Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 5, 2004
Clinic celebration
By Ashley Aguilar
Spilyay correspondent
The 10-Year Anniversary of
the Indian I lealth Service build
ing was a great success, as many
people gathered to learn of the
background of the many pro
grams IMS now provides.
Last Wednesday tribal mem
bers, doctors, nurses, students
and assistants all congregated in
the A pod of the clinic, where
the women's health and admin
istrative programs are located.
At nine o' clock the event
started off with traditional
singer Fred Wallulatum. The
crowd stood during the songs of
prayer, Later they sat to hear
guest speakers Russell Alger,
clinic director; Garland Ikunoe,
Tribal Council chairman; and
Janice Clements, chairwoman
of the 1 lealth and Welfare Com
mittee. Alger spoke about the old
clinic building and its programs,
comparing them to the new If IS
building and the additions made.
"Indian Health Service
serves all Native Americans, but
here we make Warm Springs
our first priority," Alger said. I le
also noted that the staff has
25 years
From the February 2, 1979
edition of the Spilyay Tymoo
Some budget items
passed; others on hold
Most of the budget items
held in abeyance by Tribal
Council since September were
given the go-ahead as a result
of special Council sessions in
January. None of the seven de
leted items were reconsidered,
however.
Still on hold are four police
department positions, the sala
ries stmt jg$y&ttt
I funding of the employee devel
opment program, "and the merit
increase for the female activity
coordinator at the community
center.
Employees enjoy
annual awards banquet
Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge was the
spot for the "social event" of
the year, as the Confederated
Tribes staged their third annual
Employee Awards Banquet, fan.
26.
Fried bre;.d, a variety of sal
ads, ham, salmon and roast beef
were on the menu for the 350
employees and guests who at
tended the affair. The crowd was
so large that people had to eat
in shifts.
Help needed
The tribal Fish and Wildlife
On-Reservation Committee is
seeking the assistance of any
and all tribal member fisher
menwomen. The assistance is
needed in conducting the food
comparison study, traditional
and non-traditional foods.
Please contact Chris Gannon,
tribal environment office, 553
2020, or Nancy Collins, II IS
sanitation, 553-4943, to give
them the following information:
Your name and contact num
ber. Name of areas you fish,
such as, mouth of the Colum
bia, Warm Springs River,
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There were many informative
grown extensively since the time
of the old clinic, because IMS
and the Confederated Tribes are
both providing funding.
Council Chairman Hrunoe
started off with the history of
the health services, and recog
nized the people who fought for
programs, l'ollowing Hrunoc,
Janice Clements shared a few
words of wisdom about the
committee she works with, and
the benefits now shared with the
Indian people.
Wrapping up the presenta
tions was Maryanne Meanus
with a few words about the spiri
ago this week
Auction gets powwow
off to a good start
Dollars flowed freely at the
fund-raising auction held at the
Simnasho Longhouse Jan. 25,
and the Lincoln's Birthday Pow
wow Committee now has over
$1,000 to its credit.
Auctioneer Rudy Clements
gently coaxed the small gather
ing to trade their cash for wing
dresses, cjuilts, beaded mocca
sins, household items, and even
pine nuts. Simple generosity
brought in over $300 in dona
tions. bvO J " -1'ufl MnT
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You have 3 years
to look into your roots
The Tribal Council took ac
tion this week to extend the base
roll deadline to Feb. 1, 1982,
which will give all tribal mem
bers an opportunity to deter
mine the accuracy of their readily agree with after scram
bloodlines. Council has also ap- bling to work up detailed justifi-
pointed a committee to help
you investigate your back
ground, and help you through
the procedure of making any
corrections.
Powerhouse should
generate a profit
Energy generated from a
powerhouse at the Pelton
Rcregulating Dam will be expen-
with study
Sherars Bridge, etc.
Species of fisheels that you
catch, amount of fish you catch
at each site, percentage eaten,
regularly, seasonally.
This information will be for
tribal membership onlv. Any
types of cancer or any other ill
nesses caused by various foods
will be a comparative factor to
this study. The Pish and Wild
life On-Reservation Committee
is happv to answer questions you
may have. Committee meetings
are the second and fourth
Wednesdays of each month.
Contact number if 553-3257.
draws big
booths at the clinic open house.
tual healing of prayer, as well
as herbs. She then sang a prayer
song.
After ten o'clock the visitors
toured the 25 booths, each rep
resenting a service that II IS pro
vides. At the front doors were
greeters handing out a guide to
the various tables and booths.
The tables included brief
messages to the community
about health, and encouraged
people to learn more about the
services given to them.
Many of the tables were well
prepared and informative. One
of the booths, run by Dr. Rachel
sive, engineering consultant
Jerry Dibble told Tribal Coun
cil, but there will be a market
for it in 1982, when the pro
posed project would be com
pleted. The reservation's energy
needs are a third of the
powerhouse's potential output,
if the tribes choose to form a
public utility district, said Dibble.
The Bottom Line
(Editorial)
If there was one overriding
message that Tribal Council
sent to management during this
year's lengthy budget prepara
tion, it was "Justify your pro
grams." tSaid one of the vice chair
men, "We were fairly stringent
with the budget this year," a
statement managers would
cations for programs that would
have been shoe-ins in previous
years.
The Council's watchdog role
makes good sense. As the vice
chairman explained, the tribal
organization and its budget are
expanding at a fantastic rate, and
the growth must be monitored
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turnout
Locker, presented a well-organized
display of information on
domestic violence.
When the doors opened that
morning, each participant was
entered into a raffle. Prizes in
cluded baskets made up by the
seven main offices: medical, fa
cility management, administra
tion, wellness, dental, pharmacy
and lab paired up, and medical
records, the business office, pa
tient care component and data
entry, plus managed care were
together. Winners were Dallas
Winishut, Suyenn Walker,
Carolyn McKay, William Spino,
Robert Samuels, Wilbert
Waninwit and Joyce Quinn.
This anniversary was in rec
ognition of Chief Delvis I leath,
Chief Vernon Henry, Chief
Nelson Wallulatum, Rita
Siuimphen, Pierson Mitchell,
Karen Wallulatum, Jacob Frank
Sr., Dernice Mitchell, Delbert
Frank Sr., Zane Jackson, Brenda
Scott, the 101" Congress of the
United States; Ken Smith, Sal
Sahme, Ed Manion, Kaplan
McLaughlin, Doug Drake, and
Tom Seidle.
Glcndon Smith prefers not
stand out in a crowd. He likes
to quietly get the job done.
Last year he graduated from
Central Oregon Community
College with an AA degree.
He'll know soon if his applica
tion to finish his Construction
Management degree at Oregon
State .University. has been. (J
accepted.
( "My ideal job would be to
come back to the reservation
and work for Project Engineer
ing," he says.
He likes the idea of working
construction on the reservation
because it's rural. Living in the
big city isn't high on his list of
priorities. While he's waiting to
get back to school, he plans on
staying involved in amatuer
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Dental program available
I lere is advice, plus some
good news, for new mothers
of the Warm Springs commu
nity. Cavities in your child's teeth
start as infections passed from
your mouth to your baby's, be
cause of the close contact you
have with your baby.
Your health care center is
treating new moms with a new
dental coating to try to prevent
your mouth germs from in
fecting the baby, and to try to
Title VII meeting Feb. 17
The Title VII Parent Advi- Library. Title MI meetings are
sory Committee will meet Tues- open to the public. If you have
day, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the a disability, please call Georgia
Warm Springs Elementary Sosa at 475-6192.
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rodeo. As the header for a pair of
team ropers, he competes at local
events with friends and family.
And that's just where he wants to
be - with friends and family.
"Just try it out. Try something new.
You might find you're good at it."
Glendon Smith
Madras, 475-3637
avoid cavities in your child.
Call Lila Martinez to learn
more about this program, 553
2462. Costs will be paid for those
participating. Reimbursement
will be made after finishing the
first phase.
All appointments will be
scheduled at a time convenient
to you.
This is a message of the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center.
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