Spilyqy Tytnoo, Wdi-m Springs, Oregon Mirch
Museum
to host
book signing
The Museum at Warm Springs
will be hosting a book signing for
Jane Kirkpatrick on Friday, March
9 between 5:30 and 7:00 pm. All To
gether in One Place is her most re
cent release, however she will have
her other novels available at the sign
ing as well. I ler first work Sweetness
to the Soul was awarded both the
National Cowboy Hall of Fames's
"Wrangler Award" and the Western
Heritage Center's "Outstanding
Western Novel of 1995".
Kirkpatrick, a clinical social
worker, works as a consultant for
the Warm Springs F.arly Childhood
F.ducation Center.
Regional
conference set
on suicide
A regional conference of the
American IndianAlaska Native
Community Suicide Prevention
Center and Network will be held
April 8 to 10, 2001, in Vancouver,
Wash. Indian and non-Indian men
tal health care workers, substance
abuse care workers, counselors,
teachers, CHR's, community mem
bers, youth and tribal leaders are
invited to attend.
Fifty conference participants can
train to become certified in QPR
(Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide
prevention techniques and QPR
Chemical Dependency. Certified
individuals can then go back to their
communities and train other people
in basic suicide prevention. The con
ference offers other workshops as
well.
Cost, which does not include
transportation or accommodations,
is $150 for adults and $50 for youth
and elders. Contact Charlotte
Herkshan at 553-3205 for more information.
Pharmacy tips passed along
This guide will tell you
what happens to your
chart once it is received
in the pharmacy.
WE MUST HA VE YOUR
CHART BEFORE WE CAN
FILL OR GIVE OUT YOUR
PRESCRIPTIONS
1. The pharmacist checks
your chart and medication
to make sure that all these
things are correct:
A. The correct medication
is being used for the
condition being treated.
B. The correct dose or
strength of medication is
being used.
C. The correct directions
for taking the
medication are noted.
D. The correct time interval
for dosing is observed.
E. Any possible drug
problems are evaluated.
This is to make sure that
the medication you are
given today will not
affect or be affected by
medications you are
already taking.
F. Any possible allergic
reactions are evaluated.
The pharmacist needs to
make sure that you do
not have an allergy to
the medication ordered.
Arrigon
Native American contemporary
singer Arigon Starr included Warm
Springs on her recent tour of the
northwest. In route from F.ureka,
California to Seattle, Starr's detour
to Warm Springs provided an unex
pected opportunity for residents
who were able to attend her concert
at the Community Center on the
evening of Monday, Feb. 26.
Starr regularly speaks with per
sonnel at radio stations around the
country as part of her promotional
efforts. Conversations with KWSO
staff led to the stop-over in Warm
Springs. In addition to her concert,
Starr did a live interview with morn
ing radio personality Will Robbins
and talked to Spijyay about her ca
reer. Starr, who makes her home in
Los Angeles, is a member of
Oklahoma's Kickapoo Tribe. Her
father, however, decided to raise his
family off the reservation. He chose
the Navy as a career and, as a result,
Starr has lived in locations around
the world. She thinks of Oklahoma,
where her family returned for holi
days and San Diego, where she com
pleted high school and where her
parents now reside, as "home".
A determined woman, Starr has
persevered to achieve the level of
success she now enjoys in the music
world. She worked as a Hollywood
publicist and Disney designer by day
and navigated the coffee house cir
cuit by night. "It was there that I
honed my trade."
Discouraging comments about
success in the music world or re
marks such as, "You're Indian, you
can't do that," were met with her
standard reply, "You just watch met"
She enjoys encouraging young art
ists frustrated by similar negativity.
"When you try to step out of the
mold," she advises, "you are told,
'it'll never work.'" Her attitude is,
"I will bear a million 'no's' because
I will eventually get the one 'yes' I
2. Prescriptions are typed
into our computer and
labels are printed.
3. Your prescriptions are
then filled.
4. The pharmacist will make
the final check to be sure
everything is right before
you receive your
medication.
5. When you come in to pick
up your prescriptions, the
pharmacist will call you
into a counseling room to
discuss your medication.
Prescriptions are filled first
for waiting patients. Refills by
telephone request are prepared
as time permits. Therefore,
please telephone your
prescription order at least 24
hours in advance
Things that affect how fast
your prescriptions are filled:
Work in the Pharmacy:
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8, 2001
Starr perseveres to win acclaim
need."
She produced her first recording,
a cassette, at home. By 1996, she
felt sufficiendy comfortable to leave
her corporate job. "That's when my
life began!" Within two years she had
saved enough to have her first CD,
Meet the Diva, recorded in a "real"
studio. Her public relations experi
ence began to pay dividends as she
utilized her skills to publicize her
own work.
The same year she toured Great
Britain where she found much in
terest in Native American history,
Our busiest times are Mondays,
Fridays, Wednesday afternoons,
and the day after Holidays. This
could mean a longer waiting
time.
Questions from
Providers:
Often the
pharmacist must
take the time to
look up an
answer to a
provider's
question.
Problems with
Prescription
Orders:
More time may
be needed to
receive an answer from a doctor
before the pharmacy can
complete the prescription.
Time Pharmacy Receives your
Chart:
' Sometimes your chart misses
being sent to the pharmacy or a
doctor has not completed the
chart. Your chart must be
located before any prescriptions
can be filled.
No Refills Available on
Prescription:
Pharmacy must sometimes wait
until a doctor authorizes a refill.
Strong pain medications,
such as Percocet, Vicodin,
Darvocet, and Tylenol 3
usually can 't be refilled If your
prescription label on your
medicine vial does not say
refills are available, you must
then contact your doctor.
art and music as well as many mis
conceptions which she strove to dis
pel. At the 1999 Native American
Music Awards, Meet the Diva gar
nered the "Best Independent Record
ing" award as well as a nomination
for "Best Female Artist."
Her rising career is due not only
to her musical talents but her tire
less publicity efforts.
As a result, cuts from Meet the
Diva as well as her latest release
Wind Up are played on Native
American Radio, Public Radio and
Culture
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Author speaks at museum
The Museum at Warm Springs
hosted a book signing for Charles
Wilkinson, author of Messages from
Frank's Landing, on March 2. Af
ter an introduction by Chief Nelson
Wallulatum, Wilkinson read ex
cerpts from his work to approxi
mately 40 guests. Described as "an
entertaining speaker and legendary
in his knowledge of Indian law,"
Wilkinson then answered questions
well past the scheduled 7:30 pm con
clusion to the event. Following the
signing, Wilkinson was honored at
a Kah-Nec-ta dinner, sponsored by
Tribal Council.
Messagts from Frank's Landing,
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college stations around the country.
KWSO's Robbins describes her
music as "Awesome! When it comes
to Native American contemporary
music, you won't find any that digs
deeper or hits harder to the heart of
the soul." According to a July 2000
Billboard review of Native Ameri
can music, Starr's "powerful, rock
tinged compositions stretch the en
velope of the genres expressive pos
sibilities." Starr finds universal inspiration
for her lyrics, but does add that she
loves to read.
fair held at school
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which is available
for sale at the Mu
seum, describes the
struggle of
Nisqually tribal
leader Billy Frank
Jr. to insure fishing
rights for his
people.
Wilkinson, a
lawyer w ho has de
voted much of his
career to Indian is
r
sues, includes the
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historical, legal and social context of
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"I'm a geek about books. I love
to read about Indian history - or
anyone's history!" She has rediscov
ered Indian roots and traditions ab
sent from her childhood off the res
ervation. Although her lyrics stress Indian
themes and political issues, she de
scribes herself as a contemporary
artist who "happens to be Native
American."
KWSO reports that Starr hopes
to return to Warm Springs this sum
mer with her full band.
The . Jefferson County
Middle School sixth graders
held their Project REACH on
Thursday, March 8, 2001 at the
gymnasium. According to co
ordinator Sue Harrison, there
were approximately 250 dis
plays. This year was the most
student participation in the 15
years it has been featured.
Project REACH which
stands for Respect Ethnic Cul
ture And Heritage is helping
students and teachers under
stand the different diversities
that are meshed into the 509-J
school district. There are 10
sixth grade classes with a least
25 students in each classroom;
out of all these students only
12 did not have a display.
The gym had little room to
walk through to see each dis
play but it was a great turn out
for the children and the par
ent turnout was tremendous.
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photographer Hank Adams as well
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