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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon May 16, 2012 Page 7 Museum hosts unique art form class Resource team B y D uran B o b b Spilyay Tymoo P a tric ia C lark, fro m E te lie r 6000 S tu d io in Bend, showed tribal mem bers how to “print with the sun” recently at the Mu seum at Warm Springs. Sun p rin tin g is also known as heliographic art. N u m e ro u s m edium s can be used to create the image. “We’ve had one student who worked with burlap, dirt, and pieces o f card board,” Clark said, “and it created a stunning image.” E m bossed, or raised, images can be created on both fabric and paper us ing potassium ferricyanide and ammonium citrate— both safe chemicals. “Years ago, they used plates in m o th erb o ard s that were covered with a “You have to see this to understand how it works... ” Duran Bobb/Spilyay Jolene Estimo creating an image by “printing with the sun.” thin, gelatinous film,” Clark said. “T hat’s the same mate- rial we use today. The nega tive image goes into the sun. The image is then developed under ordinary .water.” Students w ho participated in the first class session will have the chance to travel to Etelier 6000 to see their art work as it is being printed. “This way, the student will participate in the entire pro cess. You have to actually see this to u n d erstan d how it works.” This is the first o f such classes which will be of fered at the M useum at W arm Springs, arranged by Carol Leone and Pat Clark. “ P erso n ally , I d o n ’t mind if students just walk right on in,” Clark said. “I’ll b rin g th e m a terials to teach people how to print with the sun, if they just bring their imaginations.” I f in te r e s t in so lar printing grows on the res ervation, Clark said she would be more than happy to bring a press to Warm Springs. “T h e e n tire p ro c e ss could be done on the spot,” she says. PAK training B y Y v o n n e Iverso n Spilyay Tymoo O v e r 50 tribal employees and volunteers were working up a sweat at the IHS Physical Activity Kit training held May 3-4 at Kah-Nee-Ta The Physical Activity Kit (PAK) consists o f traditional and c o n tem p o rary N ative American ganies and dances to emphasize active lifestyles across all ages. “M ost o f the games in this p rin tin g o f the boo k s are from the Southwest, but'w e' are always looking for input from all the tribes for future books”, explains trainer Joe Law, P ortland A rea H ealth Prom otion Coordinator. Law encourages everyone, “ be active, move, get o ff the couch. Just because we are adults doesn’t mean we have to quit playing.” T h e R esource M anage m ent Inter-disciplinary Team approved the 2013 Metolius T im b er Sale and the 2014 Pinhead Butte T im ber Sale p ro ject assessm ents, along with eight small project assess ments. The approvals came dur ing a meeting held May 7 at the Natural Resources build ing- Tim ber in these sales may be available for harvest as early as 2012, but logging will probably occur periodically over a 3-4 year period. The proposed sales are lo cated w ithin the M etolius, Jefferson Creek, Whitewater, and upper Warm Springs wa tersheds on the Warm Springs Reservation. sources M anagem ent Plan (IRMP) project assessm ent process at the direction o f Resource Management Inter- Disciplinary Team. T he sales will result in the harvest o f tree species and .sizes that can be m arketed through W SFPI and those im pacted by overstocking, ro o t disease, dw arf m istle toe, insects, stem decay, and older commercially thinned blocks. A n estim ated 30 million board feet o f tim ber will be targeted on 3,917 acres in the Metolius sale, and 38 million board feet o f tim ber will be targeted on, 2,045 acres in the Pinhead Butte sale. Supply to WSFPI R M ID T also ap p ro v ed small project assessments for cam pus tree rem oval, two homesite developments, a hy drophone in Lake Billy Chi nook, a Simnasho water tank, a fuels reduction project in the Metolius and Whitewater watersheds, an unmanned air craft test site, and a gasifica tion plant near Madras. These sales will be imple m ented to capture volum e available through the current planning period, and to sup ply desirable tim ber and pre serve jobs at Warm Springs F orest P roducts Industries (WSFPI). The sales were developed u n d e r th e In te g ra te d Re- Campus trees, other projects For individuals who work with youth Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay photos The training was organized by th e T rib al .C om m unity H e a lth P ro g ram . M ike H olyan w ho is th e Y outh Wellness Coordinator, says, “I t is o u r responsibility as adults to lead by example and be physically active and have good nutrition,” and hopes that everyone takes the m a terial and uses it in the com munity. Representatives from Sev eral d e p a rtm e n ts , H ig h L o o k ee, E arly C h ild h o o d Education and Fire Manage Mussels suck out o f the water most o f the plankton that’s needed to sustain fish such as salmon... diseases they face in native w aters,- th e m u ssels have thrived and reproduced expo nentially. T h ey cling to surfaces, causing significant damage to w ater systems, navigational locks and o ther infrastruc ture. They also can out-compete native species and change the ecosystem. Mussels suck o u t o f the water m ost o f the plankton that’s needed to sustain fish such as salm on, steelhead, trout and other desirable spe cies, depositing the waste on the b o tto m , w here it feeds m ostly bacteria, said M ark Sytsma, a professor o f envi ronm ental sciences and the d irecto r o f th e C enter for Lakes and Reservoirs at Port- land State University. O th e r co n seq u en ces o f th e clea rer w a te r in clu d e w e e d a n d alg ae g ro w th . E v en going b a refo o t on a bank o r beach is im possible w ith piles o f sharp, jagged s h e lls o f d e a d m u s s e ls , ■ Sytsma said. S tate o fficia ls fear they’ll take hold in O r egon rivers, and the Leg islature in 2009 created $5 invasive species boat per mits. to fu n d a c o o rd i n a te d e ffo rt to en su re nonnative organize don’t en ter O reg o n on boats co m in g fro m in fe c te d waters. A three-year-old “ C lean L a u n c h L aw ” makes it illegal to launch any boat with any aquatic species clinging to the ex terio r, in cluding native weeds. Last year, the Legisla ture v o te d last year to make invasive species in spections mandatory for all vessels, from Yachts to Canoes. Violators face a $142 ticket. Four road signs along Interstate 5 warn drivers e n te rin g O re g o n fro m California th at all boats m ust be inspected. Wally Pasnik o f Cen , tral Point and E d Seto o f M ed fo rd saw th e signs F rid ay a fte rn o o n and w ere u n su re at first whether they were subject to the inspections. “We w ere figuring it was just boats from out o f state,” Seto said. A tw o-day train in g fo r people who work with youth is set for later this m onth at the Jefferson C ounty F air grounds. The Essential Elements o f Positive Youth Development P ro g ram s -training will be from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on W ednesday and T hursday, May 30-31. T he goal o f the essential elements program is to help Physical Activity Kit participants at Kah-Nee-Ta. Invasive mussels found on Oregon boats (AP); — Ju st days into O regon’s first season o f m andatory b o at inspec tions, D epartm ent o f Fish and Wildlife officials have already d isco v ered tw o w atercraft carrying inva sive mussels. Last year, when the pro gram was voluntary, in spectors found six boats all season with quagga or ze bra mussels, w hich have already invaded the Great Lakes and other American Waterways and caused mil lions o f dollars o f dam ages. Inspectors in Ashland found a boat last week in fected with quagga m us sels picked up from Lake Havasu in Arizona. ■ It was scheduled to be decontam inated in P o rt land on Monday. C rew s in La G ran d e discovered zebra mussels on a b o at from Saginaw Bay, Mich. “I ’m glad w e fo u n d them,” said Rick Boatner, departm ent invasive spe cies coordinator. “It shows the program ’s working.” Invasive mussels were brought to U.S. waterways in the ballast water o f com mercial ships. F ree o f p red ato rs or approves projects m en t w ere trained to lead their own physical activities and will be using what they learned by volunteering at the Community Center. teachers, employers o f youth workers, youth development professionals and adult vol u n teers- w h o w o rk w ith schooLage youth. The training is relevant for educators and teachers, youth developm ent professionals, classroom volunteers, youth sport coaches, church youth group volunteers, youth m en tors, and employers o f youth workers. The program will help in understanding the im portance o f exposing youth to opportunities and experi ences that are focused on the social, emotional and physi cal elem ents necessary for positive development. There is a $10 registration fee. For registration or fur ther information go to: extension.oregonstate.edu/ cro o k / Caregivers: difficult task, many rewards (Continued from page 1) For Abraham , there was n o p ro cess. “I t was ju st something that I knew I had to do. I t’s an endless job. E ven in the m iddle o f the night, dad needs something. It’s my duty to get it for him. It really does my heart good, though, when I see dad laugh ing. H e seems like his old self again.” “It is a traditional thing,” Arlita R hoan said. “In the past, families did for them selves. We didn’t have all the services that they have in the o rg a n iz a tio n today. T h e hom e’was everything for the family, rig h t dow n to th e youngest child to the oldest people. W hen there’s a bunch o f them gathered together, th e w o rd changes to nakt kwaninsha.” To b e c o m e a fo rm a l caregiver for an elder, one must complete the application p ro cess w ith D H S. T hey m ust then complete a crimi nal background check. “We assign them a p ro vider number, which would follow them as long as they were within the two year re certification,” L ofting said. “T here is a one-time manda tory orientation. A fter that, there are several other classes that are offered to them free o f charge.” A nother program, private pay, is arranged between the | The hours start at three in the morning and they don’t stop until around nine at night. That’s seven days a week. ’ careg iv er an d th e elder. “That’s where the person who is receiving the services will pay out of his own pocket,” she said. ‘W e have at least one that I can think o f in Warm Springs under that program.” There can be very difficult th in g s to h an d le fo r th e careg iv er, L o ftin g said: ‘W e’ve had a few homecare workers who have called us in tears, saying they just came to the apartm ent and found th at an elder passed in the night. T hose are difficult times for them .” LRaye knows the feeling. “E ventually, we h ad to place dad in a nursing home, which broke my heart... The nurses said he would ask for a couple o f us every day, so I learned fast to always go and visit, never make excuses ab o u t why I couldn’t. I t ’s hard, but if it’s possible I ’ve learn ed n o t to cry around them. Elders are easily con fused and they will catch the emotion.” “I was a felon,” Abraham H u n t admits. “I was charged for possession o f a controlled substance.” Life is better now, he says, because he is taking care o f his father, instead of worrying about him and feel ing his dad might be suffer ing. “I cook, clean, w ash, make sure he gets to his ap pointments. For me the hours start at three in the m orning and they d o n ’t sto p u n til around nine at night. T hat’s seven days a week.” “Remember,” LRaye adds. “Even when som eone is tak ing care o f an elder, they have their own Eyes. O thers can pitch in and give these people a break every m onth or so, even if it’s for a weekend or a night. They need breaks from their job, just like any body else,” F ish — (Continued from page 1) Terry Courtney said he is against this practice at the hatchery. Secretary-treasurer Jody Calica said these issues will be pursued with the Fish and Wildlife Committee and staff, and then brought to Tribal Council for discussion. A point that may be pur sued, he said, is the relation ship b e tw e e n th e W arm Springs National Fish H atch ery, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the tribes.
