Community Health & Wellness Survey

VOLUME XI ISSUE 4 April 30 , 2016

Community Health & Wellness Survey Searches for Data

Answer 35 questions to help shape future programs, resources

The Reno-Sparks Tribal years-old or older. ment to build upon what is Health Center has a lofty goal, The multiple choice survey is already known and improve but it needs community input to made up of 35 multiple choice individual community members be successful. questions centered on seven understanding of our communi- “We want to make our com- community health and wellness ty health issues.” munity healthier and we want to prevention areas. Those areas CDC’s Response make our health center better,” include: commercial tobacco use, In 2014, the National Center said Cordelia Abel-Johnson, access to healthy food and for Chronic Disease Control community health supervisor beverages, promotion of healthy and Prevention (CDC) created and the project site coordinator. food and beverages, breastfeed- the Good Health and Wellness “We need to know what direc- ing, physical activity, health in Indian Country (GHWIC) tion to take, to develop, and literacy and team-based care. program. improve what we’re doing,” “The assessment will provide a Funded by the (CDC) and the Selected staff of the Reno- snapshot of the health status Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Sparks Indian Colony are of our community,” Abel-Johnson the Community Health Assess- planning to evaluate existing said. “We can use the assessment will include Continued on page 4 programs related to health and wellness to determine the needs for new or more services, and figure out how to design new programs or revamp existing ones. Called the “RSIC Community Health Assessment,” a vital step in a five year project is to survey those living on the downtown Colony and in Hungry Valley about healthy lifestyle behaviors. Such surveys are commonly used research tools which collect data. The survey will pinpoint the characteristics, Health & Wellness — The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Health Assessment will survey residents about healthy lifestyle behaviors. With funding from the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona and the Center behaviors, or opinions of about for Disease Control and Prevention, a coalition of various RSIC staff will report the findings from the 350 residents whom are 18- assessment’s 35 multiple choice questions. VETERANS TOWN HALL THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1-3:30 p.m.

RENO-SPARKS TRIBAL HEALTH CENTER (1st floor conference room) 1715 Kuenzli Street, Reno, NV

Hosted by the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

◄Native Veterans ◄Family members ◄Veteran Service Organizations ◄Public Servants ◄Community Partners ◄Dignitaries

Explore information booths, 1-2:30 p.m. Attend Town Hall to give quality feedback and specific suggestions on how the VA Sierra Nevada HCS can improve service to Native Veterans, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Our goal is to increase communication between Native Veterans & their families with the VA Sierra Nevada HSC.

VA leadership will be present to answer your questions and address your concern about the health care services.

For more information, please contact: Darin C. Farr Stacey Montooth Public Affairs Officer Community Relations Officer VA Sierra Nevada HCS Reno-Sparks Indian Colony 775-789-6628 775-329-2936, ext. 3268 [email protected] [email protected]

2 Deadlines, Mailing List Important MAY dates The Camp News Profile 2 Education Advisory Committee Meeting, 34 Reservation, noon Started in the early 1980s, Senior Advisory Committee, Senior Center, 1 p.m. The Camp News is the Enrollment Advisory Committee Meeting, Enrollment Office, 5:30 p.m. monthly publication for the 4 Seniors Numa (Paiute) Class, RSIC Senior Center, 12:30 p.m. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Washiw (Washoe) Language Class, Hungry Valley Rec Center, 5 p.m. community. The newsletter Law & Order Committee Meeting, Tribal Court Room, 6 p.m. is produced monthly out 5 Paiute (Numu) Class, 34 Reservation Conference Room, 6 p.m. of the RSIC Public 8 Mother’s Day Relations Department and 10 Super Simple Home Made Cleaning Supplies: An Easy Intro duplicated and distributed to Green Cleaning, 34 Kitchen, noon by RSIC Administration Front Office. 11 Washiw (Washoe) Language Class, Hungry Valley Rec Center, 5 p.m. Tribal Council Meeting, 34 Conference Room, 6 p.m SEND US YOUR NEWS 12 Super Simple Home Made Cleaning Supplies: An Easy Intro The deadline for all print to Green Cleaning, HV Community Kitchen, noon submissions to be consid- Paiute (Numu) Class, 34 Reservation Conference Room, 6 p.m. ered for publication in The 13 1st Annual Native Tamono Craft Fair, 34 Reservation Rd.,10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Camp News is 5 p.m., the 14 1st Annual Native Tamono Craft Fair, 34 Reservation Rd.,10 a.m. – 6 p.m. second Thursday of every 15 1st Annual Native Tamono Craft Fair, 34 Reservation Rd., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. month. 16 Annual Pine Nut Blessing, Desert Creek CONTACT OUR STAFF Executive Health Advisory Meeting, RSTHC, 5:30 p.m. E-mail your submissions Summer Youth Employment Program application deadline to [email protected] or 17 Commodity Distribution, Senior Center drop off your photos and Public Input for ICDBG grant, Hungry Valley Community Center, 6 p.m. suggested articles at 34 Public Input for ICDBG grant, 34 Conference Room, 7 p.m. Reservation Road, Reno, 18 Washiw (Washoe) Language Class, Hungry Valley Rec Center, 5 p.m. NV 89502. 19 Paiute (Numu) Class, 34 Reservation Conference Room, 6 p.m. CIRCULATION 21 Head Start Transition Ceremony, Reno Gym, 11 a.m. If you live outside Washoe Head Start Transition Ceremony, Hungry Valley Amphitheater, 3 p.m. County and would like to Under the Stewart Stars fundraiser, 4 p.m. receive The Camp News 23 Housing Advisory Board Meeting, Hungry Valley Community Center, 6 p.m. via U.S. Post, please 25 Washiw (Washoe) Language Class, Hungry Valley Rec Center, 5 p.m. contact us with your mailing Economic Development Meeting, 34 Reservation Road, 6 p.m. address. 26 Last Day: After-School Tutoring at Reno and HV sites If you have a problem with Talking Circle, RSTHC Behavioral Health Conference Room, 4 p.m. delivery, please call us at Paiute (Numu) Class, 34 Reservation Conference Room, 6 p.m. 329-2936. 28 May Community Yard Sale, Colony Christian Fellowship, 8 a.m. ELECTRONIC EDITION 30 Memorial Day Holiday, RSIC Offices Closed For those of you who would prefer to get an electronic version of The Camp News or just read it on-line, please see: www.rsic.org and PDFs of our publication are available. see: www.rsic.org for a comprehensive calendar

3 Community Health...Continued from front cover Guide offers communities a a written report which will out- valuable tool in our efforts line the health and wellness to promote health and prevent needs of the community. disease.” GHWIC supports a coordinat- The RSIC Community Health ed, holistic approach to healthy Assessment Coalition has been living and chronic disease using the Tribal Health Assess- prevention and reinforces the ment Toolkit from ITCA and the work already under way CDC’s CHANGE Action Guide in Indian Country to make to carefully outline its plan not healthy choices and lifeways just to assess the community, easier for American Indians and but to determine how to use the Alaska Natives. results in the most effective manner. Establishing A Baseline — The Why Surveys? Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community Health The surveys will be given “This really will be a revealing Assessment Coalition will collect data to evalu- out at different events and project which could yield vitally ate our current programs and future needs. at information tables. For important and impactful infor- example, community members mation,” said RSIC Planner and of the community,” Nebesky can complete the survey during coalition member Scott said. commodities distribution at the Nebesky. “The baseline data The CDC recognizes that with RSIC Senior Center on the third that we collect along with the over 560 American Indians and Tuesday of the month, or evaluation of current program- Alaska Natives tribes, indige- Monday through Thursday ing could profoundly change the nous people are extremely during the senior lunch services provided to the RSIC diverse, with unique cultures, program. Head Start parents community.” languages, histories, arts, and will be given the survey during Nebesky, whose department rituals. Yet all tribes share a parent meetings, while the is responsible for a routine deep connection to lifeways, Tribal Court Wellness Program demographic survey / census usually connected to nature, will be a point of distribution, of all community members, which can sustain health and too. Of course, the survey will believes the Community Health wellness and even though be available at an information Assessment methodology will Native peoples’ traditional ways table at the RSTHC. be helpful for future planning, of life have been compromised “In order to effectively identify, too. by the United States Federal plan, and implement needed Furthermore, the Community Government, now for nearly policy, systems and environ- Health survey will reveal if three hundred years, American mental changes, tribal commu- additional resources are Indians and Alaska Natives nities need to assess the needed to meet the needs of a have persevered and preserved current policy landscape and certain segments of the patient much of their cultures. monitor changes over time,” care, e.g., diabetes prevention However, for decades, poorer said Dr. Ursula E. Bauer, services or the availability health, inferior social outcomes, Director of the CDC. “As the of cardiovascular specialists, and shortened life expectancies CDC collaborates with tribal more pediatrics programs or are a reality for many tribes communities on the develop- geriatric care. when compared to other racial ment and implications of policy, “We will know if what we are and ethnic groups in the United systems, and environmental currently doing is effective, but States. change strategies, our if we need to do more of the In response, the CDC has same to assist greater numbers been working important CHANGE Action Continued on back cover

4 5 6 Snakes, Four Legged Creatures Visit Head Start

Reptile presentation thrills students, reinforces importance of preservation

Unless you live in Australia, what the rare animals eat. tal issues and future steward- chances are slim that you will The show-and-tell type ship. ever see a Northern Blue program produced squeals “Children seeing the animals Tongued Skink. However, if you of delight, group ‘ohs and ahhs,’ up close will build an apprecia- are student at the Reno-Sparks and a couple of sounds of fright tion for them and what environ- Indian Colony’s Head Start from the 4 and 5-year-olds. mental health conditions the Program, not only have you Plus, a couple of the older animals need to live such as an seen this beautiful creature babies from the RSIC Child unthreatened, uncontaminated up close, but you also had an Care Program joined the fun. food source, clean air, land, opportunity to pet a Red Tail “The theme of April is animals, and clean water,” Ledesma Boa Snake and an Iguana so Sierra Aquatics reptile said. “It also bolsters their named Big Red. presentation went really well sense of ownership and “They are a lot smoother than with the teachers’ lesson plans,” responsibility to their environ- I thought,” said Xavier Arrival- said Francisco Ceballos, the ment.” laga. “I thought the snake would Head Start Health/Safety/ In addition, Ledesma sited be mean, but he was really Nutrition Advocate. “It was a professional research which nice.” very intriguing and informative indicates that children’s Partnering with the RSIC day. This type of presentation academic performance Environmental Department, could become a staple for April.” in science, math, English and Head Start classes welcomed According to Bhie-Cie Ledes- social sciences increase when staffers from Sierra Aquatics, ma, the RSIC Environmental they have hands-on experienc- who not only brought six Specialist II, for the students, es with nature and the reptiles, but they taught the the presentation raises aware- outdoors. students about the natural ness and generates positive To prepare for the visit, habitat of the creatures and behavior regarding environmen- Ledesma created a pictorial and information board that the Head Start teachers reviewed with the students in the days before the reptiles came to their class. “I wanted the kids to be familiar with the reptiles ahead of time,” Ledesma said. “This familiarity helped the kids as they were excited rather than scared and nervous when they saw and petted the animals.” The Sierra Aquatics staff, Austin Klewe and Corey Spain, stressed the importance of ensuring conservation and

Big Red — Doza Ledesma (left) said the Red Iguana which visited RSIC Head Start class felt like a letting the reptiles live in their bumpy rock. The six reptiles from Sierra Aquatics were well received by the young students. Continued on next page

7 Continued from page 7 natural environment, a message the Head Start teachers also had emphasized. “The kids were great and very respectful of our reptiles,” Klewe said. “They (the reptiles) are not used to being around so many people, so it was important and very helpful that the kids were so well behaved.” Ledesma is hopeful that this live animal demonstration will help forge emotional ties between the students to all wildlife. She believes that such a relationship will foster an appreciation for the natural world. “The presentation of animals can provide the compelling experience needed for children to gain and maintain personal connections with their own relationships with nature,” Ledesma said. Ceballos said one of the best parts of the presentation were the children’s reactions. When given the chance to pet Big Red, one student, Doza Ledesma, immediately volunteered. With complete calmness, she petted the multi- colored terrestrial, semi- aquatic, nearly two-foot long lizard. I wasn’t scared,” said Doza Ledesma. “The Red Iguana just felt like a bumpy rock.”

Mixed Reaction — Reptiles from the Sierra Aquatics elicited several greetings from the students and staff at Head Start. Above, students react to meeting a red head boa snake. To the right, a pictorial fact board created by the RSIC Environmental Specialist Bhie-Cie Ledesma helped prepare the students for the six reptiles which were shown in their classroom during the reptile presentation.

8 Thursday, May 26

9 10 Earth Day Gardening Project: Successful Spring Kickoff Seeding, planting completed by child care youth despite windy, cold weather

Submitted by Bhie-Cie Ledesma so, everyone had fun and now basis and will even be helping RSIC Environmental Specialist II we are looking forward to the weed the area. In honor of Earth Day, several growing process.“ Eventually, these young, departments at the Reno- Ledesma added, thanks to dedicated gardeners will enjoy Sparks Indian Colony joined public works, the garden has an the fruits, and the vegetables forces to prepare the healing automatic watering system. of their labor. garden located at the RSIC She said that the students from “The kids will get to eat what Language and Culture yard. Child Care will be visiting the they grow,” Ledesma said. The public works department healing garden on a regular An annual celebration, Earth got the program started Day began in 1970 by preparing the soil, and has grown into a repairing the water drip global event system, and building recognized by over trellises for the plants. 192 countries. “Public works did a According to Ledes- great job getting our ma, devoting a special garden ready to plant,” day for the earth is a said Bhie-Cie Ledes- way to demonstrate ma, the RSIC’s Envi- how much we care ronmental Specialist. about the future On Earth Day, April of our planet. 22, RSIC staffers “No matter what you from language and like to do best, there culture, environmental, is a way to get plus the Reno child involved in Earth care program, planted Day,” she said. “You culturally significant can plant a tree, make items like snap peas, a meal with locally- tomatoes, strawberries, grown vegetables, mint, corn, and sun- educate a family flowers. member, clean up Moreover, several trash in your neigh- youth from the child borhood, set up a bird care program dug feeder or save power in the earth, planted — the possibilities are seeds and vegetation, Helping Hand — Judy Martin, (right) the assistant in the RSIC Language & endless.” and turned the soil Culture Program helps Jeremy Souza smooth the soil for a new plant in the healing One of the most garden. Everyone from the child care program had their own garden tools and apron with adult supervision. during their Earth Day Celebration. With help from several RSIC departments includ- popular options “The wind was so ing: public works, planning, environmental, and language and culture, students planted which people of all strong and our little culturally significant items like snap peas and tomato plant. Over the next few weeks, the ages enjoy is child care participants will observe the healing garden and even help weed the area. ones were having a When the fruits and vegetables are ready to pick, the students will get to eat the home- gardening. Children hard time seeing,” grown produce. Photo by Bhie-Cie Ledesma specifically, will have Ledesma said. “Even Continued on page 13

11 12 Earth Day...Continued from page 11 a lot of fun and there are Environmental Jump Starts Earth Day special benefits. Program advocates making everyday Earth Day Gardening is educational and develops new skills including: ▪ Responsibility – from caring for plants and the earth ▪ Understanding – as they learn about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants) ▪ Self-confidence – from achieving their goals and enjoy- ing the food they have grown ▪ Love of nature – a chance to learn about the outdoor environment in a safe and Green Thumb Not Needed — Bhie-Cie Ledesma, the RSIC’s Environmental Specialist pleasant place (right) shows Micaela Chagolla (left) how easy it is to care for her free golden pothos. ▪ Reasoning and discovery – learning about the science In addition to working with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony youth, of plants, animals, weather, the the Colony’s Environmental Program gave away a dozen free, environment, nutrition and green gifts last Friday and encouraged everyone to make every simple construction day Earth Day. ▪ Physical activity – doing fun Using recycled glass containers, the first 12 visitors to the RSIC and productive activities Planning Department left with a golden pothos. ▪ Cooperation – including To thrive, these plants only need to have their roots submerged shared play activity and team- in water. Besides the ease of care, these plants, like all plants work improve indoor air quality by increasing humidity, releasing ▪ Creativity – finding new and oxygen, removing chemicals, and creating a feeling of calm. exciting ways to grow food The first Earth Day which was held on April 22, 1970, mobilized ▪ Nutrition – learning appreci- 20 million Americans from all walks of life. Their actions led to the ation about where fresh, local creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the food comes from passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Furthermore, according to Acts. National Geographic author Today, over one billion people in 192 countries participate in Dan Buettner, he found Earth Day activities, making it the largest civic observance in the anecdotal evidence, about how world. gardeners live up to 14 years The RSIC Environmental Program provided several suggests longer than non-gardeners. to celebrate and show Mother Nature some love. Those activities include: attending an Earth Day festival, encouraging friends to get involved, recycle, track your online energy use, plant a tree, start composting, give up bottled water, make a garden, cut down on junk mail and unused phone books, buy local, organize a community cleanup, and learn about the earth. For more information, phone Bhie-Cie Ledesma at (775) 785- 1363, ext. 5407.

13 14 Head Start Emphasizes Cultural Based Learning

Fatherhood activity matches Native arts, tradition with important relationships

Experts, from tribal language fathers and mothers play expertise of Jason Hill, and cultural coordinators to the significant roles in the education Prevention Outreach Coordina- highest office holder in the and lives of their children. tor at the Reno-Sparks Tribal United States, agree that a “This is where the idea to have Health Center. culturally relevant curriculum is the drum and rattle making “These types of activities are essential to educate young activity came into play,” Watson important because they foster people. said. healthy relationships among our “We know that learning about She said that at the annual people; people spending time the history, language and Head Start student transition with people, younger people traditions of one’s people can ceremony, the 28 drums made learning from adults and elders,” make a huge difference in a will be given and used by the Hill said. “Passing on child’s education,” President children that are going into knowledge and particularly Barack Obama told over 250 kindergarten and that the 28 traditional knowledge about how American Indian leaders at the rattles will be used by the our people lived helps instill a 7th Annual White House Tribal children who will be returning sense of pride and self-identity Nations Conference in Decem- students to the Head Start for our younger relatives.” ber 2014. program. A father himself, Hill said that Here at the Reno-Sparks To ensure the cultural the cornerstone of our culture Indian Colony, educators competency of the project, the has always rested on our ability emphasize cultural-based Head Start staff enlisted the Continued on page 17 learning. For example, in April, the Colony’s Head Start program organized an activity which exposed our youngest learners to their unique culture while focusing one of the most vital human relationships— fatherhood. “We really wanted to input culture into our annual fatherhood activity,” said Lisa Watson, the Head Start Family Services Advocate. “Our drum making activity was to help promote positive male role models and fatherhood involvement in the Head Start Program.” Watson explained that the Office of Head Start, the nation- A Male Influence — LeRoy Sam, Jr., a grandfather of a student, pitched in during a cultural al oversight agency, has begun activity for the annual Head Start transition ceremony. According to Dr. Gail Gross, an expert in human behavior, if a child’s father is affectionate, supportive, and involved, he can contribute greatly to a child’s an initiative to stress that strong cognitive, language, and social development, as well as academic achievement, a strong inner core families are essential, and that resource, sense of well-being, good self-esteem, and authenticity.

15 16 Continued from page 15 National Studies Show School Success to depend on one another and live as a community. Learning culture strengths student’s identity, academics “I was fortunate to spend a lot As the RSIC Education Department uses nationally-endorsed, proven of time with my great grandpa methods to educate our youth with special care of culturally relevant lessons, and many traditional elders as a additional evidence has been reported about the success of using such young man,” Hill said. “I spent a curriculums. lot of time listening and watch- Teresa McCarty, an Arizona State University professor and co-director ing--from learning how to hunt, of their Center for Indian Education, wrote, “The issue is not whether schooling how to make a traditional bow, based on Native students’ tribal language and culture is beneficial, but rather arrows, learning about certain which approaches are most effective and under what conditions.” plants and roots that were The director of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma’s Sauk Language important to our people; it was Department, Jacob Manatowa-Bailey, agrees. all part of my education as a “Simply stated, when tribal children are given the opportunity to learn their youth and I am just happy I culture, they are happier, healthier human beings,” said Manatowna-Bailty. “It have an opportunity to continue does not mean their lives are easier. It does mean that their identities are to work for the people and stronger and that they are better prepared to face the challenges of being an share what I know in a good Indigenous person in the modern world.” way.” According to the leadership at the National Congress of American Indians With Hill leading the way, (NCAI), providing Native children with a quality education is a central Watson said that about 20 component of the federal government’s trust responsibility to tribes, and this adults-- fathers, grandfathers, commitment must be upheld. uncles, and even some grand- “Tribes are deeply invested in improving Indian education, and strengthening mothers provided help with the tribal control over education is key to Native students’ success” the NCAI web- event, as well as staff from site states.” various RSIC departments. A 2009 report by the US Department of Education indicates that Native “Ira Coffey and Verna Nuno students’ academic achievement and educational attainment lags far behind made several drums and that of their white peers. deserve a special shout out,” This report outlined that there are approximately 644,000 American Indian Watson said. and Alaska Native students in the US, K-12 system, representing 1.2 percent of public school students nationally. Nationwide, Native youth face some of the lowest high school graduation rates, and even fewer enroll in and graduate from college. On average, less than 50 percent of Native students graduate from high school each year in the seven states with the highest percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students. In response, the National Indian Education Association has created an online Culture-Based Education Repository to house culture-based education curriculum. The repository will serve as a clearinghouse for quality curriculum respectful of cultural and traditional knowledge and utilizing innovative instructional strategies to ensure Native students succeed. The purpose of the repository is to provide educators of Native students with the best resources for increasing the educational attainment of Native students. “Tribal governments are in the best position to address the unique educational needs of our Native students for a simple but intuitive reason: tribes know their children and communities the best,” states the report on "The Dropout/ Autographed With Love — Nathan Graduation Crisis Among American Indian and Alaska Native Students: Failure Two Hearts, father to two children, Keyi and to Respond Places the Future of Native Peoples at Risk.". Lakota, signs one of the drums he made.

17 Heller, Reid Announce Passage of Nevada Tribal Lands Bill

Final step for transfer of lands now with U.S. House of Representatives

(Washington, DC) – United together to protect the home- Amodei have worked to ad- States Senators Dean Heller lands of the first Nevadans.” vance the Nevada Native Na- and Harry Reid announced that The Nevada Native Nations tions Lands Act for the past two the Senate passed the biparti- Land Act conveys more than Congresses. san Nevada Native Nations 71,000 acres of land currently The Senators navigated Land Act on April 14. administered by the federal S.1436 through the Senate The legislation would transfer government over to six federally Indian Affairs Committee land into a trust for six Nevada recognized tribes in Nevada. in October 21, 2015. tribes and allow the tribes The six tribes that benefit from Congressmen Amodei, Joe to build housing for their this legislation are the Reno- Heck, and Cresent Hardy have members, preserve their Sparks Indian Colony, Duckwater introduced the House compan- cultural heritage and traditions, Shoshone Tribe, the Shoshone ion (H.R.2733). protect their natural resources Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley, the The House Natural and provide opportunities for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, the Resources Committee economic development. Summit Lake Paiute, and the Ft. approved that bill last month “This legislation has been a McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone by a voice vote. long time coming. I’m proud the Tribe. Approval by the full U.S. Senate acted to empower The RSIC would take over House of Representatives is the Nevada tribal leaders to make 13,434 acres in the land transfer. final step before the Nevada key decisions surrounding new Senator Heller, Senator Reid, Native Nations Land Act is housing developments, outdoor and Nevada Congressman Mark signed into law. recreational areas, and cultural activities. These are the ones who know how best to use it in order to create local jobs and economic development. That’s the way it should be. I’d like to thank Senator Reid for his leadership to advance this priority,” said Senator Dean Heller. “This legislation is an important step toward righting wrongs from our nation’s past. MAP LEGEND Land is lifeblood to Native Hungry Valley Americans, and I remain committed to helping tribes Planned restore their homelands,” said Expansion Senator Harry Reid. “I commend the tribes, whose Private Property hard work and collaboration made this bill possible. I look The Nevada Native Nations Land Act — If the bipartisan Nevada Native Nations Land forward to continuing our work Act gets approval by the full United States House of Representatives, this legislation would be signed into law by the U.S. President and 13,434 acres of land would be transferred to the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. Map provided by RSIC Planning Department

18 19 Are Higher Highway Speed Limits Increasing Deaths?

Insurance Institute study explores cause, effect links

From Health + Safety The Official Magazine of the National Safety Council

Washington – Approximately 33,000 motorists have lost their lives in the past two decades because of speed limit increases, according to a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. According to speed- limits.com, Nevada has one of the highest speed limits in the United States. Only four The Pedal To The Metal — With highway speed limit increases, a recent study by the Insurance state legally allow speeds faster Institute for Highway Safety indicates that the 33,000 motorists nationwide have lost their lives in automo- than the Nevada maximum bile accidents over the last 20 years. In Nevada, rural freeways have a 75 mile per hour speed limit, one of the highest speed limits in the country. speed limit of 75 miles per hour. Nevada’s 75 miles per hour speed limit is limited to inter- increased maximum speed more vulnerable to high-speed states and “rural freeways." limits from 65 mph to 70 mph. crashes.” Rural freeways are the “Since 2013, speeds have Plus, when accidents occur at sections of major highways that only become more extreme, higher speeds, the damages passing through rural and and the trend shows no sign and injuries are much more sparsely populated areas, and of abating,” Charles Farmer, severe. Death rates in high can safely allow faster driving. the lead author of the study, speed accidents are always In the Insurance Institute said in a press release. “We much higher than in those at for Highway Safety study, which hope state lawmakers will keep reduced speeds. Clinard Insur- spanned data in 41 states in mind the deadly conse- ance a North Carolina Group. from 1993 to 2013, researchers quences of higher speeds The national speed limit of 55 found that a 5 mph increase when they consider raising mph was abolished in 1994 and in maximum state speed limits limits.” most of the states have accompanied an 8 percent The National Safety Council changed their maximum speed increase in fatality rates echoed Farmer’s sentiments. limits to reflect state laws. on interstates and freeways. “Speed contributes to nearly States have been gradually The same speed limit increase 10,000 deaths each year,” NSC raising their maximum speed accompanied a 4 percent Vice President of Communica- limits as vehicle safety features increase on all other roads. tions and Advocacy Kelly and infrastructure improves At the beginning of April, six Nantel said in a press release. over the years. states have 80 mph maximum “Yet we repealed a national Currently, maximum speed speed limits. Some roads speed limit in 1995, creating limits range from a low of 60 in Texas allow drivers to travel the opportunity for a patchwork mph in Hawaii to a high of 85 85 mph. Other states have system that has left motorists mph in Texas.

20 21 22 Automatic External Defibrillators Installed at RSIC

Portable live saving devices strategically located throughout reservation

If a person having a heart intervention process developed attack is shocked quickly with by the American Heart Associa- an automated external tion. defibrillator (AED), it can save 1. Early access first; as soon as that fragile life. an emergency is recognized, “When people are having a call 9-1-1. cardiac emergency, time is of 2. Early CPR; This critical step the essence,” said David Hunk- which buys time between the up, the emergency service first link (call 9-1-1) and the manager at the Reno-Sparks use the AED and CPR. Indian Colony. “ The sooner you 3. Early defibrillation; Most can provide CPR and have ac- sudden cardiac arrest victims cess to an AED, they stand a are in ventricular fibrillation better chance of survival than (VF). Use an AED to Treat just CPR alone.” VF. AED Locations: Several of these portable 4. Early advanced care which is Education Department: potentially life saving devices provided by highly trained 34 Reservation Road have been strategically located Emergency Medical Systems around the Reno-Sparks Indian or paramedics. Reno Colony Recreation: Colony in Reno and in Hungry 34 Reservation Road Valley. According to Hunkup, several In order to make them highly RSIC departments have con- Hungry Valley Recreation: visible, the RSIC AEDs are tributed to the purchase of the 9075 Eagle Canyon Drive brightly colored and are mount- AEDs including: recreation, ed- ed in protective cases near the ucation, the senior center, Senior Center entrance of a most buildings. housing, Hungry Valley Fire, 34 Reservation Road AEDs are used to administer emergency services, the Reno- an electric shock to the heart to Sparks Tribal Health Center Housing Dept. restore a normal rhythm during and tribal police. 9055 Eagle Canyon Drive sudden cardiac arrest. The AEDs located on tribal The early use of an AED on a lands are the same make and Emergency Services person having a cardiac model to increase the ease and (mobile unit) emergency increases their cost of serviceability of the ma- 9055 Eagle Canyon Drive chance of survival says the chines. American Heart Association. Hunkup said all employees Hungry Valley Fire The group believes up to who have had CPR training 9055 Eagle Canyon Drive 40,000 lives can be saved each provided by RSIC emergency year with proper cardiopulmo- services are trained in the use Tribal Health Center nary resuscitation (CPR) along of an AED. 1715 Kuenzli Street with the use of AED. AEDs are a step in the EDITOR’S NOTE: Much of this information was provided by Tribal Police Office "Chain of Survival,” a four-step RSIC Emergency Services Manager 405 Golden Lane David Hunkup

23 In & Around: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community Spring fun, outdoor activities, cultural pride, dancing for strength

All Smiles – Katouri Balmediano concentrates on launching her kite Soaring To New Heights – Head Start Teacher Connie Melendez while Brodie McCloud giggles over his successful flight. Students at the helps Tatza Phoenix control her kite. Head Starts students at the Reno-Sparks Colony Head Start were thrilled with the outdoor activity despite the chilly Indian Colony recently took advantage of the blustery and windy conditions by weather. flying kites near Anderson Park.

Youth Summit – Tsotai Phillips (left) and Alyssa Songoi (right) Strength Through Culture – Several nationally sponsored studies represented their school during the Pyramid Lake High School annual youth prove that when American Indian students learn about their culture, including conference. The one-day events brings together over 200 Native American their language and unique history, the children are healthier, happier and junior and senior high school students. Photo provided by Martina Moss better prepared for adult life. Photo provided by Martina Moss

24 In & Around: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community National honor, birthday celebration, civic service, extra effort

The Black Shirts – The Pyramid Lake Veterans and Warriors Thank You Mr. Francisco – The Reno Child Care Center Organization served as part of the opening ceremonies during a recent Reno welcomed a special visitor to the classroom, as the Cat in the Hat helped Bighorns basketball game. The 2016-16 NBA D-League Pacific Division celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Dr. Seuss, an American writer and illustrator, Champions, the Bighorns sponsored Native American Heritage Night last sold over 600 million books. The children listened to a story about green month. Photo by Amheric Hall eggs and ham and then ate that for lunch. Photo provided by Head Start

Oath of Office – Sworn in by Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal The Extra Mile – Several students in Hungry Valley took advantage of Chairman Arlan D. Melendez, Christina Thomas recently took the oath the Reading Round Up, which allowed youth to get extra help during Spring of office as the newest member of the RSIC Language & Culture committee. Break on his/her school work. Photo provided by the RSTHC

25 In & Around: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community Celebrating our culture through dance, through art, through kinship

Why We Dance – Pow wows are a way for Native American people Another Way To Educate – Annually, the University of Nevada to meet, to dance, to sing, to socialize and renew old friendships and make hosts a pow wow. Not only do Native participates enjoy the event, but it is a new ones. In the late 19070s, the pow wows exploded as a means for Ameri- way for the university to educate non-Indians about the magnificent heritage can Indians to preserve their rich culture. Photo by Bucky Harjo of Native American people. Photo by Bucky Harjo

Passing It On – Prevention Outreach Coordinator at the Reno-Sparks Helping Hand – A young Head Start student, Keyi Two Hearts , pours Tribal Health Center, Jason Hill said that he is grateful to have learned from pink sand info a funnel for RSIC Language and Culture Coordinator Stacey his great grandpa and other traditional elders. However, he said that there is Burns. The pink sand was used when making 28 rattles for Head Start always more to learn. In April, Jason partnered with the RSIC Head Start children. The sand serves as a mold filler for the rattles until pony beads or making drums and rattles for students’ annual transition ceremony. some type of noise maker can be inserted.

26 Behavioral Health: 8 Tips To Keep Mentally Fit Unfocused time, sleep important for balanced lifestyle

Submitted by Jason Hill, M.M., CADC, do something nice for a friend. your stress and how you react. Prevention Outreach Coordinator There are many great ways Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center You may be able to avoid some to contribute that can help you of the triggers and learn feel good about yourself and to prepare for or manage 1. Connect with others your place in the world. An others. Stress is a part of life Develop and maintain strong effort to improve the lives and affects people in different relationships with people of others is sure to improve ways. It only becomes a around you who will support your life too. problem when it makes you feel and enrich your life. The quality 5. Take care of yourself uncomfortable or distressed. A of our personal relationships Be active and eat well – these balanced lifestyle can help you has a great effect on our help maintain a healthy body. manage stress better. wellbeing. Physical and mental health are 8. Rest and refresh 2. Take time to enjoy closely linked; it’s easier to feel Get plenty of sleep. Go to bed Set aside time for activities, good about life if your body at a regular time each day and hobbies and projects you enjoy. feels good. You don’t have practice good habits to get Let yourself be spontaneous to go to the gym to exercise – better sleep. Sleep restores and creative when the urge gardening, vacuuming, dancing both your mind and body. takes you. and bushwalking all count. However, feelings of fatigue 3. Participate and share 6. Challenge yourself can still set in if you feel interests Learn a new skill or take on a constantly rushed and over- Join a club or group of people challenge to meet a goal. You whelmed when you are awake. who share your interests. Being could take on something Allow yourself some part of a group of people with a different at work; commit to a unfocused time each day common interest provides a fitness goal or learn to cook a to refresh. sense of belonging and is good new recipe. Learning improves If you or someone you know for your mental health. your mental fitness, while is struggling with mental health, 4. Contribute to your striving to meet your own goals please contact the Behavioral community builds skills and confidence and Health Department of the Reno- Volunteer your time for a gives you a sense of progress Sparks Tribal Health Center cause or issue that you care and achievement. at (775) 329-5162 ext. 2014 about. Help out a neighbor, 7. Deal with stress Article source: work in a community garden or Be aware of what triggers https:/www.betterhealth.vic.gov.

Road Construction Zone: Pyramid Way Down to One Lane Three weeks needed for utility installation

Beginning on April 25 for to the Washoe Regional Trans- section Improvement Project three weeks, during peak com- portation Commission (RTC). will reduce traffic congestion muting hours, Pyramid Way will From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., the at this busy intersection while be reduced to one lane from lane closure is needed for utility improving traffic and safety. Greenbrae Drive north installation. One new lane in each direction to McCarran Blvd., according The Pyramid/McCarran Inter- will be added to Pyramid Way.

Loading Zone Reserved for Head Start, Child Care

Car safety crucial for students drop off, pick up on Reservation Road

With the new parking having to cross the street. Please keep an eye on your changes at 34 Reservation The loading zone is marked children as they are starting Rd., Head Start and Child as a yellow loading zone. to become a little more Care would like to give a The Head Start and Child independent. Talk to them and friendly reminder that the Care programs also want to don’t let them buckle or front of 34 Reservation build- remind parents and guardians unbuckle their seats by them- ing “E” is reserved for Head to keep your children properly selves. Start and Child Care parents restrained when they are in any You are your child’s first line for loading purposes only. vehicle. of defense and need to ensure It is crucial for the safety Keeping your children re- that they are properly buckled. of the children for this loading strained is key for the children’s All RSIC employees are zone to be available, 7 a.m. - safety. mandated reporters which 5:45 p.m., Monday through Even if the commute to and mean staff are required Friday. from home is a short distance, to report any parents making This zone allows parents it is very important to have unsafe decisions. to safely unbuckle children them promptly retrained; acci- Head Start and Child Care and allow them to go right dents can happen anytime and programs greatly appreciate into the centers without anywhere. your corporation.

RSIC Law & Order Committee

The mission of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Law and Order Committee is to review, evaluate and make recommendations to change the existing Law & Order Code and ordinances of the RSIC Communities in conjunction with the Constitution and By-Laws of the RSIC and the Indian Civil Rights Act to insure due process within RSIC boundaries.

LOC follows the regular guidelines for Committees same terms and conditions set by Tribal Council. May 4 Meetings the 1st Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m. MeetingsTribal courtroom the 1st Wednesday—1900 Prosperity of every month,Street —6 775p.m.,-785 tribal-8775 courtroom

28 29 Agenda of Event

Choice of 1 mile, 7:45 Registration 3 miles or 5 miles 8:30 Walk/Run Starts Starts at RSTHC down 11:00 Round Dance & Memorial Flowers to Gateway Park, 11:30 Raffle then back to RSTHC 12:00 Lunch Water will be provided along the route Introduction of Clinic Director-

Andrea Johnson Harper Shirts will be given to the first 300 participants

30 Mending The Circle Higher Ed, Voc Tech Program Info Tribes partner to combat drug abuse Important dates, procedures outlined Last month’s annual Native Youth Summit at Pyramid Lake Submitted by RSIC Education Office. For those Education Department Jr/Sr High School provided an students who will continue important audience for experts The fall deadline is June 30. classes in the fall, a course from the Reno-Sparks Tribal Updated Reno-Spark Indian schedule is required for the Health Center to help debunk Colony Higher Education/ next semester. myths about substance use. Vocational applications are A degree plan also is The Mending the Circle now available. needed to assure adequate Program, a collaboration Please stop by the Educa- progress is made, and between the Fallon Paiute tion Department for an to remain eligible for future Shoshone Tribe, the Pyramid application. funding. Lake Paiute Tribe, and the Besides a completed If assistance is needed with Reno Sparks Indian Colony, did application, other required the Free Application in person outreach during the documents include: Tribal for Federal Student Aid free event that draws 200-plus identification (ID), Social (FAFSA) or help with essays, Native American students from Security card, driver’s license please schedule an appoint- throughout Nevada. or state ID, and a selective ment with Monica Thomas, Thelma Simon and Martina service card or letter if you RSIC Higher Education Moss from the RSTHC present- are male. Advisor. ed information on mood altering Please remember, semes- You can reach her by phone substance use, their effects, ter grades have to be submit- at (775) 329-6114, ext. 5104 and potential as well as inevita- ted at the end of each or by email at: ble consequences on the mind, semester to the RSIC Higher [email protected]. body, spirit, life-style, and experienced wellbeing due to drugs. myths surrounding substance youth had the lowest rates “Knowing that teen drug use use, provide information of substance use. can have a major impact on a pertaining to the etiology of use, Physicians say factors such teen life, our intent was to open and provide treatment as genetics and poverty help a dialogue regarding substance information and services,” Moss explain the high rate of addic- experimentation, the human said. tion among Native Americans. condition and our propensity to Fifteen students with ties to David Sprenger, chief succumb to the mood altering the RSIC attended the Native medical officer for the effects,” Moss said. “These Youth Summit. California Area Indian Health effects can lead to a tendency According to Bernice Yeung’s Service said that another to utilize drugs to navigate our article in the Huffington Post, a potential cause is higher levels daily life experiences and to national analysis of drug abuse of psychosocial stress related cope with day-to-day stressors among teens released in 2011 to experiences such as the loss that may otherwise be tolera- – among the most comprehen- of culture. ble.” sive to date – found that Native Editor’s Note: See photos from the 2016 The Mending the Circle American, Latino and white Native Youth Summit at Pyramid Lake Jr/Sr Program targets youth and adolescents have the highest High School on page 24. young adults. rates of drug-related disorders. “Our goal was to dispel the African American and Asian

31 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

he Stewart Indian School Preservation Alliance is proud to announce the inaugural “Under the Stewart Stars” fundraising event. T Join us for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the historic Stewart Indian School campus with Stewart Alumni followed by an evening of dinner and entertainment. Proceeds from the event will go to support the Stewart Living Legacy Project and the Stewart Indian School Preservation Alliance.

A limited number of tickets will be made available for this exclusive event in the coming weeks. For additional information please call: 775-544-7269 or email [email protected].

32 1935 Indian Claims Commission Doomed Native Justice

Liberty and justice for all, except Indians...

I once had a conversation with my brother about how it seemed like every time the Indians try to go into court against the government, they lose. I mentioned that I had read a book by Bob Woodward called The Brethren where he said, “Rehnquist had nothing but contempt for Indian case…” Never to let an opportunity pass, Rehnquist turned an opinion that was in favor of the Indians into an opinion that indicated that in most cases they would lose. It wiped away decades of William O. Douglas’s opinions. Broken Treaties — In 1935, the United States Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, hands the first constitution issued under the Indian Reorganization Act to delegates of the Confederated Tribes of the Justice William H. Rehnquist Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. would later become Chief Jus- Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographic Division tice Rehnquist of the Supreme Court. On Sept. 24, 1992, Chippewa you have to know history. It makes you wonder if there Adam Nordwall stepped off a In the 1870s the government is a culture in America that plane in Rome, and took seized the Black Hills because seems to condone racial possession of Italy “by right gold had been discovered. discrimination against Indians. of discovery.” It is almost like the movie, Surprisingly, this culture “What right had Columbus Avatar was based on this of injustice is in fact written to discover America when it infamous time in American into the law. was already inhabited for history. The government seized Black’s Law Dictionary gives thousands of years?” he asked. the land in violation of the the definition, “Discovery--- This “Doctrine of Discov- Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868. International Law: As the ery” says that when he stuck At the time, United States foundation for a claim of nation- his flag in the ground, the white President Ulysses S. Grant al ownership or sovereignty, man owns everything. If you stood before a joint session discovery is the finding of a want to know why the Indians of Congress and said, “The country, continent, or island will always lose in the American discovery of gold in the Black previously unknown, or previ- courts, it is because when it is Hills, a portion of the Sioux ously known only to its done to the Indians, it is not Reservation...” uncivilized inhabitants.” called fraud or theft, it is called Then he suggested that age- Everyone can see how the Doctrine of Discovery. old formula for instigating war-- ridiculous and unjust such a In order to see how intricate starvation. mindset can be. and fine-tuned it has become, Continued on page 34

33 Continued from page 33 movement to expedite Indian owns everything). Claims shifted irreversibly from The key word here being, He went on to say, “The the consideration of a judicial “claim.” Secretary of Interior suggests to a commission format. The legal definition of “claim” that the supplies now appropri- Both Congress and the is “various types of liens that ated for the sustenance of that Secretary now felt that a can be charged” against some- people, being no longer commission rather than an one else’s title. obligatory under the treaty adversary proceeding could When the Sioux refiled in the of 1868, but simply a gratuity, better “cut through” the red Indian Claims Commission may be issued or withheld at his tape...” in 1950, the Indians were discretion.” The diabolical nature of what in effect recognizing the Because the Indians were not Ickes had in store for the government’s title. Since there citizens until 1924, the Sioux Indians is found in the words, was no other recourse, the had been trying all that time “a commission rather than an Sioux have never had their day to bring their treaty rights before adversary proceeding”. in a court of law. an American court. In 1920, the He said that the proposed The Indians can never win Sioux brought their suit to the commission would be because Ickes rigged the Court of Claims. composed of three commis- system way back in 1935. The Court of Claims kicked sioners appointed by the U.S. When it came to saying one the can down the road for 19 President. thing and meaning the years and finally dismissed it in What Ickes did was put opposite, the language of the 1942. together the perfect apparatus Indian Claims Commission While the Court of Claims was to implement the Doctrine of was almost Satanic in its using its delay tactics on the Discovery (i.e., the white man Continued on page 36 Sioux, the Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, was trying to figure out a way to circum- vent the treaty. His solution is found in the final report of the Indian Claims Commission. In 1934 and early 1935, the proponents of an Indian court submitted two more bills to establish an Indian Claims Court. Both bills were ignored. Secretary Ickes argued against them and directed the senators’ attention to a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House to create an Indian Claims Commission instead of a court, which he considered preferable. 100 Years Ago — The United States Federal government would often advertise free or very cheap With the introduction of H.R. land for sale despite the aboriginal ties which the American Indian people who had occupied the territory 6655 in March of 1935, an act for thousands of years had to the land. Using the Doctrine of Discover, the government would give land to to create an Indian Claims non-Natives and then later argue that the American Indians had lost their rights to the land. In 1935, Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, created an Indian Claims Commission, a one-sided government Commission, the legislative entity . Photo by The Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the Unitarian Universalist Association

34 35 Continued from page 34 “What is the United States  hypocrisy. He said, “The bill position on its 1863 treaty with does not itself provide for the the Shoshone tribe? Is the Parents: adjudication of any Indian United States discriminating in claim.” the protection of property rights He also suggested they strike with respect to the tribe, includ- out the words, “accorded prima ing seizing the tribe's lands and facie weight” which meant it allowing the land to be used for would not be looking for any dumping radioactive material?” obviously true facts. The answer: “As is the case This meant that the Indian with the Shoshone, many Claims Commissioners could Native American tribal land overlook facts like the Indians claims are based on aboriginal had been living there for title that creates enforceable The last day of the thousands of years or that they property rights in tribes against had a treaty. third parties or states. After-School Tutoring For the Indians, the Indian The doctrine of aboriginal title program for both Reno Claims Commission carried no is a judicially created doctrine & Hungry Valley will weight, but the opinion of the rooted in colonial concepts three cowboys was quite a dif- of property ownership that be on: Thursday, May ferent story. arose from conflicting claims 26th When the Indian Claims between the European colo-  Commission Act was passed in nists and Native Americans 1946, it included the words, over land which was lightly “When the report of the populated due to the migratory Commission determining any nature of some tribal lifestyles. claimant to be entitled to recov- The claims were first er has been filed with Con- addressed in the U.S. Supreme of Discovery and you consider gress, such report shall have Court decision Johnson v. all its whirling, spinning, the effect of a final judgment of McIntosh, 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) shimmering parts, you can’t the Court of Claims…payment 543, 574 (1823), which held help but marvel at the sheer of any claim…shall be a full that as a result of European demonic genius. discharge of the United States discovery, the American Indi- It is almost as though the of all claims and demands ans had a right to occupancy Department of Interior was run touching any of the matters and possession, but that tribal by the anti-Christ. involved in the controversy.” rights to complete sovereignty We can thank Carrie Dann The Western Shoshone were necessarily diminished by and her struggle which like the who, after all these years are the principle that discovery Lakota involves a treaty still trying to get their Treaty gave exclusive title to those for pulling the veil off the shady of Ruby Valley of 1863 who made it. dealings and treachery of the honored, took their grievances As a result, the tribes' ability U.S. government toward Native to the United Nations where the to sell or convey the property people. U.S. officials admitted that the was subject to the approval Right-thinking people will federal government was relying of the sovereign.” honor her and learn from her. on the Doctrine of Discovery. When you realize that the If the late Elouise Cobell had On August 6, 2001, the U.S. Indian Claims Commission was learned from Carrie Dann, she officials were asked: based on the colonial Doctrine Continued on next page

36 Continued from last page can only be lost in a legal would have known what was system based on colonial law. coming. Cobell sued the government for over a century Editor’s Note: of withheld royalty payments. The above editorial was provid- The government did its song ed by Steve Melendez. and dance delay tactics for 13- A Paiute Indian, Melendez grew years. For 13-years they used up on the Reno-Sparks Indian the defense of Sovereign Im- Colony and now lives in Texas. munity (the king can do no Below is the Mission Statement wrong and hence cannot be of the American Indian Genocide sued) while they quietly got Museum of which Melendez is a Congress to change the board member. requirements of a class action lawsuit. The purpose of this museum They quietly got congress is to bring historical truth to light unique museum of forgotten to appropriate a monetary through the means of education history. The first of its kind. settlement which amounted using actual documentation The ability to do this cannot to pennies on the million. Then, of events that have transpired happen without your help. with one lightning quick stroke, in the near extermination, and Please, help us make this the government waived its in some cases, the total vision a reality by donating sovereign immunity, put money extermination of native tribes today. on the table and with its and cultures. The AIGM does not receive Congressional gavel seemed It is a memorial to the victims government funding. We rely to say, “Bam, there it is! Bam, of ethnic cleansing. solely on the support of our there it is!” Cobell got $2 Racism, discrimination and donors. million, some got $500 and injustice will be addressed The levels of memberships most got zip. with the purpose of promoting are as followed: Now, a group of people who public awareness that these have learned from Dann are the elements of genocide which $200-$500—Special Event Invitations First Nations of Canada. existed in the past, continue Calendar, Honorable Mention, AIGM Cup When the Canadian govern- to exist today. & Shirt ment passed Omnibus Bill C- A further purpose of the $100—Special Event Invitations 45, which broke all the museum will be to address Calendar, Honorable Mention treaties, not only did the prejudice which is generated

Natives do their idle-no-more- toward native peoples through FAMILY—$50 flash-mob-round-dances, they biased reporting of history. Special Event Invitations, Calendar took their grievances directly to The goal of influencing the United Nations. authors of school textbooks INDIVIDUAL—$25 Their argument is that we with irrefutable documentation Special Event Invitations, Calendar have a treaty which is an shall be of major importance. international contract and if a A library and microfilm STUDENT—$10 Special Event Invitations contract is broken, under the archive is available. The visual rule of law, the property use of art, sculpture and film reverts back to the original own- will create a memorable er. From Dann, more and more learning experience. http://www.aigenom.org/ people are learning that treaties Be a partner as we build a

37 38 The Camp News: Letter to the Editor

“Whose Land Is It?” Exhibit outlines ongoing legal battle

Dear Editor, On March 17, 2016, we went to see the “Whose Land Is It? Exhibit at the University of Nevada. It was very interesting to see Native Plight — Vincent what it was all about. It is an Stewart and some of his family, ongoing legal battle over the took in “Whose Land Is It?,” the land and who it belongs to. exhibit which explores the federal government breaking There were plenty of photos the Treaty of Ruby Valley with on the hallway walls. Showing the Western Shoshones. In what happened on that land in 1962, the Indian Claims Court ruled that the tribe had lost the middle of Nevada. control of their land based on There was also a video show- encroachment by non-Indians. ing the plight of the Dann sisters. They also had about 50 boxes of legal papers filed in the courts. I believe this will be part of our Indian history in the making. It will probably take years to settle this ongoing legal battle, and to see if they honor the 1863 treaty. We will be hoping for the best outcome. These are a few photos we took at the exhibit. There is me, Vincent Stewart, my sister, Brenda Nevers, and my niece Dawn Garza and her friend George Barela . Sincerely, Disturbing History — Though the Shoshones Vincent Stewart were offered a $26 million settlement, the people have Vincent Stewart never accepted the money. Sisters Mary and Carrie Dann enlisted the help of the United Nations to try and recover millions acres for the Western Shoshone . The photos above feature George Barela, Brenda Nevers, Vincent Stewart and Dawn Garza.

39 40 Urgent Call For Donations of O Blood Types United Blood Services askes for universal donors to help with shortage

Submitted by Sergio Coppa situations, when there is little www.Bloodhero.com . United Blood Services Marketing & Communications Manager time to “type” a patient’s blood. Appointments are appreciat- Patients often need multiple ed, but not necessary. Reno – United Blood Services is units, in some cases hundreds Walk-ins are also welcome, issuing an urgent call for blood of units. and will be honored. donors with O-type blood. In the case of O-Positive United Blood Services is Donations have declined blood, 38 percent of the popu- Northern Nevada’s non-profit since Mid-March and the lation has this blood type, community blood provider and demand has escalated, making a match very likely. serves patients at 20 hospitals dropping the available supply It can be safely transfused to in the area. of Type O-Negative and Type a patient of any blood type that The United Blood Services O-positive to extremely low is also Rh positive; it is the network is one of the nation’s levels. most highly transfused blood oldest and largest non-profit Blood center officials have type. blood service organizations, concluded that an increase Multiple units may be needed and is a founding member in Zika deferrals after Spring by any one patient. O-positive of America’s Blood Centers and Break travels has unexpectedly blood is the most common the American Association caused a rapid decline in public blood type, making it one that is of Blood Banks (AABB). responsiveness to donate needed all the time. AABB is an international, not- blood. O positive and O negative for-profit association represent- Donors with Type O (positive blood types make-up 45 ing individuals and institutions or negative) who are currently percent of the United States involved in the field of transfu- eligible are being urgently population. sion medicine and cellular asked to donate at their nearest However, almost 55 percent therapies. center, or blood drive; or of blood transfusions The association is committed to donate as soon as they to patients are O blood types. If to improving health by develop- become eligible. you feel healthy and have time ing and delivering standards, Those with other blood types to help, please make an accreditation and educational are asked to keep to their appointment today. programs that focus on routine schedule of donating Donations may be made optimizing patient and donor three times per year, in order at United Blood Services center care and safety. to maintain an ample and locations in Reno, Sparks, AABB membership consists steady supply. Carson City and a number of nearly 2,000 institutions and It is the red blood cells of type of community blood drives 8,000 individuals, including O blood that are in the highest happening throughout the physicians, nurses, scientists, demand at local hospitals. region. researchers, administrators, O-Negative blood is found in Donors are asked to make an medical technologists and other just 7 percent of the population. appointment by contacting health care providers. Members Known as the “universal United Blood Services are located in more than 80 donor” this blood type can be at: 1-800-696-4484; or online at countries. transfused to anyone. It is often transfused in emergency and trauma

41 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony New Employees

Q: What is your exact job title? A. I am the Budget Analyst for the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indi- an Colony?

A. I am a lifelong student and I look forward to learning all I can about the health field and how the Health Center plays a role in the whole picture of health care services for Native people. I am excited to be a member of the team that is helping our Health Center grow and offer more services to the RSIC Members and Native patients.

Q: Do you have a Tribal Affiliation? If so, where?

A. I am a member here at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.

Q: Is there any additional information that you would like to share with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community?

A: I would like to give the Health Center and the community the benefits of my eight years of experience working with grant and general fund budgets, policies, and regulations here at RSIC. I have always enjoyed working with numbers and regulations – this job is a perfect fit for me. The staff here at the Health Center have been very welcoming. I am lucky that I have had the opportunity to work for the RSIC for the last 10 Teri Larson years. I look forward to continuing my employment with the Colony and sharing my knowledge and experience to improve things and make the Tribal Health Center Health Center a great place to work and visit.

The Colony Christian Fellowship will be having our May Community Yard Sale on Saturday, May 21st from 8 am to 3 pm

We will be selling Indian Tacos for $5 starting at noon. We will have soda and hotdogs as well.

Come on out to see what everyone else has to offer or set up a table and sell your own items. For more information, please contact Tim Lucas:

42 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony New Employees

Q: What is your exact job title?

A. Tribal Court Bailiff

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indi- an Colony?

A. Serve the court and the community in a safe and efficient manner, in every task that is asked of me.

Q: Is there any additional information that you would like to share with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community?

A: I am non-native and did not grow up in Northern Nevada. If you see me, please introduce yourself. I enjoy getting to know new people and learning about cultures that differ from my own. Participation in community projects both on and off the clock has played a huge roll in my life and holds a special place in my heart. Melissa Reed Tribal Court

Q: What is your exact job title?

A. Human Resources Generalist.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony?

A. To provide employment opportunities for our tribal community.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony? A. I am a proud member of the Reno-Sparks Indian

Colony.

Q: Is there any additional information that you would like to share with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community?

A: It is rewarding for me to work for RSIC and to see our tribe prosper. The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony truly cares for their members. Marilyn Melendez Human Resources

43 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony New Employees

Q: What is your exact job title?

A. Tribal Archivist

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony?

A. I would like to familiarize our RSIC community about the Archives and Records Program and educate the community on what our program does for our RSIC Organization and Communi- ty. We have a strong foundation started here and I would like to build on that and help move us into the future with digitization projects and making our historical records more accessible to the public.

Q: Do you have a tribal affiliation? If so, where?

A: I am Paiute, Shoshone and Miwok. I am an enrolled RSIC Tribal Member.

Q: Is there any additional information that you would like to share with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community?

A. I have been working for the RSIC Archive and Records for 10 years and I very much enjoy what I do. I first started as an admin- istrative assistant, which evolved into the Photograph Manager. I am happy that I can help serve my community by protecting and sharing the history of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony now as the Trisha Calabaza Tribal Archivist. I am very thankful for this opportunity. Pesa U!

Q: What is your exact job title?

A. Accounting Technician– Accounts Payable

Q: What do you hope to accomplish here at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony?

A. I hope to be an important member of the accounting/ finance team. There is so much to learn and right now I hope Joan’s patience continues.

Q: Is there any additional information that you would like to share with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Community?

A: I am looking forward to working with everyone.

Bev Burger Finance Department

44 45 46 47 Legal Notices, Public Announcements Name changes, RSIC advisory committee recruitment

IN THE RENO-SPARKS TRIBAL COURT Recruitment for Language & Culture Advisory IN AND FOR Committee Member THE RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY The Language & Culture Advisory Committee is RENO, WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA currently seeking two RSIC Tribal member to serve PUBLIC NOTICE on the Language & Culture Advisory Committee. Notice is hereby given that the Petitioner, Eugen- Committee member will be appointed by the RSIC io Floyd Garcia, who i s a member of the Reno- Tribal Council and shall serve a term of 2 years. If Sparks Indian Colony, has filed a Petition in the interested in becoming an LCAB member, please Reno-Sparks Tribal Court, Case No.CV- NC- submit a letter of interest to: 2016-0018, praying that aid Court enter an Order Reno Sparks Indian Colony Language & Culture changing the present legal name of Eugenio Program Floyd Garcia, to the name of Eugenio Floyd 401 Golden Ln. Reno, NV 89502 Sampson, which i s the name Petitioner desires to have. IN THE RENO-SPARKS TRIBAL COURT Notice is hereby given that any person having IN AND FOR THE RENO-SPARKS INDIAN objection to the aforesaid change of name shall COLONY file written objection, showing cause why the RENO, WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA Petition should not be granted , with the Reno- PUBLIC NOTICE Sparks Tribal Court, 1 900 Prosperity Street, Notice is hereby given that the Petitioner, Reno, NV, within ten (10) days after publication Marie Rose Hernandez, who i s a member of the or this notice. Reno- Sparks Indian Colony, has filed a Petition

in the Reno-Sparks Tribal Court, Case No.CV- Dated this 14th day of April, 2016 NC-2016-0016, praying that aid Court enter an Henrietta A. Tobey Order changing the present legal name of Marie Clerk of Court Rose Hernandez, to the name of Katie Rosly Reno-Sparks Tribal Court Calvin, which i s the name Petitioner desires to have. Recruitment Notice is hereby given that any person having for Housing Advisory Board Member objection to the aforesaid change of name shall The Housing Advisory Board is currently seeking file written objection, showing cause why the an RSIC Tribal member to serve on the Housing Petition should not be granted , with the Reno- Advisory Board. The board member will be appoint- Sparks Tribal Court, 1 900 Prosperity Street, Re- ed by the RSIC Tribal Council and shall serve a no, NV, within ten (10) days after publication or term of 2 years. The board is made up of seven this notice. members who provide general oversight and Dated this 7th day of April, 2016 community involvement in Housing Department Henrietta A. Tobey activities. If interested in becoming a member, Clerk of Court please submit a letter of interest to: Reno-Sparks Tribal Court Reno Sparks Indian Colony Housing 905 Eagle Canyon Drive Sparks, NV 89502

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RSIC advisory committee recruitment, help wanted

Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center RECRUITMENT FOR Recruiting Representative LAW AND ORDER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Executive Health Board The Law & Order Committee is currently recruit- The Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center is recruiting ing for one new member. Appointments made to for one (1) RSIC Tribal representative and one (1) the Committee are for a four-year term and mem- Urban representative to fill vacancies on the bers are appointed by the Tribal Council. The Executive Health Board. Committee, pursuant to the bylaws, are scheduled The Executive Health Board voting membership to meet the third Wednesday of each month, but consists of five (5) Reno-Sparks Indian Colony the date can be changed by the Committee. residents who are enrolled members, and two (2) The Committee shall be compensated at a rate representative from the Urban Indian population, approved by the Tribal Council. for a total of seven (7) voting members. RSIC The Standing Rules for Committees and Adviso- representatives must live on the Colony or in Hungry ry Boards of RSIC has been revised and were Valley. adopted by the Tribal Council on 10-31-2012, Res- The Executive Health Board members meet olution No. 2012-RS-53. All Committee members at least once a month, usually on the third Monday, must abide by these rules. Please see the Tribal and are provided a monthly meeting stipend Administrator’s Office for a copy of the Standing for participation. Rules. The members are appointed by the Tribal Council Any interested RSIC enrolled member may sub- and shall serve a term for a four-year period. mit their applications to the Tribal Administrator’s If you are interested in being a member of the Office located at 34 Reservation Road. Executive Health Board, please submit a letter of interest to:

Recruitment for Pow Wow Committee Members The Executive Health Board Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center Numaga Indian Pow Wow Committee is currently 1715 Kuenzli Street seeking RSIC Tribal members to serve on the 30th Reno, NV 89502 Annual Numaga Indian Days Pow Wow Committee. All interested participants will be invited to fill out an application and attend a Health Board meeting There are five vacancies. for introductions. For more information please Committee members will be appointed by the RSIC phone, 329-5162, ext., 1901. Tribal Council and shall server a term of (4) years. If you are interested in becoming a NIDP committee member, please submit your completed application to: HELP WANTED Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Couriers are needed to deliver The Camp News ATTN: Tribal Administrator every month on the Reno Colony and in Hungry 98 Colony Road, Reno NV 89502 Valley. Please contact Penny at 329-2936 or come by the RSIC Administration Offices at 34 Reservation Rd., www.rsic.org if interested.

49 Continued from page 4 vs. 21 percent for women). much of the excess burden ▪Are twice as likely to have of diseases and premature with tribes, villages, tribal diagnosed diabetes (16 percent death. Nonetheless, many organizations, and tribal epide- vs. 7 percent). chronic diseases can be miology centers to promote ▪Are more likely to be current prevented or mitigated by health, prevent disease, reduce smokers (29.2 percent vs. 18.2 culturally relevant, community- health disparities, and strength- percent). driven policies, systems, and en connections to culture and Rates of death due to stroke environmental improvements lifeways that improve health and heart disease are higher that support healthy choices and wellness. among American Indians and and behaviors. Public Health Problem Alaska Natives than among The RSIC Community Health Across their lifespan, members of other racial and Assessment will determine American Indians and Alaska ethnic groups. American Indian where our leadership should Natives have higher rates women are also nearly twice as focus its efforts. of disease, injury, and prema- likely as white women to die The RSIC Community Health ture death than other racial and from cervical cancer. & Wellness Coalition is made ethnic groups in the United Many Native populations are up of staff from the health States. affected by poverty, unemploy- center, planning, senior center, For example, American Indian ment, poor housing, and low education, court services and and Alaska Native adults: education, among other issues. public relations. ▪Have a higher prevalence These historical afflictions are For more information, please of obesity than their white often associated with poor contact Cordelia Abel-Johnson counterparts (34 percent vs. 23 health behaviors and disease at (775)329-5162 or at cabel- percent for men and 36 percent management, and they drive [email protected] .

Celebrating Mother Earth – With adult help, little ones from the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Child Care Program battled harsh conditions, but planted a beautiful healing garden outside the library. Pictured above are, back row: Osado Ledesma, Bhie-Cie Ledesma, Judy Martin, Stacey Burns, Lisa Tom, Martha Garcia and Tommo Quartz. Front row: Ehobe Quartz, Campbell Moss and Jeremy Souza. Photo by Bucky Harjo