Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 19, 2015
Youth Council reports on Gathering
The Warm Springs Youth
Council met with community
members recently.
They reported on their
July trip to the White House
Tribal Youth Gathering in
Washington D.C.
The trip also included their
participation in the 2015 Na-
tional United National Indian
Tribal Youth Conference.
The Warm Springs Youth
Council has developed a con-
stitution and by-laws, and
code of ethics. Young people
are invited to join the coun-
cil:
For more information see
Facebook at:
CTWSOYouthCouncil.
Jayson Smith photos.
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Pathways Home starts soon
Pathways Home: A Na-
tive Homeownership Course
is for September and Oc-
tober in Warm Springs.
The courses will be on
Tuesdays evenings, 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Tribal
Credit building. The
classes start September 15,
and lasting through Octo-
ber 27.
To sign up for the class,
call 541-553-3148. The
courses are hosted by the
Warm Springs Housing
Authority, Tribal Credit,
and the War m Springs
Community Action Team.
In Pathways Home, you
will learn how to become
a successful homeowner:
Learn
everything
needed to find, finance,
purchase and maintain a
home. Learn the advan-
tages and disadvantages of
building a new home or
buying an existing one.
Gain a greater under-
standing of the mortgage
loan process; and learn
how to prepare a family
budget, improve your
credit, and how to avoid
the pitfalls of predatory
lending.
The class will include
hands-on mock-up training
with appliances. This
course is required for ev-
eryone in the Community
Action Team’s IDA pro-
gram for homeownership.
Small business course in Sept.
Tribal Council talks with Sen. Ferrioli
Tribal Council met with
Oregon Sen. Ted Ferrrioli
last week, discussing areas
the tribes may be interested
in during the 2016 Legisla-
tive session.
Environmental issues—
the water resource, fisheries
and coal transport, for in-
stance—are among tribal
priorities, said Councilman
Reuben Henry. The local
economy, new jobs espe-
cially, is another issue need-
ing attention at all levels, he
said. “Native Americans
didn’t invent the welfare sys-
tem,” Councilman Henry
said.
He brought up the grow-
ing problem of sea lion pre-
dation on salmon in the Co-
lumbia River.
Sen. Ferrioli said in his
opinion Native Americans
Haskell secures
ten-year
accreditation
Haskell Indian Nations
University in Kansas secured
accreditation for another 10
years, President Venida
Chenault announced last
week.
The Higher Learning Com-
mission came to the campus
in April for the university’s
10-year review. The visit re-
sulted in accreditation until
2024-2025.
“When we bundle our
commitment together, we can
accomplish much for tribal
students seeking to realize
their dreams and potential
through higher education,”
August is National
Immunization Aware-
ness Month. Pre-
teens and teens
need vaccines be-
cause they are at
greater risk for cer-
tain diseases like
meningitis, blood in-
fection and the can-
cers caused by HPV
Infection.
Being vaccinated
not only helps pro-
tect adolescents
from disease but
also helps stop the
spread of disease to
the family, class-
room and commu-
nity.
should have a right to hunt
the sea lions, as this was a tra-
dition.
Another topic was the res-
ervation economy:
The tribes are trying to de-
velop new businesses, such as
with the Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) program, said
Councilman Kahseuss Jack-
son. The state can play a part
in the tribes’ development of
infrastructure for these new
businesses, he said.
The state is also a key
player in the tribes’ new
TERO (Tribal Employment
Rights Ordinance) office,
Councilman Jackson said. He
noted the state has come
through with funding for the
UAV program, and ODOT is
planning work along Highway
26 through the Warm Springs
community, which could be a
Chenault said.
According to the Higher
Learning
Commission,
Haskell had 741 full-time and
part-time students as of April.
The university awarded
160 associates and bachelors
degrees in the prior year.
Community
notes
The Warm Springs Li-
brary is encouraging youth
to read this summer. Kids
can stop by the library any-
time to pick up a new book
for summer reading.
If you read a book and
fill out one of the Library’s
book slips, you can turn it in
good opportunity for the
TERO program.
Sen. Ferrioli, R-John Day,
said he would help in what-
ever way he can with the
employment situation.
“I know unemployment
in Indian Country can be as
high as 50 percent,” he said.
“The state (unemployment
average, around 5.5 percent)
does not reflect rural Oregon
or the tribes.”
The manufacturing aspect
of the UAV program has the
best potential for good local
jobs, he said. Partnerships
could bring the jobs to the
reservation, rather than to
Redmond or Bend, he said.
Councilman Raymond
Tsumpti brought up the is-
sue of tribal member stu-
dents from the Jefferson
County 509-J School District
wishing to transfer elsewhere,
such as to South Wasco.
The Wasco district does not
receive the Impact Aid
money, even though the stu-
dents are attending the South
Wasco district schools.
Sen. Ferrioli said the fund-
ing should follow the student
to whichever district the stu-
dent chooses to attend.
They also talked about the
need for a juvenile facility that
is closer to Warm Springs.
Juveniles who are detained
currently have to be trans-
ported to the facility in The
Dalles. This is not a good situ-
ation for families or for the
youth.
At Council they agreed
this is really a question for the
BIA, which has the approval
authority for a youth deten-
tion facility.
for a prize. The more books
you read, the more slips you
can fill out, and the more
prizes you win.
For ticket information call
Coralee Popp at 541-475-
6317. Or visit:
artadventuregallery.com
A benefit for the Jefferson
County Arts Association
and the Art Adventure Gal-
lery will be held on Saturday,
September 12 at the Erickson
Aircraft Collection Museum.
The Warm Springs Commu-
nity Action Team will host the
Warm Springs Market this
Friday, August 21, at the cam-
pus area by the WSCAT of-
fice.
The Warm Springs Back to School Barbecue
is coming up on Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Warm
Springs Eagle Academy, from 4-6 p.m. This is a
chance for students, the community and teaching
staff to get together, get to know
one another, and gear up for the
new school year. There will be
backpacks and school supplies for
students, plus information, food
and fun. Everyone is invited.
Central Oregon Auto
& Truck Repair
Indianpreneurship: A Na-
tive American Jour ney into
Business will start in Septem-
ber, lasting into November.
There will be ten sessions of
the course, meetings on
Wednesday evenings 5:30-
7:30 p.m.
Indianpreneurship will
cover business concepts indis-
pensable for anyone starting
or running a small business.
The training will provide com-
prehensive information on
business planning, access to
capital, basic bookkeeping,
human resources, problem
solving and marketing small
business.
The first class is on Sep-
tember 16. To sign up, please
call 541-553-3148. Classes
will be held in the Tribal
Credit Enterprise conference
room.
Instructors will be Aurolyn
Stwyer, co-author of
Indianpreneurship; Gerald
Danzuka and Jaime Scott of
the Warm Springs Commu-
nity Action Team; and Bruce
Engle of War m Springs
Credit.
Indianpreneurship is co-
hosted by the Warm Springs
Community Action Team and
the Tribal Credit. Food and
refreshments are provided.
Soup for the Soul at lodge
Saint Charles Hospice is
offering a free monthly pro-
gram for anyone who has lost
a loved one and would like
support in understanding
their grief.
Soup for the Soul will be
held once a month on a
Thursday at High Lookee
Lodge in Warm Springs. A
free lunch is provided, and all
who have experienced loss are
welcome.
The next session is this
Thursday, August 20, from
noon to 1:30.
St. Charles scholarships
St. Charles Madras in
partnership with the St
Charles Foundation is
offering scholarships to
Jefferson County under-
graduate students who
are studying for a career
in the health care field.
For more infor mation
stop by the hospital or
contact Rebecca Keegan
at 541-460-4200.
Reading workshop for kids
The Education Committee
is hosting a mini-reading
workshop on Tuesday
evening, August 25, for fami-
lies with 3-5 year olds. The
workshop will be from 6-7
p.m. in the community cen-
ter social hall.
Kids will get a book, and
will do art activities related to
the stories. Family members
will learn literacy tips from
kindergarten teachers, as well
as what the kids will be learn-
ing and tested on in kinder-
garten.
Farm hay, barley for sale
The Warm Springs tribal
farm has beardless barley hay
and first cutting alfalfa for
sale.
The alfalfa is $180 per ton
for non-tribal members; and
$160 per ton for members.
Five-ton minimum or $85 per
bale.
The barley is $160 per ton
for non-members; and $140
per ton for members. Five
ton minimum or $70 per bale.
Purchases may be made at
the Branch of Natural Re-
sources main office. Please
contact the Range and Ag
Department for more infor-
mation, 541-553-2001.
ONABEN award helps artists
85 SW Third St.,
Madras OR 97741
541-475-2370
The Oregon Native
American Business Net-
work—ONABEN—has won
an award from the U.S. Small
Business Administration’s
2015 Growth Accelerator
Fund Competition.
ONABEN will use the
award to support expanded
entrepreneurial services for
the artists of the Qualla
Boundary, home of the East-
ern Band of Cherokee Indi-
ans in North Carolina.
The award will also allow
ONABEN to continue with
its work on growing the Au-
thentically Cherokee, a brand
created to market these art-
ists.