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June 29,1979
Spilyay Tymoo
Agency special
officer selected
It was a tough choice but the
Superintendent and the Tribal
Council have agreed on an
Individual for the Special Law'
Enforcement Officer Position!
that was vacated two years ago
by Del Eastman.
Homer White Buffalo, 35, a
Standing . Rock Sioux, was
selected from a group of five
Indian applicants who visited
the reservation June 18 to meet
with Bureau and T ribal
officials. The five spent a day
a n d a h a l f w ith th e
Superintendent Jim Cornett
and met with the Council and
m unicipal m anager Rudy
Clements for brief interviews.
As agency special officer,
W h ite B u ffa lo w ill be
responsible for the investiga
tion of the 14 major crimes on
both the Warm Springs and
Burns R e se rv a tio n s, the
provision of training and
technical assistance to the
Tribal Police, and working
with law enforcement agencies
off the reservation.
Clements said he evaluated
candidates on the basis of tribal
directions. The special officer
must have “polish” in dealing
with state governments as well
as be able to work with tribal
management, police; the court,
and natural resources, he said.
He must also be strong in
p r o g r a m p la n n in g a n d
development, and be a good
resource for the tribal law
enforcement programs.
T h e m u n ic ip a l h e a d
indicated that he would be
comfortable with any of three
candidates, but singled out
White Buffalo as having a
“ g o o d p e r s o n a lity a n d
technical base” as well as being
action-oriented.
White Buffalo is currently
“mopping up” in preparation
for leaving Ft. Berthold
Agency in North Dakota,
where he has been a special
officer since 1976. His twelve-
year career has been a steady
climb through the B.l.A. ranks,
starting at the “bottom of the
totem pole” as a police officer
at Ft. Berthold in 1967.
O th e r p o s itio n s have
included captain of police at Ft.
B e rth o ld a n d c r im in a l
investigator at Pine Ridge,
South Dakota. White Buffalo
even spent a year as a Deputy
U.S. Marshall in Madison,
Wisconsin.
But White Buffalo likes
reservation work, finding it
more interesting and active. He
sought a position in Warm
Springs because he had “heard
a lot about it. GS-l2’s were
wanting to downgrade to get
there...It sounds like utopia but
it couldn’t be like that. There
have to be some problems.”
The new special officer plans
to “observe and listen” for
awhile upon arrival in Warm
Springs. He looks forward to
working with the Tribal Police
whom he understands to be
“very competent.” And he
hopes to have a great deal of
contact with the community.
White Buffalo and his wife
and three boys plan to live at
the agency, a requirement of
the special officer.
A Idwin Keo, left, and Joseph Winishut gave the bleachers at the Community Center afresh coat of
paint last week. They are with the Field Projects crew of the summer work program for returning
high school students. Sixteen workers and two leaders, Eliza Hicks and Brenda Scott, make up this
crew that does general maintenance work around the area. Summer workers earn $2.90 per hour and
work a 40-hour week.
Spilyay Tymoo Photo by Stwyer
Superintendent announces road closure
Superintendent James D.
Cornett has announced most
roads on the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation excluding
McQuinn Strip will be closed
to public travel effective
Saturday June 16, 1979. Fire
danger this year requires the
closure to protect Indian
resources.
The closure will not affect
The Confederated Tribes, Kah-
Nee-Ta Vacation Resort or the
main access roads to the public
permit fishing areas as shown
in th e W a rm S p r in g s
R eservation 1979 Fishing
Regulations.
Roads which will be open to
the public include the oiled
roads from U.S. Highway 26 to
S im n ash o , W a p in itia to
Simnasho, Simnasho to Kah-
N ee-T a, and from U .S.
Highway 26 at Warm Springs
to the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
The public fishing areas may
be reached by the Dry Creek
Road, Webster Flat Road,
Agency Tenino Road, Jackson
Trail Road, the Boulder Creek
Trout Lake Road and the Blue
Lake Road.
Lake Simtustus will also
continue to be open to fishing
Community Calendar
June 29, 30
July 4
J u ly
7,
8
July 10
July 9-18
luly 23-Aug 1
Youth Incentive Program is sponsoring a Disco
Dance at the Community Center 8 p.m.
Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 a.m.,
followed by a barbeque, games, a dance and fire
works
Hoopa All-Indian Rodeo at Hoopa California
(WSIRA)
Domestic Water System Referendum. Vote at
the T een C e n te r 8 a.m . to 8 >p.m.
Ny-Mu-Mah Youth Camp at the HeHe
Longhouse.
Ny-Mu-Mah Youth Camp at HeHe Longhoyse
Sp ilyay Tymoo
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A ssistant Editor
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Photographic S p e c ia lis t/W rite r
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Reporter/Photographers
Roger Stwyer
Donna Behrend
Priscilla Squiemphen, Secretary
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W a rm Springs R e s e rv a tio n of Oregon. W a rm Springs,
Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building.
Any w ritten m aterial to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed
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and may be reached through
Pelton Park from Madras or
through Indian Park from the
Jackson Trail Road.
All other reservation roads
will be closed to the public
because of fire danger.
Permits for travel in the
closed areas may be issued by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Branch of Forestry at Warm
Springs Agency but will be
limited for business only on the
reservation and will not be
is s u e d f o r r e c r e a t i o n a l
purposes.
James D. Cornett
Superintendent
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July Fourth should be busy day
Things will start popping in
W arm Springs come July
Fourth as many activities have
been planned for spectators as
well as participants.
The theme of this year’s
parade will be “Kids Do the
Greatest Things”. The four
categories for parade entrants
w ill be G o v e r n m e n ta l,
Equestrian, Senior Citizens
and Kids. If you want to enter a
float, bike, horse, car or
anything else you can think,
call the Community Center.
Trophies will be to the first
place winners in each division.
After the parade at 12:30, a
■venisioa (and hopefully bear)
barbeque will be held at the
Community Center. Every
thing will be furnished and the
charge is $2.00 per person.
After lunch settles a bit, there
will be games for kids of all
ages, with prizes given to the
winners. At 4:00 p.m. pop and
ice cream will be supplied to
everyone and the bingo game,
which is open Jo all, will begin.
A dance is scheduled for the
center, beginning at 9 p.m.
Admission is $2.00, and the
music will be provided by
“Tan-Ru”, the band presently
playing at Kah-Nee-Ta. There
will also be a dance contest with
two divisions: age 30 and
under, and 31 and over. Entry
fee for the contest will be $ 1.50.
And, of course, what would
the Fourth be without a
spectacular fireworks display?
Beginning at dark, bright lights
and shooting stars will glitter in
the sky over Warm Springs, the
booms sending dogs for cover.
So, with the fuel situation the
way it is, why not stay right
here and enjoy the day’s
activities?
Artists invited to enter work in
Portland’s Artquake ‘79 competition
The third annual Portland
Arts Festival, Artquake ‘79,
will take place September 7, 8
and 9. This year the festival will
be located along Sixth Avenue
of the Portland Mall, between
S.W . Yam hill and West
Burnside.
If you are interested in
entering visual artwork, having
a visual arts/crafts sales area
or entering a special project,
read on.
Visual artwork entries will be
chosen by invitation from the
Visual Arts Committee. The
remainder of the exhibition will
be selected through statewide
open-juried competition. All
e n tr ie s m u s t h a v e th e
exhibition label attached, and a
s e lf - a d d r e s s e d , s ta m p e d
envelope should accompany
the entry and jury action cards.
Entries will be received at
Portland State University,
Smith Center, Room 338, on
Friday July 13 fron 12 noon to
7 p.m., and Saturday July 14
from 10 a m. to 1 p.m.
The visual arts/crafts sales
area will consist of approxi
mately 60 booths located on the
street at the festival site. Artists
and craftspersons will be
selected primarily through an
open, juried com petition.
E n t r y f o r m s m u s t be
accompanied by five slides
representative of the items for
purchase. Application forms,
slides and self-addressed,
stamped envelopes must be
mailed to Artquake Sales Area,
BP Box 8181, Portland, OR
97207. No application will be
accepted after 5 p.m. July 5,
1979. Applications can also be
hand-delivered to the Artquake
office in The Galleria, 921 S.W.
Morrison, Room 445.
Final proposal deadline for
any special project is July 11,
1979,5 p.m. The special project
d iv is io n f e a tu r e s o p e n
c o m p e titio n fo r com m is
sion of several projects within
the festival site. Projects may
be in any visual medium or
combination of media.
Further information can be
picked up in the Spilyay office.