Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
August h 1996 9
Hard winter difficult on
The winter of 1 996 has really been
very hard on all of us, but it has been
even harder on the water resources of
the Reservation. This winter brought
us not only the floods in February
which caused many of our forested
roads to be washed away or damaged
but also a number of severe wind
storms which felled many valuable
trees. A large number of these trees
dropped into or near stream channels
where they are absolutely essential
to the health of our water resources.
The problem is that these downed
trees are being cut up for Are wood.
A large number of our roads parallel
streams and these trees play in the
health of the streams.
The Tribal Council approved the
Warm Springs Water Management
Plan "Water Code" Ordinance 45 in
April 1968 to provide protection for
the water resources of the Reserva
tion. This plan states:
"Management of the Water Re
source is dependent upon the preser
vation of reservation watershed areas.
Good land use practices must be
observed in the forested areas,
rangeland and stream bottoms. Ad
equate vegetative cover must always
be maintained. The development of
all related resources such as roads
and dams must be accomplished in a
manner that will cause the least dete
rioration of the watersheds. Stream
pollution, excessive run-off, erosion,
changes in water temperature and
other factors that change water char
acteristics must be minimized."
"Ownership of water carries the
responsibility to maintain water
quality so that after use it is essen
tially as good as before use. In ad
Landowners workshop scheduled
The Indian land working group,
along with the Fallon Paiute
Shoshone, Walker iver, Pyramid
Lake tribes and the Intertribal Council
of Nevada will co-host the 6th annual
Indian Land Consolidation Confer
ence. The conference is scheduled
for November 13-16th at the Fla
mingo Hilton in downtown Reno.
Special focus will be given to
problems faced by tribes and Indian
landowners related to allotted lands.
As in the past, the conference will
also provide participants with a
unique opportunity to learn about
tribal models and activities in the
area of Indian probate, land ownship
data collection, tribal inheritance
codes and land acquisition opportu
nities. '
A revised "draft legislative pro
posal" developed by the Indian land
working group will be presented. The
proposal includes provisions for es
tate planning services; trust lands
records management: Removal of
barriers to real estate transactions; a
tribal and individual Indian land ac
quisition fund; and a federal probate
code.
Policy issues impacting land
ownership and resources will be ad
dressed. These will include the im
pact BIA downsizing on real estate
Royalty candidates wanted
The Mid-Columbia River Pow
wow will be held October 25-27,
1996. The powwow is seeking roy
alty candidates.
The annual powwow, held at
Celilo, Oregon, has the following
categories: Sr. Queen 13 yrs. & up
Jr. Queen 12 yrs.& under, & Li'l
brave no age limit. Winner is de
termined by highest number of big
raffle ticket sold.
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Lots has been happening at the
Fire Department lately. If any of you
saw the Pi-Ume-Sha Parade, you
undoubtedly saw me and my ole
friend Smokey Bear. I had a great
time. I think this year's parade was
the best ever. There was lots of par
ticipation from the community.
Thanks to all who made the parade
possible, to all the people in the pa
rade but most of all, to all the great
folks who came out to watch the
parade. You are the ones that make a
parade fun!!!
The Fourth of July came and went
dition the water resource must be
preserved and quality maintained for
future generations who live on and
make use of the reservation and its
resources."
"The primary objective in regards
to water quality is to maintain excel
lent quality and purity of all waters
that are on, cross the Reservation, or
are on Reservation borders."
Therefore, it has been long rec
ognized that all of man's activities
can and do affect the quality and
quantity of water in our streams. The
health of any watershed area is usu
ally indicated by the condition of the
Riparian areas and the stream chan
nel. These water oriented ecosys
tems are surrounded by drier upland
ecosystems. Riparian areas often
contain water "loving" trees such as
alder, willow, and cottonwood.
Riparian areas make up only about
7 percent of the Reservation land
scape but are extremely important in
regard to land management and land
use. Riparian areas play a major role
in protecting water quality and fish
populations.
Healthy riparian areas provide a
number of items essential to the sta
bility of the stream channel as well
critical habitat for both aquatic and
terrestrial life. The grasses, brush
and trees growing on the banks hold
the soil in place and filter water
flowing to the stream from the up
lands. Natural, undisturbed streams
erpetuate the food chain on which
ocal mammals, reptiles, insects,
birds and fish depend.
Wildlife is more abundant in ri
parian areas than in any other part of
the Reservation. For example, of the
and probate services related to In
dian land as well as the class action
suit which was filed by individual
Indian landowners over mismanage
ment of their IIM (Individual Indian
Money) monies which are derived
from trust funds.
Tribal representatives will ana
lyze the opportunity tribes may have
to negotiate the return of federal lands
in light of the disclosure earlier this
year that documents verifying $2.4
billion worth the tribal trust funds
transactions cannot be found and it
appears that the government will not
ATN I sponsors
Between August 12 and 14, 1996
Tribal leaders and their communities
will benefit from a gathering of busi
ness people, economic development
technicicans and policy makers in
Spokane, Washington. The Third
annual ATNI Economic Summit will
emphasize growth-oriented, well
balanced economies in individual
Native American communities and
throughout the region.
This year's agenda incorporates
feedback from participants in the first
twosummit meetings held in Seattle
and Portland. The agenda empha-
Winner in each catergory will re
ceive a traveling silver crown (ex
cept Li'l brave), a jacket, a banner, a
20 payback on total raffle ticket
sale plus other prizes. Runners-up
will receive a 20 payback, and other
prizes.
Interested candidates and raffle
ticket sellers can contact: Gloria Jim
(509) 848-3461 or (541) 296-8816.
without to much incident. Of course,
there was all the festivities. The pic
nic, games and fire works. But with
the fireworks comes fires from those
people that use fireworks improp
erly. Fire Management and Fire &
Safety were fairly busy that night.
That was the lull before the storm so
to speak. On July 9, there was a
rather large fire that is still under
investigation. The fire started on
Kuckup St. and quickly spread due
to the winds that night. For awhile,
many homes in that area were in
danger. I believe about 1300 acres
were burned. The fire crews worked
all night and into the next two days to
get it out. I think what is the most
disturbing thing is that this fire didn't
just happen. Someone started it.
Please if you see anyone that is act
ing suspicious, please notify the po
lice department.
Now on a happier note, this year
we have six summer youth workers
with our department, and they are
doing a doggone good job!! We also
have a young lady who is on the
internship program with us as well.
Her name is Lynn Chavez-Graybael.
Lynn has been with us for a couple of
seasons as a summer worker. This
year she will possibly be looking into
the apprenticeship program. She is a
very capable young person and we
are very excited that Lynn has picked
the Fire Service as a career choice.
Our other summer help include Jessie
Esquiro, Sheena Stevens, Jenny
Langnese, John Courtney, Levi
Dowry and Paul Martinez. All of our
"Fire Pups" are doing an outstanding
job. They are full of curiosity and
all, including forest lands and streams-
363 terrestrial species found in the
Great Basin in Southern Oregon, 288
are either directly or indirectly de
pendent upon riparian areas.
Riparian area vegetation provides
cover and movement corridors for
wildlife and for moderating water
temperatures through shading. Mini
mized season and daily water tem
perature fluctuations are important
to aquatic organism survival espe
cially our anadromous fish.
The stream itself provides food
for various mammals, birds and ulti
mately for fish. The vegetation
growing near streams is frequently
different from that found on upland
areas and provides a variety of for
age, cover and nesting opportunities
not otherwise available. It also pro
vides important direct and indirect
nutrient flow to the aquatic food
chain. The vegetation overhanging
streams and lakes provide a major
source of insects and organic materi
als essentials to enrich streams and
provide food for the animals living in
the water.
Snags near streams provide hunt
ing perches for birds which feed on
fish and other aquatic organisms.
Snags provide habitat for insects
preyed upon by excavators and also
possess cavities utilized by nesting
birds and arboreal mammals. Woody
debris is extremely important to
streams. Debris jams and associated
plunge pools and trapped sediments
such as gravel bars, provide a great
diversity of habitat for organisms.
The resulting stepped stream pro
files provide greater physical and
biological stability by dissipating
energy otherwise used in cutting
for November
provide a full monetary compensa
tion. The final day of the conference
will inculde discussion of an "Indian
Land Institute" which would assist
tribes in restoring their homelands
by providing financing for acquisi
tions. Call the Flamingo Hilton at 1-800-648-4510
to make reservations
(single $42; double $42 plus $15 for
each additional person or call Direc
tor Land Development, Fallon Paiute
Shoshone tribes, 8955 Mission Road,
Fallon, Nevada 89406; Alfred Nomee
(208) 686-1800.
economic meet
sizes clarity about the respective roles
of tribal goverments, tribal enter
prises and private businesses in
achieving self-sustaining economies.
These discussions are intended to
create greater understanding of one
another's needs, and should form the
basis for productive parterships
among and between tribes and non
tribal organizations.Tribal leaders
will have an opprtunity to learn about
successful experiences around the
country and to hear directly from
Indian owners of private businesses.
Changing a longstanding deficit,
Indian-owned small businesses are
beginning to flourish around the re
gion. The benefits of this change are
expected to be far-reaching and will
be thoroughly explored.
Don't miss what will be a water
shed event for many businesses and
communities. If you want to partici
pate and contibute to some important
decisions about the economy of In
dian Country, contact ONABEN at
1-800-854-8289 or Affiliated Tribes
of Northwest Indians at (503) 241-0070
have a burning desire to learn. All of
these fine young people will be an
asset to the Fire Service in future
years.
And last but far from least, I have
to tell ya about their leader, Tray
Leonard. Tray put together a pro
gram especially for the "pups" (ca
dets), which includes physical train
ing every day for one hour. Without
some sort of physical training you
may become a detriment instead of
an asset to the department.
Physical fitness is very important
in the Fire Service and Tray certainly
has made sure that these young folks
get their share of exercise!! He also
made sure that they not only exercise
their bodies but their minds as well.
They have gone to Fire and Medical
related classes put on by himself and
other staff members of the Depart
ment. I can safety say that all of us at
Fire and Safety are very proud to
have these young folks with us this
summer. We will miss them very
much when they return to school!!!
Before I leave you, just a friendly
reminder, kids please, please don't
jump off the bridge by the commu
nity center. I know it looks like fun ,
but the water is not deep enough
there and the next thing you know,
someone is going to be hurt very
seriously, maybe paralyzed for the
rest of your life. So parents, please
make sure your kids don't go jump
ing off that bridge!
Until next time, be happy and stay
safe!!!
Sparkey
channels and moving sediment. De
bris jams also slow the routing of
other downstream. Finally woody
debris itself is a major source of
energy and nutrients for the stream
ecosystem.
Snags, down logs and logs creat
ing pools in streams will eventually
rot and become incorporated into the
environment. Therefore it is impor
tant that live conifers be left to even
tually die and provide future snags,
down logs and logs in streams.
Logs and debris left above the
water level provide many benefits
for wildlife. This large woody debris
provides sites for the dens and bur
rows of many small species. The
rotten wood provides habitat for much
biological activity by microbial, in
vertebrate and vertebrate organisms.
These large logs retain large quanti
ties of water during the wet months
which is slowly released during the
drier months providing a unique eco
system for plant and animal life.
Standing dead trees (snags) pro
vide valuable habitat for insects, birds
and small animals. Snags also pro
vide future down woody material for
News from Early Childhood
August 5 Monday, ECE Camp with 4-H at Trout Lake 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
C Pod School Age Children's Program
August 7 Wednesday, Tribal Employee Picnic, starting at 5 p.m. behind
the Warm Springs Community Center. See you there!
August 7 Wednesday, C Pod (C6) Field Trip to the Warm springs
Museum 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
August 8 Thursday, Parent Club Meeting, ECE Conference Room 2E.
Parents, staff and community members: We need your in-put in and
involvement to help promote upcoming school activities (prevention,
monthly themes, Halloween, Fundraiser ideas, back to school rummage
sale, dancingsinging to the oldies, etc..) So, join us for one hour of your
time and let's put our minds together to help our children experience and
remember special events in their lives. So the children can enjoy and look
forward to this school year.
August 9 Friday, C Pod (C3) field trip to Trout Lake, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 12 Monday, C Pod (C5) Field trip to Madras Fire Station, 10a.m.
to 2:30 p.m.
august 13 Tuesday, C Pod (C2) Field Trip to Juniper Aquatic Center 12
noon to 3:30 p.m.
August 14 Wednesday, C Pod (CI) Field Trip to the High Desert
Museum, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
August 20 Tuesday, Positive Guidance and Discipline, Series 8 "Potty
Training". Guest speaker to be announced at a later date. ECE Conference
Room 2E, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
August 23 Friday , C Pod (C5) Field Trip to the Cove State Park, 9:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
August 26 Monday, Head Start Part Day staff to return to work 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. We look forward to seeing all of you return. Hope you had a great
summer!
August 27 Tuesday, C Pod (C2) Field Trip to Smith Rock, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 28 Wednesday, School Age Program "Open House and Pow
wow, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Join us and support this special event!
August 29 and 30 Thursday and Friday, ECE CLOSED IN-SERVICE
TRAINING 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days
Play to Learn
Developing Social Skills through
Play
At Nick Jr., we recognize that
while young children play, they are
not only having fun, they are devel
oping valuable skills. In fact, it's our
belief in the value to play that drives
our television programming. We've
teamed up with Scholastic Inc. to
share insights into how young chldren
learn through play. Here, you'll find
tips on how cooperative activities
such as cooking at home or in school
can enhance your child's social skills.
Playing and Cooperating at Home
Many activities, such as cooking,
are naturally more fun and easier
when there is more than one person
to share the work. Here are some
general tips for helping your child
learn to cooperate with siblings or
young friends:
Give everyone a job to do. Talk
about what it means to cooperate on
a project; each person has something
important to do, and each has to do
his or her job for the project to be a
success. For example, one child
might grease the muffin tins while
another measure the flour or water.
Take turns. Help children learn
to share activities and wait their turn
by giving each child a turn at certain
jobs, such as stirring batter or dough.
Point out that when everyone helps,
hard jobs are easier to do.
Share chores. Discuss how
work especially chores such as
cleaning up after cooking gets done
faster when it's share by all. Talk
about various cleanup jobs ahead of
time and make a game out of choosing
the jobs each child will do.
Enhancing Social Skills
Offer your child opportunities to
play with other children in group
settings. Playing with other children
in the park, in a child-care program,
Help wanted to
build a new
church
Sidewalk of Memories
Help build a new Full Gospel
Church at the Warm Springs Reser
vation in Oregon. For a one-time
donation of $75 minimum, you will
get a thick 1 1" by 11" hand-crafted
black tile on the Memories Sidewalk
at the church site. Put your names (or
love ones) with a design of your
choice. Please keep it simple for our
maker and mfg. cost. Put it on a 1 1"
by 1 1" piece of paper along with a
$75 minimum check or money order
and send to Pastor E. Hunt; PO Box
1068; Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-6361, (no collect calls
please). Thank you
wildlife habitat and future material
in streams to create pools for fish
habitat.
In order to protect these sensitive
areas Tribal Council adopted the
Streamline Management Plan in
1981. This plan required that all
water resources be protected with
buffer strips where only limited
management actions can take place.
Each stream on the Reservation is
put into one of three different clas
sifications based on the uses made
of the water resources. Class 1
streams such as the Warm Springs
River, Beaver Creek, Mill Creek,
Coyote Creek, Quartz Creek, Shi tike
Creek, Deschutes River and the
Metolius River are protected with a
minimum buffer of 200 feet mea
sured from the stream bank. Class 2
streams such as Badger Creek Butte
Creek and Seekscequa Creek are
protected with a minimum buffer of
120 feet measured from the stream
bank, Class 3 streams, usually in
termittent streams channels which
flow water at least once a year are
protected with a sixty foot buffer.
All headwater areas, springs, seeps
or in your home gives social skills a
workout and offers your child
valuable experiences in learning to
get along with others.
Give your children toys and
games to share. Learning to take
turns with a toy or game at home is
good preparation for taking turns
with toys and other materials at
school. Play with your child to model
how to take turns, share and coop
erate. As you enjoy the fun of
building a block tower together,
sharing art supplies, or taking turns
pouring tea at an imaginary tea part,
you model the social skills your child
will need in school and life!
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
What causes baby bottlenursing
bottle tooth decay?
Letting your baby fall asleep
with a bottle. When your baby is
asleep, the liquids that contain sugar
stay around the teeth and can cause
decay. Even breast milk and formula
contain sugar.
Prolonged nursing with mother
or allowing your baby to fall asleep
while nursing.
Allowing your infant to walk
around with a bottle.
What are the effects of baby bottle
tooth decay?
Severe pain, poor self-image,
cavities, tooth loss, ear and speech
problems and crooked permanent
teeth.
Six ways you can prevent baby
bottle tooth decay
1. Get into the habit of putting
your baby to bed without a bottle.
2. Never put your baby to bed
with a bottle filled with formula,
milk, juice, sugar water or soda pop.
If your baby must have a bottle to go
to sleep, fill it with water.
3. Do not let your infant walk
around with a bottle.
4. Clean your infant's gums and
Bible study group
meets
Looking for new & different di
rections in your life? Needing sup
port with the positive decisions you
have made?
We are studying the Twelve Step
Bible together. Would you come join
us in study and learn with us? We
talk about and help each other with
the everyday walk of life. Share ideas
and strive toward meaningful goals.
We meet at the Health and
Wellness Center's Demo Kitchen on
Monday & Wednesday from 6 to 7
p.m.
For more information call Les or
Perthina at 553-1329. Hope to see
you soon.
and wetlands such as Clackamas
Meadows and Warm Springs Mead
ows are protected with a KM) foot
minimum buffer. These streamside
areas are designed to be a place ot
snag concentrations which helps to
offset snag deficits elsewhere in the
drainage.
The flood of 1996 really demon
stratcs the value of having stable
riparian areas. Take a close look at
Shitikc Creek as it flows through
Warm Springs and compare it to
Seekscequa Creek. It really is niglu
and day.
So, as you go out to get your next
load of fire wood please avoid all
stream channels, wetlands, springs
and seeps. To be sure that you are
doing your part to protect our water
resources, please leave the appropri
ate amount buffer. These riparian
areas are essential to maintaining the
excellent purity of our water re
sources. If you have any questions
please call the Department of Natu
ral Resources office of Water and
Soil at 553-3462.
Education -
teeth after every feeding with a small,
damp soft cloth or a gauze pad. For
older infants use a toothbrush with
soft bristles to brush their teeth.
5. Start teaching your infant to
use a cup as early as nine months.
Trade your baby's bottle for a
training cup by age 1.
6. Check with your doctor or
dentist to make sure your child is
getting enough fluoride each day.
Your child's healthy teeth and
bright smile depends on you.
No Bake Rice Pudding
1-34 cups orange juice
1 Tbs.. unflavorcd gelatin
14 cup raisins
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 cup cooked brown rice (13 cup
raw rice cooked in one cup water)
. Soften gelatin in 14 cup cold
orange juice. Bring remaining 1 12
cups orange juice and raising to a
boil. Stir in softened gelatinorange
juice mixture and remove from heat.
Child in refrigerator until slightly
thickened. Stir in yogurt and rice
and spoon into five paper cups. Cover
with plastic wrap and chill until set.
How to treat a child's cold
A "cold" is a viral infection in the
nose and throat. There is no medi
cine which will cure, or even shorten
a cold. The purpose of treatment is to
help the child be more comfortable.
Here are some things you can do at
home.
Fluids
A child who has a fever and poor
appetite should be given extra flu
ids. You can give a baby an extra
water bottle or add extra water to
child's formula.
Humidifier
Our air is very dry, especially
during the winter. Anything you can
do to increase the amount of mois
ture in the air will make the child's
nasal mucous easier to clear.
Cool mist humidifiers are recom
mended because there is no danger
from burns. One can be purchased
for about $15 from any large drug
store. It is not necessary to add any
medicine, just water.
If you have a wood stove try
leaving an open pan of water on the
stove. Watch for burns.
Go to the doctor if:
Baby is under 3 months and it is
more than just common sniffles.
A child under 2 years has a
fever higher than 102.5 or who
doesn't look alert and "child's usual
self."
Earache or drainage from ear.
Severe sore throat with fever.
Fever lasts longer than three
days.
Discharge from the nose is thick
pus or green.
Skin cracks under the nose or
sore develops.
There is difficulty breathing
which is not just from a stuffy nose.
When resting quietly, the child is
breathing fast and the chest sucks in
below the breast bone or between
the ribs.
Any child who looks very sick
and cannot be made comfortable.
On the Lighter Side
What does an elk take for an up
set stomach? Elka-Seltzcr
Seeking penpals
12 &15 year old christian boys
seek penpals from Warm Springs.
The addresses are:
Renox Boateng (12 year old)
Awere MA J.S.S
PO Box 429
Kumasi - Ghana
West Africa
David Oppong Mcnsah
co Rev. S.Y. Ntosowo
PO Box B-89
Bantama - Kumasi
GhanaWest Africa
House for rent
Four bedroom house in Wolfpoint.
$600 per month with $500 deposit.
If interested please call 54 1-302-9881.
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