Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 9, 2020
Community update
(from page 1)
As of earlier this week
on the reservation: There
were 17 individuals with ac-
tive Covid-19, receiving
daily monitoring by tribal
Community Health and IHS
staff.
Additionally, there were
35 individuals who were
being monitored, as they
had close contact with a per-
son or persons who tested
positive. Last week, one
tribal member was hospital-
ized receiving ventilation
treatment.
Health care providers
and tribal leaders urge you:
Please keep up the
Covid-19 safety practices.
Wear the mask, social dis-
tance—If swimming during
the heat wave, stay six feet
away from others. Further-
more:
Wash your hands often
and use hand sanitizer.
Avoid gatherings. If quar-
antined or isolated, follow
health professionals’ instruc-
tions.
A critical reminder from
the Tribal Council:
If you are positive with
the coronavirus, the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs expects you to be
responsible and isolate
yourself.
If a person on the reser-
vation does not comply with
the tribal quarantine, isola-
tion, community heath and
safety laws—thereby putting
the safety of others in jeop-
ardy—then tribal Ordinance
101 allows the detention of
that person. Another health
advisory:
Be careful if you are in a
smokey area: The air qual-
ity of Central Oregon at this
time can be hazardous. If it
is smokey, stay inside, use air
cleaners, and close the win-
dows. Avoid strenuous work
during smokey and hot con-
ditions. Remember, there is
a burn ban in effect on the
reservation. The potential
for fire is extreme.
Positive cases by
week on the
reservation (above)
through late
August; and a
comparison (below)
of positive cases in
Central Oregon
overall (blue), and
Warm Springs
(orange).
Investigation into death
Warm Springs Tribal
Police officers on Satur-
day evening, September
5, responded to a report
of suspicious circum-
stances in the Greeley
Heights neighborhood
of Warm Springs.
When the officers ar-
rived on the scene they
found
a
person,
subsequently identified as
Jonathan Gilbert, in a life-
threatening situation.
Community
notes...
The YouthBuild fast-
track education and job
training program is recruit-
ing Warm Springs youth for
the next session, beginning
this month.
YouthBuild will hold their
last information session on
Tuesday, September 15 at
their office in Sisters.
To learn more call Briana
at 928-274-2128.
Veterans advocates will
unveil a sign on Highway 26
in Madras that will designate
the highway for Missing in
Action and Prisoners of
War.
The event will be on Fri-
day, September 18.
In time, signage will be
placed along highways
across the entire state: Or-
egon is first in the nation to
recognize MIAs and POWs
in this way. There will be a
presentation on the Septem-
ber 18 at 10 a.m. at Madras
City Hall prior to the sign
installation.
As officers attempted to
provide CPR and other life
saving procedures, and prior
to the arrival of Emergency
Medical Personnel, the vic-
tim passed away.
An investigation was im-
mediately initiated by the
War m Springs Police
investigations unit, and the
Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation. The team has de-
veloped a person of inter-
est in this matter.
Forensic teams were
called to the scene. The
deceased has been trans-
ported to the medical
examiner’s office to de-
ter mine the official
cause of death.
At this time we be-
lieve there is no general
public safety concern.
The investigation is
continuing, said Warm
Springs Police Chief Wil-
liam Elliott.
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