Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current, March 05, 2014, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Textr M grch 5, 2014- Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Page 12 Plan for Warm Springs co-op business Since early D ecem ber a g ro u p o f lo cal artisan s, crafters and business people have been investigating coop erative businesses. A cooperative business, or co-op, is a type o f business comprised o f members who both own and make use o f the services provided by the co-op. M em bership in a co-op provides some sort o f finan cial benefit to its user-own ers. In a co-op comprised o f individual business people, each user-owner earns more money by being a member o f the co-op than they would otherwise. The co-op group in Warm Springs is interested in form ing a Native arts and crafts marketing co-op that would also operate a storefront. The storefront would p ro -. vide co-op members a public space to sell their products year round. Co-op members could also have the opportu nity to interact with their cus tomers and tell the story o f their work with dedicated on site studio space. Alaska example D ifferent kinds o f busi ness owners create co-ops for different reasons, depending on their particular business. For example, one very suc cessful cooperative started in Alaska, Oomingmak, is a co operative made up o f about 250 Alaska Native women liv ing in remote villages. These women knit prod ucts m ade o ut o f m usk ox underwool, or Qiviut. Each w o m an pays th e c o -o p a yearly membership fee. This fee offsets adminis trative costs, and each co-op member also receives Qiviut yarn and knitting patterns as p a rt o f h er m em b ersh ip . Each co-op member knits at her own pace and sells her product to the co-op. She also receives p art o f the p ro fit earned by the co-op at the end o f each year. Oomingmak is a market ing cooperative, which means that by being a part of the co-op members gain .the ad vantages o f a larger market ing fo o tp rin t and reduced marketing costs. In this case, the wom en gain access to an expanded market for their product. Oomingmak sells its prod ucts online and in a store lo cated in Anchorage, which provides a much larger mar ket for these women'who live in rem ote villages in rural Alaska. By working together these __ __ fei The co-op group will also be hold ing a public meet ing to discuss the co-op on March 19 at the Museum at Warm Springs. women are able to earn more money than they would alone. This information has been p ro v id e d by th e W arm Springs co-op group. Mem bers o f this group will be go ing out into the community to talk to artists and crafts people about the co-op in the next few weeks. They will be using a ques tionnaire to assess w hether T he Warm S prin gs Co-op Group 4202 Holliday St. Students who are plan n in g to use th e trib a l scholarship for college n eed to a tte n d a F ree A pplication for Federal S tu d e n t A id (FAFSA) workshop. There is a workshop in Warm Springs scheduled Weavers Conference this month The Third Annual Oregon Weaver’s Teaching Weaver’s Workshop will be held at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton March 20-21. To learn m ore c o n ta c t E th el G reene at 208-843- 7409 or email: egreene@ nw ic.com Call 541- 615-0555 WARMSPRINGSTELECOM for this Friday, March 7 from 10 a.m. till noon at the Administration Build ing. Call Higher Education at 553-3311 for a list o f items: you need to bring with you. ( ' Memorial 1 :A M em orial fo r M uriel S uppah and Jackie Simtustus, w ith namegiving, is set for A pril 19, 2014 at the Simnasho Longhouse. ¡9 a.m. W ashat Ser vice; ,N oon - L unch. Narne-giving and give away. V J $ C A A No questions asked w V for return of items! 1) Men's gold diamond ring, 2 rows diamond channel set 2) Sports memorabilia OSU ring PLEASE • (CELL 5 4 1 -4 1 9 -1 8 8 4 ) • PLEASE _ ■■ _ ■■ _ _ ™ _ _ ™ __ ■■ ■■ — q| One Coupon Per Person • Non-Transferable H ' ' W * I ■ Ü « - t i community members are in terested in a co-op. You can also fill out this questionnaire at the W arm Springs Community Action Team office at 1136 Paiute Avenue on campus. The co-op project is still a work in progress, and what it looks like in the end will de pend up o n 1 the participation level o f local artisans and crafts people. This is your chance to get involved in the planning pro cess. T he co-op group will also be holding a public meet ing to discuss the co-op on March 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 at th e M useum at W arm Springs. FAFSA workshop m a w C SLOT PLAY i I One Coupon Per Person • Non-Transferable i 1 N $5 BLACKJACK MATCH PLAY Valid From M arch 1st to M arch 31st, 2014 Oversize vehicle parking available. Ask about our Free Fun Bus! 5X SJtot MultfpUers m fto y o u Wiri”| o t Seats Nifty Fifty Club Fbst Cash 5X Blackjack Multipliers 3X Slot Multipliers Weekly Slot Tourney Leprachauns Lucky Slot Point; March Madness Moolah Blackjack Tournaments Tuesday, March Highway 26. Warm Springs indianheadgaming.com • 541.460.7777 HMiuiiiiiiuaaaii w ? [Hl)ÌWÌVi’U li]lldtì ilihllii J