Spilygy Tymoo
C oy o ie News, est. 1976
October 30, 2013
Vol. 38, No. 20
October - Anwicht’ash - Fall - Tiyàm
K-8 project providing economic boost
the school district board decided
o n th e n am e, “T h e W arm
Springs K-8 Academy.”
The construction is going very
well, said Darryl Smith, 509-J di
rector operations.
The school is on schedule to
open for the 2014-15 school year.
The Warm Springs k-8 school—
with the new name o f the Warm
Springs K-8 Academy— is provid
ing several much-needed jobs for
tribal’members.
Tribal employment at the con
struction site is close 50 percent.
“And we are working on increas
ing the percentage, as the framing
subcontractor gears up,” said project
m an ag e r D av e F ish el, o f th e
Wenaha Group.
In the spirit o f keeping the busi
ness local, the Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries mill is provid
ing lum ber for framing the class
room walls.
“We have a great team ,” said
Laurie D anzuka, school d istrict
board member. “T here’s been great
com m unication am ong everyone
involved.”
The WSFPI mill generally cuts
board to a metric scale, as much o f
the lum ber is exported. T he mill
workers, though, converted to the
U.S. standard for the school project.
These economic benefits did not
happen by accident: “This is the re
sult o f a m onths o f hard work and
dedication from everyone involved
in the project,” Dave Fishel said.
(See S C H O O L on page 7)
Courtesy of Dave Fishel
Gary Villa (right) at the K-8
school project, preparing
WSFPI lumber for the
classroom walls. Clint
Bruised Head (below) covers
a utility line leading to a
future classroom area.
School name
T he school district and tribes
asked tribal members for. sugges
tions fo r the nam e o f th e new
school.
Thirty-four names were submit
ted. After reviewing the submissions,
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Inspiring artwork at the exhibit
T h e Twentieth Annual Tribal
M ember A rt Exhibit at the Mu
seum at Warm Springs features.
some great works o f art.
The show features beadwork,
paintings, regalia, and o th e r
works by local artists.
The judges faced the difficult
task o f picking two o f the top
pieces, one contem porary and
one traditional.
The Judges Choice winners
this year are Shayleen Macy and
Reynoldo Greystar.
Shayleen w on for her beaded
basket, with images o f an elk,
eagle, flower and a salmon.
Shayleen is a Wasco m em
ber o f the Confederated Tribes
o f W arm Springs. She is a-stu
dent at the University o f O r
egon, working on her B achelor
o f Fine A rts degree in P rin t
Making.
A t college she has also b e
come interested in business and
Indian language.
Reynoldo has a very interest
ing story o f overcoming chal
lenges. H e uses beadwork for
inspiration.
His beautiful beaded vase won
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IHS, tribes
present
health
report
H ealth officials presented the
Annual H ealth System R eport to
Tribal Council this week.
T h e re p o rt p ro v id es gen eral
health inform ation about the com
munity mem bers w ho are served by
the W arm Springs health system.
T he inform ation helps to guide
policy decisions affecting the health
care services on the reservation.
The report indicates that diabe
tes is an increasing health concern
on the reservation.
A t the end o f 2012 (the m ost
recent year covered by the report),
diabetes was the leading cause o f
death, followed by accidents, then
cancer and. cirrhosis, and stroke.
This is a change from the previ
ous year o f study: A t the end o f
2011, the leading cause o f death
among tribal members was cirrho
sis, the first time that had been the
leading cause o f death. T he inci
dence o f cirrhosis saw a fairly sharp
decrease from 2011 to 2012.
D eath by m otor vehicle accident
ha^/also been declining in recent
years, especially since 2001, with the
passage o f the Tribal Seat-Belt Law.
Analysis in the report says: “Ac
cidental deaths had been the lead
ing cause o f death since in the
1950s. Rates o f accidental death are
declining..
Meanwhile, “Rates o f death re
lated to cirrhpsis, cancer and stroke
are climbing.” ■
Even with the decline in cirrho
sis from 2011, “death from cirrho
sis remains m ore com m on among
the W arm Springs people than for
other Americans. Cirrhosis is also a
major contributor to early death.
Alcohol abuse and Hepatitis C in
fection are m ajor contributors to
this disease.”
Diabetes is a growing concern:
“The majority o f patients with dia
betes died from related heart dis
ease or kidney failure. This remains
an area that needs emphasis for our
local population. We can combat this
th ro u g h h ealth ier diets an d in
creased physical activity, reducing
the number o f overweight and obese
people in our community.”
—- Dave McMechan
District
meeting
These beautiful Items won the Judges Choice
awards at the Museum at Warm Springs Tribal
Member Art Exhibit. The beaded bag by Shayleen
Macy won in the Traditional category; the beaded
vase by Reynoldo Greystar won in the
Contemporary category.
the Judges Choice award in the con-
tem porary division. '
Reynoldo lives at High Lookee
Lodge, where he does his beadwork.
Stop by the m useum and check
out these and other great pieces. Re-
m em ber the m useum is on win-
ter hours, and is closed Saturdays
through Mondays.
The Agency D istrict meeting to
discuss the 2014 Tribal B udget is
scheduled for this Wednesday, O c
tober 30 at the Agency Longhouse.
D inner is at 6, the meeting at 7.
I t w ill be b ro a d c a s te d live o n
KWSO.