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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon November 20, 20 08 Page 9 Births Warren Wallulatum-Garcia V ictor G arcia and Turina Wallulatum are pleased to an nounce the birth o f their son W arren W allulatum -G arcia, born on November 3, 2008. T he grandparents on the father’s side are Javier Garcia and Pabla Villanueva o f Culver. G ra n d p aren ts on the mother’s side are the late War ren W allulatum Sr., and D eb o rah Jackson o f W arm Springs. A iyana Ali%e Zacarias Isac J. Zacarias and Brianna M. H u izar o f M adras are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Aiyana Alize Zacarias, born on November 2, 2008. Grandparent on the father’s side is Adelita Zacarias o f Ma dras. Grandparent on the mother’s side is Alfredo Huizar o f Ma dras. Native American Heritage A rt Market at museum Leslie Mitts photos Austin Rauschenburg, Rosebud Whipple, Annalise Whipple, and Malia Collins (top, left to right) participated in a recent activity night at Jefferson County Middle School hosted by the SMILE program. Tyrone Ray (at left) also joined in and said he had fun looking at slides of blood through a microscope. SMILE stands for Science & Math Investigative Learning Experiences. The SMILE Program is a partnership between Oregon State University and 14 Oregon school districts to provide science and math enrichment for underrepresented and other educationally underserved students in grades 4-12. Rosebud Whipple, a SMILE program participant, said, “It makes math fun and it’s really interesting.” According to their website, SMILE began in 1988, serving 80 students in four middle schools. Currently the program serves more than 700 elementary, middle, and high school students in 35 schools. Howlak Tichum Ronald James M orning Owl, “Pow-ya-Wow” March 19, 1965—November 6, 2008 Ronald James Morning Owl, whose Indian name was “Pow- ya-Wow” passed away on N o vember 6, 2008 in Richland, Wash. A Dressing Ceremony was held on Friday N ovember 7, 2008 at the Mission Longhouse. Washat services, with a tradi tional midnight meal was held j following the dressing. Sunrise burial services were held on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Old Agency Cem etery — Spino Addition. Ron was born on March 19, 1965 at Pendleton, Oregon to Inez Spino and Edwin Morning Owl Sr. Ron’s education began in Pi lot Rock Elementary and con tinued through Pilot Rock Jr. High School and Pilot Rock High School. Many o f his friends knew him as “Pow-ya-W ow ” or Ronnie. He was affectionately know n as “ M oggie” by his nieces. Ron was of Umatilla, Warm Springs and Blood Reserve de scent. Ron loved to travel, pow wow, and rodeo. He enjoyed breaking and training horses for family and friends. He was a rodeo cowboy and competed in wild horse races, ro p in g and all rough stock events. H e enjoyed being in the mountains hunting with “the boys”. He also enjoyed fishing, gill netting and dip netting on MEMORIES IN STOWE Custom Designed, Hand-Made Memorials Made One At A Time For Over 20 Years PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT Web store www.pioiteerrock.com **TW O LOCATIONS** GOLDENDALE, WA 509-773-4702 * 201 Craft°n Rd <0 THE DALLES, OR 541-296-4934 % £ 2818 W 2nd St - Across from the Aluminum Plant the Columbia river at traditional sites. He was a skilled hunter and fisherman and often provided meat and salmon for his family, tribal elders and various long houses. He was a mem ber o f the Starr Society and traveled to many pow-wows throughout the U.S. and Canada. He was a singer,, fancy dancer and a tradi tional dancer. Ron loved spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his chil dren: Leroy M orning Owl, Nahoma Morning Owl, Ariane Wildbill, Rolin Morning Owl, Neal Morning Owl, Celestine Morning Owl, Chelsea George and Shawna W aheneka, his grand-children: Shayonnie Jack- son, T sones M orning Owl, Kamiya Jackson and Caden Stewart, his mother Inez Spino, brothers: Edwin T. Morning Owl o f McKay Creek, Leroy Spino o f Pendleton, Jimmy C hiefm o o n Sr. o f Canada, Edwin Bad Man o f Canada, and Mathew Chiefmoon o f Canada, sisters: C eleste Reves o f P en d leto n , and Shirley Chiefmoon o f Canada. He is also survived by numerous other siblings in Canada. He was preceded in death by his father Edwin Morning Owl, g ran d p a re n ts G eorge and Maude Spino, as well as grand parents in Canada. B urns M o rtu ary of Pendleton was in charge of ar rangements. T he M useum at Warm Springs will host a Native American Heritage Art Mar ket on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29 and 30. The event will feature lo cal artisans with Columbia River Plateau Traditional Art and Native American Con temporary Arts and Crafts for sale. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum. There is no admis sion charge for the market and guests who sign up at the registration desk will be eli gible for door prizes. Drawings for door prizes will be held on Saturday ev ery half hour. For more in formation call 553-3331. Teaching tools foster science and diabetes education in Native American schools Schools across the country now have free access to an in novative set o f teaching tools designed to increase the under standing o f science, health and diabetes among American In dian and Alaska Native students from kindergarten through the 12th grade. The comprehensive new cur riculum is called “Health is Life in Balance/’ The curriculum was launched this month at the Smithsonian’s National Museum o f the Ameri can Indian in Washington, D.C. The curriculum — a product o f the Diabetes-based Science E ducation in Tribal Schools (DETS) program — integrates science and Native American traditions to educate students about science, diabetes and its risk factors. Another focus is the impor tance o f nutrition and physical activity in maintaining health and balance in life. Applying an inquiry-based approach to learning, the cur riculum builds research skills in observation, measurement, pre diction, experimentation, and communication. The project was developed in collaboration with eight tribal colleges and universities and several Native American orga nizations, with funding from the National Institutes o f Health, the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke, and is the m ost com m on cause in adults o f blindness, kidney fail ure and amputations not related to trauma. T he disease now afflicts nearly 24 million people in the U.S. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form o f the disease, and is linked to older age, obe sity, physical inactivity, family history o f the disease, and a his tory o f gestational diabetes. In the last 30 years, the inci dence o f type 2 diabetes has been steadily rising. The rate o f diagnosed diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives is two to three times that o f non- Hispanic whites. Nearly 17 percent o f the to tal adult population served by the IHS has diagnosed diabetes. After adjusting for popula tion age differences, diabetes rates vary from 6 percent among Alaska Native adults to 29 per- | cent among American Indian adults in southern Arizona. Once seen only in adults, type | 2 diabetes is increasingly being | diagnosed in youth, especially in American Indian and other mi- . nority populations. “Many people don’t know y that type 2 diabetes can often be ® prevented by losing a modest { amount of weight through diet ■ and regular physical activity,” . said Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., di- ' rector o f the National Institute - o f Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which contrib-1 uted most of the funding for the \ project. “We hope that this innova tive, well tested curriculum will reduce the rapidly rising inci- f dence o f type 2 diabetes in N a tive A m ericans by teaching young people about diabetes prevention.” A lvin W indy Boy is the former chair o f the Tribal Lead ers D iabetes C om m ittee, a group of elected tribal officials who advise the Indian Health Service on diabetes topics. ! He voiced the need for the curriculum at a 2002 meeting of the Diabetes Mellitus In ter agency Coordinating Commit tee, which coordinates federal research and activities related to diabetes. The materials were designed and extensively tested by staff in eight tribal colleges and uni versities. Staff worked with 63 teach ers and 1,500 students in schools across 14 states. “This curricu lum is an important step in edu cating Am erican Indian and Alaska Native youth about pre venting type 2 diabetes,” said Windy Boy. “ The materials are understandable, tailored for stu dents at different grade levels, and make the concepts relevant to our lives and families. “We’re pleased that our na tive youth will now be learning how to prevent type 2 diabetes early in life and in their own schools. We hope som e o f these students will be inspired to become health professionals to help us in the fight against diabetes and other chronic dis eases,” added Buford Rolin, who now chairs the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee.
