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.
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" 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
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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.
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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