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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Geo Visions hosting
open house in Oct.
Tribal members are in-
vited to the Geo Visions
open house on Friday,
October 18.
This is a chance to
learn about the work that
Geo Visions does, includ-
ing the work of the en-
terprise Cultural Re-
sources Division.
This division is dedi-
cated to the protection
and preservation of cul-
tural resources.
Geo Vision’s mission is
to serve the archaeologi-
cal and historical preser-
vation needs of the indig-
enous Pacific Northwest.
Some of the services
that Geo Visions provides
in the private and public
sectors:
Completion of studies
to meet the National His-
toric Preservation Act
and the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act.
Identification
of
hisitoric properties; and
inventories and reporting
to meet the National His-
toric Preservation Act.
Ethnographic studies
and properties of historic
religious and cultural sig-
nificance to Indian tribes.
The Geo Visions open
house will include inter-
active demonstrations in-
cluding flint knapping—
the traditional means of
fashioning tools and ar-
rowheads from flint, chert
and obsidian.
There will also be talks
with Native elders of the
community.
The October 18 open
house will be from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Geo Vi-
sions office at the indus-
trial park.
Please RSVP so the en-
terprise can be sure to
have enough food.
Email:
bgilliland@wsgeovisions.
com
Or call 386-209-0472.
Powwow at Pioneer Square this Friday
The Fourteenth Annual
Dancing in the Square Pow-
wow in Portland is this Fri-
day, September 27. Carlos
Calica will be the emcee, and
host drum is Silent Hill.
Sponsor and host is the
Northwest Portland Area In-
dian Health Board. Addi-
tional hosts are the 43 fed-
erally recognized tribes of
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
The powwow, from noon
to 7 p.m., will be in Pioneer
Square in downtown Portland.
Grand Entry is at 3 p.m.
Vendors and educational
booths are welcome. For in-
formation contact Candice
Jimenez at 503-416-3264; or
email:
cjimenez@npaihb.org
Payment guaranteed to
first six registered drums (no
drum hopping). Contact Geo.
Ann Baker at 503-416-3255;
or email:
gbaker@npaihb.org
This event is free and open
to the public, a drug-, alco-
hol, and commercial tobacco-
free event. Sale of sacred
items forbidden. The pow-
wow will draw a diverse back-
ground of Native people who
Training for W.S. Census workers
The 2020 Census will of-
fer employment opportuni-
ties on the reservation.
The pay is good and the
hours can be flexible, part-
time or full-time depending
on the preference of the pro-
spective employee.
An introductory training
session for prospective Cen-
sus workers is coming up on
Wednesday, October 2.
The Warm Springs Work
Experience Development
Department (WEDD) will
provide transportation to
this training session for any-
one who is interested.
The session will be from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednes-
day, October 2 at the
Redmond City Hall.
On that day the WEDD
van will leave at 8 a.m. from
the Education building park-
ing lot. Bring your own
lunch.
If you have any ques-
tions, please don’t hesitate to
call 541-553-3324.
WEDD also has comput-
ers available for anyone who
would like to apply online
for 2020 Census jobs. You
are welcome to come in to
the WEDD office for assis-
tance. For the October 2
training in Redmond, here is
the agenda:
Welcome at 9 a.m.
9:15: data.census.gov
traing with KaNin Reese.
10:45: Accessing the Cen-
sus API with R Studio, Nick
Chun.
1 p.m.: Oregon prepares
for the 2020 Census with
Charles Rynerson.
2: New privacy measures
for the 2020 Census with
Michael Hawes.
3: Census data products
with Rachel Marks and
Marc Perry.
Warm Springs Point-in-time survey
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness is preparing for
2020 Point-in-Time reserva-
tion survey, and the project
organizers are now recruiting
volunteers to assist with the
survey.
The Point-in-Time count
is an annual effort to iden-
tify the number of people
in the community who do
not have a stable, safe and
secure place to live. This in-
cludes those temporarily liv-
ing with family or friends.
The annual count helps
with planning and bringing
resources to address hous-
Summaries of Tribal Council
September 9, 2019
The meeting was
called to order at 9:15
a.m. by Chair man
Raymond Tsumpti.
Present at roll call: Vice
Chair Lola Sohappy,
Wilson Wewa, Jr.,
Raymond
Moody,
Brigette McConville,
Anita Jackson, Chief
Alfred Smith Jr., and
Glendon Smith. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
Budget Overview.
Budget presenta-
tions:
· Branch of Natural
Resources.
· Health & Human
Services Branch
The Children Protec-
tion Services budget will
come back to Tribal
Council for further in-
formation.
With no further dis-
cussion the meeting ad-
journed at 4:55 p.m.
September 10
The meeting was
called to order at 9:18
a.m. by Vice Chair Lola
Sohappy. Present at Roll
Call: Wilson Wewa Jr.,
Anita Jackson, and
Raymond (Captain)
Moody, Glendon Smith.
Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
Budget Presenta-
tions:
· Education · Public
Safety ·
· High Lookee Lodge
· Public Utilities
· Governmental Af-
fairs
· Community Assis-
tance
With no further dis-
cussion the meeting ad-
journed at 4:35 p.m.
September 25, 2019
ing needs.
There will be a volunteer
information session on Tues-
day, October 1 at 5:30 p.m.
at the tribal Social Services
building at the industrial park.
Contact Buffy Hurtado to
learn more, 541-615-0141.
Courtesy photos
Scenes from Dancing in Square Powwow 2018.
reside in urban and reserva-
tion communities from Or-
egon and across the North-
west.
Portland is home to a
growing number of Native
residents—an estimated 16-
percent increase in the past
years. The 2010 Census
showed Native residents of
the city represent 380 tribal
affiliations.
The Dancing in the
Square American Indian
Day Celebration is also a
Native social networking
opportunity to promote cul-
ture, education, art and en-
trepreneurship, and to high-
light community partner-
ships. Here is the schedule
for Friday:
Noon: Booths and ven-
dors open; and guest perfor-
mance by Hueca Omeyocan
Dancers.
3 p.m.: Opening ceremo-
nies.
4-6 p.m.: Inter-tribal and
Tiny Tots; Social—Round,
Owl and Rabbit dances; and
Men and Women’s Tradi-
tional and Fancy.
6:30: Retire the colors.
For background: The
Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board is a
regional non-profit tribal
organization serving the fed-
erally tribes of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. The
mission is to eliminate health
disparities and improve the
quality of life of American
Indians by supporting
Northwest tribes in the de-
livery of culturally appropri-
ate, high quality healthcare.