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Spilyay Tymoo January 15, 2020
Letters to the editor
Native health exhibit at OHSU Library
Ski Day
The Warm Springs Tribal
Ski Day to Mount Hood
Meadows is coming up on
Friday, January 24. KWSO
is now taking sign-ups.
Check out the website
with all the information:
kwso.org/2020/01/mt-
hood-meadows-2020-warm-
springs-ski-day/
People can email Sue
Matters with information—
name, birth date, phone
number, and whether the
person will be taking the
bus—or call her at 541-460-
2255.
A sign-up list and paper
forms are available at the
front desk at tribal Media
Center. Unaccompanied
kids need the medical form
completed by an adult. Ev-
eryone should fill out the
group form.
COCC talks
on race
Ijeoma Oluo is the author
of the New York Times
bestseller So You Want to
Talk About Race.
Using the book as a dia-
log-builder, Central Oregon
Community College, OSU-
Cascades and several com-
munity groups are hosting a
series of book conversations
on race.
The talks are to com-
memorate this year’s Season
of Nonviolence.
The book chats are sched-
uled throughout Central Or-
egon this month and in Feb-
ruary, including at all four of
the COCC campuses. The
meetings will start this Thurs-
day, January 16. For a com-
plete schedule see:
cocc.edu/mcc-events
Ms. Oluo’s work guides
readers from all identities to
join in conversation about
racism, discrimination, inter-
sectionality and more.
Her approach facilitates
difficult conversations
through engagement and dis-
cussion.
The national Season of
N o n v i o l e n c e honors the
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., Mahtm Gandhi and
others who believed in non-
violent efforts to advocate
for human rights.
The book conversations
are presented by COCC’s
Office of Diversity and In-
clusion with support from
the COCC Foundation’s
Nancy R. Chandler Visiting
Scholar Program. The talks
will be held in partnership
with All Peoples United
Church of Christ, Allyship
in Action, OSU-Cascades,
The Haven, Trinity Episco-
pal Peace and Social Justice
Team.
For more information,
contact the COCC office of
diversity and inclusion at
541-383-7412.
For accommodation be-
cause of other disability
such as hearing impairment,
contact Disability Services
at 541-383-7583.
Nursing overviews
COCC is holding three
nursing program overviews
at its Bend campus.
The overview session will
be this Wednesday, January
15, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the
Boyle Education Center,
Room 155, Bend campus.
Another session is set for
Friday, January 31 from 9
to 10 a.m., same location as
above.
Nursing orientations are
information sessions de-
signed for students inter-
ested in COCC’s associate
degree in nursing.
Sessions cover minimum
requirements to apply to the
program, how applicants are
selected, deadlines and
more.
The formal presentation
usually runs 45 minutes with
plenty of time for questions
during and after. Prospec-
tive nursing students are
strongly encouraged. Reser-
vations are not required. For
information contact Kara
Rutherford at 541-318-
3741.
Car Lights
The Recreation Depart-
ment would like to thank all
those who took part in and
gave their support t to the
2019 Car Light Parade. The
theme this year was Merry
Christmas Elmo, Sesame
Street and Friends. Here are
participants, and thank you:
The Warm Springs Police
Department and McGruff.
Indian Head Casino. Hous-
ing. Fire and Safety, and the
Ambulance. KWSO. Fire
Management and Smokey.
The tribal community. Leora
Strong. Santa and Stretch.
First-place winner in the
Community division was
Leora Strong. First place in
the Organization category
was Housing, followed by
Indian Head Casino and Pla-
teau Travel Plaza; and
KWSO.
The criteria for judging
was Best Use of Lights; Best
and Most Creative, adaption
relating to the theme.
Thank you.
Warm Springs Recre-
ation.
Tribal Council
The following are items on
the Tribal Council agenda for
January (subject to change at
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Council discretion):
Wednesday, January 15
9 a.m.: Fish and Wildlife
Committee—On Reserva-
tion.
10: Education Commit-
tee.
11: Timber Committee.
1:30 p.m.: Health and
Welfare Committee.
2:30: Land Use Planning
Committee.
3:30: Range and Agricul-
ture Committee.
4: State senate candidate,
Carina Miller.
Thursday, January 16
9 a.m.: HUD 184 update.
10: Fish and Wildlife
Committee—Off Reserva-
tion.
10: Water Board.
11: Oregon 100-Year Wa-
ter Vision with Meta
Loftsgarden of the Oregon
Watershed Enhancement
Board.
1:30: Tribal Employment
Rights Office (TERO) up-
date with commission and
staff.
3:30: Water board.
Monday, January 20
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer update with Michele
Stacona.
10: February agenda and
review minutes with S-T.
11: Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
1:30: Legislative update
calls.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppah-Samson, Vi-
tal Statistics.
3:30: Development up-
date with Bruce Irwin.
Tuesday, January 21
9 a.m.: Human Resources
report with Cheryl Tom.
10: Finance with Alfred
Estimo.
11: Governmental Af-
fairs with Louie Pitt.
1:30 p.m.: Managed Care
Program report with
Michael Collins.
2:30: Administrative Ser-
vices with the S-T.
3:30: Procurement with
Libby Chase.
Wednesday, January 22
9 a.m.: Tribal Court re-
port with Chief Judge Lisa
Lomas.
10: Public Safety with
Carmen Smith.
11: Natural Resources
with Robert Brunoe.
1:30 p.m.: Health and
Human Services with
Caroline Cruz.
N ative Voices: Native
Peoples’ Concepts of Health
and Illness is a traveling
exhibition, visiting U.S. li-
braries.
The Oregon Health
Sciences University Li-
brary welcomes you to an
reception of the exhibi-
tion on Thursday, Janu-
ary 23, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Location is the OHSU
Marquam Hill campus
building, Biomedical In-
formation Communica-
tion Center: 3280 S.W.
Sam Jackson Park Road,
Portland. The library en-
trance is on the third
floor Contact.
For information on
attending the reception
contact Meg Langford at
503-494-5587. Or email:
langform@ohsu.edu
OHSU is a partner of
the Confederated Tribes
and the 509-J school dis-
trict in supporting stu-
dents who are pursuing
careers in the field of
health care.
The traveling exhibit
Native Voices explores the
inter-connectedness of
wellness, illness and cul-
tural life for Native
Americans, Alaska Na-
tives and Native Hawai-
ians.
The United States Na-
tional Library of Medi-
cine developed and pro-
duced Native Voices. The
American Library Asso-
ciation Public Programs
office, in partnership with
National Library of
Medicine, is tours the ex-
hibition to libraries.
The exhibition is on
display at the OHSU Li-
brary in the Biomedical
Information Communi-
cations Center building
through March 10. If
you cannot visit the ex-
hibit, or make the recep-
tion, a large portion of
the content is online at
https:
nlm.nih.gov/
nativevoices/index.html
Native Voices stories
2:30: Education with
Valerie Switzler.
3:30: Public Utilities with
Travis Wells.
Wednesday, Januar y
22: Columbia River Hous-
ing open house.
Thursday and Friday,
January 23-24: Columbia
are drawn from the past and
present, examining how health
for Native people is tied to
community, the land and
spirit.
Through interviews, Na-
tive people describe the im-
pact of epidemics, federal leg-
islation, the loss of land, and
the inhibition of culture on
the health of Native individu-
als and communities today.
Here are some aspects of
teh exhibit:
Healing Ways: Uncover
how diverse lifestyles and
shared experiences have
helped sustain the health and
well-being of Native popula-
tions for generations.
Hokule’a: Native Hawai-
ians owe their existence to the
Hokule’a voyaging canoe.
Its resurgence in the last
century has led to a cultural
revival, inspiring Native Ha-
waiians of all ages to learn
more about, and to value,
their traditions.
Healing Totem: The
National
Library
of
Medicine’s healing totem was
created by master carver
Jewell James, of the Lummi
Nation in the Pacific
Northwest, to promote
good health.
The stories depicted
on the totem highlight
the
meaning
and
interconnectedness of life
and the environment, and
the collective knowledge
of all races of humanity.
Art Gallery: The arts
have always served a spe-
cial and significant func-
tion in the health and
well-being of Native
peoples.
This gallery reflects
the range of artistic
styles, subjects, and the
diversity of healing prac-
tices among different
Native groups.
For more see the
website:
ohsu.edu/historical-
collections-archives/
opening-reception-native-
voices-native-peoples-
concepts-health-and-ill-
ness
Kristine Alpi, Univer-
sity Librarian, OHSU Li-
brary -
alpi@ohsu.edu
Courtesy Native Voices
From the Native Voices timeline: Site of
Celilo,trading center, lost after construction of the
Dalles Dam in 1956–1957.
River Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission meeting.
M o n d a y - T h u r s d a y,
January 27-30: Affiliated
Tribes of Northwest Indians
winter convention.
Wednesday and Thurs-
day, January 29-30: Hemp
and CBD conference.
Friday, January 31: Co-
lumbia River Housing meet-
ing.
Items for further dis-
cussion: December 2019
financials. Water quality stan-
dards. Opportunity zones.
Health 101, and Annual
Health Report. Portland
Harbor update. Small Busi-
ness Administration.
Food cart trainee with Community Action Team, WOIA
T
he Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team and the
Workforce Initiative and
Opportunity Act are team-
ing together to create on-
the-job trainin for a food
cart trainee program.
This would be for indi-
viduals between the ages of
14-24 years of age. Accord-
ing to the job announcement:
The Twisted Teepee is
searching for a motivated in-
dividual who is wanting to gain
experience in working in and
operating all aspects of a fast-
paced food cart operation.
This includes the daily
maintenance and sanitation
of the cart, preparing to
open for business, menu
planning, budgeting and
shopping, and executing a
menu with good quality
food that customers enjoy.
It also includes customer
service and money handling
training, and training in other
facets of business manage-
ment.
This position will help
build the experience of the
trainee to work towards es-
tablishing his or her own
food cart business, or to
give him or her experience
to work in similar field.
The food cart trainee will
work directly under the food
cart manager or assistant
manager, but will comply
with WIOA program guide-
lines. The trainee:
· Must meet all require-
ments of WIOA program;
· Will be assigned to
Community Action Team,
Twisted Teepee Food Cart
(in a limited duration train-
ing position);
· Will be required to ob-
tain and maintain a food
handlers permit upon hire;
· Must be able to work
in a cramped, fast-paced,
varying temperature envi-
ronment;
· Must be able to stand
and be on feet for long pe-
riods of time;
· Must pass a local back-
ground check and pass a
UA/drug screening.
Applications must be
submitted to Melinda at the
WIOA Office by Friday,
January 17.
Applications will be re-
viewed by the food cart
manager and Community
Action Team staff. Inter-
views will be conducted the
following week, with the hir-
ing decision to be made on
January 24.
Start date will be the last
week of January. Wages
are based on training and
experience. For questions,
please contact Starla Green,
food cart manager at 541-
553-3148; or Community
Action Team/Twisted Tee-
pee. 1144 Warm Springs St.
P O Box 1419 | Warm
Springs.
Phone 541-553-3148.
Fax 541-553-1246.