Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 15, 2020
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Tribal water, landfill talk with senator
Senator Jeff Merkley
met with the community, in-
cluding Tribal Council mem-
bers and staff, in early Janu-
ary. The town hall, and the
talk with Council, happened
at the Madras Performing
Arts Center.
Topics of discusion
ranged from concerns about
over-use of air space above
the Jefferson County area to
perspective on escalations in
the Middle East.
Discussion topics specific
to the tribes included the do-
mestic water issue facing the
reservation, said Council-
woman Anita Jackson. Sen.
Merkley wants to help ad-
dress the safe drinking wa-
ter on the reservation, Coun-
cilwoman Jackson said.
Last month Merkley was
among the lawmakers to in-
troduce federal legislation to
improve water quality and
services for tribal commu-
nities in Oregon.
The federal law would
add to the $7.8 million ap-
proved for the Confeder-
ated Tribes by the state leg-
islature and governor.
Councilwoman Jackson
also brought up the issue of
Sue Matters/KWSO
the tribal landfill, which is
significant need of attention.
The landfill need situation is
not as publicized as the wa-
ter crisis, but is of great im-
portance, Jackson said.
Councilman Wilson
Wewa also spoke with Sen.
Merkley, bringing up the
need to address inequities in
the federal tax laws. The tax
code, specifically the 2018
changes, disproportionately
benefit corporations and the
wealthy, leaving out people
of average or lower income,
Councilman Wewa said.
Also representing the
tribes at the meeting with the
senator were Councilman
Glendon Smith, and tribal
governmental affairs direc-
tor Lewis Pitt.
During the town hall,
Sen. Merkley presented
Dan O’Brien, of the
Jefferson County Cultural
Coalition, with a flag that
flew over the U.S. Capitol.
The presentation was in
recognition of the Coalition’s
efforts to increase local par-
ticipation in the arts, and in
celebrating the varied cul-
tures and histories of
Jefferson County.
About 175 people at-
tended the town hall, Janu-
ary 4.
Courtesy
The last public appearance of Chief Tommy
Thompson, photographed here with his wife
Flora, as they were arriving in Celilo for the Feast
of the First Salmon on Saturday, May 11, 1957.
Find more images at the Confluence Library
Galleries: confluenceproject.org/library/view/
Northwest Film Center
Northwest Tracker series.
Screenings on February 6
at 7 p.m. at the Northwest
Film Center, 934 SW
Salmon St., Portland.
Basketr y workshop:
Learn traditional weaving
practices from Grand
Ronde educator Greg
Archuleta. This day-long
workshop will leave you with
new knowledge about an old
craft from the Indigenous
cultures of the Columbia
River. Greg will teach how
to prepare cedar for basket
making, plaiting and two
weaving methods to com-
plete your basket. This will
be at the Confluence office
in Vancouver. $65 per per-
son. March 14, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Earth Day work party:
Confluence, The Mission
Continues, The City of
Vancouver
and
Fort
Vancouver National Historic
Site will partner to organize a
volunteer Earth Day work
party. The work will be tend-
ing the Land Bridge that con-
nects the community to this
special place along the river.
Volunteers will shovel, haul
and spread mulch, pick up
trash, weed and plant. April
18.
Confluence on the road:
Confluence on the Road is
experiential opportunity for
teachers and education lead-
ers to dig deeper into the sto-
ried landscape of the Colum-
bia River system. The jour-
ney includes guided visits to
sites of cultural and environ-
mental significance with In-
digenous speakers to hear
first-person insights into Na-
tive traditions and history.
Native fellowship in Portland for cancer research
Applications are now
available for the Tribal Re-
searchers’ Cancer Control
Fellowship Program. The
overall goal of this program
is to reduce cancer incidence
and mortality, and improve
cancer survival in tribal com-
munities through the efforts
of American Indian re-
searchers.
The fellowship program
offers
training
and
mentorship to prepare re-
searchers to design and
implement cancer-related
research projects within Na-
tive American communities.
Costs associated with the
training, including travel, will
be covered.
American Indian graduate
students and researchers
with a demonstrated interest
in cancer prevention and
control are welcome to ap-
ply.
Accepted fellows will:
· Attend three-weeks of
tailored cancer control re-
search training held at the
Northwest Portland Area In-
dian Health Board in Port-
land.
The first two weeks will
be June 7-19 followed by a
one-week session in the fall.
· Fellows will receive fol-
low-up support, including
field support, distance learn-
ing opportunities, and
mentoring.
· You will be eligible for
paid cancer control research
internships to master addi-
tional research skills relevant
to careers in community-
based cancer control under
close mentorship.
· And be connected to a
network of experts in can-
cer control and prevention
in Indian Country.
Due date: Application
materials will be due March
13. For more information
contact Ashley Thomas at
athomas@npaihb.org
Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board. 2121
SW Broadway, Portland, OR
97201. Phone 503-416-
3293.
Be alert and protect yourself from scams
It’s important to be aware
of scams that target you and
your money. If you get a
message threatening your
social security benefits or
making false promises op-
portunities to buy somehting
or invest money… it’s likely
a scam.
You might get a call, a
To tribal wood cutters: Your resale permits for
2019 will expire on January 31. You will need to
complete the transport process from the woods to
your residence by the end of the month.
The 2020 resale permits will be the only legal
permits after January 31. This applies to the 2020
permits issued in 20 ½ cord permits or ten 1-full
cord permits.
We are also in discussions of moving toward elec-
tronic permits for the 2021 wood cutting year that
would be for both free use and resale permits.
The committee will have public meetings in the
future to allow tribal members a chance to voice
their opinion or concerns with this proposed pro-
cess.
The committee will put public announcements out
with dates, locations and times of the public meet-
ings.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley addresses the town hall at the Performing Arts Center.
Confluence Project events set for 2020
The Confluence Project
is a series of outdoor instal-
lations and interpretive art-
works located in public parks
along the Columbia River
and its tributaries. Each art
installation explores the
confluence of history, cul-
ture and ecology of the
Columbia River system.
Confluence invites tribal
members to these upcoming
events:
Stories from the river
screening: Indigenous el-
ders and leaders from the
Columbia River share per-
sonal stories and insights
about the history, culture,
and ecology of the land and
its people.
This series of documen-
tary shorts is a collaboration
of
Confluence
and
Woodrow Hunt (Klamath/
Modoc/Cherokee) of Tule
Films. The screening is pre-
sented in partnership with
the Native American Arts
Council, as part of the
To wood cutters from
the Timber Committee
robocall, a text, email or let-
ter with an offer that sounds
too good to be true, or that
threatens if you don’t send
money for some made up
purpose.
Be Aware that there are
bad people out there, trying
to scam you out of your
money. Be alert and protect
yourself by not falling for
fraudulent claims.
If your phone rings and
it’s a number you don’t know
just don’t answer. Or if you
get an email from an ad-
dress you don’t know just
delete it. Never provide any-
one with your personal in-
formation.
Be alert and protect your-
self by not falling for fraudu-
lent claims. To learn more
visit:
usa.gov and search
‘scams’
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Hemp plan submission
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture hemp regulations
were posted in the fall, re-
quiring state and tribal gov-
ernments to submit plans to
address the regulations, re-
grading CBD production
and products.
The 2019 Farm Bill con-
siders CBD as a standard
agricultural crop.
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Cannabis
Project, or CP Enterprise,
submitted its in November.
Last week the USDA pub-
lished a list of plans submit-
ted for approval. The status
of the Warm Springs Plan
was listed as one of three
tribes with plans ‘under
review; for being received
before regulations were in
place.
The Warm Springs Can-
nabis legal team has re-
viewed that status, made
changes to the War m
Springs Plan. and has re-sub-
mitted to the USDA.
According to Ventures
CP Enterprise cannabis co-
ordinator Laurie Danzuka,
they hope to be listed as ap-
proved in the next round of
USDA approvals.
Flu season update
The flu season is here and
may be approaching its peak.
In Central Oregon last year
the peak was in March, and
in 2018 the peak was in Janu-
ary.
During the final week of
last month in Jefferson,
Crook and Deschutes coun-
ties there were 147 emer-
gency rooms visits, com-
pared to 136 the week be-
fore, according to county re-
ports.
War m Springs Indian
Health Service clinic direc-
tor Hyllis Dauphinais says it
is important for people to
get their flu vaccination,
which are still available at the
clinic.
The Oregon health Au-
thority estimates that 45 per-
cent of all Oregonians, six
months and older, received
a flu vaccine.
COCC scholarship
day, financial aid
The
Bend
and
Redmond campuses of
Central Oregon Com-
munity College are host-
ing Scholarship Day from
1 to 3 p.m. on Wednes-
day, January 22.
The day is to help cur-
rent and prospective stu-
dents discover and maxi-
mize their financial aid
options for the 2020-21
academic year.
The Bend campus
event is at the Coats
Campus Center; the
Redmond campus event
is held in building 1.
Both are open to the
general public—no reg-
istration is required.
Workshops start each
hour on the hour and
cover topics like essay
writing and strategies
for multiple scholar-
ships.
Both locations will of-
fer valuable information
on scholarship and grant
opportunities, as well as
specifics on the Free
Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
and the Oregon Student
Aid
Application
(ORSAA) processes, in-
cluding all deadlines. For
more details, contact
COCC’s Financial Aid of-
fice at 541-383-7260 or
coccfinaid@cocc.edu
Health degrees
COCC’s Bend campus
is hosting an information
session on its Allied
Health programs from
5:30-6:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 22, in
the Health Careers Cen-
ter, room 140.
The health programs
covered will include den-
tal assistant, massage
therapy, medical assis-
tant, pharmacy techni-
cian and veterinary tech-
nician.
The session will in-
clude a description of
each occupation, the
typical clinical and ad-
ministrative duties, as
well as the certification
or licensing required.
There will also be a
review of the structure,
length and cost of each
of the programs.
It is not necessary to
be enrolled at COCC to
attend this session. Res-
er vations are not re-
quired.
For information, call
541-383-7420.