Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 18, 2015
COCC Student Profiles
Looking to give back to community
Balancing work, family and school
My name is Alexandria
Anguiano. I’m attending Cen-
tral Oregon Community Col-
lege full time and will be
graduating this June.
I’ll graduate with an Asso-
ciate of Arts Oregon Trans-
fer Degree in General Stud-
ies. I’m also working at the
Warm Springs Branch of
Natural Resources.
I’m a single mom, and I
volunteer at Culture and
Heritage as a camp counse-
lor. So to say my life is busy
is an understatement!
At home I’m teaching my
kids autnischun sapsqwikwat,
which is our language.
I decided to go to school
because it was hard to find a
job without a college educa-
tion, and I thought it would
benefit my family.
Alexandria Anguiano
I love being here. I love
learning all these things I
never thought of. I like being
able to still stay in Warm
Springs and commute. That
is really convenient for me.
I feel like I’m walking away
with a great experience. I
love being around my family,
and they’re very happy to
have me go to school.
I hope I can motivate my
younger siblings to stay in
school, and then maybe go to
college.
I help out in the longhouse
kitchen during Feast time. I
help with the berries and
roots, and I’m hoping to pass
this down to my daughters.
I’ve learned I’m a lot
smarter than I thought I was.
I was scared at first, but now
I know that I’m a better
writer than I ever thought I
was.
I didn’t think I could do it
because I didn’t know too
many college people. But I’m
making it and moving for-
ward, and hopefully one day
I’ll be a good example.
Tribal First Foods and climate change
by Paul Lumley,
CRITFC Executive
Director
For thousands of
years, tribal cultures have
been based on the First
Foods that each came at
their appointed time.
Our calendars and
travels were based on
when these sacred
foods—the salmon, the
game, the roots, and the
berries—were ready for
harvest.
Now,
tragically,
changes to the environ-
ment due to climate
change are already having
an impact on the plants
and animals of the Co-
lumbia River basin.
In fact, the tribes are
some of the first to have
noticed the slight changes
that began happening
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years ago, when huckleber-
ries were ripening earlier
than anyone could remem-
ber, or when roots weren’t
growing as large as they once
had.
These changes haven’t
stopped there, and are get-
ting more noticeable.
We no longer see the
deep mountain snowpacks;
and as a result, the warmer
rivers no longer cooled by
the cold water melting from
them are altering the timing
of the salmon return.
All of these changes are
adding up to a very real
threat and danger, not only
to the balanced ecosystem
of the region and the planet,
but to the cultures that de-
pend on them, too.
Knowing what is happen-
ing makes watching these
slow changes seem like
watching a train wreck in
slow motion.
Tribal Council agenda items
(The following are some of the items on the
February Council agenda.)
Monday, Feb. 23
9 a.m. - Secretary-treasurer update.
10 - March agenda/travel delegations/
minutes, with the s-t.
11 - Draft resolutions with the s-t.
1:30 p.m. - Legislative update calls.
3 - Enrollments with Yvonne Poorbear/Vi-
tal Stats.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
9 a.m. Warm Springs Power and Water
Enterprises with Jim Manion.
10 - Joint Health Commission update.
1:30-3:30 p.m. - Warm Springs Ventures/
Telecom with Don Sampson and Jose
Mantanane.
CRITFC has been
studying climate change and
working to predict the ef-
fects it will have on the
Columbia River basin.
By anticipating how
salmon and rivers will be
impacted, we are providing
the tribes with information
they can use to prepare for
the expected changes.
Ultimately, the govern-
ments of the world must
come together to address
this issue, as only by a
united, global effort do
we have any hope to
solve this threat to us all.
I am confident, how-
ever that the tribes and
CRITFC will be strong
voices calling for action to
protect and restore sacred
Mother Earth.
Our elders would expect
no less from us. Genera-
tions yet to come are
counting on it.
My name is Jose
Alvarez, and I’m in the
Exercise Science Program
at Central Oregon Com-
munity College.
When I first started at
COCC, I was thinking I
would one day work with
a professional sports
team.
But now I’m realizing
how many options there
are for me with this de-
gree. So I’m not sure ex-
actly what I want to do
when I graduate.
I decided to go to col-
lege because I looked
around, and looked at my
life, and saw that I wasn’t
going in the direction that
I should have been going.
I had also gotten in-
volved with the Canoe
Family, where I was a
skipper or lead puller.
I found myself hang-
ing out with these younger
people, and drumming
and singing, and felt like I
was a bridge between the
young and old. So wanted
to set a better example for
them.
The Canoe Family in-
spired me. Before, I was
doing whatever I could
just to get by. Then, like I
said, I started learning
songs and our language,
and it changed my per-
spective on who I was and
what I send out to others.
School is hard, because
sometimes I get a little bored.
The classes can seem a little
repetitive, and I catch on
fast. But I know I need a
degree, so I’ve planned it all
out. I’ll be done by next year.
I’d like to stay in Warm
Springs and give back to my
community. But it really de-
pends on what kind of posi-
tion I can find.
I don’t want to spend all
this time and money on a
degree and work for $11 an
hour. A lot of times in Warm
Springs you work really hard
and really long for very little
pay, so I’m kind of on the
fence as to where I’ll end up.
I think about creating
a place for where the
young people who aren’t
so athletic can get moti-
vated.
This way they would be
healthier, which would
help them make better
decisions, do better in high
school, and improve their
lives all around.
There’s a place in Ohio
that’s doing this and
they’re seeing higher test
scores and grades from
the kids that get involved
in something like this.
What keeps me going
to school is not wanting
to end up doing a life of
nothing.
Culture Night and Fair in March
Culture and Heritage will
host the Culture Night and
Fair in March at the Warm
Springs Eagle Academy.
“In order for us to remain
a healthy people in a sover-
eign nation, we must honor
our ancestors and know our
history. It is important to
understand how the Euro-
pean Americans and the
United States government
have impacted our way of
life, and how we have man-
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Jose Alvarez with Canoe Family on Journey.
rage.
Appraised
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$145,500. Listing for
$140,000.
May be willing to
help you with down
payment. Call 541-
460-2163, or contact
tribal Credit for loan
approval.
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The Museum at Warm Springs is now
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on their winter hours. The Museum is open
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Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m.–5
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p.m. The museum is closed on Sundays
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and Mondays.
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aged to progress in that
changing environment.
From time immemorial we
have examined our past to
better prepare for the future.
It is no different today.”
Those are words from the
Warm Springs People’s Plan:
“That document is impor-
tant because it represents the
input of more than 900 com-
munity participants including
students, parents, teachers,
elders, community members,
tribal employees and enter-
prises,” said Deanie Smith,
language coordinator at the
Culture and Heritage Depart-
ment.
The goal of the Culture
Night and Fair, set for March
19, is to provide students and
families with a positive learn-
ing experience. The subject
will be the culture and com-
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Holliday St.
munity of Warm Springs.
A Tribal Council priority
is improving academic per-
formance and cultural pres-
ervation, by implementing
tribal language and cultural
curricula, Deanie said. “The
Culture Night and Fair will
be a great opportunity to start
working toward this goal,” she
said.
There are several ways to
get involved, and the door is
open to all. Some of the ways
to get involved include host-
ing a classroom by teaching a
cultural activity, conducting a
performance, or providing
food or supplies.
If you are interested in
participating in this event,
please contact Deanie Smith
at 541-553-3290. Or email at:
deanie.smith@wstribes.org
Call 541-
615-0555
Wednesday, Feb. 25
9 a.m. - Finance update (2014) with Mike
Collins.
Thursday-Friday, Feb. 26-27 - Colum-
bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
meeting.
(Note: All draft resolutions must be sent
to the secretary-treasurer by email in word
form two weeks prior to being taken into
Council for presentation. Copy to Lynn
Davis at the management office.
Jake.suppah@wstribes.org
ldavis@wstribes.org)
Call 541-
553-1182
Future items for Council consideration:
The tribal tax commission, 4 Chairs, Paul
Lumley-CRITFC.
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