Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 8, 2019
Grant helps museum plan for future
The Museum at
War m Springs is
partnering with the
DeVos Institute of Arts
Management on strate-
gic planning for the mu-
seum.
The Devos Institute
at the University of
Maryland is a global
leader in training and
consultation for cultural
organizations. The Mu-
seum at Warm Springs is
one of five rural com-
munity arts and cultural
groups that will receive
the DeVos strategic plan-
ning services.
The opportunity was
open to organizations
across the country
through a competitive
application process.
Museum at War m
Springs director Liz
Woody was happy to
hear the submission to
DeVos was successful.
“The museum ag-
gressively purchased one
of the largest collections
of their own indigenous
people, piece by piece,
and articulated in its
founding its future need
to provide proper con-
text for the cultural materi-
als,” Ms. Woody said.
“There are not many insti-
tutions of this kind in the
world.”
She adds, “After twenty-
five years of operations, the
museum has experienced
reduced funding, and is
looking at strategic ways to
manifest prosperity and en-
gage with the public. We are
at the exact point where
careful planning is most
needed to set future direc-
tion for this invaluable in-
stitution.”
The DeVos-University
of Maryland initiative rec-
ognizes that the conditions
experienced by arts and cul-
ture organizations in rural,
semi-rural, and micropolitan
communities in the U.S. dif-
fer from those faced by
peers in urban centers. As
several recent studies have
discussed, arts funding, en-
gagement and creation are
often unique to these envi-
ronments as well.
And as such, the insti-
tute—a national leader in
capacity building and stra-
tegic planning for arts and
culture organizations—se-
lected five partners. With
these partners they work
to develop long-ter m
strategic plans that cel-
ebrate the unique assets
of these organizations,
the community, cultural
history and environ-
ment.
“A strategic plan pro-
vides a practical, five-year
roadmap for advancing
mission and impact in an
ever-changing environ-
ment,” said Institute presi-
dent Brett Egan.
“We look forward to
partnering with these or-
ganizations, and their
communities, over the
next eight months in a rig-
orous planning process.”
With the Museum at
War m Springs, these
groups were also awarded
the Devos-University of
Maryland strategic plan-
ning services:
The Perseverance
Theatre in Douglas,
Alaska. The American
Shakespeare Center in
Staunton,
Virginia.
Carbondale Arts at
Carbondale, Colorado.
The Bascom at High-
lands, North Carolina.
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Fire Management readies for season
involving a walk, will hap-
pen later in the week. A
drug test is required before
a person can begin the ac-
tual classes at Fire Manage-
ment. Another drug test is
required before being dis-
patched on assignment.
Luther Clements is the
new supervisor of the pro-
gram. For information you
can call Fire Management at
541-553-1146; or call Bob
Medina at 541-325-1772.
The West Coast in par-
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement Camp Crew train-
ing is coming up. The train-
ing begins on Monday, May
20.
Some of the prospective
crew members are already
taking the required classes
online. The Warm Springs
Library has computers avail-
able to accomplish this part
of the training.
On May 20 Fire Manage-
ment will begin process the
paperwork. A physical test,
Treaty matter:
ticular is projected to see
another busy fire season,
according to the National
Interagency Fire Center.
The Pacific Northwest
has entered a period of mod-
erate drought, which could
mean an early fire season in
the Cascade Range.
The potential for signifi-
cant wildfires is above nor-
mal west of the Cascade
crest in Washington and
Oregon through August, the
report said.
Law to nullify 1865 document
Part-time job: W.S. Outdoor market coordinator
The Warm Springs Out-
door Market is a program
that Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team and
Tananáwit artists co-op
oversee.
Tananáwit is the non-
profit organization creating
education and eco-
nomic development
opportunities by em-
powering the tribal
people, and building
knowledge and un-
derstanding of tradi-
tional and contemporary
Native art of the Columbia
River Plateau.
One way to do this is by
providing opportunities for
vendors, including at the
Outdoor Market.
The market provides ac-
cess to locally grown pro-
duce, value-added foods,
and art.
Manager position
The Outdoor Market
Coordinator is a part-time
temporary—10 hours per
week—position. Duration is
for up to one year with pri-
mary responsibility being
the day-to-day operation of
the outdoor market.
This will include an on-
site presence at the market
during all market hours, as
well as off-site work during
non-market hours.
The market coordinator
will also write a feasibility
study at the end of the sum-
mer to incorporate the mar-
ket into the Community
Action Team small business
incubator.
In addition, the manager
will represent the market to
the market’s vendors, stake-
holders, consumers, and to
the community.
Essential job functions
· Setting up the market
each week from May
through October.
· Ordering and putting in
place new equipment, for
example the porta-johns, pic-
nic tables, teepees, canopies
and signage.
· Recruiting ven-
dors for the 2019
market.
· Planning open-
ing day market
events and activities
involving large num-
bers of community mem-
bers.
· Planning events to take
place at the market through-
out the summer. Promoting
the market inside and outside
the community—through
word of mouth, flyers,
KWSO, Spilyay Tymoo, so-
cial media, etc.
· Planning for the
sustainability of the market
including creating a feasibil-
ity study on how to incorpo-
rate the market into the in-
cubator. · Tracking partici-
pation in the market and pro-
ducing reports.
Successful perfor-
mance requirements
· Outdoor Market events
successfully attended by
community members.
· Twenty vendors for
2019 Outdoor Market re-
cruit. Market successfully
opened and operated each
scheduled date.
· Four PSAs done on
KWSO, two articles in
Spilyay Tymoo, regular
postings in social media.
· Feasibility study for the
market created. Increased
oversight/promotion/track-
ing of consumer traffic.
Qualifications and work
requirements
Qualifications: The ap-
plicant must possess the fol-
lowing knowledge, skills and
abilities:
· A strong understanding
of the Warm Springs com-
munity.
· Able to plan and design
programs and projects.
· Excellent writing and
communication skills.
· Able to maintain a
record-keeping system and
produce reports.
· Able to understand and
work with budgets.
· Able to work with the
public and community part-
ners; possessing excellent
people skills.
· Able to train or teach
others.
· Able to think creatively.
· Good conflict resolution
skills
· Self-motivated.
Other requirements:
· Must be willing to travel
around the community to
meet with community mem-
bers. If not in possession of
a valid driver’s license, must
be able to secure transporta-
tion to perform functions of
the job.
· Must comply with
Tananáwit’s employment
policy.
· Must be able to work
evenings and weekends.
· Proficient in Microsoft
Office programs, including
MS Word, Excel, and Out-
look.
· Able to lift and carry
project equipment up to 50
pounds.
You can apply by sending
letter and resume to Emily
Courtney at the Community
Action Team:
emily@wscat.org
The contact number at the
Community Action Team is
541-553-3148.
‘Our Kids’ author to speak at COCC
Robert Putnam, Harvard
professor and New York
Times best-selling author, will
speak about his work, Our
Kids: The American Dream in
Crisis, as part of the Central
Oregon Community College
Foundation’s Visiting Scholar
Program.
Mr. Putnam will speak at
6:30 p.m. on Monday, May
13 at the Bend High School.
Tickets are $15 and available
at cocc.edu/foundation
The event will also be
livestreamed, free, at COCC’s
Madras, Redmond and
Prineville campuses.
The concept of the Ameri-
can dream—how a good edu-
cation and hard work can lead
to prosperity and success—
has undergone a disturbing
trend in the past 25 years.
Putnam illustrates in his work
that this no longer seems
available to all.
Courtesy photo
Ron Suppah of the Twenty-Seventh Tribal Council (left), and Louie Pitt,
director of tribal Governmental Affairs, meet with Congressman Earl
Blumenauer on the pending legislation to nullify the Huntington document.
(Continued from page 1)
A provision in the
1865 document also says
tribal members could
only leave the reservation
with written BIA permis-
sion.
Some key differences
between the Treaty of
1855 and the Huntington
document:
Many tribal leaders
signed the 1855 Treaty;
while very few signed the
1865 document.
The tribes received some
compensation for agreeing
to the 1855 Treaty; while
the tribes apparently re-
ceived no compensation for
the 1865 document.
These and other fatal
flaws have rendered the
1865
document
as
unenforcable since its in-
ception.
Federal court cases
and agencies have agreed
that there is no validity to
the document.
The pending legisla-
tion in the House and
Senate would make this
the official policy of the
United States.
Howlak Tichum
Reba Jo Powell ~ 1938-2019
Reba Jo Powell passed
away surrounded by her
family, April 19, 2019, at
Partners In Care Hospice
House in Bend. She was
80 years old.
Reba was born in
Soper, Oklahoma on Sep-
tember 6, 1938 to D.B.
and Katie Goss. She at-
tended schools in Okla-
homa, Texas, and Oregon
before graduating from
Wasco County Union
High School (1956) in
Maupin and Linfield Col-
lege
(1960)
in
McMinnville. Reba and
her husband of 60 years,
Vince, moved to Madras
in 1964.
Reba began teaching in
1960 and taught high
school in Dayton, Eu-
gene, St. Helens, and
Madras.
She taught adult basic
education at War m
Springs through Central
Oregon Community Col-
lege.
She retired from the
Jefferson County School
District in 1995.
Throughout her life,
Reba was involved in vol-
unteer work and commu-
nity activities. She was ac-
tive in the service organi-
zation Alpha Omicron,
Habitat for Humanity, the
American Cancer Society,
4-H club leadership,
Laubach Literacy, United
Fund of Jefferson County,
and COCOA.
She served on the Ma-
dras City Council for 17
years, and was a mem-
ber of the Madras Study
Club for 54 years. Reba
was a vital member of
the United Methodist
Church, where she
helped with outreach
programs, Vacation Bible
School, bell choir, and
the finance committee.
She will be remem-
bered for her friendship,
kindness, and willingness
to do whatever needed
to be done. She was a
devoted mother and
grandmother who loved
reading, puzzles, and
spending time at the
cabin on the lake.
Reba is survived by
her husband Vince,
daughters
Kristin
Peterson (Erik) and
Karen Zurcher (Larry),
granddaughters Kaitlyn,
Lauren and Karlee
Zurcher and Katie and
Jackie Peterson, and her
sister Joy Strayer.