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October 9, 1997 Vol. 22 No. 21 OR. COLL. E 75 .S8 v. 22 no. 21 October 9, 1997 Coyote News In Brief Quilt in New York show Eraina Palmer's quilting artistry has earned her a place at the National Museum of the American Indian. 2 Pictographs tell stories Ancient pictographs have been captured and preserved on film and will be stored at The Museum. Schools feature open houses The 509-J school district hosted open houses recently for district students. 3 Update offered Robert Woods Johnson Foundation director , relates the latest in program activities. t Council resolutions presented From land purchases to appointments, resolutions reflect Council action. Language lessons continue Sahaptin, Kiksht and Paiute language lessons are offered. 6 and 7 Public Utilities and Education branches note accomplishments As part of the Comprehensive Plan update, the branches relate activities since 1983. 8 Buffs remain undefeated The Madras White Buffaloes maintain their perfect season record. Their next game is Thursday at Portland Christian. 10 Local team takes tourney The Red Wolfe Natives Slo-Pitch Softball team took first place in the women's nationals. .vle's Gals, also from Warm Springs, took fifth. 10, Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, October 17, 1997 T . '7wUNVFR.srrYoi.-oRi)N F ' Spilyay ( Coyote Youth summit aims at Sponsored by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, a youth summit that brought over 70 central Oregon high school students, was held at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort October 7 and 8. Special guest Nigel D. Wrangham, project director of Oregon Coalition to Reduce Un derage Drinking (OCRUD) envi sions an Oregon free from under age drinking. OCRUD is made up of agencies, groups and individu als, adult and youth, committed to reducing underage alcohol use throughout the state. OCRUD was founded in 1996 and is staffed and managed through Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's Alcohol Policy Initiative Program. OCRUD is supported by a grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, and is ad ministered by the American Medical Association. The mandate of OCRUD is a simple one: To reduce underage drinking in Oregon by forming and maintaining a strong, state wide coalition of committed part ners, and by remaining youth driven, broad-based, and focused on the social environment. Con vincing youth to abstain from al cohol use is important but chang ing the way our culture treats the issue of alcohol and youth is ever more important. Society must change the environment rather than just the behavior. With one in 10 eighth grade boys reporting alcohol use within the past month, Council approves supplemental budget for It's nearly two years later, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs continues to feel the effects of the damage done to Kah-Nee-Ta Resort during the floods of February and November 1 996. Tribal Council, on October 6, 1997, approved a supplemental budget totaling $2,526,070 for "Kah-Nee-Ta Resto ration, Kah-Nee-Ta capital im provements and working capital re quirements". According to Resolu tion No. 9427, the "supplemental budget and the date of initial posting of the proposed supplemental budget shall not be less than 90 days prior to the effective date of the proposed" budget. Total restoration or Kah-JNee-la 19 k iln) "J M 97 f ! -J 0 Mini Pow-Wow Conference j For the Healing of Our Veterans HeHe Longhouse Mile Post 34.8 US Hwy 26, Warm Springs Reservation, OR 97761 Conference and Mini Powwow October 17-19, 1997 Tipis will be available for shelters, campsites available, no hook-ups, tents, trailers, motorhomes welcome. The Healing Hoop that is touring the country visiting healing conferences will be there. Special flute music by Sea Raven, son of the Great Cherokee Nation, friend of the Steilacoom Tribe, who has composed a special song for this gathering. Separate Sweat Lodges will be available for men and women during the conference. Tymoo News) 1 y r P. . OkVv Nigel Wrangham, project director, and over 80 percent of eleventh graders reporting that they've used alcohol, the time is right for OCRUD. The time is right to tackle underage drinking, not symptom-by-symptom or tragedy-by-tragedy, but from the root of the problem by creating an environment that discourages, rather than encourages underage drinking. Over half (56) of students in Village totals $11,425,070. The Tribe's portion includes this $2.5 million appropriation, $4,876,369 from an appropriation early this year, another $ 1 ,596, 1 1 2 in capital savings transferred from the Tribe to Kah-Nee-Ta late last year and $1 18,938 for additional costs to cover a "100 year" dike required by the Tribe's insurance carrier. The Tribe's portion is divided among the Village resto ration, capital requirements, opera tions and tribal Credit. Insurance chipped in $3,177,729 and the fed eral government, through different agencies, paid in $ 1 ,420,749 for Kah-Nee-Ta restoration. Unforeseen structural and infrastructure damages caused the restoration project to go P.O. Bo 870 Warm Springs. OR 9776 1 Address Correction Requested reducing "r ;..,:.y "V l JX r-A explains the meaning of OCRUD to grades 5 through 12 say that alco hol advertising encourages them to drink. In Oregon, almost half (45) of eleventh graders who reported using alcohol in the past year also reported riding in an automobile with a teen driver under the influence of alcohol or .drugs.. . Young people are our future and OCRUD is for them. Tapping into the energy, enthusiasm and above the original cost estimates of $8,899,000. Resolution No. 9427 reads as follows: Whereas, The winter and spring floods of 1996 and 1997 severely damaged Kah-Nee-Ta Village and golf course, resulting in estimated restoration costs of $ 1 1 ,425,070; and, Whereas, In addition to economic losses from physical damage, the Village was closed until limited reopenings throughout 1997, and will not be fully restored until the summer of 1998; and, Whereas, The damage and closure have resulted in significant business losses to the Resort and Indian Head Gaming Center, threatening their economic stability; and, Whereas, Hidden structural and infrastructure damages were uncov ered during initial restoration which were previously unforeseen; and, Whereas, The Tribal Council considers this situation to be an economic emergency which threat ens the long-term financial stability of this tribal enterprise and that it is imperative that a Supplemental Budget be proposed from available tribal funds for Kah-Nee-Ta's resto ration; now, therefore Be it resolved, By the 20th Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon pursuant to Article V, Sec tion 1 (t) of the Constitution and Ordinance 67, Article V, that there is hereby appropriated from available tribal funds the sum not to exceed $2,526,070 for the purpose of Kah-Nee-Ta Village restoration; and, Flu season approaching; get Flu season is fast approaching. Influenza (flu) is a highly contagious viral illness which can last from two to seven days. Flu germs are spread through the air by droplets from the respiratory tract of infected persons by coughing, sneezing, and talking and also by direct contact. Symp toms of flue include fever, headache, dry cough, and sore, achy muscles. Area residents and employees arc urged not to be caught off guard. A flu shot is needed every year because the strains of influenza are different each year. The flu shot is especially recommended for all persons 65 and older, any adult or child with achronic medical condition, and household members of persons in high risk groups. SIIKIALS DEW. KMairrijuRARY I2WUNIVFRSIT underage drinking n ' V 8 University of Oregon Library i. q p yay ty"00 high school youths commitment of Oregon's youth, OCRUD places them in positions of leadership and influence. A social environment is like a ship; it takes enormous effort to change course, and the first stirrings of ch.uige often are barely percep tible. But once that course is al tered, people can find themselves going where theyneverdreamed. In this case, the destination is an Oregon where abstaining from Kah-Nee-Ta restoration Be it further resolved, That these funds will first be used to repay the estimated cost to complete the resto ration project of $2,526,070 which will be funded by either an Advance from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs or bonds purchased by the Warm Springs Forest Prod ucts Industries andor Warm Springs Power Enterprise; and, Be it further resolved, That a copy Join in the Red Ribbon celebration Come on Warm Springs, Let's join in on the Red Ribbon Celebra tion! The Red Ribbon symbolizes an individual's commitment to a healthy, drugfree lifestyle. Red Rib bons are worn and displayed every year during Red Ribbon Week, Oc tober 23-3 1 , to present a unified and visible commitment to empower healthy, drugfree lifestyles. Red Rib bon week presents the opportunity to reinforce the belief that no use of illegal drugs and no illegal use of legal drugs shall prevail in neighbor hoods and communities. The Red Ribbon Celebration is building the bridge from awareness to action. Theme: I've Got Better Things To Do Than Drugs! Purpose: The purpose of the Red Ribbon Celebration is to present a unified and visible commitment to empower healthy, drug-free lifestyles, and develop an attitude of "zero" tolerance to the use of illegal drugs and the illegal use of legal drugs. The Red Ribbon Celebration is The Public Health Nursing De partment is giving flu shots at vari ous locations on the reservation. You may come to any site that is most convenient for you. There is nocharge and an appointment is not necessary. Flu shot schedule October 21, 1997- Senior Center-12 to 1 p.m. October 22, 1997- W.S.F.P.I-2 to 4 p.m. October 27, 1997- Tribal Administration Conference Room 2-10 to 12 p.m. October 28, 1997- Community Counseling-10 to 12 p.m. October 29, 1997- VS Clinic Community Health Pod A-3 to 4:30 p.m. U.S. Postage Hulk Rale Permit No. 2 Warm Springs. OR 9776! 10-22-97 I-. I alcohol is the norm among our youth. The environment in which we live, grow and work affects each of us, young and old. Norms, policies, and practices in Oregon's communities either allow or pre vent underage drinking. OCRUD is out to change policies that aren't working, and find others that will. For that task, commitment and participation areneeded. Wecan't get anywhere without it. of the proposed Supplemental Bud get shall be immediately posted in not less than three public places on the Reservation, and public hearings shall be held; and, Be it further resolved, That the Supplemental Budget and the date of initial posting of the proposed Supplemental Budget shall not be less thane 90 days prior to the effec Continued on page 2 designed to create public awareness about the problems related to the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs; be celebrated within Oregon communities; organize and support healthy, drug-free youth activities, programs and teacher resources. History: The Red Ribbon Cel ebration began when DEA Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena was mur dered by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985. Red Ribbons are worn dur ing Red Ribbon week each year to demonstrate commitment to a healthy drug-free lifestyle. The Red Ribbon Celebration has expanded beyond one week in October to year round prevention efforts that ad vance a vision of drug-free indi viduals and communities. Action: Warm Springs Tribal Members and community, lets dem onstrate our commitment foradrug free reservation by wearing and dis playing Red Ribbons during Red Ribbon week. Beginning on Octo ber 22, 1997. Red Ribbons can be picked up at the Vern Jackson Home, 1 107 Wasco Street. For more infor mation call 553-4922. your shots! Anyone who is eligible to receive care at the IHS clinic may receive a flu shot. For further information, call the Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center Public Health Nursing De partment at 553-1 196, ext 4161. - i