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Councilman Smith said the
tribal insurance requirements
are a substantial cost to en
terprises and the organization.
Having more than one indi
vidual reviewing, and making
the insurance decisions would
minimize risks to the tribes,
he said.
A ffo rd a b le C a re A c t
H ealth and H um an Ser
vices currently is developing
strategies to address require
m en ts o f th e A ffo rd ab le
Health Care law, also called
by som e “ O b a m a c a re .”
Caroline Cruz, director o f
Health and Human Services,
reviewed her dep artm en t’s
c u rre n t e ff o rt fo r T ribal
Council on Monday.
She said there is a staff
training session on Wednes
day, July 24, regarding the
im plem entation o f the A f
fordable H ealth Care Act.
The training will probably be
at Kah-Nee-Ta, she said, and
invited in terested C ouncil
Mobile clinic arriving in August
members to attend.
The issues are complex,
Cruz said. For instance, in a
recent development with the
law, the Obama Administra
tion announced that federally
recognized tribal m em bers
would be exempt from pen
alty for not acquiring health
insurance (Story on page 12).
O n the o th er hand, the
best financial interest o f the
Confederated Tribes would
be served if m em bers did
seek som e form o f health
coverage, Cruz said. This
would help with billing op
tions, a critical factor in times
o f scarce revenue. “With the
Affordable Care A ct we will
be able to bill for more ser
vices,” Cruz said.
C h a n g e a t c lin ic
The Affordable Care Act
was one o f the health-related
issu es b efo re C ou n cil on
Monday. The tribal-HIS Joint
Venture was another topic.
Reviewing the Joint Venture
for Council were Cruz, Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
C enter ch ief executive o f
ficer Carol Prevost, and Dr.
Rachel Locker, physician.
Preyost said a change in
patient care is scheduled to
take effect at IHS on August
15. After that date the clinic
physicians will provide ambu
latory care, meaning care for
patients who walk in to the
clinic.
Patients who are admitted
to a h o sp ital, such as St.
Charles Madras, will receive
their pare from physicians
who work regularly at the hos
pital, rather than, from physi
cians from the Warm Springs
clinic. The purpose o f this is
to allow the physicians at the
clinic to focus on the patients
who come to the clinic, rather
than spending time traveling
to and from Madras.
Another im portant benefit
will be patient-physician con
tinuity, allowing the patient to
continue seeing the same phy
sician, said Prevost.
Caroline Cruz inform ed
Tribal Council that the m o
bile clinic will be arriving in
Warm Springs in mid August.
The mobile clinic will al
low health workers to visit
outlying communities such as
Sim nasho, Seekseequa' and
Sidwalter. The clinic could
also be used for special visits
to locations like the Early
Childhood Education Center
and High Lookee Lodge.
There will be two patient-
care room s in th e m obile
clinic: one room for medical
issues, attended by a nurse
practitioner or physician, and
one room for dental.
The vehicle is being cus
tomized to fit the specifica
tions for its on the reserva
tion. The mobile clinic is a co
operative project o f the Com
munity Health Program, the
J o in t H ealth C om m ission,
tribal Health and Human Ser
vices and the Indian Health
Service.
John Coutney
brought his class
from the Early
Childhood Center to
the Pi-Ume-Sha
Health Fair, held at
the Com m unity
Center. They visited
the OSU Extension
area o f the fair,
featuring fruits and
vegetables.
Simnasho hosting summer powwow, July 23-24
Third Annual H o t Summer
Fun Run/W alk on Wednes
day startin g at 10:30 a.m.
Starting point will be the pow
wow grounds. The course will
be just shy o f two rpiles.
Wednesday night: Potluck
BBQ dinner at 6 p.m.; social
dancing and singing starting
at 7 p.m. Powwow Specials:
Round Bustle—O pen to all
ages; W inner will receive a
Pendleton blanket. -
Puth la pa Special— O pen
to all ages. Winner will receive
a Pendleton blanket.
“Family Team” Dance—
Buffalo Academy at JCMS
O pen to all ages— U p to four
members o f a family. W in
ning fam ily will receive a
prize.
S ixth ru n n in g o f th e
Simnasho D erby (first 12 in
each age group)-—6 and un
der; 7-12 year-olds; and 13
and older.
T h ird E v er D ru m m ers
Relay Race H onoring Mackie
Begay— Prizes for the win
ning team.
Tiny Tots— Six and under,
sponsored by Ivan and Leo
Dimmick.
Team/Youth Team Dance
C o n te st— S p o n so re d by
Evaline Patt.
Cam ping areas available
and some teepee poles will be
available.
“Jo in us for a good old
time. Bring you lawn chair,
windbreaker and good feel
ings. Sponsored by members
o f the Sim nasho C om m u
nity.” For information, chase
dow n Captain at 541-553-
7014; Carlos, or whoever else
is talked into volunteering.
(D ru m m ers b rin g y our
own chairs; PA provided.)
Complete Service
T reasu rer update w ith
Jake Suppah, S-T.
1 0 :3 0 -C h ie f O pera
tions O fficer update with
O lney Patt Jr., COO.
11 - Draft resolutions
with the S-T.
1:30 p.m. - Legisla
tive up da te call: M att
Hill/federal and Michael
M ason/state.
3 - Reduction in hours/
638 discussion.
Tuesday, Ju ly 16
9 a.m. - O ff-Reserva
tion hunting regulations
w ith B o b b y B ru n o e ,
Natural Resources GM.
10 a.m . - G o v e rn
m ent Rock update with
Natural Resources.
11 a.m. - Tribal Farm
u p d a te w ith J a s o n
Smith, Range & Ag man
ager.
1:30 p.m. - Bluestone
- E con om ic D e ve lo p
m ent discussion with S-
T Jake Suppah.
Thursday, Ju ly 18
9 a.m . - M andatory
H e ad S ta rt tra in in g -
meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta.
M on d a y -T u e s d a y ,
July 2 2 -2 3
9 a.m . - Le gislative
w o rk s h o p w ith R o y
S a m p s e l, In s titu te o f
Tribal Government.
W ednesday, Ju ly 24
9 a.m. - Enrollm ents
with Vital Statistics.
10 - O ffice of Special
T ru s te e u p d a te w ith
Charles Jackson.
1 0 :3 0 - C o lu m b ia
R iv e r T re a ty A c c e s s
S ite s d is c u s s io n w ith
E ric S tric k la n d o f the
Arm y Corp of Engineers.
M onday, Ju ly 29
9 a.m. - August 2013
Tribal C ouncil A genda
with the S-T.
Tuesday, Ju ly 30
9 a .m .-IR M P discus
sion w ith N a tu ra l R e
sources.
(Note: All draft resolu
tions must be sent to the
S-T by e-mail in Word
form two weeks prior to
being taken into Coun
cil for presentation; with
copy to Deanie Smith at
the ASC office.)
G lo ry M in istries w ith
Easton and Tina Aguilar.
You can reach them at
541-480-5018; o r 541-
610-3290.
suing journalism or news me
dia careers.
O ther tribes represented
w ill
be
th e
N avajo,
Potawatomi, Ponca Tribe of
Oklahoma, Santo Domingo
Pueblo, Absentee Shawnee,
Gros Ventre, and the Omaha
Tribes o f Nebraska.
The students will work to
gether to produce a student
n ew sp ap er,
m u ltim ed ia
projects and newscasts.
M ost stories will focus on
the local N ative American
community and tribes in the
Phoenix area.-
T he N ative Voices p ro
gram offers student journal
ists an outstanding setting to
develop storytelling and re
porting skills under the guid
ance o f highly skilled report
ers, editors and producers
currently w orking in tribal
and mainstream media.
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n o u n ced m entors for the
2013 Native Voices student
projects. O ne o f the m en
tors will be Lucy Suppah of
the Confederated Tribes o f
W arm S p rin g s/S h o sh o n e
Bannock. Lucy attends Port
land Community College.
The 2013 NAJA Native
V oices p ro g ra m w ill be
h o ste d by A rizo n a S tate
University’s Walter Cronkite
School for Journalism and
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cated in downtown Phoenix.
The program will be July
14-20.
Lucy and nine other stu
dents were selected to par
ticipate in the annual p ro
gram, which is open to N a
tive American college and
g rad u ate stu d en ts w ith a
demonstrated interest in pur-
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Potampa and Ms. Bilanovic.
Students will be provided both
breakfast and lunch.
Transportation will pick up
at specific locations in Warm
Springs, in Metolius and Ma
dras.
Come and be a part o f the
Ju n io r Buffalo Academy—
D o n ’t w aste your sum m er
being stuck in the house! For
more information call Simon
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541-475-7253; or by email at:
swhite@509j.net
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N a tu ra l R e so u rce s
Tour - Local Area with
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The Junior Buffalo Acad
emy will be from August 5-
22 at the Jefferson County
Middle School. The time will
be from 8:30 a.m.-12 noon,
Monday through Thursdays.
The academy is, for incom
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The academy is an oppor
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Tribal Council agenda
M o b ile c lin ic
At the
Health
Fair
T he Simnasho Com m u
nity will ho st the PowWow
and Encam pm ent on Tues
day and Wednesday, July 23-
24, at the Simnasho Powwow
Arbor. This is the biggest
outdoor mid-week powwow
o f the year at Simnasho.
T uesday n ig h t w ill be
“W arm Up N ight.” T here
will be a 7 p.m. start-up time
with “weenie roast” and so
cial dances. Warm Up Night
Specials: Sweep Your Teepee
W orld
C h a m p io n sh ip s;
Drummers ‘49’ Contest.
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