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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 2013)
Spilygy T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon July 11, 2013 Page 5 ■ Diabetes Prevention Better life through diabetes prevention Warm Springs Diabetes Prevention Program The Warm Springs D ia betes Prevention Program im plem ents diabetes inter ventions, significantly im proving clinical outcom es for tribal members. O ur mission here at the Warm Springs Diabetes Pre vention Program is to em power individuals at high risk for developing type-2 diabe tes. We focus on life-style change through education and physical activity, and partnering with the commu nity.. Success story F rank Sm ith o f W arm Springs joined the Diabetes Prevention Program in J anu- ary' o f 2012. Since then, Frank has suc cessfully prevented Type-2 D iab ete s by lo sin g 11 po unds, w orking o u t and making healthy food choices. W hen Frank was asked what motivated him to join the D P program , he com mented: “After I retired in Septem ber o f 2011 I had a physical at the clinic. I found out I had high blood sugar and fat in my blood (high choles terol).” H e adds, “Reneva Dowty and Dr. Creelman referred me to see the n u tritio n ist Linda Porter. Linda recom m ended the D iabetes P re vention program. “I didn’t want to become diabetic, if there was some thing I could do about it. Both o f my parents were dia betic.” For health reasons, Frank says, “I enrolled in the D P program.” Some things that Frank learned while taking the D PP classes were: Portion sizes (the amount o f food you eat); and how to read labels for sugar, fat and cholesterol content. H e states th at his chal lenges while in the program were: Frank Smith G e ttin g co n tro l o f his blood sugar and cholesterol, losing the weight (11 pounds) and exercising three to five times a week. Healthy changes In the past year Frank has made some healthy changes. H e q u it d rin k in g soda pop, stopped eating candy, choosing also to stay away from m ost fried foods. And he made small, achievable goals. H e says that “by attend ing the 16-week Lifestyle Change Program I g ot my bod y w eight logged each week. I kept track o f ev erything I ate and drank, and got in the habit o f keeping track o f how much exercise I did. “I enjoyed all phases o f the p rogram . T he weekly coaching during the classes, and the incentives were my favorite part.” Frank plans on continuing his success by staying in the D PP program, and making goals for his physical activity and eating habits. W hen asked what his ad v ice fo r th e co m m u n ity would be he says: ‘W hen I attend our com munity meetings with Tribal Council, I hear our people say that our youth are our pri ority. I f we truly want to be examples for our youth, we cjn start by being good ex amples for them by prevent in g d iab etes an d staying physically fit. I believe in pre vention at all stages, so do not give up!” | Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo Action Indian Head Casino — Employee of the Month — Shawna Wilson Indian Head Casino chose Shawna Wilson as the June 2013 Employee o f the S/Ionth. Shawna is a great Slot Keyperson at Indian Head. Congratula tions, Shawna Letter Recently, I attended a pub lic General Council meeting in Simnasho. I was quite im pressed with the eye-opening ex p erien ce o f w itn essin g “Facts”; and the great lead ersh ip o f T ribal C ouncil C hairm an A ustin G reene. There was structure o f or der and keeping focus on ac countability and responsible roles o f performance. I heard reports from tribal member leadership, working for the Tribes and enterprises. I welcomed their success to the Tribes, which is what our young people need to hear. Encouragement is a founda w ork progressively for th e Indian people. I have h e a rd c o n c e rn a about tribal membership hir ing resolutions, policy and procedural practices. I did h ear n u m b ers o f T rib al Member Employment, and I did see actual persons giving reports in leadership positions (tribal members). “Strong encouragement to our Indian People does have its benefits.” P eo p le did ask quality questions o f accountability) and kept the focus , o f a busi ness meeting in a business-* like manner, practicing integ-i rity. The tribes have always had great leadership o f tribal members with quality charac-i tio n f o r th e ir c o n fid e n c e a n d t e r and. s k ill, f r o m T r i b a l success. O u r elders have done a great job on being that foundation. Team w ork o f com m u nity members and employees will always provide excellent results o f success fo r the Tribes— to be a contributor to positive developm ent in the Warm Springs com m u nity and reservation. People will grow strong with embrac ing with encouragement. Indian people often refer back to the hostile repercus sions by the G overnm ent, but we cannot remain there. We c an n o t go dow n th a t path repeatedly, it doesn’t C o u n cil to T ra d itio n a l Longhouse to Tribal E n ter/ prises, “putting gloves on td m old and contribute to the1 community we share today.”! Teamwork teaches people to share success. There is no-ï body th a t stands alone td. achieve huge complex goals) I t takes m any challenging people with excellent ideas itJ succeed with results. People, we have it all right here in Warm Springs. Sue/ cessful Achievements is still in our hand. Respectfully submitted, S A Success Priscilla Frank Courtesy of Matt Hill Pi-Ume-Sha weekend featured two days of rodeo action at the Warm Springs rodeo grounds. Results in the next Spilyay. A thank you I am writing to give our heartfelt thanks to all those involved w ith our N ative First Foods Ceremony, held here at Coffee Creek C or rectional Facility on May 4, 2013. We were grateful for the food donated to this event, especially the salmon dona tion by the Warm Springs Tribes. The feast could not have taken place w ith o u t your generosity. We also were gifted with roots (piaxi) and huckleberries. The following also gave their support and made do nations for this year’s event: CCCM C h ap lain A l- A m in, Red Lodge— Trish Jordan, Tawna Sanchez and R ita, A laskan eld er w ith daughter and granddaughter. C leo n a B u rn s / V eronica M anderjano, and giveaway items. Mabel Jackson family-Ai meat donation. Sonya Fos ter— ’’Fry Bread Q ueen.” D rum m ers and singers—f, G uy W allulatum , C u ster Wallulatum, Gene Sampson, A rt M cC onnville, R usty B utler (Siletz), E d E dm o (Shoshone-Bannock). Thank you to all those who participated in the danc ing, all inmates that made cards, b ead ed item s and other contributions to the giveaway. Thanks to all the ladies who helped prepare and serve the food. We w ould also like to thank Alice Sampson and Guy Wallulatum for their in spiring and enco u rag in g words. Your words m eant a lot to many who attended. A big thanks to E d Edm o for his wonderful stories. O u r cerem ony tu rn ed out great and everybody had fun being together for the day. It felt so good to hear our Washut songs and to be able to dance. Also, a big thank you to Rusty for all his time and w ork to help us build our new sweat lodge in prepara tion for this ceremony. We look forward to see ing all o f you at next year’s spring ceremony. With all our respect, Kathy Danzuka (Warm Springs) #13936453, 24499 SW G rah am s F erry Rd., Wilsonville 97070. Sharon K irk (K la m a th /M o d o c ), T am m ie Felix (W arm S p rin g s), M ary D an ell Z osel-S anderson (Siletz), M ary G re e n w o o d (B lack fo o t), B arb ara K in n ey (C h o ctaw ), E va G uzm an (Yaqui), Clarice Rios (Warm Springs), Chris tina Burshia (Assiniboine), L atin a O rte g a , M elody M argain (C hickasaw ), Tam ara K ennedy (P aiute/ G ra n d R o n d e), L o rita Looney (K lam ath/M odoc), Cruzita Robles (Yaqui), and all other Native sisters here at CCCM. Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. High Look ee 2321 O llaliie U n e (PO B oxò) W arm Springs, OR. 97761 A ssisted Living Faciliti) C a ll 5 4 1 -5 5 3 -1 1 8 2
