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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Creeks, meadows name change efforts continue is considered by some to be a derogatory term for a woman or a woman’s anatomy. Grant County and the Con- “We felt it needed to be federated Tribes of the Uma- changed to something histori- tilla Indian Reservation agree FDOO\VLJQL¿FDQWIRU*UDQW&RXQ- the name “squaw” needs to be ty,” Britton said. removed from many creeks, Britton recently visited mul- meadows and springs in the tiple city councils in the county county. to gather support for the names. What to rename the local John Day, Prairie City and features is where the two groups Monument have agreed to write continue to differ. letters of support to the federal Considering the term names board. “squaw” offensive, the Tribes Smith has visited every site originally proposed native-lan- that is up for a name change. JXDJH QDPHV &RXQW\ RI¿FLDOV Each recommendation relates to argued the names were not the area, he said, such as the pro- historically or geographically posed Hawthorn Creek, named DFFXUDWHDQGWRRGLI¿FXOWWRSUR- for the Hawthorn brush in the nounce, especially in an emer- creek. gency situation. “We are trying to be authen- Eventually, the county and tic. If you are authentic, there Tribes compromised on a list is a story behind every name,” with about half native-language Smith said. “We are interested names and half English names. in that.” The list was adopted by the Or- Smith has questioned the egon Geographic Names Board Umatilla’s connection to the and sent to the U.S. Board on area and choice of language in Geographic Names for approv- its proposed names. al. In response, Teara Farrow Before the compromise was Ferman — the manager of cul- approved, the county rejected it tural resource programs for the and submitted it’s own list to the Umatilla Tribes — has said the federal board. 7ULEHV¶ SURSRVDOV DUH DI¿OLDWHG “I can’t compromise when with aboriginal place names for it comes to Grant County,” the area. County Commissioner Boyd “Due to the ancient nature Britton said. “None of the peo- of these places, they are of ut- ple from the state board have most importance to the CTUIR ever been here. They have never through past association with come here, nor had the Umatilla the land,” she wrote the county Tribes.” in 2013. Britton, the county’s dele- In addition, Farrow Ferman gate in deliberations over the claims neither the Burns Pai- name changes, and historian ute Tribe nor the Confederated Gregg Smith, a former Bates Tribes of the Warm Springs resident, have worked together Reservation of Oregon — both to promote the county’s own list. local to Grant County — have Proposals from both Grant expressed opposition to or sub- County and The Umatilla Tribes mitted counterclaims to the are before the U.S. Board on Umatilla’s proposed replace- Geographic Names, awaiting ment names. approval. Britton, who visited Wash- The county and Tribes have ington D.C. in the spring to agreed on one name, Wewa support the county’s recommen- Creek, which honors a chief of dations, said the federal board the Burns Paiute tribe. told him it likes to see consensus Britton said he feels con- from a community before ap- ¿GHQW LQ WKH FRXQW\¶V SURSRV- proving a change. als, especially the names Elder “It’s still in a state of tran- Creek and Mona Creek, named sition. It’s up to the national after pioneer families. board,” Britton said. “We are All the names replace the re- going to keep going forward dundant use of “squaw,” which with our recommendations.” A7 Community HEALTH BEAT By Kyle Spurr Blue Mountain Eagle Quality Healthcare Close To Home )+ ) )$(011///&.!').(-%($),*%-&)+# We are pleased to announce that Blue Mountain Hospital will again be part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This proven program can help people with pre-diabetes and/or at risk for type 2 diabetes make achievable and realistic lifestyle changes, and cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. This is a year-long program with 16 weekly sessions and 6 monthly follow-up sessions with a trained lifestyle coach who will empower participants to take charge of their health. All participants in the lifestyle change program are assigned two primary goals: - Achieve and maintain a weight loss of 5-7% of their initial body weight. - Achieve and maintain at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. FIRST Continued from Page A1 “One of my favorite parts about Healthy Fami- lies is having the ability to start providing the program to families prenatally then stay with them until their child enters kindergarten,” Aasness said. “Our Fron- tier Healthy Families pro- gram serves children and families up to age 3, then they can transition into our Parents As Teachers pro- gram until kindergarten entry.” The Frontier Healthy Families has a goal for all communities to have nur- turing caring families with healthy, thriving children through home visits which aim to enhance family func- tioning and promote posi- tive parent-child relation- ships, Aasness wrote in a press release. She said the work con- tributes to Oregon Early Childhood Benchmarks, in- cluding increasing school readiness, improving health outcomes for children and families and reducing the incidents of child abuse and neglect. The program, “builds trusting, nurturing relation- ships with parents, teaches parents to identify strengths and utilize problem solv- ing skills, and improves the family support system through linkages and appro- priate referrals to communi- ty services,” she said. 541-575-1311 ext. 2369 kjacobs@bluemountainhospital.org Kim Jacobs is the lifestyle coach for our program. She plans to begin the program again in January, 2016. This program is covered by most insurances, but scholarships will also be available through Community Connection of Northeast Oregon and Blue Mountain Hospital. If you are interested, please contact your BLUE MOUNTAIN CARE CENTER !,% !(-)"-$!)(-$ DOLLINA HUMPHREYS CURRENT NAME ..............COUNTY PROPOSAL UMATILLA TRIBES PROPOSAL Squaw Creek .............................Elder Creek..............................Skaypiya Creek Little Squaw Creek ...................Little Elder Creek.....................Little Skaypiya Creek Squaw Creek .............................Hawthorn Creek ......................Kuckuc Creek Squaw Creek .............................no alternative ..........................Wiwaanaytt Creek Squaw Meadow.........................no alternative ...........................Wiwaanaytt Meadow Little Squaw Meadow...............no alternative ...........................Little Wiwaanaytt Meadow Squaw Creek .............................Sharp Creek ............................Nikeemexs Creek Little Squaw Spring..................Myrtle Spring............................no alternative Squaw Creek .............................Mona Creek.............................no alternative Squaw Creek .............................Trail Creek................................no alternative Squaw Meadow.........................Shootingstar Meadow.............no alternative Squaw Rock ..............................Donaldson Rock......................no alternative Squaw Creek .............................Wewa Creek............................Wewa Creek Squaw Creek .............................no alternative ..........................Ka Kwi-Tuhu-u Creek Squaw Creek .............................Goose Creek ...........................no alternative Little Squaw Creek ...................Frosty Meadow........................no alternative It was noted Healthy Families of Oregon offers families access to screening and personalized referrals to community services, and families may receive a Wel- come Baby gift packet filled with information about par- enting and child develop- ment. Families determined to be at a higher risk for ad- verse childhood outcomes (through the use of a stan- dardized research-based screening tool) are offered ongoing home visits. Home visiting services may continue for as long as the family wants to remain engaged, for at least three and up to five years in some situations, depending on lo- cal site policy. There will be two Fron- tier Healthy Families Ore- gon sites, with one at Fam- ilies First Parent Resource Center and the other at the Early Childhood Center in Burns. “These services ensure that families get the support they want and that all kids are ready for kindergarten,” Aasness said. She works with staffers Katrina Randleas, regional program supervisor; Jes- sica Perry, newly hired to be a parent educator/eligi- bility screener; and Ramla Richardson who will con- tinue to serve as parent ed- ucator at the Harney County site. Another part-time eligi- bility screener was also ex- pected to be hired for Har- ney County. physician or Kim Jacobs at Blue Mountain Hospital. Dollina Humphreys was born on January 13, 1927 in Dayville, Oregon to Horace and Mary Stewart. She has one brother. She was raised in Dayville. She married Rhys Humphreys on February 28, 1960. She and her husband worked on their sheep ranch. She has lived in Grant County her whole life. She has worked in Dr.’s offices, and was the deputy clerk at the Dayville school for 18 years. She was also the dispatcher for the People Mover. Dollina enjoys sewing, needlework, doing crosswords, reading and visiting. She also plays the piano, and cards. She was the treasurer of her church and also played the piano during services. She is a member of Eastern Starr and was a Rebekah’s member. Dollina came to the Blue Mountain Care Center on September 6, 2013. Presents... November Visiting Specialists Nov. 4 th Dr. McLellan - Bend Cardio Dr. Brewer - Bend Urology Nov. 5 th Korina Farris - Bend Neuro Nov. 6 th Dr. Sandefur - Baker Ortho This year’s annual dinner and auction raised over $20,000 for a new automated medication dispensing system, fetal monitor, and epidural pump. Thank you to all who attended! Nov. 10 th Dr. Rushton - Baker Podiatrist Nov. 12 th Dennis Sell - Bend Hearing Nov. 18 th Dr. McLellan - Bend Cardio Nov. 20 th Dr. Sandefur - Baker Ortho Nov. 24 th Dr. Rushton - Baker Podiatrist Dr. Riddock - Bend Cardio 02923
