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8 OCTOBER 15,2012 Smoke Signals Sam HeiiDiroy Award wiiniveoDedl att comrfeireDDce By Ron Karten Smoke SikwiIs itnff writer Sam Henny, Tribal Klder and longtime Tribal Development man ager for Spirit Mountain Casino who walked on in March, was hon ored with the establishment of the Sam Henny Mentor Award at the 2012 Native American Human Re sources Association conference held in San Diego on Sept. 22-24. Henny had been a conference leader, serving on the board, men toring colleagues with training programs she had established in Grand Ronde, leading classes and helping other Tribes get programs going, said Connie Holmes, Senior Human Resources Generalist for the Tribe. Holmes attended the Native American Human Resources Asso ciation's conference where the new award was unveiled. Attending with Holmes were Spirit Mountain Casino Tribal Developmentors Misty Carl and David DeHart, who worked under Henny at the casino, "She contributed so much," said Carl and DeHart in a joint e-mail. "Honestly, we don't even know where to start. ... "For us, Sam's visions and values can be seen in her commitment and loyalty to people with a particular burning passion for Tribal mem bers in their efforts to attain self- fen It SamhUnny sufficiency, success and overall ful fillment and happiness. Sam was fearless with a competitive nature, yet al ways a 'classy' professional and losing to her was easy to swallow because one would at least walk away with seeing her gorgeous smile and experience the wit that came along with it." Carl and DeHart said her stron gest qualities included "persistence, perseverance and dedication." And through her vision, they said, came the Tribal Career Development Department. "It was most apparent that Tribal Career Development is responsible for enhancing the self-sufficiency opportunities for Tribal members. "Sam liked to move quickly on things! "Sam's ability to mentor Tribal members went effortlessly. ... She shared so much of herself, her experience and knowledge beyond just the workplace into areas of traditions, cultures and values. "Sam has helped us to learn more about what is most important to us individually and has helped to FonumdatiDoini seeds Naftfive WWDD vefts The Oregon World War II Memorial Foundation is seeking Native veterans of that conflict to appear in a video to increase the visibility of the foundation and help raise funds for establishing the memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol. Native World War II veterans interested in appearing in the video should contact Foundation Board President Lou Jaffe at 503-310-7904 about available filming dates in Salem at Allied Video Produc tions, 2121 Front St. N.E. B shape who we are today. "She is truly one of a kind whose desire to contribute to the overall success of the Tribe and its mem bers has made a difference and words cannot express enough grati tude to her for all that she gave and contributed. Sam is greatly missed each and every day." I lolmes was asked to hand out the first award that went to the Wild horse Resort and Casino owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton. Human Resources Director Lore na Thompson spoke about Henny's influence on the program, but was unable to attend this year's confer ence. Human Resources Trainer Susanne Clem accepted the award for the casino. "Wildhorse submitted its Pride Program that works with members of the Tribe from youth to retire ment," Thompson said, on issues of training and career development. "Early on, we were very im pressed with her developmentor role at Grand Ronde. We had vis ited and observed her training and met her mentees." Wildhorse's Pride Program took elements from Henny's program the way she worked with interns, her outreach efforts, recruitment on boarding and her "assessment type" of orientation. "We liked her holistic approach," said Thompson. "She's such a caring individual. I've known her personally for 13 years. She's very genuine and sharing of her values. She is just wonderful." "A lot of people went to Sam's classes," said Holmes. "She gained a lot of respect over the years." Among Tribal members, maybe none take as much pride in her ef forts than her family. "We were just really proud that the association offered this mentor ship award," said Henny s daughter, Sarah Harvey. "It was very touch ing. My mom was very passionate about the mentorship in the Indian communities and now they're going to live on in her name. "I saw my mother as a pioneer. She did some very innovative devel opment programming that I know will be remembered now annually by having this award. It's been a rough 2012, but moments like this make it so much easier." "She was an amazing woman," said Holmes. B ; JV II (33 Q?CR 'Am Bin rtli ira. 503-879-5211 i-8CO-;. Ad created by George Valdez Where: Portland Satellite Of f ici 4435 SI? 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