June 22, 2006
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P^ge 7
Victims of Crime Services
offers help to children and families
By Sarah Frank
Victims o f Crime Services
The Victims o f Crime staff
welcome the visitors here for
the Pi-Um e-Sha Treaty Days.
We hope th at yo u r v is it to
Warm Springs is enjoyable.
O ur focus has been to
strengthen family structures by
assisting victim s o f dom estic
violence, elder abuse, sexual as­
sault and other serious assaults.
The present staff are:
D irector M ark M atthew s,
p ro sec u to r N ancy S eyler,
women and children’s services
coordinator Sarah Frank, advo­
cates V iola G ovenor, Rachel
Smith, Sammy Bruised Head,
Ina Wainanwit and Sara Scott,
re c e p tio n ist
Y vonne
Pennington, and college intern
Melinda Polk.
A long w ith other d ep art­
ments, we are presently planning
a family wellness conference for
October 2006. Other items on
ou r agen d a are: six-w eek
women’s support group begin­
ning June 27 to Aug. 1, 2006
(c o n tact Sara S co tt), m en ’s
b atte re rs (co n tact R ach el),
sexual assault response team,
So arin g B u tterflies, W arrior
Spirit and Domestic Violence
classes.
Viola works with elder abuse
victims. She encourages all to
treat elders with respect. Love
and care for them.
There are three types of el­
der abuse: (1) Neglect - being
left alone or deprived of needs.
(2) V erbal abuse — insulting,
frightening, humiliating, threat­
ening and/or treating an elder
like a child. (3) Financial exploi­
tation (taking money from an
elder and using it for others’
benefits.
If you have a father, mother,
aunt, uncles and/or grandpar­
ent who is an elder, treat them
with kindness and love. If there
is only one family member car­
ing for an elder, give them a
break, offer them respite. The
elders are our resource. Viola
and Sara also fa c ilita te the
women’s support group in the
jail.
Sara Scott will facilitate the
upcom ing six-w eek support
group starting on Tuesday, June
27 from 6—8 p.m. Her focus will
be on: Domestic violence, sexual
assault, substance abuse, jealousy,
Indian parenting, and relaxation.
Healthy snacks will be provided.
All women are welcome; sorry
no childcare will be provided.
Please make childcare arrange­
ments ahead o f time to avoid
group distraction.
Rachel Smith received train­
ing to facilitate “Creating a Pro­
cess for Men who Batter.” She
works in conjunction with the
arresting officers who respond
to incidents o f family violence.
She also works with Probation
and the Tribal Court.
Battering is a social learned
behavior; it is not a result of
substance abuse or mental illness.
Domestic violence is a pattern
o f assault and coercive behav­
iors including physical, sexual
and psychological attacks, as well
as economic coercion that is
Resort provides $1,000scholarship
K ah-N ee-T a H igh D esert
Resort and Casino is accepting
ap p licatio n s for the fem ale
2006 scholarship award. The
scholarship is for $1,000.
This opportunity is for Warm
Springs tribal members who are
choosing to further their edu­
cation at an accredited second­
ary learning institute, as a full-
time or part-time student.
Applications will be available
at the Warm Springs Education
Building and Kah-Nee-Ta’s Hu­
man Resources office.
A p p licatio n s m ust be re ­
ceived by the deadline of July
1. O f those applicants meeting
the deadline, one female will be
selected to receive a $1,000
scholarship. M ail Scholarship
Application Packet to:
Attn: Donation Committee,
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re­
sort & Casino, P.O. Box 1240,
Warm Springs, OR 97761.
used against the intimate part­
ner.
C urriculum used in class
places great emphasis on actions,
intent and beliefs behind acts of
violence and/or intim idating
behavior. It is important to get
the participant to begin taking
responsibility for his or her be­
havior. A participant who is go­
ing to change must accept re­
sponsibility for his or her vio­
lence.
Participants who are not will­
ing to do self-examination may
not be ready for change. It is
the participant’s sole responsibil­
ity to make a courageous effort
to progress toward a healthy
lifestyle. It is their ultim ate
choice and responsibility to do
the right thing.
Other VOC’s staff are in­
volved with the meth task force.
In 2004 KWSO and Victims of
Crime did a radio presentation
on “Meth and Domestic Vio­
lence.”
Meth use can increase the
lethality of family violence. It is
extremely important to keep vic­
tim safety in mind in case plan­
ning, especially those struggling
with meth addiction. Strategi­
cally working with each case is
important, empowering them to
stop using meth is a part o f
safety planning that must be
addressed.
If you or someone you love
is living in fear please call us at
553-2293. U nhealthy learned
behavior can be corrected with
the proper tools.
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Demonstrations focus on tradition
T he M useum at W arm
Springs presents Living Tradi-
tions for the year 2006. Each
demonstration takes place from
12 noon to 4 p.m. on the days
designated. J u ly 1-2 : Horse
R egalia, Leana and M aranda
Blueback. Ju ly 8-9 at 10 a.m.:
B aby B oards, A rlita Rhoan.
Ju ly 15-16: Cedar Root Bas-
kets, Antoinette Pamperien.
D ance p erform ances w ill
take place June 17 at 5 p.m.; and
July 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Boarding school orientation
Higher Education will hold
their annual boarding school ori­
entation at the education build­
ing on Ju n e 23-24. This is a
chance for students and parents/
guardians to meet representa­
tions from Chem awa Indian
S ch o o l, F lan d reau In dian
School, Riverside Indian School,
and Sherm an Indian School.
Students w ill also receive as­
sistance with their 2006-07 ap­
plications for adm ission, and
ask questions o f the represen­
tatives. Deadline for applications
to the boarding schools is July
31. Contact higher education at
553-3311 for information.
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