March 5, 2014-
Spilyay Tym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon
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‘Young at A rt’ through March at museum
The Tribal Youth A rt Show
Kjins th ro u g h en d o f th is
month. The show is part o f
the museum’s year-long cel
ebration o f tribal youth.
In April, after the Young
A t A rt show closes, the m u
seum will host, “Winning Spir
its: Native American Youth
arid Athletics.”
This exhibit will highlight
trie experiences, hardships
an d triu m p h s o f N a tiv e
American athletes who paved
the road for N ative youth
through athletics, including
Jim T h o rp e , Billy M ills,
Ja c o b y E llsb u ry a n d th e
and th eir achievem ents in
various sp o rts w ill also be
included.
Ellsbury, a New York Yan
kee th is year, grew up in
W arm
S prings.
The
Schimmels, o f the Louisville
Cardinals, have family and
friends, and many fans, on
the reservation.
B illy M ills, O g la la
S io u x , is an O ly m p ic
cham pion an d m o tiv atio n
sp e a k e r. H e h as v is ite d
W arm Springs in th e past,
a n d in 20 1 4 w ill b e th e
M useum at W arm Springs
T w an at A w ard re c ip ie n t.
Young at Art Youth Art
Exhibit is on display
through March.
Schimmel sisters, to name just
a few.
W arm S prings ath letes
Girls’ and women’s Awareness Day March 10
The National Women and (This can happen during anal,
¡Girls H IV AIDS Awareness oral, or vaginal sex.)
• When fluids get into an
D ay is on March 10.
1 Getting tested and know open wound or sore.
■ From sharing needles for
ing your status: Why is it im-
drugs, tattoos, or piercings
jportant?
; O f all women and girls in .with an infected person
You cannot get H IV from
¡the U nited States w ho are
H IV positive, about 27,000 casual contact, such as sneez
1(15 percent) o f them do not ing or toughing!
¡know that they are infected.
Babies can get H IV dur
It is important that women in g p reg n an cy , b ir th and
¡and girls get tested so that they breast feeding. T reatm ents
¡know their status, make bet- can lower the risk during preg
iter choices and live longer, nancy and birth but mothers
healthier lives if they are H IV w ith H IV sh o u ld n o t
breastfeed.
¡positive.
How do you know if you
How can you become in
are HIV-positive?
fected with HIV?
A n H IV test will show
You can become infected
w ith H IV in the following whether or not you have the
in fe c tio n . H IV te s ts use
ways:
• W hen b lo o d , sem en, blood, oral fluids, or urine.
vaginal fluid, anal mucus, or You can ask you doctor about
breast milk from an infected testing.
Who should get. tested
p e rso n en ters your body.
for HIV/AIDS?
You should get tested for
H IV /A ID S at least once if:
• You are 15 or older.
• You are younger than 15
but do things that p ut you at
an increased risk o f HIV,
such as having unprotected
sex with someone who uses
injection drugs.
• You are pregnant.
Your doctor may suggest
that you get tested more than
once if you do things that
increase your risk o f H IV
such as:
Have unprotected sex; are
unaware o f your p artn er’s
risk factors; use injection
drugs; have been sexually
abused; or have a sexually
transmitted disease or infec
tion.
From the Warm Springs
Spring Fling
powwow
coming up
T h e S p rin g F ling
Singers Jam and Social
Powwow is coming up
on Tuesday, March 25
at th e W arm Springs
C o m m u n ity C en ter
gym -
There will be a p ot
luck at 5:30 p.m. (bring
your favorite dish), fol
lowed by the social pow
wow at 6:30.
A ll d ru m m ers and
dancers are welcome.
For m ore inform ation
contact the Community
C en ter office at 541-
553-3243; S p o n so red
by Warm Springs Rec
reation.
Community Health Edu
cation Team (CHET).
Cover Oregon™ helps Tribal communities find health
insurance, and savings to make it low-cost or no-cost
Even if you get care from your Tribal or Urban Indian
clinic, Cover Oregon™ will work for you.
For free help to sign up today:
Joie Simtustus or Phyllis Shawaway
Health and Wellness Center
(541) 553-1196
CoverOregon.com
Craig Graham
(541) 553-1078
craig.graham@wstribes.org
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
This Native American Smurf collection is an
example of the unique items to be found at Red
Skye.
(Continued from page 1)
While Red Skye carries
a large variety o f items,
the shop does not carry
guns. “I d o n ’t w ant to
have firearm s h e re ,”
Aurolyn sayS.
T h e sh o p is also
guarded at night by m o
tion detectors, video sur
veillance and other secu
rity measures. She had
help starting the business
through a tribal loan pro
gram.
Aurolyn has plans to
increase her sales o f good-
quality buckskins, and
tule mats. T hese item s
can be hard to find in this
region.,
T he Plaza is a good
location foi; Red Skye, as
it is close to museum and
the casino. People stop in
from all over. Customers
from overseas are always
fascinated by the Native
American artwork.
Besides ow ning and
o p e ra tin g R ed Skey,
Aurolyn also serves on
th e M useum at W arm
S prings B o ard o f R e
gents.
Powwow
(Continued from page 1)
Men’s Traditional special.
C o n ta c t
M ary
S ando-
Emhoolah at 553-1910 (after
6 p.m.)
Outgoing Girls Jingle (11-
13) S pecial. C o n ta c t Lisa
Lhomas. Powwow questions:
541-553-9230 after 6 p.m.
V en d o rs, c o n ta c t S andra
Greene-Samson at 553-6619.
The PowWow G o’er Pack
age at Kah-Nee-Ta includes
lodging and breakfast for two
for just $79 p ir night. Call 1-
800-554-4SUN.
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