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Spilyy Tymoo, W3-rn Springs, Oregon Febriqiy 21, 2002
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow
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Above, drummers provide
competition.
IHS: survey
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Requiring an annual health
report, and establishment of a
Health Authority for over
sight, are two of the recom
mendations. Along with Tribal Council,
members of the Warm Springs
Health and Welfare Commit
tee were on hand to hear the
IHS report.
The joint venture between
the Confederated Tribes and
the IHS began over 10 years
ago. At the time, it was clear
that the tribes needed a new
health care center.
Through the joint venture,
the Confederated Tribes pro
vided funding for construction
of the new health care facility.
The II IS has provided the staff
ing and equipment.
The joint venture was
unique, and is referred to as the
"joint venture demonstration
project," indicating that this
project served as the original
model for other similar
projects.
In 1993, the Confederated
Tribes spent approximately $5
million on construction of the
Health and Wellness Center.
This investment has proven to
be a wise one, according to the
recent IHS report.
For instance, before the
joint venture, IHS was provid
ing health-care staffing for
Warm Springs at 30.5 full-time
positions. The joint venture
added a total of 54 full-time
employees, the report indi
cates. This has allowed the clinic
to serve more people. For
seven consecutive years, the
clinic added an average of one
new patient per day, some
thing that would not have been
possible in the prc-joint ven
ture health facility.
The IKS report provides
Flyover: simulation is
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Some elder tribal mem-Ix-rs,
if tliry were to view the
fly-over computer program,
may be able to recognize and
point out areas of cultural
interest.
Anyone interested in
viewing the computer pro
gram should show up at 9
a.m. Friday, March I at the
Kogcnc Greene Natural Re
sources building at the In
dustrial Park.
Jim Crocker, director of
the trilxV Geographic Infor
mation System (G1S) De
partment, will be presenting
the program in the Natural
Resources conference room.
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the music; at right, a young
shows improved patient
information on where the pa
tients at the clinic are from.
Of the total patients, 63 per
cent are from the reservation.
Another 22 percent are
from Madras, Redmond or
Bend. Seven percent come
from outside of Oregon. Other
areas include Portland, The
Dalles, Hood River, etc.
A person who can demon
strate Native American ances
try can qualify for care at an
IHS facility.
A person does not necessar
ily have to be of Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs lineage
to use the services at the local
Health and Wellness Center.
Sixty-three percent of the
patients served at the clinic are
members of the Confederated
Tribes.
As to the ages of the pa
tients: 56 percent arc between
the ages of 10 and 39.
Since construction of the
new facility, there has been a
45-perccnt increase in the num
ber of patients 70 years and
above.
Over the years, there has
been an increase in the satis
faction that people have with
The Health and Wellness Center
Crocker developed the
flyover simulation program
last year, using aerial photo
graphs that probably had been
taken some time before 1930.
There are 392 photographs
in the collection, many of
them of the river where the
dam were later to be con
structed. Some of the photo
graphs are taken inland from
the river.
The exact reason why the
photographs were taken is tint
clear, Crocker said.
It is possible that the pic
ture are somehow related to
early planning work regarding
the dams, although this is
speculative.
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"Resources cannot
keep pace with these
(cost) rates of increase.
The community must
improve its health
status. "
the local health care service.
A survey before the joint
venture found that half of the
people questioned were un
happy with the waiting time.
In a similar 1998-2001 survey,
85 percent said they were
happy with the waiting time.
In the 1992 survey, nearly
50 percent said they disap
proved of the quality of care
they were receiving.
In the 1998-2001 survey, 73
percent said they approved of
the quality of services.
Above market cost
Not all aspects of the recent
IHS report arc quite so posi
tive. The rate of missed ap
pointments, for instance, is
still too high, said Heinz.
The overall cost of operat
ing the Health and Wellness
was built in 1993.
three dimensional
The pictures probably were
taken by someone holding a
box camera over the side of the
plane. That would have been
the best aerial photography
method available at that time.
Crocker used modern com
puter technology to rc-scan the
images of the old photographs.
The photos were then
"stiichcd together," creating a
continuous landscape along
the river of several miles in
length.
The fascinating three-dimensional
quality of the im
ages was added through appli
cation of a program called digi
tal elevation model, or 1)1, M,
the same technology that
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satisfaction
Center was an area of serious
concern, he said.
It cost approximately
$47,266 per day to operate the
clinic during the year 2000.
The operating cost has
doubled over the past eight
years, the report indicates.
"Resources cannot keep
pace with these rates of in
crease. The community must
improve its health status," the
report states.
A total of nearly f 17.3 mil
lion was spent on the local
health care programs in the
year 2000, an increase of 98
percent from 1992.
The average cost of a patient
visit at the clinic was $156.
This is well above the market
average of $110.
Nearly $60 of the $156 per
visit at the Health and Wellness
Center went to overhead, the
IHS report states.
Means of addressing the
funding issue include "increas
ing charges, or increasing pro
ductivity, or increasing cost
containment measures."
Similar issues are faced at
health care facilities across the
nation, the report states.
Microsoft used in its latest
flight-simulator.
l or the presentation on
March I, Crocker will
project the fly-over program
onto the wall or a screen so
that everyone in the room
can see it.Tltc hope is that
tribal members familiar
with the river before the
dams were built will be able
to point out areas of inter
est and cultural importance.
These designations could
then be added into the com
puter program.lt may be
possible otic day to have an
interactive version of this
program at The Museum at
Warm Springs.
Casino: revenue is
key factor for many
Continued from page 1
At Hood River, a casino
would generate a net profit of
$14.3 million per year, com
pared to $4.3 million on the
reservation, according to rev
enue projections.
At the Seekseequa District
meeting this week, the discus
sion among tribal members
tended to focus more on issues
such as where gaming revenue
might be spent, whether on
education, economic develop
ment, senior services, and so
forth.
The issue of on-reservation
versus off-reservation casino
expansion was brought up and
discussed for only a short time.
Most residents of the dis
trict, said Councilwoman
Scott, are in favor of the op
tion that would generate the
most revenue and provide the
best economic development
opportunities.
The new gaming video can
be seen at various locations
around the reservation, such as
at the Health and Wellness
Center, the Tribal Administra
tion building, Deschutes
Crossing Restaurant, and Kah-Nee-Ta.
The television sets that the
video is being played on will
eventually be given away in
drawings.
During the Seekseequa Dis
trict meeting, Tony Suppah
commented that he feels that
tribal members need to see a
better breakdown of revenue
from gaming.
He said tribal members
should also be informed as to
how the gaming money is
spent. Clements said that rev
enue from gaming is accounted
for separately from other rev
enue, as required by law. The
dividend paid by gaming to the
tribes is used for education
purposes, Clements said.
Earlier this month at the
Howlak Tichum
Josepha M. Crowe
Josephs Meanus Crowe, Wa-Whu-Ply, passed away at
her home on February 9. She was 68.
Ms. Crowe was born December 22, 1933, to parents
Clarence Meanus and Lillie Cushingway. Ms. Crowe was
married to Clifford Crowe, who preceded her in death.
Ms. Crowe was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs.
She was a homemaker all her life, and a member of the
Eliott Palmer Auxiliary Post 4217.
She is survived by children Owens Yahtin, Walter
Payne, Josie William, Richard Payne, and Linda Meanus,
all of Warm Springs. Also, Virgil Watson, brother, of New
Mexico.
Ms. Crowe is also survived by brother Marvin Meanus
of Warm Springs; and sisters I lilda Culpus and Jeanctte
Yazzie, both of Warm Springs; Nancy Yallup of Wapato,
Wash.; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Anti-drug
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Adeline Miller and Merle
George, pictured with young
relatives, are featured in anti
drug ads that will run in fu
ture editions of the paper.
The message of the ad reads,
"You can make a difference by
spending time with your chil
dren. By staying involved with
them you can help keep them
away from drugs."
The scries of ads is called,
"Parents. The Anti-Drug."
The photographs of the lo
cal residents were taken last
fall, Poncho explained.
Poncho became involved in
the project almost by accident.
lie was at Kah-Nce-Ta last
year with his son and wife,
who were dtcsscd in regalia.
Poncho was dressed in his
regular clothes. People were
there taking pictures of tribal
members in their regalia. Pon
Agency Longhouse, over 4Q
people were on hand for the
first family meeting on gam
ing. Kalama family members;
hosted the meeting and pro-;
vided comments on topics re-!
lated to expanded gaming. '
While much of the discus
sion seemed to favor a new ca
sino in the Columbia Gorgej
where revenues would be op-!
timized, there was concern
over how the profits should be
distributed. ;
Questions arose over how;
money generated by a new!
Gorge casino would be spent
after loan debts and operating
expenses are paid. There was
strong support for using some
of the money to fund dividend
checks for tribal members.
"You should distribute prof
its to individuals so they can
decide on their own how to
spend the money," said Julie
Quaid. "That would be more
fair than giving people prefer
ential treatment through eco
nomic development."
The idea of placing a casino
on the reservati to increase job
opportunities for local workr
ers did not gain any vocal sup
port. Members of the audience
said the casino at Indian Head
indicates many tribal members
don't want to work at a casino,
so building on the most lucra
tive site makes better sense.
Supporters of a casino in the
Columbia Gorge said the
added revenue generated by a
casino there would improve
the quality of life for all tribal
members.
Several people in the audi
ence said they would like to
have a better picture of what a
Gorge casino would look like.
They would also like to have a
clear image of where the casino
would be located. One sugges
tion was to have the tribal or
ganization sponsor a tour of
potential building sites.
ads
cho was approached and asked
to fill out a questionnaire re
garding his background.
They took his picture, even
though he wasn't dressed in
regalia. They said they would
get hold of people who they
would consider for the anti
drug campaign ads.
Two or three days later, the
advertising people called Pon
cho, and said they wanted him
to lc in one of the ads.
They were looking for an
adult man to be part of a fa
ther and daughter relationship
in one of the ads. "They felt I
was a person who fit the image
they were looking for," said
Poncho.
The photo shoot happened
a short time later at an area up
above Charlie Canyon.
Look in future editions of
the Spilyay for the ads that fea
ture other tribal members.