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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon United States Census 2000 Gammg-continued from page 5 '7 ft Once again Ron McNeil, the great, great grandson of Sitting Bull, knows the time has come to be heard. The Census only comes around every ten years. As leaders, we must invest the small amount of time to encourage our people to participate. Census 2000 means that the voice of our Indian communities, our ancestors and generations of Indian people to come will be heard. If we do not participate, we may not receive the services and programs we need. In the circle of life, we speak not only for ourselves, but for all our Indian people. The Strait Stitch special order sewing by Brenda Strait 541-553-1388 Specialize in Ribbon Shirts, ' wing dresses, vests, jackets, ladies pants, blouses, dresses, men's shirts, drapes, curtains, and re-upholstery. Custom design at reasonable prices! Cynthia Nina Whiteplume Happy 8th Birthday! 1-17-2000. We sure do love you ! This wish comes ' your way with all of our hopes for many more kind years to come. May' sinrvaiion, stcrilu.ation, and more recently DNA testing. Self-sufficiency. Non-dependency. Self-Determinalion. What do you think we're trying to do by building a casino? Is it going to take business away from somebody? Our intentions are not greed or anything that would hurt other people. This is to say there have not been federal government people who understood the plight of the Indian, but these are few and fur between. One of these was John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs under the FDR (Frunklin D. Roosevelt) administra tion from 1 933 to 1 945 (by the way, he was of Canadian orgin). His efforts were in strumental in passage and implementation of the Wheeler-Howard Act of 1934. oth erwise known as the Indian Reorganiza tion Act. The rcsoning behind the legis lation was his strong dissatisfaction of the way the federal govenment was handling the administration of Indian affairs. He believed that Indians should be allowed to live as close as possible to their natural culture, that the government should be more culturally sensitive, and also to be self-governing and self-sufficient. Does someone have a problem with that? Warm Springs is an IRA tribe, made possible by a law written and made law by the U.S. government. Now we're getting to the essence of this article. If the federal government (they are our trustee, we are their word) wants us to become self-supporting, why do they no back us up in the are of economic development? Why do they not question the decision of the State of Oregon to deny us the Cascade Locks site? Why are we being singled out, when other states and races have had gambling for years? Maybe somebody is afraid we may become suc cessful in our venture? We have many friends from Hood River and many other places, far and near, that come to the Indian Head Casino in Warm Springs to gamble. We appreciate their support and especially their friendship. Here's something else for the oppo nents of our casino and those opponents located in Hood River. Do you think your elected mayor is actually making decisions and recommendations for yourcity ? There are others with plans for land there, that wish to develop it and put businesses there; whether thes will be scenic or just more commercial business, you may want to find out yourselves. They talk to the mayor and "influence" (by what means nobody knows) the recommendations he makes to the governor. Talk to the people who go to the employment office looking for work at Hood River. You will find that at least 80 or more want the casino built there because they need jobs. Who is looking out for the people in Hood River who really the people in Hood River who really Medicine dancing set Medicine Dance will be February 3, 4 & 5, 2000 for three nights at Lower Dry Creek (Lucinda Green's home). Everyone is welcome and urged to come for your own healing. Dinner will be begin at 5 p.m. daily. The dinner on Thursday, Feb ruary 3 will in honor of past loved ones who always attended the ceremony. All teddy bears accepted KQAK Radio and McDonald's Restaurant have begun their Annual Charlie Bear Program. This program provides teddy bears to the Central Oregon Hospital Emergency Rooms for kids who need that extra TLC that only a fuzzy little buddy can give. If you would like to participate, the new teddy bears can be taken to any of the Central Oregon Hospital Emergency Rooms. Or, if you drop them off at your local McDonald's Restaurant, you will receive a Free KQAK meal which includes a ham burger, fries and a drink. The Emergency Room staff will tell you that these bears can make a big difference to the children suf fering from trauma and illness. vou be healthy and happy. May you"- need jobs? Being jobless, it's setting pretty a wish come true. May you believe in'JI rough trying to support oneself because of the Creator and all that he stands for."'weitare reform. - May you and your family be in the" Creators hands at all times! May you always do your best at home and at school. Until we meet again, you listen, learn, and enjoy your life. Love & Prayers, Gramma Annie, Faron, Scott Tatum, and Levi Kalama To: Nathan Napyer Happy Birthday on 1-10-2000! Wishing for a good day for you. Wishes to be strong physically, men tally, emotionally, and spirtually! Hope this year brings wonderful blessing to your young life! Prayers come your way for your whole fam ily. Care of your life and your hopes, dreams, and goals also are turned over to the Creator! Love & Prayers, Auntie Annie 'Jobs for tribal members has been brought up in the newspapers. Yes, if we decide to build at Hood River, we dohave tribal members who ore already trained, but not enough in number to fill all the positions that will be created. A remark was made in the paper to the effect that it would lay off most of our people. Who is to say whether or not these employees will or will not follow their jobs? Have you perosnally talked to them? The same ar ticle refers to an "annoymous news source". Come on, let's not pussy-foot around. Name your source, if in actuality there is one. Scenic. The Gorge area used to be scenic when our people lived there before the treaty of 1855. Everything was in its natural state, unless you think Indians living along the river is unnatural. Idrove through there a few days ago and noted some of the "scenic" structures: dams, above ground power lines, trains, railroad tracks, barges, buoys, interstate highwuys, tunnels through the mountains, unuttraclive businesses, bridges galore, wricking yards, clear cuts, you name it. don't tell me that a casino would not add to the beauty of the area becaue 1 know it will. A building con structed to attract people must be appeal ing to the eye. We' vc already been through this stuff. It will bring badly need economy to the area. People who stop at the casino will patronize already established busi nesses in the area. All of the above named "scenic" uses point to only one target.- comerciuli.ation. How about taking a look at what the ninority of Hood River people consider scenic. Wind surfers? We know Hood River is the wind surfing capital of the world. When the area allowed wind surfing, evidently did not take into account the enviornmentul impacts. Wind surfers in terrupt and interfere with the natural mi gration of fish up and down the river. Water fowl natural to the area are disturbed. How about erosion to the river shores? All in the name of, yes, the almighty dollar. Where do these dollars go? To the Private business owner, of course. Not to the poverty level people, or those lacking money for the basics of life. Not to create employment for the jobless, the needy. It goes into the pockets of the business owners. When I read the governor's denial, (front page headline no less), what really jumped out at me was the exprcssin of satisfaction of oneoftheothcr tribes. There is nothing that people like more than to see tribes and Idians fight against each other. In the 1970's Warm sprigns tried to work with the other Oregon tribes on a good approach to work toward getting gaming for tribes in the state. But no, a few tribes were to eager, gluttonous, and impatient to work togctcr as one voice, one people, which isone of the attributesof true Indians. I hope that tribes is now using its' 20-20 hindsight and thinking, 'maybe we should have all worked together. The group in Hood River that wants our land, had they played their cards right (no pun intended) had an option. Requcts the mayor to recommend in favor of '.he cascae Locks site. The "group" could have bought the Hood River land from the state. The governor could have approved Cascade Locks for us. And everyone concerned could have gotten what they wanted. What ever happened to common sense and good judgment? Is it being obscured by greed, by territorialism, by tribal comments of ignorant and narrow minded people? Editorials have been written about drunken Indians. It sounds like Indians are the only people who drink alcohol. True, we have a few people at Warm spings who drink excessively and we are willing to own up to that. You will never see them in our local casino, nor any that we build, wherever we decide to build it. Who will youseether? Cothereyourselfandobserve who is imbibing and disturbing our patrons. This business of sterotyping Indians as drunkards needs to stop. Step forward and admit there are others who drink exces sively, closet drinkers, even politicians who drink "firewater" excessively and call it "social" drinking. Give us some stats on non-Indian ddrinkers. Have studies been made on other races? I doubt it. The only reason stats are able to be collected on Indians is because the federal government has agencies such as the Indian Health Service who keep regular stats on school related accidents, deaths. When the news media finds out nega tive things about Indians andor reserva tions they don't hesitate to immediately report it. Why aren't good positive things written about us. We have tribalmember who have degrees such as A.A., Bachelor of Science, M.A., M.S., ph.D., J.D. We have people who who work in upper man agement, middle management, profes- News from the IHS Health & Wellness Center: Head lice & Open House Submitted by Hal Martin, RPh Chief Pharmacy Officer The December 2nd Spilyay Tymoo contained an article entitled "Good-bye Nits". The article states the opinion of an individual identi fied as Moshe Ipp (from Canada) who claims that a 5050 mixture of vinegar and mineral oil will provide 100 success in the treatment of head lice. I feel the community needs to be aware that this recommenda tion IS NOT based on scientific evi dence and IS NOT the recommenda tion of the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Clinic, the Food and Drug Administration, or the American Medical Association. TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE Head lice have infected man for thousands of years. There have been hundreds of so called cures. It seems like every year someone comes up with a new one. The only thing that is certain is that head lice are here to stay and the best treatments are those that have been tested scientifically. There are several medications available for the treatment of head lice. The drug of choice is a permethrin (NIX). NIX is the drug of choice because it is very safe and it almost always works if it is used properly. If it is used properly and doesn't work (there is some evidence to suggest that head lice can be resis tant to NIX), then malathion or lin dane should be considered. These drugs are more toxic and should be reserved for resistant cases. HOW TO GET RID OF HEAD LICE 1) Wash hair with regular sham poo, rinse with water and towel dry. 2) Apply enough NIX to saturate the hair and scalp. RUB IT INTO THE SCALP. This is very important as head lice can remain alive on the scalp if the NIX is only in the above hair. Long hair may take more than one bottle of NIX. 3) Allow the NIX to remain on the hair and scalp for 30 minutes. 4) Rinse hair with warm water. 5) REMOVE ALL NITS. This requires a comb and finger nails. The nits (eggs) must be removed. There is some evidence to suggest that vin egar will help loosen the nits so they are easier to remove, but finger nails MUST BE USED. HOW TO KEEP THE BUGS FROM COMING BACK 1) CLEAN all articles that might have lice or nits, such as bed sheets, pillow cases, and coats in hot soapy water. 2) DISINFECT combs and brushes in bleach or soap. 3) Use a CLOTHES DRYER or VACUUM items that can not be washed, such as hats, pillows, and mattresses. Be sure to vacuum seam areas. 4) RECHECK daily. If new nits are present-then retreat with NIX or consider changing to another medi cation. HOW TO STAMP OUT BUGS 1) CHECK scalps regularly. 2) CHECK children that go to sitters or school. 3) CHECK all family members and children after visits of friends or relatives. Please check with your physician, nurse, or pharmacist for current recommendations. A pirate ship has landed at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center! We will be having an open house at the clinic on Wednesday, February 2 for the second and fourth graders from the Warm Springs El ementary School to show them what has happened! You may be familiar with the yearly tour including puppet show the Dental department has done in the past. Dental does this to honor National Childrenfs Dental Health Month. It has always been a fun and educational activity for kids. Now this year our Community Health departments and Medical de partments will be joining in on the fun. The plans include: Five things to stay healthy Motor Vehicle Safety Dental Puppet Show and Tour Tour of Medical Smoking Education Bone structure & X-ray Educa tion Physical Exam demonstration We will be making this an annual event. So, if you are in first or third grade, you will be able to come to the pirate ship landing at the clinic next year. As always community mem bers are welcomed to participate. We think it will be lots of fun! Hours of operation on Wednes day, 2200: Dental Department opens at 3 p.m. for Emergency patients. Medical Clinic starts at 2pm vs. Ipm on this day. Book signing set The Simnasho Faith Outreach will host a book signing with author Betty Eadie on January 25, 2000 at the Senior Center. Eadie is a Lakota In dian with three books on sale, "Em braced by the Light", "Awakening Heart" and newest release "Rippling Effect". For more information call Aurelia Stacona at (541) 553-6504. For sale Trailer located on 2493 Sunset Lane at the Trailer Courts. $8,000 obo. Contact Pebbles 553-1266 '78 Thunderbird car, radio, A C, Power brakes, Good shape, $ 1 ,250 call Mike McCool at 475-2805 Motorola Cell Phone with Charger $50; US West Pager $40; Bunkbed-white tubular with mat tresses $250 call Vesta at 553-9223 sional fields, good vocational-technical jobs, but there aren't enough jobs here to accomodate every tribal member who wants to work. Let's start really thinking this through. We want our pople working in good pay ing jobs supporting their families. Hood River needs the economic growth, The fed's need to start looking out for their protege, The state needs to be more opti mistic, open minded, and think for themsclve. Do you want to see our Indian people in welfare lines being paid by your (ax dollars? But at the same time, let's not forget that Indians pay federal taxes just like any other citizen in this country. Iklfl us to help ourselves. JFK, one of the out standing leaders of our country, estab lished the VISTA Corps. These were Volunteers in Service to America. Their main purpose was lo help 3rd World countries get on their feet. VISTA helped these countries by showing (hem HOW to do simple tasks such as growing their own food, instead of the United Slates giving them food, the US helped them by teaching them to grow their own food. Same prin ciple applies to (his situation. I do not want to see our (ribe look toward tax payers to provided our daily needs. We want to earn our own living, slop concentrating on the negative and looking for loop holes to ge out of helping us-remcmber we do want to help ourselves. An example of recent legislation is the August 1 998 Presidential Executive Order on Indian Education. Nowhere in this document will you find the words, treaty, trust responsibility or sovtrignty. Why was not the executive order made a public law so it would carry more power and signifi cance? Of course we are lucky to have at least an executive order instead of nothing at all, like in the past. Why does a word have (o fight its trustee for funds for impor tant causes? Records show it has gone on for centuries, not only in the area of edu cation. Revenue from the new casino would certainly help to provide educational op portunities for our people. The revenue would help us improve our edconmic well being. It would earn funds to support hu man needs programs on the reservation. The average annual income in Warm Springs is below the poverty level. As of 1 998 employees are 16 below the cost of living. I don't believe in telling others where to build. It is their decision as to where they want to build something. Dictatorship went out with communism. Would the Hood River grop still oppose building of a casino if it were themselves bulding it? 1 doubt it. To those who don't know what their ancestor promised, I would suggest you do some reading and see if you can make head or tails out of it. Ask yourselves whose interest and well being did they really have at hear. Read about the Indian Allotment Act (Dawes Act) and the Homestead Act. What was theirreal purposes? I'd really like to hear from people who understand the natives .of this country and the injustice and persecution thev have had to endure and are still withstanding. The only request I have is that you include your name an address so I can acknowledge you and have a place to send a reply. We are still fighting wars. The only diffence is we are not using bows and arrows now to defend our people, land and resources. Our foes, weapon of choice seems to be the most unfair, so far. I'll leave that up to you to translate. All I'm asking is that we get real here and start acting like adults. Let's be problem solvers, and not be a part of the problem. Stop the one-upmanship tactics. In the end, things will work out the way the Creator meant for it to be. As it is, nobody is getting what they want. Let's play a fair game so everyone comes out a winner. Sincerely, Ginger Smith PO Box 566 Warm Springs, OR 97761 At the request of the author, we are reprinting the following letter. Response can be sent to the adress above. Committee & Board members wanted The Tribal Council of the Con federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation would like to announce the following vacancy: COMMITTEE and BOARD'S Fish & Wildlife fON-RESER-VATION): (3 Positions'! Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the protection and management of the Fish and Wild life resources for present and future generations of members of the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Education Committee: (2 Posi tions) Serve as an advisory body to the Tribal Council in the development of educational programs and opportu nities for tribal members. Reviews and recommends educational ser vices offered through tribal, state and federal agencies. 1 position will be a student representative. Commission in Indian services (2 Positions) Tribal Member applicant inter ested in improving services with American Indians in the state of Or egon. Attending meeting with the commission on Indian Services. Duties include: compile informa tion relating to services available to Indians, Develop and sponsor in co operation with Indian Groups and Organization programs to inform Indians of services available to them, assess programs of state agencies operating for the benefit of Indians and make recommendations to ap propriate agencies for improvement of these programs, report biennially to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on all matters of concern to Indians. 1 position is a member, 2nd position is an alternate, should COIS member not be available to attend meetings. Kahneefa P"ar(1 "f Directors: (1 Position-Non Member) The board of Directors shall re view the preceding year's operation, made plans for the ensuring year's operations, elect officers and trans act such other business as may come before the meeting. Warm Springs Composite Prod; ucts Roard:( 1 Position-Tribal Mcmr ber) Tribal Member interested in the economic and social development of the Tribe and its membership and who possesses expertise in market ing, management, manufacturing, finance, banking or some other field which would benefit WSCP. Waterboard: (1 Position-Tribal MemberNon-Member) Review all matter pertaining to the water resource to make recom mendations to the Trial Council in regards to making Water Manage ment Plan function and to propose changes or improvements in water policy and the plan. Warm Springs Museum-Board nfRegents:nPn.sitions-TrihalNon) Board of Regents shall act as the primary advisors to the board of Di rectors and may be appointed to com mittees formed by the Board of Di rectors for the conduct of the busi ness of The Museum. Shall partici pate in and contribute to the follow ing activities: Raising Capital and Operating funds for The Museum; Academic and Cultural Affairs of The Museum; and, all other activi ties in aid of the purpose for which the Museum was established. If you are interested, please sub mit a RESUME and LETTER OF INTEREST hrfore January 31. 2000 to: TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE Attention: Dinah Merrifield P.O. Box 1299 Warm Springs, OR 97761 LETTER OF INTEREST- Letter to Tribal Council stating you are in terested in serving and state which COMMITTEE you have an interest Also information on background, such as educational background, work experience, training, etc. (Please make sure and submit with letter if interest, is important)
