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Were you exposed to Hanford
People who lived around the
Hanford Nuclear Reservation at any
time from 1944 through 1972 may
have been affected by its radioactive
emissions. Staff of the Hanford Tribal
Service Program would like to talk
with tribal people who lived near the
Hanford site during this time. The
program's purpose is to provide
information and assistance to tribal
people who have been exposed to
Hanford radiation. The program is an
independent component of the
Hanford Health Information
Network.
Program staff recently met with
the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council to
provide a program overview. Al
Garrick is the Coeur d'Alene tribal
representative serving on the Tribal
Advisory Board (TAB) for the
project. The TAB is made up on one
representative from each of the nine
tribal communities around Hanford.
They include: Coeur d'Alene,
folville, Kalispel, Kootenai, Nez
Perce, Spokane, Umatilla, Warm
Springs and Yakama. Together they
designed the tribal program and
qversee its operations. Collectively,
they represent many years of
experience in addressing Hanford
issues.
; According to Andy Ross, project
director, "We want to provide
Services that will help tribes address
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PUBLISHER
EDITOR
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER, SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER 1 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 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay
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health concerns in their
communities." The program offers
1) education about the health effects
of radiation and 2) technical
assistance for the collection and
analysis of tribal health data.
The goal of the program's
technical assistance is to increase each
tribe's capacity to collect data and
carry out their own health
assessments. Working to achieve this
goal is Laura Cailloux, computer
specialist for the project She is setting
up a computer network to link all
nine tribes. With a background in
epidemiology, Ross will be assisting
in the effort to produce health
statistics for each tribe. Ultimately,
these activities may generate
information which can be used in
developing tribal health policy and
securing additional funding for health
care.
In the coming months, Ruth
Jensen, project health educator, will
be visiting tribal communities to
provide information about the health
effects of radiation. Currently, she is
scheduling meetings with health care
providers as well as any other
interested community groups.
Information kits about radiation will
be distributed at these meetings.
Northwest Portland Area Indian
Health Board provides this program
under contract with the Washington
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Radiation?
State Department of Health. The
Hanford Tribal Service Program is
one of five health-related projects
administered by the Board. Founded
in 1972, this private, not-for-profit
organization works to improve health
care for 40 Northwest Indian Tribes.
Authorizing funds for HHIN is
Section 3 1 38 of theNational Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1991. The Act required a single
program to be implemented by the
three states around Hanford. They
are Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
The Washington State Department
of Health successfully bid for the
contract and now administers the
overall program.
The only activities authorized by
the Act are: 1) preparing and
distributing information on the health
effects of radiation, 2) developing
and implementing a way for people
affected by radiation to be referred to
health car professionals and 3)
evaluating and, if feasible,
implementing registration and
monitoring of people who may have
been exposed to radiation released
from Hanford.
For more information about the
program or health effects of radiation
from Hanford, call the Hanford Tribal
Service Program at (503) 228-4185
or toll free 1-800-798-0796.
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General Assistance provides needed help
IS IT NEEDED?
In the last edition of the Spilyay,
we reported on a survey of 67 General
Assistance recipients and gave a
summary of the findings from that
survey. This is a follow up to that
article and is the third of a series on
G.A. and the future.
We learned from the survey that
people do not like to be on G.A. and
only do so when they have no other
resources. Most have been on G.A.
less than 1 2 months and receive under
$400 per household. However the
trend suggests that people will stay
on G.A for longer periods, the longer
the program is in operation. In other
words, simply having G.A. available
in its current form will encourage
more dependency.
Is the G.A. program needed? Is it
a program that only encourages
recipients to be lazy and who use
these funds for such things as alcohol
and drug purchases? There is no
question that G.A. is needed and that
without the CA. program, many
people including disabled recipients
would have endured many hardships.
It is a program that can have many
benefits if operated appropriately.
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Hunter's
Safety
Course set
Natural Resources, Warm Springs
Police Dept., Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife are sponsoring the
Hunter Safety Course starting August
8, 1994 free of charge.
Hunters Safety Course is targeted
for ages 14-18 year olds who would
like to obtain a Hunters Safety
Certificate in order to hunt in ceded
areas and the reservation. To receive
a Hunters Safety Certificate
participants must attend each class.
Participants will spend 12 hours
in the classroom from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
August 8, 10, 11, and 15, learning
wildlife and conservation
management and gun safety. A field
day will be held August 17 from
8:30-4:30 p.m. where participants
will learn tracking, compass and map
reading, gun safety and handling, first
aid, survival technique and do live
firing at the range. August 8, 1 1, 15,
and 17 class will meet at the Public
Relations Office located behind the
Old Boy's Dorm, and August 10 class
will meet at the Housing Office
Training Room.
Classes will be taught by Oliver
Kirk, Terry Luther, guest speakers,
and others who will be helping with
the field day activities.
However, if operated as it is keeps
the majority of recipients in a cycle
of dependency.
Theoretically, G.A. is a tool to
help a recipient to become self
sufficient and for some (about 25
of the recipients) it is used as a tool.
However, for the vast majority itcan't
be a tool because the resources are
lacking to help the recipient remove
their barriers and obstacles to become
self sufficient As a result the General
Assistance caseload throughout the
Bureau of Indian Affairs continues
to grow.
In 1987, the BIA funded seven
demonstration projects at different
reservations across the country. These
were called EARN (Employment
Assistance Readiness Network). The
projects were funded over a three
year period with each EARN project
receiving approximately $300,000
per year. Each project was different
and each Tribe was given flexibility
to structure their approach to fit what
the local community needed and
wanted. During the course of the
Projects and after the 3 year projects
ended an evaluation was completed.
The reported outcome! for the 7
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On Julv 1, 1994 Tyrone Dec, a
former legal aide employee,
transferred to the credit department
to become the new collections officer.
Ike is responsible for collecting all
past due accounts and dormant loans.
Recently, it has been found that there
are 390 past due accounts totaling
2.3 million dollars with 10 percent
interest.
Tyrone's job is a difficult job, and
it is a known fact that creditors are
not of the most liked, but it is his wish
to let people know that he is not out
to strain and upset people, but rather
just to do his job in a friendly and
efficient way.
Most of Ike's work is done by
computer or telephone, but he will
also contact people.
One of Ike's reforming concerns
is the paying off of debts with
children s money. Starting on January
1, 1993 children's percapita will no
longer be accepted on any loans. Dee
feels that it is the children's money
and parents should not be using it for
themselves.
As far as revisions in the
department, Nellie Spino has become
the manager for the credit department
and Bob Finch transferred over to
Annual employee picnic
raffle winners noted
Dear Spilyay:
Thanks for your coverage and your
presence. Thanks for all the
employees and their families that
showed up even though it was
uncomfortably hot. And I want to
apologize to the people that brought
food and didn' t get to eat. It was poor
planning on my part and next year we
will do a few changes so that everyone
will have something to eat at the
Confederated Tribes Employees
picnic.
Thanks to all the girls that helped
sell tickets: Patty Smith, Police
Department, Consuela Johnson at
IHS, Jean Green at Com. Counseling,
Jeanine Kalama at Forestry, Frances
Allen at Work Experience, Norma
Smith at Accounting, Pat
Speakthunder at Realty, Patches
Marchand and Myra Shawaway at
Mail and Reception, Lupe Katchia at
Comp. & Benefits, Amelia Tewee at
Human Resources and Scotty Miller
at Kah-Nee-Ta. And Thanks to
Jeanine Kalama for being the Picnic
Queen and Garland Brunoe for being
the picnic King. Thanks for all the
people that bought tickets even
though it was in between pay days for
the Tribes.
Thanks to the Community Center
and their staff for organizing all the
games and entertainment and thanks
to the Utility department for setting
up the tables and the PA system.
Thanks to Charlotte Shike for baking
the Salmon.
Thanks to the departments that
donated raffle items: W.S.A.I.
donated the beautiful vests, Kah-nee-ta
donated T shirts, K Twins donated
the cassettes and C.D.s, The Museum
donated T shirts, Spilyay donated the
mugs, and KWSO donated T shirts.
Below is the list of all the raffle
winners:
Sincerely, Antoinette
Pamperien, HR compliance
Coordinator
Tent Bill Christiansen
Gazebo Pauline Allen
Electric Trimmer Serena Raboin
Children's Soccer Set Angie
Frutos
Food Processor Shauna
Queahpama
Table Judy Dickman
Thank you
fire fighters!
Your efforts are greatly
appreciated!
projects were spectacular. On the
average each project was successful
in assisting G.A. recipients to find
full time work either in a job or in
their own business and reduced G.A.
caseload an average of 37 or more
than 12 reduction per year.
We were able to meet with several
of the Tribes that participated in the
EARN project All of them indicated
that people ended up on G A. because
they serious barriers and obstacles
that they could not overcome without
assistance. Therefore instead of
investing in a long never ending
process of just giving out GA. grants
over many years and generations,
they decided to make significant
investment in the G.A- recipients up
front and do what was needed to
assist their people to have the
necessary resources to remove his
her barriers to becoming self
sufficient. They believe it was better
to invest $10,000 in education,
training and obtaining personal living
skills so that they are prepared to
compete and enter the job market
than to give them monthly assistance
grant ranging from $21 7 to $3 10 that
might go on for years or even possibly
loan collections
Warm Springs Clothing. If there are
any questions regarding anything at
the creditdepartment please call 553
3201. Tyrone Ike
Telephone Clock Radio Norma
Smith
Tote Locker Sissily Graybacl
Water Cooler Lydcll Suppah
Fishing Pole Jamie Burleigh
Vision Pot & Pan Harold
BlackWolfe
Dirt Devil Vac Laura Calliox
Pool Paddle Boat Jamie Watlamett
Roaring Lion GeraldineBlodgett
Towel Ante Pamperien
Child's Hamper Bernadine
Cassaway
Tackle Box Lavenalke
Water Gun Ernie Sconawah
Wind Chime Jeneva Ike
Bowl Set Sheilah Wahnetah
Lion King Pillow RosieTom
Head Phone Cassette Joanne
Moses
Stowaway Plastic Set Bianca
Ferreira
Cosmetic Organizer Nelson
Wallulatum
Duffle Bag UrbanaManion
Museum T Shirt Johnson Family
Museum T Shirt Perci Blackwolfe
Museum TShirt Maxine
McKinley
KWSO T Shirt Jeanc Thomas ,
KWSO T Shirt (Small) Curtis
Thompson
W.S.A.I. Vest Irene Wells
W.S.A.I. vest Scotty Miller
Spilyay Mug Benny Heath
Spilyay Mug Irene Wells
Spilyay Mug Kye Wells
Spilyay Mug Nelson Wallulatum
Spilyay Mug Melissa Wainan wit
Spilyay Mug Judy Dickman
Kahneetacap Dorothy Shadley
Kahneeta cap Geri Blodgett
KNT Visor Carol Howlingwater
KNT Visor Edison Yazzie
KNT Visor Harold Blackwolfe
Frisbee GeneKeane
Frisbee Sharlayne Garcia
Frisbee Rita Squiemphen
Frisbee Lonnie James
Frisbee Emerson Culpus, Jr.
Cassette Tape Serena Raboin
Cassette Tape GeneRN
Cassette Tape Ernie Sconawah
Cassette Tape Romelle
Speakthunder
CD. Disk Lonnie Tom
CD. Disk DenaThurby
KNT TShirt Carol Parra
KNT T Shirt Jamie Burleigh
for generations.
Congress in FY 94 budgeted 5
million in the BIA budget to fund
additional EARN projects but these
funds have not been released by
Central Office in Washington D.C.
Congress, also changed the way G.A
grant funds could be distributed. Now
tribes can make changes in the G.A.
criteria and any savings that accrue
can be transferred to the Tribe to be
used for other priorities.
Can you imagine Warm Springs
initiated an EARN project which
resulted in 10 of the recipients going
to work rather than remain on
Welfare? The G.A. budget for FY 94
is $733,000 and if there was a 10
decrease in the number of recipients
that would mean approximately
$73,500 could be shifted into such
things as training, education, personal
and family support services, barrier
removal activities and transportation
services.
Yes, General Assistance program
is needed in Warm Springs, but should
be structured to be used as a tool to
assist people to become self reliant
and independent. The next article will
deal with now that can be done.
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