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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo October 25, 2017
Letters to the editor
Seniors
Halloween
The Seniors Halloween
Party is coming up on Tues-
day, Halloween day, with
lunch starting at noon at the
Agency Longhouse. Seniors
eat for free; non-seniors $5.
There will be a costume
contest, Bingo and prizes.
Come and enjoy laughter,
lunch and good times.
To employees
To tribal employees:
Open Enrollment docu-
ments for HealthComp en-
rollment, and changes as well
as Allegiance enrollments,
need to be submitted to Com-
pensation and Benefits by
December 1.
Meanwhile, the following
people who attended Open
Enrollment open house won
a door prize, and can pick
them up at Comp and Ben-
efits:
Jordan Holliday, Fire
Management. Nancy Seyler,
Tribal Court. Angena Shaw-
Scott, Vocational Rehabilita-
tion. Peggy Williams, Health
Human Services. Also:
Jeanette Henderson,
Health Human Ser vices.
Vanessa Knight, Gaming.
Leighton Pennington, Health
Human Services. Marjorie
Kalama, KWSO.
Compensation and
Benefits.
information on this project,
call Hannah Parks,
AmeriCorps community part-
nership and volunteer coor-
dinator, 541-526-1380.
Or see heartoforegon.org
From Housing
Warm Springs Housing
Authority has a list of mo-
bile homes for sale to com-
munity members.
Some appliances and fur-
niture may be included in
some units.
Viewing is by appoint-
ment only. Contact Danielle
or Pam at Housing to
schedule 541-553-3250.
CRITFC fair
November will be Native
American Heritage Month,
and the Columbia River In-
ter-Tribal Fish Commission
will celebrate with a Native
American Arts and Crafts
Fair.
This year’s fair will take
place on Friday, November
3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The fair will be in the
Celilo conference room on
the fifth floor of the
CRITFC offices, 700 NE
Multnomah Street.
The fair will feature an
impressive selection of
items from Native Ameri-
can artists.
At Council
Youthbuild
Make a
Difference
Young people with the
Heart of Oregon YouthBuild
will be in Warm Springs this
Wednesday, October 25.
They will be working on a
Make a Difference Day
project at Elmber Quinn
Park. They will be cleaning
and landscaping, and replac-
ing some of the picnic tables.
Heart
of
Oregon
YouthBuild has been work-
ing with school liaison and
coach Butch David, and
Warm Springs community
development director Bruce
Irwin on the park improve-
ment project.
Students in YouthBuild
transform their lives and
roles in society through earn-
ing their GED, high school
diploma, or college credits,
learning job skills, and serv-
ing their community through
building affordable housing.
Members in our program
divide their time between
classroom, field (construction
sites), and leadership devel-
opment.
If you would like more
The following are items
on the October Tribal Coun-
cil agenda:
Monday, October 30
9 a.m.: Thesis presenta-
tion/Tribal Housing with
Marissa Ahern.
10: Rocky Island/US At-
torney Office with Tim
Simmons and Billy Williams.
11: Annual Consultation/
U.S. Attorney with Tim
Simmons.
1:30 p.m.: Warm Springs
Ventures update with board
of directors.
3:30: Enrollment matter
with Lucille Sampson and
tribal attorney.
4:30: Dean Seyler letter/
Senior Christmas Project
with the Health & Welfare
Committee.
Monday-Tuesday, Oct.
30 and 31: Columbia River
Treaty meeting with the
BPA.
Correction
An earlier Spilyay
said that Gerald
Danzuka had joined the
Ventures board, while
actually he is on the
Telecom board.
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Birth
Zulafae Bailey Runsabove
Redwinds
‘Sonny’
Runsabove and Trstine Alden
are pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter
Zulafae Bailey Runsabove,
born on October 5, 2017.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Robert Char-
ley Sr.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Wilma ‘Billie
Jean’ Bailey.
Indian Autumn
The Columbia River In-
dian Autumn will be on Sat-
urday, November 4 at the
Columbia Gorge Discovery
Center and Museum at The
Dalles. Admission is free.
The event will feature ar-
tisans, musicians and ven-
dors from the region’s Na-
tive American communities.
The programming will in-
clude flute music by Foster
Kalama, tule mat making
demonstrations by Taaw-lee-
Winch, traditional Indian
games and drumming with
Jefferson Greene, a North-
west Twined Pouch work-
shop with Pat Courtney
Gold, and local craft vendors.
Travis Bobb wishes Warm Springs a Happy Halloween!
There will be a salmon
bake starting at noon, with
salmon prepared by Brigette
and Sean McConville.
There will be Indian fry
bread prepared by the
Kalama family.
Jefferson Greene will lead
games for children.
Taaw-Lee-Winch is an el-
der of the Warm Springs
tribes. He will be demonstrat-
ing the techniques of mak-
ing tule mats, and showcase
Wasco regalia.
Since he was a young man,
he has studied traditional
Wasco songs, arts, tribal prac-
tices and rituals. He is a mas-
ter craftsman of ceremonial
tule mats and deer hoof em-
bellished items.
For more information on
Indian Autumn call 541-296-
8600 ext. 201, or visit
www.gorgediscovery.org
Sapsik’á program recruiting future Native teachers
The Sapsik’á Teacher
Education program at the
University of Oregon is
looking for Native Ameri-
can students who want to
become an elementary,
middle or high school
teacher.
Now is a good time to
apply for the 2018-2019 aca-
demic year. Applications are
due by mid January.
The Sapsik’á Teacher
Education program offers
full financial assistance to
eligible Native students.
Eligible applicants must
be tribally enrolled, or have
an enrolled parent or grand-
parent.
The program is 15
months long and fully
funded—tuition, fees,
books, supplies, and a liv-
ing stipend.
The total support pack-
age is approximately
$50,000 per student. A
requirment is that you to
live in Eugene while you
complete the program.
Participants complete
service payback of their
training expenses by teach-
Recent Sapsik’á graduates
ing in eligible schools for an
amount of time equivalent to
their training.
Prospective students need
to have completed their un-
dergraduate education, and
apply through the admissions
process of the University of
Oregon teaching program.
Participants will earn their
Master’s in Education, cur-
riculum and teaching degree,
as well as teacher licensure.
To apply and review the
admission requirements go
to:
education.uoregon.edu/
uo-teach-k-12-teacher-licen-
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sure-and-masters-curriculum-
and-teaching/admissions
To learn more about the
Sapsik’·a³á Program go to:
education.uoregon.edu/
program/sapsikwala-project
Please contact us for guid-
ance through the application
process
We are entering our sev-
enteenth year of training
Native teachers, and we are
proud of our 100 percent
graduation rate.
Our 81 alumni, all of
whom have earned a Master’s
degree from the University
of Oregon’s College of Edu-
cation, represent 41 Tribes.
The program is directed by
American Indian faculty and
staff, and reports to a Tribal
Advisory Council with repre-
sentatives from the nine
tribes of Oregon.
The University of Oregon
has a vibrant American Indian
community, with student or-
ganizations including the Na-
tive American Student Union,
organizers of the popular U
of O Mother’s Day Powwow.
The Many Nations
Longhouse is on campus, with
weekly potluck community
dinners. The university has a
brand new Academic Resi-
dence Hall that has a Native
American Studies floor.
There is also a Native
American Studies program
led by Native American fac-
ulty; plus the Northwest In-
dian Language Institute.
Michelle Jacob, Yakama
Nation, program director.
Kelly LaChance, Confeder-
ated Tribes of Siletz, assistant
program director. Email ad-
dress:
sapsikwala@uoregon.edu
Phone 541-346-2454.
YouthBuild seeking students for winter session
Heart
of
Oregon
YouthBuild is recruiting stu-
dents for our Winter 2017
cohort, starting December 4
or January 15.
YouthBuild focuses spe-
cifically on high school di-
ploma or GED preparation
and attainment, job skills and
construction training, and
AmeriCorps service for mo-
tivated young people ages
16-24.
We work primarily with
students who have either
dropped out, or are on the
verge of being dropped
from traditional high school.
We will be having our in-
formation sessions starting
on November 7.
If you know of students
who might be interested,
please encourage the young
people to attend. More in-
formation is available at:
heartoforegon.org.
Or contact Katie Bauer
at:
katie.bauer@heartoforegon.
org
Or call 541-526-1380 to
sign up for an information
sessions.
All information sessions
will be at YouthBuild, 68797
George Cyrus Road, Sisters.
The site is next to the
Cloverdale Fire Depart-
ment.
Information sessions
are scheduled for Novem-
ber 7, 14, 21. Opening Men-
tal Toughness session would
be December 4-8.
The second round of
Infor mation Sessions
are scheduled for Decem-
ber 12 and 19, and January
2. Mental Toughness for
these would be January 15-
26.
You may attend an infor-
mation session on any of
these dates to be considered
for the Mental Toughness
in January but if you wish
to be in the December
Mental Toughness you
must attend a November
session. If you do not make
it in to Mental Toughness
in December, please con-
tact us about coming back
for the second in January.
YouthBuild core pro-
gram is 9-12 months. Ben-
efits: diploma, GED, or col-
lege preparation. Stipend
starting at $100 per week.
YouthBuild is a youth
and community develop-
ment program that ad-
dresses core issues facing
low-income communities:
housing, education, employ-
ment, crime prevention, and
leadership development.
Crews are recruited
from Warm Springs, Ma-
dras, Redmond and other
Central Oregon communi-
ties.