SPILYAY tymoo
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
February 10, 20003
What are your feelings about the Tribal Seatbelt Legislation? Ensure your child's safety-Buckle uf!
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tacla Lewis
Head Start Teacher, ECE
i "I think it's great that they're
going to start enforcing seatbelts in
Die community. Being a childcare
provider, we take safety
Erecautions very serious. Children
:arn best by example, and by
setting such examples, we'll not
only be teaching them, but
protecting them as well."
Db you wear your seatbelt?
why or why not?
! "To be completely honest-I
usually don't wear it while driving
around the "rez". I do buckle up
when driving longer distances. But
I promise to make a better effort
now."
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Aaron Wewa (1 6-years-old)
"Goll, you passed the law? I
think It should be the people's
choice whether they wear a
seat belt or not. It shouldn't
have had to be a law that was
passed, because there are too
many laws already, and most of
them are ridiculous. But, my
choice Is to use a seat belt,
because it saved me and my
bro's life in a head-on collision
with an idiot in a truck."
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Carolyn D. Ribeiro
'"" "I feel that the Tribal Seatbelt
Legislation Is good. The
wearing of seatbelts during an
accident has been proven to
reduce injuries and deaths."
- Do you wear seatbelt? "Yes, I
always wear my seatbelt, even
on short little hops to the store
or post office. My reasons are
1 -safety and 2-lt wouldn't be
fair to my family if I got injured
because I wasn't wearing my
seatbelt."
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Should the Tribes buy part of Pelton
Round Butte project continued from page one
the Tribal Council in an outstanding
Carolyn Wewa
Tribal Member
"Passage of the tribal seatbelt ,
law will be good for the '
community. I would like to thank
this Tribal Council for taking a
stand. They recognized that safety
is a key factor in community
irotcction. People that opposed the
aw never gave any clear, definite,
or good answers to support their
position. It was a personal choice
not to wear one. The number of
wrecks, and deaths due to a vehicle
crash send a very clear message to ,
us. We need to protect ourselves. '
Scat belt use is one way to do that. .
Now that we have a seat belt law, it
doesn't do any good to complain. ,
We need to look toward the
positive outcome of the law. We
need to think about how safe l
people of all ages will be, instead
of 'will I get my skirt wrinkled?'
Or, 'It's just too bothersome to put
on,' Or 'I just don't want to do it,'
We also need to saturate the media
to start getting the word out to the
cqmmunity. I haven't heard of
anyone planning a campaign, since
the group went before Tribal
Council."
National Child Passenger Safety
Awareness Week is February 13-19,
2000.
The best way to get children
buckled up is to get adults buckled
up. A recent study in the Journal of
the American Academy of Pediatrics
found "driver restraint use was the
strongest predictor of child restraint
use. A restrained driver was three
times more likely to restrain a child."
A National Highway
Transportation Administration
(NHTSA) survey found that when
drivers aren't buckled, the children
riding with them are also
unrestrained, up to 76 percent of the
time. Six out of ten children who arc
killed in crashes are completely
unrestrained.
In 1 998, 23 children age 0-1 4 were
fatally injured in motor vehicle
crashes in Oregon. Nine of the
children were not in child safety seats
or seat belts (39), according to the
Child Fatality Review Team at the
Oregon Health Division. Restraint
use was unknown in three cases.
Unrestrained children are at great
risk of death and injury in crashes.
We must continue impacting adults
who choose not to protect children
when riding in motor vehicles.
Sixty-five percent of Oregon's
children are riding in child safety
seats. In Oregon, from October 1998
to September 1999, 71 child safety
seat check-up clinics were held and
almost 90 percent of the seats were
incorrectly installed. Together we can
decrease the misuse of child safety
restraints in Oregon.
Ways we can work together
Partners in this educational project
include: ACTS Oregon Child Safety
Seat Resource Center, Oregon
Medical Association, Oregon Health
Division, ODOT Transportation,
Safety Division, Oregon Association
of Hospitals and Health Systems, and
the Oregon SAFE KIDS Coalition.
Thank you for joining our efforts to
improve the safe transportation of
children in Oregon.
Promote and support Oregon's
law requiring children up to age 4
and 40 pounds to be restrained in an
approved child safety seat.
Encourage people to keep
children in an appropriate child safety
seat as long as possible.
Encourage the -use of booster
seats for children over 40 pounds.
Work to raise funds for the Child
Safety Seat Voucher Program.
Vouchers allow eligible families to
buy a new child safety seat for $20.00.
Contact ACTS Oregon's Child
Safety Seat Resource Center to
schedule training, a check-up clinic
in yourcommunity or to find out how
you can help.
Please contact ACTS Oregon's
Child Safety Seat Resource Center
1 -800-772-1 3 1 5 or 503-656-7207 in
Portland Metro area to let them know
of planned activities. A list of
statewide activities will be included
in the press releases concerning
National Child Passenger Safety
Awareness Week.
Want to know more? For addi
tional information about this impor
tant opportunity to gain control over
a tribal natural resource now and for
the future, please contact the staff at
Warm Springs Power Enterprises.
Also, look for upcoming articles
describing the history behind the pro
posed Settlement Agreement, costs
and financing issues, and further ex
planation of benefits to the Tribes
and the environment.
On March 28, 2000 eligible
Tribal member will vote on the
following Referendum Question:
..j "Shall the proposed Settlement
Agreement between the Confeder
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon, Portland
General Electric Company, and the
United States Department of the In
terior relating to ownership and op
eration of the Pelton Project (FERC
Project 2030) be approved and shall
the Confederated Tribes be autho
rized to issue tribal bonds in one or
more series or by 6ther borrowing on
such terms as may be approved by
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Natural
Resources to
distribute salmon
aggregate principal amount of not to
exceed $90 million (including any
refinancing), adjusted by the Con
sumer Price Index for all items all
U.S. urban consumers, beginning
January l,2000forpurchaseofPelton
Project ownership interests from
Portland General Electric Company,
its successors and assigns, finance
costs for mitigation and enhance
ment measures, capital construction,
equipment and improvements, re
serve funds, borrowing costs and
costs for operations and maintenance.
Any tribal borrowing for the project
shall be legal, valid, and binding spe
cial obligation of the Tribe, not sub
ject to impairment by any future ac
tion of the Tribe, but shall be secured
solely by the project, the project rev
enues, the proceeds of such borrow
ing, and any assets of Warm Springs
Power Enterprises specifically
pledged thereto. In no event, shall
the General Fund or the full faith and
credit of the Confederated Tribes be
pledged or used to secure or repay
such borrowing."
Sign-up deadline is March 15th
Environmental Quality Incentive
Program Sign-up is now open
The USDA fi Natural Resource
Conservation Service (NRCS) re
ports that the sign-up for the Envi
ronmental Quality Incentive Program
(EQIP) on the Warm Springs Reser
vation opens February 1 st and ends
on March 15th. EQIP is a conserva
tion cost share program for agricul
ture producers. Practices can be cost
shared at 75 with the producer re
sponsible for 25. The producers
portion can be cashr material,-or la
bor. Types of practices' include' (but .
are not limited to) fencing,', livestock
water developments, 'riparian resto
ration, juniper thinning, and range
seeding. EQIP requires a resource
management system plan. The Natu
ral Resources Conservation Service
will write this plan. The plan will
include both cost share and non-cost
share practices. One of the non-cost
EQIP funding, contact Treg Owings
at the USDA NRCS office in Warm
Springs. The number to call is 553
3599. -
The U.S. Department of Agricul
ture (USDA) prohibits discrimina
tion in all its programs and activities
on the basis of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disabil
ity, political beliefs, sexual orienta
tion, and marital or familial status.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all
programs.) Persons with disabilities
who require alternative, means. .for
communication ofprogramlnformaf
tion (Braille, large print, audiotape',!,'
etc.) should contact USDAfs TARj
GET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice
and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimina
tion, write USDA, Director, Office
of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten
Building, 14th and Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.,
NIGA 2000
For the biggest and best Trade Show in Indian Country
April 9-12, 2000
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
NIGA 2000, now in it's 9th year will be in Portland close to
the Oregon and Washington Nations.
Meet key management in the Indian Gaming Industry
from all over the country
Make the contacts you need to generate promising
business relationships
Visit some of the 27 American Indian Casinos in
Oregon and Washington
Attend informative workshops with the most up to date
information in Indian Gaming ' ' ; , , ;
play golf with the best players in Indian Country
For more information call (202) 546-771 1 .
share practices that maybe included . 20250-941O, or call (202) 720-5964
is grazing management. , (volce or TDD- USDA is an equal
To find out if you are eligible for opportunity employer.
Early Head Start news
The Department of Natural
Resources is now distributing,
iSalmonSteelhead and
Sturgeon Tags for the Year "2000"
to Members of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon. These tags
'are valid for the Columbia River
Basin, including tributaries. Tags
'are free of charge.
Salmon and Deer requests for
funerals, memorials or other uses
no longer go to Tribal Council.
Please contact Natural Resources.
Please come visit us in our new
location, the new tan building in
front of the old Fish and Wildlife
trailer located at the Industrial Park
directly behind Fire Management &
Forestry. If you need any more
information, please contact our
department at (541) 553-3548 or
553-3362
Tax clinic set
, Tax clinic w Isler & Co. (CPA
Firm) February 15 & 16, 2000 Tribal
Administration Building. Appoint
ments are available from 8:00 am to
5:45 pm. Call the Management
office's at 553-3229553-3232553-3213.
Cost is $10 Warm Springs
Tribal Members only.
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Graduates of
2000 please
call in
' Attention Warm Springs Parents
& Guardians
Do you know of a student
scheduled to graduate from GED,
Boarding School, High School,
College or University this Spring
2000?
If so please contact: Minnie
Yahtin, Education Committee
secretary at the Warm Springs Tribal
Council Office at (541) 553-3257.
Welcome New Home Visitor-Joie
Simtustus-Chavez. Joie came to our
program from Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
and has a background in Public S afety
and E.M.S. Joie is very excited to
join the team and to work with the
families, as well as the rest of the
ECE staff.
Slots Available!!!
We currently have openings for
pregnant Women and children ages
0-3 years old. Please call us for
enrollment information!
So long and Good Luck to
Early Head Start Home Visitor
Alicia Adams will be moving to the
valley to pursue her Higher
Education. Good Luck Alicia!!
Early Head Start phone number is
553-3241
Happy Valentines from the Early
Head Start Staff: Julie Quaid,
Executive Director; Shilo Shaw,
Director; June Smith, Family
Interventionist; Jessica Coy le, Gabby
Sohappy, Joie Simtustus-Chavez
Home Visitors and Denys White,
Secretary.
Dental Information
Just the facts
Five out of every 10 Native
American children have severe dental
cavities.
Many of these children have to be
hospitalized for dental care.
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.
Make good dental habits a part of
your child's routine early on will
help them to have healthy teeth and
habits.
For more information on dental
tare, contact the IHS Dental program
at 553-1196.
Early Head Start fully includes
children with special needs.
EHS Group Socialization Schedule
February
15th-Group4 11 a.mto 1 p.m.
I6th-Group5 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
21st-Group 3 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.
22nd-Group 1 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
23rd-Group 2 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.
f - 29th-Group 4 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.
COBRA offers nine week course
A support group for adult women ' toms and behaviors which can be
who are survivors of incest or sexual debilitating to the individual, they
abuse will begin Wednesday, Febru- j include hypervigilance, vivid flash
ary 9th, at the COBRA office, 7 toji,. backs, anxiety and panic attacks,
8:30 p.m. The nine week croup is fphobias, anger outbursts and other
Severe dental cavities can lead to
eating, learning and speech problems
for young children.
How can we stop this problem?
Make taking care of your teeth a
priority. Take good care of your teeth
and gums and your child will see that
YOU thing teeth are important.
Be aware of what your child eats
and drinks. Food and drinks that
contain sugar help bacteria grow
which will lead to decay. Always
clean your teeth after eating.
You can begin cleaning your
baby's teeth as soon as they show in
the mouth. Cleaning an infants teeth
is as simple as rubbing a clean cloth
over the tooth surface. ;
ONABEN classes begin Feb. 29th
The following ONABEN classes individual counseling sessions allow
will be ottered beginning February
29th, 2000.
1. "You and your Business Idea"
- A two week series of classes de
signed to "discover" Tribal and local
entrepreneurs and encourage the de
velopment of your business idea be
yond 'just an idea' on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 29th & March 7th from 6 to 9
p.m. Cost: $10
2. "Starting a Successful Busi
ness" - A ten week series of classes
designed to guide participants
through the business plan writing
process. The course materials and
participants to work through the busi
ness planning process. The end re
sult is a comprehensive business plan
that can be taken to financial institu
tions for loan consideration! These
classes will be held on Tuesday
nights, beginning March 14, through
May 16th from 6 to 9 p.m. every
Tuesday thereafter. Cost: $100
Both classes will be held at the
SBDC conference room, 1134 Paiute
Street, Warm Springs, OR. For fur
ther information or to sign up please
call Trudy at the SBDC at (541)553-35923593.
The Museum At Warm Springs presents:
For the Month of February:
Baby Boards instructor: Tina Aguilar
Tuesdays & Thursdays, February 15, 17, 22 & 24, 2000
6-9 p.m. At the Museum Fee $10
Supply list available-must attend first class!
sponsored by COBRA and facili- jj
tated by Shinann Earnshaw, an expe-,
rienced counselor who has facilitated '
survivors' groups for over ten years, f
The group will meet in the COBRA !
administrative office, on 1425 NW n
Kinsgton Avenue, Bend, and will;
run unit April 5th.
Some consequences of sexual
abuse are substance abuse and alco
holism, chronic depression, inability
to form a healthy intimate relation
ship, promiscuity and prostitution,
withdrawal from usual social activi
ties (for example, an adolescent may
withdraw from friends at school be
:ause he or she believes others may
be able to tell about the abuse), poor
school performance, eating disorders,
sleep disturbances, including night
mares or other disturbing dreams.
There is hardly an aspect of life which
is not affected by abuse.
Some survivors develop symp
toms of post traumatic stress disor
der (also called post traumatic stress
syndrome) PTSD is a set of symp-
stress behavior.
; , If the consequences of abuse are
not treated through individual or
group therapy, chronic depression
can lead to suicidal feelings and ac
tual attempts, severe physical ill
nesses such as cancer, heart disease,
loss of self-esteem (abuse survivors
very often choose abusive spouses or
partners). The presence of panic at
tacks and phobias may lead the sur
vivor to withdraw from society into a
complete inability to deal with other
people. Anxiety and phobias are also
physically debilitating, leading to
physical illness. Substance abuse and
alcoholism may become chronic and
can lead to death. All symptoms are
attempts to deal with overwhelming
psychic pain and internal emotional
upheavals.
Anyone interested in attending the
group, may obtain further informa
tion from the COBRA office 382
9227. There will be a fee charges on
a sliding scale.
Tribal Council Agenda
February, 2000
Sunday 13 to Thursday 17,
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Winter Conference, Portland, OR
Monday 21
Washington's Birthday-Holiday
Tuesday 22
9:00 a.m. Tribal Contractors, Tom KalamaSBDC
1 1 :00 a.m. To be scheduled
1:30 p.m. Legislative Reports, M PhillipsM Mason
2:00 p.m. Grant Co. PUD Relicensing, Doug Ancona
3:30 p.m. Tribal Court Monthly Report, Lola Sohappy
4:30 p.m. Business, ASC staff
Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26
Delegation to National Congress of American Indians Winter Conference,
Washington DC
Thursday 24 to Saturday 26
Delegation to ABA Water Law Conference, San Diego, CA
Monday 28
To be scheduled
Oregon DEQ, Langdon Marsh
Legislative Updates, M PhillipsM Mason
Aerospace Feasibility Report, Sal SahmeJoe Yesenofski
Business, ASC staff
Tribal Council Priority Workshop (all day)
Business, ASC staff
Happy Valentines Day from
the Spilyay Tymoo staff
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 29
9:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
To be scheduled:
Tribal Council Report
Civil Statute of Limitations
PGE Settlement
Enterprise Reports
Gaming, Compact Negotiations Strategy Meeting and Negotiations team
reports
SPR Officers meeting
Robert's Rules of Order Workshop
ONABEN Board changes
Forest Management Plan Workshop
TC to Review and set qualifications standards for boards 1999 needs and
savingsand revenue reserve