Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 24, 2015
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Scholarship awards at ITC symposium New law on e-cigs
By Scott Kalama
T he Indian Timber Council
met this month at North Bend
for the Thirty-Ninth Annual
National Indian Timber Sym-
posium.
Warm Springs Council-
man Orvie Danzuka, the
tribes’ Forest Manager, coor-
dinated a presentation on Un-
manned Aerial Systems, and
their applications for tribal
Natural Resources.
Bobby Brunoe, Natural
Resources general manager,
made a presentation on the
Tribal Forest Protection Act.
This was in regard to fuels re-
duction practices on forest
land bordering reservations.
The Indian Timber Coun-
cil (ITC), founded in 1976 in
Warm Springs, now has mem-
bership of over 60 tribes and
Native Alaska corporations.
At this year’s symposium,
hosted by Coquille Tribe, the
Timber Council awarded 28
Truman D. Picard Memorial
Scholarships.
The scholarships are for
students pursuing careers in
the Natural Resources field.
Three of the scholarships
went to high school students,
23 to undergraduate students,
and two to graduate students.
Councilman Danzuka is
the administer of the Memo-
rial Scholarship, and organizes
the fundraising raffle.
Two of the scholarships
this year went to War m
Springs members Kristi
Olney and Karlen Yallup.
At the symposium, the
Tobacco Prevention Team
Courtesy photo.
The Indian Timber Council board (from left): Vernon Stearns Jr. (Spokane Tribe), Orvie
Danzuka (Warm Springs), Phil Rigdon (Yakama), Tim Miller (Grand Portage), James
Sellers (Quinault), Bing Matt (Confederated Salish & Kootenai), Jonathan Brooks
(White Mountain Apache, Darin Jarnaghan (Hoopa), and John Degroot (Nez Perce).
Timber Council elected the
officers for the year: Presi-
dent Phil Rigdon (Yakama),
vice president, Vernon
Stearns Jr. (Spokane), secre-
tary Orvie Danzuka (Warm
Springs), and treasurer Tim
Miller (Grand Portage).
Councilman Danzuka is
also the ITC Education Com-
mittee chair.
The Indian Timber Coun-
cil (ITC) is a nonprofit nation-
wide consortium of Indian
Tribes, Alaska Native Corpo-
rations, and individuals dedi-
cated to improving the man-
agement of natural resources
of importance to Native
American communities.
The ITC works coopera-
tively with the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, private industry,
and academia to explore is-
sues and identify practical
strategies and initiatives to
promote social, economic
and ecological values while
protecting and utilizing for-
ests, soil, water, and wildlife.
The purpose is to promote
sound, economic manage-
ment of Indian forests, facili-
tate communication, collabo-
rate with the BIA and others
interested in improving the
management of Indian natu-
ral resources.
The ITC helps to establish
natural resource-based busi-
ness enterprises; and encour-
ages the training and devel-
opment of Indian foresters.
The Coquille Tribes hosted
the 2015 symposium at the
Mill Casino and Hotel at
North Bend.
Growing up in the
1990s, when tobacco use
was a norm, you would
see smokers in restau-
rants, at schools in the
teachers’ lounge, and on
airplane flights.
I remember being
seated in a non-smoking
section at a local restau-
rant, but still plugging my
nose to avoid the cigarette
smell.
Later on in my life I
remember my friends
complaining at the night
club about the new ban on
smoking cigarettes in-
doors. It was a relief for
non-smokers because they
could socialize while en-
joying fresh air indoors.
Nowadays tobacco has
stepped up their products
by adding smoke-less elec-
tronic cigarettes. But in-
stead of smoke from
burning tobacco, users in-
hale vapors consisting of
nicotine, flavor additives
and other chemicals.
The use of e-cigs has
been on the rise. Many
users say it’s harmless—
that it’s just vapors, while
they use indoors.
But throughout this
year, the data shows
smokeless doesn’t mean
harmless. Preliminary test-
ing of e-cigs identified
chemicals known to cause
cancer and birth defects in
first- and second-hand e-
cigarette vapor.
In May, Oregon Gov.
Kate Brown signed a law
regulating e-cigs that:
Expands the Oregon
Indoor Clean Air Act to
make it illegal to use e-ciga-
rettes and other inhalant
delivery systems in work-
places, restaurants, bars
and other indoor public
spaces in Oregon, as of
Jan. 1, 2016;
Prevents the sale of in-
halant delivery systems to
people under 18, already
in effect .
If you need help or tips
to quit smoking, call 1-
800-QUIT-NOW.
Community Counseling Calendar
Prevention
There is a battle of two
wolves inside us all. One is evil:
it is anger, jealousy, greed, re-
sentment, lies, inferiority and ego.
The other is good: it is joy,
peace, love, hope, humility, kind-
ness, empathy and truth.
The wolf that wins? The one
you feed.
- Cherokee Proverb
Mondays
4-6 p.m. - Soaring Butter-
flies/Warrior Spirit for third-
grade and up at the Commu-
nity Counseling Center (this
class will continue through
the Summer).
Wednesdays
8:30 a.m. - Morning Af-
tercare (6/24)
3-4:30 p.m. - Anger Man-
agement Group
5:30-7 p.m. - Positive In-
dian Parenting.
7 p.m. - AA Meeting (self-
supporting)
Thursdays
12 noon - AA Meeting
(self-supporting)
2-4 p.m. - Alcohol Educa-
tion
4-5 p.m. - Incentive Store
open - Downstairs in Sallie’s
office
6 p.m. - NA Meeting at
Shaker Church (self-supporting)
Groups & Meetings
Courtesy photos.
ITC scholarship recipient Kristi Olney with mom Cinda
Heath, and grandparents Shirley and Warm Springs
Chief Delvis Heath.
ITC scholarship recipient Karlen Yallup with parents
Michael and Yvette Leecy.
RedWind workshop for small businesses
RedWind will hold its next
workshop, hosted by the
Warm Springs Community
Action Team and Credit En-
terprise, in July.
This is a small business de-
velopment workshop, held at
the War m Springs Tribal
Credit Enterprise conference
room.
The workshop is set for
Monday and Tuesday, July
13-14, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
each day.
All Native entrepreneurs
are invited to attend, and are
strongly encouraged to regis-
ter for this free course.
The training workshop will
benefit anyone who operates,
or is considering operating a
small business.
This workshop is one of
21 that RedWind will hold
this year.
To register, please use the
following link:
conta.cc/1AQGqMg
You may also contact the
Community Action Team at
541-553-3148. Or email:
gerald@warmspringsprogress.
Mondays
2-4 p.m. - Adult Guiding
Butterflies and Mighty War-
riors Class
4-5 p.m. - Incentive Store
Open, downstairs in Sallie’s
office.
5:30-7 p.m. - Aftercare
Tuesdays
10-12 p.m. - Positive In-
dian Parenting
12 noon - AA Meeting
(self-supporting)
3-4:30 p.m. - Men’s Sup-
port Group.
4-6 p.m. - Third-grade and
up Soaring Butterflies and
Warrior Spirit Class.
5:30 p.m. - Relapse and
Anger Resolution.
Saturdays
10 a.m. - AA Meeting (self-
supporting)
Upcoming Community
Events
July 1-2 - 8 a.m.-5 p.m. -
Soaring to the Future Preven-
tion Presentations.
July 3 - 8:30 a.m. - 3 on 3
Basketball Community Out-
reach.
July 6 - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. -
Native Aspirations Coalition
WrapAround Training.
July 8-9 - 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. - ASIST Suicide Preven-
tion Training.
For more information
call Community Counsel-
ing at 541-553-3205.
For those medical
questions...
The Warm
Springs Health &
Wellness Center
Nurse Hotline
866-470-2015
* My baby is coughing. Should I
take her to the clinic?
* How can I treat my sore throat at
home?
* Should my medical issue be
treated at the emergency room?