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WARM SPRINGS, OREGON APRIL 2», 1977 PAGE 3 From: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission The Northwest Iridian Fish eries Commission and the Col umbia River Inter-Tribal Fish eries Commission have formed a formal alliance to work on Northwest Indian Fisheries problems. The Northwest Indian Fish eries Commission is composed of the" nineteen tribes in the Boldt case area and the Col umbia River Inter-Tribal Fish eries Commission is composed of the Yakima Nation, The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, and the Nez Perce Tribe. The Colum bia River Tribes have treaty fishing rights on the Columbia under the Belloni Decision. The new Fisheries Alliance will work together on funding, man agement plans, enhancement programs, and general fisher ies issues. Harris Teo, Chairman of the Columbia River Inter-Tri bal Fisheries Commission and Bill Smith, Exec. Director of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission released a joint statem ent today regarding President Carter’s 'newly for med Executive Task Force on Northwest Fishing. “ The Northwest Indian Fisheries Alliance will cooper ate fully with the Executive Task Force to explore the alternatives for, ensuring a well managed fishery in the North west. We’re glad to see the Imposing Indian Preference The employment rights of Indians and how Tribes can defend them, were the subjects of a conference held at Kah- Nee-Ta April 19-21 by ACKCO, Inc. and RJ Associates. ACKCO, or American In dian Professional Services, is an Indian owned and operated Minority Business Firm, and RJ is a consulting group in the field of Indian affairs. Togeth er they assembled the “Manual on Indian Employment Rights” which was presented at the conference. One of the themes of the manual and of the conference was that Tribal employment departments have the power to ensure that private as well as tribal and governmental em ployers on the reservation give preference to members of the local Indian work force. For Warm Springs parti cipants, information on dealing with private and federal con tractors and labor unions was especially useful. Although a model Tribal Employment Rights Office was recommended, Warm Springs Personnel Director Lloyd Smith feels the mechanism for imposing Indian preference al ready exists here. The con ference was helpful in offering additional insight into recent legislation and providing speci fic suggestions for exercising the power Tribes have to con trol the employment practices of alf reservation employers. Local participants in the conference were Lloyd Smith, Sr., Benson Heath and Lizzie Rhoan. opportunity to express our views to a high level executive committee on a controversy that has existed for over a hundred years. We have been requesting a study of tips, kind for the past ten years.” “It should be made clear that this does not mean a re-negotiation of treaty rights or the federal court decisions. The Dept. of Interior has al ready stated this. We are look ing forward to negotiating on other points, however.” “ As Tribal Governments, we are most anxious to sit down together with other gov- ernments to solve our fisheries problems. We are also anxious j to work with the S t a t e if they can uphold their manage ment responsibilities to allo cate the resource.” “As a final point, we feel that this Task Force must preserve its executive integrity without compromising to politi cal interests.” A fter Hours Emergency Medical Call Schedule B eg in n in g May 1 0 , 1977, a new p o l ic y on em ergency m e d ic a l c a r e w i l l go i n t o e f f e c t a t th e Warm S p rin g s PHS I n d ia n H e a lth C e n te r . T h is p o l ic y a p p l i e s to a f t e r - h o u r s m e d ic a l tr e a tm e n t o n ly and w i l l n o t a f f e c t th e norm al d ay tim e s c h e d u le a t th e H e a lth C e n te r . A f t e r 5 :0 0 P.M, on Monday th ro u g h T h u rsd a y , e m e rg en c ie s w i l l be se e n a t th e H e a lth C e n te r by D r. C reelm an. A f t e r 5 :0 0 P.M . on F r id a y and a l l day on S a tu rd a y a n d Sunday, e m e rg e n c ie s w i l l be se e n a t t h e M ountain View H o s p ita l i n M adras by th e p h y s ic ia n on c a l l . The Warm S p rin g s T r i b a l A m bulance, w ith i t s crew o f t r a i n e d em ergency m e d ic a l t e c h n i c i a n s , w i l l c o n tin u e t o be a v a i l a b l e 24 h o u rs a d a y , 7 days a w eek, f o r em ergency c a r e and tra n s p o rta tio n EMERGENCY CALL SCHEDULE Warm S p rin g s PHS I n d ia n H e a lth C e n te r Time P e rio d P h y s ic ia n L o c a tio n T elep h o n e A f t e r 5 :0 0 P.M. M onday-Thursday D r. Creelm an Warm S p rin g s PHS I n d ia n H e a lth C e n te r 553-1221 A f te r 5 :0 0 P.M. F rid a y P h y s ic ia n on C a ll M t. View H o s p ita l M adras ‘ 475-3882 S a tu rd a y and Sunday P h y s ic ia n o n “ C a ll M t. View H p s p ita l M adras 475-3882 Warm S p rin g s T r ib a l Am bulance: 5 5 3 -1 1 7 1 , 5 5 3 -1 1 7 2 , o r 553-1161 One Tenant Speaks for the Others Neda Greene displays a distinctive style in her new job as Tenant Manager. She refus es to carry a briefcase or shuffle papers when she goes calling. And her understanding of local customs helps her bring sensitivity to her deal ings with the teriants. .She is a far cry from the villainous rent collector or the prying landlord. Neda’s job is to be a liaison between the Housing Department and the nearly 100 HUD and Tribal rental units and the 68 mobile homes. While rent collection and in spection of quarters are part of her job, Neda stresses her advocacy role. She spends the bulk of her time visiting with tenants to determine and assist them with their housing needs, and is continually striving to make life as comfortable as possible for the tenants. Her day’s activities might range from taking down serial numbers on applicances and filing maintenance requests to approving a housing applica tion or advising a tenant of his monthly responsibilities. But Neda has been known to fill roles beyond her job description. She describes her Ursula Little (right) shows her latest beadwork project to Tenant Manager Neda Greene. Beadwork is Ursula’s only income out of which her rent comes. Sandy Rangila Photo self as “Dear Abby”, a dog catcher, and a safety advocate. Neda feels she has 'an advantage in having grown up on the reservation. Her face is familiar and people feel com fortable talking with her. So comfortable in fact, that she often ends up being a marriage counselor or personal adviser. A HUD tenant herself, Neda finds common ground between her and the people she works with. She opens her door to other tenants and encourag es visiting back and forth. “I want to make sure our people are comfortable with us and not afraid of us,” she says about herself and the Housing Department. She hopes that the “com munication gap” between ten ant and landlord can be bridg ed. “ We’re entering a new •era,” she said optimistically, pointing out that this relation ship is becoming less antagon istic. Neda stresses safety both inside and outside the homes. For instance she is advising her tenants to remove fire hazardous tumbleweeds from beneath trailers before the warm weather sets in. Playgrounds are a feature Neda promotes enthrisiastically, partly for safety reasons. She would like to see play facilities in the Mobile Home Park “so that the smaller children have something to do other than play in the dangerously narrow streets.” Even if it has to go to a referendum, she’d like tribal funds* to be used to develop such pteygçoqnds.^ On the other end of the age spectrum, senior citizens are a prim ary concern of the new tenant manager and she tries to spend a couple of days a week talking with the older folks about their needs. She laughs about how hard it is to find them at home—“ they’re on the move!” Neda is making an attempt to improve the outdoor appear ance of the housing. She en courages each family to do their own landscaping, although she admits that the livestock problem must be solved first. This spring Neda is supporting a community clean-up for all West Hills and the Mobile Home Park. , Dog catching is not her favorite pastime but when a dog has become a nuisance Neda feels obligated to do something about it. Spilyay joined her in the historic cap ture of the legendary “hairless dog,” an event that put an end t'o a longstanding community menace...until a litter of hair less puppies were found the next week! “ Dear Abby” arid dog catching duties aside, Neda is still faced with the problem of unpaid rent. She firmly believ es that eviction is not a useful solution and tries to avoid court action unless it’s absolut ely necessary. She would rath er help the tenant work out any financial problems that might be contributing to the problem. Tenants seem to have an ally in Neda Greene, even if th a - d o g s - d p ^
