Spiiyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 11, 2012
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Garden helpers
KNT lifeguards heroes
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Church volunteers w ere in W arm Springs last week, helping with the C om m unity Garden.
July Tribal Council Agenda items
Thursday, July 12
9 a.m. F inance Rev
e n u e P ro je c tio n s an d
B u d g e t S c h e d u le w ith
Jod y C allea, secre ta ry-
treasurer.
M o n d a y -W e d n e s d a y ,
July 16-18
Northwest Indian Gam
ing Conference and Expo,
Shelton, W ash.
Tuesday/Thursday, July
17-19
Intertribal Timber Coun
cil Board M eeting, W is
consin.
W ednesday, July 18
National Indian Gaming
Com m ission Training at
W arm Springs.
Monday, July 23
9 a .m .: S e c r e ta r y -
Treasurer report with Sec
retary-Treasurer.
10 a.m .: C h ief O pera
tions O fficer update with Ur
bana Ross, COO.
11 a.m .: D ra ft R e so lu
tions w ith the s-t.
1:30 p.m .: L e g is la tiv e
conference call.
2:30 p.m.: Enrollm ents.
(Note: A ll d ra ft reso lu
tions are to be subm itted to
the S e cre ta ry-T re a su re r’s
O ffice fo r review to ensure
the language and form at are
c o rre c t, a n d ty p o s c o r
rected, before subm itted to
Tribal Council. This helps
w ith the process and turn
around tim e of the resolu
tions. Please cc a copy to
Sally W hiz, via em ail, at the
Tribal Council Office.)
Tuesday, July 24
9 a.m.: Indian Health Ser
v ic e s r e p o r t w ith C a ro l
Prevost, Service Unit Direc
tor, IHS.
10:30 a.m.: Private Busi
ness Revolving Loan Fund
B u s in e s s M o d e l w ith
Kahseuss Jackson, eco
nomic development coor
dinator,
1:30 p.m,: Tribal Elec
tions O rdinance 44 with
Secretary-T reasurer.
Sunday, July 29
Canoe Journey Land
ing at O lym pia, W ash.
Monday, July 30
9 a.m .: A ugust 2012
agenda with Secretary-
Treasurer.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative
conference call.
Tuesday, Ju ly 31
9 a.m. C ourt appoint
ments.
(Presenters: Please
subm it 14 copies to the
Tribal Council O ffice two
days prior to your presen
tation. This w ill allow the
Tribal C ouncil m em bers
tim e to review your hand-;
out. Thank you.)
B eginning in A ugust, the
IH S M odel D iabetes Program
w ill c o m b in e o u r H e a lth y
Breakfast education sessions
w ith o u r D iabetes E ducation
classes, th ro u g h the H O P E
Program .
T h e D ia b etes E d u c a tio n
c la ss e s a re o f f e r e d e v e ry
o th er Tuesday follow ed by a
healthy lunch.
O u r , J u ly 2 4 H e a lth y
B r e a k f a s t w ill b e h e ld as
scheduled, w ith L inda P o rte r
sp d a k in g a b o u t p r e p a r in g
easy, nutritious meals.
In A ugust w e will transi
tio n to th e H O P E H ealthy
Lunches. T h e classes will be
Art camp
W arm Springs Rec
re atio n is hav in g a 3-
day A rt C am p w ith In
structor Justine C onnor
o n M o n d a y -W e d n e s
day, July 23-25:
There will be 3 ses
sions: One for kids in
grades 1 thru 5, another
for m iddle school ages
and, th en a session for
h igh schoolers.
T he cam p is free b u t
you need to reserve a
sp o t by calling C arol at
541-553-3243.
WARM
SPRINGS
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lice D e p a rtm e n t issued a
tone-out around 11:55 a.m.
o n M onday, July 2. Life
guards acted quickly, p e r
form ing C PR and resusci
t a tin g t h e - m a n b e f o r e
em ergency crews could ar
rive.
“As a lifeguard myself,
I know h o w hectic it can
b e w h en w e have to jum p
in,” Roselynne S tarr said.
“ I t ’s th o s e re a c tio n s w e
practice that keep our com
p o su re in situ a tio n s like
th is o n e ... I t ’s n o t easy
w atching th at m any people
on deck.”
Breakfast, Diabetes Education classes combining
Community Action Team
I
L ast w eek, all available
e m e r g e n c y u n its r e
sp o n d ed to th e K ah-N ee-
T a Village pool, w here a
20-year-old m ale had suf
f e r e d a s e iz u r e w h ile
swimming. T h e m an nearly
drow ned.
“ L if e g u a r d s sa v e d a
life,” W arm Springs Fire
an d Safety C h ie f D a n n y
M artin ez said. “T h e p a
tie n t w as responsive and
talking, b re ath in g o n his
ow n. H e was tran sp o rted
to M adras and is recover
in g ”
T h e W arm Springs Po-
¡ r in g s ,
S m a ll B usiness C enter
The HeHe Butte Pre
v e n tio n C a m p w ill be
held A ugust 12-17. This
is a c a m p fo r N a tiv e
youth from the tribes of
Oregon between ages 13-
18. Camp activities will in
corporate both traditional
and contem porary ven
ues. To obtain a registra
tio n pa cket, call (54 1)
553-0467.
(541) 553-3148
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h e ld e v e ry o t h e r T u e s d a y
fro m 11 a.m .-12 p.m ., fo l
low ed by a healthy lunch.
T h e classes w ill b e p r e
se n te d by Je ri K ollen , R N ,
C ertified D iabetes E d u cato r
and IH S M odel D iabetes P ro
gram E ducation Coordinator;
a n d L in d a P o r t e r , W a rm
Springs Tribal N utritionist.
T hese will always be held
the second and fo u rth T ues
day o f each m o n th in the IH S
k itc h e n c o n fe re n c e a t th e
W arm S p rin g H e a lth a n d
W ellness C enter. A tte n d in g
the four classes and a follow
u p v isit 3-6 m o n th s la te r
c o m p le te s th e H O P E p ro -
gram. H ere are the topics o f
discussion:
J u ly 24: W hat is diabetes?
Com plications o f diabetes.
A u g u s t 14: B eing active,
and coping w ith diabetes
A u g u s t 2 8 : D ia b e te s
m edications, taking m edica
tions, pregnancy w ith diabe
tes. H igh and low b lo o d sug
ars, sick day m anagem ent.
' S e p t. 11: H ealthy eating,
goal setting.
S e p t. 25: W h at is diabe
tes? C om plications o f diabe
tes.
O c t. 9: B eing active, and
coping w ith diabetes.
Birth
Jordan Dennison Clements
G eorge D. C lem ents and
W inter D. M itts o f P o rd a n d
are pleased to announce the
b i r t h o f th e ir s o n J o r d a n
D e n n iso n Clem ents, born on
Ju n e 23, 2012.
G r a n d p a r e n t s o n th e
fa th e r’s side are D e n ise A.
Miller and the late M atthew
J. Clem ents.
„ G ra n d p a re n ts o n t h e
m o th e r’s side are E va M itts
and Ferm an Tufti.
School district offers free lunch
T h e J e f f e r s o n C o u n ty
School D istrict 509-J is o f
fering free sum m er lunches
to kids ages 1-18 th ro u g h
A ugust 24.
Lunches in W arm Springs
are served fro m 11:30 a.m.-
1 2 :3 0 p .m . in t h e ,W a r m
S p rin g s c a fe te ria . I f y o u
w ould like m ore in fo rm atio n
o n this program , please call
541-475-0339.
Peaceful Spirit Outing in July
T h e P eaceful Spirit O u t
ing, h o n o rin g w o u n d e d w ar
riors th ro u g h fly fishing and
cu ltu ral sharing, w ill b e o n
T uesday and W ednesday, July
24-25 at L ow er D ry C reek in
W arm Springs.
T h e organizers are lo o k
ing fo r fishing guides, v o lu n
teers and donations o f tackle,
fo o d o r funding.
C o n ta c t C asey G re e n at
541-325-2147 fo r m o re in
fo rm atio n .
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Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
T he W arm Springs C om m unity A ction Team is growing as m ore staff join the team.
Staff include Patricia G ainsforth, enterprise facilitator; N ettie Dickson, intake/training
facilitator; Catherine Russell-Rupar, IDA program c o o rd in a to r; Valerie Squiem phen,
adm inistrative assistant; and Lonnie Jam es, m anaging director (from left). If you have
any questions about the program s W SCAT provides, you can find them on C am pus at
1136 P aiuteAve, or call 541-553-3148.
Cowlitz awaits trial on opposition to casino project
T h e C o w litz T r ib e o f
W ashington w aited 26 years
for federal recognition and 10
m o r e f o r a p p r o v a l o f its
land-into-trust application.
T h e tribe has to w ait even
longer to o p en a casino b e
cause the reco rd o f decision
by the B ureau o f In d ian A f
fairs is b e in g challenged in
court. A t issue is w h e th er the
Cowlitz w ere “u n d er federal
ju ris d ic tio n ” in 1934 ev en
th o u g h the tribe d id n 't gain
federal status until 2000.
T h e plaintiffs include lo
cal g o v e rn m e n ts a n d lo cal
groups. B ut the C onfederated
T rib es o f G ra n d R o n d e in
O regon, w hose federal recog
n ition w as re sto red to C o n
gress in 1983, are also fight
ing the Cowlitz Casino Resort.
“A s th e S u p re m e C o u rt
m a d e c le a r in C a r c ie r i v,
Salazar, the te rm ‘now under
federal jurisdiction’ refers to
tribes th a t w eie ‘u n d e r fed
eral jurisdiction’ w hen the stat
ute was enacted in 1934,” the
G ra n d R onde Tribes w rote in
a brief, quoting fro m the U.S.
S u p rem e C o u rt d e cisio n in
Carcieri v. Salazar.
“B ut the (Interior) D ep art
m e n t has consistendy taken
the p osition th at the Cowlitz
did n o t even exist as a tribal
entity in 1934, and the Sec
retary co n ce d ed b elo w th a t
the Cowlitz w ere term inated
throughout the tw entieth cen
tury,” the b rief continued.
A trial is expected in fed
e ra l c o u r t in W a s h in g to n ,
D.C,., l a t e r
th is
y e a r,
M cC latchy N e w sp ap e rs re
p orted. A ppeals could tie up
the process for a couple m ore
years.
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