Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Dedication makes Culture Classes’ success
Diabetes Prevention Profile
Program provides life-changing lessons
The Diabetes Prevention
Program spotlight interview
this month is with Urbana
Manion.
“I was concerned about
diabetes in general,” Urbana
was saying recently. “And I
was advised to check out the
pre-diabetes program.”
She added, “After check
ing my scores— finger-stick
test and the A1C test— an in
vitation was extended to par
ticipate in the Diabetes Pre
vention program. My scores
w ere a m otivating factor,
b ecause I w an t to be
healthy.”
K n o w in g w h at your
scores m ean is im portant,
Urbana says.
“I did not know or under
stand what my scores meant
until I began the classes and
individual coaching by the
program staff,’* she says.
“The end result attained
in the Diabetes Prevention
program for me was to be
knowledgeable and proactive
about my health in order to
live a healthier life.”
Urbana explains, “First o f
all, I didn’t know anything
a b o u t d iabetes includ in g
what it meant to be ‘pre’ or
‘full’ diabetic— I didn’t know
anything about blood sugars
and triglycerides.”
Even though you might
feel alright, it is im portant to
know yftur numbers, relative
to pre-diabetes and diabetes.
As Urbana says, “I asked
the question: ‘W hat does it
mean to be pre-diabetic.’ The
point is, it is im portant to re
main in a learning mode all
your life. You can prevent
diabetes— it is preventable!”
At a minimum you can at
lea st p re v e n t o r delay the
onset o f Type II diabetes.
Personal challenges for
Urbana Manion
Urbana in the program included
time constraints, whereas, U r
bana was still able to manage to
come to the 16 classes.
O ther challenges she faced
were learning to change eating
habits, limiting sugar, and read
ing labels.
U rb an a said, “ Sugar is a
killer, and it seems as though ev
erything has sugar in it.”
That is why it is im portant to
read the labels. The Diabetes
Prevention Program has the in
formation to help you become
more aware o f foods and what
they contain.
Urbana is convinced. “When
I eat something now, the food
still tastes good even though it
has less sugar, because my taste
buds have adjusted to eating less
sugar.”
Many lessons learned by Ur
bana in the program include:
• W hen grocery shopping:
Reading food labels
• W hen grocery shopping:
Look for foods that say “tight”
• In general: Look for foods
that contain tittle or no sugar
• In general: Look for foods
that have tittle or no fat
• G et up and move— even
som ething as sim ple as m oving
and tapping your fingers
• G et more green vegetables
(the b rig h ter th e color o f
foods — the more benefit).
O f the P revention, U r
bana says, “The information
an d ed u c a tio n in th e 16
classes with the D P P staff
are valuable. The staff is con
sistent and supportive. My
coach Montell was excellent,
as was the educator in the
course, Ron Berry. Ron is
dynamic! H e motivated me,
because o f his pure passion
for preventing diabetes, to be
‘m indful’ relative to eating
and lifestyle.”
A nd this advice: “T h e
older you get, the harder it is
to change habits. But it can
be done.”
“O ur people have to start
eatin g b e tte r an d living
healthier lifestyles,” she says.
“Stress is also a factor to
consider. I f we d o n ’t eat
right, we will get sick. Be
aware o f w hat you are eat
ing, if you can’t change what
you are eating, then eat less
o f it!
“Remember your children
are watching what you eat,
and they will eat what you eat.
A person should limit their
fruits— apples or grapes— as
you don’t’ want your blood
sugars to be high.
“Learn to limit what you
eat and portion control. The
main thing is to be open to
change—-positive change will
mean a healthier life for the
years you do live. Individu
ally, we have a big role in how
our lives go in terms o f our
health. Change is hard, but
don’t beat yourself up, if you
go three steps forward and
one step back. You have not
failed, just keep moving for
ward and learning!”
Thank you Urbana on behalf
o f all o f the Diabetes Prevention
staff!'
Letters to the Editor
Heath family
From Big Brothers Big Sisters
First o f all I w ould tike to
give out a big T hank You to
those who helped me and my
sister get u p to the hospital to
v isit o u r D ad b e fo re he
passed— Social Services, Howie,
Guy, Nola, Bullneck and Shirley,
and other m other Alice.
Also, thank you to everyone
who was present and helped out
at our home services, and to the
Charley’s for their Shaker Ser
vices.
Next, we also want to thank
D aisy Ike and daughters for
agreeing to make the outfit for
him. T hanks to those people
who donated food, you know
who you are! Also for the meals
that the cooks and helpers made
for us.
Thanks to Fred Wallulatum
for being the bell-ringer, and to
all the men who stayed to drum
for all the services (there are too
many to name but you know
who you are).-
A nd thanks to the H um an
R esources D ep artm en t sta ff
who also had a small service held
at the office. O ur family really
appreciated the help that we
needed during this difficult time.
So once again, thank to every
one, and .we apologize for this
being so late! Thank you for your
time.
Long-standing indepen
dent studies widely quoted by
mentoring advocates and pro
grams find children enrolled
in Big Brothers Big Sisters’
long-term m entoring p ro
grams 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.
N o t su rp ris in g ly , th e
same studies find children
in these long-term quality
m e n to rin g p ro g ra m s are
also m ore likely than their
peers to avoid violent and
u n h e a lth y b eh av io rs an d
m ore likely to have positive
relationships w ith their par
ents and others.
This m onth, we celebrate
the E leventh A nniversary
o f N a tio n a l M e n to rin g
M onth.
As we mark these mile
stones, Big Brothers Big Sis
ters o f Central Oregon this
m o n th is urging adults to
“ Start Som ething” to help
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kids succeed in and out o f
school.
By going to:
www.bbbsco.org
y o u can p le d g e to do
w hat works for you — from
donating to sharing stories
about
w hat
q u ality
m entoring achieves, to vol
unteering — to help children
beat the odds.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
b eliev es we can all S tart
Something to make our na
tion stronger by supporting
families, schools and commu
nities to get kids on the right
track. It doesn’t take much
L just a simple pledge.
What better time than now
to S tart Som ething? F or
m ore in form ation on how
you can help, call or click
www.bbbsco.org.
N an cy D iaz, Je ffe rso n
County program coordinator,
Big Brothers Big Sisters o f
C entral O regon, 541-325-
5603. O r email:
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diaz@state.or.us ,
imney Sweep & D ry e r Vent Cleaning
The Benson Heath family,
Violet and Julia Heath.
To advertise in the
Spilyay, Call Yvonne at
541-553-2210.
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B y Leona Ike
Director, Parole and Probation
Parole and Probation and the
Language P rogram had four
scheduled Culture Classes for
the 2011:
Class one: February 28 to
April 20;
Class two: May 2 to June 22;
Class three: July 5 to August
24; and,
Class four: September 12 to
N ovem ber 1.
The third class was cancelled
due to teacher b u rn o u t and
preparation for the immersion
class for the pre-school students.
The fourth class was reduced
to Wasco and Piaute classes due
to Ishishkiin teachers involve
ment with the pre-school immer
sion class.
Class one
T h e re w ere 24 sessio n s
scheduled, 16 were cancelled
due to funerals. Eight classes
were conducted with 106 par
ticipants.
stitution and Bylaws, language
books, and documents regard
ing our Cultural and Traditional
teaching for Historical Trauma,
Feasts, Ceremonies (name giv
in g / sw eath o u se/first foods),
Baby Boards, Cleansing, G ath
ering Foods, Funeral, Burial,
G ood Spirits, Recovery, Tradi
tional Responsibility, Longhouse
Etiquette, Tribal Regalia, His
tory o f Beadwork, Give-aways,
Seasons, Laws, Inherited Re
sponsibilities and other tribal
documents.
Culture Class is an alterna
tive sentence program and is
open for the public to partici-
p a te —-it w as trib a l p ractice
whenever a person was in cri
sis, our tribe would surround
that person and offer support
to guide him or her to be a posi
tive part o f our community.
O ur cultural and traditional
teaching would strengthen a per
sons spirit and would assist a
person to heal a troubled spirit
to live in harm ony w ith their
families and community.
O ur Indian language was our
link to the Creator, to ensure our
prayers are heard and received
to guide us in life.
The 2012 series is expected
to begin the first week in March.
Birth
Thea "Earline Dickson
Curtiss D ickson and Suzie
Charley o f Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
o f their daughter Thea Earline
Dickson, born January 4, 2012.
Thea joins brother Dwayne
Orlando Charley, 6.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Thelma Mae Dickson
and Perry Kalama.
G ra n d p a re n ts
on
the
m other’s side are Alveda Char
ley and Earl Charley.
Class two
T h e re w ere 24 se ssio n s
scheduled, six were cancelled
du e to fun erals. E ig h te e n
classes w ere conducted w ith
185 participants.
Class four
T h e re w ere 16 sessio n s
scheduled, six were cancelled
due to funeral, a power outage,
and H allow een. Ten classes'
were conducted with 95 partici
pants.
Total Participants: 386.
Total Classes: 64
The language teachers were
P am C ard en as a n d J o A n n
Smith (Wasco/Kiksht); Shirley
T u fti an d G erald D an zu k a
(Piaute/N um u); Arlita Rhoan
and D allas W inishut (Warm
Springs /Ishishkiin).
Thè Language Program* and
staff provided snacks and! lan
guage books to the students.
The dedication and consis
tency o f the language teachers
an d
th e
C u ltu re ‘ and
Heritage staff is a contributing
factor in the success o f this pro
gram.
Parole and Probation p ro
vided all particip an ts w ith a
binder, a tribal history book that
contained the 1855 Treaty, Con-
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