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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1976)
CETA Program Effective February 16, 1976, Lloyd G. Smith Sr., assumed the CETA Director duties. The present CETA staff consists of Don Defender, Counselor, Ron Hudson, Intake & Eligibility, Patricia Smith, Secretary, and Lucille Washines, Secretary Trainee. Staff members have been busy in orientation workshops with John Colosemo, CETA consultant, in implementing the new Management Information System which requires new forms in documentation and reporting procedures of the CETA Program. Donald Defender, Ron Hus- son, and Lucille Washines par ticipated in a budget workshop March 30 and. 31. Patricia ■ Smith will be transferring to the Nutrition Specialist position April 5th which is a promotion for her. The CETA staff wishes Patricia much success in her new job. Present CETA enrollees are: Laura Boise, Headstart, Joan Bryant, Credit, Marlena Frank Estrada, Day Care, Donna Geary, Steno Pool, Eileen Martin, Steno Pool, Janice Gilbert, Public Health Clinic, LeRoy Smith, Law and Order, Prescilla Squiemphen, Micro film clerk, Lillia Suppah, Key punch operator, Darrell Winishut, Utilities, Anita Jack- son, Kah-Nee-Ta Sales. April Wedding The announcement of an April 8, 1976, wedding for Louise E. Katchia and Gregory V. Jackson. The ceremony will take place at seven o’clock in the evening at the Agency Longhouse, Warm Springs, Ore gon. A reception immediately following the wedding and dinner at the Kah-Nee-Tg' Lodge. “Warm Springs Room” 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Music provided by “Savage Ressurec- tion.” E COOSH EEWA: ' " " w w w Editorial Tribal Enrollments Sec. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF in such election, adopt as a Madras or other surrounding other than the Ceded Area. Membership could be limi DECENDANTS. - (a) Every member of the Tribe any per communities. ted, but then the children of the Some tribal members seek child of one-fourth or more In son of y8 or more Indian blood dian blood born heretofore or who is a descendant of a mem employment through the relo enrolled members would not hereafter to any member of the ber or former member of the cation program and they are have reservation benefits. It was expressed, that any Confederated Tribes who main Confederated Tribes: PRO expected to move into the var tains a residence upon the VIDED, That any person ad ious larger cities. There are child that has the proper blood Warm springs Reservation at opted into membership must members that are just living in quotom and no matter where the time of such birth shall have resided at least three other areas, for instance, they live, they should be en automatically be intitled to years upon the .Warm Springs Celilo, Washington, etc., how rolled. This brought up the membership. Reservation immediately prior ever, the “Residence Clause”, question; that if this was al (b) Children born hereto to the date of his application is usually what brings them lowed, the enrolled member population living off the re's- fore or hereafter to a member for adoption, and shall not be a back. So, the question is, what < ervation could out number the or former member of any of member of any other tribe of should we do about the prob 1 population that reside on the the Confederated Tribes of the Indians.” Warm Springs Reservation may Resident status is a touchy lem? There have been studies ! reservation. There is the fear be adopted as provided in sec subject and difficult to define; made for years on this subject ‘ that if this happened, they tion 3 of this article, upon and for this reason the general but there is no right solution could over riile the local resi application by self, parent or council meetings are called, the that would apply to this situa dents on a cash settlement guardian. object is to try to explain to tion. What are the alternatives? ' rather than keep the reserva- Sec. 3. ADOPTION. - The the local residents the need for “Should we eliminate the resi , tion in future years. members of the Confederated • their participation, their views dency clause”? If a child has Are we wasting our time Tribes of the Warm Springs pro and con as to enrollments. the necessary blood quota, he and money by calling these (she) would automatically be Reservation, may by a major There are several tribal ity vote, adopt as a member of members that are residing off come an enrolled member, general council meetings, be the Tribe any person of Vs or the reservation at the present even though they may be living cause each meeting there are more Indian blood who is a time. “The resident Clause,” off the reservation? Or should just a very few that attend. The Tribal Coyncil does not descendant of a member or * creates a controversy on appli they be required to be living on ( former member of the Confed cants for enrollment to the the reservation? Another poss . want to deny any child’s rights, ibility would be to say that but still the Tribal Council can erated Tribes: PROVIDED, tribe. That any person adopted into They have left the reser members living within the not change the tribal Consti membership must have resided vation for on or the other Ceded Area, their children tution alone, it would have to at least three years upon the reasons; employment, educa would eligible for enrollment, be by a referendum vote. There definitely is a lack of Warm Springs Reservation, and tion, or housing. Although they but then this would still create shall not be a member of any are living off of the reservation a problem for members that participation by all Tribal other tribe of Indians. they claim Warm Springs as have employment in Gresham, Members in this important is Sec. 4. LOSS OF MEM+ their permanent residence. This Portland, Salem or other, area’s sue. BERSHIP. - In no case shall a is where the term “Residency”, member lose his. membership is brought up as the parents other than by personal request submit application to enroll in writing to the Tribal Council. their children. Employment is one of the AMENDMENT-CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE CON main factors for members to FEDERATED TRIBES OF leave, perhaps the reservation THE WARM SPRINGS RES does not offer a trade one ERVATION OF OREGON might possess, so he has to Amendment 1. That section seek employment elsewhere. 3, Article III of the Constitution Married couples attending be amended to read: universities or some other in “The members of the Con stitute," leave the reservation also. federated Tribes of the Warm a STAFF. Springs Reservation, may be a Sidney Miller Editor majority vote of the qualified' Housing is another reason, Olney Patt Jr. Reporter-Photographer voters of the Confederated why members have to leave, The paper will be published semi-monthly. Tribes voting at an election even though they may have called for that purpose by the employment on the reservation Published by The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Secretary of the Interior, pro there is not enough living ac vided at least 50 per cent of commodations for everyone, so Reservation of Oregon. those entitled to vote shall vote they have to commute from WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 {COYOTE NEWS) Some people believe that if you find your initials in a spider’s web you will be lucky forever ! COCC Offers Special Class COCC Community Educa tion is sponsoring a five-week class, Practical Publicity and Press Procedures. Mr. Gene Dilkes, editor of the Madras Pioneer, will be the instructor. A representative from each local organization is invited to attend. The class will give publicity chairmen and organi zational presidents more know ledge of the total newspaper service and of Mr. Dilkes’ expectations for this service. The class will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday evenings, in room 10 at the High School. Registration is scheduled for March 29th, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., also at the High School. The class begins April 8th, For further information, please call the Community Education office, 475-2136, Mon day through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Construction Is Nearing Completion At Warm Springs Fish Hatchery
