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Due to health problems, Mickey
Bram has resigned his chairmanship
of Tribal Council. Effective April
22, Joe Moses, representing the
Sccksecqua district, was selected
chairman and Irene Wells, of the
Agency district, was selected vice
chairman. New Tunes
If you have tuned into K TWINS,
ut 96.5 or 98.3I M during the past
few weeks, you may have noticed a
definite change in formatting. The
reason?
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs sold the TWINS, which was
comprised of 98.3 (KTWS) and 96.5
(KTWI). to JMP Media, Inc. of
Eugene. The stations were placed on
the market through a station broker
in California late last year by the
Tribe.
The tribal organization put KWSI
at 96.5FM on the air in early 1986
and latcrcxpanded the radiocoveragc
by applying for a Bend license of
98.3FM in 1 989. The TWINS, with a
classic rock format, went on the air
January 1, 1991 and became the
number-one station in Central Oregon
virtually overnight. It was also the
first in Central Oregon to simulcast
the same format on two frequencies.
KTWINS were "first" in another
arena, being one of perhaps ten
commercial radio stations across the
country owned by a tribal
organization.
Regarding the sale of the station,
tribal secretarytreasurer Raymond
Calica, Sr. stated, "It was just time
for the Tribe to get out of the
commercial radio business and put
our focus back on the concerns of the
local community. It was a good
learning experience for all of us. We
were very pleased with the following
in Central Oregon and owe a great
deal to the listeners and the
advertisers who helped make the
stations a success. We hope everyone
will continue to support the new
owners."
JMP Media, Inc. consists of Chuck
Chackcl and Jonathan Mann.
Chackcl, new owner of KTWS, is the
current owner of KLRR-KBND in
Bend. Mann recently purchased
KIJK-KRCO in Prineville and on
April 1 , added KTWI to his broadcast
group.
The Tribe still owns and operates
a public broadcasting station, KWSO
9I.9FM, which continues to operate
from their studio located at Kah-Nec-Ta
Resort.
Clean Roads
The tribal Adopt-A-Road program
has been successful thus far. Initiated
last year, the program designated 35
sections as "adoplablc". Twenty-one
groups or individuals have been
assigned sections along roadsides
throughout the reservation, including
residential areas such as West Hills.
According to tribal sanitarian
Nancy Collins, those signed up arc
requested to clean their assigned
sections four times per year. All
collected debris is put in bags
supplied by Collins' department. The
bags are then either taken to the Warm
Springs land fill by the collectccs or
left along the road until Collins can
pick them up and take them to the
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dump. It is best that groups notify
Collins of their clean-up activities so
that she knows when debris needs to
be nicked up.
Safety issues are discussed with
groups as well. Younger groups, such
as Girl Scouts, are told of road safety
and older groups are informed about
picking up potentially dangerous
articles, such as syringes.
Collins said there arc four sections
left in the Warm Springs community
available for adoption as well as nine
sections along Highways 9 and 3 in
the Simnasho area. If interested in
the Adopt-A-Road program, call
Collins at 553-4943.
Flood Assistance
The Flood of '96 won't soon be
forgotten. Signs of the torrential
storm are still evident throughout the
reservation. Warm Springs
community members can be proud
of their efforts during and after the
flood.
Also coming to the community's
aid was the American Red Cross and
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). Shortly after the
flood waters receded, the
Confederated Tribes struck an
agreement with the federal agency in
which the Tribe became the sole
benefactor to any monies paid for
damage to "public" property on the
reservation. Considered to be public
property is WSFPI, Kah-Nee-Ta,
Quinn Park and other enterprises and
buildings owned by the Tribe. This
agreement docs not include privately
owned property. The agreement with
FEMA is unlike most others in that it
is a government-to-govcrnmeni
relationship.
Jo Anne Sutherland was recently
hired as the flood recovery
coordinator in Warm Springs. Her
temporary position is funded by the
EDA.
Collecting Again
The Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) is back in action,
sort of.
Beginning in early April,
Mountain View Hospital began
collecting urine specimens, as part
of the drug free workplace policy, at
the EAP house on the corner of Wasco
and Paiute streets. No contract has
been signed with Mt. View; they are
the "stop-gap" measure until the EAP
issue is finalized, sometime within
the next few days.
An employee of the Mt. View lab
is in Warm Springs from 12 noon to
4 p.m. Monday through Friday to
provide collection services for tribal
enterprises and the Confederated
Tribes. Between 20 and 50 people
arc being tested weekly primarily for
probable cause and pre-employment
purposes. Random testing will
resume at a later date.
Seeking
scholarship
funds
Cascades East Area Health Edu
cation Center is requesting funding
proposals from organizations seek
ing funds for projects of the follow
ing nature:
I) Continuing education, funds
for the development, production and
distribution of continuing education
programs for health and medical pro
fessionals. This docs not include con
ference registration or individual
scholarships.
2) Health Related Community
Enhancement Projects-projects
which will improve the access, avail
ability or quality of health related
services and information in a com
munity. 3) Educational Matcrials-for the
purpose of providing or enhancing
continuing education for health care
professionals for providing educa
tion on opportunities in health andor
medical professions and to educate
the public andor health and medical
professionals regarding health top
ics and issues.
CEAHEC will only fund projects
that affect the counties of Klamath,
Lake, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson,
Crook, Southern Malheur, Warm
Springs Indian Reservation, the
Burns Indian Reservation, the Kla
math Tribes and the Fort McDermitt
Indian Reservation. Organizations
must have 501(c)(3) status.
For more information, guidelines
and funding applications, call Lisa
Regan-Vienop, Cascades East Area
Health Education Center, (54 1 ) 884
0602. Free Gorge
Watch
training set
Museum sponsors activities
Jim Wyatt of PGE, left, presented Beulah Calica and Michael
Hammond a $5,000 check for the Museum's commitment to
education, children and diversity. PGE has committed a total of
$15,000 to the Museum over a three-year period.
Gorge Watch '96 meet set
Health Fair set
for May 23
The Health & Safety Fair will
begin on, Thursday, May 23, 1996,
at 4 to 7 p.m. at the WS Community
Center parking lot-Hollywood St. &
East Tenino St. Following is an
agenda of the departments and per
sonnel that will be involved.
Warm Springs Police dept.- 911
questions & answers
WS Search & Rescue - Q & A's,
share SAR equipment, Repelling
demo, NIKKI
WS Fire & Safety - Blood pres
sure, blood sugars, cpr demos, res
cuer tools display, accident scene at
5:45, ambulance display
WS Fire & Safety - Home safety,
smoke detectors, fire trucks
RSVP - food donations, free hot
dogs & sodas
IHS - Russ Alger; ER nurses, den
tist, Public Ed. Nancy Collins
Games - "Push for Life", ambu
lance cot walk, gurney racesrelay;
Fireman Cowden-JCFD; Fireman
Bob and First aid races and air demos.
Friends of the Columbia Gorge,
along with Central Cascades Alli
ance, Columbia Gorge Community
College Environmental Club, Co
lumbia River United and Hood River
Valley Residents Committee, is
sponsoring a free one-day organizing
training for members and individuals
interested in Gorge protection. The
Gorge Watch '96 Conference is
scheduled for Saturday, May 18 at
the Columbia Gorge Community
College in The Dalles.
The Conference will feature two
"track" training: 1) the basics of
community organizing, and 2) ad
vanced organizing and strategic
planning. There will be something
for everyone. Participants, in the
conference must be pre-registered.
. "The objective of this conference
is to give people the tools to become
more active in their communities,"
said Kristin Reese, outreach coordi
nator for the Friends. "It's about
working together to raise awareness
and develop skills to effectively ad
vocate for Gorge protection." The
co-sponsoring organization will also
receive funds to assist in establishing
an 3-mail network of Gorge organi
zations. For registration materials or ad
ditional information, contact Reese
at (503) 241-3762 or by e-mail at
focgteleport.com.
Seeds of Discovery
The Seeds of Discovery Science
Fair will again be held at The Mu
seum At Warm Springs and is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 14.
The events will be held from 9:45
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the meadow
behind The Museum and fourth
graders from Warm Springs, Madras
and Metolius will be participating.
Last year, 250 fourth graders attended
the one-day event, along with nu
merous parents, teachers and chap
crones. A total of 10 different learning
stations will be set up in The Mu
seum meadow where representatives
of the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Natural Resources depart
ments will set up displays. Students
will rotate form station to station
throughout the day.
A highlight of the 1996 fair will
be a 50x 1 0 foot quilted salmon sock
eye tent that will serve as one of the
learning station where children will
learn about salmon. Approximately
50 different animals costumes will
be available to the students. The tent
and costumes are being provided by
the Ochoco National Forest.
Parents and community members
arc invited to join in the events, said
Keith Johnson, Assistant Superin
tendent for the 509-J School District.
For more information contact Jeanne
Thomas at The Museum at 553-333 1 .
Living Traditions
Live presentation of various tra
ditions and crafts of the Confeder
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation are presented
every weekend from Memorial Day
through Labor Day at The Museum
At Warm Springs.
The Living Traditions program
features a dilfercnt presenter each
weekend at The Museum. "The idea
is to have tribal people here at The
Museum to show their traditions or
crafts and to talk to the public," said
Jeanne Thomas, Museum Education
Tour coordinator.
The program began shortly after
The Museum first opened in 1993
with a celebration of the Treaty with
the Confederated Tribes and Bands
of Middle Oregon of 1 855 during Pi-Umc-Sha
Treaty Days. The Centen
nial royalty including queen Kathleen
I leath, were invited to The Museum,
along with other past Miss Warm
Springs. The queens were dressed in
their regalia and performed a reading
of the Treaty that was broadcast over
KWSO radio.
During that same weekend,
Bcrnyce Courtney demonstrated how
to make Sally Bags at The Museum.
Living Traditions presentations have
continued since then with a full
schedule slated every summer.
The full schedule appears on page.
For more information, contact Jeanne
Thomas at The Museum at (541)
553-3331.
Museum begins "Living Traditions"
May 14 Seeds of Discovery Science Fair at The Museum for
fourth graders in the 509-J School District from 9:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
May 18 Macrame Lawn Chair Weaving Class taught by
Norma Smith at The Museum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$15 fee and the class is limited to 10 people. Bring
own supplies and chair frame.
May 25-27 Living Traditions Program: Unity Dancers, Adeline
Miller form 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 1-2 Living Traditions: Spirit Walker Dancers, Joe Tuckta;
Jingle Dress Making by Joe Tuckta from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
June 7 Opening Reception for the Third Annual Tribal
Member Art Show from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Museum.
The exhibit will be on display through September 20,
1996.
June 8-9 Living Traditions: Shaker Church, Norman Lucei
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 15 Living Traditions: Ribbon Shirts and Applique dem
onstration, Alfreda Mitchell from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 22-23 Living Traditions: Skills using Leather and Bone
Hair Pipes, Lyle Rhoan, Sr., from 111 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 28-30 Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Celebration and Powwow
in Warm Springs
June 29-30 Living Traditions: Rainbow Dancers, Myra
Shawaway from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
July 4-7 Living Traditions: Rainbow Dancers, Myra
Shawaway from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
July 13-14 Living Traditions: Heritage Importance and Paiute
artifact display, Wilson Wewa, Jr. from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
July 20-21 Living Traditions: Beading People Images, Antoinette
Queahpama from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
July 27-28 Living Traditions: Ceremonial Hats and Beaded Bags,
Arlita Rhoan from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 3-4 Living Traditions: Dip, Set Net Pole Fishing, Hank
Palmer from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 10-11 Living Traditions: Tribal Traditions for Hunting and
Fishing, Terry Courtney from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 17-18 Living Traditions: Beaded Crowns and Horse Trap
pings, Rosie Tom from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 24-25 Living Traditions: Language Program, Arlita Rhoan
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 31 to
September 1 Artists and Crafts Fair at The Museum from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
For information on the above listed events, contact The Museum at
(541) 553-3331 or write PO Box C, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
Friends of the Columbia Gorge,
along with Central Cascades Alli
ance, Columbia Gorge Community
College Environmental Club, Co
lumbia River United and Hood River
Valley Residents Committee, is
sponsoring a free one-day organiz
ing training for members and indi
viduals interested in Gorge protec
tion. The Gorge Watch '96 Confer
ence is scheduled for Saturday, May
18 at the Columbia Gorge Commu
nity College in The Dalles.
The Conference will feature two
"track" training: 1) the basics of
community organizing, and 2) ad
vanced organizing and strategic
planning. There will be something
for everyone. Participants in the con
ference must be pre-registered.
"The objective of this conference
is to give people the tools to become
more active in their communities,"
said Kristin Reese, outreach coordi
nator for the Friends. "It's about
working together to raise awareness
and develop skills to effectively ad
vocate for Gorge protection." The
co-sponsoring organization will also
receive funds to assist in establishing
an 3-mail network of Gorge organi
zations. For registration materials or addi
tional information, contact Reese at
(503) 241-3762 or by e-mail at
focgteleport.com.
Senator Wyden speaks at annual 01 EA conference
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The Oregon Indian Education
Association held their 21st Annual
Conference at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
April 9-12, 1996.
The theme of this year's
conference was " 1 990s Indian Impact
Issues, One VoiceMaximum
Impact." This year's conference
focused on trends in society,
technology, classroom, curriculum,
administrative structures and
legislation.
The OIEA is a statewide
organization dedicated to the
promotion of quality education
services for American Indian people
in the state of Oregon.
The purpose of this year's
conference was to examine American
Indian educational concerns,
exchange ideas and provide direction
for work with American Indian
children, families and educational
institutions.
The keynote speaker was Ron
Wyden, United States Senate,
Oregon. Wyden "was honored" to be
asked, he said. It is first of many
visits to Warm Springs as a Senator,
he promised. Wyden spoke about
education issues and answered
questions. He expressed that he is
"willing to work with Indian tribes in
education issues."
As a Senator, Wyden cares about
people and what's important for them.
His priorities are education in general.
As a member of the budget committee
he will "speak out for Indian
education funding."
Wyden is willing to help reduce
the dropout rate by developing
models like OMSI and the Salmon
Corps to reach children and young
adults to show them there is a "bright
future." He would like to see
education spread throughout Oregon,
using "modern telecommunications
to reach every corner of the state."
Each year the Oregon Indian
Education Association recognizes
members who have significant
contributions to the field of Indian
education. Receiving awards this year
are:
Indian Elder of the Year-Delbert
Frank; Administrator of Year
Noreen Smokey Smith; Teacher of
the Year-Harry Phillips; Indian
Educator of the Year-Robin
Butterfield; ParentLayperson of the
Year-Saline Hall; and Counselor of
the Year-Phyllis Griffith.
A government panel was held with
speakers Donald Sampson, Mike
Clements, Mark Mercier, Joe Kirk
and Mark Phillips with current and
future perspectives.
There were also guest speakers
such as Mike Clements COO of
Warm Springs, Allen Tsinigine,
President of National Indian
Education Association,
Other speakers of the conference
were: Donald Sampson and Dan
Gargan of ATNI on "Compensating
for Deminishing Economic
Resources"; Kathleen Heidi, Oregon
Department of Education, Salem,
OR. on "How Science meets
Tradition"; Morrie Jiminez of Oregon
Indian Coalition on "Partnership with
Community Colleges and Four year
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Oregon Senator, Wyaen, speaKS ot education imponance tor Indians.
Institution"; Leon Fuhrman
Alternative Education Specialist on
"Alternative Education"; Karmen
Blake on Federal Funding Impact on
Boarding Schools; Mary Jean Katz
on school improvement efforts, state
law implementation; Julie Quaid on
educational reform; and Darrell Kip
on Native curriculum in Education,
A special effort was made to
provide a wide range of workshop
options to meet the needs of teachers
and educators, support personnel,
Indian Education staff, parents and
community members and both high
school and higher education students.
Workshop topics include: Block
grant, Title IX, Lobbying, How tribes
can use the Internet, self
determination, National Indian
Education Legislation Update,
Round Table-What we teach, How
& Why, Is too much emphasis placed
on higher ed?, financial aide, Native
American higher education support
services, what constitutes success for
an individual committing to higher
ed?, scholarships, charter school,
OAIANEC, boarding school,
reflections on learning, Indian
Education Act Program forum,
Oregon tribes, prepatory school,
standards, OAC - OAIEC, American
Indian Baseline Essays, Culture in
the classroom, Diversity planning in
action, Early Intervention, Forging
link standards of ECE, culture
parentteacher, Infant monitor
system, speech language, Immersion
school, Tradition & Technology
project. Language program and
computer programming.
Next year the 22nd Annual OIEA
is tentatively set to be held in Portland,
Oregon in April.