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Letters to the editor
Summer
workers
Julian Rosales
The Cobalt crew of the
Heart of Oregon Central
Oregon Youth Conserva-
tion Corps worked this sum-
mer for eight weeks, with
five of the crew members
from Warm Springs.
The crew worked in the
Crooked River Grasslands,
Ochocos, Clarno and the
Maury units. Some of the
jobs that the crew did over
the summer: fixing fence
exclosures, caging around
aspen trees, pulling knapp
weed, replacing water
troughs and lopping juniper
trees.
It was a fun and great
summer. The crew did a lot
of traveling to get to some
of our jobs, and they fin-
ished all of them. A unique
thing with this job: The crew
got to work in tribes’ Ceded
Lands, with a chance to see
a lot of the country.
Julian Rosales this sum-
mer is one of the winners
of the Heart of Oregon
2021 Summit Award. Julian
has worked with the Heath
of Oregon Corps Cobalt
crew for three summers
now.
He won the award be-
cause he is a very hard
worker, dedicated and con-
sistent. He is also very fun
to be around, cracking jokes
and teasing everyone, and he
can take jokes as well. Julian
plans on going to the Job
Corp next month to become
a welder. Butch David,
Corps crew leader.
Museum has to
cancel Harvest
The Museum at Warm
Springs has postponed its
annual Huckleberry Harvest
events in Portland until fur-
ther notice.
Health and safety con-
cerns for event guests due to
the renewed spread of
Covid-19 in Oregon were
major factors contributing to
the museum’s decision to
postpone the late-August
events.
“The decision to postpone
our events was both diffi-
cult and responsible,” said
museum board of directors
president Donald J. Stastny.
“We treasure our friends
and members and, while we
love to celebrate the mu-
seum and its successes, we
do not want to put either our
friends or tribal members in
a compromised situation.
“The current situation
with covid has led the mu-
seum administration and the
board of directors to a de-
cision to postpone our
events until the spring. We
trust and hope that we will
all gather to celebrate then.”
County Fair
The Jefferson County Fair
Board and county commis-
sioners wish to thank every-
one who visited and partici-
pated in the 2021 County
Fair.
The fair board and county
commissioners are asking
you to help them improve
your County Fair experience.
The fair is a collaboration
of partners, including the
fair board, Jefferson County
staff, 4-H and FFA, and oth-
ers.
They are asking you to
participate in a survey re-
garding your fair experience.
See the website:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/
JCfairFUNsurvey
Or send your thoughts to
the email:
bcrow@jeffco.net2021 Fair
Survey
Survey questions include
items such as:
Are you a resident of
Jefferson County? Your age
group?
Please rate on a scale of
1-5 what motivates you to
participate in the Jefferson
County Fair? Rodeo, exhib-
its, food, live music, etc.
Compared to prior years,
please rate this year’s food
vendors.
And other questions.
Please to a few minutes. Your
participation is greatly appre-
ciated—Thank you! The
County Fair.
Wyden visit
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
stopped in Central Oregon
last week to visit a Heart of
Oregon Corps project site at
Bend Park and Recreation
District’s Pine Nursery Park.
There, local young people
from the Heart of Oregon’s
summer and year-round con-
servation programs demon-
strated the skills they are
developing while they im-
prove local public lands.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our of-
fices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm
Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
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The Senator has long
been a champion of the es-
tablishment of a new Civil-
ian Climate Corps. There is
momentum to relaunch a
CCC to engage young
Americans in conservation
work, and it was recently
included in the federal Bud-
get Reconciliation process in
Washington, D.C.
The Heart of Oregon is
currently accepting applica-
tions from 16-24 year olds
for fall programming. See
the site:
heartoforegon.org
Apply by September 3
for the AmeriCorps public
lands program, and by Oc-
tober 5 for the YouthBuild
pre-apprenticeship program,
geared towards non-tradi-
tional students seeking to
complete their high school
diploma or GED and learn
skills in the construction
trades.
Nene Springs
The War m Springs
Branch of Natural Re-
sources has issued a public
notice that Nene Springs
water is unsafe for drinking
at this time.
Natural Resources will
continue to test the spring
regularly and notify the pub-
lic when the water is safe to
drink again.
Covid shots
There is an upswing in
Covid-19 cases among the
tribal community. The main
thing you can do to protect
from getting covid is to be
vaccinated.
The covid delta variant is
proving to be even more con-
tagious than the initial covid
strain; and the vaccines are
effective against delta.
You should also continue
to take all precautions: Wear
a face mask in public spaces;
maintain distance from un-
vaccinated people, and wash
and disinfect your hands fre-
quently.
If you would like to be
tested for covid, check in at
the front gate at the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center, and they will direct
you where to go.
IHS has conducted
12,599 tests among the res-
ervation community. More
than 900 people have
tested positive, and there
have been 25 deaths
among the tribes.
Close to 3,000 people
among the tribal community
have received at least the
primary vaccine dose. More
Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo August 25, 2021
To the Tribes from the Governor
O r e g o n G o v. K a t e
Brown could not make it
to the Confederated
Tribes’ event celebrating
the official nullification of
the Huntington document
of 1865.
Gov. Brown did sup-
port the federal legislation
to nullify the 1865 docu-
ment. While not making
it to the celebration last
week, Gov. Br own did
write to the tribes:
Dear Chair Tsumpti,
friends and honored
guests:
I wish I could be with
you today to celebrate
one of our governments’
greatest achievements in
recent years: The rescis-
sion and nullification of
the fraudulent Hunting-
ton Treaty of 1865. As
than 2,400 second doses
have gone into arms, pro-
viding excellent protection.
IHS has started giving
the booster doses to those
who are immuno-compro-
mised.
Late September to early
or mid October are target
times for the third, booster
shots to be available to a
wider part of the commu-
nity.
To Veterans
Fr o m t h e d e s k o f t h e
Tribal Veterans Servicer Of-
ficer :
In the past couple of
months, I have had to redo
and correct at least three
applications for tribal veter-
ans headstone applications
that have been done by fam-
ily members and have been
returned for correction or
signature.
While the family has the
option to file for a deceased
veteran’s headstone, it would
the late Senator Hatfield
pointed out 25 years ago, the
1865 Treaty was a “historic
travesty.” Its formal rescis-
sion was long overdue.
One of the highlights of
my time as Governor oc-
curred in January 2019,
when I visited with Tribal
Council at Warm Springs, so
I could declare it the policy
of the Office of the Gover-
nor that the fraudulent 1865
Treaty was a nullity, with no
legal effect whatsoever.
And then, the following
year, the moment happened
that we all have been waiting
for, for so long: Action by
Congress to officially nullify
the fraudulent Treaty. That
was an incredible moment
that I was excited to celebrate
with all of you.
I am honored that I could
play a part in these historic
be more expedient to have
the Veterans Service Officer
file for this headstone. This
will have two positive out-
comes:
One, it will be done cor-
rectly the first time. And two,
it will have the Veterans Ser-
vice Officer’s signature on
the application, which is re-
quired.
There is a saying: ‘We
never have time to do it right
the first time, but we have
time to do it over again.’
Let’s do it right the first
time.
Frankie Williams ,
Warm Springs Tribal Veter-
efforts. I am so grateful
to the many tribal leaders,
staff, and attorneys, who
passionately worked for
decades to make this
moment happen. And I
am thankful for the tre-
mendous work of Sena-
tor Wyden, Senator
Merkley, Congressman
Walden, and Attorney
General Rosenblum, who
all played significant roles
in getting this done.
These are challenging
times. But this is a mo-
ment that should give us
much joy and celebration.
Although I am away to-
day, I am with you in
spirit. Congratulations
and best wishes to my
friends at the War m
Springs Tribe.
Gover nor
Kate
Brown
ans Service Officer, 541-460-
0605.
frankie.williams@wstribes.org
At Academy
Warm Springs Academy
seventh- and eighth-grade
football conditioning is this
week daily from 4:30 to 6
p.m. at the football field.
Students must have a
physical on file with the front
office, and students who
need a physical can make a
same day appointment. Re-
member to bring workout
clothes and shoes.
To bough
cutters
All interested bough
cutters will need to
submit a written re-
quest for review by the
Timber Committee no
later than August 31.
You can drop it off
at the Forestry front
office or with the Tim-
ber Committee secre-
tary in the Tribal Coun-
cil Office.
Keeping in mind as students go back to school
Education and health spe-
cialists have some sugges-
tions as students prepare to
go back to in-person learn-
ing.
Schools closed for regu-
lar semester clases in March
of 2020. Since that time
school for all grades has
been at-home and virtual,
on-line.
Going back to school can
difficult even during the best
of times. With the current
situation, students are facing
a transition back to in-class
learning that really has no
precedent. Some of the edu-
cation and health specialists’
advice:
First, they say: Remem-
ber the fundamentals. A
regular pattern of a good
night’s sleep and eating nu-
tritious meals and snacks
goes a long way to fuel flex-
ibility, engagement and
problem-solving during the
day.
Re-establish morning and
afternoon routines. Involve
your child in deciding the
details. Having opportuni-
ties for choice and agency
makes handling uncertainty
easier for everyone.
Create a visual aid like a
calendar to help them under-
stand what to expect in their
new routine.
Let them know what
might be different at school
this year.
Ask your child what they
are feeling and how you can
support them. Knowing you
recognize that this is an ex-
citing and challenging time
and you are open to listen-
ing is reassuring, regardless
of whether they have some-
thing to share.
What your child is feel-
ing may not be what you ex-
pect. Let them know that
whatever they are feeling is
okay.
You may not be able to
offer answers or certainties.
Like adults, kids find it help-
ful to have someone who will
just listen.
If talking is not your
child’s thing, think about
drawing with them, playing/
listening to music, playing
catch, swinging, going for a
stroll. Doing something of-
ten inspires communication.
Encourage them to think
of what will be good about
returning to school.
Your child may be wor-
ried about bringing covid
home. Reminding them of
what your family and the
school are doing to reduce
the chances of infection can
help them feel calmer.
Here is a site to learn
more:
childmind.org/article/
back-to-school-anxiety-dur-
ing-covid/
If your children are 12
or older, they can get vac-
cinated against Covid-19.
If you have questions
about the vaccine’s safety
or effectiveness, talk with
your trusted health care
provider.