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Spilyay Tymoo September 9, 2020
Letters to the editor
Help for
the homeless
If you or someone you
care about is currently expe-
riencing homelessness in the
community of War m
Springs, please contact any
of the people listed below, so
that we can figure out how
to offer assistance. The
unhoused are some of the
most vulnerable populations
for exposure and spread of
the covid infection:
Examples of how we can
help:
Tents or tarps for shelter.
Limited food items. Sleeping
bags and blankets.
We have personal care
items—hand sanitizers, body
cleaning kits, socks, tooth
brushes and tooth paste,
clean water, etc. Plus refer-
rals for additional services.
Please contact:
Buffy, Health Care ana-
lyst, 541-615-0141.
Fay, Tribal Social Services,
541-553-3415.
Ron or Joni, HAPPI, 541-
553-0036.
Shawnetta, Medical Social
worker, 541-553-2460.
From the office of
Health and Human Ser-
vices and community
partners:
Homeless
Leadership Coalition,
the Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team,
NeighborImpact, Pan-
demic Partners Facebook
group, Central Oregon
Emergency Mask Mak-
ers, Tribal Social Ser-
vices and HAPPPI.
10. A single person receives
items for one person.
There are no income re-
quirements. If you phone
and need it to be delivered,
that can be arranged.
You do not need to be
covid positive to receive
items. Employees can pick
up items for their caseloads,
or individuals they are work-
ing with.
All the items are donated
and quarantined for at least
five days, and in many cases
longer.
Any person can make a
referral for a person experi-
encing homelessness in the
community of War m
Springs. You do not need to
be enrolled to receive sup-
port. I currently am limited
in the way in which I can do
outreach, but in some cases
I can make arrangements for
delivery, if a caseworker or
employee helps me get loca-
tions, needs, etc.
I am partnered with out-
side organizations, and we
will begin to go into Madras
to provide support for the
tribal members there who
may need help.
Those experiencing
homelessness can access re-
sources as long as I have
them to give. This is for all
items: food, clothing, per-
sonal items, etc.
If you have any specific
questions regarding this pro-
gram, please let me know
and I will do what I can to
help answer them.
Buffy Hurtado, Health
Care analyst, the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs, Health and Human
Ser vices Branch. Phone
541-615-0141
Community
support
baskets
Apology
Any community member
is eligible to receive a com-
munity basket. The basket
will include whatever has
been donated to my office:
Laundry soap, bleach, hand
sanitizer, toilet paper, paper
towels, hand soap, and food
items.
Each basket size and con-
tents will be based on house-
hold size; so a family of 10
receives items for a family of
Dear Community,
I am sorry, the things I
did put myself and the com-
munity at risk. I didn’t mean
to neglect the privileges I
had. I shouldn’t have put
anyone in danger who is try-
ing to live their daily lives. I
should’ve known better, and
I will continue to better my-
self for the safety of the
community.
This community is part
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of my memories and family
history, and it is my home. I
don’t want to do any more
destruction to the beautiful
place where I grew up. I love
Warm Springs, the culture,
and the people living here. I
will not let my adolescence
disturb the peace ever again.
Sincerely,
Dahlana Antunuez.
Birth
Niki Sage Sohappy
William Sohappy and
Martie Wolf Granillo of
Warm Springs are pleased
to announce the birth of
their daughter, Niki Sage
Sohappy, born on August
26, 2020.
Niki joins brother Charles
Wolf VanPelt, 7; and Martie
Lee VanPelt, 8.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Lola
Sohappy and Don William
Sohappy.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Martie
Mitchell Sage and Gregory
Granillo, and Robert Sunny
Sage.
Native people
and Covid-19
Native peoples are bear-
ing the brunt of Covid-19
infections. And yet in the sea
of nation- and global-wide
demographic, health and
economic data collected by
governments, academic in-
stitutions and research or-
ganizations, Native people
are regularly excluded from
studies, or put in the catch-
all miscellaneous category
of ‘Other.’
This is not just a U.S.
problem; it’s a global one. In
September 2014, indig-
enous nations from around
the world voiced their con-
cern about their omission
from the large aggregate
data-sets compiled by their
respective governments.
The resulting invisibility
makes the social, health and
economic status of indig-
enous people indistinguish-
able from that of majority
groups.
Disaggregated data is one
solution to the problem. Dis-
aggregated data—meaning
data divided into sub-cat-
egories for specific sets of
populations—not only
shows whether someone is
indigenous, for example, but
also what their tribal citizen-
ship is.
During a pandemic, when
indigenous peoples are es-
pecially vulnerable to the
impacts of invisibility, dis-
aggregate data is important
for revealing racial, tribally-
specific inequalities.
Kalen Goodluck, con-
tributing editor, High Coun-
try News.
The vote
Secretary of State Bev
Clarno this summer received
a letter from the United
States Postal Service General
Counsel, as did elections of-
ficials across the country.
In light of the letter, and
a number of questions and
concerns about how this may
affect vote by mail, Secre-
tary Clarno has issued the
following statement:
“Fortunately, Oregon has
two decades of experience
working with our local con-
tacts at the United States
Postal Service and has an
excellent partnership with
them to ensure ongoing sup-
port for our elections. We will
of course continue to work
with them and monitor any
potential impact to both the
mailing out of ballots to vot-
ers and the return of ballots.
We at the state level are
meeting with our USPS part-
ners to ensure we are ready
for November. The USPS
recognizes that Oregon
leads the nation with Vote by
Mail and that we are using
the latest USPS technology
to streamline the process.
“If any Oregon voter is
concerned about the upcom-
ing election, there are mul-
tiple steps they may take to
ensure their ballot is re-
ceived in time to be counted.
“Every ballot has a
unique barcode, so voters
can track their ballot on our
My Vote website. We also
encourage voters to take
advantage of the hundreds
of conveniently located
dropsites throughout the
state to drop off their bal-
lot in person. We will con-
tinue to work with our part-
ners like county clerks across
the state to make sure all
Oregonians know the best
options to return their bal-
lots, whether it’s through the
mail or in secure drop boxes
to meet election deadlines.”
Bev Clarno, Oregon Sec-
retary of State.
National Day of Repentance local event September 26
What is this day all
about? In May I started
reading the Book of
Jeremiah. Jeremiah was a
prophet of God whose
message was repeatedly
crying out to God’s people,
the Israelites, to stop sin-
ning and return back to
God. You see, they had bro-
ken their covenant with
God.
They were worshipping
other gods, which even in-
cluded baby sacrifices to a
false god named Molech.
God’s heart was broken.
Chapter after chapter you
hear the heart of God, “Re-
turn to me, I will forgive
your sin and restore your
life.”
How does this apply to
Christians today? I felt the
Holy Spirit saying that as
soon as we accept Jesus, as
Savior, we enter into a love
covenant—A love covenant
where God is to be first in
The local event will be at Sahalee Park in Madras,
Saturday, September 26 at 6 p.m.
What is God requiring for healing America? 2
Chronicles 7:14: “If my people (Christians) who are
called by my name, will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from Heaven, and I will forgive their
sin and will heal their land.”
Repent—Change mind and life—To put God back
in first place. Please join us September 26 in the park
for a time of worship and repentance prayer for self,
family and nation. View ‘The Return’ on Youtube by
Jonathan Cahn. Event sponsored by Madras House
of Prayer. Please bring chairs and blankets to sit on.
our lives. We have broken
this covenant.
Many of God’s people
have idols in their lives that
they worship and put before
God—money, careers, rela-
tionships, entertainment,
sports, pleasures of this
world that consume their
time. They started strong in
their daily walk with God,
but slowly these distractions
started consuming their time
and even their heart. Mat-
thew 22:37—(Jesus) “Love
the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your
soul and with all your
mind.”
September 26 is the Na-
tional Day of Repentance
where a prayer opportunity
will be held in Washington,
D.C. Prayer will focus
around 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If
my people, who are called by
my name, will humble them-
selves and pray and seek my
face and turn from their
wicked ways, Then I will hear
from Heaven, and I will for-
give their sin and will heal their
land.”
I think you would all agree
that America needs the dive
hand of God to heal our land!
(Please view Jonathan Cahn’s
Youtube vide called ‘The Re-
turn’ for more information.)
Madras House of Prayer
is pleased to announce that
we will hold a local event in
Sahalee Park Pavillion, Sat-
urday, September 26 at 6 p.m.
We invite people from all
churches to join us in prayer
on this ver y special day.
Bring your own chairs and
blankets.
Urbana Manion and Val
Fuiava, Madras House of
Prayer.