Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 22, 2015
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$1.5 million for safety corridor project
An area of Warm Springs
that is in need of safety trans-
portation work is along High-
way 26, from the Highway 3
intersection to the area by
Indian Head Casino and the
Museum at Warm Springs.
There are specific area of
concern within this corridor,
such as the Highway 26-Hol-
lywood Boulevard-Shell Sta-
tion intersection, and the
highway-casino-museum in-
tersection.
The roadway from the
Hollywood intersection to the
casino is another area of con-
cern, as many pedestrians
walk this potentially danger-
ous area.
The good news is that the
state of Oregon has allocated
$1.5 million for improve-
ments to the corridor.
State Rep. John Huffman,
along with ODOT and other
officials, met last week with
tribal representatives to dis-
cuss this and related issues.
They toured the safety corri-
dor area, and the industrial
park.
There is a good possibility
that the $1.5 million could be
leveraged for additional fund-
ing, Rep. Huffman said.
Downtown Project
Councilman Kahseuss
Jackson, economic develop-
ment coordinator, organized
the meeting with the state
officials. In a related matter,
Councilman Jackson has also
been working with the BIA
on the Warm Springs Down-
town Project.
This project will involve
replacing the existing water
and sewer infrastructure at
the campus area. The BIA
appears ready to fund the
work in 2016-17, Jackson
said.
The BIA has already
started part of the Down-
town Project work, by remov-
ing some of the old buildings
on the campus.
A question has been
whether the BIA would be
responsible for replacing the
infrastructure, or just respon-
sible for removing the exist-
ing pipes.
This issue is being resolved
with the regional office, Jack-
son said.
Replacing the infrastruc-
ture will allow for new busi-
ness and other development
in the campus area.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Warm Springs Fire Management is stepping up the
summer prevention effort. A management team (with
kids above) was at the Jude Schimmel event by the
old elementary gym this week. They will host a fire
prevention information seminar next Wednesday,
August 29, from 7-8 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse.
Youth Council: D.C. visit, meeting with lawmakers, UNITY Conference
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They both were very en-
gaged in what we had to say.
Warm Springs Youth Coun-
cil
member
Keeyana
Yellowman discussed our con-
cern for the Schatz amend-
ment, which will help with
preserving Native languages
across the country. We re-
quested that the Senator sup-
port Amendment 2240. Sena-
tor Merkley agreed to support
our wishes, and we are very
thankful to have been able to
meet with both lawmakers.
The morning of the White
house Tribal Youth Gather-
ing was very hectic. We all
woke up at 4 a.m. to get
ready for what was going to
be an memorable and historic
day.
As we entered the Renais-
sance Hotel, where the gath-
ering was held, there was an
overwhelming number of
Native youth from every part
of the country. The excite-
ment quickly started to build
as we made our way to the
Grand Ballroom. The day was
here and we were all so hon-
ored to be part of it.
Over 1,000 native youth
stood in line for an hour to
enter the ballroom, where we
would have the opportunity
of a lifetime. One thing that
we noticed was the fact that
every single youth in atten-
dance was there for one thing:
To make a change.
There were quite a few
speakers that morning, but
they all agreed that we are the
generation that is going to
make the change—that we are
apart of a movement to help
better the lives and commu-
nities across Indian Country.
One of the many speak-
ers who came to the White
House Tribal Youth Gather-
ing was First Lady Michelle
Obama.
She had some very en-
couraging and powerful
ing this session we learned a
lot about what other youth
from different tribes experi-
ence, as well compare our
similarities. Attending the
Youth Gathering was very eye
opening, and members of the
Warm Springs Youth Coun-
cil are very grateful to have
been apart of that day.
Unity Conference
Courtesy photo.
Alyssa Macy, Summer Brunoe, Ken Kippley, Ashley
Meanus, Gavin Begay, Senator Jeff Merkley, Malia
LaLonie Collins, Feliciana Conner, Mitchell Lira and
Alawiikt Keeyana Yellowman at United States Capitol.
things to say in support of the
Native youth across this great
nation. Her memorable
speech was as motivating as
it was emotional.
She inspired a lot of us and
made us feel prideful for be-
ing who we are: Indigenous.
We were thrilled to hear that
our very own Feliciana
Conner and Malia Collins got
the opportunity to give the
First Lady a hug, a moment
forever cherished. You can
view her speech online at:
http://bit.ly/1CSzejv.
After listening to the many
speakers, everyone was as-
signed a breakout session
where we would meet with
other youth and get to ad-
dress our concerns to govern-
ment officials.
Some of the breakout ses-
sions included topics such as
education, culture, leadership,
and natural resources. Dur-
Following the gathering, we
got to attend the National
UNITY Conference, July 10-
14.
There were about 1,800
youth that attended the con-
ference this year, was more
than ever before.
All of the youth who at-
tended the conference got to
learn good leadership skills,
and had the opportunity to
engage in conversations per-
taining to self-identification
and what it’s like to be an in-
digenous person.
Each day of the confer-
ence was different. Every day
there was a topic that had to
do with the theme “Defining
the U in UNITY.” Each day
we developed new skills,
made new friends and made
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The homes have new
appliances, and water heat-
ers in the homes that are
energy efficient.
When finished, the sub-
division will have sidewalks
and street lights, and ac-
cess to high-speed internet
through the Warm Springs
Telecom.
Advanced Native Con-
str uction, and War m
Springs Construction are
the contractors for work.
The plan is for four
new units to come online
each month.
For more information
on the application process
for one of the units, call
Housing at 541-553-
3250. Or email Desirae
Wallace at:
desirae.wallace@wsha.us
endless memories.
The Warm Springs Youth
Council would like to say, If
it were not for all of the sup-
port that we got from our
community, and family and
friends, it would not have
been possible for us to have
the experience of a lifetime.
We would like to thank
each and everyone of you for
believing in us and being by
our side the whole way
through! We will be hosting a
community dinner and report
back on Wednesday, August
5, at the Agency Longhouse,
where we will share further
on this experience.
We also encourage Native
youth living in Warm Springs,
ages 14-24, to get involved
with the Youth Council. You
can connect with us on
Facebook:
http://bit.ly/
CTWSOYouthCouncil or on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
ctwsyouth.
We also maintain a e-dis-
tribution list and can sign you
up. Send us an email on our
FB page with your contact
information and we can add
you to the list.
Public Notice
Attention all Warm
Springs
and
Simnasho Schoolie
Flats water users:
As a public water
system, we are re-
quired by the U.S.
Environmental Pro-
tection Agency under
the 1996 amendment
to the Safe Drinking
Water Act to publish
the Consumer Confi-
dence Report.
Copies are avail-
able by calling the
Water Treatment
Plant at 541-553-
1472.
Check out
KWSO.org
for Warm
Springs news !
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