Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 18, 2020
The Museum at Warm
Springs has closed
through December 2, due
to Covid-19 restrictions.
There will be a chance to
see the Member Art Show
as the exhibit will be on
display into January of
next year.
Native film celebration
Courtesy MAWS
Hummingbird Heaven by Aurolyn Stwyer. Acrylic
paint and hand-crafted stencils.
Tule Duck Decoy by Charmaine
Billey; and (right) Bear Bag,
beaded purse by Brigette McConville.
Advice from W.S. Holistic Health
Adolescents between the
ages of 12-19 spend on av-
erage 8.2 hours of their day
sitting.
Adults over the age of 20
were not far behind, report-
ing an average of 6.4 hours
of sitting daily.
Between academics and
office jobs, prolonged inactiv-
ity can be difficult to avoid
for many people. Having
healthy posture habits can
prevent commonly associ-
ated neck, shoulder and back
problems and also improve
your mood and energ y
throughout the day.
Quick tips while working
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on a computer:
Keep your monitor at eye
level and place your keyboard
close to your body.
Sit in a chair with back sup-
port to avoid slumping.
Make sure your feet are
firmly planted on the ground
or use a foot stool if your
feet don’t reach the ground.
Consider a desk that can
be converted to a standing
desk.
Give your eyes a rest by
looking away from your com-
puter every 20 minutes and
focusing on a distant object.
Keep your muscles flexible
and joints lubricated by tak-
ing standing, walking, or
stretching breaks every 30-
45 minutes.
Quick tips while talking
on the phone:
Avoid tilting your head or
holding a phone between
your ear and shoulder.
Use a headset or head-
phones to keep your head in
a neutral position.
Use a speakerphone to
avoid tilting your neck.
Quick tips while texting:
Keep your phone screen
at eye level to avoid bending
your neck. Keep your neck
relaxed and avoid shrugging
your shoulders.
The Smithsonian Na-
tional Museum of the
American Indian is celebrat-
ing the Twentieth Anniver-
sary of presenting Native
Cinema Showcase. This year
the museum hosts an online
program streaming Novem-
ber 18 through 27.
An annual celebration of
Native film, this year’s pro-
gram features a combination
of new works, fan favorite
classics and conversations
with filmmakers.
Th program includes a
total of 64 films—nine fea-
tures and 55 shorts—repre-
senting 49 Native nations in
12 different countries:
The United States,
Canada, New Zealand,
Mexico, Guatemala, Finland,
Ecuador, Norway, Peru, Ar-
gentina, Australia and Belize.
Genres include docu-
mentaries, music videos, kid-
friendly shorts, films in In-
digenous languages and
more. With the exception of
three films—Blood Quantum
and Angry Inuk, which are
restricted to the U.S.; and
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will
Stand Up, restricted to
North America—the films
will be available to watch
worldwide.
Most films will be avail-
able on demand for five
days. Exceptions are noted
on the schedule below and
on the event website.
“The films provide insight
into the complexity, beauty
and many nuances of Na-
tive life,” said Academy
Award-winning Cherokee
actor Wes Studi about the
Showcase.
“It’s no coincidence Na-
tive peoples are using their
talents to create films that
examine social justice in the
world we live in today. As
we find ourselves at a mo-
ment in contemporary life
where outdated notions and
ways of doing things are be-
ing challenged, it is more im-
portant than ever to hear
our Native stories and con-
sider the perspectives they
bring to these issues.”
Showcase schedule
Wednesday, Novem-
ber 18 (streaming through
November 23). 4 p.m.: Con-
science Point.
Conversation to follow
with Treva Wur mfeld,
Rebecca
Hill-Genia
(Shinneock) and Julianna
Brannum (Comanche).
6 p.m. Retrospective
Showcase Shorts 1: Combin-
ing a collection of short
films from the Showcase’s
previous years, this shorts
program explores the resi-
dential school experience,
regaining one’s cultural iden-
tity and loss of ancestral ar-
tifacts.
Thursday, November
19 (streaming through No-
vember 24).
12 p.m.: Arctic films pro-
gram.
2 p.m.: Barking Water.
4 p.m.: nîpawistamâsowin:
We Will Stand Up.
This film is only available
for viewing in North
America. Conversation to
follow with Tasha Hubbard
and Jade Tootoosis (Red
Pheasant Cree Nation).
Moderated by Jason Ryle
(Saulteaux).
Friday, November 20
(streaming through Novem-
ber 25).
2 p.m.: Our Stories shorts
program.
This program reflects the
best of Native storytelling
as told through family his-
tory, language and tradition.
4 p.m.: Angry Inuk.
This film is only available
for viewing in the United
States.
6 p.m. Blood Quantum.
One time screening. This
film will not be shown on
demand. This film is only
available for viewing in the
United States. Conversation
to follow with Jeff Barnaby
(Mi'kmaq) and Elle-Máijá
Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/
Sámi). Moderated by Justin
Mugits.
Saturday, November 21
(streaming through Novem-
ber 26).
10 a.m.: Future Focused
shorts program.
This program of family-
friendly short films is fun for
kids of all ages
12 p.m.: R i s e A b o v e
shorts program
These shorts focus on ris-
ing above adversity and
learning life’s lessons, often
with a dose of Native hu-
mor.
2 p.m.: One Day in the Life
of Noah Piugattuk.
4 p.m.: Trudell.
Conversation to follow
with Heather Rae and Sage
Trudell (Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe).
Sunday, November 22
(streaming through Novem-
ber 27).
10 a.m. EST: Retrospec-
tive Showcase Shorts 2
From the humorous to
the thrilling, a compilation of
shorts makes up this wildly
eclectic narrative program.
12 p.m.: Healing Voices.
This screening concludes
with Sisters Rising. Conversa-
tion to follow with Willow
O'Feral, Brad Heck, Jaida
Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota)
and Sarah Deer (Muscogee).
Moderated
by
Cass
Gardiner (Anishinaabe/
Algonquin).
Native youth sports webinar event
by Taylor Gilbert
Physical Therapist,
Warm Springs Holistic Health
As part of its fall educa-
tional webinar series, United
National Indian Tribal
Youth—UNITY—will hold
a virtual summit with Native
American athletes including
Shauna Long, Madison
Hammond and Lindy Wa-
ters III to discuss how sports
have positively impacted
their lives and communities.
The webinar began this
week, and continues on
Thursday, November 19 at
3 p.m., sponsored in honor
of National Native Ameri-
can Heritage Month.
This will be conducted via
Zoom, with the theme Hear
Us. See Us. Rise Together.
“This fall webinar series
has helped further our mis-
sion to foster the spiritual,
mental, physical and social
development of our youth,
and to stay connected with
one another,” said UNITY
executive director Mary Kim
Titla.
“Thanks to spon-
sors like Nike N7, we
are remaining en-
gaged with Native Youth on
the topics that are most rel-
evant to them today.”
Basketball players Shauna
Long (Standing Rock Sioux)
and Lindy Waters III (Kiowa
and Cherokee), and others
will share their experiences
as Native American athletes,
discussing how, through ath-
letics, youth can gain the
confidence, platform, and
opportunities to create posi-
tive change in their commu-
nities, while honoring and
staying connected to their
heritage.
Nike N7 started in 2000,
when Sam McCracken, a
for mer Nike warehouse
worker, became manager
of Nike’s Native American
business. He developed a
plan that focused on build-
ing relationships between
Nike and tribes that had re-
ceived diabetes education
grants, and schools enrolled
in the Office of Indian Edu-
cation Programs.
“Through activity,
competition and
play, kids grow up active,
healthy and more self-con-
fident, enabling them to be
a force for change in their
communities, and to lead
happier, healthier, more suc-
cessful
lives,”
said
McCracken. “My vision was
to bring sports and all of the
benefits that come with it to
Native American communi-
ties.”
To register for the Hear
Us. See Us. Rise Together
webinar see the website:
unityinc.org
Remaining webinars in
the fall series include:
Thursday, November
19 at 3 p.m. – How to Host
Virtual Events for Native
Youth.
Tuesday, December 1
at 6 p.m. – Native Youth Per-
spectives on the 2020 Elections.
Tuesday, December 3
at 3 p.m. – Digital Storytelling:
UNITY TikTok and Video
Communications for Native Youth.
Species habitat plan for Deschutes Basin
The U.S. Fish and Wild-
life Service and National
Marine Fisheries Service
released a final environmen-
tal impact statement and
habitat conservation plan
addressing covered activities
by the Deschutes Basin
Board of Control’s eight-
member irrigation districts,
and the City of Prineville.
These applicants are
seeking incidental take per-
mits covering the incidental
take of four covered pro-
tected species over a 30-year
period.
The Confederated Tribes
have participated during the
development of the plan, as
the senior water right holder
in the basin.
The habitat conservation
plan describes the steps the
applicants will take to mini-
mize, mitigate, and monitor
the impacts of incidental
take of the covered species.
You may obtain copies of
the documents by any of the
following methods. On the
internet at:
regulations.gov
At this site look under
Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-
2019-0091, or at https://
www.fws.gov/?Oregonfwo/
?articles.cfm??id=?149489716.
You may request alterna-
tive formats of the docu-
ments directly from the
agencies.
For information contact
Bridget Moran at 541-383-
7146, or by email at:
bridget_moran@fws.gov
Or Scott Carlon at 971-
322-7436, or by email at:
Background: All eight
water districts are quasi-mu-
nicipal corporations formed
and operated according to
Oregon State law to distrib-
ute water to irrigators within
designated geographic
boundaries and in accor-
dance with the individual
water rights held by those
patrons.
The City of Prineville
operates city-owned infra-
structure and provides es-
sential services—including
public safety, municipal wa-
ter supply, and sewage treat-
ment—for more than 9,000
residents. The applicants
have determined that con-
tinued operation of irriga-
tion and essential services
requires incidental take per-
mits to address unavoidable
take of Endangered Species
Act protected species, which
is ongoing.
The applicants have pro-
posed a conservation pro-
gram to avoid, minimize,
and mitigate the impacts of
taking of the covered spe-
cies.
Honoroed with Lifetime Champion Award
The National Council of
Urban Indian Health
awarded U.S. Senator Tom
Udall with the first Urban
Indian Health Congressional
Lifetime Champion Award.
This is the first Urban In-
dian Health Congressional
Lifetime Champion Award.
The Urban Indian Health
Congressional Lifetime
Champion is awarded to a
member of congress who has
made a lasting impact
through championing health
legislation to benefit urban
American Indians and
Alaska Natives.
“The government’s trust
and treaty responsibilities to
Native Americans do not
stop at reservation bound-
aries,” said Sen. Tom Udall
(D-NM).
“Nearly 70 percent of
American Indians and
Alaska Natives live in urban
areas and Congress must
ensure they have access to
quality health care—espe-
cially during this public health
crisis. It has been an honor
to work with the National
Council of Urban Indian
Health to ensure better ac-
cess to health care for Na-
tive Americans no matter
where they live. We must
continue the work to build a
stronger, better Indian
Health Service system for
generations to come.”