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Arts in Our
Community
The Culture and Heritage
Department is hosting Cultural
and Traditional Arts in Our Com-
munity through September.
The Arts in Our Community
gatherings, every second and
fourth Tuesday of the month, are
from 9 a.m. to noon at the Edu-
cation Building.
Arts in Our Community is “a
social gathering to share and learn
form one another the cultural and
traditional arts we each have.”
For basket weavers, bead
workers, regalia makers, gloves,
moccasins, and the many things
we do: “Come and share your
skills, and have a good time tell-
ing stories and having fun while
learning and sharing.”
The dates for the Arts in Our
Community meetings are July 26,
August 10 and 24, and Septem-
ber 14 and 28. For more infor-
mation call Myra at 541-460-
0582.
At Council
in July
The following are some of the
items coming up on the Tribal
Council agenda for the remainder of
July (subject to change at Council
discretion):
Wednesday, July 13
9 a.m.: Twenty-Ninth Tribal
Council appointments.
3 p.m.: Secretary-Treasurer dis-
cussion—Executive session.
Monday, July 18
9 a.m.: Meet and greet with the
forest supervisor, Mt. Hood Na-
tional Forest.
10: Draft resolutions with the
S-T.
11: Legislative update call, fed-
eral and state.
1:30 p.m.: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson, Vital Sta-
tistics.
2:30: August agenda and review
minutes.
3: BendTel update.
4: Meet and greet with Greg
Smith, and Michael Mason, state
lobbyist.
Tuesday, July 19
9 a.m.: Discussion on limb re-
trieval, St. Charles Health System.
10: Secretary-Treasurer update.
11: Meet and greet with Tina
Kotek, and state lobbyist.
2:30 p.m.: Broadband Action
Team and members.
3:30: BIA update with Brenda
Bremner.
4: Office of the Special Trustee
update by phone with Kevin
Moore.
Wednesday, July 20
9 a.m.: Meet with Brent Hall
and John Ogan.
10: Drinking Water Task Force
update with Utilities.
AGENDA continue on page 3
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Tribes had to reinstate covid protocol
The Tribal Council on rec-
ommendation of the Covid-19
Response Team and tribal
health officials last week had
to reinstate a stricter set of
Covid-19 guidelines regarding
tribal buildings.
The Council action came af-
ter a recent increase in covid
cases among the community.
Most other places are experienc-
ing a similar increase in covid,
due in large part to the emer-
gence of two new variants of
the virus, especially the variant
known scientifically as B.1.1.7.
This variant “is more trans-
missible than previously circu-
lating viruses,” according to the
World Health Organization and
U.S. health organizations. “All
viruses change over time. Most
changes have little to no impact
on the vir us’ properties.
However, some changes may
affect the virus’s properties, such
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Emergency Management response team—Johnson Bill, Hazen
Bruised Head and Dot Thurby (from left) prepare to fully sanitize
the administration building, last week after an exposure incident
closed the building.
as how easily it spreads, etc.”
The following are the new guide-
lines that apply within the jurisdic-
tion of the Warm Springs Reserva-
tion, in effect until further Council
action:
Wearing masks is mandatory in
all tribal buildings if you unable to
socially distance. Proper wearing of
masks is also required. This means
your nose and mouth are completely
covered.
Up to date vaccination for all
tribal employees is required and is
being monitored by Human Re-
sources.
If you use a home covid test kit
and it shows positive, you need to
notify Community Health at 541-
553-5512. You need to isolate for a
minimum of five days. Administra-
tive leave may be used for a mini-
mum of five days. Administrative
leave may be used for isolation days
following PER 950 D. A note from
a medical provider is required to
utilize this leave.
Close contacts of a positive case
need to test if symptoms develop
or five days after exposure.
GUIDELINES continue on page 2
New vehicles
for Safety,
Sanitation
Tribal Public Safety,
through Warm Springs Fire
and Safety, just received a
great addition to its safety
response capabilities. At the
same time, tribal Sanitation
received a much-needed new
garbage truck.
Fire and Safety now has a
brand new rescue vehicle sup-
plied with state-of-the-art
Jaws of Life equipment. The
new rescue truck—a Ford F-
550 crew cab 4x4—replaces
the previous ’94 F-350, said
Scott Spaulding, War m
Springs Fire and Safety Chief.
The Jaws of Life equip-
ment—with hydraulic cutters
and spreaders—is the latest in
this life-saving technology,
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Warm Springs Fire and Safety crew with the new rescue vehicle and the Jaws of Life.
Chief Spaulding said.
Having arrived just recently, the
new Fire and Safety vehicle has al-
ready been on a rescue response.
After picking it up, “We filled the
tank, and almost immediately were
called out on a rescue,”
Spaulding said.
VEHICLES continue on page 3
Very convenient estate planning service for tribal members
A number of tribal members
have benefitted this summer
from the Stewards of Indig-
enous Resources Endowment,
or Sire. The members received
help in completing estate plan-
ning including wills and trusts.
This service can be critical in
Indian Country, and SIRE—
through its full-service Warm
Springs specific website—makes
the free service very easy to
access. See the website:
warmsprings.nativewill.org
You can also call the num-
ber, 866-639-5550.
And meanwhile, attorney
Roberta Armstrong, known to
many on the reservation for her
years of estate planning services
to tribal members, is in town for
a time longer. She has been here
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Attorney Roberta Armstrong, and summer law interns Adaline
Sporleder and Heather McCoy.
for the past few weeks with two
assistant law school students, interns
with SIRE, from the Arizona State
University.
The students, Heather McCoy
and Adaline Sporleder, had a great
summer experience on the reser-
vation, as they get ready for their
second year of law school in the
fall. “We felt very accepted by ev-
eryone,” said Adaline. “It has all
been very memorable, and we want
to thank the tribes and community.”
Ms. Armstrong has been visit-
ing Warm Springs since 2007, when
she herself was a law school intern
working with tribal members on es-
tate planning. Through SIRE she is
setting up two physical sites on the
reservation that will continue to pro-
vide in-person estate planning to the
membership. The offices will be at
the Family Resource Center, and
at the Tribal Court.
Estate planning can be of great
importance to tribal members, es-
pecially because of recent legisla-
tion, the American Indian Probate
Reform Act.
SIRE continues on page 8