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12 April 23, 1999 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Job openings- The following job openings us of April 19 arc currently being adver tised by the Human Resources De partment. If interested call Amelia Tcwec at 553-3262. If you want job details, call the contact person listed. Steno Aide; Admin Svc. Ctr.; Myrtle Snowden 553-3257 Teacher ; F.CE; Lola Trimble 553 3241 Family Intake Coordinator; CPS; Rebckah Aguilar 553-3209 SwitchboardReceptionist; Mail & Reception; Rita Marchand 553 3228 Archaeologist; Cultural Re sources; Scott li. Stuemkc 553-3265 Archaeologist Supervisor; Cul tural Resources; Scott E. Stuemkc 553-3265 Cultural Resources Technicians (3 positions); Cultural Resources; Scott E. Stuemkc 553-3265 Cultural KesourccGIS Tech nician; Cultural Resources; Scott E. Stuemkc 553-3265 Fisheries Technician I; Fish & Wildlife; Colleen Fagan 553-3233 Fish & Wildlife Technician II; Fish & Wildlife; Shaun Robertson 553-4212 Lookouts (Eagle, Sidwalter, Shitike & Relief); Fire MgmtFor cstry; Garrett Cooke 553-1 146 Warehouseman; Fire mgmtFor cstry; Garrett Cooke 553-1 146 Logistics Aide (2 positions); Fire mgmtI'orcstry; Garrett Cooke 553 11146 Jefferson Co. School PtSfrkt 509:1 District Special Olympics Coor dinator; Interested candidates should contact: Jefferson Co. Sch. Dist. 509 J; 445 SE Buff St.; Madras, OR9774 1 or call 541-475-6192. Madras llmrUwmtnt Depart pient Watermaster; House Supervisor RN; Registered Nurse; Medical As sistant; Spanish Teacher; Math Tcachc; MetalsTech. Teacher; Al ternative Ed. Teacher; Home Ec. teacher; Special Ed. Teacher; Social Studies Teacher; Temp. 5th grade teacher; Special Ed. Teacher; Spe cial Ed Teacher; Special Ed Teacher; Special Ed teacher; Elementary teacher; Aerobics InstCoord; Envi ronmental Health; Prevention spe cialist; Computer repair; Stock clerk; Proofstatement clerk; WaiterWait ress; Cook restaurant; Cook; Certi fied Nurses aide; General Farm la bor; Farm hand; planter; Windo re pairer J; Drywall taper & nailer; Forklift operator; Forklift operator; cuttcrfingcr jointer; partimc produc tion all in Madras. FireMedic; Elementary tochers; CPS Case Specialist; Waitress Waiter; Line cook; River guide; Water Plant Engineer; Driver in Warm Springs. WaiterWaitress & cook rcslaruant in Shaniko. Breakfast cook in Culver. Live-in care provider in Metolius. Journey Electrician in Central Oregon. Columbia River Intertribal Fish Executive Aide; if interested sub mit covcrletter and resume listing 2 references to: CRITFC; 729 NE Or egon St. suite 200, Portland, OR 97232; Attention Ms. Violet McGuire or fas (503) 2354228. Sec wed site: www.CRITFC.org Hiring preference is given to American Indians. The Indian Warrior - The Veterans Corner Part three-Challenging The Hidden Enemy American Indian Military Personnel Court notices- To: Jotrph Starr k Sarhrtn Smith VWrmSphngi, OK 9776! Valley Rrtovtrjr PO Boi VJ .Sprinfflcld. OR 97747.0005 Notice of Informal Hearing C aw No. IN25W An informal hearing has Keen uheduled with the Warm Spring! Tnbiil Court on the l7thdayof May, I9W, at X JO p m This hearing has been jchedulcit il ihe rcqueu of Valley Recovery for Ihe following rciiom: Overdue Account. You are hereby required lo appear it this lime on your own behalf. Il n important thai you attempt to resolve this tsiue, in order to prevent further iciion if unit you in a Stale Court If you fail to appear at the scheduled lime, the presiding judye may issue a warrant for your arrest and require you lo post bail to guarantee your appearance. Dated this 15th day of April, 1WV Wilma Ann Picard Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court Marrlc Siacona Petitioner Carol Lawrence Respondent Summons For Publication Cast No. 1)022-99 To Carol Lawrence A MarcJ Siacona, You arc hereby notified thai a Petition For Support has been filed with the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this notice you ire summoned to appear in this matter at a hearing scheduled fwXOOp m.on the I7thday of May, IVyy, ai the Warm Springs Tribal Court. All of the facts of the case will be heard at this hearing, including evidence you with to present. You must appear to present your argument or ihe olher side will automatically win I he Petitioner. Marcie Stacona, may then he given all that is isked for in the Pen Htm For Support. The Petitioner will be present at the hearing. If you desire to personally argue your side of the case, you may have a legal aide, spokesperson or attorney appear on your behalf at your expense. If you have any questions, you should seek legal idvice immediately. Dated at Warm Springs, Oregon, this I6thday of May, Ify9. Lola Sohappy Chief Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court Apology given To Toni Gilbert: Toni I wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened that weekend, and I just wanted to let you know that you will not have any more problems with me or my friends. I feel bad for doing what I did, and hope you forgive me. And once again, I apologize for what I did. Lance D Thomas Howlak Tichum , Donna Lee (Jackson) Behrend Donna Lee (Jackson) Behrend, age 47, passed away April 15, 1999 at her home due to cancer. Ms. Behrend was born to parents Norma and Zane Jackson on July 20, 1951 at Bend, Oregon. Behrend was raised on the Warm Springs Reservation until she mar ried David Behrend and later moved to Madras, OR. Donna graduated from Madras High School in 1969 then attended college at Central Or egon Community Collage and also Portland State University. She was employed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs as the Editor of the Warm Springs newspaper, Spilyay Tymoo. In her spare time she en joyed sewing, bowling and reading. She also enjoyed photography. She was a member of the Warm Springs Presbyterian Church. Preceding her in death are grand parents Charles and Georgianna Jack son. . . ; Survivors include her parents, stepmother Pat Jackson, daughters Dawn Marie Lezama and Darci Behrend both of Madras, grand children Zane and Ashley also of Madras, brother Mark Kurtz of Prineville, OR, sisters Janis Robertson of Vancouver, WA and Susan Nathan of Freemont, CA, former husband David Behrend of Hillsboro, OR and many nieces, nephews andrelatives and friends. A memorial service was held Monday, April 19, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. at the Warm Springs Presby: terian Church. Pastor Rick Ribiero officiated. Ms. Behrend was cremated and hcrashes were buried atthe Agency Cemetery in Warm Springs, OR. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. View Hospice orchar ity of one's choice. Orville Charles "Buzzy" Night Pipe Orville Charles "Buzzy" Night Pipe was born in Salt Lake City, UT on August 7, 1945 to Orville and Florence (Bordeaux) Night Pipe. Buzzy was an enrolled mem ber of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and was very proud of his heritage. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1965 and initially served at Landstuhl, Germany. He volun teered for Vietnam and served at Long Binh, South Vietnam. His last duty station was at Fort Ord, CA. He was Honorably discharged us a Specialist E-5 in 1968. He was married to Patricia Bor deaux from White River, South Dakota, from 1967 to 1982 and during that time became a father lo three sons and a daughter, Kevin, Brian, Careen and Wayne Night Pipe. Buzz completed his degree in sociology at Oregon College of Education in 1975. He was a co founder of the Native American Club at OCE, served as Student Body President and was named to the "Who's Who in American Col leges and Universities" in his Se nior year. His work experiences ranged from administering tribal programs to owning and operating his own business but his strong interest in Indian Health issues led to positions as Director of the Portland Urban Indian Health Program, Tribal : Projects specialist at Rhinelander, WI and Service Unit Director for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. He re tired from this last position because of health in the fall of 1998. He served on numerous boards and committees in his professional life and was most recently chair of the West River Consortium and the Aberdeen area Education Executive Board and a Board of Director for the Mountain Plains Health Consortium. On October 8, 1998 he married his long time fianceV Lynn LeCompte of Eagle Butte, SD in Lake Tahoe, NV. The reside in Eagle Butte. Buzz was known for his love of basketball, dragster racing, fishing boating, waterskiing, snowmobiling and his intensely competitive spirit. He participated in several "oldtimer" basketball tournaments as the years went on and was frequently recog nized as Most Valuable Player or High Point Player. In the 1990's he discovered golf and was known to travel hundreds of miles to play in good or very bad weather. He loved his family, loved to gather with friends and relatives and could cook up a mean pot of chili (his secret recipe). He could be counted on when help was needed. He will be missed so very much. He is survived by his wife, Lynn of Eagle Butte, three sons Kevin of Sioux Falls, SD, Brian of Gettburg, SD and Wayne of Eu gene, OR; one daughter Careen of Madison, SD; Two grandchildren, Christopher and Flower. One brother, FrankNight Pipe of Rapid City, SD, five sisters TwilaSouers, Eugene, OR, Jo Burnctte. St. Francis. SD, Ilona Bordeaux, Rose bud, SD, Angela Sue Night Pipe, Rhinelander, WI, Coya Night Pipe of Rapid City, SD. Buzz passed away April 11, 1999 at Eagle Butte, SD. Memo rial services were held 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at the All Saints Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial was held 2 p.m. Thursday April 15, 1999atOkreek Gymnasium at Okreek, SD. Clergy was Father Tom Westhovern, SCI, Father David Gau, SJ, Father Patrick McKorkell SJ, ; Burial was 1 p.m. (MST), Fri day, April 16, 1999 at the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, SD. Want to subscribe to Spilyay Tymoo? Moving? Send subscription or change of address to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 Name Address City State .Zip. Subscription rates: $1 5.00 per year In the U.S. $25.00 per year outside the U.S. or 1st Class in the U.S. All members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive the Spilyay Tymoo at no cost Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. 1 I I I Part Three The Hidden Enemy: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) What neither these veterans nor their families (not even many VA counselors and doctors) knew was that many of these veterans suffer from PTSD. The symptoms of PTSD include: Unwanted distressing memories or a feeling of reliving (flashbacks) traumatic Vietnam experience; Nightmares and difficulty falling or staying asleep restfully. Bodily stress and tension, especially when reminded of traumatic Vietnam experiences. Loss if interest in activities and difficulty in concentrating on activities or projects. Detach ment or withdrawal from emotional involvement in relationships. Difficulty feeling or expressing emotions other than irritability or frustration. Feeling like there is no future or their lives will be cut short by untimely death. Feeling jumpy, on-edge, and easily startled. Feeling constantly unsafe and unable to let down their guard (hyper vigilant). About one in three American Indian in-country Vietnam veterans suffered from full or partial PTSD at the time of the study, a quarter century or more after the war. More than two in three American Indian in-country Vietnam veterans suffered from full or partial PTSD at the time. These PTSD prevalences are very high, more than twice as high as for White or Japanese American Vietnam veterans. PTSD's Effect on Family and Friendships: American Indian Vietnam in country veterans reported the most servere problems of any ethnocultural group in the NVVRS orMatsunagaProject. They tended to be extremely isolated from relationships and community, primarily as a result of PTSD. The Northern Plains veterans were by far the most likely of any study group, including Southwest tribal veterans, to have been verbally hostile recently, to have been homeless or vagrant, to have been divorced once or several times and to have had problems as a parent. rejoining the very tightly-knit extended familycommunity of their tribe after the war. For example, only one in seven of these veterans had participated in a traditional healing ceremony, compared to one in a traditional healing ceremony, compared to one in two Southwest Indian veterans. Other people spouses, children, family members, friends, or co-workers often are more aware of the veteran's emotional distress than he is himself. Decades of haunting memories and overwhelming feelings leave the veteran suffering from PTSD feeling demoralized and alone. He may believe that as a man he must bear the burden of pain, fear, anger, shame, and guilt silently. He may believe that he has failed his most precious loved ones and lost the respectof his community. He may feel helpless to conquer the habitual urge to drink alcohol. As a result, it becomes almost impossible for him to enjoy life or relationships, and the harder he tries to fight these symptoms the more stressed he becomes! Yet when family or friends see signs of the veteran's inner turmoil, they don't know why it's happening and often blame themselves: "I always thought it was something I was doing wrong, but I never knew what!" Nor do they know how to help: "I gave up trying to break through his emotional walls." The family's view of PTSD may include: "Little things get him very depressed or enraged, like he's always at the end of his rope." "He tries to enjoy being with us, but his heart's not in it and his mind's always somewhere else," "For him, every problem's a disaster, and we're slow, stupid, and never careful or tough enough." "He's always got to be on the go, can never sit still and can't even hold the same job for long." "1 never understood why he kept going back to alcohol, even though he always ends up in a fight, in jail, or out in the mountains for weeks, after he's been drinking. He won't stop even though it's killing him." PTSD'sEffectonWorkand Education Getting and keeping a good job, or returning to complete school or for advanced education, require exactly the abilities that are most impaired by PTSD: mental concentration, managing anger, solving problems without turning them into crises, communicating clearly, balancing work with relaxation, and feeling a sense of hopefulness and purpose. Despite courageous efforts, veterans with PTSD often become trapped in the vicious evele of settling for had iohs face great difficulty in getting a good education or having a rewarding career. The Northern Plains veteran's have had the most difficulty of any survey group in keeping jobs, mainly because they also were the most likely to suffer FfSD. PTSD's Addiction Effect on Over 70 of the American Indian Vietnam in-country Vietnam veterans have current serious problems with alcohol overuse or dependence, more than twice as many as any other group in NVVRS or Matsunaga Project. Addiction to any drug other than alcohol, however was not a greater problem for American Indian veterans than for other veterans. PTSD plays a substantial role in these veterans' alcohol problems, but the discrimination, isolation, and demoralization experienced by Native American civilians as well as veterans also is a factor. Alcohol is a tempting (false) solution to PTSD symptoms such as nightmares ("drink yourself into a dreamless stupor"), unwanted memories and fears ("drink until your mind is blank"), anger and tension ("drink to take away the edge"), hopelessness and emotional numbness ("drink until you feel no pain"), and hyper-vigilance ("drink until you don't care anymore"). Unfortunately, excessive habitual use of alcohol causes a person to feel edgy, irritable, unable to concentrate, and more demoralized than ever. PTSD's Effect on Physical Health American Indian Vietnam veterans reported the poorest physical health and the highest level of use of medical care of any NVVRS or Matusunaga Project group. This may be partly due to chronic alcohol overuse, which often is associated with smoking and poor health habits. However, PTSD also plays a role in poor physical health. PTSD symptoms such as restlessness, tension, irritability, anxiety, and poor sleep are exhausting and hard on the body. Culturally, it also may be more acceptable to disclose somatic problems and pains to family or medical providers, than to admit emotional distress. Physical illness more often results in sympathy and concern, while emotional distress may be mistakenly viewed (by the veteran, his family and community, or the medical provider) as a sign of weakness or lack of character. In fact, PTSD's emotional distress and poor physical health both are signs of a ligitimate need for traditional healing and mainstream medical and mental health care. J- Close Up program studies going on in Washington, DC Washington, DC National and international policy, including topics of special interest to Native Americans will be discussed as nearly 165 Bureau of Indian Affairs school students from across the country travel to Washington, DC to learn, firsthand, how American government operates. The Native American students will participate in the Close Up Foundation government studies program during the week of April 1 8 or April 25, 1999. Schools participating in the Close Up program during the week of April 18 include: Sherman Indian School in Riverside, CA; Kickapoo Nation School in Powhattan, KS; Mandaree Public School in Mandaree. N. Dak.; To' Hajiilee-He Community School in Camoncito Laguna, N. Mex.; Wingate High School in Forte Wayne, N. Mex.; Sioux High School in Lower Brule, S. Dak.; Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School in Eagle Butte, S. Dak.; Takini School in Howes, S. Dak.; Alamo Navajo in Magdalena, N. Mex.; Marty Indian School in Marty, S. Dak. and Nay Ah Sing School in Onamia, N. Mex. During the week of April 25 school include Sho-Ban Tribal School in Ft. Hall Idaho; Fond Du Lac Ojibwe School in Cloquet, Minn; Choctaw Central School in Philadelphia, Miss.; Pine Hill High School in Pine Hill, N. Mex.; Crow Creek High School in Stephen, S. Dak.; Little Wound High School in Kyle, S. Dak.; Chief Leschi High School in Payallup, Wash.; Lac Courte Oreilles School in Hay ward, Wis.; St. Stephens Indian School in St. Stephens, Wyo.; Crazy Horse School in Wanblee, S. Dak.; and Cibecue BIA High School in Cibecue, Ariz. During their week in Washington, the students will attend seminars on Capitol Hill and meet government officials, political figures, lobbyists, and a representative of the Washington press corps to learn more about the federal process. Special seminars on Native American issues will be conducted with the US. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. In addition, there will be opportunities to tour the city, visit local universities, and attend cultural events. The BIA participants will be blended with students from public and private school in other areas of the country for daily debates, discussions, and activities. These workshop groups focus on current events and the governing process. "One of the main goals of the program is to show students that each person can have an impact on the community," said Steve Janger, President, Close Up Foundation. "We offer students the opportunity to see Washington as a living city by taking them into the buildings they often see only on television, and encouraging them to question law and policy-makers they may only read about," he said. "We have found that they usually return home with an interest in both national and community affairs. They want to get involved." The teachers will accompany the students not chaperones, but participants in a program designed to aquaint them with issues and innovative educational methods. Close Up provides fellowships for teachers and for low-income students through a Congressional appropriation. The Close Up Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides firsthand opportunities to learn about the democratic process and the role of the individual. Since 1970 more than 500,000 students, teachers, and others have taken part in Close Up Washington programs. For additional information on Close Up Programs, call 800-CLOSE UP (256-7387) or visit its web site at www.closeup.org. i