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.it i r ... ... 4 7 ' i 0 T r 7;'. 2000 Siiberintendent introduces four new BIA employees ..- , r- ..... . - -rm that the creates! rewi ;-.. ;'., ... - . .. i synsi".f..Yi-'' : If r ir. ?.!.,. if v : ' . ( ,: Atmplo;ees;!?th Adams, Angelena Smith, Warm Springs Superintendent Gordon ft . ; - ,1 ' Ml I ( II ... . -- La ' Cannon, Cheryl Lohman, ana tnerry jonnsw i. Warm Springs Bureau Of Indian cAffairs Superintendent, Gordon 'Cannon, would like to introduce four new BIA employees to the commu . nity. Cannon expressed his gratitude ' jn a warm welcome. l "It's terrific to be fully staffed ; , ! tUa flfct limn in a rnnnlf" nf nguu 4ui uiv inn nil" . - -"-i Upcoming events Following is the warm apnnp ' '. Seniors Department schedule upcom- . Ing activtics. ' ' 4th-Tuesday: 12 noon Tribal Tra- Jditional foods mear, oiazerviMuu T -!, , cames win oe snown vu "6 screen v. i " " tcr. All sports fans welcome! gth-Saturday : 7 p.m. Blazervision youi Blazers vs Phoenix ,l2th-Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bla7ejvision-Blazcrs vs Cleveland - . t.L VaA'a Hnlirlav- 'i f -V', MLK DayTribal Depts. work , ;18th-Tocsday: 5:30 p.m .Dialysis . : v :. lamines suppon ku"f uh.v. - , - meeung. Hiuniiau.. v,.. -V'dialys's. Everyone welcome! WS V'1 ; .e, rir ... r. ... - J II Hni I iinhAnn IV fanning meeting re: Honor Seniors .l Day. Please bring your super fun ', ' ideas! , D isi-rnuay. i huuu k"v" VniJ-Saturday: Rose Garden 8 m prr Rnltridina. Senior van to ' . leave WS 10 a.m. Gals, go rope a ."fOuod'& tough rich cowboy! 24fh-Monday: ' 7 p.m. ' , Blaervisiori-Blazers vs New Jersey '1 - -Z5th"-Tuesday: 5:30 Lil Miss WS : r pageant Community Center ; ' 27th-Thursda'y: 7 p.m. ' , Blazervision-Your Blazers vs Utah VAto hold clinic . . . i . i . . . ' in . . Uie.VA S uuipaucui v,iiiv in i 1 "Bind will hold a two-day enrollment ' fnrvrteransfrom8a.m.to4:30p.m. i v M January 2 1-22,2000. Staff from the ', Portland 'VA Medical Center will ' ', ftlscy schedule veterans for an ap : V T' u pointment at the Bend clinic and take fhrtli- hhnfn fnr an ID card. I."." i-ji k ,nKi,munTun ,.-.--- iVV j lasiTiame begins with 'A to L on ' ,. January 21Veterans whose lastname . . 1 begins with "M" to "Z" (along with - those who were unable to attend on January 2 1 ) will be seen on January ( The US Department of Veteran Affairs now requires veterans to be , ' , enrolled in the agency's national ,i lie CUniC Will sec vciciana uv t , ; health care program before receiving . treatment. The two-day event pro vides an easy opportunity for veter ' ans to enroll for medical care and get I t basic information about other VA t a ' hnnpfits. A conv of the veteran s discharge papers is required for en rollment. Questions about this event or v a . ' benefits should be directed to the ' Jefferson County Veterans Service V Officer at 475-5228. Office hours aie Tuesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and k Wednesday 1 to 4 p.m. t. . I i Spilyay ; Publisher: Sid Miller ',' : Managing Editor: Selena T.Boise ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina ReDorterPhotographer: Lenora Starr t. i ReporterPhotographer: Taw James "TJ" Foltz . Secretary: una Aguuar Founded in Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tritv-c nf Warm Snrines. Our offices are located in the i basement of the Old Girl's ' -written materials to Spilyay : SpDj ay Tymoo, P.O. Box , (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274 ; ; . Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $15.00 Outside ' !" , ' . Spily ay years." i ne auperinicnucru 4,u, stantial back logs right now. We're very lucky to have hired these people with the experience they bring with them. It's very unusual to receive staff like this, we're very fortunate." One of the new employees is we rc gcuiug kaugiu up iii vui for the seniors ridn m. first Dlan- r IMI1K lllfc-ii"6 e " r NICOA National Conference at Duluth, MN. Ffbruan lst-Tuesday : 7 p.m. Blazervision Blazers vs Chicago 14th-Monday: 5:30 p.m. Heart Smart WS Agency Longhouse. Come get a great start into the new century! This event will be a special & enjoyable time for you and your family & friends to come learn more about coping with and controlling diabetes. 16th-Wednesday: 7 p.m. Blazervision-Blazers vs New Jersey 24th-Thursday: 7 p.m. Blazervision-Blazers vs Orlando 29th-Tuesday: 7 p.m. Blazervision-Blazers vs LA Lakers Iflarch 17th & 1 8th: Elders Honor Day Coos Bay-North Bend, Oregon June . Mth-Tuesday, annual Seniors Day, new fairgrounds Redmond 20th-3rd Thursday 12noon Tribal Elders Celilo Picnic Aussisl 19th-22nd: NICOANational Con ference at Duluth, MN See Melissa regarding trip fundraising activities or for further information call (541) 553-3313 Alumni planned The 1999-2000 salmon corps is having a little get together for all the special ones who completed the salmon corps with a fullpartial schol arship. We would appreciate it if all of those who did so, please contact the salmon corps department, as soon ana leave a message, inaimyvu vcij muchnj iy;-:nriDnHpQ Kindling DlinClieS p g q q D 0"1 4"1 ncy. Ol.C I n j &- nn j;.mQ0r po.UW uiamviv. Lg.size 15"-17" $7.00 diameter Call WEDD at cco oqo1 rr nmp ojg-jotT j 1 vym -.. . DV IDlUe MOUbt; omniicl CdlTipUcsJ Tymoo March 1976 Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street. Any m II 1a lymoo should De aaoressea io. 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 - FAX NO. (541) 553-3539 VS. or 1st class in the U.S. - $25.00 Tymoo 1999 Warm Springs, Oregon Administrative Manager Cheryl L. Lohman. She worked in Warm Springs a few years ago, and said "I'm glad to be back working with the Bureau Of Indian Affairs. After approximately 6 years working with the US Army Corps of Engineers and Office of Self-Governance, I learned Outlook Forum 2000 For a fresh assessment of agri cultural prospects and issues shap ing your future, attend the U.S. De partment of Agriculture's Outlook Forum 2000. The meeting will take place February 24 and 25, 2000 in Arlington, VA. More than 100 in dustry analysts, experts and produc- Census day is . . The next Census Dav takes place on April 1 of 2000, and efforts are underway to make sure it gives a better accounting of Native Ameri cans than the last one is 1990. That would be the one that undercounted American Indiana overall by 4.5 percent, and American Indians living on reservations by 1 2.2 percent. An undercount of that mag nitude is bound to have budgetary repercussions, as federal program guidelines often reference census numbers. Funding for job training, roads, homes, senior centers, bilin gual education, Headstart, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, Community Development Block Grants, and a multitude of other projects derives from census popula tion figures. Yet Native Americans were the most undercounted group in the nation last time around. The Census Bureau hopes to re duce the undercount and achieve the most accurate census ever of Native Americans in 2000. Among other corrective measures, the Census Bu reau is actively seeking to hire tribal members as enumerators. Tribal members already know the area, people, language and culture of res ervations and urban neighborhoods. Without this basic familiarity, enu merators can miss individuals within unconventional households, for in stance when another person or fam Work Experience Development Department news .u n if,, ?7 wenn Aarh individual Tan vnn imagine classes: hetoed 3 adults with ODL being eligible to get j Ul me uuiiiiuuiiy uuiu nuvw The WEDD team wants to wish each Tribal Member, the commu nity , the surrounding neighbors, other associate agencies, and tribal pro gram service providers a happy and progressive new year! Let's all work together. No doubt year 2000 will offer challenge in several different forms and the budget constraints will create new opportunities to look at things differently, work better to gether, and bring out the best and worst in people. Departments like WEDD, count on effective leader ship and everybody is a leader, all of us working together better, and just plain getting along with others. We want to offer recognition and our thank you to the supervisors who have been doing their share of work in the organization, the employees who have worked hard to provide good services that Warm Springs citi zens and others can go to and feel they got some form of help. Also the community for allowing WEDD to be part of their life, through the ser vices we provide. Sometimes we need to be re minded that, out of challenges and problems can come good! Past tribal generations worked hard to get us to the important things of today. We all have an obligation to move forward in a constructive way. Let's not throw all those basic things aside and discount the wisdom, leadership re member everyone is a leader, and good intentions. Rebuilding trust, respect, accountability, and honor is a good place to start. It starts with that the greatest reward is working directly with the Tribes, particularly at the Agency level." Lohman said her goal for the year 2000 is to assist the Superintendent in exercising the trust and fiduciary responsibilities to the Tribes and to bring her office, the Branch of Administration, function ing up to full potential in providing administrative support to the pro gram officials, both tribally and fed- cral,y- . c u Tribal member Angelena Smith is another new BIA employee. Smith is of Wasco-Warm Springs descent. "I have recently accepted a position with The Bureau of Indian Affairs, em ployed as the Superintendents' Sec retary," Smith said. "I was previously working as a Social Services Assis tant before I transferred over, on a special assignment, to the Superin tendents' Secretary position. Smith's prior work history includes inter mittent secretary at Indian Health Services, part-time Black Jack dealer at Indian Head Casino, Chief Finan cial Executive Secretary for The Confederated Tribes and Vehicle Pool Office Manager for the Tribe. Smith is a single parent, with a fifteen-year-old daughter, whom is a freshman at Madras Senior High School. "I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, bowling, walking, going to the movies, bead-working, watching sports, reading and gardening," Smith said. "I am looking forward to being a strong team player for The Bureau of Indian Affairs," said Smith. Sherry Johnson, a Supply Clerk Technician, is an enrolled tribal member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe set for Feb. 24-25 ers will speaK. lopics intiuue in-depth commodity prospects plus focus sessions on the impact of bio technology, agribusiness mergers, fanning under contract, e-commerce, WTO talks, and much more. New long term commodity projections will be released at the meeting. April 1, 2000 .. . ..i j n: ily occupies a particular dwelling in addition to the head of household. Whole households can be missed due tn addressine discreoancies between census records and local practices in rural areas; And entire housing clus ters can be overlooked if an enu merator doesn't know the residential geography an so doesn't take a cer tain fork in the road, or scout around behind a certain hill. Linguistic and cultural considerations also contrib ute to undercounting. The Census Bureau is also going all-out to earn the public's trust that it can maintain confidentiality in the computer age. By law, census an swers are not shared with a single government agency. No count of law can find out individual answers, and the Census Bureau cannot divulge addresses to mainline houses or fund raisers or anyone else. As more and more data is digitized, Census Bu reau information has come to be pro tected by multiple high-tech security measures; and published statistical summaries cannot be connected to individual answers. Census Bureau employees cannot work as tax col lectors, assessors or law enforcement officials. They take an oath when they are hired as to the privacy of information they may collect, and they are subject to fines and impris onment if they break it. wmw. . . . j o tne power oi our people ana inoe u everyone did their part as an em- ployee and as a tribal member! Good, good things. At WEDD, we've come to a place where we can talk to each other about things that need to be said and some things are hard to say, because the truth can hurt. As a team, we are working on individual accountabili ties which impact overall job perfor mance so we can serve you, our com munity and other service providers, in a better way. We are working toward rebuilding trust inside and outside our area. Our 1999 accomplishments in clude: A huge $2 million dollar youth opportunity grant that will cover a 5-year span and create up 22 important youth positions, was com pleted and submitted to Washington, D.C. We improved our JTPA Pro gram services and reporting. We built 7 houses during the year. We prepared and submitted an Afford able Housing & Dev. Prog, expan sion plan to management. In our Special Work Projects, we learned about tree planting, gopher trapping, tree thinning, and slashing and ob tained some forestry contracts to ward program self-sufficiency. We served 68 adult TMs with a training slot of which 7 were apprentices. We served 15 adults in JTPA slots. We served 26 youth in JTPA and 1 08 TM youth in the tribal program with sum mer jobs; and 20 youth with either partway work or after school work. Support services: helped 4 w ith eye from Dulce, New Mexico. Johnson was born and raised on her reserva tion. "I am a recent graduate of the Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree," said John son. "I was able to take some classes on the Warm Springs Reservation from Oregon State University which helped me to complete my degree. My husband is Bud Johnson who is employed by the Branch of Forestry. We have four daughters, and one grandson." Johnson said she enjoys spending time with her grandson and doing bcadwork in her spare time. "I have been out of the work force for about 20 years. I appreciate the pa tience of all the people that I work with while I learn my job. I also appreciate the opportunity to work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs." , The new Administrative Program Assistant is Ruth Adams. She is a Jcmez Pueblo tribal member in New Mexico. "My goals are to study and learn the Administrative Operation program for better, faster, and most effective ways to be able and do anything related to my job, ana to provide overall assistance to my su- pcrvisor, said Adams. "As the Administrative Program Assistant, we want to be able and V.n? RIA personnel issues. I consider myselt tortunatc to ooiain mis posi tion with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I am happy to be back in Warm Springs, closer to my grandchildren, family, and friends," said Adams. You can visit their website at www.picture.com. For further infor mation, contact Pat Reynolds (410) 363-4800. IAIA seeks to recognize leaders Th Institute of American Indian at the Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque Arts (IAIA) had its share of ups and downs in 1999, particularly with its battle for Congressional funding. Through it all, though, there has been overwhelming support from Pueblo Governors and the Chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council. On December 16, 1999, IAIA President Delia Warrior presented personalized certificates to New Mexico's s 19 Pueblo Governors and the All Indian Pueblo Council ( AIPC) Chairman, Stanley Pino, recogniz ing each of them as members of the IAIA's Society of Warriors. The ; Society of Warriors was established in 1998. Through its Society of War riors the IAIA seeks to recognize Indian leadership throughout Indian country, past, present and future. Certificates of Appreciation were also presented to each Pueblo Tribal Council for its support through tribal resolutions. The ceremony took place Free poetry contest deadline is Jan. 15, 2000 The International Library oi ro- etry has announced that $58,000 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Poetry Con test. Poets from the Warm Springs area, particularly beginners, are wel come to try to win their share of over 250 prizes. The deadline for the con test is January 15, 2000. The contest is open to everyone and entry is FREE. "Any poet whether previously published or not, can be a winner," stated Howard Ely, Contest Direc tor. "When people learn about our free poetry contest, they suddenly realize that their own poetic works of art can wish cash prizes, as well as o- , ices, aiiu o ouuiu mui uauuug .vw, and 1 adult with transportation costs. We handled over 6300 phone calls; had over 3400 personal contacts these numbers include several phone calls contacts from the same indi viduals. The WEDD Special Work Project built a fence line along Hol lywood Blvd., and in the Tenino Apt. area, and rebuilt the Senior Program firewood storage area fence for them. There are numerous other accom plishments made by participants and the WEDD team-too many to put in this article. Our 1999 challenges have been: Not enough funds to serve all cus tomers with a training slot that could really benefit; inadequate local self sufficiency classroom training; only being able to serve 27 of the tribal youth with work development op portunity; trying to find a balance that works between the welfare re form backlash and declining tribal funds; not enough work sites willing to be a teachertrainer or mentor for non-participating adults and youth. With more Tribal Members becom ing eligible for their Oregon Driver License, the tribe doesn'thave a State Certification to make available cer tificates of completion to those that have met all the requirements to sat isfy court judgments that require ei ther treatment, out patient help, completion of aftercare, or other veri fiable means to gain alcoholdrug counseling. ThL is an obstacle to Tribal Members having proof of completion and keeps them from Spilyay Tymoo Photo contest deadline is 331 The International Library of Pho tography is pleased to announce that over $60,000.00 in prizes will be awarded this year in the International Open Amateur Photography Contest. Photographers from the Warm Springs area, particularly beginners, are welcome to try to win their share of over 1,300 prizes. The deadline for the contest is March 31, 2000. The contest is open to everyone and entry is FREE. "Everyone has at least one memo rable photo that captures a special moment in time," stated Jeffrey Bryan. Contest Director. "When people learn about our free photog raphy contest they suddenly realize that their own favorite photos can win cash prizes, as well as gain na tional exposure," continued Bryan. To enter, send ONE photograph in ONLY ONE of the following cat egories; People, Travel, Pets, Chil dren, Sports, Nature, Action, Hu mor, Portraiture or Other. The photo must be a color or black-and-white print, unmounted, 8" x 1 0" or smaller. All entries must include the ,,nlopranhcr-snamCand address on wc a$ ,he mcgQTy and h . , f , h , Photographs 'f.P Ue lntetnJR&l Photography, Suite 101- 9007, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings .,m ,.ct k Mills, MD 21117. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2000. The International Library of Pho tography is an organization dedicated to bringing the work of amateur pho tographers to the public's attention. during a meeting of the All Indian Pueblo Council. President Warrior also presented the Society of Warriors Indian Lead ership Award to the Honorable Walter Dasheno, Govenor of Santa Clara Pueblo in 1999. Govenor Dasheno has served eight terms as Govenor of Santa Clara Pueblo and is Chairman of the New Mexico Com mission on Indian Affairs. He as also served as Chairman of the Eight Northern Pueblos Governor's Coun cil and is a member of the Northern New Mexico Community College Advisory Board, among other titles. The Indian Leadership Award seeks to recognize modern day warriors and is presented to a nauonal tribal leader for exceptional dedication and service to hisher people and for his her efforts to maintain and preserve native arts and culture. gain nauonai rctugumuu, vU..u.i iipH Plv To enter, send ONE original poem, any subject and any style to: The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19907, 1 Poetry Plaza; Owing Mills, MD 21 1 17. The poem should be 20 lines or less and the poet's name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked or sent via the Internet by January 15, 2000. You may also enter online at ww.poetry.com The International Library of Po etry, founded in 1982 is the largest poetry organization in the world. For further information contact: Pamela Roberts (410) 356-2000. being eligible to get their ODL. We share this because there is an increas ing amount of people who ought to become eligible for their ODL after being without a license for 5-1 0 years. Plans for year 2000 include: Fi nalizing plans and implementing a Women's Work Project; finalizing plans for the Young Warrior Project will serve 18-25 yr. old males, implement year one of the five year grant; seek out other grants and write grant proposals to help meet needs; enhance our partnerships; and tran sition from what is now known as JTPA to the new WIA Workforce Investment Act. We anticipate a very busy new year filled with new customers coming in to seek training slots. We hope to partner with the Senior Program on firewood services since we cut wood. Due to the bud get cuts made, we plan to do some department fund-raising with the help of participant in the programs, to help get things that are needed and to off-set training needs. In closing, we commit to working toward improv ing the way we conduct our services, which includes attitude, outlook, customer relations, job performance accountability, work attendance, teamwork, and communications. We'd like to hear from community members with feedback or input Call us at 553-3324 or come by. Respectfully Submitted, Marcia, Corey, Frances, Carlos, Verleen, Melinda, Laura, and Morris t