Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 2, 2017
CRITFC welcomes new chairman
N ez Perce leader Casey Mitchell
is the chairman of the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Mr. Mitchell was elected to the
position by his peers from the Warm
Springs, Yakama, Nez Perce, and
Umatilla tribes.
At 38, he is one of the youngest
individuals ever to chair the four-
tribe commission. He assumes the
position from Leland Bill, a Tribal
Council member from the Yakama
Nation.
Mr. Mitchell is the Secretary of
the Nez Perce Tribal Executive
Committee, the tribe’s governing
body.
He has spent the past twenty
years serving his tribe and commu-
nity, focusing his efforts on tribal
treaty rights and natural resources
issues.
He received a Bachelor’s degree
in Environmental Science from
Northwest Indian College in
Bellingham, Wash., afterward teach-
ing Ecology there.
He then returned to the Nez
Perce Reservation, working for the
tribe’s fisheries program as a biolo-
gist in the Watershed, Harvest, and
Production divisions, specifically
working on fisheries management
issues throughout the Columbia
River Basin.
“Indian Country is looking at
some challenging times ahead,” Mr.
Mitchell said
“But let us not be afraid. As a
united front we are strong, confi-
dent, and ready to uphold our in-
herent sovereignty and tribal treaty
rights. Through the common
ground that we all share, we will work
to protect the rights that we were
given, and to preserve the land, wa-
ter, and resources for everyone in
the region.”
Jaime A. Pinkham, CRITFC ex-
ecutive director, welcomes the new
chairman. “CRITFC is thankful for
Courtesy CRITFC
Nez Perce Leader Casey Mitchell takes the oath of office as
CRITFC’s new chairman.
the leadership of the Yakama Na-
tion over the past year,” Mr.
Pinkham said.
“The tribes have waded into
key battles against reckless coal and
oil transportation projects, and se-
cured important advancements of
housing for tribal members living
along the Columbia River, to name
a few.”
Retiring CRITFC chair man
Leland Bill commented:
“As tribal leaders we come to-
gether to restore fisheries popula-
tions throughout the Columbia
River system, and to educate oth-
ers about the tribes and our work.
“It has been a tremendous
honor to serve the commission and
the four treaty tribes. The commis-
sion is in great hands with Chair-
man Mitchell, and I look forward
to working with him as the four
tribes continue our fight for tribal
sovereignty, tribal treaty rights, and
the fish populations that sustain our
communities.”
The other CRITFC officers
elected are Ryan Smith of Warm
Springs, vice-chairman; Jeremy
Red Star Wolf, Umatilla, secre-
tary; and Leland Bill, Yakama,
treasurer.
The election of CRITFC offic-
ers takes place every June with the
seats rotated among the four mem-
ber tribes beginning in July.
Information on CRITFC and
its newly elected officials are avail-
able online at www.critfc.org
CRITFC, based in Portland, is
the technical support and coordi-
nating agency for fishery manage-
ment policies of four treaty tribes
in the Columbia River Basin.
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Schut, Shawn Paul
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Shadley, Anthony Roy
Simtustus Jr., Stanley Orin
Simtustus Sr., Stanley Orin
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Simtustus, Vincent Harley
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Smith III, Claude Henry
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Smith Jr., Craig Anthony
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Smith, Brennon Matthew
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A conversation about diabetes
(The following is a conversa-
tion with Montell Elliott, Dia-
betes Coordinator at the clinic,
provided by the Warm Springs
Model Diabetes program.)
Question: How long have
you worked in Warm Springs
and with the Diabetes Manage-
ment team?
Answer: I have been at
War m Springs Health and
Wellness Center for 23 years,
diabetes prevention 13 and dia-
betes program just over a year.
Question: What motivated
you to join the Diabetes Pro-
gram?
Answer: I have enjoyed
working with people with pre-
diabetes, and learned that what
we all want is to prevent the
complications of diabetes.
If your blood sugar is high,
then it causes the bad things that
we call complications, like am-
putations, eye sight problems or
nerve pain.
Even if you are considered
to have ‘normal’ blood sugar
now, we are all at greater risk
of getting diabetes by being
Native American, and most of
us have family with diabetes. (If
you are curious, I am Alaska
Native and a member of the
Tlinget and Haida Tribe.)
I actually joined the Diabe-
tes Prevention Program partially
to learn how to prevent diabe-
tes for myself. I had gestational
diabetes while I was pregnant
and had to take insulin. The pro-
gram has helped me prevent
diabetes so far in my own life.
In my job, I have also found
enjoyment in being an adminis-
trator. I enjoy working with
employees toward goals of mak-
ing better programs for patient
care. I have been the acting Dia-
betes Coordinator since Febru-
ary 2016 and the Diabetes Pre-
Montell Elliott
vention Coordinator for about
six years.
Before that I was the re-
cruitment coordinator for the
Diabetes Prevention Program.
My role as diabetes coordina-
tor is now official and I am part
of the executive team at Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center.
In my time off I enjoy be-
ing with my family. I am also a
Netflix addict and enjoy read-
ing.
Question: What do you
think is most important for
patients to do for their own
health?
Answer: Admit to yourself
when something is not right in
your body and seek help. De-
nial is a sneaky thing, and until
you admit you have a problem,
you cannot do anything about
it.
Question: What is your fa-
vorite part of your job?
My favorite part of my job
is health coaching because I re-
ally like to work with people
one on one to make a plan to-
wards health.
Question: Why do you
think management of diabetes
is important?
If you can manage your dia-
betes then you can live longer,
healthier and happier. I think
that is what we all want.
Hunting
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