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BUDGETS/TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS BIA Self-Governance Budget Summary CY2002 Programs CY2002 Approved Education Education Youth Services Cultural Programs Pow-Wow Coordinator Subtotal Education 745,699 54,100 150,012 71,073 1,020,883 Natural Resources Forestry Fish & Wildlife Realty Subtotal Natural Resources 364,187 62,258 80,566 507,011 Social Services Indian Child Welfare ESP/477 Elders Subtotal Social Services 147,406 446,710 44,531 638,647 Administration Enrollment Clerk Oregon Legal Service Public Relations Law Enforcement Housing Improvement Program Tribal Court Subtotal Administration Total Budgets 68,579 0 70,827 72,381 41,156 20,000 272,943 2,439,485 Old Chemawa Store Hill Continues Family Tradition by Cindy Jackson Jenera Hill recently was hired at Chemawa Indian School to operate the Student Bank and the Student Store. Jenera is only 20 years old and this is quite an accomplishment for her. But there’s more to this story ... Let’s go back in time. Jenera’s great-grandparents, Alfred Sr. and Maude Lane, both had long careers working at Chemawa. And over the years, many of Jenera’s family have worked at Chemawa. But I would like to focus on the ‘50s and ‘60s. There was a store at Chemawa that served those living at Chemawa as well as the students. That store was owned/operated by Donna and Warren Woods. It just so happens they are Jenera’s grandparents! Some 50 years later, that family circle has been completed. Recently, Jenera had to design a brochure for the store and she chose to put the picture of the Chemawa Store (as it was in the ‘50s and ‘60s) on that brochure. Even though “that particular” store is gone, the spirit lives on through Jenera. And as a special note, Jenera’s grandparents are back living in Oregon now and she has been able to give them a tour of the store - and what a special moment that must have been. We are very proud of Jenera. Hatch Honored for Sea Otter Work Kevin Goodell’s house receives new siding in October. Tribal members were employed to install siding on all the homes up on the hill in Siletz. 12 □ Siletz News □ December 2001 David Hatch recently was named a finalist for the 2001 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership in Conservation. The $25,OCX) award honors Native leaders in the fields of conservation and community development. Supported by the families of Howard and Peter Buffett, the award is conferred by Ecotrust on an individual whose leadership has improved the social, economic, political, or environmental conditions in his/her community. David was nominated for his award by JoAnn Miller. He was honored for his work with the Elakha Alliance to return the sea otter to the Oregon Coast, where it has been extinct for nearly a century. The alliance is a collaboration between the Oregon Zoo, Oregon Coast Aquarium, OMSI, University of Oregon, Portland State University, Oregon State University, Oregon’s coastal tribal governments, and others. In a ceremony on Dec. 6, David will join four other finalists and award winner Philip E. Cash Cash (Cayuse/Nez Perce; formerly Phillip E. Minthom, Jr.) of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in an awards ceremony. Being a finalist this year qualifies David to be considered for next year’s award.
