Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Advice to manage holiday stress
by Dr. Shilo Shaw Tippett
for KWSO
back on very fondly.
Setting boundaries
Creating a mindful holi-
day season
As we approach the busy and
often stressful holiday season, try
to keep in mind that the best part
of the holidays do not involve
money or gifts.
Often, the best part for
people is to spend time with fam-
ily and friends or enjoy the slower
paced week between Christmas
and the New year with some
time alone.
The holidays can be a time
that you choose to spend doing
things you really love with the
people that matter most to you.
If you don’t have family or
friends to spend time with, fo-
cusing on your own needs and
self-care is also very valuable.
Creating holiday memories
that you will look back on fondly
(that don’t involve spending a lot
of money, being with people you
don’t enjoy, or doing things you
regret) requires setting healthy
boundaries before the holiday
hustle begins.
Spend sone time deciding how
and who you want to spend your
holidays with. Do you want to
spend time with just those clos-
est to you? Or does being alone
sound best? Would you like to
travel, or attend a lot of dinner
get togethers? Deciding what you
want to do ahead of time will
help you set boundaries. Com-
municate your desires and plans
with those you are closest with
early on. Be okay knowing some
people will be disappointed.
Most of all, plan to make this
holiday season one you will look
While many people love the
holiday season, many others
find it very stressful and chaotic.
An excellent approach for all
people is to let go of unneces-
sary holiday stress.
Maybe instead of putting up
all 25 boxes of holiday décor,
you can just do three this year
and use the extra time to relax.
Can you streamline holiday
shopping into just a few hours
to free up time with the family?
Think of ways to reduce un-
necessary stressors and use your
free time to be more mindful
and present this season.
Being mindful requires us to
first slow down. Taking time for
a nice walk, to just breathe, or
other healthy ways to enjoy the
present moment can have a posi-
tive impact on stress. Also, try
to live fully in the moment when
possible.
We tend to get caught up in
things that don’t matter (wor-
rying the house is a mess, that
others won’t like what we
bought them, if the family is
mad at us, etc.) and that takes
away from the beauty in each
moment.
Try to enjoy the moment
when you are wrapping gifts
with your kids, shopping for
Christmas dinner, or just sitting
at home alone.
See if there is something in
the present moment that makes
you feel good, calm, or satisfied,
that you can focus on, if even
for a few minutes.
Employment with the tribes
The following are positions re-
cently advertised with the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
For information, contact the
Human Resources office, located
in the tribal administration build-
ing, 1233 Veterans Street, Warm
Springs.
Staff are available to answer
questions related to the applica-
tion process and can be reached
at
541-553-3262
or
hr@wstribes.org
Tribal Member preference is
exercised in hiring processes as
defined in Tribal Personnel
Policy PER 202.
Fisheries Biologist III (Hood
River). Maintenance worker at
High Lookee Lodge.
Conservation Area project
leader. High Lookee Lodge direc-
tor.
Conservation properties pro-
gram supervisor.
Maintenance worker. Public
Safety general manager. Deputy
clerk. Legal secretary.
Chief of Police. Vocational Re-
habilitation office manager. Admin-
istrative forester. Tribal Court ad-
ministrator.
Archaeologist II. Travel accoun-
tant. Water technician. Director in-
formation systems. Children’s Pro-
tective Services specialist. Com-
munity Health nurse.
Registered Dietician. Gaming
commissioner.
Assorted work experience jobs
(limited duration). Assorted work
experience jobs for youth.
December 14, 2022
Page 3
High Desert Artists: Show is Creations of Spirit
(Continued from page 1)
Mr. Feddersen is a member of
the Colville Confederated Tribal
Arts and Humanities board. In
2001, he received the Eiteljorg Fel-
lowship for Native American Fine
Art award, and is one of six Indig-
enous artists to be featured in the
2023 Renwick Gallery Invitational
Renwick Gallery Invitational at the
Smithsonian’s American Art Mu-
seum in Washington, D.C.
Feddersen is a well-known re-
gional artist working on the art
piece for the center of the Creations
of Spirit gallery. He grew up in
Wenatchee, Washington and is now
based in Tacoma.
Phillip Cash Cash, Ph.D., (Cay-
use, Nez Perce) is producing tra-
ditional Plateau flutes that he will
play to help teach others about this
culturally significant instrument.
Cash Cash is an artist, writer, en-
dangered language advocate and
linguistic anthropology scholar. As
a fluent Nez Perce speaker, he
works with communities and pro-
fessional organizations on projects
of cultural advocacy, identity and
communication. He is a co-
founder of the Indigenous artist
and writer collective luk’upsiimey/
North Star Collective. Cash Cash
serves on the board of the Endan-
gered Language Fund and the Na-
tive Voices Endowment.
High Desert Museum
Jefferson Greene is an avid tribal canoe paddler.
The original exhibit Creations of
Spirit will be open at the High
Desert Museum from January 28
through Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Learn more at:
highdesertmuseum.org/creations-
of-spirit
Creations of Spirit is made pos-
sible by Bend Cultural Tourism
Fund, Central Oregon Daily, Ford
Family Foundation, National En-
dowment for the Arts, Old Mill
District, Oregon Community Foun-
dation and Oregon Heritage Com-
mission with support from Bend
Magazine, Cascade A&E and the
James F. and Marion L. Miller
Foundation.
The High Desert Museum
opened in Bend in 1982. It brings
together wildlife, cultures, art, his-
tory and the natural world to con-
vey the wonder of North America’s
High Desert.
The museum is a 501(c)3 non-
profit organization accredited by the
American Alliance of Museums, is
a Smithsonian Affiliate, was the
2019 recipient of the Western Mu-
seums Association’s Charles Redd
Award for Exhibition Excellence
and was a 2021 recipient of the
National Medal for Museum and
Library Service.
To
learn
more
visit
highdesertmuseum.org
And follow them on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter.
Year in Review ~ 2022 ~
February
The plan for the Commissary
business project has been has been
around for a few years now: Like
many other things, the project met
with delay caused by the 2020 ar-
rival of the pandemic.
The business incubator envi-
sions moving the Commissary—
the oldest and most historic struc-
ture on the reservation—from its
current location by the Post Of-
fice and Police Station. The move
will be to a site by Highway 26.
In other news:
Dean Seyler has many years of
service to Indian tribes and Native
Americans of the West, and espe-
cially here at home with the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Mr. Seyler has been serving as the
director of the Portland Area of
the Indian Health Service.
In February, Mr. Seyler an-
nounces his retirement, following
his 27 years with IHS. And in
some hopeful health news:
The Oregon Health Authority
announced that the statewide in-
door mask mandate for schools
will end on March 31.
This will apply to all schools of
the Jefferson County District 509-
J; the decision regarding the mask
mandate at the Warm Springs
Academy will be determined by
Tribal Council, the Response Team
and tribal health advisors.
March
The Kah-Nee-Ta Resort enter-
prise is partnering with Mt. Hood
Skibowl to bring back the popular
Kah-Nee-Ta Village destination and
to expand the natural hot springs
and recreational experiences for
healing the body and soul.
Tribal Council in the spring ap-
proved funding of $4.58 million
to bring back the popular Kah-
(from page 1)
Nee-Ta Village. The renovation
work will include greatly expand-
ing the authentic hot springs soak-
ing experiences in the recreational
pool areas and motel, teepee, and
RV lodging areas.
Council also approved $1.5 mil-
lion of infrastructure funding to
repair the wastewater system that
serves Kah-Nee-Ta and local com-
munity. The tribe is using funds
available through the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds.
The Kah-Nee-Ta Resort Enter-
prise and partner Mt. Hood
Skibowl will develop and manage
the Kah-Nee-Ta Village, with the
opening planned for 2023. Pro-
jected employment opportunities
are estimated at over 50 full-time
and over 80 part-time positions
during the six-month busy season,
said Jim Souers, chief executive
officer of the Warm Springs Eco-
nomic Development Corp. The
rest of the year the new Village is
expected to support over 15 full-
time and more than 20 part-time
employees.
2022 Review continues on 6
Jobs with
Indian Head
and Plateau
Travel Plaza
The following is a recent list of
job openings with Indian Head
Casion. For details see the
website:
indianheadcasino.com
Tule Grill attendant. Cage
cashier. Cage main bank cashier.
Cage supervisor.
Coffee station attendant. Cook.
Count team member. Food and
beverage director.
Kitchen steward. Lead cook.
Lounge bartender. Player's Club
ambassador. Players' Club devel-
opment supervisor.
Security
officer.
Slot
keyperson. Table games dealer.
Tule Grill cook.
The following are jobs adver-
tised recently with the Plateau
Travel Plaza (see the casino
website for details on applying):
Store cashier. Store supervisor.
Custodian. Deli cook.
Host cashier/server. Line cook.
Security officer. Security supervi-
sor.