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12 September 21, 2000 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo NCAI 57th Annual Session at St. Paul The National Congress of American Indians, the country's old est and largest organization of tribal nations, will host one of its largest gatherings of tribal leaders to date. The 5Th Annual Session will take place at the Touchstone Fnergy Place at RiverCcntre in St. Paul, Minnesota, November 12-17, 2000. This is the second Annual Session in the organization's history to be held in the Minneapolis area, the last one was held in 1951. "The timing of this meeting will be perfect for tribal leaders to discuss the results of the November elections and make plans for engaging the new Administration and Congress," said Susan Masten, President of NCAI and Chair of the Yurok Tribe. "Indian Nations are heavily affected by fed eral policies, so we want to be sure that during the transition the new elected leaders gain a clear under standing of tribal sovereignty and self-reliance." NCAI expects a tremendous turnout of tribal leaders for the meet ing who will be discussing dozens of key issues. The Minneapolis area tribes are serving as the host for this Annual Session. Other major events will include a special session sponsored by America Online that will focus on the "Digital Divide" in Indian Country and the challenges bringing new com munications technologies to Indian communities. One November 14, there will be an award ceremony for the I larvard University project "I lon oring Nations" which highlights ex cellence and provides examples of cutting edge tribal governance pro grams. There will also be a Trade Show held on site throughout the week, which will include hundreds of vendors of American Indian arts, clothing and jewelry, as well as in formation from dozens of companies and agencies who serve Indian coun try. On November 1 6, one of NCAI's major sponsors, the Bank of America, will once again host the Gala Ban quet. Other special events for the week include a "Youth Track" lead ership training program for Indian youth, a Welcoming Reception held on Sunday, November 12 for NCAI registrants; the Miss NCAI pageant will be held on Monday, November 13; a youth luncheon on Tuesday, November 14; a Women's Honoring luncheon held on Wednesday, No vember 15; and a Cultural Celebra tion held Wednesday, November 15. For more information on the Annual Session or any of the events, or if you would like to receive infor mation about sponsorship and adver tising opportunities, please contact the NCAI offices at 202-466-7767 or visit our web site at www.ncai.org. The Indian Warrior: Information and tips for the Veterans VA sets new rules for combat-wounded Vets qVEA KINt WORD Do you teow a heart that hungers For a word of Love avid cheer? There are rUflity such about us; it kw.aij be that ove is, vitar. Look around you. if you fiA,d it speate the word that's needed so, An-d your owia, heart m.ay be strengthened By the help that you bestow. Never thtnte telnd words, are wasted, Bread on waters, cast are they, And it may be we shall find them Coming bacte to us, some day. Coming bacte when sorely needed, in a time of sore distress, so, my friend, let's, give them freely; lft and giver jod will bless. Author Avdzwowfr " To tyhe world, you may be one trs,o; but to one person, you may be the world." Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah. Tired of the Same ol' Same ol' Yatlda Yadda Yadda Time for some good old Indin humor. Join us for the Honor Christopher ColumbusDay (the other 2 She-Ya-Poo's that were lost was Lewis & Clark) on October 9, 2000. We are hosting "The Rez Car Parade" & lunch so come on down for a few laughs and some good ole Indin snacks at our own Elmer Quinn Park Char Herkshan Veterans awarded the Purple I leart for combat wounds will now find it easier to get medical care from the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). Under new VA rules, Purple Heart recipients now have a higher priority for healthcare services than before. Also, they do not have to make out-of-pocket payments, technically know as "co-payments," for cither inpatient or outpatient VA medical services. The new VA rules also authorize the VA to reimburse Purple I leart recipients for any medi cal co-payments made to VA for care given after November 29, 1999. Purple Heart recipients are still re sponsible for making co-payments of $2 for each 30-day supply of prescrip tion medicine given to outpatients for conditions that are not related to mili tary service. Purple Heart recipients who have medical conditions they believe are related to their military service are urged to contact their county veter ans service officer or the Oregon De partment of Veterans' Affairs. "VA has always recognized and appreciated the contributions of those who hold the Purple Heart." said Dr. Thomas L. Garthwaite, VA's Acting under Secretary for Health. "Now, we are affording those veter ans a priority befitting their service to this nation." The new rules affect VA health care and not VA disability compen sation. The Purple Heart alone does not qualify veterans for VA disabil ity compensation. Compensation re quires a separate screening process. Nor does the Purple Heart affect eli gibility for long-term nursing care. Congress, in the Veteran's Mil lennium Health Cure and Benefits Act, approved VA's new eligibility rules for Purple Heart recipients last year. The change affects the step pri ority groups 4 through 7 into priority group 3. Purple Heart recipients who qualify for priority groups I or 2 by virtue of service-connected disabili ties will remain in those higher prior ity groups. Anyone claiming benefits as a recipient of the Purple Heart must prove that they have been awarded the decoration. VA will accept the following as proof: Defense Depart ment Form 214, discharge papers, military personnel records, orders or award certificates. The Purple I leart is the nation's oldest military medal. President George Washington presented the first medals in 1 783. Today, there are approximately 600,000 living veter ans who were wounded in combat and have received the medal. VA designates additional funding for Hepatitis C I Tl , JJ U to help ( f t T f Portland 4 A V -I ' 2) has I ivi ' ' ' '( V V"W largest d HV,7 cation of V) WM :;d lie Jit);rjxl tcaredb; HIP applications available The Warm Springs Housing Department is accepting applications for the BIA Home Improvement Pro gram (HIP) grants. The HIP program will allow qualified homeowners to receive a grant that will be used to make repairs to their home. Applica tions can be picked up at the Hous ing Department. The deadline for ac cepting applications is September 29, 2000. The HIP program will assist as many homeowners as the budget al lows. The Warm Springs Tribes re ceive a limited amount of funding each fiscal year. Each applicant's re quest will be reviewed for complete ness, assigned points on key criteria and then prioritized in accordance with the BIA policy. Applicants will be required to: fill out an application, provide a copy of their 1999 tax re turn, home ownership, copies of awards from SSIAFS, proof of In dian Blood and statement of holdings at IIM. For more details contact the HIP coordinator Lee Tom at the Housing office or call him at 541-553-3250. Efforts to combat Hepatitis C among veterans tot a shot in the arm recently when the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) designated an additional $20 million for out reach, testing, counseling and treat ing veterans with the virus. "Nearly four million Ameri cans are believed to be infected with hepatitis C and more alarming is that veterans, particularly Vietnam-era veterans, are four to five times more likely to have the virus," said former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo D. West, Jr. "With veterans at such a high risk, VA has launched an all-out effort to identify and treat those with the virus. The additional money will support the hiring of treatment ex perts, provide the expensive medica tions and aggressively market VA's testing programs." The money, coming from a VA contingency fund, will be divided among VA's 22 regional healthcare networks called Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). The amount allocated to each VISN is based upon each network's hepatitis C costs during the first half of fiscal year 2000. "Although Hepatitis C is widespread, we know there are pock ets in the country where it is more prevalent," said West. "Our goal is otfset costs in those areas. VA Medical Center (VISN been allocated the seventh dollar amount with the allo- f $1,004,837. epatitis C is a liver disease caused by infection with the hepati tis C virus (HCV). The virus is found m the blood of persons who have this disease and is spread by contact with infected blood. Veterans at risk for hepatitis C should receive an HCV blood test to determine their HCV sta tus. It is important to note that out ward signs and symptoms often do not occur for up to 30 years after in fection. Most HCV-positive veterans are unaware of their own condition and are consequently unaware that they are a source of transmission to . others. Veterans should consider being tested are those who: -are Vietnam-era veterans -have been exposed to someone else's blood through contact with a bleeding wound through needlestick injury or in any other way -received a blood transfusion or organ transplant prior to 1992 -were treated with blood prod ucts prior to 1987 -have ever, even once, used a needle to inject drugs like heroin or cocaine -have ever, even once, used cocaine intranasally (snorted it through a straw or bill) -have ever had sex with some one who had HCV or had multiple partners -have ever had a tattoo or a body part pierced -have ever had acupuncture with non-disposable needles -have ever had kidney dialysis -have ever shared a razor or toothbrush with someone who may have been infected with HCV -have ever had an unexplained abnormal liver function test -have ever suffered from unex plained liver disease -have ever worked in a healthcare occupation -have ever been exposed to hepatitis A or hepatitis B and received a serum gamma globulin immuniza tion. To request an HVC test, veter ans can contact their local county vet erans' service officer or the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs at 1 -800-692-9666 for assistance.. Veter ans can also call the VA Medical Cen ter Enrollment and Eligibility Office directly at 1-800-949-1004 ext. 55069 or (503) 273-5069 to request testing. OSU launches research vessel, Elakha, in Newport, OR Salmon Corps to begin January 2001 Oregon State University is launching a research vessel this month (August) honoring Native American tradition and Oregon's natural environment while focusing on current ocean ecology. The 54-foot Elakha will be based at the university's Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport and operated by OSU's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. While the Elakha will be avail able for a wide variety of projects, the vessel's focus will be assisting OSU researchers Bruce Menge and Jane Lubchenco in studies of Oregon coastal marine systems. Menge and Lubchenco are the university's Wayne and Gladys Valley Professors of Marine Biology and Lubchenco is an OSU Distinguished Professor of Zoology, The researchers are part of the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans: A Long Term Ecological Consortium (PISCO), which brings together re searchers from OSU, Stanford Uni versity, University of California at Santa Cruz and University of Cali fornia at Santa Barbara. A major fo cus of the consortium is the study of linkages between the fish, inverte brates and algae within marine com munities and near-shore oceano graphic conditions along Oregon and California coasts. A key question is to determine where the early life stages come from and where they go, researchers said. The Elakha, which cost about $500,000, will replace OSU's Sacajawea research vessel, which has been in use since 1969. Funding came as part of an $18 million grant by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which helped establish the PISCO program. Additional funds were provided by the university's Research Office and by the College of Oceanic and Atmo spheric Sciences. "This new vessel will be larger, faster, stabler, safer and will dramati cally enhance ecological and oceano graphic research capabilities in the near-shore ocean," Menge said. "It will open new vistas for OSU, both in research and instruction." The Elakha will have a labora tory area, berthing for four, and a small gallery, said Fred Jones, ma rine superintendent for the college of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Scientific capabilities include a 2,000-pound capacity A-frame and winch, and a flow-through water sampling system. The Elakha, pow ered by a single, 600-horsepower die sel engine, will have a range of about 575 miles. Endurance will be a maxi mum of 72 hours, Jones said. "We expect to use it primarily out of Newport with a range along the Oregon coast, including the Co lumbia River and other Oregon estu aries, as well as offshore to about 30 nautical miles (35 statute miles)." Elakha is the Chinook trading language word for sea otter. The name was selected after talks with researchers and representatives of area Native Americans. Chinook trading language is a mixture of sounds and phrases used to ease trade among Northwest tribes not sharing a common language. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private family foun dation established in 1964. It pro1 vides grants in several major program areas, including science, population, conservation, arts and children and community. The Earth Conservation Corps' (ECC) award-winning Salmon Corps will begin the 2001 program year in January. The program year will con clude in mid-November 2001. Salmon Corps program years had previously begun in October and ended in August. This change is in response to our partners request for services during planting periods in September. Because of this change, Salmon Corps will not be available for service between the months of September- December 2000. "We, as an organization, have an opportunity to evaluate how we've served the community during the past six years," said Charles F. Sams III, Northwest Director. "We will be fo cusing on building a stronger pro gram that continues to meet the needs of the environment and communities we serve." Salmon Corps began in 1994 with a goal of energizing Native American young adults (1 8-25 years old) to repair the disappearing salmon habitats of the Columbia River Basin. This approach fulfills ECC's mission of reclaiming two of the country's most threatened re sources: the environment and our dis advantaged young people. Salmon Corps is a dynamic part nership between the Nez Perce Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Confed erated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, City of Portland, AmeriCorps, U.S. Department of Energy Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and various corporations. Since its inception, Salmon Corps members have successfully built over 410 miles of riparian fenc ing, outplanted tens of thousands of native trees and vegetation, released over 8.5 million salmon and resident fish within the Columbia River Ba sin (160,000 square miles), assisted over 25,000 people within five flood zones during flash flood and other high water events, and worked with over 7,000 students in environmen tal education, reading, and math. We look forward to continuing Salmon Corps service to the commu nities and environment of the Pacific Northwest in January 2001. Please contact the ECCNW office at 503-249-0820 for information about scheduling service projects for the 2001 program. Want to Subscribe to Spilyay Tymoo? Are you Moving? Send Subscription or change of address to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 Name: Address: CityStateZip: Subscription Rates: $15.00 per year in the U.S. $25.00 per year outside the U.S. or 1st Class in the U.S. All members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive the Spilyay Tymoo at no cost. Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. -1 l FAS. Workshop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome For parents, grandparents, and everyone interested. Operi your awareness of how children with FAS develop. Learn how to meet the needs of children with FAS. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28th Warm Springs Senior Center Childcare and food provided Sponsor: Self-directed Program of Jefferson County For more information call: 475-4457 Madras (ask for Holly) or 553-3313 Warm Springs (ask for Lucille). Court notices- To: Lawrence Caldera Warm Springs, OR 97761 Juniper Auto PO Box 87 Madras, OR 97741 Notice of Informal Hearing Case No. IN169-97 An informal hearing has been scheduled with the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 23rd day of October, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. This hearing has been scheduled at the request of Junper Auto for the following reasons: Overdue Account. You are hereby required to appear at this time on your own behalf. It is important that you attempt to resolve this issue, in order to prevent further action against you in a State Court. If you fail to appear at the scheduled time, the presiding judge may issue a warrant for your arrest and require you to post bail to guarantee your appearance. Dated this 1 1th day of September, 2000. Walter Langnese III Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon vs. Cory Stwyer Defendant Case No. DO90-00 To: Cory Stwyer; You are hereby notified: That the above cited case(s), as filed in the Warm Springs Tribal Court, has been scheduled for trialhearing at 4:00 p.m. on the 1 1th day of October, 2000. You are hereby ordered: To be and appear at the Warm Springs Tribal Court at the time and dale shown to defend against the charge(s). You may be represented by yourself, by an attorney, or by a spokesman, at your own expense. You may bring any documents you believe are relevant to this cause, and you may bring witnesses to testify on your behalf. You may request the Court to subpoena your witnesses, however, you must submit your list of witnesses no later than two weeks prior to trial; failure to do so will not be considered sufficient reason to postpone the trial If you have any questions, you should seek legal advice immediately. If you fail to appear as so ordered, the tribal court may enter a complaint for contempt of court and issue a warrant for your arrest. Dated at Warm Springs, on this 12th day of September, 2000 Lola Sohippy Chief Judge, Warm Springs Tribal C ourt