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Alyssa Macy chosen Ms. Indian Arizona State University 1999-2000
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Kristina Halona, First Attendant with Alyssa Macy Ms. Indian ASU.
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Alyssa Dawamana Macy was
crowned Ms. Indian Arizona State
University 1999-2000. Macy also
received awards for Best Talent and
Best Essay in the competition.
She competed against six
contestants: Shcrri Buckinghorse,
Navajo; Shawna Begay, Navajo;
Kristina Halona, Navajo; Evangclita
Naswood, Navajo; Teresa Lynch,
Navajo; and Val Whitcman, Northern
Arapohoc. Kristina Halona was
chosen First Attendant Ms. Indian
ASU. Val Whiteman received awards
for Ms. Congeniality and the Peterson
Zah Scholastic Achievement Award.
Macy, age 24, is a member of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. She is the daughter of James
Evans Macy and Carla Jean Dalton.
She is Wasco, Hopi, Navajo, "I am of
the Navajo Big Water Clan and born
for the Wasco people," she adds.
Macy is majoring in Justice
Studies with an emphasis on
American Indian Justice Studies and
a minor in Psychology. She is a senior
this year needing only 12 credits to
graduate.
Macy plans on attending the
Public Policy and International
Fellowship program at Princeton
University this summer. She plans
on doing a senior project after she
graduates from ASU and then apply
for graduate school to pursue a
masters degree in Public
Administration. She is also interested
in pursuing a law degree at the same
time. She would like to work in the
public policy making of tribal
governments in addition to the
interface between tribal and federal
governments.
She is working with Ms. Indian
Arizona, Ms. Phoenix Arizona, Salt
River and Gila River royalty, who
are interested in putting a group
together to speak on the importance
of higher education. "I intend on
using the crown to continue my work
with youth in tribal communities to
promote higher education as a means
of empowerment for youth and
Native communities," says Macy.
They are planning on working with
American Indian Institute at ASU to
achieve their goals.
Following is a portion of the letter
received by Macy from Princeton:
Dear Alyssa,
Congratulations! I am delighted
to offer you admission to the
Public Policy and International
Affairs Junior Summer Institute at
Princeton University. We have
designed the summer's curriculum
to be challenging and stimulating,
and we trust that you will get a lot
out of it. We have also planned
other social and educational
activities that we hope you will
enjoy, including speakers who will
talk about their work in public and
international affairs. The program
will begin on Saturday, June 12
and will end on Friday, July 30.
I can assure you that your
summer here will be demanding. I
don 7 jay that to alarm you, but
rather in hopes that you will come
to Princeton prepared for an
intensive and fascinating learning
experience. The enclosed brochure
details the specific nature of our
curriculum, which includes
statistics, economics, and a policy
module on international migration
and immigration issues. Your
fellowship covers expenses for
transportation, housing, meals, and
a $1,000 stipend. We ask that you
let us know whether you accept our
offer of admission as soon as
possible.
Once again, congratulations on
your selection, and I hope to see
you in June.
Sincerely,
John M. Templeton.
Alyssa also shares her award
winning essay she wrote for the Ms.
Indian ASU Pageant.
Indian Country and the Next
Millennium
The indigenous people of this
continent have braved a monumental
amount of change since their first
contact with Europeans. The nations
that once prospered in the vast
expansion or land now called the
United States were forcefully
removed from their lands, and their
beliefs and lifestyles suppressed. This
extrication and wresting of traditional
life sustained a long lasting and
devastating el lects on Indian nations.
Despite continuing struggles with
issues predominately on reservations
in education, health, and economic
development, American Indians
nevertheless have progressed in
important ways.
Our tribal leaders have recognized
the benefits of higher education and
we have since seen the emergence of
Indian scholars in all academic
disciplines. Many nations have taken
a proactive stance to address social
issues by improving the quality of
education for children, offering
funding for higher education, and
developing retention programs for
students currently in college. This
growing number of highly education
Indian men and women have brought
our nations an immense amount of
innovation, leadership, and hope for
the future. Education has
undoubtedly allowed our nations to
move towards greater self
sufficiency thus creating a positive
change that will continue well into
the 2 1 st century. I envision education
as the means to empower American
Indians in order to move away from
the "domestic, dependent, nation"
status that we've occupied for too
long and to move forward as
sovereign nations in control of our
destiny thus solving the debate
regarding our status as self-governed
nations within this country.
The United States has continued
to struggle in defining our true status
as independent nations and has
wavered between the ideologies of
assimilation and separation. These
two conflicting ideas have been used
as the foundation for which decisions
regarding Indian people have been
made. These same decisions have
been handed down to us from
politicians and leaders who've had
little or no understanding of our
unique and complex societies.
Furthermore, non-Indians have
assumed that Indian people were
incompetent and unable to do an
adequate job of governing their land,
people, and resources. The result has
been chaos for my own and many
other nations as we've been forced to
implement public policy that has
clashed with our cultural norms.
Non-Indians who did not reside
within our tribal lands have
historically dictated policy. I
anticipate that the next millennium
will bring great change to that aspect
of tribal life. In this century,
politicians attempted to solve the
"Indian problem" by enacting the
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of
1934 that allowed tribes to reorganize
as constitutional democracies. The
federal government at the time
assumed that we could form
governments consistent with political
norms established by the European
settlers. However, during the 1930s,
most Indian people were
inexperienced in administering the
foreign institutions implicated in a
constitutional democracy. As they
have done in the past, non-Indian
politicians have offered an illusory
solution to a problem that
encompassed more than what the IRA
could fix. The effectiveness of this
act, and others implemented in this
century, has continued to be debated
by Indians and non-Indians alike. As
a result, the control of public policy
has remained in non-Indian hands.
This increase in Indian scholars
will also allow our people to enter
into the ongoing debate about Indian
sovereignty equipped with an
understanding of federal Indian law
and our own traditional forms of
justice, government, values, and
customs. It is not that we have been
uneducated in our own ways, it is
that, we have been ineffective in
communicating our own beliefs to a
western world. Communication is
absolutely essential to mutual respect
and understanding between nations.
By increasing our education, we will
invariably become effective major
political players and continue to
regain control over the institutions
on tribal lands that have historically
been controlled by non-Indians and
the federal government. As more
tribes move toward self-sufficiency,
the federal government will have to
reassess its notion that tribes are
"domestic, dependent, nations" that
they have plenary power to control.
In the next millennium, I believe
that Indian nations will make great
strides towards self-sufficiency.
Many tribes, such as the
Mashantucket Pequot Nation, have
declined to take federal handouts for
programs and services on their
reservation. Instead, they've utilized
Indian gaming as a means of bringing
economic prosperity to the Nation.
The Pequot people have used this
money to improve education and
encourage further exploration of
Indian people by designing a state of
the art research facility. The next
millennium will undoubtedly
produce more educated Native
peoples. These future leaders will be
equipped with a plethora of
knowledge, experience, and
innovation from all academic
disciplines that will be vital to the
economic growth and prosperity of
our tribes. In the future, education
will allow more nations to terminate
the long-standing dependence on
federal funding for programs and
services on tribal land.
My generations, and the
generations to follow, carry a huge
responsibility to our people. As
generations before us travel through
the circle of life, it is inevitable that
many will join our ancestors in the
spirit world. As these people pass,
we will be left with the responsibility
of maintaining and preserving our
cultures, securing economic
development, maintaining criminal
and civil jurisdiction, educating our
youth, and preserving our water,
hunting, and fishing rights. Many
Indian nations continue to struggle
economically and it is the
responsibility of all nations to ensure
that Indian people prosper in this
country. Indian people also need to
support these goals by becoming
educated on issues related to Indian
sovereignty and western forms of
government and thinking. The
challenge presented will be answered
by Indian people throughout this
country as we work together to make
Indian country a better place to live
by synthesizing the best of indigenous
past and present as we work towards
the future.
News from the Indian Health & Wellness Center-Nursing
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Not much is heard about (or from)
health departments these days, un
less something goes wrong-a TB or
hepatitis outbreak, polluted drinking
water, mysterious illnesses, head lice,
sexually transmitted diseases, ne
glected and abused children, elders,
animals, drug-affected parents and
babies. Even then, the public often
does not know who is working to
solve the problem.
So, this is the story of public health
nursing-behind the scenes (discrete,
maintaining confidentiality), assess
ing, tracking, providing surveillance
and advice on health promotion, and
injury and disease prevention and
control.
Often, those of us in public health
nursing hear people say that we "don't
do anything." Usually, this really
means that people don't know what
we do! A good response to this was
given by an old IHS doctor when he
was told, "I never see that public
health nurse!" He answered, "If she
doesn't want you to see her, you
won't! She knows every back road
on the reservation."
Public health nursing has been
described as a "functional" nursing
practice. That is, the services we pro
vide reflect the constantly changing
needs of the community and are not
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necessarily determined by stereotypi
cal public expectations. Our obliga
tion is to the community as a whole
and to emerging patterns that could
effect general health.
Much of our work is with under
served individuals and groups. Many
we discover ourselves in our com
munity assessments and case find
ing, and some we learn of through
referrals. We provide outreach ser
vices to agencies who have need for
nursing assessment and intervention
(Corrections Department, Warm
Springs Elementary, Early Childhood
Education, and the Child Protective
Services Group Home).
Because of our partnerships with
other agencies in the community and
our focus on the needs of families,
we have become aware of the perva
siveness of violence throughout the
community. Violence, in fact, is the
new epidemic facing Warm
Springs.Children are the most vul
nerable and voiceless group in any
population. As such, their needs
should be the first to be assessed and
addressed. They have been the first
to receive gamma globulin in hepati
tis A outbreaks, and they should be
the first to receive the support, com
passion and nurturance in an epi
demic of violence.
To address this, an interagency
abuse and cruelty prevention pro
gram is being initiated by public
health nursing. When people develop
patterns of cruelty and abuse, they
have learned to view their victim as
some thing rather than as another
living creature. This sense of separa
tion from others, which allows people
to act violently toward other people
or animals, develops subtly from
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early childhood, even infancy, often
from personal experiences of abuse
(being a victim). The pattern that
follows is expressed on a continuum
of behavior from depression, verbal
expressions of disrespect and anger,
to physical violence.
In the past, these childhood be
haviors, such as cruelty to animals,
have not been identified as red flags
for future violent patterns, and there
have been no interventions. Recently,
the Early Childhood Education Cen
ter has been investigating a non-violent
curriculum, and a Mental Health
Program is being developed for the
Head Start and Early Head Start Pro- (
grams as ways to provide alternative '
learning experiences that do not in
clude violence and insensitivity to
ward others.
Warm Springs already has sophis
ticated, interagency agreements that
could be enhanced to include co
operative investigation of abusive
situations. When the police and child
protective services find child abuse
or neglect, animal abuse and elder
abuse can usually be found at the
same home. And conversely, when
animal control officers respond to
reports of animal abuse or neglect,
they usually find evidence of human
domestic violence. The development
of an interagency, interspecies abuse
and cruelty prevention and reporting
system would streamline efforts in
treatment for abuse victims, and also
might provide opportunities for in
tervention in the life of abusers-or
potential abusers.
Prevention is always cheaper fi
nancially than treatment after the
damage is done. For example, keep
ing your blood sugar down costs less
that going to dialysis or having your
Upcoming Powwows
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Matt Clements Jr.
Happy 6th on May 6th
May this day be pretty happy... K
One year older alright...
by the way congratulations
on being Student of the Month
Good Job!
Love you lots son,
Denise & Bruce
Happy Birthday-May 6th
To Lil' Matthew James,
"E Moatse'e"
We are wishing you a very "Happy
Birthday" and hope that you have a
lot of fun ! You ha ve brought a lot of
joy to our lives, watching you grow
to a big boy, keep up the good work
in school and also keep on practicing
your hoops!
Lots of love,
Togo'o Harry & Moo'a Pat,
Aatse-L'ncle 'H Anthony,
Nanumu-cousins, Jovon & Trent
Eastern OR University 29th
Annual Spring Powwow & Cel
ebration; at LaGrand, OR. Satur
day, May 8, 199; For more informa
tion contact: Native American Pro
gram; Eastern OR Univ.; 1410 "L"
Avenue; LaGrande, OR 97850 or
phone (541)962-3741 FAX
(541)962-3849;
Annual Powwow-In Honor of
our Children; Saturday May 15,
1 999 at the Kelso High School Gym.
Kelso WA. For more information,
contact Judy Duff (360)575-7437 or
Shelley Hamrick (360)577-2451 for
general information.
Native American Festival at the
COCC Native American Student
Union, Tuesday May 18, 1999 out
side the Deschutes Hall. For more
information call the COCC at
(541)383-7700.
The Clark College Totem Pole
Completion Ceremoney & Gath
ering Powow by Native American
Student's Council & Title IX Indian
Ed. Program; Vancouver, WA 98663;
Thursday May 20, Friday May 21,
1999. For more info contact: Jim
Craven (360) 992-2283)
leg amputated from the complica
tions of high blood sugar. Control
ling your blood pressure is cheaper
than being in a nursing home be
cause you can't care for yourself
after you have had a stroke that could
have been prevented.
Money is a small price to pay,
however, compared to the cost of
human suffering. Consider the child
who learns that when Dad gets mad
at Mom, he beats her and yells at the
children. We may not know what this
feels like, but we should be able to
guess that it's frightening. What does
this fear do to a baby? Recent studies
comparing the experiences of chil
dren from the Bosnian war with chil
dren from violent homes showed that
children of war knew that life was
not like war, that there had been a
better time, and that the bad times
were not their fault. Children from
violent homes, however, never knew
anything else, thought that life was
dangerous, terrifying, and that they
were not only helpless and small but
somehow to blame.
We must take the experiences of
all victims of all abuse seriously, and
provide compassionate and nurtur
ing intervention. This epidemic of
violence cannot be accepted as "just
how things are." That's the response
of adult children of domestic vio
lence who do not remember when
there was no violence, and who feel
sad and at fault. Public health nurses
fill one niche in the effort to address
community health issues, which nec
essarily include domestic violence.
However, domestic violence must
be addressed by a strong, multifac
eted community network to stop the
epidemic and dissolve the belief that
abuse is "just how things are."
Raffle to be held
May 7
"Made In Warm Springs Raffle"
Head Start is hosting their annual
"Made-In-Warm Springs Raffle".
Raffle items donated by parents and
start are on display at the ECE Lobby.
Ask your favorite Head Start Parent
or Teacher for tickets...$l each or 6
for $5.00 Proceeds go towards sup
plies, materials, and food for chil
dren and family activities through
out the school year.
Attention
Indian Trail Restaurant is now accepting
quality arts and crafts on consignment for
sale to the public.
Interested artists and craftspersons may
contact Richard or Vivian Macy at Indian Trail
Restaurant at the Plaza at Warm Springs.
(541)553-1206
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"Recycler of the Month"
Warm Springs Sanitation and landfill would like to than the owner and
employees of the "Indian Trail Restaurant". The home of the "Trailburger"
12 pound of beef (try one).
With their help we were able to recycle over one tone of cardboard last
month. Thank you Warm Springs. Remember, every little bit helps. Also
the dumpsters by the community center was moved to the old BIA Roads
per request by the Community Center for sanitation reasons.
Seeking artists-
The Port of Portland is pleased to
invite artists or artists teams to sub
mit qualifications for a public art
program in conjunction with the con
struction of its new headquarters'
building in downtown Portland. The
budget for the program is approxi
mately $150,00.
Applications are due Friday, May
21, 1999 by 5 p.m. (not a postmark
Satus Powwow to be held in May
deadline), late applications will not
be accepted and will be returned to
the artist. Artists present to commit
tee finalist(s) selected the week of
July 26, 1999 and instillation is to be
negotiated.
Questions: Contact Eloise
Damrosch, Public Art Director
voice: (503)823-5400.
New farm program announced
The USDA Farm Service Agency
announced a new farm program, the
Dairy Marketing Loss Assistance
Program. The Agriculture, Rural De
velopment, Food & Drug Admin
istration and Related Agencies Ap
propriations Act 1999, provides that
$200 million is available to proved
assistant to dairy farmers.
Producers quality lor the direct
cash payment if their dairy operation
marketed milk commercially in the
United States anytime during the
fourth quarter of 1998. Sign-up will
be April 12, 1999 through May 21,
1 999. Persons may apply at the Farm
Service Agency Office, 625 SE
Salmon Ave., Redmond, OR or call
(541)9234358.
Health Fair Day
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r3 by aPP'ntment only
Call 553-3241 Head Start office
tor appointments
Featuring Physical Exams, Up
date Immunizations, Head Start reg
istration, Transition to Kindergar-
Cooking class
changes day
Thursday Evening Cooking Class
has been changed to a new day and
time. Class will now be on Friday(s),
12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Health &
Wellness Center Kitchen Conference
room. The next class will be Friday,
May 7, at the H & W Center. This
will be on a trial basis only.
Questions and comments can be
directed to Lillian January, Nutrition
Department, 553-2460. All input is
welcome!
Several WIC, prenatal clients and
children attend the classes. Commu
nity members are always welcome.
The committee of the Satus
Longhouse pow wow would like to
invite everyone to Satus on Mother's
Day weekend, May 6,7,8 and 9, 1999.
On May 6 the Longhouse will open
with memorials and other ceremo
nies to begin the weekend. Pow wow
will start on Friday night.
Candidates are being sought out
for ticket sales. Each will get a per
centage along with other prizes. Se
nior queen candidates should be be-
Seeking penpals
To the Editor,
I like to write letters. Do you?
AH females 18-60- all letters will
be answered promptly.
Brad Parren -09503-085-3901
Klein Blvd.
Lompoe, CA 93436
Thank you Editor.
Respectfully,
Brad Parren
tween the ages of 13 and 19 with no
children and single. Junior candi
dates ages from 3 to 12. The head
staff will be announced at a later
time. Any questions can contact any
SLHPW committee members or call
Roy Dick at (509) 854-1 0 1 2 for more
information. Board of directors are
Roy Dick, Donna Sampson, Sharon
Dick and Rose Sampson. The Satus
Longhouse Pow wow is a non-profit
organization.
Thanks to all
To the editor,
We would like to take a little time
to say a "Big Thank You" to every
one that showed up for Johnnie
LeClaire's Birthday Dinner on Sun
day, 4-25-99, at the Agency
Longhouse.
We would like to thank Anna,
Vicky, and Mernie Polk for helping
prepare the food for Johnnie's din
ner. Thank you and we love you all,
Phyllis Tohet & Johnnie
L Claire