8 April 20, 2000
Warm springs, Oregon
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Carina Miller with her grandmother Faye Waheneka and great
grandmother Fannie Waheneka.
Carina Miller, a seventh grade
student at Jefferson County Middle
School, was awarded a third place
medal at the Oregon National History
Day competition held at Willamette
University in Salem last Saturday,
April 15.
Students from across Oregon
submitted entries in a number of
categories. This year's contest had
the theme 'Turning Points in History:
People, Ideas, Events."
Carina's entry was in the
individual exhibit category. She
chose World War I as her topic and
focused on the introduction of new
technology in the fighting her entry
consisted of a display board of
pictures from the war, a model of
"trench warfare" and a 450 word
paper on the topic.
History Day is an enrichment
activity offered in the 509-J School
District. More than a dozen students
from JCMS and MHS participated in
the state finals.
Carina is the daughter of Kenman
Miller and Sue Matters, the
granddaughter of Sid Miller and Faye
Waheneka and the great
granddaughter of Fannie Waheneka
and the late Grant Waheneka.
Language Program fundrasing to attend The
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Conference
Forestry Footnotes: Weaving the future of Forestry
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Weaving the Future of Forestry
After a one-year hiatus, Forestry
Footnotes is back by popular de
mand! The first issue of each month
in Spilyay Tymoo, you will, once
again, see our informational articles.
As a reminder, the intent of the
articles is two-fold: 1 . Communicate
with our community on what the
Branch of Forestry does and why we
do it, and 2. Ensure we are accurately
capturing our community's thoughts,
ideas and philosophies in our man
agement actions. In order for us to be
in tune with the community, it is
critical that we have your feedback
Practicing forest management ac
tivities that enhance the productivity
and growth of our working forests is
a theme that we in forestry endorse
and hopefully captures philosophies
from throughout Warm Springs' col
orful history. Our forest resources'
strategy targets a commitment to
conserve the broad resource values
associated with forested
ecosystemsdwater, soil, air, flora,
wildlife and fish habitat.This strat
egy is based not only on principles of
sustainable forest management, but
also the basic environmental beliefs
of our people.
What is sustainable forest man
agement? Sustainable forest man
agement is the management of for
ests to meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs. This is accomplished by prac
ticing a land stewardship ethic that
integrates the growing, nurturing and
harvesting of trees for useful products
with the conservation of other re-sources-once
again the water, soil,
air, flora, wildlife and fish habitat
The Branch of Forestry has a
long-term interest in the health of
our people's forests and ecosystems.
In addition to providing beauty and
recreation, our forests supply raw
materials to help meet society 's needs
for housing, paper, containers and
thousands of products used by con
sumers every day.
Our Branch's challenge is to
identify the threads that will weave
the future and to manage these to
preserve healthy natural resources
and sustainable economies. The
course for accomplishing this is to
identify the issues and develop strat
egies based on an active interchange
of ideas. Forestry invites your par
ticipation in improving this collabo
rative exchange.
We invite you to read more about
our specific areas of focus as we
outline some of our programs under
way and also programs for the future.
It is critical that we capture the
community's ideas and concerns for
the successful management of our
forest resources. We would like to
raise our community's level of edu
cational awareness when it comes to
taking our resources into account for
future generations; exercise your
voice for your grandchildren's chil
dren. We look forward to meeting more
of the community during the up
coming months. Feel free to stop by
our offices or give us a call at
553-2416. Also, please mark your
calendar tor this year s Forestry Open
House that will be held April 27th.
Please stop by and bring your family,
From left to right, Patricia Miller, Jeanne Thomas, Elaine Clements, Valerie Aguilar, Susie Slockish, and Dallas
Winishut Jr. Language Program Team pose around donated items that will be used for a raffle.
seventh teacher's expense. The Warm bid. Drop by every chance you get to
Starting in 1 995, the Warm Springs
Tri-Language Staff went to various
resources to find out "what to do" to
advance their skills in curriculum and
teaching experiences. They have re
searched, studied and practiced many
ways to create lessons to teach Tribal
Languages. They have 253 elementary
students and about 50 adults and family
go to community classes. Students learn
through songs, games, dances, writing
and helping each other to remember
sounds to say words. The Tri-Language
staff uses effective methods to
teach our tribe's language. Now some
students are prepared to start speaking
short statements and reply to ques
tions. The teachers want more training to
advance curriculum levels. Seven staff
members want to attend the Stabilize
Indigenous Languages Conference
from May 1 1-14 at the Colony Hotel,
in Toronto, Canada.
The theme for the conference is
"Language Across the Community".
The staff has offered to raise funds to
pay for six teachers and the Culture and
Heritage Committee is paying for the
Springs Tri-Language Staff have raised
$2,300 from yard sales, concessions,
raffles and donations. Three more
fundraisers are scheduled: April 14
BBQ burgers and hot dogs plus Easter
Basktes; April 26Pit Smoked Salmon
Dinner and Bingo; May 2Silent Auc
tion Highest Bidders Announced. What
is a Silent Auction you ask? You do not
raise your hand to bid, nor do you yell
out to an auctioneer. Here's what you
do:
You write down on a bid sheet what
you are willing to bid on a prize you can
not live without. You always wanted a
necklace that Harry made...or perhaps
a cutbead item that Maxine madc.or
maybe you just want to help the Lan
guage teachers attend the Stabilizing
Indigenous Language Conference and
won a cool item in the process...Here's
your chance! ! ! See Patches at the Ad
ministration Building switch board, or
Bo Ortiz at IHS to write down your
bids. Don't let your friends outbid you
by $ 1 because they have until May 2, to
keep trying to outbid you.
Please don't wait until May 2, to
see if you are the highest bidder. Most
of the items are started at less than half
of it's actual worth. ..so take a chance,
BID-BID-BID. These items are
availible for veiwing at the Warm
Springs Administration Building.
Can you help us? We are having
sales to pay expenses for airline tickets,
registration, lodging, meals, and shuttle
that can be paid by the fund raising
projects. Our Director, Head Teacher
and Secretary are not going to the con
ference but they are helping the Tri
Languagcs Staff to raise funds. The
staff that will be attending the confer
ence are: A Language Coordinator, 3
fluent speakers, 3 semi-fluent speak
ers, and one semi-fluent speaker who is
also a Computer Curriculum Program
mer. For donations or more information,
please contact the Fund Raising Chair
person, Patricia Miller, or Valerie
Aguilar 553-3393 or the Language
Coordinator, Jeanne Thomas
5532200.
3rd Annual
Forestry Open House
April 27, 2000, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Please bring family, questions, and
appetites!
Call Forestry if you have any questions, 553-2416.
NICWA hires McNevins
A longtime tribal liaison and child
welfare advocate is the new director
of community development for the
National Indian Child Welfare As
sociation. Mary McNevins comes to
NICWA from the Oregon Depart
ment of Human Services. She was
the Indian Child Welfare Act man
ager and tribal liaison for the State
Office for Services to Children and
Families.
She brings to her new role at
NICWA more than 14 years of expe
rience in child protective services,
specializing in Indian child welfare
issues.
The NICWA provides information
and training, community develop
ment and policy related services to
American Indian Tribes nationwide.
"We feel privileged to have Mary
join our staff." "Her experience and
expertise in child welfare from both
the tribal and state perspective will
make her a great resource to the tribes
we serve," said Terry L. Cross,
NICWA Executive Director.
During her time with SCF,
McNevins is credited for developing
guidelines and interpreting the
Adoption and Safe Families Act and
it's relationship to the Indian Child
Welfare Act.
"As child protection profession
als, the decisions we make impact
the lives of children and families we
serve," said McNevins. "There is a
continuous need for our child welfare
and tribal partners to work together
to strengthen Indian children and their
families."
In 1999, McNevins came to DHS
from Warm Springs where she was
director of the Child Protective Ser
vices Department for the Confeder
ated Tribes. McNevins started the
job at NICWA on March 13. Her
office is located in Portland at 361 1
SW Hood Street.
COCC offers
workshop
Have you spent time planning for
the role you might play in your par
ents aging process? This one day
workshop scheduled for Saturday,
April 29 will feature local experts
discussing a variety of topics for
senior citizens, families and
caregivers of seniors, or anyone
preparing for a future care giving
role.
You & Your Aging Parent will
include information regarding plan
ning before a crisis, housing options
for seniors, financial, insurance, and
legal issues as well as death and
dying. Speakers and Disabled Ser
vices, Mountain View Hospital, lo
cal assisted living facilities and at
torneys will give short presentations
an allow open group discussion. This
is a day dedicated to giving caregivers
a chance to gather information to
help make the best decision with
their loved ones as the aging process
happens.
Cost for You & Your Aging Par
ent is $15. The class meets from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with an hour lunch
break. Continuing Education Units
are available for adult foster care
provides through Sr. and Disabled
Services. Sponsors for this event in
clude Central Oregon Council on
Aging, Mountain View Hospital
District and Central Oregon Com
munity College. Registration dead
line is April 25. To register, call
COCC Madras at (541) 475-2136,
Mother's Day Revival
May 11' through May 14,2000
Thursday to Sunday
at the Warm Springs Full Gospel Church
Ministering will be Sisters in Christ from the
Northwest and the middle regions of
North American Indian Reservations.
May 1 1 & 1 2 evening services begin at 7 p.m.
May 13 & 14 services are
10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
For further information call the contact person:
Onte Lumpmouth (541) 553-2553 (evening)
553-1 196 (day)
or write to: Pastor Ernest Hunt; PO Box 1068;
Warm Springs, OR 97761 (541)553-6316.
Fellowship
deadline is Sept
1, 2000
The Oregon Arts Commission
serves to honor and support profes
sional Oregon artists. All Warm
Springs artists involved in any form
of art including literature and the
performing arts are eligible to apply
for fellowships of $3,000 from the
Commission. Applications must be
postmarked by September 1. You
may pick up details on how to obtain
an application at The Museum At
Warm Springs office from Mary at
553-3331 or check out the Oregon
Arts Commission web site at http:
art.econ.state.or.us.
Graduating Seniors of 2000 seeking support for trip
WalkAmerica 10K set for April 29
Don't think you're a hero? The outreach.
of Dimes
Marcn or Dimes does when you
participate in WalkAmerica the
walk that saves babies.
Sign up now for the 30th Annual
WalkAmerica, Saturday, April 29,
2000. The 10K walk begins and ends
at Pioneer Park. Registration is t 8
a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m.
People who join WalkAmerica
really are heroes because they are
helping to save innocent babies born
sick or too small. Unfortunately,
every 15 minutes in the United States,
a mother and a father will know the
anguish of losing a baby. It doesn't
have to be this way. With the help of
WalkAmerica participants, the
March of Dimes is fighting for a day
when all babies are bom healthy.
Walkers raise funds by asking
friends, family members and business
associates to sponsor them by mak
ing a donation to the March of Dimes.
The money is used to help mothers
and babies right here in Central Or
egon through lifesaving research,
education programs and community
To register for WalkAmerica, pick
up a sponsor form at Fred Mere,
Kmart, Western Bank, and
Albertsons or call the March of Dimes
at 1-800-811-0805. You may also
register on-line at
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WalkAmerica is sponsored na
tionally by Kmart, CIGNA
HealthCare, Canon U.S.A. and
Florida Department of Citrus. Local
sponsors include Life Wise, Z21
KTVZ, Western Bank, Fred Meyer,
Cellular One, K103 Radio,
KinderCare Learning Centers,
Florida Department of Citrus,
Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Wells Fargo
Bank, Farmers Insurance, Key Bank
and Regence BlueCross BlueShield
of Oregon.
The March of Dimes is a national
voluntary health agency whose mis
sion is to improve the health of babies
by preventing birth defects and infant
mortality. The Lewis and Clark
Chapter, March of Dimes serves
Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Orientation set for
April 28
You are invited to the Client
Employed Provider Orientation at
the Spninr Xr nicahlo1 Cm-vic c AlO
N. Hwy. 97, Madras, Oregon. Please
call (34 1 ) 475-6773 to confirm your
attendance.
The next orientation is on Friday,
April 8, ivuu at i p.m.
Come and meet case managers
and agency personnel. Learn valu
able information about providing care
for senior and persons with disabili
ties. Find out how to prevent the
spread of disease and how to practice
Universal Precautions. Get instruc
tions on how to fill out agency paper
work (which is helpful if you would
like to be paid for your hard work).
Educational enhancement through
various medical related profession
als. Guest speaker topic is Diabetes,
(note: guest speakers & topics will
change monthly.)
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Here a some of the seniors that are raising money to go on a trip to southern California
To Whom It May Concern:
Native 2000 is a group of Native
American seniors who are on-track
for graduation in the year 2000. We
are planning a senior trip to southern
California following graduation
ceremonies June 3, 2000.
This will be the first ever trip for
Native American seniors and it will
be used as an incentive for future
Native American seniors.
The number of Native American
graduates on-track for graduation in
the year 2000 is the highest percent
age in many years. The Native 2000
group takes much pride in this fact
and we think that our class will set a
great precedence for future classes.
There approximately 43 potential
Native American students currently
on-track to graduate year. Total ex
penses (i.e. travel, lodging, admis
sions, etc.) equal approximately $540
per person.
We are doing fund-raisers at least
twice a week, but due to the lack of
time to plan for such a trip, we are
seeking sponsors to help pay for ex
tra expenses. We would appreciate
any type of help youyour business
department could help us with.
Our goal is to raise enough money
to support all Native American stu
dents who wish to go on the trip.
Thank you for your time and
support.
Sincerely,
Reina L. Estimo, President
Renso Rodriguiz, Vice-President
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