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PAGE 4 JULY 22, 1977 Editorial I E COOSH EEWA: (The way it is) Carter Nominates Seasoned Indian Leader To Interior Post A native of Browning, Mon tana and a longtime advocate of Indian concerns in Washing ton, D.C., Forrest Gerard has been nominated by President Carter for the position of Assis tant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. Gerard would be the first person to take on the new title, which replaces the position of the Commissioner of Indian Thank You We would like to express our deep appreciation to those who participated in the funeral of our mother Blanche Tohet. Thanks to those who brought gifts and helped pre pare food for the gathering. Special thanks to Dr. Creelman who stayed with us throughout our difficult time. Prosanna Williams Verbena Greene Bernice Mitchell Affairs. According to Mark Phillips who works with Jay Edwards Associates, the Con federated Tribes’ legal repres entation in D.C., “some imped iments that have existed in getting to the Secretary of Interior’s ear have been removed” by the reordering of this position. The Secretary will be “more available” to the Assistant Secretary than he was to the Commissioner, Phil lips said. Interior Secretary Cecil B. Andrus said he is pleased with Carter’s selection, which is subject to Senate approval. Said Andrus, “Forrest Gerard has proven himself an intel ligent advocate of Indian causes as well as an outstand ing executive in his work with the Senate Sub-Committee Staff, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service. I am delighted he will be the Department’s first As sistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.” Notice of Public Hearing Airport Master Plan NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING August 15, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. Warm Springs Agency Longhouse PURPOSE: To consider the Economic, Social and Envi ronmental effects of the pro posed Warm Springs Airport and its consistency with Com munity Planning Goals and Objectives. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs recently ap proved the Final Draft of the Warm Springs Airport Master Plan and Environmental Asses sment Report and intend to apply for Federal funds to carry out the following Devel opment at the proposed Warm Springs Airport, Warm Springs, Oregon: Designate 418 acres within Section 19 on the Butte North of the Warm Springs Mill and East of the Fire Control Center as Airport Property; Construct, Pave and Light a Runway 3,800 feet by 75 feet; Construct and Pave an Aircraft Parking Apron 200 feet by 300 feet to accomodate about 20 to 25 aircraft; Construct and Pave a connecting Stub Taxiway 213 feet by 40 feet; Provide a graded and drained safety area around the Runway 150 feet by 4,200 feet; Construct an Admin istration and Operations build ing about 2,200 square feet including Utilities; Construct an entrance road about 8,450 linear feet and auto parking area for about 50 to 60 cars; Install a rotating • beacon, lighted Wind Cone, Segmented Circle and Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI-2); Con struct about 2,500 linear feet of stock fencing with cattleguard and 1,200 linear feet of security fencing with gates and; Con struct a residence with Utilities for a resident Caretaker-Man ager. Copies of the Final Draft of the Airport Master Plan and Environmental Assessment are now available for review in the office of the Warm Springs Planning Department, Admini stration Building, Warm Springs, Oregon. The Docu ment summarizes the impact which the proposed project is expected to have upon the Environment and is available to any person for review dur ing normal working hours prior to the hearing date. All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing on Aug. 15, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. in the Warm Springs Agency Longhouse for the pur pose of considering the Eco nomic, Social and Environ- ' mental effects of the Airport location and its consistency with the Goals and Objectives of such Urban Planning as has been carried out for this area. Eugene Greene . Tribal Council Chairman Confederated Tribes of the; Warm Springs Indian Reserva tion Ken Smith General Manager Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reserva tion. President Carter wrote to tribal leaders in February ask ing that they recommend indiv iduals whom they felt were qualified to administer a large, complex organization and be a strong voice in Washington for Indian communities. Under secretary James Joseph sel ected Gerard from about 40 recommended names. Forrest Gerard, who was endorsed by the Warm Springs Tribal Council, is currently the Staff Assistant for the Senate Sub-committee on Indian Af fairs, a position he has held since 1971. Gerard has also been a Legislative Officer for the BIA and Tribal Relations Officer for the Indian Health Service. A member of the Blackfoot Tribe, Gerard has been in D.C. since 1957 and has been in volved in the development of the Indian Self-Determination Act, Indian Education Assist ance, the Indian Financing Act, Minominee Restoration, the Indian Health Care Im provement Act, and legislation establishing the American In dian Policy Review Commis sion. Fifty-two year old Gerard is also a spokesman for Indian Tribes in D.C.. through his firm Forrest Gerard and Associates. He has represented a number of Washington State tribes on their timber concerns. Mark Phillips commented on Gerard’s nomination. “For est’s long association with the government has provided him with an intimate familiarity with the ways of Washington.” Others named - The new Assistant Secre tary will be joined, pending Senate confirmation, by George Vincent Goodwin, a White Earth Chippewa who has been nominated for Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Thomas W. Fredericks, a Mandan-Hidatsa who has been recommended! for the Associate Solicitor slot ! Goodwin has worked withl the Indian population in hi! native state of Minnesota as] the director of community] action programs, the Executive] Director of the Minnesota Chipl pewa, and presently as th! BIA Area Director in Mini neapolis. Goodwin, 35, is a] graduate of Bemidji State Col] lege. As Solicitor, Tom Fredj ericks, 34, would be the Da partment of Interior’s principal lawyer in Indian matters. Al graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, Frei ericks was one of the founder! of the Native American Right! Fund (NARF) which has been! involved with the Penobscol Passamaquoddy land claims! case in Maine. He is current! the Executive Director of NARF. Previously Fredericks] worked extensively with tribes in the state of North Dakota! Tribal Hay Program The Tribal Hay Purchase Program is underway and , all but about 40 of the 200 cans of Spaghetti Feed Next Wednesday, July 28, come support the Springers girls softball team. They will be having a spaghetti feed at the community center in the social hall at 6:00 p.m. The menu will be spaghetti, green and fruit salad, french bread, dessert, juice and coffee. The cost will be $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for kids under 12. grass straw brought by the Tribes have been spoken for. The hay can be acquired from farmers on Agency Plains for $30 per ton in the field, and $35 stacked. Those interested in buying the hay can make arrange ments through the Extension Service and Credit Depart ment. The low cost of the hay is partly due to the fact that livestockmen are picking up the hay directly from the far mers, thus eliminating storage costs. The Tribes are spending $80,000 on hay to ensure that] individual stock owners have] enough hay at a reasonable price when they need it. Hay prices are expected to rise] continually through this drought year. There are plans to pur- chase alfalfa and grass hay later in the year. Call Clint Jacks (Extenl sion) or Buddy Kalama! (Credit) for more information! From the Editor Traffic accidents seem to be on an upward trend around this area, what seems to be the problem? Could it be heat, restlessness, bad drivers, well what ever it may be the auto seems to be one of the dead liest weapons around that is killing every day throughout the country. We have had several deaths here on the reservation due to auto accidents and the causes are not known. There are the road hogs, the speedy to the Editor We would like to thank all the wonderful people who sup ported our team (Eaglettes) through our bake and sack lunch sale, and the tremen dously kind and generous peo ple who donated bottles to our girls on their bottle drives. Without your help we would not be able to travel any place, so may God bless each and every one. Rick and Marcia Minthorn and team irresponsible drivers, the reck less driver, drunk drivers and who knows what else. Even the most careful driver can make mistakes that can be fatal. Even these days one can see kids as young as 12 years old speeding down the road. As you pass through a small town or a large city you see the bill boards showing a beautiful girl with the ads of those big fancy cars. Perhaps they should show a dead person or a smash-up on one of these ads and show what could happen. I There are countless um called for car accidents cause« through carelessness. PeoplJ are in too much of a huriya get places and they don’t reaij ize all the problems they causa on the highways. Everyjj should take a good look at tn»| problem and see the idio»l manner in which some drive. Well this problem! here to stay probably« there must be a way down on the traffic accidental Tribal Council Agenda July 25 - W.S.F.P.I. - Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge - 9:30 a.m. Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. July 26 - 1. Kah-Nee-Ta Monthly Report - Dan Myles, « 2. Management Reports ■ Tribal Council-Management Jomt Meeting. z«* ] July 27 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. Enrollments 2. Unfinished Business
