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Letters to the editor
Team adds aircraft dispatch
To artists
The Museum at Warm
Springs is accepting artwork
for its upcoming exhibit, Cre-
ativity Explored. This is a
community art exhibit that
will showcase artists of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
The deadline to submit
work is Friday, April 14 at 5
p.m. Applications and guide-
lines are available at the mu-
seum. If you have questions
contact Natalie Kirk, 541-
553-3331.
Karla Hawes, Mar y
Iwamoto, Kecia Florendo,
Norene Sampson, Victoria
Katchia
and
Val
Squiemphen.
Great grades at
W.S. Academy
The Warm Springs k-8
Academy announced the
Semester 2 Honor Roll stu-
dents, grades six, seven and
eight. Great work, and con-
gratulations:
Vets gathering
Sixth grade Honors
(3.0-3.5)
The Veterans and Family
Healing Gathering—Honor-
ing the Sixty-Seventh Anni-
versary of the Korean War—
is coming up April 27-30 at
the HeHe Longhouse.
The weekend includes
healing ceremonies, speakers,
talking circles, men and
women’s sweat lodges, games
and kids’ activities.
There is no charge to par-
ticipate. Contributions of
food, volunteer time and
raffle items are greatly appre-
ciated. For information con-
tact Larsen Kalama at 541-
553-3093.
Warm Springs Honor Se-
niors Day is coming up in
May at the Agency
Longhouse.
The committee is looking
for donations of door prizes
and gift items for guests. For
information, or if you’d like
to help out, contact the
War m Springs Senior
Wellness program at 541-553-
3313 or 3520.
Sammy Billy Chinook,
Treyvon Johnson, Israel
Machic Holliday, Alexa
Martinez, Waurica
Miller, Marcus Muldrow
Jr., Kaiwin Clements, Garrett
Jackson, Taylor Arthur, Inez
Bradley, Daneicia Gonzalez,
Denyce Padilla, Noalani
Harry, Ronald Kalama,
Alison Medina, Yvonne
Greene, Tanaya Tewee.
Portland-to-Coast
Relay raffle
The 2017 Portland to
Coast Relay Team from
Warm Springs is hosting a
fund-raising raffle. Items
include:
A cord of wood, $100
cash, gift basket, Beavers
scarf, Seahawks scraf,
beaded earrings, set of cof-
fee mugs, Indian print men’s
shirt, $25 cash, Ducks scarf,
necklace with shell, Lottery
scratch-offs, sweatshirt with
Pendleton pockets, and
other donated items.
Tickets will be on sale
until May 1. The tickets are
$1 each or six for $5. Need
not be present to win. See
the following for your raffle
tickets:
Saphronia Coochise,
Rosanna
Jackson,
Marceline
Smith,
Samantha Gomez, Mel-
issa Benson, Susan Jim,
Sixth grade High Hon-
ors (3.5-3.9)
Mikayla
Jimboy,
Sebastian Bisland, Aradonna
Cochran, Gunner Herkshan
Jr., Krystah Jack Melvin,
Amare LeClaire Jones, Pre-
cious Butler, Elisella Torres,
Jasper Switzler Jr., Isaiah
Wapsheli, Leland Libokmeto,
Janathian Tias, Arellya
Scott.
Eighth grade Highest
Honors
Jayden Davis, Jocixx
Hintsatake, Relda Jack
Melvin.
Congratulations and great
work, students!
Memorial
There will be a Me-
morial for Jesse
Daniel Greene, 1973-
2016, on Saturday,
April 8, 2017 (date
change due to food
gatherer’s memorial).
The memorial will
begin at 8 a.m. There
will be a stonesetting
and headstone unveil-
ing at the Tenino Cem-
etery.
Memorial
and
giveaway at the
Agency Longhouse.
Lunch to follow.
Drummers requested.
Birth
Niklaus Mikael Adams
Melanie Adams of Ma-
dras is pleased to announce
the birth of her son Niklaus
(Klaus) Mikael Adams, born
on March 20, 2017.
Niklaus joins sister Chloe.
Grandparents are atwai
Shielyn Calica and Tray
Adams.
Sixth grade Highest
Honors (4.0)
Little Swans
Jazell Allen, Caroline
Hintsatake, Torrin
Keller, Esmerelda Orozco.
The Little Swans Danc-
ers will give an Indigenous
Voices presentation, Satur-
day, April 1 from 1 to 2 p.m.
at Columbia Gorge Discov-
ery Center and Museum in
The Dalles.
The Iksiks Washanahl’a
Little Swans group members
include Native grandmoth-
ers, mothers, and daughters.
The daughters are the danc-
ers and the mothers and
grandmothers sing.
Each dance tells a cultural
story from the plateau area
of Indian Country that has
been carried down for gen-
erations. The program is in-
cluded with museum admis-
Seventh grade Honors
Jessica Bruised Head,
Feather Miller, Senorah
Wallulatum, Nathaniel
Jensen, Lilian Libokmeto,
Hailey Cochran.
Seventh grade High
Honors
Kalise Holliday, Levina
Perez Greene, Shantelle
Henry.
Eighth grade Honors
Esminda Campuzano,
Jacob Kasinger, Glenn
Brunoe, Delleena Plouffe,
Mashauni Smith, Deshaun
Chavez, Hermione Johnson.
Eighth
Honors
grade
High
Frederick Ike III, Joshua
Olney, Elizabeth Antunez,
Syrus Crane, Kathryce
Danzuka, Jason Tohet Jr.,
Aurora
Squiemphen,
Josephine Badoni, Perseus
Bradley, Dylan Heath, Taya
Holliday.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
sion. Kids get in free with
paid adult during spring
break. For more informa-
tion, visit:
gorgediscovery.org
Dental day
for kids
Warm Springs Dental is
having a Spring Break Kids
Day for all youth ages one
to eighteen. This will be this
Thursday, March 30.
Dental technicians will do
exams and fluoride varnish.
Hours are from 8-11 a.m.
and 1-3 p.m.
No appointments are
needed that day. Just check
in with patient registration
and then the dental window.
Young at Art
The Museum at Warm
Springs is having its Young
At Art Fair this week,
through this Thursday,
March 30.
The fair is from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. It’s open to kids ages 10
and over. Lunches will be
provided.
Warm Springs Youth are
invited to create and learn.
It’s free to participate but
space is limited. Contact
Natalie at the Museum to
sign kids up, 541-553-3331.
Artisans series
The Community Action
Team and ONABEN are
putting on a Warm Springs
artisans training series.
It’s five sessions that will
begin this Thursday, March
30 from 11:30-1:30 at the
tribal Credit building.
Participants will learn
about pricing, inventory and
insurance. It is free to attend.
Lunch will be provided and
registration is required. Call
Leah at 541-553-3148 to
sign up.
Veterans dinner
The Madras VFW Post
12141 will hold a Welcome
Home Vietnam Veterans
Day spaghetti dinner this
Dave McMechan//Spilyay
Bob Medina, Inez Jones and Charles at the Warm
Springs Fire Management Dispatch Center.
The Warm Springs Fire
Management Dispatch
Center now has dispatch-
ers who are qualified to dis-
patch aircraft during wild-
fires and other emergency
situations.
Lead dispatcher Bob
Medina and Inez Jones
recently completed the air-
craft dispatch training, and
have their certificates.
Charles Hudson will be the
next to go through the
training.
The goal is to have the
full service dispatch cen-
ter in Warm Springs, lo-
cated at the industrial park.
Thursday, March 30, and is
inviting all veterans to attend.
It will be at 5 p.m. at the
Jefferson County Senior Cen-
ter, 860 SW Madison Street.
It’s being catered by Black
Bear Diner.
Salmon Camp
The Columbia River In-
ter-Tribal Fish Commission,
in collaboration with the Con-
federated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
is hosting Salmon Camp
June 25 - 30.
A limited number of in-
coming sixth-eighth grade stu-
dents from each of the
CRITFC tribes will be se-
lected to attend this free six-
day camp. A stipend will be
provided upon successful
program completion.
Participants will learn
The aircraft dispatch
certification allows them to
work with rotary (helicop-
ter) and fixed-wing aircraft.
During wild-land fire
events, aircraft can arrive
from anywhere in the U.S.
The dispatcher is respon-
sible also for determining
the aircraft route, includ-
ing identifying nearby air-
ports along the way.
Meanwhile,
Bob
Medina reminds those in-
terested that the camp
crew program is starting
soon, now set to begin in
May.
about the science and life
cycle of salmon, see salmon
restoration projects, explore
traditional ecological knowl-
edge, meet tribal profession-
als working in the field and
gain hands-on experience.
Applications are due by 5
p.m. on May 26. Learn more
and download the application
at critfc.org
Discovery Center
Looking for a great fam-
ily outing during spring
break? Visit the Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center &
Museum. Kids through high
school age receive free mu-
seum admission during Or-
egon and Washington Spring
Break with paid adult admis-
sion through April 23. For
more information, phone
(541) 296-8600 ext. 201. Or
visit: gorgediscovery.org.
Challenges of raising a child with autism
by Jazmine Ike
for KWSO/Spilyay
A child with autism can
be very challenging at times,
not only for the parents but
for siblings as well.
A statistic reads that one
in every 91 children is diag-
nosed with autism. Many
times, once a child is diag-
nosed, parents are left with
little information.
This sense of not know-
ing what to do can be a large
burden on a family, and can
lead to emotional distress,
divorce and decrease in so-
cial interactions.
This article is to help
share possible solutions for
a family with an autistic child.
The symptons
Some parents are able to
identify a difference in a
child’s behavior almost from
birth. Other times a parent
will not notice anything
wrong until a few years af-
ter birth.
Autism can be difficult to
identify. If there is any rea-
son to believe that a child
may have autism, parents
should seek a full evaluation.
Children with autism
nearly always have a sensory
problem, such as pain toler-
ance, sound hypersensitivity
and tactical defensiveness.
They may also display
“sensory seeking behaviors”
such as flapping, squeezing
and spinning. Typically, au-
tism affects individuals in
five key areas:
Communication (verbal
and non-verbal), social skills,
behaviors, learning, and
medical issues.
The cause of autism re-
mains unclear, but there is
widespread belief that it is
caused by a complex of ge-
netic and environmental in-
teractions, which means it is
more biological than a brain
state.
Autism is an issue of dy-
namic intelligence, which
causes a breakdown in par-
ticipation relationship.
Treatment
Treatment can vary de-
pending on the type of au-
tism one has and on the in-
dividual child.
When living with autism
and understanding its ef-
fects, there are three do-
mains parents should ad-
dress:
Traditional therapies, bio-
medical interventions, and
emotional support.
Maintaining these three
areas can help families stay
strong and decrease the lev-
els of stress.
Autistic children are able
to function better with struc-
ture, schedules and routines;
however, these can also
cause parents to be stressed
when adhering strictly to
those routines and schedules.
It is suggested that par-
ents and families attend
therapies, as the sessions can
help with the emotional as-
pect of the situation, and
can help to keep families
connected.
The child’s treatment
team may even be able to
help set up a maximally
therapeutic home environ-
ment. One example of what
this may look like is:
Preferred toys stored out
of reach so that a child is
encouraged to communicate
with a caregiver when he or
she wants those toys.
The key to raising an au-
tistic child is to minimize the
impact of autism while
maximizing the child’s po-
tential.
(This article is in recogni-
tion of April as Autism
Awareness Month.)