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US. POSTAGE BULK RATE PERMIT NO. 2 WARM SPRIh S p ily a y ly m o o Coyote News 25 VOL. 3 NO. 13 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 JUNE 30, 1978 BPA, TRIBES SIGN UNPRECEDENTED AGREEMENT Hailed as a unique and unprecedented agreement, formal signing ceremonies were held in Warm Springs June 23 which finalized the right-of-way agreement between BPA and the Confederated Tribes. Left to rig h t a re BPA A dm inistrator S terling M unro , Council C hairm an Gene G reene, G eneral Manager K en Smith, and BIA area office director Vincent Little. Sandy Rangila Photo Formal signing ceremonies in Tribal Council chambers June 23 finalized an ag reem en t b e tween the Confederated Tribes and Bonneville Power Admini stration which is being hailed as unique b ecause it se ts a new standard for dealing with Indian tribes. The ag reem en t with BPA called for an im m ed iate cash paym ent of $4.5 m illion to the Tribes in exchange for expanded right-of-way through the north ern corner of the reservation for the construction of a major high- voltage transmission line. “This agreement is an im p o rtan t la n d m ark in the de velopment of the region’s trans m ission g rid and is also im portant in that it signals a new era of cooperation between BPA and the Confederated Tribes of W arm S p rin g s,” said BPA a d ministrator Sterling Munro. F rid a y ’s signing of the agreement followed more than a year of negotiations between the BPA and the Tribes after BPA’s original offer w as re je c te d by the Council in May 1976. The significance of the agreement is that it points a new direction for the relationship be tween the fed eral governm ent and tribal governments. According to BIA’s Wyman Babbey, the right-of-way issue rep resen ted an opportunity in which both sides had an interest. It involved on BPA ’s p a rt ex tending to trib a l governm ent recognition as a unit of local government and not simply as a landowner. It req u ired on the T rib es’ side recognition that they have an important role to play as part of the northwest community. “ So for d ifferen t reasons, each party felt a need for finding a way to resolve th eir d iffe r ences and'lay a foundation for a new type of relationship,” noted Babbey. There was deep concern on the p a rt of the T ribal Council th a t they not m ake a m istak e with a fixed reso u rce. But as Nelson Wallulatum noted at the (Continued on Page 12) REFERENDUM SET FOR JU IY 11--------------------------- CREDIT OFFICE SEEKS MORE FUNDS A referendum set by the transfer $1.5 million to the lend Tribal Council for July will ing fund. Since that time the decide the fate of th e . Tribal credit office has increased its Credit Department, which has activity from 1116 loans for over had to cut back on its lending $3,107,000, to 1476 loans and over activities, recently due to a short $5,838,000. age of funds. At a general council meeting The credit program in ask June 20, Credit Manager Bob ing for an additional $2 million Finch explained that inflation from the Tribal treasury to be and growing demands for credit used for short and long term have caused the department to loans to tribal members. run short of uncommitted funds Their last request came in for new loans. Finch noted that July 1975 when voters elected to delinquency in loan repayment — which is about 3.9 percent — does not account for th e prob lem. Rather than increase the interest rates on loans, which range from 5 to 9 percent, the credit department is asking the membership for additional funds to keep pace with rising costs and increased credit applica tions. If approved, the funds would be used in three areas where the demand has been greatest: 1. To finance the construc tion of new homes, the resale of existing homes and the purchase of mobile homes. ing $500. The number of loans has dropped from 146 in May to just over 90 this month. 2. Business and enterprise lending. A general council meeting has been scheduled for the even ing of July 6 at the Simnasho Longhouse to further explain the Credit D epartment’s request. 3. Auto and personal loans. Lending has been curtailed since May 23, 1978, and other than loans that were previously committed, new loans are being made only in emergency or per sonal situations but not exceed Voters are urged to turn out at the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 11 to decide this important issue. W EEKEND W RECK FA TA L TO BOY n a o r . n l >) A 15 year-old G atew ay youth, R obert R. E llis, died at the scene of an autom obile wreck on Kah-Nee-Ta Road near milepost 4.8 Sunday, June 25, at about 6:05 p.m. The passenger in a c a r driven by 17 year-old Patsy McClelland, Ellis appear ed to have died in stan tly of massive head and neck injuries. M cClelland, who is home recuperating now, was admitted ,tq St. Charles Medical Center in WEATHER JUNE PRECIP. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 HI 79 92 85 86 93 82 85 76 70 72 82 LO 40 43 43 46 52 52 44 48 54 .14 52 46 . . . . . . . Bend for broken ribs and other injuries. According to police, the car apparently lost control and skid ded sideways into an oncoming car driven by Michael Frank, 24, of W arm S prings. Although F ra n k and a p assen g er E laine Allen received only m inor in juries, another passenger, Jen nie Celestine of Wapato, Wash ington was taken to Bend with a broken jaw and facial cuts. P olice had been search in g for, and have now identified, a dark-colored car which witnes ses described as having nearly been involved in the accid en t. The c a r w as trav e lin g tow ard W arm S prings and, although police would not disclose further information, they did say it was not involved, nor did it cause the accident. An individual who is still being sought by police flagged down a Longview, Washington pickup, loaded the fata lly in jured boy and other victims into the vehicle, then left the scene. ‘ The d riv e r of the pickup brought the accident victims to the Warm Springs Police Station w here they w ere tak en by am bulance to Mt. View Hospital in Madras. Police also now have a description of the m an who flagged down th e pickup and moved the victims. He is a white male, about 6’ 2” tall with dark brown h a ir. He was driving a sm all d ark -g reen c a r, and his wife was with him, say police. According to special investi gator Richard Montee, an acci dent fa ta lity should n ev er be m oved because it m akes the in v estig atio n th a t m uch m ore difficult. Also, it is a felony in the State of Oregon to move such a victim unless he h as been pronounced dead by a medic, examiner. A dditionally, M ontee r< marked that no accident victii should ev er be m oved withoi supervision sin ce fu rth e r ir juries or complications could r< suit. As of press time, the invest gation of the accid en t is stii underway. USE FIREWORKS WITH CARE While fireworks that make the big noise may be banned in our sta te , the W arm S prings Fire Control office reminds ev eryone that even quiet fireworks can sta rt fires. Over last Fourth of July holiday, four such fires were caused by fireworks used carelessly. F ire Control w arns th a t sm oke bom bs and sp a rk le rs c re a te enough h e a t to catch grass» and trees on fire and urges* people to keep these fireworks aw ay from dry g ra ss and for ests. Cecil Seyler, Assistant Fire Chief of the W arm Springs V olunteer F ire D ep artm en t, notes that tall, dry grass next to houses poses a real hazard. If a fire c ra c k e r or sp a rk le r lands there it could cause the house to go up in flames. S eyler also ad v ises those who intend*to <>lay* w ith fire»* crackers to use caution as ea< y ea r a g re a t m any people ai injured when trying to light i throw them . W atch out fi possible injuries to the finge: and eyes, and n ev er throw firecracker at someone or in the wind. Everybody hopes for a sa and happy F o u rth of July, i tak e c a re if you plan to us fireworks. Make this Fourth < July a holiday to remember.. «not one,to. r e g r e t.. . . . . - -i
