Spílyay Tym oo, W grm Springs, Oregon
March 5, 2014
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Diabetes support group schedules 2014 meetings
Reawekening classes
T he Diabetes Awareness
and Support G roup is pre
sen ted by th e IH S W arm
Springs Model Diabetes Pro
gram, and the Warm Spring
Senior Program.
The group meets from 5-
6:30 p.m. at the Senior Cen
ter. A healthy dinner is served
at each o f the meetings.
H ere is the schedule o f
T h e W arm S prings
Community Wellness Cen
ter and Recreation D e
p a rtm e n t are h o stin g
R eaw akening classes
through the spring.
The classes on March
5,12 and 19, are on bead
ing medallions, supplies
provided, with instructor
Margie Kalama.
The class on April 30
will be on pattern mak
ing— learn how to make
patterns for regalia, with
instructor Lovey Colwash.
Classes on May 7 and
14, and on May 21 and
28, are on wing dress/ un
discussions and presentations
at upcoming meetings:
March 18: Heart Attacks
and strokes, presented by Dr.
Creelman.
April 15: F ood choices,
presented by certified N utri
tionist
May 13: H ow to keep kid
neys healthy, with Dr. Tilleys.
June 17: Sleep a p n e a /
sleep problems.
July 15: Diet drinks taste-
test.
August 19: I feel good,
Why to do I need medicine?
(diabetes and hypertension)
with Diana Wambaugh FNP.
September 16: Medica
tion refills and how to remem
ber to take your medication,
with the Pharmacy Resident.
O cto b er 8: Diabetes con
ference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Community Center.
N o v em b er 18: Caring for
and preventing Diabetes foot
injuries, with D ee G ordon,
RN Podiatry Nurse.
N o meeting in December.
Gathering of Flutes this spring at HeHe
Warm Springs will host
Flutes by the River 2014
this spring at the H eH e
Longhouse.
T h e re w ill be free
champing at the longhouse,
w ith additional lodging
available at K ah-N ee-Ta
Resort. All are welcome;
this is a drug- and alcohol-
free event, set for the end
o f May.
For more information,
co n tac t Jerem y B aer at
425-750-1028 or:
Jeremy@littleravenflutes.com
O r call Foster Kalama
at 541-325-3797.
Vets - I f
der dress m aking w ith
Lovey Colwash.
Starting this m onth are
quilt classes with Sheilah
C lem en ts in C a ro l’s
R oom . B row se q u ilt
magazines and work on a
project, or start a new
one. The instructors for
these classes are volun
teers w ho are graciously
donating their time to the
community. I f you would
like to teac h a class,
p lease c o n ta c t C arol
Sahme at 541-460-0939.
Y ou can reach th e
community center at 541 -
553-3243.
you can think o f it, We
can get it done! ~ Handyman services
Contact Anthony Davis Jr.
541-460-2537
“N o jo b too b ig or too sm a ll.”
Courtesy photo.
The Gathering of Flutes participants from last year.
Energy
assistance
The Low Incom e
H om e Energy Assis
ta n c e
P ro g ram
(LIHEAP) helps low
incom e households
■with h o m e en erg y
bills.
For more informa
tion about assistance
in W arm S prings,
contact Cheryl Tom
,at the. S o c ia l S e r-
•vices/Voc Rehab of
fice in the Industrial
Park.
H er phone num
ber is 541-553-4952.
Culture &
Heritage offers
youth education
programs
Does your child need help
with math? Math is made fun
and easy at the E ducation
building.
Ittitam asha (counting) is
from 4-5 on M onday and
Tuesdays, and Thursdays and
Fridays. T h e p ro g ra m is
brought to you by the Warm
Springs Culture and Heritage
D epartm ent.
T h e re w ill be N ativ e
American games and projects,
and tutoring lead by certified
teacher E sther Kalama, as
siste d by Jam es Sam.
Ittitamasha features beading,
weaving, artistry, and assis
tance with school work. For
in fo rm atio n call 541-553-
3290.
Kiksht
There are Kiksht language
classes at the Education build
ing Tuesday evenings from 5-
6:30, lead by Pam Cardenas,
assisted by Valerie Switzler.
Warm Springs
Vocational Rehabili
tation has orientations
every M onday at 3
p.m. at their office in
th e in d u s tria l park.
O rientations are also
held on Tuesdays at 3
p.m. at the Community
Counseling Center.
More letters
SL
Our tribes
We the members o f the
C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f
Warm Springs b etter wake
up. It does n o t amaze me
anymore o f the direction our
tribe is going.
How many other tribes or
enterprises w ould continue
to su p p o rt a. ¡business that
was continuing to lose money
since it began? We can’t keep
supporting Kah-Nee-Ta and
getting nothing back. Did the
K N T board o f directors re
ally set th e ir ow n hourly
wages? Is it necessary to
travel as much as they do?
Is it tru e th a t th e casino
funds are being transferred
to K N T to keep it going? We
cannot afford to sit back and
do nothing.
O u r young families are
suffering the consequences
o f our Tribal Council. Did
they und erstan d w hen we
were told during the district
meetings that we were giving
up all our per capita? $75 to
the general fund, $25 to be
d eposited at U.S. Bank in
trust for tribal member mi
nors? Leaving 0 for our chil
dren. Can we as tribal mem
bers enforce the employee
trib al m em b er preferen ce
ruling set in place by previ
ous Tribal Councils, and how
can we do it?
Whatever we must do, we
cannot afford to p u t it o ff
any longer. We, the people,
do n ot understand why the
Tribal Council sees fit to sup
po rt powwows and feed the
powwows and visitors, while
our own people are suffer
ing. Doesn’t the Tribal Coun
cil have a clue that many o f
the dance contests and drum
m ing co n te sts are fam ily
sponsored?
T h e re are th ree T ribal
C ouncil m em b ers o n th e
Fish and Wildlife Comm it
tee? I challenge them to iden
tify each species o f fish and
what season they move into
zone six. A nd which are ed
ible. W hen the committees
were originated, there were
th ree districts (n o t four).
This was to me by the grand
father o f my children who
was on the Tribal Council
w hen the comm ittees were
appointed to oversee and to
make recom m endations to
the Tribal Council. And too—
Fish and Wildlife Committee
members be from the Treaty
tribes!
Remem bering the origin
o f the Lincoln’s Powwow, B
was fund-raised for. Auctions
o f valuables, concessions and
donations were am ong the
different ways to raise funds.
H. Stwyer was the treasurer
and m ade weekly rep o rts.
Louise Hellon and Geraldine
B. w ere the cooks fo r the
Simnasho Lodge and one day
they asked me to request one
b e e f from grandpa. I did.
“For what?” he said. His sis
ter told him that they would
feed all the people. Each year
H. Stwyer killed one steer
every year for the powwow
Popeye furnished coffee and
potatoes. Nothing at that time
was furnished by the tribes
(for years).
As for Pi-U m e-Sha the
o rig in a to rs w ere th e late
N athan “Eight Ball” Jim and
th e late Samm y C olw ash.
E v ery year th ey fed th e
p eo p le at n o o n each day.
Tribal m em bers supported
the two fun guys by provid
ing items for the raffle and
the Queen andjunior Queen.
It was all about fund raising
and it could be done again.
For both o f the powwows the
girls were willing because in
Simnasho, Sylvia gave a buck
skin dress, mocs with leggings,
a pot-la-pa and the other sis
ters gave the Queen the rest
o f h er o utfit. Pi-U m e-Sha
wives o f the originators did
much the same and thus the
powwows began. Sadly, those
are in our distant past. Can
we look at the budget with
the Tribal Council (Who were
in atten d an ce w h en these
items were decided? I f not,
why?)
I will continue to support
the homeless, young parents
and the veterans. Because I
care.
Neda Wesley.
A w akening
First o f all, I would like to
thank everyone who contrib
uted to the success and pro
duction o f Awakening, as I
expressed at the theater that
I am fo re v e r h u m b led .
Thank you to the Madras Cin
ema 5 for putting up with our
huge crowd at the theater, as
it was the m o st packed that
I ’ve ever seen it.
T hank you to everyone
who showed up to the Meet
and Greet prior to the screen
ing, as you all had very inter
esting questions to ask the
p an el. T h an k you In d ia n
HeadiCasino for the sponsor
ship and contribution to make
this event happen. Thank you
faithful moviegoers and fans,
and all our family and friends.
We’d like to especially ac
knowledge:
Indian H ead Casino, The
M useum at W arm Springs,
Austin Greene, the Jefferson
C ou n ty Film C en ter, T h e
Katchia family, KWSO 91.9
FM, T he Source Weekly, The
Madras Pioneer, Bigg B, N8,
and Sacred G ro u n d E n ter
tainment, Madras Cinema 5,
Cascade A&E.
We also appreciate the ex
tra donations provided the
night o f by:
K ah seu ss
Ja c k s o n ,
E m e rs o n C u lp s, C assie
Katchia, Louis Katchia and
Berni Jackson.
With the help o f our per
formers and staff, the A w a k
ening showing was a sold o ut
event and one o f the m ost
beautiful events that I ’ve ever
been a part of.
Thank You.
LaRonn Katchia
Jefferson Greene
&
From FASD
Coaltion
T he Warm Springs Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum D isorder
C oalition invites you to a
S ta k e h o ld e r m e etin g on
Wednesday, March 19 from
9 a.m. — 12 noon.
As a coalition o f service
providers to the community
members seeking to address
the impact and consequence
o f Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
D isorder (FASD) within the
Warm Springs community, we
have acco m p lish ed th e fol
lowing:
Drafted a three-year stra
tegic plan; established work
groups; and provided com
m u n ity aw areness events.
Through our partnership with
the N orthw est Area Indian
Health Board, we have pro
vided training and technical
assistance.
We are now looking for
w ard to establishing m ore
fo rm al p a rtn e rsh ip s w ith
community and county pro
viders.
U n d erstanding th a t the
expression o f FASD can pro
duce lifelong consequences
across all settings, including
p h y sical an d b e h a v io ra l
health, education, housing,
employment and legal issues,
we are requesting the privi
lege o f your participation in
reviewing our Strategic Plan
and p ro v iding in p u t from
your personal and provider
perspectives.
Your engagement is criti
cal to our mission and to sus
tainable successful outcomes
for children, adults and fami
lies impacted by fetal alcohol.
B est P ractice m odels fo r
FASD prevention and inter
vention have long dem on
strated th at integrated p ro
gram ming in which system
and community collaboration
inform case coordination and
serv ice d elivery have the
greatest potential for support
ing the complex behavioral
needs expressed through:
S chool failure, truancy,
u n em p lo y ab ility , m en tal
health issues, and rates o f
recidivism within justice and
treatm ent settings.
Perhaps m ost importantly,
how ever, this collaborative
approach is essential to dimin
ishing the incidence o f pre-
natally exposed births, which
current estimates suggest ac-
crue a conservative cost o f
$2.5 million per person with'
an FASD throughout thefy
lifetime. To design effectivS
individualized strategies from
a strength based, cultural and
multi-generational approach»
w ith appropriate frequency;
and duration, it is important!
to ensure inclusive, participa-,
tion o f com m unity elders!
and natural helpers, as well
as service providers, creating
a non-stigmatic collaborative!
circle o f care in which clini-j
cal Best Practice and TradiJ
tional Knowledge operate in]
concert.
We are aware th a t pro^j
gram administrators, and pro-j
viders are already stretched
in term s o f responsibilities^
b u t we believe th at undefy
standing and effectively ad?
dressing fetal alcohol within
the context o f those respond
sibiliti.es is both cost and cofy¡
ceptually effective to pro.,
gram delivery. We welcome
whomever you might design
nate from your program.
For additional information
regarding FASD training and
technical assistance please
link to the N orthw est P orp
la n d A rea In d ia n H ealtH
Board website:
N paihd.org
We look forw ard to thq’
privilege o f your participa-,
tion in this review and youi
presence on March 19. We
are very grateful fo r your
time, consideration and en-|
gagement in this collaborative
process. I f you have any ques-j
tions, please contact Coalition!
m em bers Jolene Estimo,I
541-553-4952:
Jolene.estimo@wstribes.org
O r Evelyn Aguilar, 541-j
553-2211:
Evelyn.aguilar@wstribes.org
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shawnetta.yahtin@wstribes.orgj
suziekuerschner@gmail.com
- 503-622-3973
The next Spilyay Tymoo will
he- published on March 19.
The deadline to submit items
for publication will Friday,
March 14. Thankyou!