upper mohawk, inc. umi messenger · ... the office of the special trustee for ... umi’s...
TRANSCRIPT
Corporate Message Board 2
Message From the CEO 3
From Ron Harp’s Desk 4
Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication
5
Will’s Corner 6
Employee Profile 6
UMI Family Photos 7
UMI Family Photos 8
UMI Birthdays 8
na Minks and Rebecca Elder - both ex-perts in the preservation and conserva-tion of documents with extensive experi-ence in handling American Indian records and documents.
Kimberlee Smith manages the team and all contractual obligations on this effort, including the required comprehensive reports and coordination of the Gina Minks Consulting (GMC) staff, formerly of Amigos Imaging and Preservation Service. In addition, she was a member of UMI’s team that in 2005 assisted OTR in presenting Record Management training to Law Enforcement and Educa-tion personnel within the BIA, which included specifics on how to handle trust documents, how they were to be stored, filed, or even moved in the effort to pre-serve and send documents to the AIRR. From 2002 through 2011, Ms. Smith was one of the personnel UMI provided to assist with tracking multiple goals and objectives for DOI’s Office of Historical
Trust Accounting’s (OHTA) Special Deposit Account Distribution Project. With more than 13 years of supporting OHTA and OTR, plus an additional 3 years provid-ing documentation and record management to the Air Force, Ms. Smith has a thorough under-standing of the im-portance and care of
(Continued on page 2)
UMI Messenger
Upper Mohawk, Inc. is honored to announce that once again, we have been awarded the Conservator Services con-tract by the Department of the Interior (DOI) on behalf of the Office of Trust Records (OTR) at the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR) in Lenexa, Kansas. This contract is to assist in safe-guarding and preserving records created by Tribal organizations, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The UMI team works on an as needed basis to analyze, recommend and perform intervention, remediation and conservation of affected records. Since the spring of 2010, our team has ana-lyzed and/or stabilized over 450 boxes of records dating from 1908 to 2007.
Now on our sixth consecutive contract award in support of this effort, Upper Mohawk, Inc. maintains the same suc-cessful team - Kimberlee Smith, the UMI Project Manager working with Gi-
UMI’s Conservator Services Contract Renewed by the Dept. of Interior on Behalf of the Office of Trust Records
By Kimberlee Smith
Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc. April 2016
Highlights
Employee Profile
Lower Blood Pressure
Will’s Corner
UMI Family Photos
UMI Birthdays
Inside This Issue
American Indian Records Repository in Lenexa, Kansas
Corporate Message BoardCorporate Message BoardCorporate Message BoardCorporate Message Board UMI Messenger Page 2
Upper Mohawk, Inc. 410 Indian River Ave., Titusville, Florida 32796
Toll Free Number: 1-888-436-1814 Fax: 1-321-385-1586
Charlotte Hicks Will Davis Carol Nelson
Editorial Staff & Contact Info
Editorial Director: Ken Barnes
Managing Editor: Carol Nelson
Executive Articles Editor: Charlotte Hicks
Associate Editor: Will Davis
We Welcome the New UMI Employees !
Please join us in welcoming the following person into the UMI family.
UMI’s Conservator Services Contract Renewed By Kimberlee Smith
Ashley Campbell
records in general and trust records specifically.
The staff of GMC is con-sidered expert on methods of preservation, conserva-tion and disaster recovery of paper, microform, and electronic records. Gina Minks and Rebecca Elder have been key presenters for the Association of Trib-al Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) Tribal Symposiums since 2007 and key presenters for ATALM’s International
(Continued from page 1) Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums since the incep-tion in 2009.
The GMC staff has ex-tensive experience work-ing with tribes throughout the southwest - especially in Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. Their hands-on experience in the preservation of records and documents of Native Americans in-cludes archival organiza-tion of American Indian materials including legal materials and tribal rolls
and the conservation treatment of the David Pendleton Oakerhater letters, circa 1878-1885. Go to the following website: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Oakerhater index.html for more information on Oakerhater, the Cheyenne warrior, who became an Episcopal Deacon and the first Oklahoman to be added to the Episcopal Church’s calendar of saints.
Upper Mohawk, Inc. stands ready to continue
to provide expertise and support on record conser-vation and remediation for DOI’s Office of Trust Records. We are honored to do so with our teaming partners at Gina Minks Consulting.
More information about Rebecca Elder and Gina Minks Consulting can be found at the following websites: elderpreservation.com
and ginaminksconsulting.com
Shé:kon Sewakwé:kon
My Mohawk
Greetings to All of You
Message From the CEOMessage From the CEOMessage From the CEOMessage From the CEO Page 3 UMI Messenger
It is hard to believe that 2016 is here and another Christmas has come and gone. We choose to live in Florida because of the mild winters. Mother Nature continues to wreak havoc as she drops blankets of snow on some parts of the country. But we all know that spring is just around the corner. Let’s hope that we have just enough rain and that there are gentle breezes and no tornadoes. I would like to thank all of you who contributed to the wonderful gifts that were presented to Pat and I. I have collected antique Railroad lanterns for years. One of my Brothers worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and, before he retired he got me started on this collection. Again Thank you for the wonder-ful Lantern. It is Greatly appreciated. Pat has asked me to thank all of you who contributed to her gift as well. Pat collects antique sewing items and she was gifted an antique Hand Crank 1890 B. Eldredge sewing machine. Pat is a very skilled seamstress, and has sewing machines that connect to computers with the ability to do many dif-ferent types of stitches. The hand crank only does one stitch and is faster than hand stitching, but still very slow when compared to
today’s technology. Again Pat thanks you all. The New Year brings many new challenges for all of us. 2015 was not a bad year for Upper Mohawk, Inc. Our core contracts were stable and some were renewed for 5 years. The nucleus is sound for 2016 to be a very good year. Some of the actions are carryovers from 2015 and it is taking longer to close these potentially new contracts than planned. We are ex-panding our marketing strategies with our Team-ing Partners to move into new markets. UMI’s strengths are in the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Depart-ment of the Interior (DOI), but with the help of our Partners we will expand our presence in both the DOD and the DOI. Being an election year, UMI will have to work harder to secure new contracts, as things generally seem to slow down in an election year. As I mentioned in past issues of the Messenger one of our contracts deals with Special Deposit Ac-counts/Youpee Escheats Accounts. The sole task of this project is to dis-tribute Old Trust Funds monies to beneficiaries on a National scale. This project is a one of a kind that actually returns mon-ies to Individual Indian
Account Holders. The Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA) leads this effort and UMI is proud to be a member of the OHTA team. As a result of the implementa-tion of our recommended improvements OHTA is achieving a higher output while expending fewer resources of both money and staff. This is why UMI recognized OHTA as our Customer of the Year in 2015 for the job they are performing in returning monies to peo-ple who can really use it. Since this is an election year I thought I would remind us all of John F. Kennedy’s famous Quote:
“Ask not what your Country can do for you, ask what you can do for your Country.”
I would encourage those of you who can to get out and vote. If you are not registered to vote, register. If you give up your right to vote you give up your right to complain.
Your vote does make a difference.
Some may disagree with you regarding your choice, but our Native Elders teach us that we should support your choice and give it a chance for you might be
Tekwanonhwerá:tons I wish you all well.
Ken
right and we will learn from you. Even if it proves to be a poor choice we will be there to support a new direction. As always, I wish all of you the Very Best. I hope the Creator of all Things will continue to bless your family and your extended family. I hope you will all feel the warmth of the sun and just enough rain to keep your gardens growing and that you will get involved in your respective communities to help others. May 2016 be a very good year for you
“ A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.” Crazy Horse, Sioux Chief
Training and Project News Training and Project News Training and Project News Training and Project News UMI Messenger
News from Ron Harp’s Desk
Page 4
In Oklahoma the winter weather of 2015/2016, was incredible with tempera-tures in the 50’s, 60’s 70’s and even the 80’s. It’s amazing how things change from one year to the next or day to day and not just weather but, losing people you have known all your life, whether it be family or friends. How work changes; how your family changes; how your life changes; and how the seasons change. One thing is for sure nothing is consistent or permanent.
These ongoing changes and how quick they can come, reminds me every day to try and enjoy my life when things are good or when they are bad. You never know about the good un-less you experience the bad and it seems to change on a dime. It’s hard, very hard to enjoy every single day no matter how bad it is and I admire those who try. I try to be very grateful that my
health is pretty good; I am not living on the streets, and have people who care about me.
I have seen greed change many people, in a very short time. I have been caught up in it myself. But when you see or hear a story about how people enjoy what they have no matter how little it is, it makes you stop and think that maybe less is better. Recently, I saw a story on 60 Minutes about a Navajo lady who spends every day delivering water to Navajo people who have never had running water. She hauls this water from a distance and there are too many people, so she can only make a trip once a month. In order to have enough water to drink, bathe, cook and everything else you need water for, they have to store the water in barrels. I have no way of knowing what they do when the weather is too bad for this one lady to deliver the water, I am sure they have gone days without any water.
Unbelievable to me, most of the people interviewed in this situation, were so
grateful to have the water while having so little of everything else, but they laughed and were thank-ful for what they had. I pray every morning to Grandfather how grateful I am to have a nice home, in a nice area, and am able to take care of my family. I see people and I know people that never have enough and always want more, yet people on this reservation in 2016 have no running water.
I have also seen how things can change so quickly that no one sees it coming. Like when a per-son with a good job and comfortable living goes to one losing that job and struggling to make ends meet. I have a family member who just recently was living very comforta-ble with a loving wife and they had been together for over 40 years. She got that ugly disease cancer and was gone in 4 months. Not only did it devastate my cousin emo-tionally, but wiped him out financially, due to the cost of the drugs she needed. He did not see it coming and just that quickly his life was totally changed.
I have known and worked with many people that had very little in material things and I know people that have so much more than they need, including myself. I can honestly say that those with less for the most part appreciate what they have more so than those who never have enough. There are people with a lot that do appreciate what they have, share with those who don’t and never ex-pect any recognition for it; and those are very good people.
I know that I am very lucky so far to be where I am in this life time, know-ing very well that it may change in a moment. I pray that I will be a better man and not wanting more and more. This society has become more and more self-centered and I pray that this trend will decrease to look in-stead at how we can all make it comfortably and not just a few.
Thank you Grandfather and may you please help those in need, as well as my family, friends and relatives, AHO.
Quote of the Day
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts.”
Albert Einstein
Corporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate Culture UMI Messenger Page 5
Hypertension Strikes ONE in THREE American Adults
Medication is often prescribed for adults who have hypertension or high blood pressure, but that is not the on-ly solution. There are many lifestyle strategies that have also been shown to have an impact. For some, weight loss combined with exercise and a healthy eating plan may reduce or eliminate the need for medication altogeth-er. Your doctor can help you decide whether to take a combined approach (medication plus lifestyle) or wheth-er to follow these healthy strategies first.
5 Lifestyle Strategies Can Make an Impact on Lowering Blood Pressure
Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Medication by Cindy Ingalls, UMI HR Rep. and Courtesy of United Health Care
• Check labels of food or over the counter medication for their sodium content.
• Use herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods.
• Avoid processed foods such as canned and frozen ready-to-eat items, cheeses and luncheon meats.
One teaspoon (2,400 mg) is the max-
imum recommended daily amount.
Reducing this to two thirds of a tea-
spoon (1,600 mg) can make a dif-
ference.
3. Cut Your Salt Intake
• The DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products.
• The DASH diet restricts intake of saturated fats, red meat and sugar.
• The increased fiber, potassium, calcium and magnesium from these foods are all thought to play a role in reducing blood pressure.
Following the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) guidelines has been shown to lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, even without other interventions.
2. Eat a Healthy Diet
The Key Take Action
Choose a strategy Speak with your doctor Start enjoying the benefits Discover what works for you
• Gradual weight loss of one or two pounds per week is most effective.
• Keep a food journal to track exactly what and how much you eat.
• Choose foods low in refined sugar, cholesterol, trans fat and saturated fat.
• Watch your portion sizes.
• Do not skip meals. Eating three meals a day plus snacks is essential in weight management.
• Aim for 25 to 30 grams of fiber dai-ly, which fills you up and curbs your hunger.
For every two pounds of weight loss, you can lower your systolic pressure by one point and your diastolic pressure by 1.4 points.
5. Lose Weight
You can also help yourself to relax and cope better with stress from your busy life with these techniques.
• Simplify: Try and cut out activities that eat up your time but deliver little value. Learn to say “no”. Clean out your house, car and garage of things you no longer need. Let go of relationships that complicate more than they enhance your life.
• Take a deep breath: Making a conscious effort to deepen and slow down your breathing can help you relax.
• Get plenty of sleep: Being sleep deprived can make your problems seem bigger than they really are.
• Aerobic exercise can lower blood pressure and help with weight loss.
• Even 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days of the week has been shown to be effective.
• Aerobic activities such as walking, biking and water aerobics often produce the best results.
Before you start an exercise program, ask your doctor what type and amount of exercise is best for you.
1. Increase Exercise 4. Limit Alcohol
• Drinking a lot of alcohol can raise blood pressure.
• This means no more than one drink a day for women and two drinks for men.
• One drink is12 oz. of beer, 5 oz. of wine or 2 oz. of hard liquor.
Page 6 UMI Messenger
I get asked quite a bit about “walking meditation.” What it is and how to do it? Does it work? I had to think about it for a while because I wasn’t sure I could explain it.
Walking meditation is a very old form of medita-tion. I do not subscribe to any particular “way” like Hinduism, Buddhism, Tao, or Zen. However, I do have great respect for those philosophies. I take morn-ing and sometimes after-noon walks in several different places. My yard is a good place for me. Sometimes I go to the nearby river and walk along the bank or to a forest sanctuary close by. Even as a child I would take long walks through the woods and lose myself in my thoughts.
How long or how far you
walk is up to the individu-al. I usually walk in my yard because it’s close (at a comfortable pace; neither too fast nor too slow) as long as it takes to find some form of communion with what I perceive to be beyond me. I’ve walked for as long as a couple of hours. Other times, because I lose track of time and space all the time and I’d probably walk into some-thing or into traffic, I go to out of the way places. For example, one time I caught myself just as I was about to walk into a tree (don’t tell anyone, okay).
When I made the decision to try and be more con-nected I was not real sure how to go about that. I realized that when I was walking and had something
on my mind (whether a question or just figuring things out) if I stuck to it and isolated it, after a while thoughts and ideas would form in response to my question or my questions.
As I’ve said before it is not always successful and I’ve also learned not to become frustrated with that. On occasion I will revisit some of those responses and questions. It seems each time some-thing is changed or add-ed. I was baffled by this at first but then realized that even if it was a week or a month or a year later, things change; I change and therefore, the out-come may likely change. Walking meditation has helped me a great deal to adapt to many situations in my life.
I believe it does work, at least for me. I feel the Creator of all things is providing that infor-mation because first, I don’t think I am that clev-er; second, I know that I did not have answers or even where to find them; and third, many times my thoughts are prayerful and I feel the Creator of all things is answering those prayers.
So, try it some time. Just take a walk and think about things. It may take a little while at first to learn to pay attention and sort through all the thoughts that will be there but in time you will get good at it. You have to learn “not” to think about the color red. See, you’re thinking about the color red…aren’t you? Enjoy.
Corporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate Culture
Will’s Corner by Will Davis
UMI would like to wel-come Ashley Campbell, the newest member of the Finance Department. She began working for UMI on December 1, 2015, filling the company’s Payroll Specialist position. Ashley graduated with a Business Law degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She comes to UMI with
25 years of clerical accounting and office management experience. As a former Government Contractor, she served both U.S. and foreign military entities in the United States and over-seas locations. She rose up through the supply chain ranks in support of manufacturing operations and managing contracts “cradle-to-grave.” Ashley
has lived in Brevard County for 12 years. She is also a gun enthusiast and helps run a local gun club and loves it. In her first few months, as UMI’s Payroll Special-ist, Ashley has shown she is willing to work hard to learn UMI’s systems and procedures. Please join us in welcoming Ashley to the UMI family.
UMI Employee Profile by Gordon Anderson
Ashley Campbell
Page 7 UMI Messenger Corporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate CultureCorporate Culture
UMI Family Photos - December 5, 2015
Technical Data Management
611 D Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA 31088 Phone: 478-918-0950 Fax: 478-918-0952
Email: [email protected]
Corporate Headquarters Training & Development
410 Indian River Ave.
Titusville, FL 32796
Phone: 321-269-6939
Fax: 321-385-1586
Email: [email protected]
Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc.Upper Mohawk, Inc.
May
Pat Barnes Ken Barnes Robyn Gallagher Roseanne Givens
April
Willie Lee Gordon Anderson
UMI Family Birthdays
July
Steven Wu Steven Soika Linda Parlotto Michelle Corley Dennis Nobles James McMurry Chris Corcoran
June
Jennifer Bourgoine
Happy Birthday to You!
UMI Family Photos - December 5, 2015