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From VOCS
Due to the Confederated
Tribes shutting down at least
through Augusty 3, Warm
Springs Victims of Crime
Services is asking that any
person who is wanting to
speak to an advocate call
police dispatch at 541-553-
1171, and request a call
back.
Victims of Crime Ser-
vices will be on call 24-7 un-
til the tribes reopen. Thank
you,
VOCS staff.
Confluence online
Confluence had planned a
busy spring and early summer
this year of Story Gatherings,
classroom programs, student
field trips, a volunteer work
party, a tribal canoe race and
finally, field school road trips
for educators to visit indig-
enous communities through-
out the Columbia River sys-
tem.
Like so many events, all
of that had to be cancelled,
postponed or retooled due to
Covid-19. We suddenly
found ourselves learning the
technical intricacies of Zoom
meetings and live-streaming.
As challenging as this tran-
sition as been, it has also been
inspiring to have the oppor-
tunity to reach more people
online and include indigenous
voices we may not have oth-
erwise been able to because
of distance and busy sched-
ules.
The result was a new se-
ries called Confluence Conver-
sations with some amazing
speakers. Thanks to them
for lending us their time and
insights.
If you didn’t get a chance
to join us live, check out the
recordings of Voices of Land
in Land and Sky, What Does
It Mean To Be American?,
and Parallel Lives.
We ended the season with
the Confluence Field School
in June and July with a di-
verse group of educators
from across Oregon and
Washington.
Originally planned as a
road trip to meet with tribal
leaders and tradition keepers,
we instead held these gather-
ings fully online.
These were powerful, in-
depth discussions. Thank you
to our speakers: Elizabeth
Woody of Warm Springs,
Linda Meanus of War m
Springs and Celilo, David
Harrelson of Grand Ronde,
Christine Dupres of the
Cowlitz, Linda Meanus, Tony
Johnson and Sam Robinson,
Chinook Indian Nation.
Look for a new season of
online public events and
learning opportunities this fall
and next year.
For the foreseeable fu-
ture, all of Confluences pub-
lic and educational program-
ming will be online. Onward!
Colin Fogarty
Youth work
We are excited to an-
nounce our new YouthBuild
program start date of Sep-
tember 21.
Interested members
please apply online and
come to an information ses-
sion that we will be hosting.
The link to apply and the
dates of the information ses-
sions are listed below.
We have worked hard to
include important Covid-19
protocols and procedures
that we will have in place to
protect our members and
staff to ensure the safety
and health of all.
Please feel free to con-
tact our Program Assistant
Briana Binder if you have
any questions or need more
information.
We look forward to wel-
coming a new group of
members to our program!
Questions? Call our pro-
gram assistant Briana Binder
at 541-526-1380.
With this program youth
work with a team of their
peers and gain valuable job
training. The students earn
money and scholarships.
Youth learn by preparing
for their GED or high
school diploma.
YouthBuild at Heart of
Oregon Corps is a 12-
month program designed to
engage young people ages
16-24 who wish to complete
their high school education
and learn construction skills
through building affordable
housing in Central Oregon.
Dates and locations for
upcoming YouthBuild Infor-
mation Sessions are below.
· Tuesday, August 25,
YouthBuild, 68797 George
Cyrus Road, Sisters.
· Tuesday, September 1
same location.
· Tuesday, September 8,
same location.
· Tuesday, September 15t
Mental Toughness start
date is Monday, September
21.
Oregon officials are warn-
ing consumers against re-
sponding to text messages
offering access to lost or un-
claimed funds held by the
state of Oregon.
The Department of State
Lands, which oversees the
state’s Unclaimed Property
Program, has seen a recent
increase in reports of text
messages urging people to
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(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
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Rehabilitation service at W.S. Holistic Health
injuries faster with fewer
long term problems.
Treatment of acute in-
juries can help reduce the
risk of pain becoming
chronic. Therapy can also
teach individuals ways to
prevent future injury by im-
proving strength, range of
motion, coordination, bal-
ance, and body mechanics.
by Alicia Oberholzer
Physical Therapist
W.S. Holistic Health
An acute injury is one
that has occurred re-
cently, as in the past
three months.
Symptoms often in-
clude pain, swelling,
bruising, weakness, and
reduced motion. If the
injury is severe enough
to necessitate a visit to
a medical doctor, addi-
tional testing or imaging
may be performed.
It is very common
that doctors will refer
patients to physical
therapy to help reduce
pain and restore normal
function after an injury.
A physical therapist acts
as a guide through the heal-
ing process, teaching how to
safely progress back to daily
activities while reducing risk
of further tissue damage.
Physical therapy helps
people recover from their
Physical Therapy
treatment programs can
include:
Manual therapy: hands
on treatment to reduce
pain and restore motion
Movement and exercise:
a graded approach to re-
storing active function
Home exercise pro-
gram: An individualized
program designed by the
therapist to help patients
recover faster, maintain
long term benefit, and
transition towards inde-
pendent management
Telehealth: secure
video conferencing is an
option for socially dis-
tanced assessment and
treatment
For more information
about the body’s amaz-
ing ability to heal, check
out the video on acute
injur y posted on the
Warm Springs Holistic
Health youtube channel.
follow links and claim sums
of money.
Individuals who receive
these messages are advised
to not click on website
links contained in the mes-
sages, as they could be
scams.
The State of Oregon cur-
rently holds $740 million in
unclaimed property for own-
ers or their heirs.
Those interested in
checking whether they have
unclaimed funds should visit
the state’s Unclaimed Prop-
erty
website
at
unclaimed.oregon.gov
Apology
Yo u
can
complete your
2020 Cenusus
information
from
the
K W S O
website
-
KWSO.org
I would like to apologize
to the Warm Springs com-
munity for driving under the
influence in the month of
June.
I am thankful nobody
was hurt.
Again, I apologize, I am
facing the consequences of
my actions.
Tyrell Poitra
Native hotline stacking up the numbers
StrongHearts Native
Helpline Staff
Text fraud
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Answering the call to ac-
tion, StrongHearts Native
Helpline has become a
trusted resource for Native
Americans impacted by do-
mestic violence.
In just over three years,
hours of operation have
been extended, call volume
increased, chat advocacy was
launched and the numbers
are stacking up.
Hitting the mark and
reaching every milestone
with determination and dedi-
cation, StrongHearts has re-
ceived 8,569 calls and chats
to date. Of those calls, 5,173
were received in 2019 alone,
marking a gargantuan 555
percent increase from the
year before.
How StrongHearts helps
StrongHearts advocates
assist callers by providing
peer-to-peer support, safety
planning, crisis intervention,
referrals to Native resources
and education on healthy re-
lationships.
Native intimate partner
violence victims reported the
following
needs
to
StrongHearts advocates:
Forty-seven percent of
callers need peer support.
Forty-two percent of
callers need shelter.
Twenty-seven percent of
callers need legal advocacy.
Nineteen percent of call-
ers need transportation op-
tions.
Eighteen percent of call-
ers need emergency finan-
cial aid.
StrongHearts Native
Helpline—by Natives for
Natives—methodology is
resonating among Native
Americans, and the in-
creased number of callers
in 2019 sug gests that
StrongHearts is a positive
force in Indian Country.
“Thanks for reminding
me I am a strong woman,
because I forgot,” said one
caller who reclaimed a sense
of power.
“I feel like you’re read-
ing my mind. I’ve never had
anyone explain this to me in
this way,” said another when
StrongHearts advocates
helped her put things into
perspective.
Breaking down the
numbers
In a breakdown of call-
ers: 47 percent of callers
identified as victim-survi-
vors, while 9 percent were
‘helpers’—a family or friend
who called on their behalf.
Of those callers, victim-sur-
vivors reported experienc-
ing:
Nintey percent of callers
reported emotional abuse.
Seventy-five percent of
callers reported physical
abuse.
Thirty percent of callers
reported financial abuse.
Eighteen percent of call-
ers reported digital abuse.
Fourteen percent of call-
ers reported sexual abuse.
And Native violence vic-
tim-survivors reported:
Fifty-six percent experi-
ence abuse at the hands of
a non-Native partner.
Forty percent disclosed
children were involved in
their abusive situation.
Fourteen percent re-
ported being stalked.
Thirteen percent had
been strangled.
Seven percent experi-
enced cultural abuse.
Five percent reported
their abusers have access to
a firearm.
Every month, an average
of 52 women are shot and
killed by an intimate partner.
Nearly one million
women alive today have re-
ported being shot or shot at
by intimate partners, and 4.5
million women have re-
ported being threatened with
a gun. To say that these are
alarming statistics is an un-
derstatement.
The
need
for
StrongHearts advocates was
identified by the National
Domestic Violence Hotline
and the National Indigenous
Women’s Resource Center.
They noticed that despite
the huge number of Native
Americans who reported do-
mestic and dating violence
few were reaching out for
help. This is not a coinci-
dence.
There is an inherent lack
of trust between non-Native
agencies and Native people.
Native callers prefer to
speak with Native advo-
cates.
For a Nati ve-center ed,
empowerment-based approach
that is culturally appropriate
for Native Americans im-
pacted by domestic and dat-
ing violence, call 1-844-
7NATIVE (1-844-762-
8483) daily from 8 a.m. to
9 p.m.
As a collaborative effort
of the National Domestic
Violence Hotline and the
National
Indigenous
Women’s Resource Center,
after-hour callers can con-
nect with the hotline by
choosing option one.