Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
January 3, 2018 - Vol. 43, No. 1
January – Wiyak’ik’ila – Winter - Anm
Travel Plaza, Indian Head hosting jobs fairs
Indian Head Casino and the Pla-
teau Travel Plaza will be hosting two
job fairs in January.
The first one is coming up on
Tuesday, January 9 at the Indian
Head Human Resources office at
the Warm Springs Plaza. The sec-
ond one, on Tuesday, January 16,
will be at the Travel Plaza, 215 NW
Cherry Lane, Madras.
Jobs are available at the casino,
and new jobs will open at the Travel
Plaza, set to begin operation this
spring. Some of the casino jobs are
high security gaming license posi-
tions: slot key person, security and
accounting.
At the Plateau Travel Plaza there
will be many types of jobs, during
all shifts of the 24-hour operation.
The Travel Plaza will have a
restaurant, gas and diesel sta-
tions, grocery store, the gam-
ing room, deli, maintenance,
custodial and security positions.
Meanwhile, there is still time
to submit your proposal for the
name of the new Plateau
Travel Plaza restaurant.
Entries are due by January
6. Entries can be mailed to In-
dian Head Casino, attention
Nicole Garcia-Smith, PO Box
890, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
Or email her at: NGarcia-
Smith@indianhead
gaming.com.
New signage at the Plateau
Travel Plaza.
Council beginning 2018 with enterprise news
Tribal Council is starting the
New Year with tribal enterprise up-
dates—including the latest on the
cannabis project, and Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort.
The January Council enterprise
updates will start with the Warm
Springs Timber LLC, now start-
ing its third year. Tribal Council
established the Timber Co. in
2016, after closure of the mill.
Indian Head Casino, Power and
Water Enterprises and Warm
Springs Composite Products will
follow the timber presentation.
Telecom, Credit and Ventures are
next.
More specifically from Ven-
tures, the Council will hear the lat-
est on the cannabis project.
The Ventures board and man-
agement plan to meet on the sub-
ject later this week or early next
week; and are scheduled to make
their presentation at Tribal Coun-
cil on the afternoon of January
16.
A little over two years have
passed since the membership, by
a strong mandate, okayed the can-
nabis resolution. Funding for the
start-up has been the issue for the
past year.
Ventures has looked at various
scenarios, including the initial idea
of bringing in an experienced part-
ner as part owner-operator. Tribal
Council this month will hear the
latest proposal.
After the cannabis report,
Tribal Council is scheduled to
hear the latest on Kah-Nee-Ta.
The resort board has been
working on a solution for the
resort, which in previous years
has been costing the tribes.
Working with an outside in-
vestor-manager was the only
real solution, the board deter-
mined. The latest on this
project also goes to Council on
January 16.
First ever Winter Prevention Camp
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
ECR WSS
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
School
policies
outreach
The school district 509-J is en-
gaging Warm Springs families in
developing Impact Aid Indian Poli-
cies and Procedures for the com-
ing fiscal year.
The district this winter con-
ducted a survey about the draft
Policies and Procedures. Results
and other information will be
shared at a public meeting starting
at 6 p.m. this Thursday, January 4
at the Warm Springs Academy.
The goal is to develop a pro-
cess allowing the district to more
fully share information about Na-
tive student outcomes with the dis-
trict, and respond to the commu-
nity input.
The information includes Na-
tive student academic achieve-
ment, involvement in school clubs,
sports, etc.
The idea is more fully to en-
gage Warm Springs families in dis-
trict decisions and performance—
“To see what is working, and what’s
not,” said Ken Parshall, superinten-
dent and Academy principal.
Here is a January-February
schedule of events for this project:
Thursday, January 4: Public
meeting and work session.
· Seek input on Indian Policies
and Procedures.
· Review survey and feedback
on Policies and Procedures.
January 16: Indian Education
Advisory Committee meets to fi-
nalize the Indian Policies Proce-
dures.
January 22: Indian Policies and
Procedures to the school district
board for approval.
January 23: Submission by the
district of the Impact Aid applica-
tion.
February 12: The district dis-
seminates the following informa-
tion:
· Impact Aid fiscal year 2019
information.
· Evaluation of all educational
programs; and plans for educa-
tion programs the district intends
to initiate or eliminate.
Courtesy W.S. Prevention
Winter Prevention Camp team: Scott Kalama (chaperon), Nikita Smith, Valencia Benitez, Rosanna Jackson (chaperon), Samantha
Gilbert, Douglas Gilbert, Silas Howtopat, Ricky Smith and Pierre McCloud (from left).
O ne of the memorable activi-
ties at the Winter Prevention
Camp was the building of a
natural fire, using only sticks
and a bow strung with para-
chute chord. From Warm
Springs, Silas Howtopat was
able to get the fire going.
“You have to have a posi-
tive mind set and a good heart
to accomplish that,” said Scott
Kalama, of Warm Springs Pre-
vention, who with Rosanna Jack-
son was chaperon at the camp.
Silas was one of two youth at
the camp who was able to start the
natural fire. The other youth was
with the Native American Reha-
bilitation Center (NARA) group
from Portland.
NARA hosted of the camp—
the first Winter Prevention Camp,
held in late December at the Or-
egon 4-H Camp in Salem. The
Warm Springs team and NARA
were the only two teams to make
it to the camp, as road conditions
were bad for traveling from other
tribes.
In all about 20 youth attended
the three-day camp.
Each day would start with a
walk. These were in addition to a
nine-mile hike on one of the days.
All of the youth made the entire
nine miles, Scott said.
The youth—organized into
smaller clans— stayed in cabins,
and were responsible for keep-
ing them clean. There were les-
sons in responsibility, the impor-
tance of being clean, exercise
and health.
They also had a talent show
and dance. The next NARA Pre-
vention Camp is coming up in
the springs.
Dave McMechan
February 27: Public meeting
to review:
· Impact Aid fiscal year 2019
information.
· Evaluation of all educational
programs.
· Plans for education programs
the District intends to initiate or
eliminate.
Anybody wishing to attend a
meeting, who has a disability re-
quiring assistance, please advise
Tessa Bailey at 541-475-6192
about specific arrangements.
(The draft Indian Policies and
Procedures are included on page 7
of this publication.)