Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 19, 2017
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New health care model specific to tribal member needs
The Oregon Health Au-
thority is partnering with
CareOregon to build a care
coordination model for
tribal members in the Or-
egon Health Plan fee-for-
service program.
This came about in coor-
dination with Oregon’s nine
tribes and the Native Ameri-
can Rehabilitation Associa-
tion (NARA).
In 2016 the tribes and
NARA began working with
the state Health Authority on
the coordination effort with
CareOregon.
The goal was to develop
a culturally appropriate,
statewide program of care
coordination services for
tribal members on OHP.
This care coordination is
not only specific to tribal
member needs, but engages
This care coordina-
tion is not only
specific to tribal
member needs, but
engages directly with
each tribes’ own
health care clinics...
directly with each tribes’
own health care clinics and
systems of care.
They developed a new
care coordination contract.
And as a result: Starting on
August 1, tribal members
on OHP fee-for-service
will begin working with
CareOregon for their care
coordination needs.
“We’ve worked together
to ensure all Native Ameri-
cans in Oregon receive the
highest quality health care,”
said Caroline Cruz, Warm
Springs Health and Human
Services branch manager.
“This helps in that effort.”
CareOregon chief ex-
ecutive officer Eric Hunter
commented: “We feel very
honored to have been cho-
sen by the tribes to provide
care coordination services.
We take seriously the re-
sponsibility of developing
with members of the tribes
a culturally responsive pro-
gram that meets the unique
needs of the Native Ameri-
can population in Oregon.”
Care coordination is
hands-on engagement help-
ing OHP members with
chronic or acute illnesses
access health care services
and navigate health care op-
tions.
“Through care coordina-
tion, we bring each member,
their providers, specialists
and community resources to-
gether into a unified whole,”
said Amit Shah, CareOregon
chief medical officer.
“This way we can over-
come the barriers to health.”
Culturally responsive
care is a key element in
Oregon’s health system, help-
ing provide OHP members
with better care, better
health and lower costs.
Though CareOregon will
soon provide care coordina-
tion services for tribal mem-
bers on the OHP fee-for-
service program, no one will
have to change clinics or
providers.
CareOregon will work
with tribal health leaders to
help tribal members:
· Get timely appoint-
ments with a doctor, special-
ist, or other providers;
· Find a specialty pro-
vider;
· Get the equipment, sup-
plies or services they need
through the Oregon Health
Plan;
· Coordinate care among
patients, doctors, other pro-
viders, community support
agencies, tribal health center,
and social service organiza-
tions
· Connect users to other
resources in their commu-
nity.
For more information
about care coordination or
the
services
that
CareOregon provides, see
CareOregon’s website:
careoregon.org
Branch update with Administrative Service departments
This is an overview of some
of main departments and their
work with tribal Administra-
tive Service Branch.
The Vital Statistics as-
sists tribal members with
enrollments.
The department also
helps with maintaining all
major documents for tribal
members.
These include Social
Security cards, birth certifi-
cates, death certificates,
tribal identification cards,
court documents, custody
documents, current address,
and voting district informa-
tion.
Probate assists tribal
members with wills: Copies
are kept on file when mem-
bers bring copies into Vital
Stats and Probate.
This department also as-
sists with administration of
property and assets of tribal
members; and assists fami-
lies when another adminis-
trator is designated with the
Probate process.
The Records center
maintains the archives for
the organization. Each
department’s records are
maintained according to
Records’ retention policy.
This department also as-
Records
center:
Jonathan K.
Smith,
Records
technician;
and Linda
Bagley,
Records
supervisor.
Photos courtesy
Administrative
Service Branch
Administrative Services: Delila Spino, roving and appeals
secretary; Carmel Begay, Secretary/Treasurer executive
secretary; Leontyne Davis, Administrative Services
director; Pearl VanPelt, receptionist; and Martha
Winishut, Mail and Reception coordinator (from left).
sists with maintaining and
retrieving records for de-
partments as needed.
Mail and Reception
handles all in-coming calls
to the master switchboard.
The receptionists direct call-
ers to proper departments
and individuals.
Tribal mail comes in and
out through mail reception.
Office telephones and cell
phone accounts for the tribe
are maintained through Mail
and Reception.
Postal ser vices go
through Mail and Reception
for in-coming and out-going
tribal mail.
Administrative Service
staff assist with phone calls,
meeting requests for the
Secretary-Treasurer and
Chief Operations Officer,
the Administrative Service
director, grant writer, and di-
rector of Finance.
Legal Aid is another de-
partment under the Admin-
istrative Service Branch.
Legal Aid staff provide
assistance to tribal members
in tribal court system, assist-
ing them with cases and
charges.
You can reach Legal Aid
at 541-553-3228. If you
contact Legal Aid, leave a
contact phone number; and
follow up with Toni Made
or Floyd Calica prior to
court, not on the day of
court.
Vital statistics and Probate: Valerie Squiemephen,
Probate administrator; Lucille Suppach-Samson, Vital
Stats enrollment and fiscal administrator; Olivia
Wallulatum, Vital Stats data and chief statistician; and
Paleena Spino, Vital Stats receptionist and Probate
assistant (from left).
Toni Made,
Legal Aid
administrator;
and Floyd
Calica, tribal
advocate.
Resolution of Tribal Council
Financial
Strategies
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon is a federally recog-
nized tribe organized under
the tribes’ Constitution and
Bylaws; and
Whereas, pursuant to
the foregoing authority, the
Tribal Council is the govern-
ing body of the Tribe; and
Whereas the Tribe has
exclusive use of the Warm
Springs Reservation, which
is located in north Central
Oregon and comprised of
approximately 640,000
acres; and
Whereas the Tribe de-
sires to enhance its economic
development and employ-
ment opportunities for its
tribal membership; and
Whereas the Tribe has
proposed a supplemental
budget in the amount of $3
million for appropriation
into an Enterprise, a limited
liability company, for mem-
bership approved capital
improvements and eco-
nomic development; and
Whereas the Tribe has
determined that it is in the
best interests of the Tribe
to form a wholly-owned
limited liability company,
named “Warm Springs Fi-
nancial Strategies, LLC,”
under tribal law for the pur-
pose of managing, investing
and directing the appropria-
tion for membership ap-
proved capital improve-
ments and economic devel-
opment; and
Whereas the proposed
articles of organization of
Warm Springs Financial
Strategies LLC, and the pro-
posed Operating Agreement
of Warm Springs Financial
Strategies LLC are attached
as exhibits A and B to this
resolution, and include an
initial capitalization of $3
million in equity in accor-
dance with tribal law and
policies; and now therefore
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1, (f), (l) and (u) of
the tribal Constitution and
Bylaws and Chapter 701 of
the Warm Springs Tribal
Code, that the Articles of
Organization of War m
Springs Financial Strategies
LLC, and operating agree-
ment of Warm Springs Fi-
nancial Strategies LLC in the
form as attached as exhib-
its A and B, and the forma-
tion of Warm Springs Fi-
nancial Strategies LLC are
hereby approved; and
Be it further resolved
that, pursuant to the oper-
ating agreement, the Man-
agement Committee shall be
appointed as the initial man-
ager of Warm Springs Fi-
nancial Strategies LLC; the
Director of Finance is
hereby authorized to ex-
ecute and cause to be filed
the Articles of Organization
(exhibit A to this resolution)
in accordance with Chapter
701 of the Warm Springs
Tribal Code; and the Man-
agement Committee is au-
thorized immediately to
commence operation of
Warm Springs Financial
Strategies LLC; and
Be it further resolved
that the Management Com-
mittee is hereby authorized
to execute and cause to be
filed an amended articles of
organization for the sole
purpose of updating as ap-
propriate or desired, the
address, registered agent,
and /or registered office of
Warm Springs Financial
Strategies LLC; and
Be it further resolved
that the Director of Fi-
nance committee member,
on behalf of the War m
Springs Financial Strategies
LLC, and the Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO, on behalf
of the Tribe, are hereby au-
thorized to execute the Op-
erating Agreement (exhibit
B to the resolution); and
Be it further resolved
that the Secretary-Treasurer/
CEO of the Tribe is delegated
the authority, in consultation
with the Chair and Vice Chair
of the Tribal Council, to ini-
tially capitalize Warm Springs
Financial Strategies LLC in
the amount of $3 million of
equity in accordance with
applicable tribal law and poli-
cies.
Summary of
Tribal Council
July 3, 2017
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph
Moses, Eugene Greene Jr.,
Chairman, Charles Calica
Vice-Chairman, Raymond
Tsumpti Sr., Valerie Switzler,
Lee Tom, and Brigette
McConville. Emily Yazzie
recorder.
2. Motion to reschedule
afternoon agenda items due
to funeral in community; Sec-
retary Treasurer will follow up
with presenters; vote: 4-0-0-
the chair man not voting.
Motion carried.
3. Bureau of Indian Af-
Howlak
Tichum
Harrison Davis Sr.
1926-2017
Harrison Davis Sr.
passed away at his
home on July 2, 2017.
He was 91, the eldest
tribal member at the
time of his passing.
Mr. Davis was a vet-
eran of World War II
and the Korean War.
His surviving fam-
ily includes three boys,
two girls and one step
daughter. They are
Dalton Davis Sr.,
Dominic Davis Sr.,
Dixon Davis, Dinah
Belgard, Susee Davis,
and Natasha Suarez.
Mr. Davis is also
survived by numerous
grandkids and great
grandkids.
Dressing and over-
night services were at
Simnasho. Burial was
at the Simnasho Cem-
etery on July 4 at 7 a.m.
In memory
In Memory of Norman
A. Nathan, five years in
Heaven with Our Lord, Au-
gust 8, 1937—July 18, 2012.
The moment you left me,
my heart was split in two, one
side filled with memories, the
other died with you.
I often lay awake at night
when the world is fast asleep,
then take a walk down
memory lane with tears upon
my cheek.
Remembering you is easy,
I do it every day, but miss-
ing you is a heartache that
never goes away.
I hold you tightly within
my heart and there you will
remain. You see, Norman
Nathan, life has gone on
without you, but will never
be the same.
Forever loving you,
Renee Hogan Krstovich.
The Men’s Wellness
Gathering invites the
community to the HeHe
Campground
this
Wednesday and Thurs-
day, July 19-20. For in-
formation call Michael
Martinez, Prevention
Team, at 541-553-3205.
fairs update.
4. Office of Special
Trustee update.
5. Realty items.
· Motion made by Charles
and seconded by Brigette ap-
proving Resolution no.
12,346, Stephan Veath
Homesite in Sidwalter area.
Question: Vote: 5-0-1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
· Motion made by
Raymond, seconded by
Charles approving Resolution
no. 12,347, home site in
Sidwalter area for Reshaun
Holiday, with noted edits.
Question: Vote: 6-0-0, Chair
not voting. Motion carried.
· Motion made by
Raymond, seconded by Lee
approving Resolution no.
12,348, Inheritance Act pur-
chase of Cecelia Ann
Winishut 1/196 interest from
heir who is not member of
tribe. Question: Vote: 6-0-0,
Chair not voting. Motion car-
ried.
6. Solar eclipse update
7. Brief update on com-
munity water.
8. 12:03 adjourned.