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.
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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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