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Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education has
recently received a grant for an Early
Head Start Program. Early Head Start
is a program that serves low-income
families with infants and toddlers
and pregnant women. The goal of
EHS is to strengthen the development
of infants and toddlers by creating
strong partnerships with parents.
Early Childhood Education is
currently in the early stages of
developing the EHS program in
Warm Springs, with an anticipated
start date for September, 1 999. In the
meantime, they will keep the
community informed about ongoing
developments in the Early Head Start
Program. If you have any questions,
please contact Shilo Shaw at 553
3240. These are the nine EHS program
principles:
1. High Quality: A commitment
to high quality means that programs
will develop policies and practices
that are founded in the knowledge,
skills, and professional ethics
embraced by the fields of child
development, family development,
and community building. The
commitment on the part of the Federal
Government to ensure program
quality includes the program
performance standards, training and
technical assistance network, and
Cannon consents to Christmas tree cutting
To the editor,
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, in keeping with the spirit of
Christmas, have consented to the
cutting of Christmas trees by
Employees of Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Warm Springs tribe, Indian
Health Service, Post Office and
Warm Springs churches.
Cutting is limited to one tree per
family or church. Trees will be cut on
Tribal land only. Trees should be cut
along BIA system roads. All live
branches must be removed from the
stump. Cutting of trees larger than 1 0
feet in height is not permitted. Trees
should not be cut that do not have
another tree growing within 12 feet
of the tree to be cut.
Any non-tribal member employee
wishing to cut a tree must obtain a
Happy 1st Birthday
Dalton Ray!
It' s already been a year! You have
grown so fast and made so many
accomplishments. You make me so
proud to be your mama. You have
changed my life for the best and have
given me a reason to get up every
day.
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research and evaluation activities.
2. Prevention and Promotion: The
proactive promotion of healthy child
development and family functioning
begins before conception, and
continues prenatally, upon birth, and
throughout the early years.
3. Positive relationships and
continuity: Strong, positive
relationships that continue over time
are key elements in a high quality
program. These relationships include
the child, family, and staff, and
recognize the parent-child bond as
the child's most significant
relationship. The relationship
between staff and family is based on
respect for the child and family's
home culture.
4. Parent Involvement: The EHS
initiative supports the highest level
of parent involvement and
Eartnership. Programs will recognize
oth parents as the child's primary
nurturers and advocates. Parents will
also be active participants in policy
and decision-making roles.
5. Inclusion: Programs will
welcome and fully include children
with disabilities. The individual
needs of each child will be evaluated
and responded to in a way that builds
upon individual strengths. Programs
will also support the child and
family's full participation in
Christmas tree tag from the Branch
of Forestry. An individual will not be
allowed to pick up tags for another
employee. This tag must be attached
to the base of the tree after the tree is
cut. All employees must comply with
the laws and regulations governing
the Warm Springs reservation.
Trees must be cut between
December4 and December 23, 1998.
Trees may only be cut Monday
through Friday between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Information
on Tribal land location and road
conditions may be obtained from the
Branch of Forestry when you pick up
a tree tag. Office hours are 7:30 a.m.
through 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. If you need further
information, call 553-2416.
Gordon E. Cannon
Happy Birthday
to my SisterAuntie Josie
December 29
I am so proud to be your
SisterAuntie. God definitely
blessed us with
such a wonderful
SisterAuntie. You enjoy your
birthday & the holidays too.
We love you very much.
Eunice, Izaak, Jessie & William
Remembering attthe 'December "BaBies"-
Happy Birthday to you alti
Znd-Maine Switzkr
4th-MarlarIhomas
10th-!RaycheC WUOams
12th-pss TQiCama
14th-Te66Ces Qeorae
16th-Johnni Smith
16th-Susan Coronado
ISth-Linda Lanakti
23rd-Lil 'Henry Andrews
Happy Anniversary to these speciaf couples
25th-rZ(la & QeorgetyuilarSr.
25th-Vakrk & George Aauilar Jr.
26th-Linda & JaclLangley
Lotsa love & prayers,
Una, "Laston, ShanefC,
Colleen & III
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community activities.
6. Culture: The home culture and
language of each family will be
supported as an important aspect of
early identity formation. Programs
will also explore the role of culture
and language in child and family
development, and community values
and attitudes.
7. Comprehensiveness, flexibility,
responsiveness, and intensity:
Program services are grounded in
the belief that all familiescan identify
their own needs and strengths, set
their own goals, and are capable of
growth. Thus, programs must
maintain the flexibility to respond
with varying levels of intensity based
on families' needs and resources.
8. Transition: Programs are
responsible for facilitating a smooth
transition from Early Head Start into
Head Start or other high quality
programs and support services. A
smooth transition is important to
ensure that each child continues to
receive enriching early child
development services and each
family continues to receive the
support services necessary to healthy
family development.
9. Collaboration: Collaboration
with local community agencies and
service providers will maximize the
resources available to families with
What is Christmas? Love?
To the editor,
Well, what do you think? Will
you get everything you want for
Christmas? Are you being nicer to
people because of Christmas? What
does gifts and being nicer have to do
with Christmas?
Actually they have nothing to do
with Christmas. The gifts of
Christmasdon'thappen until January
6 a day called "The Epiphany of the
Lord." It is the time of the three wise
men giving gifts to the family and to
Jesus. Most of the Christian world
give gifts in January not on Christmas.
Goodwill towards men is not just
a Christmas thing. Once of the big
stresses of Christmas is that during
this season a blanket of goodwill,
love and peace comes down upon us.
From Thanksgiving to Christmas we
are forced to hear and see messages
that cause us to look at our life and its
relationships. For many people this
is a very sad time. What is Christmas?
It is a Christian festival beginning
"We are not wanted at this University," explains
To the editor,
My name is Bill Winneshiek. I am
an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk
Nation, Thunder Clan.
I will graduate from the University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC) December 1998. I will
graduate with a BS degree in Leisure
Studies, with a concentration in
Recreation Management.
Below you will find the URL for
my web page, which exhibits a letter
from the Board of Trustees at UIUC.
UIUC is the home of the infamous
Josepha Crowe,
Hello mom! How's your Bones?
Thanks for being there when I needed
you even if we are starting to know
each other all over again - Clean!
Sober! I love you always & Happy
Birthday. How young are you?
Love Your Daughter,
Linda
Happy Birthday to:
Melissa Bryant-2nd
James Redfox, Sr.-8th
Eileen Dick-10th
Angie Blackwolf-17th
Zack del Nero-17th
Harold Blackwolf, Jr.-19th
Zelma Blackwolf-22nd
Julia Begay-23rd
Lola "Mae" Dick-29th
Josie Redfox-29th
Also have a happy & safe
Christmas & New Years.
From: Eunice, Izaak,
Jess & Bill
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
To our Family & Friends
From the Bagley Families
Willie & Lou Bagley
Ramone, JaimeRae & Elyse
Bear & Karla (Bagley) Tias
Tianna & Justin
Donnie Bagley
& even Mickey
Early Head Start grant
young children in acost-efficient and
comprehensive manner. Early Head
Start program, recognizing that no
one program can meet all of a child
and family's needs, will seek to build
strong alliances within the
Members share update on petition-
To the Tribal Members who signed
. the budget petition regarding the Public
Safety Branch:
This is a brief report to you who have
been expressing concerns regarding the
problems you have experienced with the
Public Safety Branch, both in the past and
are presently still experiencing. We are
sorry that you 18-year olds, numbering
over 200, who requested to sign were not
able to, but that's the way our laws pres
ently read.
Our community has had issues with
this department for many years; many of
you are directly affected in different way s.
The current crimes being committed on
our reservation are those which we ex
pect our law enforcement people to guard
against They include, but are not limited
to the following: City-type violence, drugs,
gangs, deaths.
The "straw that broke the camel's
back",so-to-speakwasthesnakebitetrag-
with the season of Advent, climbing
to the point in time called the Nativity
of Jesus. What is Christmas? It is the
beginning of the second involvement
with Creation by our Creator. The
first is the Creator as Father involved
with Creation of the Old Testament.
Then to increase His presence, is
the second involvement-Christmas.
The baby born who is God. Why?
Because of love. God Loves' us. That
is Christmas. The sadness of life felt,
because of Christmas, will go away
when you have Christmas every day.
Not the Christmas of gifts, trees,
and forced nicenice. The Christmas
of love. The love of God given to
you. And the love you can give to
others. Now that is Christmas.
Love and be loved. Buckle-up,
keep tobacco, beer and booze away
from the kids.
See you in church.
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church on campus, Rev. Rick R.
Ribeiro, Pastor
mascot "chief illiniwek.
The letter from Board of Trustee
member Thomas Lamont was in
response to my objection to the
recommended increase in student fees
to bail our Athletic Department out
of debt. UIUC's mascot was
originally funded through the Athletic
Department. After writing my letter
of objection to the Board of Trustees,
the administration shifted funding
for the mascot from the Athletic
Department to funding from private
donations.
' I have gone to great lengths to get
Mom is sorry
To the editor,
,- Trent & Jo von Heath, I miss not
being able to spend as much time
with you as I'd like and I hope you
don't ever think that my love for you
isn't important to me anymore. I love
with all my heart and I care about you
very much.
I'm sorry for the situation that I
put you in and I know it is painful and
unhealthy. Trent, I can hear your cry
and feel your hurt. We will make it
thru this. The people in your life
today don't want to bring you to visit
me but, they can't separate us for
ever. You are in my thoughts and
prayers daily.
The Lord is watching and he hears
my prayers.
Love & miss you,
Mom, Reesie Tewee
December 14, 1998
Happy Anniversary
Dad & Mom
Tommy & JoAnn Smith
Wishing you the very best.
Love, Aaron & Angie
December
lOth-Eileen Dick
17th-Zack Del Nero
19th-Harold Blackwolf Jr.
22nd-Zelma Blackwolf
23rd-Julia Begay
29th-Josie Redfox & Lola Dick
Happy Birthday, Wishing you
all
the very best on your special
day,
you all have a great 1998
Holiday season.
Love, Donte, Angie & Aason
December 28th, 1998
Happy Birthday
Chaunchbutt Bob
Love, Angie & Aaron
December
24th-Ronnie Smith
26th-Antionette Pamperien
With love, Donte, Angie, &
Aaron
Have a good one!
communities in which they operate.
You are invited to join us for our
next meeting, scheduled for
December 10th, from 1:30-3:30 in
the ECE facility, conference room
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edy, one other death, and the party held at
the County Line home. Because of these
incidents, you people who signed the
petition (over 600 tribal members) were
asking the Tribal Council to please help
pre vent any future tragedies such as these.
Thank you to the community folks who
tookpetitions around forsignatures. This
is a petition by the people of Warm
Springs.
We held meetings with the secretary
treasurer, chief operations officer, and the
superintendent in the past two days. We
were scheduled to go toTribal Council on
Monday, December 1 4 which we set as a
deadline for a response from them on
whether ornot they were going to address
the petition. We were never called into
Council that day ; we were referred to the
secretary-treasurer to try to "work things
ouL"Thechairmandidcomeouttospeak
to is on what action was taken, and that
was that Council had denied the petition
by one vote. No fruitful action was ar
rived at in working with the S-TorCOO.
The superintendent did offer some opin
ions which can be used to "beef up" the
police department This will definitely
help. We had also met with Council on
December 7 for four hours and they
listened to us and what the petition said,
the recommendations that came from
you, the people.
The Council denied the petition, but
that was not the end of what we set out to
do. We looked further into the Constitu
tion and By-Laws and there is a direct
quote partially of Article VL "Whenever
a matter of great importance comes be
fore the Tribal Council, the councilmen
shall, by resolution duly passed, submit
the matter to the vote of the people. If they
do not so agree to submit the question,
ANY TWO MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL, or one-fifth of the members
of the Confederated Tribes, may within
30 days after the vote of the Council, call
such a popular referendum..."
The people (tribal members) had ap
proached the 20th Council, theonebefore
the current one, with complaints of this
this message to as many tribes,
nations, and American Indians
students of the hostile environment
that exists at UIUC. The letter from
the Board of Trustees is self
explanatory. We are not wanted at
this university.
The Board of Trustees at UIUC
have opted to prioritize their mascot
over education. UIUC does not have
an American Indian studies program,
nor do they have a support group in
place for Indian students. I am
requesting that my web pageURL
Satellite dish for
sale
8 ft. satellite dish. Paid $1,800
new, asking $1,000 or best offer.
Located at 4462 Upper Dry Creek
Road. Bring tools, you take apart &
haul. For further information contact
Jimmy Scott at 553-1581
Happy Birthday to
Eileen Dick 1210
Hope you have a wonderful
day & year. We love you
very much.
Auntie Eunice, Izaak,
Jessie & Bill
To my Precious Sweetheart
Happy 1st Birthday
December 22, 1997
Love you lots
Your Daddy
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To my daughter Lil Lana
With all the love in the
world. I've wishing you
Happy 1st Birthday
122297
Love, Mom
To our lil sis Lana
Happy 1st Birthday
122297
Love your big brothers
Randy & Lawrence
Nerf bars for sale
Smittybuilt chrome nerf bars to fit
Ford Ex Cab pickups between 1987
1 996. Brand new, never used. Asking
$280. Call 553-3274 ask for Selena.
same branchandalso approached the past
S-T and COO. The people have gone
through many hardships, abuse, sorrow,
to get to where we are now, and what we
have had to resort to. What it boils down
to is a referendum.
When the new (21st) Council came
into office, you the people, are still wait
ing for remedies and haveexpressed them
through general council and special meet
ings. The Council did not respond and no
changes were made within the branch.
They have declined to deal with the
people's issues.
You know what the issues are. They
are mainly needless deaths among our
tribal members. Many are unsolved There
are many in vestigations which have never
been completed. These have a direct af
fect on our people. In police administra
tion, we have had 10 acting chiefs of
police in just a few years. We feel that the
interest and concerns of the people are
more important than any one individual
person.
On December 15, two members of
Council move and seconded to have a
referendum of this issue. A vote of the
entire Council was not necessary, accord
ing to our Constitution, as quoted above.
A referendum will be held and we have
very close deadlines, but this is a brief
report on the status of what you, the
people have asked us to do. We ask your
continued support to see this through to
completion. We hope we have helped
you in some small way, thank you for
working together as one people's voice.
If you have any concerns, don't be -afraid
to get up in meetings and voice
them. Our tribal Constitution, Article VJJ,
Bill of Rights, Section 2 states, ALL
MEMBERS OF THE CONFEDER
ATED TRIBES MAY ENJOY WITH
OUT HINDRANCE, FREEDOM OF
WORSffiP,SPEECH,PRESS AND AS
SEMBLY. Again, thank you and keep
the faith.
This is from your spokespeople,
who are Shirley Sanders,
Floyd Calica & Ginger Smith
Winneshiek
be shared with as many as possible.
Although I did not leave UIUC as
soon as the Board of Trustees had ,
hoped, I am leaving. I will begin the
graduate program in Recreation
Administration at California State
University, Long Beach for the spring
1999 semester.
My web page is located at URL:
http:www.students.uiuc.edu
-winneshi
If you have questions I can be
reached at email address:
winneshiuiuc.edu
Bill Winneshiek
Happy Birthday
Angie 1217
Have a wonderful birthday
young lady. We are thinking
of you on this special day.
Take care & be good.
Auntie Eunice,
cousins Izaak, Jessie & Bill
Happy 13th Birthday to
George Boise
&
Happy 3rd Birthday to
Jackson Boise
on December 14th
From Dad, Mom, Tonya, Leanna
and Jackson
Happy 3rd Birthday
Happy Birthday to
Irene Boise on December 16
From, Uncle, Auntie,
George, Tonya, Leanna and
Jackson
Happy Anniversary to
Dad & Mom
Gubba & Grampa
from, Tony, Selena, George,
Jackson, Tonya and Leanna