Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 14, 2018
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Culture and Heritage working on Native curriculum
T he Culture and Heritage
Department is working on a
Native American curriculum
that will be taught in the
Jefferson County School
District 509-J.
The curriculum will be
taught to all district students,
kindergarten through twelfth
grade, with different content
designed for the various
grade levels.
Last week, Culture and
Heritage was working on
curriculum units geared to-
ward students in upper el-
ementary grades. Unit top-
ics will include First Foods,
languages, beadwork, rock
art, feasts and celebrations,
stories and legends, hunting
and fishing, for example.
Units are expected to be
about 20 pages long. The full
curriculum could be ready
for the 2018-19 school year.
This Native American
curriculum project is a part-
nership between the school
district and the tribes, with
Culture and Heritage serv-
ing as the expert consultants
and authors. They are work-
ing with Mary Cadez, an tribal
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The Culture and Heritage team discusses the curriculum with Mary Cadez.
education consultant who
works.
The new curriculum
could be used as the 509-J
compliance with the 2107
state law SB 13, said Deanie
Smith, Culture and Heritage
Language program director.
After its passage last
year, SB 13 now requires
school districts to develop
curricula that explain, from
the perspectives of tribes,
the Native American expe-
rience in Oregon.
The SB 13 curricula are
to be implemented at least
by the 2019-20 school year.
The tribes and 509-J are
ahead of the schedule, as
they are began developing
the new curriculum even
before passage of SB 13.
Culture and Heritage di-
rector Val Switzler, and Gov-
ernment Affairs director
Louis Pitt were advocates
who spoke on behalf of the
new law.
Each of the nine Oregon
tribes will work on their own
curricula for the districts in
nearby proximity to the par-
ticular tribe. This is so the
history part of the curriculaa
will reflect the experience of
the local tribe or tribes.
War m Springs Culture
and Heritage already teaches
tribal lessons at the high
school, and especially at the
Warm Springs Academy.
Tribal languages last year
became available to students
during the regular school day.
Three are more than 320
students at the Academy who
have enrolled in the language
classes, Deanie Smith said.
Parents are saying the stu-
dents are looking forward to
going to school because of the
language classes.
One of the goals of bring-
ing tribal culture learning to
the district is to help address
absenteeism and reduce the
drop-out rate, Ms. Smith said.
GED
classes
in W.S.
The 2018 War m
Springs GED pro-
gram—Adult Basic
classes—is beginning
soon. The classes,
sponsored by Central
Oregon Community
College, will begin on
April 2, lasting through
June 14.
Orientation is man-
datory, and will be dur-
ing the week of April
2. Registration for
Reading/Writing will
be on Monday or
Wednesday of that
week, one day manda-
tory to attend.
For Math the regis-
tration is Tuesday or
Thursday of the week
of April 2, one day
mandatory to attend.
Registration will not be
accepted after April 5.
Orientation in-
cludes infor mation
about COCC and
Adult Basic Skills
classes, skills assess-
ment, and registration.
If you have questions,
call 541-504-2950.
Small business incubator project going forward
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action team is mak-
ing good progress on the
small business incubator
project.
The plan calls for devel-
opment of a small business
center on the campus near
the highway.
The businesses, and the
Community Action Team
small business assistance cen-
ter, would be housed in the
historic commissary building.
The building will be
wholly renovated, and
moved from its location by
the police station to the area
of the Kalama’s fry bread
cart.
The Community Action
Team has already raised sig-
nificant funding toward this
project, plus secured the ser-
vices of an architectural
firm.
Most recently, the Com-
munity Action Team is re-
cruiting to fill two new posi-
tions, said Chris Watson,
Community Action Team
executive director.
One of the new positions
is the business incubator
bookkeeper, and the other is
the small business incubator
project manager.
Both positions are paid for
through an Administration
“ The
small busi-
ness incubator man-
ager will be integral
in helping us turn the
old
commissar y
building into a beau-
tiful, functioning
small business incu-
bator ser ving the
Warm Springs busi-
ness community. ”
Chris Watson
WSCAT executive director
for Native Americans grant
that lasts through September
2020.
“The small business incu-
bator manager will be inte-
gral in helping us turn the old
commissary building into a
beautiful, functioning small
business incubator serving
the Warm Springs business
community,” Mr. Watson
said.
The small business book-
keeper will be responsible
for designing bookkeeping
systems for the commissary
businesses, and other small
businesses participating in
the Community Action
Team’s Warm Springs Small
Business Promotion Project.
The small business promo-
tion project is also made
possible by an Administra-
tion for Native Americans
grant.
The bookkeeper will also
assist business owners in be-
coming more skilled at fi-
nancial management.
The hope is to fill the po-
sitions by mid April, Mr.
Watson said.
For more information
please call 541-553-3148.
Or email resume to:
chris@wscat.org
Here are the full job de-
scriptions:
War m Springs Com-
munity Action Team
Small Business Incuba-
tor Project Manager.
Supervisor: the executive
director. Status: full time at
40 hours per week.
The Business Incubator
Project Manager is respon-
sible for developing and sus-
taining a small business in-
cubator in the Old Commis-
sary Building, hosting 10-15
businesses.
Essential job func-
tions:
1. Program management:
• Consults with tribal de-
partments, BIA and other
stakeholders to ensure that
appropriate infrastructure,
financial, and political sup-
port are in place for a small
business incubator.
• Consults with architec-
ture firm to advise on reno-
vating and retrofitting a his-
torical building on the
Warm Springs Reservation
for use as a small business
incubator.
• Ensures architectural
design addresses all issues
related to getting the incu-
bator up to code.
• Reaches out to commu-
nity to educate about the in-
cubator, through electronic
and print media, community
meetings, and word of
mouth. Will host three com-
munity meetings for pro-
spective entrepreneurs in-
terested in starting a busi-
ness at the incubator.
• Develops a plan to in-
tegrate existing outdoor
market into incubator.
• Researches contractors
to renovate the building,
with tribal hiring preference
in mind.
• Researches appropriate
building, damage, and liabil-
ity insurance policies to pro-
tect WSCAT and other
stakeholders from unfore-
seen events, circumstances,
or disasters.
• In partnership with
tribal leaders, small business
leaders, and the Oregon De-
partment of Transporta-
tion, ensures the installation
and maintenance of excel-
lent highway signage attract-
ing travelers from Highway
26 to Commissary and other
reservation businesses.
2. Entrepreneurship train-
ing and education: • After
opening of business incuba-
tor, assists Small Business
Coach with business educa-
tion, business plan develop-
ment, and coaching.
3. Client services:
• Develops contracts for
businesses interested in work-
ing at the incubator.
• Assists new businesses in
setting up in incubator, and
monitors financial statements,
marketing strategies, and
products/services provided
by Commissary businesses to
ensure their success.
4. Professional develop-
ment/skills building:
• Maintains professional
knowledge by attending edu-
cational workshops; taking
online or certificate courses,
reviewing professional publi-
cations; and learning from
local networks and commu-
nities of practice.
Job qualifications:
The applicant must possess
the following knowledge, skills
and abilities or be able to ex-
plain and demonstrate that
she/he can perform the es-
sential functions of the job,
with or without reasonable
accommodation, using some
other combination of skills
and abilities:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in fi-
nance, business management,
nonprofit management, com-
munity development, archi-
tecture, construction manage-
ment, or related field. Master’s
Degree preferred.
2. Requires ability to hear
and speak effectively, both
orally and writing, to exchange
information and make pre-
sentations.
3. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working
relationships with staff, local
service providers, and the
public.
4. Ability to organize, es-
tablish priorities and meet
deadlines for work.
5. Ability to maintain a
good filing system and
record-keeping system.
6. Ability to maintain con-
fidentiality.
7. Knowledge of available
resources, dynamics of hu-
man behavior of individuals
and groups
The statements contained
here reflect general details as
necessary to describe the
principal functions of this
job, the level of knowledge
and skill typically required and
the scope of responsibility,
but should not be considered
an all-inclusive listing of
work requirements.
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