Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 18, 2017
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Living with Diabetes
At Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items on the January
Tribal Council agenda:
Healthy habits make all the difference
T his is
how Craig Tailfeathers
lost 20 pounds, and why he is do-
ing a great job taking care of his
diabetes and cholesterol levels.
“It took me several years to start
taking care of my diabetes,” Craig
was saying the other day. “It was
after my accident this summer
when I injured my foot—I did not
want to lose my foot, so I stepped
up on taking care of diabetes.”
After the foot injury Craig
started watching his sugar intake
and taking his medications. And his
eating habits changed. As Craig
says:
“I reduced my portions by put-
ting a little on my plate. I would
have one meal and not go back
for seconds. I grew up living by
the store—drinking pop and eat-
ing ice cream. Now I do not drink
pop.”
In fact, no one at his house
Craig Tailfeathers
drinks pop anymore: “One day at
the store I thought to myself, ‘I think
I can go a week without pop,’ and I
did. So I stopped buying it. And I
stopped eating a lot of beef.”
Being out on the ranch has
helped him the most: “I get fresh
Monday, Jan. 23
9 a.m. - Secretary-Treasurer
and COO updates with
Michele Stacona and Alyssa
Macy.
10 - February agenda/review
minutes with the S-T.
11 - Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
1:30 p.m. - Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
3 - Enrollments with Lucille
Suppach-Samson of Vital
Stats.
air. Everyone works hard. The fam-
ily eats right most the time.
“We always have a sit down din-
ner in the evening, even with fam-
ily members going places. We eat
traditional foods, lukameen with
salmon, chicken or hamburger.”
His blood sugar and cholesterol
numbers have improved signifi-
cantly.
“If I feel my blood sugars get
too low, I eat a little something—I
get a little agitated if my blood sug-
ars get too low.”
Asked for advice for anyone in
a similar situation, Craig says:
“I feel blessed to have my fam-
ily support. And If I can do this,
anyone can.”
Tuesday, Jan. 24
9 a.m. - Culture & Heritage
Committee.
10 - Education Committee
with Deanie Smith.
11 - Fish & Wildlife Com-
mittee with Bruce Jim Sr.
1:30 p.m. - Health & Wel-
fare Committee with Janice
Clements.
2:30 - Land Use Planning
Committee, Jimmy Tohet Sr.
(Photo and text courtesy the Warm
Springs Indian Health Services Model
Diabetes Program, 541-553-2478.)
3:30 - Range & Ag Commit-
tee with Delford Johnson.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
9 a.m. - Timber Committee
with Levi VanPelt.
10 - Water Board withR o y
Spino.
11 - Miss Warm Springs
with Alyssa Macy.
1:30 p.m. - EPA on Portland
Harbor with Robert Brunoe.
Monday, Jan. 30
Enterprise updates
9 a.m. - Indian Head Casino.
10 - Power & Water Enter-
prises.
11 - Composite Products.
1:30 p.m. - Warm Springs
Telecom.
2:30 - Credit.
3- Warm Springs Ventures.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
9 a.m. - Kah-Nee-Ta update.
10 - Museum at
Warm
Springs.
11 - Housing Authority.
1:30 p.m. - Timber LLC.
3 - Cannabis update with
Ventures.
Snowy images around the rez
Early and mid January saw many
snowy days and nights on the reser-
vation.
Before things thawed out this
week, photographers Edward
Heath and Jayson Smith captured
these images around the reserva-
tion.
KWSO
Museum in the snow
Livestock not liking the cold.
Edward Heath
Upper Dry Creek Valley.
Edward Heath
Fireworks and snow.
KWSO
Careful driving.
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Jayson Smith
Neighborhoods and the mountain got a lot of snow.
Edward Heath
341 SW Sixth St.
Redmond
Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
ph. 541-923-8071