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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1956)
BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Chiloquin, Ortgon Permit No. 2 - r VOL. 1 NO. 1 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM NOVEMBER, 1956 EDUCATION PROGRAM ENTERS SECOND YEAR; TRIBAL MEMBERS INVITED TO APPLY The vocational training pro gram for members of the Klamath tribe is now in its second year of operation. It was begun in March, 1955, having been provided for in section 26 of Public Law 587, the law dealing with termin ation. H. Zakoji, better known as Zak, is the coordinator of the Klamath program at Chiloquin, and has the responsibility of overseeing the vocational program. In immediate charge of the vocational program at Chiloquin is Hill Norval. His responsibilities include counsel ling witli students, enrolling them in school under the program, and administering the program for students in school in this area. ' To enroll in the program, the student must be on the tribal rolls and must attend school in the State of Oregon. He must also meet the entrance requirements of the school he is interested in. Klamath students receive fi nancial aid under the program covering their room and board ex pense and expenses of required books and equipment. Students are expected to maintain passing grades, attend classes regularly, and meet the general standards of the school. A large number of Klamath students have been enrolled under the program. OTI has received the most enrollments for any one school. Students have also en rolled in a number of schools out side the Klamath area. While some of these students have dropped out of school, many finished the 1955-56 school year or are currently attending school. Their names, schools, and courses are given in articles elsewhere in this paper. There are many students re turning for a second year of (Continued on Page 4) t ri'sir 7' ""1 ' .... ii i v i KAREN HATCHER NOW ON STAFF AT EDUCATION OFFICE A sparkling new member of the education office in Chiloquin is Karen Hatcher, who recently completed an accounting course at Northwestern School of Com merce in Portland. Porn and raised near Modoc Point, Karen attended Chiloquin schools, and graduated from Chilocjuin High in June of 1955. Following her graduation, she en rolled in the Klamath Adult Edu cation program and attended Northwestern in Portland. Karen majored in accounting there and made an outstanding record. She is a welcome addition to the Edu cation office. V -' V V I IK twA . AWtlllll 111 Hill II I ,.fiVtViv.H II MliJIH i.ll John Neyerlin, Informational Counselor, discusses termin ation with tribal member Sankey Merritt. INFORMATION PROGRAM UNDERWAY It is the purpose of this article to explain to the Klamath people the methods we intend to use and the objectives of the informa tional program as authorized under section 26 of Public Law 587. Public Law 587 provides for the ending of federal supervision over the property and income of the Klamath Indians, both as a tribe and as individuals. This means that under the law as pass ed, individual members of the tribe will no longer be subject to Federal control over their pro perty and income as of August 13, 1958. FEDERAL GOVT. FOOTS MENOMINEE TERMINATION Menominee Cost Bill Passes Congress passed HR 6218, pro viding for payment by the U. S. of costs of preparing for termi nation of federal supervision over affairs of the Menorrminec Tribe of Wisconsin. Edith Green, Representative from Oregon, introduced a bill to 'do the same thing for the Klam ath Tribe, but this bill, HR 1165 did not come to a vote before Congress adjourned. The Hurcau of the Hudgct did not object to the Klamath appropriation bill. As with every new law, there is always the problem of making the law and its meaning known to those who are most affected by its passage. For this reason con gress felt that a special informa tion and counselling service was necessary here on the reservation to make available to the Klamath people any and all important fac tual information. Every means available will be used to obtain the necessary in formation that the Klamath people desire and to distribute it as rapidly as possible. Included are the newspapers, the mail, special news bulletins and a monthly news report by our staff. In addition we plan to use radio and TV plus the schools, churches, and any other organization that wishes to cooperate. Most important, however, will be a program of individual, per sonal contacts bv our staff in the field. This program, is already under way and staff members during the past few weeks have contacted various tribal members in their homes or elsewhere on the reservation. Some time has been spent in getting acquainted and various subjects of interest concerning public law 587 have been discussed. (Continued on Page 3)
