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Consistently high blood
prcssure-hypcrtcnsion-is a common
problem and is considered a major
cause of stroke and heart disease.
Although the disease is more com
mon in men than women overall, the
numbers balance out with age be
cause women tend to live longer.
Hypertension is not a unitary condi
tion with a single cause but seems to
result from combination of environ
mental influences in people who are
genetically susceptible. There are two
basic forms: primary and secondary.
Primary hypertension accounts for
the vast majority of cases, arises on
its own without any underlying dis
ease or disorder. In contrast, second
ary (or organic) hypertension results
from some preexisting condition, i.e..
diabetes, chronic, smokers, obesity.
Blood pressure is affected by many
factors, some of which are
long-standing-such as the pumping
power of the heart or the resistance
(elasticity and smoothness) of the
arteries. But many more transient
factors can also account tor blood
pressure changes: time of day,
medications, or current level of
emotional stress (including the stress
of having one's blood pressure mea
sured!) Only a consistently high
reading-measured in at least two
different settings by competent cli
nicians with accurate equipment-is
enough to justify a diagnosis of hy
pertension. The diagnosis of hyper
tension is not something to be made
lightly, since it may result in a life
time of medication.
How is the condition evaluated?
If you have elevated blood pres
sure on two separate occasions, it is
a good idea to do a thorough physical
examination to determine the extent
of damage to the arteries, if any. Part
of this examination will include a
detailed family history of hyperten
sion, hormonal abnormalities, and
kidney disease, as well as a search
for risk factors for heart disease.
Various blood and urine tests (in
cluding a complete blood count and
urinalysis) will also be performed to
check the levels of glucose, choles
terol, triglycerides, uric acid, cal
cium, blood urea nitrogen and cre
atinine. Some times an electrocar
diogram will be done to evaluate
heart rhythm. An ultrasound image
can also indirectly give information
about the effects of hypertension on
the heart muscle.
How is high blood pressure
treated?
Mild to moderate hypertension can
often be controlled without resorting
to medications. For example, weight
reduction in an overweight individual
is often enough to bring blood pres
sure down to normal. If you are one
of those individuals with suspected
or known hypertension you may find
it helpful to purchase a blood pressure
cuff to monitor your blood pressure
at home. This allows for a more ac
curate assessment of average blood
pressure than can be obtained with
occasional readings done in the
doctor's office. Simple equipment (a
sphygmomanometer) is easy to use
by the individual or with the help of
a family member. When lifestyle
changes are unable to control hy
pertension a clinician will often pre
scribe one of several medications. '
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Warm Springs tribal member
Alice Sampson was selected as the
Treatment Facilitator of NARA. The
job was offered to her by the Director
of NARA, who was confident in her
work and knew she could fill the
position.
Sampson worked part-time at
NARA when she was attending
college. She returned to Warm
Springs to work at the Community
Counseling Center and had plans to
continue her education and receive
her master degree. Hcrplans fell apart
and since she is a strong believer in
signs she waited to see which
direction she was intended for.
Sampson was a co-worker to the
former Treatment Facilitator and
learned was taught by her.
Sampson was employed at the
Community Counseling Center for
many years and decided she would
attend college. She was placed on
education leave and enrolled in
college at Lewis & Clark. She
received her Bachelors degree and
returned to Warm Springs to continue
her work at the Community
Counseling Center where she was a
counselor.
She is staying at her sister's house
while at work, because her family is
still here in Warm Springs. Her sister
is employed at NARA. She travels
back to Warm Springs on the
weekends to see them. She considers
Warm Springs her permanent home,
but she is looking into finding a home
near her work.
NARA is a facility located north
of Portland along Highway 30. It is
an IHS facility funded by federal and
state grants.
It is an inpatient facility which
hosts up to fifty clients at a time,
including families, single parents, and
women who are pregnant.
NARA has a child care program
for infants and children while parents
are attending their full-day of
treatment program activities.
There is also an outpatient facility
in the Portland area for clients to stay
in while continuing their treatment
programs after their 28-day treatment
program at NARA
Alice Sampson
31st Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Powwow
Warm Springs, OR, June 23, 24, 25, 2000
Home of the
Individual & Team Dance Championship
Over $18,000 in contest pay out
Registration books open
Friday, June 23
7-11 year old boys and girls
open dance contest
Kussa Round Dance and OP
Warriors War Dance
Boys and Girls, 12-16 years,
1st-5th place awards
Open Women and Men Team
Dance, 3 per team, 1 st-4th
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Women War Dance, Fancy
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Grand Entry:
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Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
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For powwow information call Isaac Mitchell, Committee Chair
at his cell 541-410-8826.
For vendor information call Cassie Katchia at 541-553-2128.
No alcohol beverages or drugs allowed. Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty
Days committee is not responsible for damages, injuries or
thefts.
Surgeon General calls for action on HIVAIDS crisis
Collector buys old Indian
items: baskets, beadwork or
anything. I pay top dollar. I
can be reached at (503)
297-2353.
Happy Birthday
, to my lil Bro
Alex Williams
Your sis Ellie
',' 'To my Little Princess
Amy J.B. Jensen
Happy 9th Birthday
May 13, 1 hope it is a
wonderful day for you.
Hove & miss you"
Love,
Daddy Jensen
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by Dr. David Satcher
Assistant Secretary for Health &
U.S. Surgeon General
In the past century, America has
slowly begun to learn from her
American Indian and Alaskan Native
(AIAN) communities about the
age-old understanding of the sanctity
of human life and the importance of
building strong community relation
ships and alliances. The endurance
and perseverance of tribal communi
ties have fostered a well-earned sense
of political power and self-reliance.
Though there once were millions of
aboriginal inhabitants on the land
that now constitutes the United States,
today the American Indian and
Alaska Native populations have been
reduced to less than 2.5 million. We,
as a community of Americans, can
not afford to los? more li ves or cul
tural riches from American Indian
and Alaska Native cultures, HIV
AIDS is a significant threat to these
communities that we must address.
We are faced with a growing HIV
AIDS epidemic in communities that
often goes unreported. HIV infec
tion case data reported in 33 states
indicate that American Indians and
Alaska. Natives comprise .6 of all
new HIV infections when they only
represent .7 of the U.S. population.
This statistic represents an alarming
reality for the future of American
Indian and Alaska Native communi
ties. We must work together to pre
vent the further spread of HIVAIDS
in these communities that are already
at tremendous risk due to
undercounting, under-reporting and
the high risk mix of other sexually
Henry chosen
Employee of mo.
Shawn Henry has been selected
Employee of the Month for May at
the Warm Springs Composite Prod
ucts. He has been recognized for
Safety, Attendance, Attitude, Coop
eration and Production.
transmitted diseases (STDs), drug
use, and alcoholism. American In
dians and Alaska Natives are facing
a health crisis that will continue to
grow disproportionately unless these
communities take action.
We, in the Federal government,
hear, understand and clearly recog
nize the total impact of HIV in the
community. In order to respond to
the concern about undercounting and
under-reporting the epidemic, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) and the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
have been working with
community-based organizations to
improve prevention and surveillance.
It is vital that we all work together.
We need people to challenge the
community by working with groups
that have already walked the path
and with community members who
have taken the steps in addressing
the rising epidemic.
Many tribal nations and local
community-based organizations are
working to prevent HIVAIDS and
are providing care to those living
with the disease. There are many
examples of effective outreach to
Kelp guide the way. The First Annual
Southeastern; Regional Native
American HIVAIDS, STD, Drug
and Alcohol Abuse Conference
Changing Winds: A Vision of Hope
hosted by the Catawba Indian Nation
and other groups, is evidence of ex
citing and encouraging work within
the American Indian and Alaska
Native communities. This first ever
Tribal conference east of the Mis
sissippi on HTVAIDS brought to
gether leadership from 21 tribes to
promote unity, ease stigmas, provide
skills and foster motivation within
tribal communities while arming
participants with knowledge, spiri
tual support and compassion. For
information about this conference
andor the Catawaba Indian Nation,
call 803-366-4792.
The National Native American
AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
offers HlVcase management services
through the Native Care Network, a
collaborative effort between
NNAAPC, the Ahalaya Native Care
Project, Inc. and six Native Ameri
can organizations. In addition,
NNAAPC provides
capacity-building assistance to sup
port HIV prevention projects. Visit
this organization online at http:
www.nnaapc.org, or by phone at
1-510-444-2051. The Ogitchidag
Cikinooamaagad Players, an edu
cation program of the Minnesota
American Indian AIDS Task Force
(email: MAIATFacl.com), is a
group of young Native actors dedi
cated to HIVAIDS education
through story telling, drama, and
dance. In Colorado, Only One
(wenakuojuno.com, ..or. phone:
1,1303939-9021) provides, training .
to spiritual elders to enhance com
munity efforts to fight HIVAIDS.
These organizations along with the
National AIDS Hotline
(1-800-342-AIDS) are anxious to
assist you. I encourage you to contact
them.
As we endeavor to better track the
path of HIVAIDS in American In
dian and AlaskaNative communities,
the stakes continue to rise and HIV
AIDS continue to take its deadly toll.
I must agree with a Changing Winds
participant: "With few numbers, the
threat that HIV poses to the Native
American community is incalculable.
It is imperative that we intercede
before HIV wrecks upon our com
munity the same devastation that we
witnessed with small pox and TB.
Only a concerted effort on all parts
will assure our survival." These
powerful words speak a powerful
truth. We have an opportunity . to
prevent the disproportionate impact
of HIVAIDS due to the coalescing
factors of undercounting and
high-risk behaviors. Let us together
educate, motivate and mobilize
against HIVAIDS.
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 hup:
art.econ.state.or.us.
The animal vets come to Warm Springs
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To our baby brother
"Baby Moses"
We love you and have fun at
your birthday party.
Love, Nikki & Kari
Happy Birthday to the sweetest
man I've ever met. I love you.
You've made a big change in my
life. It's been a wonderful year!
Love you lots "Son".
Happy Birthday Gilbert E.
Moses III
From your Mommy,
Monica Wahnetah
Alberta Comedown-Libby would
like to announce to the community of
Warm Springs, the wedding date of
her father.
Albert W. Comedown will unite
in marriage to Laura K. Watcheno on
June 10th, 2000 at 11 a.m. at the
Simnasho Longhouse.
I love you Dad! I want you to be
happy ! You are a wonderful father &
deserve the best life has to offer you.
Norman, I and all of your family
and friends will be there for yours &
Laura's special day! I look forward
to giving Laura a warm welcome to
our family!
Love your daughter,
Alberta
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Camp meeting
begins June 12
The Warm Springs Full Gospel
Church will be having their annual
Camp Meeting June 12 to 18, 2000.
Daily Services
10 a.m. - Hoskie Bryant
2:30 p.m. - Guest pastors
7:00 p.m. - Guest pastors
bring your teepees, testimonies,
special songs, instruments
June 17th (all day) will be the
dedication of the new church!
For more information call Pastor
Ernest Hunt (no collect calls please)
(541) 553-6316 or Solomon Stewart
co-pastor (541) 553-5913
T-shirts 4 sale
Kalama Family Reunion June
2000 Tee-shirts are now on sale for
$ 1 5 each. See Moses Kalama or call
553-1547 for information.
Happy Birthday
to teacher Bernie
from Chantel Picard
Hope I didn't give you
a bad time when I was there.
Happy Birthday
to Eileen Frank
From Ellie & Chantel
Happy Birthday
to Batman Smith
from Ellie & Chantal
Happy Birthday
to my lil Bro
Alex Williams
Your sis Ellie
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Spaying or neutering were offered free of charge to Warm Springs pet owners by The Humane
Society during their day visit to the reservation. ' umafl8
On Monday May 22, team mem
bers from The Humane Society of the
UnitedStates which accordingto Tribal
Sanitarian Nancy Collins, is making a
sweep throughout the Northwest While
in Warm Springs, the team of Univer
sity veterinarians as well as University
students throughout the U.S., occuppied
the old IHS Clinic building for free
spaying, and neutering of household
pets. The service was free of charge to
any community member of Warm
Springs who wanted their dog or cat
spayed or nuetered. The service in
cluded free vaccinations as well. Sur
gery animals could be as young as 6
weeks old as long as owners withheld
food or water the night before.
An estimated 4.7 million people in
the United States are bitten by dogs
each year. While about 2,500 of these
are letters carriers, children are the
most common victims of servere dog
bites. Dog-bite injuries are a serious
problem in our country, but they're a
problem we can solve.
Spay or neuter your dog. Dogs who
have not been spayed or neutered are
three times more likely to bite than
dogs who have been spayed or neu
tered. The Humane Society of the United
States volunteered their time to assist
and provide communities with infor
mation about how to be a responsible
pet owner and how to end the problem
of pet overpopulation. Too many com
munities have an overload of compan
ion animals. Many dogs and cats aren't
wanted anywhere by anybody, so they
are treated as disposable items instead
of creatures.
Owners abandon pets they are tired
of caring for and dump unwanted litters
on doorsteps or along the roadsides.
The Warm Springs community can
help end this tragedy on the reservation
by making sure that their pets do not
contribute to the overload. That's why
The Humane Society would like to
encourage everyone to have their pets
spayed or neutered by a veterinarian as
a responsible pet owner.
While in Warm Springs, a total of
37 household pets (dogs & cats), were
spayed or nuetered. According to Nancy
Collins, two dogs went under arrest
and died during the surgery for un
known reasons.
She stated that the Humane Society
will return paper documents of the ser
vices they conducted on both the ani
mals. For more information or ques
tions, please call Nancy Collins, at
553-4943.
The Warm Springs Tribal Sanita
tion Department, would like to thank
the following people for making this
visit possible starting with The Hu
mane Society volunteers: Sarah Aucion,
Maya Bewing, Rachel Boyce, CJ
Boyce, Deborah Breitenwischer,
Charlie Broaddus, Katherine Calder,
Khristin Carleson, Mendi Courville,
Harriet Daugherly, Diane Decker, Lori
Donley, Becky Glasier, Ken Hellpern,
Jennifer Marsden, Julie Maul, Susan
Monger DVM, Louie Lembo DVM,'
Lori Pearlman, Bradley Pikas, Jennifer
Saez, Sarah Schwerdt, Deb Taranik,
Aleisha S wartz, Sarah Rhodes, Cynthia
Cutler, Amy Suarez, Jenae Short,
Kathrine South, Warm Springs volun
teers include: Delmar Davis, Veronica
Russell, Jennifer Russell, Rayann
Katchia, Johnny Smith, and Pearl Jack.