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E Coosh EE WA: The way it is Out o f Balance By D uran Bobb From Beebe, Arkansa to Bra zil to New Zealand—groups of sometimes thousands of dead animals are being found. B io lo g ists say that such events are not uncommon. It has happened before, and will happen again. Because of today’s instant com m unication, people hear and see photos right away when a group of 40,000 crabs wash up on the coast of Kent, En gland. Word travels fast these days when 100 tons of sardines are found dead in Rio De Janeiro. “It’s just easier for people these days to connect the dots,” biologists say. There are two S p ilya y big dots that still p ea k s need to be con K ___ S __________z nected, though. Researchers near Lake Hu ron, Michigan, are working on lab-refined pheremones that are capable of either attracting or repelling a “despised invader” in the Great Lakes. The plan is to lure lamprey (or eels) into a single area where they can be captured or killed. They hope to keep the lam prey from wiping out some of “the more popular fish.” In our own back yard, eels have stopped returning to Fif teen M ile Creek, w ithin the Ceded Lands. M att Fox, a bio logist for Warm Springs, said that last year, he saw no lamprey harvested from the area. B ack in 2000, a truck crashed, dumping 2,000 gallons of the toxic chemical Goal into the creek. Today it is estim ated that 5,500 (or essentially all) fish in Fifteen Mile Creek died. Eleven years after the acci dent, tests reveal that the levels of the poison Oxyflourfen have actually risen back to the levels recorded in 2002. T hey’re blam ing fireworks for dead birds in Beebe. Over eating, they say, caused the birds to die in England. Tribal elders teach us that there is a balance to all things. Humans are not the Balancer, but to be balanced along with nature. If we dump 2,000 gallons of toxins into a creek, we knock things off of balance. If we dump 185 million gal lons of oil into the ocean, we’d better hang on. Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo January 12, 2011 Letters to the Editor Start Something With a new year comes re newed hope for our future, as individuals, families, communi ties and as a nation. The timing could not be better for us to Start Something to make a dif ference. In celebration of the Tenth A nnual N ational M entoring Month, you can start children on the path to success by sup porting Big Brothers Big Sisters. Making a difference in the life of a child is easier than you think. Simple acts of encourage ment initiate paths of opportu nity, allowing a child to construct a future of success. You have the capability to drive improve ments in our community, new horizons for youth. Long-standing independent studies w id ely quoted by mentoring advocates and pro grams find children enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters’ long term mentoring programs are more likely than their peers to earn higher grades and are less likely to skip classes and school days, factors linked to high school graduation. Not surprisingly, the same studies find children in these long-term quality m entoring programs are also more likely than their peers to avoid violent and unhealthy behaviors and more likely to have positive re lationships with their parents and others. This month, we celebrate the Tenth anniversary of National Mentoring Month. As we mark these milestones, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon this month is urging adults to Start Something to help kids suc ceed in and out of school. By going to www.bbbsco.org you can pledge to do what works for you— from donating to sharing sto ries about w h at q u ality mentoring achieves, to volun teering—to help children beat the odds. Nancy Diaz, program co ordinator, Big Brothers Big Sis ters of Central Oregon, 541 - 325-5603 Nancy.L.Dodge-Diaz@state.or.us Birthday wishes... Thank you for support Happy (belated) birthday to our beautiful loving daugh ter Jaycee A nn M errifield “J a m ” (Dec. 28) - Hove, Mom and Dad. On January 7, Happy 1st birthday to our "Lindy-But- tons." Love you so much. From Momma and Daddy. I would like to thank our Warm Springs Confederated Tribal peoples and all of you that supported Shoni through high school... by going to her gam es or an encouraging word, etc. E sp ecially S h o n i’s ex tended immediate family, our Sm ith fam ily o f W arm Springs. Shoni is now playing col lege ball in Louisville, Ken tucky. Thank you, Bobby E agleheart. H ap p y b irth d a y P retty g ir l —L in d y W alker. Love yo u, F ran -R iah . Teleco Update 4 Fort Mojave provides good example B y M arcia Soliz Human Resources Employment Services M anager ■ Laura Switzlerand I recently visited the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in California. Laura is the job placement specialist at the Workforce Edu cation and Development De partment. The Fort Mojave Tribe op erates the Fort Mojave Telecom Company. Jose Matanane , vice president and general manager o f the Ft. M ojave Telecom Company, provided us with a tour. He drove us through the reservation to show us various tribal developm ents— farm s, an RV p a rk , 1 8 -h o le g o lf course, new housing, tribal res tau rants, M ojave C o nstruc tio n , T rib al U tilitie s , F ort M ojave D evelopm ent Corp., and two of the telecommuni cations facilities. We got to see the intricate wiring and the set-up for the phone and television services. It w as in te re stin g to see the “checker board” areas that Jose knew so well: Areas that were tribal vs. areas that were non- tribal. * I returned home with an increased sense o f hope fo r our tribe. ’ Marcia Soliz It was even more interesting to learn how the surrounding areas were part of the integral and unique partnerships with Fort Mojave. I was very impressed with Jose’s knowledge of all the de tails and each job, as he has the hands-on experience of each. We were able to go to sites where Jose’s work crews were doing the actual work of laying line. The majority of workers at different job categories were Native American. After the tour and meeting people, we went to the main office, where we met Reuben, another key team player. The Fort Mojave telecommu nications effort has involved extensive partnership develop ment, and opened more doors for employment, increased eco nomic development, and built m otivation am ong the tribal people and the surrounding business community. I was impressed with the ef forts and progressive attitudes o f the N ative team . T hey showed what it is going to take for other tribes to be success ful. I view communication, coor dination and accountability as key ingredients as we progress with this effort. Warm Springs can benefit from an effort such as Fort Mojave Telecommuni cations. I returned home with an in creased sense of hope for our tribe. I am thankful to Tribal Council for supporting a tele communications enterprise. Recognized needs Some of the needs I recog nize as the Human Resources Employment Services manager include: Helping to get the word out about the employment opportu nities; and being a direct part of recruitment, as I know many of the tribal and other community members. Bridge-building with prospec tive business partners; and con tinue working on the m aster tribal skills banks, as there is a lot of work to yet be done with it. Challenges Some potential challenges: E ducating and selling the community about the telecom munications effort; Maintaining momentum; Obtaining the external busi ness community support and involvement due to a historic past of separation; Keeping the different roles and accountabilities clear to the people, such as what the role is of Human Resources Employ ment Services, and the role of WEDD, as well as Warm Springs Ventures, and the WSTC gen eral manager. TOE NESS... FOUND: Ugly little dirty dog, looks like a rat. Bathed it, fed it, clipped its hair so it could see. No collar. Better be a re ward! YIKES! Indian Business Talk A untie, I ’l l always love y o u in life before and after life. From B est a Sr. SSS SSS SSS Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) * Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller v Editor: Dave McMechan Reporters: Duran Bobb and Terri Harber Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone:541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: spilyay@ wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. L ‘ ; Want to start a new business-in a recession? B y Bruce Engle 1V.S. Credit E nterprise Don’t—unless you know that business inside-out and have been successful in business be fore! That sounds harsh but it is well intended. Start-ups are tricky at best. The current economy is gasp ing. It is no place for rookies. Even the pros are hunkering down and struggling. Experienced lenders know that most start-ups fail in the first year. They also know that the percentage of failures will go up in a recession. Why go there? If you are still determined to do a start-up, now is a great time for planning. I can help with that. We can discuss your ideas and identify the questions that need to be answered in your plan. ß I f . I will supply the format for your plan and we will probably do several periodic review ses sions while you are writing it. You will have to do the leg work and writing. That is be cause it needs to be your plan. You will need to know it inside- out. If I write it, it’s my plan and I should be the one to get the financing and go into the busi ness. We don’t do it that way. It’s going to be your business. Besides, I’m too old and Credit Enterprise has a rule against it. Do you really need a busi ness plan? Yes! Why? Without a good plan, you will be flying blindly. That’s a sure and guaranteed way to crash and burn. In business, we call that bankruptcy. You don’t want to go there. Lenders don’t want to go there with you. Remember, you must have a i well thought-out business plan to get financing. That is an ab solute requirement. Your plan w ill tell you and your lender where you are going, how you will get there, and what you will m easure you r p erfo rm an ce against. A good plan can lead you to success. It can be your guide, your roadmap, your compass, your GPS, and your lifeline. Don’t leave home without it. Try to follow it. Your plan will have answered lots o f questions. Some ajre about: • Where the buyers are for your product or service. • What you will hope to sell that they will be able and willing to buy. • What your experience is in business and as an employee? • What aptitudes and skills you bring to the project. i You w ill probably need 'to make changes to your operation after you have been in business for awhile. That’s okay. No plan is perfect. Survival sometimes requires changes. Then, you get to am end your plan for the changes. Small-business people usually think their job is producing and/ or selling. They also need to get good at planning. It becomes easier the more you do it. I’ll end this with a reminder from A lice in Wonderland. She asked the Cheshire Cat, “Would you tell me please sir, where I ought to go from here.” He re sponded, “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” That, my friends, is what a business plan is all about— to avoid being lost in wonderland. > i j
