Team reviews risk survey results
T h e re are specific fac
tors in a young person’s
life th at bring risk.
T hese risk factors can
le a d to d ru g u se , v io
len ce, d e lin q u e n cy and
dropping out, depression
and teen pregnancy.
T here are also specific
factors that bring protec
tion from these problems.
E lim in a tin g th e risk
factors and grow ing the
protective factors will lead
to happier and healthier
young people, and a bet
ter com m unity overall.
T his was the topic o f
d is c u s s io n a t a r e c e n t
m eeting in W arm Springs
am ong com m unity health
specialists.
R e p re s e n tin g W arm
Springs w ere H ealth and
H um an Services general
m an ag er C aroline C ruz
and h e r sta ff from C om
m unity Counseling.
T hey m et with Richard
C atalano from the U ni
v e rsity o f W ash in g to n ,
and staff from the Indig
enous Wellness Research
Institute. D r. C atalano is
the director o f the Social
D e v e lo p m e n t R esearch
G roup, and p rofessor for
the Study and P revention
o f Violence.
A b o u t a year ago,
C a ta la n o a n d his te a m
h e lp e d
th e
W a rm
Springs g ro u p c o n d u c t a
su rv e y o f lo c a l y o u n g
people. P re v e n tio n c o
o rd in a to r
M ic h a e l
M artinez explained th a t
the survey was given to
six th - a n d e ig h t-g ra d e
W arm Springs stu d e n ts
at th e Je ffe rs o n C o u n ty
M iddle School.
nities.”
T h e goal o f this program
is to provide the support, en
couragem ent and skill devel
o p m en t th at enable students
to graduate from high school
and then pursue post-second-
ary education.
I I n a u g u r a te d in 2 0 1 2 ,
ST R IV E was initially funded
by a C ollege A ccess C hal
lenge G ra n t aw ard fro m the
O reg o n U niversity System.
L ast year 17 high school
students from the C O C C dis
tr ic t a tte n d e d th e su m m er
Sym posium for one w eek in
A ugust. L iving in th e resi-
Tribal Council Agenda
Wednesday, August 7
9 am - R eduction In
Hours/638 with Finance.
1:30 pm - Gaming com
mission (executive session)
with Sidney Mlnnlck/W.S.
Gaming Commission chair
and commission.
3 pm - Ordinance 44 dis
cussion.
Thursday, August 8
9 am - Proclamation.
1:30 pm - Kah-Nee-Ta
board with Jason Smlth/act-
Ing chair and board mem
bers.
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Team members (front row from left): Dr. Richard Catalano, Caroline Cruz, Feona
Campbell and Shawnetta Yahtin; and (back row from left) Scott Kalama, Michael
Martinez, Cynthia Pelrson and Tessa Evans-Campbell.
The information
will give the tribes
good information to
work with in
reducing the risk
factors and increas
ing the protective
factors...
T h e s u rv e y in c lu d e d
a b o u t 200 q u e stio n s a lto
gether. T h e questions w ere
in te n d e d to determ in e the
level o f risk factors in the
comm unity, and the level o f
protective factors.
Risk factors m ay include
bullying at school, lack o f
feeling part o f the com m u
nity, a n d lack o f c u ltu ral
activities, to n am e a few.
H e re are exam ples o f the
survey questions:
In the p ast year, how o f
ten has som eone called you
a nam e? In th e p a st year,
h o w o f te n h a v e I c alled
som eone a name?
T h e students w ere asked
to rate fro m 1 to 4 sta te
m ents such as:
I ’m h ap p y I am a m em
b e r o f m y trib a l c o m m u
nity. I have a lo t o f p rid e
in N ative A m ericans. I am
active in organ izatio n s th a t
are m ainly N a tiv e A m e ri
can.
A n o th er goal o f the sur
vey w as to d e te rm in e th e
level o f h isto ric a l trau m a
am ong young people in the
com m unity.
H is to r ic a l tr a u m a is
passed from generation to
generation, originating from
a traum atic event th at h ap
pened to a com m unity in
the past. T he loss o f tra
ditional land and culture,
the loss o f the community
itself, w ould be causes o f
historical trauma that con
tinue to exit across the gen
erations.
H istorical traum a was
d ifficu lt to m easu re in
the students w ho partici
pated in the survey, com
p a red to the o th e r risk
factors, Catalano said.
H e is w o rk in g o n a
analysis o f th e survey,
a n d th e re su lts will be
available for study. T his
will give the tribes good
inform ation to w ork with
in reducing the risk fac
tors and increasing the
p ro te c tiv e facto rs, said
Caroline Cruz.
— D ave McMechan
COCC grantfor Native program
C entral O regon C om m u
n ity C o lle g e r e c e iv e d a
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 g r a n t f ro m C o w
Creek U m pqua Indian F oun
dation to expand a residen
tial sum m er leadership p ro
g ra m o n th e C O C C B e n d
C am pus fo r N ative A m eri
ta n high school students.
T h r o u g h th e S u m m e r
T ra in in g to R evive I n d ig
enous V ision and E m pow er
m en t (STRIVE) program , 25
Students will spend a w eek on
cam pus developing connec
tions w ith faculty and current
C O C C students and experi
encing college life culture.
“ I t ’s an o p p o rtu n ity fo r
high school students w ho are
at high risk o f n o t attending
college to learn th at they can
g o to c o lle g e,” sa id G in a
R ic k e tts , c o o r d in a to r o f
C O C C ’s N a tiv e A m e ric a n
program .
“W e em pow er th em and
te a c h th e m to b e lie v e in
them selves and realize how
im p o rta n t an education is for
th e m and their tribal com m u
August 7, 2013
Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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“I never thought
I could go to
college, hut now I
think I can. ”
D aisy B egay
dence hall, they to o k cultur
ally relevant classes in w rit
ing, college success strategies
and p erform ance poetry.
In addition, they received
instruction on applying to col
lege and seeking financial aid
and scholarships.
N ative A m erican college
students participate as m en
to r s a n d h e lp d e sig n a n d
im plem ent som e o f the team
building and cultural activities.
S tudents’ families partici
pate in the w elcom e celebra
tion at the beginning o f the
w eek and retu rn for a closing
ceremony.
“I never th o u g h t I could
go to college, b u t n o w I think
I can,” D aisy Begay said at
last year’s closing ceremony.
“T h e success o f last year’s
p ro g ram d e m o n stra tes th a t
students w ho learn how to set
goals develop self-confidence,
im prove their com m unication
a n d le a d e rs h ip skills, a n d
learn the steps needed to en
roll in college are m ore likely
to stay in high sc h o o l an d
consider college as an option
for their future,” said Ricketts.
‘W e are so fortunate th at
w e can resp o n d to targeted
needs by fo cu sin g on p r o
gram s th a t b e n efit children
and families in o u r local com
m u n itie s ,” sa id C a rm a s
M om arich, executive director
o f the C ow Creek U m pqua
Indian Foundation.
T he m ission o f the fo u n
dation is to o ffer assistance
in y o u th e d u c a tio n , to
strengthen youth and family,
to provide positive youth de
v elopm ent and to add to the
quality o f life fo r p eo p le in
southw estern O regon. Since
1 9 9 7 , th e C o w C re e k
U m pqua Indian F oundation
has aw arded nearly $13 mil
lion in grants to n o n p ro fit o r
ganizations.
F o r in form ation ab o u t the
ST R IV E program , call 541-
318-3782.
Monday, August 12
9 am - Committee ap
pointments with Lynn Davis/
Administrative services di
rector.
1 0 - Bonneville Power
Administration Env, F&W -
Lori Bodl, Bpa-VP Environ
mental, F&W. 2012 Accom-
pllshments/lntro staff
11 - General Museum ac
com plishm ents & needs
with Carol Leone/museum
director
1:30 pm - Legislative up
date call with Matt Hlll/fed-
eral - Michael Mason/state.
2:30 - Financial update
with S-T and Finance, to
budget year to date.
Tuesday-Wednesday,
August 13-14 - Legislative
w orkshop/W arm Springs
Power and W ater Enter
prises - Roy Sampsel/Trlbal
Leadership Forum.
Thursday, August 15
9 am - W.S. Forest Prod
ucts and Composite Prod
ucts with Dwyne Darnell ,
Chuck C urrier, Bobby
Brunoe , Howie Arnett.
Thursday, August 15 -
Removal of Sandy River
delta dam event, hosted by
US Arm y Corp of Engi
neers, to be held at the
Sandy River delta dam.
Friday, August 16
9 am - H ouslng/The
Dalles Issues hosted by US
Army Corp of Engineers.
Monday, August 19
9 am - Secretary-Trea
su re r update w ith Jake
Suppah/S-T.
10:30 - 911 call service
Issue with Stan Suenaga/
Public Safety Branch gen
eral manager.
11 - Draft resolutions
with S-T.
1:30 pm - Legislative up
date call.
3 pm - State Insurance
Issues with Caroline Cruz/
Human Services general
manager, Kevin Jeffrles/con-
sumer liaison, Sonciray
Bonnell/trlbal community
analyst Cover Oregon, and
Mike Marcotte/Managed
Care director.
Tuesday, August 20
9 am - Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson/
Vital Stats enrollment of
ficer.
10 - Carbon sequestra
tion fuels on the reservation
with Bobby Brunoe/Natural
Resources general man
ager.
1:30 pm - Personnel
Policy Manual, Human Re
sources, Lois Lesarlley,
Am elia Tewee, Lupe
Katchla.
(Council agenda contin
ues on page 5.)
Senior Center open on Monday
T h e W arm Springs Se
nior C enter will be closed
thro u g h Friday, A ugust 9.
T h e S e n io r P ro g ra m
s ta f f are a t m a n d a to ry
training this week. T he Se
nior C enter will re-open
on Monday, A ugust 12.
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Head Start registering
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JCMS September 5th from 12-5:30 during open house
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Madras Elem. Oct. 3rd & Buff Interm. Oct 8th
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