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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 12, 2016
12-point
check-ups
at ECE
For the first time, the 12-Point
Kid Inspections health and de-
velopment project came to the
Early Childhood Education Cen-
ter.
This was an effort to identify
and treat potential obstacles to
learning before children enter kin-
dergarten.
Healthy Beginnings partnered
with the Oregon Community
Foundation and ECE to offer
these free health and developmen-
tal screenings.
During the 12-Point Kid Inspec-
tions, children aged 0 through 5
received assessments in the follow-
ing:
Vision, hearing, dental, speech,
motor, concepts, health, nutrition,
behavior, infant/toddler or child
development, and car seat safety
assessments.
Children who were found to
need help in any of these areas
were referred to community part-
ners offering the appropriate sup-
port, free of charge or for a nomi-
nal fee.
“The goal is for every child to
start kindergarten developmentally
ready to learn,” said Holly Remer,
Healthy Beginnings executive di-
rector.
“The earlier we can diagnose
Round
Dance at
The Dalles
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Eleven-month old Amaya with mom Alice Farias at one of the 12-point check stations.
and address potential health prob-
lems or developmental delays, the
better chance children have of suc-
ceeding in school.”
The Warm Springs event was
one of the 18 inspection screenings
Healthy Beginnings has held in Cen-
tral Oregon, with funding support
from the Oregon Community Foun-
dation.
Healthy Beginnings provides the
most comprehensive assessment
and referral service in the commu-
nity, confirming the health and de-
velopment of young children birth
to age 5 at no cost to the family.
Screenings are designed for all fami-
lies and young children. Oregon
Health Plan application assistance
was also available.
Healthy Beginnings
Healthy Beginnings is a partner
of the High Desert Education Ser-
vice District, providing access to
health and education and behavior
services for young children and
their families in Central Oregon.
Setback for Standing Rock Sioux
Anthony Anderson of Warm Springs took this photograph during the opposition to the DAPL in
North Dakota. The photograph will be part of the Museum at Warm Springs Member Art Show.
The Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe saw a setback in their ef-
fort to stop the controversial
Dakota Access Pipeline.
A federal appeals court has
ruled in favor of the develop-
ers of the pipeline, which would
disturb land that is sacred to the
tribe.
In a short order issued on
Sunday evening, the D.C. Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals lifted an
administrative injunction that
had put a halt to construction
in a key area of North Dakota.
The decision means the com-
pany can continue work in ar-
eas where the tribe has docu-
mented the presence of sacred
sites and burial grounds.
But the court noted that
Dakota Access has yet to secure
approval for an extremely cru-
cial portion of the project.
The U.S. Army Corps of En-
gineers still hasn’t issued an ease-
ment for the pipeline to build on
federal land at Lake Oahe. With-
out that easement, no oil can flow
under the Missouri River.
“A necessary easement still
awaits government approval — a
decision Corps’ counsel predicts is
likely weeks away,” the two-page
order stated.
The order was posted on the
court’s online system right at 7
p.m. Eastern on Sunday night, just
ahead of the Columbus Day fed-
eral holiday.
It marks yet another unusual
event in the course of the closely-
watched dispute and it comes just
four days after a panel of three
judges heard arguments on the
tribe’s request for a more perma-
nent hold on construction.
Despite the setback on that re-
quest, the tribe isn’t giving up.
Chairman Dave Archambault has
called the pipeline, which comes
within a half-mile of the reser-
vation, a threat to his people’s
sovereignty and their future gen-
erations.
“The Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe is not backing down from
this fight,” Archambault said.
“We are guided by prayer,
and we will continue to fight for
our people. We will not rest un-
til our lands, people, waters and
sacred places are permanently
protected from this destructive
pipeline.”
Archambault attended the
October 5 hearing, which went
more than three times as long
as scheduled, in Washington,
D.C. The lack of the easement
was among several major issues
considered by the court, with
one judge questioning why Da-
kota Access started building the
$3.8 billion project without it.
Human Resources hosts enrollment, benefits fair
Tribal Human Resources hosted
the Open Enrollment and Benefits
Fair last week.
This was for all Confederated
Tribes employees and enterprise
employees.
Departments and enterprises
gave employees time to attend the
fair, conducted all day October 6
at the Community Center.
Employees attended to learn
more about local providers and in-
surance plans, and open enrollment
for benefits. The health care pro-
viders and vendors were on hand
to speak with some of the many
tribal and enterprise employees.
The mission of the Oregon Com-
munity Foundation is to improve
life in Oregon and promote effec-
tive philanthropy.
The foundation works with indi-
viduals, families, businesses and or-
ganizations to create charitable
funds to support the community
causes they care about.
Through these funds, OCF has
awarded a total of $1 billion in
grants and scholarships, with more
than $80 million awarded in 2015
alone.
Everyone is invited to the
Healing The Earth Unity
Round Dance in The Dalles.
This will be hosted by Co-
lumbia River Indian Center.
The free event will be on Sat-
urday, October 22, from 1
p.m. to midnight.
The location is the
Wahtonka Community School
campus, 3601 W. Tenth St.
The event continues on
Sunday, October 23, noon to
5 p.m. at the Columbia Gorge
Discovery Center, 5000 Dis-
covery Drive.
For more information, con-
tact Lana Jack 541-965-1679.
Or the Columbia Gorge Dis-
covery Center at 541-296-
8600 ext. 201. Or the
website: gorgediscovery.org.
This event welcomes ev-
eryone who feels a connec-
tion to the healing spirit of
the Columbia River and the
ancient land which graces the
river’s shore.
Partial schedule:
1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday will
feature exhibition dancers,
and presentation of a student
built tipi.
4 p.m.: Opening Pipe Cer-
emony with elder Ken Awasis,
Saskatchewan.
5 p.m. - Potluck and
Friendship Feast.
Recovery Never Ends
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Patty continues to advocate for
people in recovery, and for those
incarcerated. She is to be com-
mended for her extraordinary work.
She previously worked with Caroline
Cruz and John Spence.
The Hands Across the Bridge
mission is to build leadership in the
recovery community by inspiring
people to speak out on recovery re-
lated issues and challenge the stigma
of addiction, one story at a time.
Many tribal people met that chal-
lenge at the Recover y Never Ends
conference, as they shared testi-
mony after testimony of the chal-
lenges they faced in recovery.
Burns Tribal Councilman Jarvis
Kennedy shared his inspiring testi-
mony of incarceration to Tribal
Council.
During the breaks, Jennifer
Russell and Edmund Francis, of
Diabetes Prevention, did a fun ex-
ercise, and a ‘great outdoors mini
hike’ with the participants.
Starla Green, of the War m
Springs Police Department, shared
a powerpoint presentation on
‘DUIIs in Warm Springs.’
Tribal Councilman Raymond
Tsumpti Sr. welcomed the NARA
visitors upon their arrival to HeHe
at noon. It was great to have his
support as an elder and Tribal Coun-
cilman. Other testimonies were
from Marva and Michelle, NARA,
Billy and Mona Cochran. Healing
by Darlou Foster, Talking Fire
Circle by Delson Suppah, and Bingo
ended the conference.
The Guiding Butterflies and
Mighty Warriors meet every Thurs-
day (except the third Thursday) of
the month at the Warm Springs
Behavioral Health (previously Com-
munity Counseling).
Our mission statement is: Sup-
porting one another to be addiction
free, to build community by pro-
viding a judge-free environment.
Using both traditional and educa-
tional teachings to grow spiritually
and mentally.
We hope to make this an annual
event with future management and
financial support.