2 March 14, 1996
Warm Springs. Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Sandpainting leads Tom down creative path For kids' sake, poison proof your home
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Full-blooded Navajo, 37-ycar-old
Wayne G. Tom was born in Sheep
Springs, New Mexico where he
learned lo sandpaint at a very young
age. At the age of 12, Wayne had
already completed a traditional
Navajo Female Yei (Female God)
using only natural colored sand, as
he does on all his work.
"Twice a year, ever since I can
remember," says Wayne, the whole
family would lake trips to the
Southwest states of Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico and Arizona, as we still
do now, to gather colored rock. Using
a hand grinder, we grind the rock
then afterwards sift it through a small
screen to separate the big stuff from
the sand.
"We would gather white marble
rock from New Mexico, turquoise
rock from Arizona, black coal from
the Navajo land and yellow and red
sand stone from northern Arizona.
Most of the work that I do is done on
wood, pottery, vases, sandstone, or
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slate sandstone, from Arizona. The
type of sand that I use will never
change color. 1 use water and glue
and a small paint brush to spread the
glue. I then sprinkle the sands over
the rest of the layers. I never use
patterns," says Wayne. "Everything
I make is done by vision or memory".
Wayne has traveled with his father
Ernest Hunt, and their family setting
up shop from powwow to powwow
where he also demonstrates nis work.
Right now, Wayne is working on
name plates using wood boards that
he buys from local area mills. The
name plates take about a day to
complete and arc mostly used for
office desk or home use. "To this
day, I've been overwhelmed with
orders for office name plates,"
concludes Wayne.
National Poison Prevention
Week is March 17 through 23.
Each year, thousands of chil
dren are accidentally poisoned
by household chemicals,
plains, prescription and over-the-counler
drugs. This is the
week set aside each year to
make sure that your home and
yard are safe for your chil
dren, grandchildren, nieces or
nephews. The best way to do
this is to properly store, use
and dispose of all hazardous
materials and to leach chil
dren to ask before putting any
thing in their mouth.
Some good poison preven
tion rules include the following:
1. Keep poisonous substances
properly labeled and in their original
containers. (Example: Do not put
gasoline in a pop bottle.)
2. Avoid taking medications in
front of children; they love lo imitate
adults.
3. Do not refer lo medication as
"candy". They should know that all
medication is to be taken only when
needed and only when given by an
adult.
4. Keep all cleaning materials and
chemicals labeled and out of the reach
destroy litem for you.
If you should need to contact Poi
son Control about an accidental poi
soning, be ready to answer the fol
lowing questions:
1. The name of the substance
(drug, plant, chemical, etc.).
2. How the victim was exposed
(through swallowing, skin contact,
eye exposure, or inhalation).
3. ilow much was swallowed or
how long was the victim exposed to
the substance.
4. Ilow long ago did the "poison
ing" occur.
The number for the Oregon Poi
son Control Center is 1-800-452-7165.
The pharmacists from the Warm
Springs I lealth and Wellness Center,
in conjunction with the Warm Springs
Community Health Education Team,
will be visiting the Early Childhood
Education Center and the Warm
Springs and Simnasho Elementary
schools March 14 and 21 to spread
the message of poison prevention.
Please join us in educating children
about poison prevention come to
the schools and watch the presenta
tions or get your child to help you
"poison proof your home!
Pastel sandpainting, on
sandstone, Is of old homestead
which reminds Tom of the place
in which he was raised.
Navajo Wayne Tom began sandpainting when he was 12 years old.
Umatilla Tribes assume management of health facility
The Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation an
nounced recently they will assume
management of all services at the
Yellowhawk Clinic April 1, 1996.
The CTUIR reached an agreement
with the IHS last week that addresses
funding and policy issues critical to
the management of health services
provided to Indians at Yellowhawk
Clinic.
Under Public Law 93-638, feder
ally recognized tribes may contract
services traditionally operated by the
IHS and BIA. The Umatilla tribes
have been working toward the goal
of assuming management of the
Yellowhawk clinic for at least five
years.
According to Roberta Wilson,
CTUIR Board of Trustees member
and chair of the Tribal Health and
Welfare Commission, there are sev
eral advantages to having the Tribe
ONABEN to publish directory
The Oregon Native American
Business & Entrepreneurial Network
(ONABEN) is in phase one of a new
project aimed at networking Native
American businesses. The Native
American Business Directory will
-help connect Native businesses with
one another and assist industries that
want to work specifically with the
Native American community.
ONABEN receives request each
month for assistance in locating minority-owned
companies. Although
the state provides several minority
identification programs, a business
must be registered with that program
to be listed in those directories. Few
Native American businesses are cur
rently registered. There is no charge
for Native American-owned busi
' nesses to be included in the Native
American Business. Directory. To
register, complete the form and re
turn to ONABEN.
Publication of the directory is set
for summer of 1996. If you have any
questions or need additional infor
mation, contact Crystal Baker, Di
rectory Coordinator at (800) 854-8289.
Complete the form below and return to:
. ONABEN
PO Box 40849
Portland, OR 97240-0849
Name of business:
Name of Owner(s):
Tribal Affiliation:
Form of ownership (circle one):
Sole Propietor, Partnership, Corporation
Indian Ownership:
Date of Opening:
SIC:
Is this business home-based? Yes or No
Mailing Address:
Street Adress (if different):
Phone, cellpager:
Fax, E-Mail:
Description of your business:
Category you would like to be listed under:
Indian Ownership: What percentage of this company is Native Amern
an owned? SIC Standard Industrial Classification as listed on your IRS
Schedule C. Description of your business: What products and services dq
nou sell What is your market area?
manage its own health services. "The
primary advantage is that we will
have more flexibility and control over
the services we offer and how our
funding is allocated," she said. "Other
advantages are the improved coordi
nation of health services, being able
to hire additional staff, provide more
staff training and having a base bud
get that will help ensure future
funding."
Although the Clinic will be man
aged by the CTUIR, it will be man
aged as a separate entity from the rest
of the tribal government, with its
own director and policy commission,
according to Wilson. It will have its '
own accounting department respon
sible for patient and insurance bill-
ng- j
The CTUIR already manage some
of the- health programs at '
Yellowhawk, including nutrition, '
alcohol and drug program, safety and i
the community health representative
program. The agreement with the
IHS would allow the CTUIR to take
over management of all the remain
ing programs, such is medical, den
tal and pharmacy.
Wilson said the Tribal Heath and
Welfare Commission is now in the
process of finalizing goals and strat
egies for making the transition to a
tribally-managed health care system
on the Umatilla Reservation. "We
are devoted to the needs of the people
and consider the value of health care
and prevention a priority," she said.
Smith receives
records award
Confederated Tribes records
manager Ginger Smith was recently
awarded the Ruben Edinger Award
in recognition for outstanding literary
accomnplishment for contributions
documenting the Tribes' records
management program.
Ginger wrote four articles
concerning the history of tribal
recordkeeping, for the "For The
Record", the newsletter for the
greater Portland Chapter of the
American Records Management
Association.
Ruben Edinger was a member of
ARMA who has been termed a
creative, coforful writer who
contributed to the newsletter on a
regular basis.
of chldrcn and put them away imme
diately after use.
5. Keep the Poison Control Cen
ter phone number at the telephone
and make sure all of your child's
caregivers know the number as well.
6. Do not use ipecac syrup with
out calling Poison Control first. Some
substances can cause more harm if
the child is made to vomit.
7. Clean out your medicine cabi
nets and destroy all old medications
found in your home. If you arc un
comfortable destroying them, bring
them in to the pharmacy and we will
Gaming opening Continued from page 1
The week-long grand opening event will conclude Sunday, March 17 with
a drawing for a Geo Tracker. Entrants in this drawing were required to
win jackpots of $50 or more to be eligible.
Another drawing, scheduled for Saturday, March 16 is open to tribal
members only. All tribal members 21 -ycars-of-age and over have
automatically been entered in the drawing for the living room furniture,
scheduled to be held at the garden level of the gaming center at 6 p.m.
Entrants need not be present to win.
The first ever stick game competition, sponsored by Indian Head Gaming
and coordinated by Sam Starr, will begin Thursday, March 14 at 2. The
competition, to be held in the stick game shed below Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge,
will conclude sometime during the weekend, depending on the number of
teams that are entered.
Tribal Elder and Oregon Senior Day will be Saturday, March 16. Special
events are on tap throughout the day, including tours and a tribal fashion
show at The Museum At Warm Springs.
Work on the stickgame shed progresses as the first annual
stickgame tournament begins Thursday, March 14.
Flood of '96 sweeps through Sherars Falls-
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Spilyay Tymoo 1996
A recent visit to the nine
mile stretch of the Deschutes
River between Sherars Falls
and Maupin revealed that the
floodwaters of 1996 had
inundated this area as well as
the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation. The effects of the
flood could be seen all along
the riverbank. Logs were
stuck in trees three feet above
river level. Picnic tables lay
buried on their side in silt.
Debris washed up 30 feet
above the shoreline. Sherars
Falls is a traditional tribal
fishery site. The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs also
own land parcels in the area,
including Harpham Flat and
Sandy Beach.
These two areas were built
up last summer in a
partnership involving the
Tribes, U.S. Bureau of Land
Management, and Oregon
Marine Board. Now, much of
that work has been washed
away. Currently, all of the
recreation sites are closed
along the Deschutes River.
Jim Kenna, of the Prineville
B.L.M. district, says that total
damage to recreation sites on
the lower Deschutes River is
estimated at $610,000.
Repairs will include
resurfacing roads, replacing
50 or more picnic tables,
rebuilding boat ramps,
replacing toilets, and
reconstructing the
handicapped fishing access at
Blue Hole. Kenna said the
greatest flood damage along
the lower Deschutes is a half
million dollars worth of
repairs needed to fix roads.
This includes a major section
at Oak Springs and Buck
Hollow. The damage to the
road from Tygh Vallev to
Sherars Falls falls under the
jurisdiction of the Oregon
Department of
Transportation. That road is
also closed at this time.
Tribal fishermen from
Warm Springs should still be
, able to access the Sherars
Falls area in the event of a
spring fishery. Natural
Resources harvest biologist
Colleen Fagan states that it's
. too early to tell the impact of
the flood's damage on fishery
habitat, but that some stream
channels are sure to have
shifted during the flooding.
Once the water drops low
enough, the area should be
safe enough for tribal
I fishermen to construct their
scaffolds. A resoiption for a
I! spring fishery atfiherars Falls
is in front of the Tribal
Council, but it Ms not yet
been acted uporf.
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The road leading to Sherars Bridge is closed.
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Water levels at Sherars remain high.