Spilyay Tyrnoo, Wann Springs, Oregon
Kah-Nee-Ta
(Continued from page 1)
“They are so vitally impor
tant^” he said. “We must provide
them the means by which to do
their job in the fashion and qual
ity the guests have come to ex
pect.” ^
Kah-Nee-Ta has seen its com
petition increase over die years
in die region and the state, which
emphasizes the importance of
customer service and satisfac
tion, and the /iecessity of good
employee training and. develop
ment at all levels and stages.
Tribal member employ
ment
P^ge 9
December 6, 2007
M eth prevention
The Kah-Nee-Ta Mas
ter Plan is proposed to
take a number o f years:
to complete. Baséd on
rough estimates provided
in an economic report, it
m il cost in the vicinity
o f $20 million to $25
million.
“What I don’t want is a re
volving, door for tribal mem
bers,” hesaid.
Brunoe said he wants tribal
members to find a spot at Kah-
N ee-T a and stay, h o p efu lly
make a career in the hospitality
industry.
“We’re working to create an
environment that tribal mem
bers want to be'a part of, 4vant
to work within, and have op-
portunities. to advance to the
level they’re, comfortable with.
I know it s&ill take some time
and considerable effort, but
that’s where we’re headed. And
once it’s completed, the tribal
member program w ill set the
tone.’’, j< ■
Tribal member employment
for Kah-Nee-Ta has steadily in
creased over the last several
years from an average o f 36
percent to 44,pefcent o f the
total employees, as of this Sep
tember.
During the course o f 2007,
the Kah-Nee-Ta board of direc
tors established a set o f board
policies that includes working on,
and.eyentually iustimting a. tribal
member,, p ro gram . F orm er
chairman atwai Rudy Clements
and the previous board o f di
rectors has already, approved a
tribal member recruitment and
development program.
The program was intended to
identify tribal members for em
ployment opportunities and pro
vide training and development
td them.
f U nfortunately, there have
been several attempts to get the
piogram up and running, but all
have been ‘m et with implemen
tation problems. \
. Tb ensure that the new pro
gram will have a chance to suc
ceed the boStd of directors has
appointed a sub-committee to
work with Kah-Nee-Ta manage Master Plan
ment in developing an imple
The board of directors has
mentation strategy, which is cur Mso embarked on a Kah-Nee4
rently under way.
Ta Master Tl^n.
Brunov-said, “ I believe that
They have seen the competi
possibly some o f my comments* tion and in order to not only
about tribal member 'employ retain a fair share of the mar
m ent have been m iju n d e i-. ket, they want to increase it.
st§>od,’V,
f ^ThrotigMtHe tTcrai-se of-the“
f He has {pldhis staff that Jne year theydaave set out to .iden
Ingest and best employee gjbol tify those characteristics and i
that is'availableto Kah-Ne^-Ta amenities ne'cesSary for Kah-
js staring them in the face from Nee/Ia’s future success;
the communities °n the... Reser
The master plan calls for a
vation.
considerable num ber o f up
grades and enhancements to the
property. Items such as signage,
landscaping, upgrades to the
resort’s facilities, additions to the
hiking and biking trails and even
tual improvements td the golf
course and spa are some of the
areas that have been targeted.
One area in particular is the
level of involvement Kah-Nee-
Ta will play in providing a cul
tural immersion experience for
the guest, along with possible
eco-tourism excursions.
“We need direction for the
tribal community on this piece
pf the master plan,” said board
chairman K ea Smith. “We have
plans to conduct home based
meetings, get input, then lay out
what activities can and cannot
occur.”
Meetings should be starting
soon. The Kah-NeerTa .Master
Plan is proposed to take a num
ber of years to complete. Based
on rough estimates provided in
an economic report, it will cost
in the vicinity of $20 million to
$25 million.
think we have a goocl news
story to tell,” said 8mith. (‘Kahr.
Nee-Ta is slowly making head
way and progress. We have ca
pable management in place, and
we’ve taken steps forward in for
mulating a master plan and fu
ture for Kah-Nee-Ta,”
With the development and
im plem entation cyf employee
training and careful planning of
c a p ita l .im p ro v e m e n ts, the
board o f director? is hopeful
,o'£ inereksingK ah-N ee-T a^s
revenue, pp
The bdard.and Kah-Nee-Ta
"managemefit have high expeq*-
tatiqns o f where Kah-Nee-Ta is
going, and they want td get there
ai'fasti as-they possibly can. s
mm
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In general, M iller said, the
biggest motivator for a younger
student to try m etham phet-
amines is curiosity,
“It’s either curiosity or some
body in the family that’s doing
it,” he said.
The problem can have a wide
variety o f causes, he said, but
in the end it eventually all ties
into orife. “They’re exposed to it
not only here in Warm Springs,
but in Madras as well,” Miller
added.
. Through the program Miller
is also able' to get feedback from
students, Eventually, Miller said,
they wouldlike to set tip a youth:
council for local students to help
fight against the meth problem
and have increased input. ‘
That way, he said, “Not only
the elders can be heard but the
youth can be heard as well.” .|
“All o f this is really tying into
educating our youth about pre
vention and awareness,” Miller
said. !
“That’s the whole idea be-,
hind educating our students,”
Miller said* “We can get them
to come up with another plan
or.another plan of action to help
combat methamphetamines.”
W hile the problem is still
htige, Miller said, he does be
lieve the prevention and aware
ness is helping to combat the
problem of methamphetamine
use through the work of, the
Warm Springs, and Jefferson
County Task Forces.
As far as prevention work in
the community, Miller added, “I
get a lot o f feedback that it is
actually working, a lot of people
are starting to stray away from
methu” '
However, Miller said, people
are starting to turn to alcohol
or marijuana instead.
Part of what Millér teaches
the students is that a problem
can really start with something
like smoking cigarettes.
That leads to alcohol, which
leads to marijuana, which leads
into usé of methamphetamines,
Miller said.
In addition, he added, the
use of prescription drugs is on
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“You try one, you’re going to
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