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.”
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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