Spilygy T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon
July 11, 2013
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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.
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