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.
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argued the names were not the area, he said, such as the pro-
historically or geographically posed Hawthorn Creek, named
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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.
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“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.”
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Community HEALTH BEAT
By Kyle Spurr
Blue Mountain Eagle
Quality Healthcare Close To Home
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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:
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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.
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“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
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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
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