Cin ta ma na?I hope this newsletter finds you and your family in the best of health. Prayer goes to the families not in good health. Our ancestors prayed and were spiritual people. Greed and jealousy feeds off a “Haughty Spirit” and that Spirit is not wanted in our Tribe. As your Tribal Chairperson I request you call me at 707.621.2071 and make an appoint-ment to come in and communicate your concerns. Secret

meetings will not help voice your concerns. Also, it is your responsibility to update your citizenship file. Please call me and make an appointment to review your citizenship file. The Tribe needs updated addresses and phone numbers.

K’edi Wa:dun (Walk Well)

Leona L. WilliamsTribal Chairperson

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4MISSION STATEMENTThe Pinoleville Pomo Nation secures tribal government, affirms and protects tribal sovereignty, and maintains government-to-govern-ment relationships. The Nation is dedicated to developing and main-taining co-operative alliances that benefit the nation and local com-munity. The Nation is committed to the preservation of its history, culture, and traditions. The Nation provides for the health, safety, and general welfare of its citizens, while promoting economic self-sufficien-cy and personal independence.

POMO WORDS & PHRASES

ja = houseyah’wee = thank youimik = creatork’edi = goodmachi = daymanen = dancesbeeden = songsYamo Beda = Pinolevillenam = foodkawiya = children

Northern Pomo Language AppPlease visit the Pomo Language website at www.northernpomolanguagetools.com to download the app for your iphone or android device, also check out the lan-guage tools available through the sight, such as the word of the day, talking dictio-nary, phrasicon and stories and text.

Northern Pomo PrayerYah’wee Imik K’edi Machi

Thank you Creator for the good dayYah’wee Imik Kawiya

Thank you Creator for the childrenYah’wee Imik Ma:a nam

Thank you Creator for the food Yah’wee Imik Ya? Khe manen

Thank you Creator for our dancesYah’wee Imik Ya? Khe Beeden

Thank you Creator for our songsYah’wee Imik Yamo Beda

Thank you Creator for PinolevilleAHO

Indian Health Service Press Release August 2, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: (301) 443-3593, newsroom@ihs.gov

IHS Awards $767,000 to Seven Tribes and Tribal Organizations for Self Governance

Planning and Negotiation Activities

The Indian Health Service has awarded 20 16 Planning and Negotiation Cooperative Agreement awards to seven Tribes and Tribal Or-ganizations. These annual IHS cooperative agreement awards support tribal organizations with the planning and preparation necessary to assume responsibility for providing health care to their tribal members.

Tribes have the right to assume responsibility for providing health care to their members and to operate and manage health care pro-grams or services previously provided by IHS, subject to certain requirements.

“These cooperative agreements announced today underscore the continuing IHS commitment to tribal self-governance. IHS shares with tribes the goal of providing quality health care to American Indian and Alaska Native patients and provides technical assistance and funding to Tribes interested in exploring self-governance in order to support this shared goal,” said IHS Principal Deputy Director Mary Smith. “The partnership with IHS and self-governance tribes is a shining example of cooperation in providing access to quality health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.”

The Planning Cooperative Agreement helps tribes with the planning phase of the self-governance program, which includes legal and budgetary research and internal tribal government planning and organization preparation relating to the administration of health care programs. The following Tribes and Tribal Organizations received funding for planning activities: • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona -$120,000 • Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona -$120,000 • White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota -$120,000 • North west Portland Area Indian Health Board, Oregon -$ 120,000 • Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California -$119,328 • Lake County Tribal Health Conso1tium, Inc., California - $ 120,000The Negotiation Cooperative Agreement assists tribes to defray the costs related to preparing for and conducting self-governance pro-gram negotiations. Negotiations provide an opportunity for the tribal and federal negotiation team s to work together in good faith to enhance each self -governance agreement. The following Tribe received funding to minimize negotiation costs: • Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma -$48,000More than one-third of the total annual IHS funding for American Indian and Alaska Native health is now transferred directly to tribes to operate and manage health care programs or services previously provided by IHS, constituting approximately $1 .8 billion of the IHS budget. The IHS Tribal Self-Governance Program includes the participation of 354 of the 567 federally recognized tribes, which have negotiated 90 compacts and 115 funding agreements under the authority of Title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Educa-tion Assistance Act. Tribes have the option to receive their health care directly from I HS or by exercising their self-determination and self- governance authorities authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or any combination thereof. By law, IHS carries out its responsibility to facilitate the transfer and support the achievement of tribal health goals and objectives, which includes technical assistance and funding opportunities.

The IHS Office of Tribal Self-Governance develops and oversees the implementation of tribal self-governance legislation and authorities within the IHS, and provides information, technical assistance and pol icy coordination in support of IHS self-governance activities, with input from IHS staff and work groups, tribes and tribal organizations, and the IHS Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee.

The IHS, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Pinoleville Pomo Nation 1st Annual Family Cultural Campout

The Cultural Campout was great success! The youth at the event had a great time in all our cultural activities and learned about Healthy lifestyle choices, anti-bullying, suicide prevention, and substance abuse prevention.

All took a hike through the Pigmy Forrest it was a 3.5 mile hike but very educational.

All youth learned to play hand games, basket mak-

ing, Northern Pomo Language, and whistle making. Each youth and adult had their own favorite activity. I think mine was watching the youth play hand games.

The youth played football against the adults – the youth won! It was a great game!

All of the training were done well I think the youth all came away with something from each training. Several youth gave some mature responses to question in each training. Some of these youth were very young and it amazed me to see them partici-pate with such maturity.

Wednesday night, most of the youth participated in dancing or sing-ing around the fire. There were a lot of youth dancing. There were a couple youth who danced for the first time at this event.

We ended the campout with a talking circle. Each youth had to identify one person they can go to in times of need. Someone they could talk to with the understanding that it is okay to speak about things bothering you. Each youth was also asked to release some-thing that has been bothering them. They were each given tobacco and ask to release whatever they were holding onto go into the flames of the fire to be carried away with the smoke.

A lot of good things happened at the campout – a baby was even born!

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http://www.ppnenvironmental.com

Environmental DepartmentThe end of June marked an important outreach event for our department as we visited the 2016 Potter Valley Inter-Tribal Youth Campout. The sixth-annual event once again took place at Potter Valley‘s gorgeous Noyo-bida Ranch near the ocean. If you’re not familiar, the Potter Valley Inter-Tribal Youth Campout provides a safe atmo-sphere for native youth and is intended to be inclusive of the larger tribal community. The week long event allows tribal youth from all over the surrounding area to participate in a combination of workshops and presentations including topics on the environment, culture, health and wellness, and education. Fun team-building games and activities are mixed in throughout the week and provide a great opportunity for native youth to make connec-tions and build relationships.Overall, hundreds of youth and Tribal members attend the educational event, and help to make it special. Attendance and participation was bigger this year than ever! Our department visited on Tuesday with a special session on invasive species identi-fication and identifying animals you might find in the riparian zones of Mendocino County through card games and creating tunnel books. This year around we came armed with eight boards, multiple decks of cards and tons of tunnel book supplies so that as many as 75 youth could participate. And they did.

The 21st annual Pinoleville Pomo Nation Big Time cultural gathering took place over the weekend. The event was once again a success with hundreds of Tribal members

and residents from the surrounding area and neighboring states gathering for two days of cultural celebration and education.To bring our information on how to avoid pesticides to a larger audience, we set up an outreach table where visitors were able to learn one-on-one about avoiding pesticides and homemade, organic pesticide recipes as well as getting their face painted. The face painting helped bring in the youth where our Intern Emily told them about the negative effects of pesticide use while cre-ating beautiful art. The fact paint options included different insects, which represented those who would be most affected by pesticide use.Each year on April 22 we celebrate Earth Day with the Pinoleville Native American Head Start. Last year, we played a “Recycling Hunt”

game in the Head start playground. Feel free to check out least year’s Earth Day event here: 2015 Earth Day, to see photos and instructions for the “Recycling Hunt” activity.This year – we incorporated our newly built rain water catchment system. All the students from the Head Start came decked out in old t-shirts to help decorate the new water tanks. We gave them a quick tour of the entire system, including the solar powered pump. Then we walked them through the journey that the rain water takes: from the tin roof, into the gutters, then the tanks and eventually into our native plant garden. The kids were ex-cited to get in the paint, and before we knew it, the tanks were painted in vibrant streaks and handprints.Zack Sampsel

Kale ChipsIngredients Per Baking Sheet:• Approx. 1/2 Bunch Kale Leaves• 1.5 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast• 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder• 3/4 Teaspoon Chili Powder• 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder• 1/2 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika• 1/4 Teaspoon Fine Grain Sea Salt or Pink Hima-

layan Sea Salt• 1/8 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper (optional)Directions:1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a large rimmed baking

sheet with parchment paper.2. Remove leaves from the stems of the kale and

roughly tear it up into large pieces. Compost the stems (or freeze for smoothies.) Wash and spin the leaves until thoroughly dry.

3. Add kale leaves into a large bowl. Massage in the oil until all the nooks and crannies are coated in oil. Now sprinkle on the spices/seasonings and toss to combine.

4. Spread out the kale onto the prepared baking sheet into a single layer, being sure not to overcrowd the kale.

5. Bake for 10 minutes, rotate the pan, and bake for another 12-15 minutes more until the kale begins to firm up . The kale will look shrunken, but this is normal. I bake for 25 mins total in my oven

6. Cool the kale on the sheet for 3 minutes before dig-ging in! This really makes all the difference! Enjoy immediately as they lose their crispiness with time.

7. Repeat this process for the other half of the bunch.

Green Dream Smoothie5 Spears Dino Kale1/4 Cup Frozen Mango1/2 Frozen Banana1/2 Cup Almond Milk1 TSP Chia Seeds1 Bunch Fresh Parsley (optional)Kale Chips

Kale Caesar Salad2 Large bunches of Lacinato Kale (Dinosaur Kale,) cleaned, stems removed and cut into bite sized pieces• 2 to 3 large cloves garlic, smashed and finely

chopped• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil• 1/4 cup organic lemon juice (from approx. 2 medi-

um lemons)• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt• pinch crushed red pepper flakes• 10 turns freshly ground black pepper• 1/3 cub grated Parmesan cheese• 1/4 cup whole wheat croutons, crushed (OR Gluten

Free croutons• Shaved Parmesan for serving (optional)

Clean kale by removing the stems, washing the leaves and drying. If you have a salad spinner, this is a great time to use it to dry the leaves. Alternately, pat them with paper towels. Once mostly dry, chop leaves into bite sized pieces and place in a very large bowl.Smash garlic and finely chop. Combine in a large bowl with lemon juice, salt, red pepper and black pepper. Whisk to combine and continue whisking, slowly pouring in olive oil to emulsify.Combine dressing with kale leaves, using your hands to gently massage into the leaves. Put croutons in plastic bag and smash down. Top kale with smashed croutons and grated Parmesan cheese and serve.

Trauma May Be Woven Into DNA of Native Americans

Mary Annette Pember 5/28/15

Trauma is big news these days. Mainstream media is full of stories about the dramatic improvements allow-ing science to see more clearly how trauma affects our bodies, minds and even our genes. Much of the cover-age hails the scientific connection between trauma and illness as a breakthrough for modern medicine. The next breakthrough will be how trauma affects our offspring.The science of epigenetics, literally “above the gene,” proposes that we pass along more than DNA in our genes; it suggests that our genes can carry memories of trauma experienced by our ancestors and can influence how we react to trauma and stress. The Academy of Pediatrics reports that the way genes work in our bodies determines neuroendocrine structure and is strongly influenced by experience. [Neuroendocrine cells help the nervous and endocrine (hormonal) system work together to produce substances such as adrenaline (the hormone associated with the fight or flight response.] Trauma experienced by earlier generations can influence the structure of our genes, making them more likely to “switch on” negative responses to stress and trauma.In light of this emerging science and how it works with the way we react to trauma, the AAP stated in its publi-cation, Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Lifelong Consequences of Trauma, “Never before in the history of medicine have we had better insight into the factors that determine the health of an individual from infancy to adulthood, which is part of the life course perspec-tive—a way of looking at life not as disconnected stages but as integrated across time,” according to the AAP in

their recent publication examining the role of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) on our development and health. The now famous 1998 ACES study conducted by

the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Kaiser Per-manente showed that such adverse experiences could contribute to mental and physical illness.

“Native healers, medicine people and elders have always known this and it is common knowledge in Native oral traditions,” according to LeManuel “Lee” Bitsoi, Navajo, PhD Research Associate in Genetics at Harvard Univer-sity. (Courtesy SACNAS)Folks in Indian country wonder what took science so long to catch up with traditional Native knowledge. “Native healers, medicine people and elders have always known this and it is common knowledge in Native oral traditions,” according to LeManuel “Lee” Bitsoi, Navajo, PhD Research Associate in Genetics at Harvard Univer-

sity during his presentation at the Gateway to Discovery conference in 2013.According to Bitsoi, epigenetics is beginning to uncov-er scientific proof that intergenerational trauma is real. Historical trauma, therefore, can be seen as a contribut-ing cause in the development of illnesses such as PTSD, depression and type 2 diabetes.What exactly is historical or intergenerational trauma? Michelle M. Sotero, an instructor in Health Care Admin-istration and Policy at the University of Nevada, offers a three-fold definition. In the initial phase, the dominant culture perpetrates mass trauma on a population in the form of colonialism, slavery, war or genocide. In the second phase the affected population shows physical and psychological symptoms in response to the trauma. In the final phase, the initial population passes these responses to trauma to subsequent generations, who in turn display similar symptoms.According to researchers, high rates of addiction, sui-cide, mental illness, sexual violence and other ills among Native peoples might be, at least in part, influenced by historical trauma. Bonnie Duran, associate professor in the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Director for Indigenous Health Research at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute says, “Many present-day health dispar-ities can be traced back through epigenetics to a “colonial health deficit,” the result of colonization and its after-math.”According to the American Indian and Alaska Native Genetics Research Guide created by the National Con-gress of American Indians (NCAI), studies have shown

that various behavior and health conditions are due to inherited epigenetic changes.Authors of the guide refer to a 2008 study by Moshe Szyf at McGill University in Montreal that examined the brains of suicide victims. Szyf and his team found that genes governing stress response in the victim’s hippocampus had been methylated or switched off. Excessive trauma causes us to produce hormones called glucocorticoids which can alter gene expression. Chronic exposure to this hormone can inhibit genes in the hippocampus ability to regulate glucocorticoids. Szyf suggested that the genes were switched off in response to a series of events, such as abuse during childhood. All victims in the study were abused as children.Part two of this story on the next Newsletter...to be continued.

Outreach will be conducted by appointment only. Please call 462-7801 to schedule an appointment.

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November 2016 Outreach Schedule PINOLEVILLE POMO NATION Vocational Rehabilitation Program

776 South State Street, Suite 101 Ukiah, CA 95482 phone: 707-462-7801 fax: 707-462-7809

OUR VISIONWe see our community being healthy spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally. We will become independent and self-sufficient through economic develop-ment. Self-governance will be carried out through leadership focused on cultural and traditional values, taking actions needed to bring our people into balance. We see ourselves passing on the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors to future genera-tions, and encouraging understanding with communities outside our own.

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NO SMOKING ZONEPinoleville Pomo Nation proudly commits to a smoke-free environment for employees as well as the children. Tribal Policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products and electronic nicotine devices on all campus areas.