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Spilysy Tyvnoo, Wqi-m Springs, Oregon September 1, 2005 Donation helps cancer survivors By Brian Mortcmen Spiljtij Tymoo With as many as 72 Na tive Americans in the Oregon diagnosed with cancer in the past five years, Kah-Nce-Ta I !igh Desert Resort and Ca sino was given the opportu nity to help those who have survived. The resort donated $15,000 to the Warm Springs Chapter of the Native People's Circle of Hope, a national coalition of Native American cancer survivors and support groups. The do nation came at a luncheon at Kah-Nce-Ta Aug. 17. "We received a grant of $1,500 from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, that was only to help breast cancer patients," said Yvonne Ivcrson, from the Warm Springs Tribal Community I Iealth Clinic. "Resources are tight right now, especially in health care, and we don't usu ally have the resources. But now that Kah-Nec-Ta has given us money, we can help all cancer patients, not just those with breast cancer." Iverson said cancer pa tients often have chemo therapy treatment and then radiation treatments that re quire transportation to Bend each day. "That's a big cost to the patient and the fam ily," she said. Indeed, the purpose of the grant is to help defray costs to families, and will be used to support treatment or educational costs not cov ered by the Indian Health Service or other private insurance. 3- x 1 I v Warren R. Clements presents Yvonne Iverson, from the Warm Springs Tribal Community Health Clinic, a check for $15,000 on behalf of the board of directors of Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, Aug. 17. Shari Marrazzo (left) a Registered Nurse and cancer support group representative at the Warm Springs Clinic, and Apolonia Santos, art and cultural liaison for Kah-Nee-Ta and the Gorge casino, both cancer survivors, also attended the presentation. Apolonia Santos, a cancer survivor who was present at the luncheon, said there are plans to introduce a cross-cultural dia logue involving 25 traditional Native American doctors and 25 traditional health care pro fessionals, who will discuss tra ditional healing approaches along with Western medicine ap proaches to cancer. This will happen through a healing sym posium scheduled for late 2006 at Kah-Nee-Ta. "We wanted to establish an integrated medicine institute here in Warm Springs," she said. "We believe we can be one of the first in the nation. It could be a very positive force within the national arena." Shari Marrazzo, a Registered Nurse at the Warm Springs Clinic who lives in Metolius, said she is a 28-year cancer survivor. She said that upon her diagno sis, she was given two years to live. "I started here in 1979," she said. "One thing I did notice is the word cancer made ev erybody run." She said, "I think this (con tribution) is very important. I'm excited to see it growing now from the day I started." In addition to providing the financial support to the survivors, Kah-Nee-Ta also supports early detection ef forts by encouraging annual cancer screenings by all of its employees. The resort and casino also provides dona tions of weekend packages for fund-raising efforts by the cancer survivors. "One of the things we want to be known for as a tribal organization is that we arc a compassionate organi zation, and that we are a community-serving corporation. We try to look out for all our tribal member," said Warren R. Clements, Kah-Nee-Ta board member. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified Inter-Industry Confer ence On Auto Collision Repalr(l-CAR) (BzQMSJ) 31037 36 S.E. 6th, Madras, OR 97741 (Across from the Post Office) Let us help negotiate your vehicle damage claim We honor all insurance company estimates. 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HOME FURNIS!NCS REDMOND Opwi7Dayf aWk ICKMoa-S. 11.-00-5 Sua m SW fth St At Tht 923-4155 (AP) - The Nez Perce Tribe has bought nearly 1,000 acres of remote and rugged canyonlands in the former homelands of Chief Joseph that have been held by the state of Oregon since statehood in 1859. The three parcels along Jo seph Creek in Wallowa County in Oregon's northeastern corner increase to more than 11,000 acres the tribe's Precious Lands wildlife habitat area dedicated to providing winter range for the Chesnimnus elk herd. The tribe is based in Lapwai, Idaho. Joseph Creek runs north across the Washington border into the Grande Ronde River near its confluence with the Snake. It is named for Chief Joseph, who took his band of Nez Perce on a famous run for freedom in 1877 after refusing to cede their lands in the Wallowa Valley to the U.S. He was captured just short of the Canadian border and sent to Fort Leavenworth, in Kansas. His surrender speech has been famously translated to say: "Hear me my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever." Totaling 962 acres, the three parcels were purchased from Oregon for a total of $278,865, said State Lands Board spokes man Monte Turner. Two of the sales were approved by the board last March. The third parcel went before .the board last month. The parcels were granted to Oregon by the federal govern ment at statehood and have been part of the common school fund, but generated little revenue due to their remote and rugged character, said Turner. They were sold off as part of a statewide program of liq uidating lands that produce no significant revenue for the com mon school fund and using the proceeds for other more prof itable investments. Loren Kronemann, head of the tribe's wildlife mitigation pro gram, said the tribe bought the land with the remainders of a grant from the Bonneville Power Administration. The original grant was used in 1997 to buy a 10,300-acre ranch that was the first piece of the Precious Lands area. That purchase marked the first land in Oregon owned by the Nez Perce since Chief Joseph and his band were driven put. BPA, which sells the electric ity generated by the federal dams in the Columbia Basin, makes grants for fish and wildlife each year to make up for damage to habitat caused by the dams. The purchases fill gaps in the Precious Lands wildlife habitat, making it easier to manage. Cur rendy, the tribe is trying to con trol invasive weeds that dimin ish grazing for elk. (Sim A' fA H f: f, Have a Great Huckleberry Season, Warm Springs! supermarket Locally owned and operated The Friendliest store in Town Com avid ut our vtvj "Serious about Scruicc" PiM mil A 475-3637 561 5.W. 4tfv Street, Madras Western Family Paper Towels 2 for $1.00 Western Family Popcorn Reg. $2.85 NOW .89 Just two ways Erickson's brings you value. No Card required ;