alcoholic beverages or
drugs will be allowed. There will be
24-hour security available.
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by Lara Simpson, RD
WIC is Oregon's nutrition
program for Women, Infants and
Children. WIC is not a food handout
program. It is a health and nutrition
program designed to improve the
health of pregnant, breast-feeding,
and post partum women and their
infants and children.
Good nutrition is essential for
good health during and after
pregnancy and for healthy infants
and children. Pregnant and breast
feeding women with poor nutrition
habits, lack energy, have a higher
risk of illness and have a higher risk
of delivering a baby that weighs less
than 5 12 pounds. These small babies
arc sick more often, have growth and
learning problems and arc more likely
iodic. Poorly nourishcdchildrcn also
lack energy, have poor growth, have
more illness, and may have problems
learning in school.
The WIC program helps prevent
these problems by teaching healthy
eating habits and providing health
referrals. WIC participants learn to
eat well in two ways. First, valuable
nutrition education is provided while
participant arc in the program.
Second, WIC provides specially
selected toods to supplement a
healthy diet. The WIC food packages
contain foods rich in protein, calcium,
iron, and vitamins A,C, and D. These
nutrients arc an important part of a
healthy diet. Many pregnant and
breast-feeding women, infants and
children in Warm Springs do not get
enough of these nutrients. Each WIC
food package is individually tailored
to the participants needs.
Involvement in the WIC program
results in better nutrition for not only
women, infants and children, but for
their entire families. The benefits of
adequate nutrition include decreased
illncssand increased energy. Children
grow better and have a better chance
of learning and succeeding in school.
Parents have improved abilities to
meet the demands of working and
raising children. The length of time
participants stay on WIC is
determined by nutritional need.
Women, infants and children are on
the WIC program only a short part of
their lives. However, the nutrition
Rescue squadron lands to explain maneuvers
May 12,1994 was an exciting
day for the community of Warm
Springs as members of the 304th
Rescue and Recovery Squadron,
stationed out of Portland Airbase,
flew into Warm Springs with a
HH60G PAVEHAWK helicopter
and landed near the administration
builbing.
The visit was to demonstrate to
Tribal Council and the community
of Warm Springs, the refueling of
their aircraf ts that we see sometimes
over the skies of the Reservation.
For the past two years or so,
aircraft activity has been conducted
over Warm Springs, by the 304th
Rescue and Recovery Squadron.
Coordinator Major Jim Holloway
advised that Warm Springs has been
their Training Flight Route since
the start of the operation. Major
Holloway, and his team were under
the impression that the Warm
Springs community was aware of
the training. Complaints from
worried community members of
loud noise and low flying aircrafts
were spooking cattle and horses,
brought Major Holloway, and his
team to Warm Springs to explain
the refueling and landiong
procedures and to demonstate their
training maneuvers.
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principles learned benefit the whole
family for a lifetime.
Many people may not realize they
qualify for WIC. The income
requirements arc much more liberal
than people expect. For example, a
family of four that earns $2200 or
less per month would be eligible for
WIC services. It is also required that
participants on the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center and are
at nutritional risk. Women who arc
E regnant, breast-feeding, or have a
aby less than 6 months old can be on
the program and benefit from WIC.
Anyone interested in obtaining WIC
services should call the Community
Health Office at 553-2460 to make
an appointment. The WIC clinic is
located in Pod A of the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center.
Open house
by Scott McLean
I just ordered 96 one pound bags
of potato chips, 1200 pops, 600
Oregon Beef Company burgers and
600 Oregon Chief hotdogs ( hear
they're the best). No, I'm not stocking
up for summer fun, we're having the
first annual Healthy Nations Open
House Picnic on the lawn in front of
the Community Counseling Center
and everyone is invited!
Ordering all those hotdogs made
me a bit uncomfortable. The Healthy
Nations Open House is on the same
day and around the same time as the
End-of-lhe-School Year Pow-Wow
at the Warm Springs Elementary
School. Kids will be running around,
Open House Picnic
Thursday, June 2
in conjunction with
WSE End-of-School Powwow
with hamburgers, hotdogs and trimmings
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
in front of
Community Counseling Center
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council and is about 14 years old. Subcommittee on American Ind
The Native American Entcrprcneurs
Network, comprised largely of
artusLs, is over two years old. The
Crow's Shadow Institute at the former
SL Andrews School is hosting artists
workshops and becoming known
globally even though it is still in its
infancy. These are tremendous steps
and similar efforts arc emerging
locally all over the country.
"As a result of the Artist's
Conference, a resolution was
fowarded by the Economic
Development Committee to ATNI
supporting inclusion of an Artists
subcommittee in future ATNI
agendas to advocate and advance the
interests and needs of Northwest
Native arts.
"Another resolution drafted by the
Economic Development Committee
requests the participation of the
Community Enterprises Board's
picnic to be held June 2
be tired and accidents happen. The
last thing I want to see is one of our
children falling and choking.
My father, a rural hospital
administrator in Washington, sent me
a Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA, May 1984)
article when he heard about our
"Grand Opening" with all the
trimmings. This aruclc stated hotdogs
cause more choking deaths among
children and infants than any other
food. In 1984 it was estimated that
70-80 children choke to death each
year on food items, the same number
as die from accidental poisoning. This
study was done on 103 choking food
deaths reported by 4 1 states between
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Indian
Economic Development at the
upcoming Northwest Tribal Leaders
Economic Summit. This resolution
and the summit are intended to
capitalize on the momentum
generated by the historic White House
meeting and the Listening
Conference. In particular, the
resolution calls for a coodinatcd
federal effort in addressing the diverse
nccdsof tribes directly with tribes.
My experience with recent and
dramatic charges in SBA and with
the Northwest Economic Adjustment
Iniative in response to the option 9
Forest plan lead me to believe that
responsive, coordinated actions by
federal agencies are passible under
this administration. Certainly, Tribes
need the opportunity to inumerate
the federal program impediments to
tribal economic development so that
changes can occur while the White
House doons open to Tribes."
1979 and 1981, and four foods,
hotdogs, candy, nuts and grapes
together contributed to more than
40 of the deaths. Among the
contributing factors to choking for
adults are alcohol or drug
intoxication, advanced age, and poor
or inadequate teeth. Only the last
applies to small children.
For the last 20 odd years there has
been a lot of attention to the "cafe
coronary" (choking in restaurants)
and the Heimlick Maneuver, exerting
the proper pressure under the breast
bone where the ribs join in the front
of the chest (sternum) and pushing
up the available air to dislodge the
meaty plug. So what can we do to
help? Well, for starters, if you have
never heard of this simple technique,
I strongly encourage you to ask your
medical healthcare provider to show
you. After that, chewing slowly and
carefully, and not eating and running
at the same time are ways to reduce
the risk.
I'm personally looking forward to
flipping 600 burgers (and I promise
to try not to burn them) and serving
up to 600 hotdogs to all of you. I hope
the day is fun for everyone. With the
weather finally turning around
(except for rain on Monday a week or
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