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Dk. COLL. L 7S .St. it v. 21 no. 4 . IV b r u a t y """"""- IS, 19 . Feb. 15, 1996 7 Vol. 21 No. 4 S P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No, 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Spilyay Tymoo SI KJALSIUilT. KNicyrr i.imkakv I 250 ' Coyote News ) ?pfi 2WUNIV'i:iSITVni.Mi.liy,v, JR. I'l'CiENE, OK 97403 IX "W . H A : --"-rrrJt3r , i M Un l vei l y of Oregon LiL'iaty K-i-iMVfd on: vl-l-l- Spilyay tymoo. ifri ram -UTA-7J 4 '. , f Kah-Nee-Ta Village was hardest hit by the Flood of '96. Robert Wood Warm Springs Community receives notification of award for $661,000 to fight substance abuse using cultural values and traditions. Warm Springs, OR, February 14, 1996 The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has received an award of $661,000 in grant support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to address substance abuse through the use of cultural values and traditions. This grant represents the beginning of the second phase of an initiative in Warm Springs, which is a part of a national program entitled Healthy Nations: Reducing Substance Abuse Among Native Americans. In this phase, Warm Springs community groups will implement prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare projects and programs. "The unique part of the Healthy Nations Program is that grantees (are developing and implementing) strategies based on Native American values and traditions to garner It's business as usual Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge is in full operation, not having been affected by the recent flood waters. Convention groups are arriving and reservation lines are busy. The Kah-Nee-Ta Village has sustained some flood damage. Village guests are being accommodated at the Lodge. The Village is now in the full process of assessment and it is hoped that a projected date for full operation can be released soon. The Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Course will be ready for play with a week of drying time and general clean up of debris. Finally on a warmer note, the Lodge pool has been turned up and is just as warm as the temperature of the Village Pool. The beautiful Juniper Room at the Lodge has been remodeled and is truly spectacular. Come look us over. mm mm nLYyil TV iV mmm mddnJl-k a-- i' t- C, w f - ; r i I ? i I L . J M -. Johnson Foundation issues community-wide support in confronting the issues and healing wounds that substance abuse has caused," said Steven A Schroeder, M.D., president of the Foundation. "Through traditional ceremonies and activities, Native Americans enforce their beliefs that sharing, generosity, reciprocity, and mutual respect among tribal members are key to a strong, healthy community." According to Scott McLean, director of Warm Springs Healthy Nations, "this project is all about Warm Springs community members saying this is what it's going to take to reduce substance abuse in our community and then having the freedom to try a number of different approaches across the next four years." Substance abuse is directly associated with significant rates of illness, disability, and mortality among Native Americans. Three factors identified as contributing to substance abuse that will be addressed by Warm Springs I Officials now estimate damage Healthy Nations Project are: (1) a deteriorating sense of cultural heritage; (2) a lack of consistent messages against substance abuse in the community, and; (3) strong peer group pressures. Phase two of this initiative will focus on an activities based prevention approach, combined with apublic awareness campaign, in order to facilitate positive peer groups and increase community connections. A consistent message of cultural values, tradition, and alternatives to substance abuse will be developed, incorporating elders and youths together, working toward a healthy community. Museum seeks The Museum At Warm Springs will have their first in-house exhibit featuring artifacts from its collection September 28, 1 996 through January 27, 1997 and the theme for the ex hibit is Name Giving Ceremonies. Museum staff is currently gather ing information for the exhibit and is seeking tribal members to interview on the ceremonies. All information will be based on interviews from tribal member elders representing the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. "The specific goals of the Name Giving Exhibit is to educate our visi tors about the cultural significance of our traditional Name Giving Cer emonies.' said Roxanne Cacy. Mu seum Exhibits Coordinator. The dis play will also answer questions that some community members may have and to display a variety of artifacts 7 , , flu a I. in excess of $10 million. See grant to Warm The Healthy Nations nationwide program, involving 14 sites, is co directed by Spero M. Manson, Ph.D., and Candace M. Fleming, Ph.D., at the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, NJ, is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively 10 neaun ana health care. Since becoming a national philanthropy in 1972, the Foundation has made more than $2 billion in grants, and concentrates its grantmaking in four areas: assuring access to basic health services, information that are in The Museum's collection. "We plan to include a photo graphic display of the elder's inter viewed", Casey continued. "We would also like to interview and pho tograph tribal members who've had a Name Giving Ceremony and in clude borrowed photos, along with possible videos of their ceremonies in the exhibit." Community members interested in sharing information or cultural experience should contact Casey as soon as possible because interviews need to be scheduled and completed by March 31, 1996. Museum staff is also searching for a very old photo graph of a Name Giving Ceremony, so anone who would like to lend one. would be appreciated. For information contact Roxanne Casey at The Museum at 553-3331 Ifi . ' -.ft.' special insert for more photos of Springs improving the way services are organized and provided to people with chronic health conditions; reducing the harm caused by substance abuse; and helping the nation address the problem of rising health care costs. ri..--, MUSeUMI IS Open The Museum At Warm Springs is open for business and although the parking lot was flooded by high wa ter from Shitike Creek last we, the interior suffered no damage and just a few patches of silt remain in the parking lot. "The Museum was architectur ally designed to withstand flooding on a raised engineered fill platform," Museum Director Michael Hammond said. "Except for mud in the parking lot, we are open for business." Hammond said The Museum ended up being an island in the flood waters and is thankful the interior was not damaged. He and mainte nance manager Willie Stacona sur veyed The Museum property Mon day, February 12, 1996 and found a lot of silt, mud and twigs in the park ing lot and The Museum meadow area. The Museum is open from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and admission prices are $6 for adults (ages sl3 to 59); $5 for senior citizens (60 years of age and over); $3 for children (ages 5 to 12): and children 4 years of age and ounger are free. Discounts arc available to groups with ten or more people. For more information contact The Museum at 541-553-3331. ' - ' ,4,' . , reservation flood damage. Funds available Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits are available to people who are unemployed as a direct result of the Flood of 96. DUA is available to people who do not qualify for regular unemployment insurance. Self employed business people who are cleaning up their place of business in order to again provide services, and business owners unable to provide services because of the disaster all qualify. Farmers or ranchers who are unable to work as a result of the flood, or workers who do not qualify for unemployment benefits and cannot work because of the disaster all qualify under the program. Disaster Unemployment Benefits are based upon net income during the 1 995 tax year. The minimum weekly benefit is $92 and the maximum per week is $301 , unless you were working part time. If you feel you qualify you can contact Kathy E. Morales at the Madras Oregon Department of Human Resources Office. You can all Kathy at 475-2382. Lessons repeat The Language Program has de cided to have Spilyay print the first set of seven Sahaptin lessons, begin ning with the February 1 5th issue. In coordination with that, we would appreciate it if KWSO would follow up and broadcast the same lessons the following week. The first lesson will be the second lesson on first set of sevens. We appreciate your continued support in exposing the Sahaptin lan guage to the public. The large enroll ment of new students has encour aged us to reissue the firM set of seven lessons. Thank you for your support and patience. Should you have any ques tions, please feel free to call 553-2201. 1
