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Board positions
This Friday, June 4, is the
last day to submit a letter of
interest and resume for a
position on one a number of
tribal boards.
There is one vacancy on
the Telecom board, for a
tribal member.
Tribal Council also seeks
to fill three positions on the
War m Springs Cannabis
Regulatory Commission; two
positions on the War m
Springs Composite Products
Board of Directors, and two
positions on the War m
Springs Power and Water En-
terprises Board of Directors.
Council seeks to fill three
positions on the War m
Springs Tribal Employment
Rights Office Commission,
TERO; and a position on the
tribal Court of Appeals.
The letter and resume can
be dropped off at tribal ad-
ministration, addressed to
Michele Stacona, Secretary
Treasurer/CEO.
The letter and resume may
also be mailed to Michele
Stacona, PO Box 455, Warm
Springs, OR 97761. Or send
by email:
michele.stacona@2wstribes.org
With the application please
sign a criminal and credit
background check. Forms
can be emailed or mailed to
you. If you mail in your ap-
plication, the forms will be
mailed to you once your let-
ter and resume are received.
Information is submitted
confidentially to the S-T/
CEO.
Summaries of
Tribal Council
May 18, 2021
The meeting was called to
order at 9 a.m. by Chairman
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll
call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Anita Jackson, Wilson Wewa
Jr., Vice Chair Brigette
McConville, Glendon Smith,
Chief Joseph Moses, Lola
Sohappy. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
Human Services update
with Cheryl Tom.
· Motion by Anita to ap-
prove pending Personal
Time Off donation requests.
Raymond: This discussion
will be part of a formal
policy, reviewed by an Hu-
man Resources attorney; and
the documents in reference,
whether it’s confidential or
non-confidential, will be de-
termined by input and policy.
Second
by
Brigette.
Glendon/yes, Brigette/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes,
Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
Finance update with S-T
Michele Stacona.
Governmental Affairs
update with Louie Pitt.
Managed Care Program
update with Michael Collins.
Administrative Services
update with Michele Stacona.
Tribal Court update with
Judge Lisa Lomas.
High Lookee Lodge up-
date with Greg Tippet.
Public Safety update with
Nancy Seyler and Chief
Elliott.
Natural Resources update
with Brad Houslet.
Veterans Service Office
update with Frankie Williams.
Health and Human Ser-
vice update with Caroline
Cruz.
With no more business,
Motion by Wilson to adjourn
at 4:45 p.m.
May 24
The meeting was called to
order at 9 a.m. by Chairman
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll
call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Anita
Jackson, Lincoln Jay Suppah,
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Glendon, Chief Alfred Smith
Jr. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
Other business discussion
with Valerie Fuiava.
Public Utilities update with
Chico Holliday.
Tribal Employment Rights
Office update with Wendell
Jim.
Gaming Commission and
Sur veillance update with
Josephine Johnson.
Covid and School District
509-J update the Response
Team and superintendent Ken
Parshall:
· Motion by Captain ac-
cepting the recommendations
to be implemented on June
7, 2021. Second by Jay. Dis-
cussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/
yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes,
Anita/no, 6/1/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
CenturyLink rights of way
update with Jim Manion and
tribal attorney.
Resolution numbers cor-
rection:
· Motion by Captain ap-
proving the corrections for
the following: Resolution No.
12,804-Spirit Mountain
Grant; Resolution No.
12,805-Sublease Electric
charging service at the Pla-
teau; Resolution No. 12,806-
Tribal Court exercises person
jurisdiction of Tribes insur-
ers; Resolution No. 12,807-
May Enrollments; Resolution
No. 12,808-Relinquishments;
Resolution No. 12,809-BIA
Shall be owner of the New
Warm Springs Detention Fa-
cility; Resolution No. 12,810-
Home site lease-Jabbar
Davis; Resolution No.
12,811-Authorize issues of
Series 2021 Bonds WSPWE;
Resolution No. 12,812-Be-
stows official geographic
name Toto Creek and Toto’s
Meadow. Second by Jay. Dis-
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cussion. Joe/yes, Captain/
yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes,
Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
Landfill update with Joie
Simtustus and Said Amali.
The Museum At Warm
Springs Charter Amendment
discussion with Elizabeth
Woody, museum executive
director:
· Motion by Anita adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,813
that the Charter for the
Middle Oregon Indian His-
torical Society originally
adopted by Resolution No.
4084 subsequently amended
by Resolution No. 4422, 7441
and 8467 is hereby amended
by the adoption of the at-
tached Amended and Re-
stated Charter for the Mu-
seum. Call for a Second. Sec-
ond by Delvis. Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Captain/no,
Jay/no, Delvis/yes, Anita/
yes, 3/2/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
American Rescue Plan
funds discussion with the S-
T.
Enterprise Zone resolu-
tion with Jim Souers, WSED-
Ventures, and tribal attorney.
· Motion by Captain ta-
bling this Resolution for two
weeks to give Jim time to
contact the Executive Com-
mittees for input. Second by
Jay. Discussion. Glendon/no,
Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/
yes, Delvis/yes, 4/1/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
Non-Disclosure Agree-
ment (Kah-Nee-Ta) discus-
sion with the S–T and the
Kah-Nee-Ta Board of Direc-
tors:
· Motion by Captain au-
thorizing the Chairman to
sign a non-disclosure agree-
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ment that includes Jim
Souers, Ventures general
manager; Second by Jay; Dis-
cussion; Glendon/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Anita/yes,
Delvis/yes, 5/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
Native Literacy achievement
Opioid litigation update
with attorneys.
Personnel issues with
Tribal Council:
· Executive session, 4:18-
4:48 p.m.
With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 4:48 p.m.
Howlak
Tichum
Allen Elston of Madras,
Oregon, died on March 16,
2021,surrounded by his fam-
ily. He was 89 years old.
Allen was born on June
13, 1931, in Miami, Texas,
to Charles and Myrtle
Elston. He lived his early
life in Huckabay, Texas,
where he met and married
Juanita Wylie, in 1949.
Allen attended Hardin-
Simmons University and
Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary. On March
15, 1960, he and Juanita
moved their young family,
which included Marsha and
Alicia, to Warm Springs, where
Allen became the pastor of the
Warm Springs Baptist Church.
Donna was added to the fam-
ily a year later, and the Elstons
spent over 33 years living
among the wonderful Warm
Springs people that they so
dearly loved.
Allen is sur vived by
Juanita, his wife of over 71
years; daughters Marsha
Martinez and husband
James, of Madras, Alicia
Courtesy Eugenia Stacona
Robert Windy Boy, 2021 graduate of Pendleton
High School, member of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs: Robert was the only student in
the state of Oregon to get the Biliteracy Emblem
on his diploma. He passed the literacy test in Nez
Perce, the only student to achieve this among the
tribal students in the state of Oregon.
Pugh and husband Dale, of
Huckabay, Texas, and Donna
Scheller and husband Ron, of
Bend. He is also survived by
his 6 grandchildren and their
families: Scott Armstrong
and Eve Ooten, of Anchor-
age, Alaska, Jesse and Jessie
Armstrong, of Bend, Aaron
and Katie Elston, of Bend,
John Pugh and Audrie Ayers,
of Bend, Natalie and Jason
Villanueva, of Bend, and
Mikaela and Michael Bird, of
Bend. Allen and Juanita also
have the joy of being great-
grandparents to Livi and Lyza
Armstrong, of Bend. In ad-
dition, four younger brothers,
Gene, Baldy, Carroll and
Mack, and a large extended
family survives in Texas and
points beyond.
Food assistance
The Warm Springs Food
Bank in the Commodities
Building at the industrial
park is open Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. You can call to
check on eligibility, 541-553-
3579.
Warm Springs WIC is of-
fering clients Farmers Mar-
ket checks that can be used
to purchase fruit and veg-
etables at farmer stands.
From the desk of the W.S. Veterans Representative
by Frankie Williams
Warm Springs Tribal
Veterans Representative
Registered Nurses—
RNs—are one of the
nation’s top in-demand oc-
cupations. And for Native
communities, the demand
for RNs is particularly im-
portant.
Often located in rural ar-
eas where there are already
shortages of medical facili-
ties and healthcare person-
nel, Native Americans suf-
fer from chronic conditions
such as diabetes and high
blood pressure at dispropor-
tionate rates.
Native RNs are the key
to providing patients with
culturally competent and vi-
tal care such as wellness
check-ups, vaccines, and in-
oculations, ensuring their
communities’ overall health.
Salish Kootenai College—
or SKC—is a Private tribal
land-grant community col-
lege in Pablo, Montana. is a
private tribal land-grant com-
munity college in Pablo,
Montana.
SKC has now stepped up
to become the first tribal col-
lege to offer a four-year reg-
istered nursing degree pro-
gram. It welcomed its first
student cohort in the fall of
2020.
Lisa Harmon, certified
nurse educator, is the chair
of SKC’s nursing program,
and a veteran nurse of 43
years. She says the impetus
for the program was hospi-
tals phasing out nurses with
associate’s degrees in
Montana and across
the nation because
many studies show
that nurses with a bachelor’s
degree make fewer errors.
Harmon believes there is
too much information to
cram into a two-year pro-
gram and has been “a huge
proponent of bachelor’s de-
gree nurses forever.”
SKC’s associate’s degree
in nursing program takes
three years. Students can also
continue for another two
years to earn the RN-BSN
completion degree for a to-
tal of five years of school-
ing.
For more informa-
tion on the Salish
Kootenai College’s Reg-
istered Nursing Pro-
gram, contact Frankie Will-
iams, Warm Springs Tribal
Veterans Service Officer at
541-460-0605.
Or email:
frankie.williams@wstribes.org
Holistic Health advice on controlling Type 2 diabetes
About one in 10 Ameri-
cans have diabetes, with 90
to 95 percent of these indi-
viduals having Type 2 diabe-
tes.
Type 2 diabetes is caused
by an issue known as insulin
resistance. Insulin is a hor-
mone made by the pancreas
that helps that body convert
sugar in the blood to energy
that the body can use.
When the cells are resis-
tant to insulin, the body is
unable to regulate and use
glucose as fuel. Conse-
quently, blood sugar levels
rise and can lead to issues
with immune, cardiovascular,
and neurological function.
Diabetes—when uncon-
trolled—can be very
dangerous to the hu-
man body. In 2017, it
was listed as the sev-
enth leading cause of
death in the country.
Overwhelming evidence
supports the use of lifestyle
based programs focused on
physical activity, nutrition,
and weight loss to prevent or
delay the onset of Type 2 dia-
betes.
Regular exercise not only
helps with blood sugar con-
trol, but has also been shown
to reduce the risk of associ-
ated cardiovascular events.
The American Diabetes
Association recommends
that aerobic exercise—walk-
ing and biking, for
instance—is per-
formed for a to-
tal of 150 min-
utes, or 2.5 hours
per week.
An example would be 30
minutes per day, five days
per week. For beginners, a
good starting point may be
three sets of 10 minutes
daily, five days per week.
Strength training is also an
important component and
should be performed at least
two days per week for opti-
mal benefits.
Ten exercises to help
manage Type 2 diabetes:
Walking. Cycling. Swim-
ming. Jogging. Dancing.
Balance training. Resistance
bands.
Weight training (free
weights or circuit training).
Yoga. Body weight sup-
ported exercises—planks,
push ups, bridges, etc.
If you are interested in
lear ning more about how ex-
ercise can help in controlling
Type 2 diabetes, please reach
out to the Physical Therapy
Team at Warm Springs Ho-
listic Health for more infor-
mation. Call 541-777-
2663. Or call to make an
appointment.
Best Regards, Alicia
Oberholzer , Physical
Therapist, War m Springs
Holistic Health.