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. r.r.n V . 1 A , "CW P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Change Sen ice Requested U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Dec. 14, 2000 Vol. 25 No. 26 r. WWHMVt:itm' OR)KHK)N I 'I ( " Mli C niiiit .1 II 1 . Iff f T pilyay Tymoo (Coyote News) News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation 35 cents : . ' "V i.l, .... A 1 : , y " .. U : .. f i - . . ;v--rj J rri" . . :. . .1" . . . . , , . , . ... 1 ; . ' . ' v 'Is1 ' - . . , " ' . ',( - ' '. -.. ?, j ... ,-v : .. ; .; . "''.. 5 . - - .-. v- r , - "S : , .. ,i .i ... !'--"f.- .... .1 ' ."-"jf mM.(Mlf! . - fc. . : J' . . ' ... .. t iw... . . . . ' ' ., . i. -.. r . ; . I .o,, ; , f ' t ,M ' L 4 ' f -,-.; . ' ' I .. ' i 'v ; s:v ; ;-r:: - ' . ..' ' , ' , Pitt receives fellowship from First Community Spirit-Five Ameri can Indian artists have been awarded $5,000 fellowships from the First People's Fund. Community Spirit is an expression that speaks of the un selfish generosity and reciprocated love these artists have for their Indian community. Community Spirit also describes the teaching of gifts that promote and sustain indigenous cul tures. The 2000 recipients were nomi nated by members of their communi ties and were found to exemplify the Community Spirit by an independent panel of American Indian reviewers. The recipients are: Murial Antoine, (Sicangu Lakota), Rosebud, S.D.; Anna Brown Ehlers, (Tlingit) Juneau, AK; Nora Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo), Espanola, N.M.; Lillian Pitt (Warm SpringsYakama Wasco), Portland, OR and Diane Schenandoah (Oneida), Oneida, N. Y. Juanita Espinosa, Director of Native Arts Circle in Minneapolis COIC asks for additional funds to assist millworkers In response to recent widespread layoffs in the timber products indus try, Central Oregon Intergovernmen tal Council (COIC) has asked the Department of Labor for $500,000 in additional federal funds to help dis located timber workers. The latest request is double the amount of the last grant COIC received to help dis located workers find new employ ment. Several local companies, includ ing Bend Millworks, Ochoco Lum ber, Crown Pacific, American Pine Products, and Warm Springs Forest Products Industries, have announced layoffs recently in Bend, La Pine, Prineville, and Warm Springs. About 265 workers have been affected, and industry officials expect the layoffs Drive safe and have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!! Snowfall coats the reservation in layers It's a beginning to Minnesota and a member of the se lection committee said, "finally a way to acknowledge our community art ists who operate with a set of native values that allows them to reach out to their communities artistically to ensure cultural continuance." She fur ther added, "too often artists awards recognize artists for their individual ity which forces them to self-promote." First People's Fun is an organi zation committed to sustaining the creative work of American Indian artists. Community Spirit honorees have demonstrated their commitment and dedication to core values of First People's Fund. Those values are deeply rooted and maintain direct ties to an Indian community, a history of actions dedicated to building the strength of native communities and an artistic practice that passes on the traditions and the life ways of the people. Recipients of the Community to continue. COIC is ready to help workers find new jobs. "COIC offers dislocated workers three viable options," Rik Mackay, COIC Executive Director, said. "If a workers has skills that can be mar keted in Central Oregon, we'll help them find a job here. If they want to use their current skills elsewhere, we'll help them relocate. If their cur rent skills can't be applied to another type of job, we'll help them develop new skills so they can find work. This new funding request allows us to con tinue doing that and to do it for more people. "COIC wants to provide a rapid response to changing conditions in the local workforce, and this is one example of how we try to do that. Our a lot like Christmas People's Fund Spirit Award were honored Novem ber 2, 2000 at a formal ceremony and opening exhibit at the Denver Art Museum entitled, "Deep Roots. . .In dian Artists, Community Heroes." Photographer and 1999 Community Spirit awaardee , Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie traveled to her fellow awardees' communities and photo graphed each artist in their own envi ronment. Her images Will be dis played alongside the artist's art me dium. The exhibit celebrates the memory of Clyde Estey, a respected elder and recipient of the 1 999 award, who passed on to spirit world this past Spring. I The ceremony ana exhibit was sponsored by First People's Fund, the Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO and Western American Indian Cham ber, Denver, CO. Formore informa tion contact Lori Pourier, FPF at 605-393-1053. FPF website www.firstpeoplesfund.org. t staff is knowledgeable and experi enced in helping people in just this kind of situation," Mackay said. COIC's request for additional money is part of a larger request made by The Oregon Consortium and Or egon Workforce Alliance to serve dislocated workers in 23 rural coun ties in Oregon affected by a recent wave of layoffs in the timber indus try. For more information on COIC services for dislocated timber work ers, please call one of the following COIC offices: Bend, 389-9661; LaPine, 536-5380; Madras, 475 7118; Prineville, 447-3119; or Redmond, 504-2955. Or visit COIC's website at www.coic.org. of white International An international group repre senting 13 foreign countries were in Warm Springs December 1 1 to gain insight on local community and its culture. ' The group, participating in the International Visitor Program, was touring the United States to learn how local communities preserve their cul tural heritage. The trip to Warm Springs focused on tribal culture and how it is passed from generation to generation. Presentations were made at the Tribal Relations office, Warm Springs Elementary School and the Museum at Warm Springs. The group wanted to examine the extent to I f - - I Dignitaries listen during classroom 1 1 tor . " ;,- Meetings scheduled to discuss timber harvest outside commercial base The Branch of Forestry will host three meetings in January to discuss a Tribal Council directive authoriz ing the harvest of 4 million board feet of timber above the annual allowable cut in 2001. A downswing in the timber in dustry has created a financial crisis and forced Warm Springs Forest Products Industry to lay-o(T65 work ers, effective Feb. 2, 200 1 . The 4 mil lion board feet of timber will be used to keep a swing shift working at the mill through January. The decision to harvest timber above the annual allowable cut is based on a recommendation from tribal and BI A representatives. The so called "Gang of Four," selected to research short-term and long-term solutions to the industry downswing, recommended taking timber outside Shooting incident claims life Wednesday afternoon at 5:16, The victim was pronounced dead November 29, 2000, Warm Springs at the scene. A physician from Indian Police responded to a call of a shoot- Health Service, Warm Springs Fire & ing incident at a residence in the Safety, and representative from Cri- Seekseequa area. On arrival, police sis Intervention all responded to the officers found a 13 year-old female scene. victim not breathing and unconscious. The body was transported to Bel It was determined that there had Air Funeral Home in Madras, been a family altercation prior to the The Warm Springs Police and incident. The incident involved the the FBI are conducting an investiga- victim and her 12-year-old brother, The brother attempted to scare the victim with a rifle when the weapon discharged. Deadline for the next issue is Friday, January 5, 2001 group visits Warm Springs which local institutions and individu als were involved in research, pres ervation, conservation and education of American cultural heritage. The visitors learned about tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, trust re sponsibility, language classes, out reach programs, and tribal traditions. Most of the visitors were mu seum directors or curators in their country of origin. They came as rep resentatives of Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Canada, Guatemala, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia and Zambia. The International Visitor Pro gram is sponsored by the World Af fairs Council. Each year approxi :3DMR0I1H5s i k fK . . iver-sity of ., 3 t T.V. lessons at Warm Springs Elementary ItiWy! the commercial forest base in re stricted areas such as riparian buff ers, visual corridors and conditional use areas. Employees with the Forestry and Natural Resources branches have lo cated several areas that contain the type of trees needed to keep the swing shift operating. Some of the stands would be considered a high priority for harvest if they were located in the commercial forest base, meaning they are considered to be overstocked or diseased. The staff will present maps where the harvest could take place and discuss potential methods for ob taining the 4 million board feet at the January meetings. Times and dates of the meetings will be announced through the For estry Branch and the media. tion into the shooting. Further mfor- mation will be released, as it is avail able. Three Warriors Market In Simnasho Open Christmas Day 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday the 31st, New Years Eve Regular Store Hours Phone:553-2242 mately 4,500 foreign visitors, identi fied by U.S. embassies as future lead ers in their countries, participate in study tours to the United States. The visitors typically represent over 100 countries and a wide range of profes sional interests. Each visitor spend approxi mately 30 days in the United States and visits 4-5 different states. Nearly 500 visitors come to Oregon each year. The World Affairs Council of Oregon arranges personalized tours for each visitor. The program build international friendships and pro motes international understanding. In P-o-" Library during their visit , If';5 .4