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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Dozens pitch in on Day of Service
The Cleanup Day in
Warm Springs, on Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, saw a
great turnout of volun-
teers—from local employ-
ees and community mem-
bers, to volunteers who trav-
eled from as far away as
Bend.
Shawnele
Yahtin,
Americorps Vista worker
with Warm Springs Health
and Human Services—Fam-
ily Preservation, organized
the cleanup day.
She had help from spon-
sors: Warm Springs Preven-
tion, the War m Springs
Opioid Prevention manager
and team, Emergency Re-
sponse, and Family Preser-
vation.
TRACES—Trauma Re-
silience and Adverse Child-
hood Experiences—pro-
vided the lunch for the vol-
unteers. War m Springs
Community Health helped
with the gloves, and the Pre-
vention Team helped with a
donation of trash bags and
volunteer recruiting.
Council candidates forum
The War m Springs
Meth and Opiate Work
Group will host a Tribal
Council candidate forum
the evening of Wednes-
day, February 6 at the
Agency Longhouse.
All Council candidates
are invited to attend. And
the membership is invited
to learn more about the
candidates’ thoughts on
the meth and opiate cri-
sis in our community, and
how the problem may be
addressed.
For more information
contact Sarah Frank at
Behavioral Health, 541-
553-3205. Or email:
sarah.frank@wstribes.
org
509-J meeting at Academy
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Cleanup volunteers arrive for sign-in (below left); and the cleanup around the park and
creek (above, below right).
Dan Martinez and Emer-
gency Response helped with
First Aid kits, radios and
bottled water.
Fish and Wildlife and the
Branch of Natural Re-
sources helped by hauling
away the trash. By the end
of the day the volunteers
had filled eight truckloads
of trash, Shawnele said.
The cleanup was at Elmer
Quinn Park, and along
Shitike Creek to the Shaker
Church. The volunteers
found no needles or other
paraphernalia, Shawnele
said.
Summaries of Tribal Council
January 23, 2019
Present: Chairman Eu-
gene Greene, Jr., Vice Chair-
man Charles Calica, Valerie
Switzler, Carina Miller, and
Brigette McConville. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
Due to lack of a quorum
Tribal Council will only hear
the tribal attorney update and
no action items will be taken
up. Tribal Attorney update
with John Ogan and Howard
Arnett.
With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
January 30, 2019
at 10:35 a.m.
January 24
Chief Joseph Moses,
Chairman Eugene Greene,
Jr., Vice Chairman Charles
Calica, Carina Miller, and
Lee Tom. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder.
Due to lack of a quorum
Tribal Council will only hear
enterprise updates and no
action items will be taken
up.
Enterprise updates:
· Museum At War m
Youth with the Heart of
Oregon Corps, War m
Springs fire agencies, and
staff from the Museum at
Warm Springs helped out as
well. Thank you to all who
helped make the park and
creek a cleaner and safer
place!
The Jefferson County
School District 509-J will
host the Warm Springs Com-
munity Engagement Night
on Wednesday, February 13
at the Academy cafeteria
area. All community mem-
bers are welcome.
The engagement night is
to provide community col-
laboration and participation,
with a chance to examine and
provide information on the
district programs. Questions,
comments and feedback are
welcome.
There will be a meal at
5:30 p.m., with discussion
beginning at 6 p.m. Childcare
will be provided.
Bloodline referendum in March
The tribal referendum on
the bloodline adjustment
question is coming up on
March 15.
The referendum will ask
the membership whether
the tribes should change
how blood quantum is de-
termined for the purposes
of automatic enrollment.
The change would be the
addition of the 1980 cen-
sus to the list of baseline
census years for determin-
ing the Confederated Tribes
blood quantum.
The change for some
would allow the recalculation
of the degree of tribal
blood—Wasco,
War m
Springs and Paiute—a per-
son has, based on the 1980
census. A tribal website ex-
plains the issue. See the site:
youtube.com/channel/
UCjttQ4Dd25tMGGy85R
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Youth hoops tourney in W.S.
Springs.
· Warm Springs Local
Housing Authority.
· Warm Springs Timber,
LLC.
· Telecom.
These afternoon agenda
items will be rescheduled:
· Federal and state legis-
lative update call.
· BNSF v. Clark County.
· February agenda/travel
delegations/review minutes.
With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 11:15 a.m.
The War m Springs
Cougars Youth Organiza-
tion is hosting youth bas-
ketball tournaments in
February.
The tourneys are the
All-Indian Third- and
Fourth-Grade Co-Ed,
and the 15-And-Under
(plus two non-Native)
SB 13:
Tournaments.
Play is Friday through Sun-
day, February 22-24 in Warm
Springs. The entry deadline is
February 15.
Twenty-Sixth Annual
Then in April will be the
Twenty-Sixth Annual Warm
Springs Cougars All-Indian
High School Boys and
Girls Basketball Champi-
onships.
This tournament will
be April 5-7. The entry
deadline is March 22. For
more information con-
tact Austin Greene, tour-
ney director, 541-553-
3243.
Native curriculum for schools
(Continued from page 1)
In 2017 the Oregon
legislature passed a law—
Senate Bill 13—calling on
the state Education De-
partment to implement a
statewide Native Ameri-
can curriculum. Educa-
tion then made resources
available to the nine
tribes, allowing each tribe
to develop the curricula.
Senate Bill 13, with the
support of Gov. Kate
Brown, states the purpose
of the law:
“To develop a curriculum
relating to the Native Ameri-
can experience in Oregon,
and make the curriculum
available to school districts.
“To provide professional
development to teachers and
administrators relating to the
curriculum.”
Some other details set out
in the law: The curricu-
lum is to be for students
in grades k-12. The les-
sons are to be historically
accurate, culturally rel-
evant, community-based,
contemporary and devel-
opmentally appropriate.
The law requires
schools to implement the
curriculum in the public
school system.
Warm Springs
artist Travis Bobb
reminds you that
Valentines Day is
coming up on
February 14.
If you’re looking for
a good idea for a
gift, stop by the
Recreation
Sweetheart Sale,
this Friday,
February 1.
The sale will be at
the Community
Center.