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Spilyay Tymoo October 30 Page 2 General Election November 5 If you are voting by mail in the November 5 election, then your bal- lot envelope must have a postal in- dicator showing the ballot was mailed no later than on Election Day. The clerk’s office must then receive the ballot within seven days of election day, or November 12. The most sure way at this point to get your ballot to the county clerk for counting is to drop off at a se- cure ballot box, such as the one by the Agency Fire Station; or to drop off the ballot at the clerk’s office, 66 SE D Street, Madras. On Election Day, the clerk’s of- fice will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. On the ballot are five state-wide ballot measures. In Jefferson Dropoff box is by the fire station. County, voters will pick the County Treasurer, and one Jefferson County Commissioner. The county commissioner can- didates are Brandie McNamee and Seth Taylor. The treasurer candi- dates are Yoonsun Reynolds and Jeff Rasmuusen. Other non-partisan questions on the ballot include two Oregon Judges of the Supreme Court. Partisan state positions include the Secretary of State, State Trea- surer, Attorney General, state sena- tor and state representative. The federal partisan positions are the President and Vice President of the United States; and a U.S. Rep- resentative. The Warm Springs community is county voting precinct 14, where there are approximately 1,500 reg- istered voters. Indigenous representation at state of Oregon Native Americans have long been under-represented in elec- tive offices in Oregon. Since statehood in 1859, only five In- digenous people have been elected to the state House of Represen- tatives. Four of the five have been elected within the last seven years: Jacqueline S. Taylor, Citizen of the the Potawatomi, 1991-2000. Teresa Alonso León, a Mexi- can-American of Purepecha heri- tage, 2017-2023. Andrea Valderrama, a Peru- vian-American of Inca heritage, 2021-present. Annessa Hartman, member of the Haudenosaunee, Cayuga Nation, Snipe Clan, 2023-present. Tawna Sanchez, Shoshone- Bannock, Ute and Carrizo, 2017- present. Medicaid will cover traditional Native healing practices in Oregon For the first time, Medic- aid is set to cover traditional health practices in Oregon, along with three other West- ern states. Traditional health practices include approaches such as sweat lodges, music therapy like drumming and dancing to help with physical and mental health. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made this announcement in October. It is a two-year pilot program that applies at Indian Health Service facilities, tribal facili- ties, and urban Indian organi- zations. The additional coverage in- cludes Oregon, California, Ari- zona and New Mexico. Until now some Native Americans have accessed tra- ditional health care practices through IHS appropriations, tribal resources, various pilot programs, and grants. This is the first time Medicaid will cover these services. Bridging tradition and modern medicine While clinical approaches like detox, medication-assisted Wishing Warm Springs a safe and Happy Halloween... ...from Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb. Notes... The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs tribal Vocational Rehabilitation program helps Native Americans with disabili- ties. Voc Rehab provides this ser- vice through support, and succesful plans for employ- ment. Voc Rehab offers an orientation every Monday at 3 p.m. at their of- fice in the Education Building on the campus. For more information call 541- 553-4952. Free drinking water is avail- able every Monday to War m Springs community members at the Hydro Panel facility at the indus- trial park. The facility is located next to the former vehicle pool build- ing. Stop by Mondays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. treatment and behavioral therapy are essential to treating substance use disorders, they often fail to address the cultural and spiritual needs of Native patients. “Traditional practices are, by nature, holistic,” said Damian Chase-Begay, a researcher fo- cused on American Indian health at the University of Montana. “They are treating the per- son physically, mentally, spiritu- ally and emotionally. They ben- efit the whole being, not just the physical symptoms.” Studies have shown that in- tegrating cultural practices into addiction treatment can lead to higher engagement and more positive recovery outcomes, though most of the current re- search is qualitative, not quan- titative. For years, health care prac- titioners dedicated to Indig- enous communities struggled with the limitations of what in- surance would cover. This will change, for a time at least in these four states, with the new Medicaid two-year pi- lot project. Fisheries salmon on Thursday The Branch of Natu- ral Resources Tribal Fisheries have sched- uled a trip to the Little White Salmon Na- tional Fish Hatchery this Thursday, Octo- ber 31. The hatchery is do- nating 300 upriver bright fall chinook to the tribes. Fisheries is planning to be at the the Com- munity Center around 2 p.m. this Thursday. Please bring your own bags or coolers.
