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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Letters to the editor Dr. Locker retiring Dr. Rachel Locker will be retiring from her position with the Warm Springs IHS Clinic. Her patients are being tempo- rarily assigned to another clinic provider while the staff work to fill Dr. Locker’s position. If you have questions, please contact scheduling at 541- 553-2610 option 1. The clinic is planning a cel- ebration for Dr. Locker, com- ing up on Wednesday, Febru- ary 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the pod A open area. There will be drumming , a time for people to speak, and then a light reception afterwards for socializing. The clinic staff is creating a scrap book for Dr. Locker. If you would like to share a memor y, a pictur e, or any other thoughts please email to: diane.fuller@ihs.gov Or drop by and leave your item with Joy Ramirez in Optometr y. Please submit items by Februar y 14. Mean- while, Dr. Locker would like to share this letter with the tribal community: Dear Community, As you may have heard, I am retiring this month. This decision has been very hard for me, as I care deeply about all of you. I have spent half my life with you here. We have had ups and down, arguments, fights, ‘divorces’ and make-ups. We have shed many tears together. We have also shared many laughs. I am honored to have been allowed into your lives; to be trusted with your care, your fears and your joys. I am humbled by your resilience, strength and grit. Please know I am not leaving for ‘greener pas- tures.’ It is time for me to take care of my own spiri- tual and physical health, and I will miss you gravely. Love always, Rachel E. Locker MD For W.S. students There is a FAFSA work- shop coming up for high school seniors and parents, and new and current college students. Requirements to apply for FAFSA—Free Ap- plication for Federal Student Aid—include these items that you should bring to the work- shop: Social Security number. Email address. Date of birth. 2022 W-2s. Federal tax return or income infor mation. Driver’s license number. Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo February 7, 2024 Scalehouse Gallery, WSCAT host youth art show Scalehouse Gallery in Bend is hosting a new ex- hibition featuring works by tribal youth from around the region, including from the Confederated Tribes. The Warm Springs Com- munity Action Team is sup- porting the exhibition. In- tersections is now on dis- play at Scalehouse Gallery. Scalehouse is located in Bend at Franklin Crossing on the Tin Pan Alley Side. Gallery hours are Wednes- day through Saturday, 1– 6 p.m., and by appoint- ment. I n t e r s e c t i o n s is an immersive journey into the identities of Native For more information, con- tact Carroll at Higher Edu- cation at 541-553-3311. Or email: carroll.dick@wstribes.org The workshop is coming on Wednesday, March 27 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Edu- cation building, 1110 Wasco St. The workshop will be in the computer lab room, room 203 upstairs. youth in Central Oregon. The multi-disciplinary exhibition showcases the intersection of tradition and contemporary art, offering a profound ex- planation of how these artists navigate their experiences. Featured artists are Emily Jim, Arthur Miller Jr., LaRonn Katchia and Alyssia Scott. About Scalehouse Scalehouse is a multi-dis- ciplinary contemporary arts center convening diverse thinkers for in-depth discus- sions, artistic collaborations, exhibitions, and events, in- cluding Bend Design Week. Scalehouse believes our shared futures present com- plex challenges and oppor- tunities, not just benefiting from creativity but requir- Little League At the museum War m Springs Nation Little League registration is open through March 3. Reg- istration forms can be down- loaded online at wsnll.org They must be completed, signed and turned in with pay- ment in person. For more in- formation contact a board member or visit their site or Facebook page. For the second year in a row, the Museum at Warm Springs has received $140,000 from the Visit Bend Sustainability Fund. The funds will help with the museum’s exterior res- toration project. The Visit Bend fund also constributed during the first year of the museum exterior restoration ing it. We are committed to programming that’s ac- cessible, provocative, ex- traordinary, and inclu- sive—always with an eye toward a better future. Learn more at scalehouse.org The War m Springs Community Action Team is a non-profit community organization located on the War m Springs Reser vation, and is dedicated to help- ing people build financial independence and small businesses in War m Springs. For more infor ma- tion, visit wscat.org project with a grant of $120,000. The project includes im- provements to the museum’s exterior infrastructure, park- ing lots, security, grounds; and Shitike Creek restoration. We are grateful for this wonder- ful support from the Visit Bend Sustainability Fund! Elizabeth Woody, Museum executive director. From Holistic Wellness Healing Hearts with Good Medicine It’ukdi kadux, I would like to take this time to express my gratitude to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for facili- tating the Community Health Fair in June of 2023. With this said, I truly appreciate the team work enabling the Ho- listic Wellness Health Hearts with Good Medicine event to take place. I’d like to express my grati- tude to Carlos Calica for the opening prayers and song. The Northwest Youth Edu- cation Conference for re- questing the Equine program to present at HeHe in Sep- tember of 2023. A big Thank You goes to the Natural Resources Range and Agriculture Department; with special mention of Aus- tin Smith Jr., Ricky Graybael, Leander Smith Sr., Craig, Jo and Lesson for setting up and tearing down of the livestock corral panels, enabling the Equine event to happen. This would have not happened without your support, respect Dustin florez, Matthew Smith, Stephan Smith, Wade Boyland, Johnny Smith and the Painted Horse program. You’re awesome, your re- spect and team- work are much appreciated. You folks kept the stamina and positive energy flowing. The H o l i s t i c Wellness Heal- ing Hearts with Good Medi- cine is currently operated by non-profit and volunteers, that has been the existence since 2011. I truly appreciate the turnout and the team- work. If I have left anyone out, it’s not intentional. The next Holistic Wellness Healing Hearts with Good Medicine is in the near future, depending on Mother Na- ture. Looking like in March? The kusi/iku’tan says maybe April. Health and Wellness make a Healthy Village. Oshxemgemxatgair anchaika God, enshgich- wamitam, God Bless You All. Mona Cochran, M.Ed./ C A D C I I I / N A A DAC / EAGALA Sasquatch is “Sasq’ets,” which comes from the Halq’emeylem language of Coast Salish First Nation peoples from southwestern British Columbia. Sasquatch is much taller than a human. Its habitat is often asso- ciated with the wet rainforests of the coastal Pacific Northwest. Sasquatch also lives be- yond the green, lush climate. In the High Desert region, Sasquatch strides among the dry canyonlands, ponderosa pine forests and shrublands. Popular depictions of Sasquatch can be found ev- erywhere across America. Sasquatch is emblazoned on everything from t-shirts and road signs to beer cans and traveling mugs. Before en- tering the exhibition there will be an homage to the pop culture icon that Sasquatch has become, but visitors will be asked to leave these ideas and perceptions behind to con- sider another side of Sasquatch’s story. Visitors will be intro- duced to the Indigenous Plateau of the High Desert and the arid for- ests and canyonlands where Native peoples have long come into con- tact with and exchanged stories about Sasquatch. They will see represen- tations, stories and art- work about Sasquatch and how they vary be- tween tribes and across regions. A contemporary carved mask by Rocky LaRock will show visitors that knowledge of Sasquatch is both an- cient and contemporary. A digital language map will show the various names for Sasquatch across the Indigenous Plateau and beyond. Mona Cochran and the Equine program held Wellness events at HeHe. and consideration. A big shout out to the Equine facilitators and volun- teers: Lydell Suppah, Bonita Leonard, Maylene Smith, Sensing Sasquatch What does Sasquatch represent to you? The un- known, adventure or mys- tery? Charlene ‘Tillie’ Dimmick of the Confed- erated Tribes, and four other indigenous artists if the region will explore these questions with a new ex- hibit Sensing Sasquatch, opening March 2 at the High Desert Museum. This major exhibit exam- ines the curious aspects of the primate-like, reclusive and elusive being in the context of the High Desert region. Native peoples of the Plateau have long known about, encountered, de- picted and told stories about Sasquatch. Sensing Sasquatch will ex- plore Sasquatch’s past, present and future in the High Desert region through an Indigenous lens. Works by five Indig- enous artists will be on view, including: Charlene Dimmick of the Warm Springs tribes; Phillip Cash Cash, Ph.D. (Nez Perce, Cayuse), HollyAnna Cougar-Tracks DeCoteau Little-bull (Yakama, Nez Perce, Cayuse, Cree), Frank Buffalo Hyde (Nez Perce, Onondaga) and Rocky LaRock (Salish). Rather than the popular, mainstream view of Sasquatch, this exhibition will show Sasquatch as a protec- tive entity for many Indig- enous peoples of the High Desert. The exhibit will re- flect the reverence that Na- tive peoples have for Sasquatch and will be cen- tered on Indigenous art, voices and storytelling. The original word for
