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Information
Age
It was estimated at a recent
workshop that 2,700 people (or
roughly half of all tribal mem
bers) in W arm Sprin gs use
Facebook.
Those with Internet access
can instantly share
information with
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a few clicks.
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On Facebook,
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storming on the
FB Rez, the Big Book Study
Group, the Bible Study Group,
and the news group, WS Rezi-
Leaks to name a few.
The news group is a closed
group where information must
be factual.
“There is a sensé o f order
[in the news gro u p ],” Je rry
B runoe said. “Som e other
groups are 90 percent complain
ing with no possible solutions
provided.”
“I like reading the news,”
Colleen Johnson said. “It is
written in a worthy and profes
sional manner.”
“For me, it shows what’s go
ing on in the reservation,” Willie
Sittinghorse-Kirk said.
“ (The news group] is differ
ent,” Sandra Danzuka said. “It
is factually based; no rumors or
negativity. I would rather see
and share reservation news here
than have to read it from an
other news source.”
“Information must be veri
fiable,” Anita Jackson said. “We
have followed that rule as much
as possible and the administra
tors do monitor the blog. The
people need to be informed of
what is happening...too much in
formation is censored and kept
from us, to the point where the
people are starved for any in
formation.”
“I enjoy the news group,”
Danni Katchia-Herkshan said.
“The large percentage of infor
mation is shared in a way to keep
us informed without giving the
personal opinion of the writer.”
“If information is based on
fact,” Jonathan Smith said, “then
it should be shared and trans
parent.”
“I haven’t been home for
quite some time,” Kim Starr
said. “The news page provides
me with information of current
affairs.”
“The group is great,” Coun
cilman Scott Moses said. “As
long as the information is cor
rect.”
Members at recent meetings
recall a time when leaders vis
ited house-to-house to inform
their districts of current events
on the reservation.
In a new era of the informa
tion age, that visit is one mouse-
click away.
Spilyay Tyrnoo November 30, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Toy drive
By Duran Bobb
Pdge 4
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Child Protective
Services is seeking your support
in our annual Christmas Toy
Drive for children in foster care.
Every year, many children
are affected by circumstances
beyond their control. They are
often brought from abusive, ne
glectful homes and placed with
“angel families.” These fami
lies open their homes, lives and
their hearts to these children to
offer them a home but also to
show them love.
Oftentimes, these children
leave w ith no thin g but the
clothes on their backs. We ask
that you open your hearts and
reflect on Christm ases past.
Remember the joys you had as
you looked upon your gifts and
the smiles on the faces of your
families. With your support, our
children in foster care can have
the same.
Please remember these inno
cent victims by donating a new
unwrapped toy or gift card. No
gift is too small. Donations of
any kind will be gladly accepted.
Donations may be dropped off
at Childrens Protective Ser
vices, 1109 Wasco St., Warm
Springs. Or mailed to: Childrens
Protective Services, PO box C,
Warm Springs, OR 97761.
In order to get your gift into
the hands of our children, we
request donations arrive no
later than Wednesday, Dec. 7.
For more information, please
caH CPS at 541-553-3209.
Thank you for your kindness
and generosity, and we sincerely
hope you have a wonderful and
safe holiday.
Childrens Protective Ser
vices
Livestock
Too many horses all over this
reservation lands. Overgrazing.
Competing with deer and elk in
the high country. Along with a
large increase of cattle at higher
elevations.
Tenino Valley—eating every
thing in sight. Cattails near Jack
Towe’s completely gone. Cattle
not moved out in the spring time
like the previous owners used
to do. O vergrazing the land-
scape—wild roses, sagebrush
partially eaten, then busted up.
Knocking down fences, crawl
ing through fen ces, people
throwing open the closed gates,
ruining the shoulders along the
paved road, cluttering the road
way day and night.
Cattle and horses.
There is no place for the
quail or pheasants to hide or
feed. The countryside is being
littered with manure. The live
stock repack the soils year after
year, causing more rocks to be
visible above the grounds, caus
ing rocks to roll off the hillsides
onto a lot of our roads, espe
cially along the Deschutes River.
The Agency, West Hills and
administration building are sup
posed to be off limits to all live
stock. Now it’s a mess but no
one is doing anything. Business
as usual. Manure is filthy—it’s
around our schools, businesses
and homes.
Sometimes, the calves walk
under fences then can’t seem to
find their way out, then the fe
m ales run along the fences
breaking or sometimes causing
holes in landowners fences.
Even in deep snow in the
higher country, there seems to
be many many horses and still
some cattle. The cattle seem to
be turning wild. No one takes
proper care of their livestock
like their parents used to.
People now cut fences, don’t
keep track of them daily like
livestock owners should do. I
learned this after being with my
grandfather. The livestock he
owned were his responsibility, no
one else’s. In the ‘50s and early
‘60s, the livestock owners were
respon sib le. Now, very few
care. Sad to say. Lazy.
Thank you.
Terry Courtney Jr.
Wishes ...
A very special birthday to
Chunky, from your grandpa
Louie, Lau-Laui, Dec. 2.
I wish a big happy birthday to
Jamie Stwyer. Love, y o u r uncle
Lumpy, Lau-Laui.
A h a p p y a n n iv e r s a r y to
Mr. and M rs. Ike in Portland,
Dec. 5.
Basic facts
The following information is pro
vided by Warm Springs Meth Pre
vention:
What are the effects of meth-
amphetamine?
It only takes a small amount
of meth to produce any of the
following effects:
Short term effects: increased
wakefulness, dryness of mouth,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss
of appetite, increased physical
activity, increased respiration,
irritability, confusion, tremors,
convulsions, anxiety, paranoia,
stroke, death.
Long term effects: amphet
amine psychosis, extreme para
noia, hallucinations, repetitive
behavior, sensations of insects
crawling under skin, obsessive
b eh av io r, stro kes, irre g u lar
heartbeat, heart attack, seizures,
death.
Family Community sale
The Family Community
Sale is set for Thursday, Dec.
8, starting at 7 a.m. at the
Agency Longhouse. Set-up
will be held on Wednesday,
Dec. 7 starting at 2 p.m.
The Family Community
Sale will feature a fundraiser
b reakfast and lunch, and
lightly used items for sale.
To support our local food
bank, one canned item or
non-perishable donation is
required.
Call Neda Wesley at 541-
553-1538 for specifics.
Diabetes preventers
Correction
In the previous Spilyay,
Dereke Tasympt was a co
author of the Indian Busi
ness Talk article, and his
nam e should have ap
peared in the by-line. The
Spilyay apologizes for the
mistake.
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Montell Elliott and Winona Stwyer accept the award.
Spilyay Tym oo
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Editor: Dave McMechan
Reporter: Duran Bobb
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Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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The Warm Springs Diabe-
tes P rev en tio n Program
earned the 2011 John Pipe
Voices For Change Award.
Montell Elliott, program
coordinator, and W inona
Stwyer, lifrstyle coach, ac
cepted the award on behalf
of the Diabetes Prevention
Program (DPP).
The award honors and
recognizes Special Diabetes
P ro g ram
fo r In d ian s
(SDPI) grantees, who have
provided outstanding diabe
tes prevention and treat
ment services in American
Indian and A laska N ative
communities.
The award is named in
memory of long-time diabe
A great season
tes supporter John Pipe of
Wolf Point, Mont., who was
a dedicated diabetes advocate
and served as a member of
the A sso c ia tio n ’s N ative
Am erican Initiatives Sub
committee. His longstanding
advocacy efforts reached
from his local community to
Washington, D.C., and af
fected countless tribal com
munities.
The DPP w orks w ith
people who are considered
pre-diabetic to make lifestyle
changes in nutrition and ex
ercise to delay or prevent the
onset o f diabetes. If you
would like to know more
about the program call 541-
553-1070
The Lady Buffs water polo team.
The Lady B uffs w ater
polo team had a great sea
son.
This was only their second
year playing. They’ve gone to
the state playoffs both years.
The other three schools in
the F in al Four w ere 5A
schools with big teams. They
Tobacco use
Note: The following information
is presented by Warm Springs To
bacco Prevention:
Facts about tobacco use in
Jefferson County, including the
Warm Springs community:
A total of 2,638 people in the
county are regular smokers.
D uring the past year, 743
of these people suffered a se
rious illness caused by tobacco
use.
Thirty-eight people died in
the county d u rin g the year
from tobacco use. This was 22
percent o f all deaths in the
county.
Eighty-nine percent of the
adults in the county report they
have no-smoking rules in their
house.
N in ety-o n e p ercen t o f
eighth-grade students report that
had subs, while our starters
had to play the whole game.
I kept telling them that
they are no. 1 am ong 4A
schools.
It was a great season, and
as parents we are very proud
of them.
Dayle Tufti.
they live in a smoke-free home.
Fifty-four percent of smok
ers tried to quit during the year.
Happy holidays
Wishing everyone a happy
holidays from Koberta Tufti,
Archie Caldera and Tamily.
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Currently at 74 percent, the
number of high school students
reading at or above federal
benchmarks has tripled since
2008.
In addition, high school stu
dents are also showing marked
improvements in math with an
increase from 26 percent to 56
percent meeting state bench
marks this year.
“We wanted to use the video
to acknowledge the hard work
of our team and students,” said
Boyle. ‘W e’re excited to see how
powerful it’s been. The fact that
it’s being shared beyond our
schools demonstrates the sense
o f pride and ownership they
feel.”
According to Boyle, the ini
tial concept for the video was a
stretch and the district was
aware of the risk involved in
addressing stigmas so boldly.
“It was touching to see how
difficult it was for the teachers
and staff who enacted the nega
tive statements about the school
district,” said filmmaker Bridget
M cG inn, o f K ara M cG inn
Films, who created the video.
“They understood the pur
pose of the video and the fact
that they were ‘acting,’” she said,
“but they found it so hard to
say things about the district that
are so contrary to their personal
beliefs. It’s clear that the district
team is very dedicated and pas
sionate about education and the
students they serve.”
D istrict administrators say
that the video has already had
a positive impact on morale for
teachers and staff.
“This video was an important
investment for the district be
cause everyone is working so
hard and we wanted to show ap
preciation for our teachers and
staff,” said district superinten
dent Rick Molitor.
“Every day, they are asked to
do more with less and they have
been amazing. We also wanted
to celebrate our rich diversity
and the great people that work
and go to school here,” said
Molitor.
The video can be viewed at:
w w w .jc sd .k l2 .o r.u s/ d e p a rt
ments/ tls/belie vevideo
D iversity o f cu ltu res
It has formally been shared
within the district and with a few
select groups including local busi
ness development organizations
and school adm inistrators in
Oregon. A parent-community
meeting to share the video will
take place on Wednesday, Dec.
7 at 6 p.m. in the Madras High
School commons area. Admin
istrators will also be on hand to
answer questions.
Jefferson County School Dis
trict 509-J serves the commu
nities of the Warm Springs Res
ervation, Madras, Metolius and
A n telo p e. T here are seven
schools (one primary, one inter
mediate, two elementary, one K-
8, one m iddle and one high
school).
The district has 2,800 stu
dents in grades K-12, and 400
staff members.
The district is proudly among
the most culturally diverse in
Oregon with equal populations
of Native America, Hispanic,
and Caucasian students.
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