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Kirkpatrick to hold book signing at Kah-Nee-Ta
A aoing away dinner was held at Kah-Nee-Ta for Ron Malfara Thursday, August 17. Pictured left to right
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Presentation held for past commissioners
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CRITFC Dresents award to Delbert Frank at a presentation
Thursday, August 24.
Hunters-October deer tags will be issued on
Saturday, September 30, 1995 from 1-5 p.m. and on
Sunday October 1, 1995 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
For more information call Raynele or Nadine at 553-32333234.
Grief workshop offered at Mt. View
Pnlnmhia River Intcr-Tribal fish
Commission (CRITFC) held a
presentation honoring past (CRITFC)
Warm Springs Commissioners at the
Museum at Warm Springs Thursday,
August 24, 1995.
(CRITFC) is comprised of the four
tribes, Umatilla, Nez Perce, Warm
Springs and Yakama. Each tribe has
treaty fishing rights along the
Columbia River.
The past Commissioners include
Linton Winishut (deceased
Clarence McKinley (deceased),
Phillip David, Amos Simtustus,
Harold Culpus (deceased), Wilbur
Johnson, Sr., Delbert Frank, Sr.,
Charles Jackson, Eugene Greene, Sr.,
Nelson Wallulatum, Nathan Jim, Sr.,
Claude Smith, Sr., Bruce Brunoe,
Sr., Kirby Heath, Sr., and Bernice
Mitchell.
Delbert Frank received an award
titled "Spirit of the Salmon". A
distinguished service award
presented to the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation Fish and Wildlife
Committee in recognition to his loyal
service to the peoples of the Columbia
River Treaty Tribes and Pacific
Northwest and outstanding
commitment to the fisheries resource
in the Columbia Basin. 1
Innft Kirknatrick. a specialist for
the Early Childhood Education
Department in Warm Springs will
sign copies of her latest book "A
Sweetness to the Soul" (Multnomah,
1995) at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge,
Thursday, August 31 from 5:15 to
7:00 p.m. Copies of her first book
"Homestead,' will also be for sale.
Recently released, "A Sweetness
to the Soul" is a historical novel
described by The Oregonian as
having "an authentic voice" in which
the author takes readers back to the
1800s with "depth, empathy and
soul." Based on real Central
Oregonians, Jane and Joseph Sherar,
the book shares the love and
disappointments of this frontier
couple and the critical role of the
Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute
Indians as the Shcrar's pursued a
seemingly impossible dream along
the Deschutes River known as
Sherar's Falls.
Jane interviewed tribal members
Olney Patt, Margaret Charley and
others to discover memories of the
Shcrar's. The Culture and Heritage
Department assisted in researching
authentic spellings of Wasco and
Sahaptin words and gave permission
for their use.
Several other tribal members are
acknowledged by Jane for their
encouragement and support of her
writing this novel. She also
interviewed descendants of the
Shcrar's and had access to their
personal papers to lend authenticity
to this fictional story.
Kirkpatrick's non-fiction book,
"Homestead" published in 1991 is
the story of the Kirkpatrick's decision
to buy, build and survive on 150
rattlesnake-infested, sagebrush
covered acres along the John Day
Riverin north central Oregon in 1984.
Several Warm Springs community
people appear in this book as well.
"Both books are stories of
adventurers and 'homesteaders'
separated by 150 years and on
different isolated rivers," notes the
author. "But neither could have
accomplished their dreams without
family, friends and a sustaining faith."
Both books have been promoted
nationally.
Kirknatrick's essavs and articles
have appeared in over 50 national
Eublications. She has won awards in
cr native state of Wisconsin and
through Oregon's Willamette Writers
and the John Jake's national writing
competition. She is a frequent
workshop and conference presenter
and founding member or Women
Writing the West. A registered
Clinical Social Worker, Jane and her
husband, Jerry, continue to live at the
ranch in Sherman County that was
the subject of her book "Homestead."
They raise alfalfa, grapes and four
slightly spoiled canines.
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Kristina Sampson, left, holds book written by Jane Kirkpatrick right
"Sweetness to the Soul", is the title of her recent book. She will hold a
book signing at Kah-Nee-Ta August 31, 1995.
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Employees gather for a game of volleyball at the employees picnic August 23, 1995 at the Community
Center.
A seminar intended for adults who
have lost someone through death
whether recently or some time ago is
being sponsored by Mountain View
Hospice. The free six-week Grief
Recovery Seminar will begin
September 28 and run through
November 2.
Great pain and many changes
Diabetes
breakfast to begin
The Diabetes Breakfast will be
starting again on Tuesday, September
12. Breakfast will be served from
8:30 to 9:00. From 9:00 until 10:00
there will be an open discussion about
any diabetes issues you wish to bring.
The breakfasts will be held in the
kitchen conference room at the Health
and Wellness Center (in the
Community Health wing, otherwise
known as 'Pod A'). Patients with
diabetes and their friends and family
are welcome to attend.
Hope to see you there.
occur when a loved one is lost.
Bitterness and ill health can result.
People in acute grief have a
hospitalization rate six times that of
the general population.
Prolonged grief makes it difficult
to resolve later losses. However, with
support and growth through grief,
healing is possible without these
unwanted side-effects. Each weekly
meeting will provide information that
serves as a building block for the
next session, as well as opportunity
for discussion, questions and
fellowship.
The weekly one and one-half hour
sessions will be held in the Mountain
View Hospital District lower level
multipurpose room beginning at
noon.
Pre-registration for the Grief
Recovery Seminars is required as a
minimum number of participants is
needed.
Call Mountain View Hospital
District Home HealthHospice
Volunteer Coordinator at 475-3882
extension 2310 to register. ;
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Mike Clements holds the $1,000 check from Indian Head Gaming
Center after winning the slot tournament that brought him 58,000
points for first place August 28.
1996 Timber sale proposed
On behalf of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm SDrings. the
Bureau of Indian Affairs proposes
a 1996 timber harvest in tne xenino
project area. The proposed sale is
located witnin tne
Seekseequa and
Shitike
Watersheds on the
Warm Springs
Reservation,
(please see the
management area
map).
From 1,223 to
598 acres,
depending on
which alternative
is chosen, are
proposed for
harvest utilizing a
variety of logging
methods. The sale
would yield from 3.9 to 16.2
million board feet (MMBF) of
timber depending on which
alternative is chosen. Upon
completion of this proposed
activity, open road densities would
be reduced to 4 miles or less per
section. This would be
accomplished by either ripping or
blocking existing roads. An
imnortant reason for undertaking
this timber sale is to improve forest
heaitn.
Another
alternative,
alternative B,
was analyzed
and discarded
because it
failed to meet
management
objectives.
This is the
first Of three
assessments
for 1996
sales. The
packet is
available for
public
viewing and comments. If you
have anything good or bad to say,
or if you have any suggestions as
to how it should be done call
Theron Johnson at 553-2416.
Comment period ends September
14, 1995
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Publisher: Sid Miller
Editor: Donna Behrend
ReporterPhotographer: Saphronia Katchia
ReporterPhotographer: Selena T. Boise
ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina
Secretary: TinaAguilar
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Spilyay Tymoo 1995
First Indian owned telecommunications network available
Amonranc fnrlnrlinn OrmortUMtV
(AIO) announces the opening of their
DC Operations Office. Judi Kane
was appointed Director of DC
Operations and INDIANnet
Information Systems. Under an
Interagency Personnel Agreement,
Ms. Kane is on detail to AIO from the
Environmental Protection Agency
where she was the Indian Programs
Manager in the Office of Solid Waste
for five years.
The AIO DC Operations Office
will be the headquarters for all
I Information Systems is a special
project of Americans lor inaian
Opportunity. This initiative helps to
insure that tribes are on the cutting
edge of one of the most vital
innovations of our time. INDIANnet
is the first Indian owned and operated
national telecommunications
network. Connected to the Internet,
INDIANnet is available to anyone
with a computer, modem.
telecommunications software and a
telephone. When fully developed,
INDIANnet will be multi-purpose,
acting as a catalyst to facilitate the
exchange of information among
Indians about Indians.
"Indian Tribes of the United States
must act now to avoid being 'road
kill' on the information highway,"
said LaDonna Harris, President of
American for Indian Opportunity and
a member of the U.S. Commerce
Department's National Council on
the Information Infrastructure. Ms.
Harris added, "Tribes must seek out
and determine for ourselves how
technology will be used by Native
peoples and how we will be affected
by the information age. For the first
time, Indians have the opportunity
through computer technology and
electronic information to create and
share information about ourselves."
Ms. Harris said, "Through
INDIANnet tribal governments and
communities can tap into the national
information infrastructure and begin
to build their own networks."
To access INDIANnet dial 605-394-6858
with your computer
modem or through the Internet telnet
to indiannet.sdserv.org. Access to
INDIANnet Information Systems is
free. Connection to the Internet is
offered through INDIANnet for a
nominal fee. Currently, on
INDIANnet, one can find information
about upcoming events and
conferences, job opportunities and
federal resources. Americans for
Indian Opportunity encourages all
INDIANnet users to participate fully
by sharing and providing information
to the system. The DC Operations
Office is located at 1000 Thomas
Jefferson Street, NW, Suite 506,
Washington, DC 20007. For more
information about INDIANnet
contact Ms. Kane at 202-342-5846,
fax 202-965-5187 or through
INDIANnet e-mail.
Headquartered on the Santa Ana
Puehlo reservation in New Mexico,
Americans for Indian Opportunity
serves as a catalyst for new concepts
and opportunities for Native
Americans in a constantly changing
environment. AIO works with tribal
governments and tribal people to
develop leadership, institutions and
structures that can deal with change
using new ideas and creative
initiatives based on traditional tribal
values. By finding new ways to
manage change, tribes can make
positive contributions while
maintaining a strong tribal identity.
AIO is based on three major premises.
First, the strength of Indian peoples,
both collectively and individually is
in the tribe. Second, strong tribal
communities and governments can
have a significant impact on the
world. And third, tribal governments
are sovereign units of government
with the power and ability to
determine their own futures.
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