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1980 Tribal Council Candidates—Agency District
The reason I am running for
Tribal Council is I feel I can
help make a better way of life
for our people. I was taught
th at to be considered a
representative for the people
was a great honor. This
teaching still remains inside me
today.
I believe I can relate
im p o rta n t co n cern s and
decisions to the people. There
are many difficult decisions to
be made, but before they can be
made there has to be input from
the people. I see Council
members getting input from the
people within their districts and
expressing those thoughts to
the general membership. From
there we should be able to
combine our thoughts and
hopefully make wise decisons.
Regarding major reservation
concerns, my feelings at this
time are, first, we must
complete planned facilities to
allow improved coordination,
organization, and program
development to take place.
Once com plete, employee
development and training must
be increased to provide quality
service to our community.
Do no interpret me as saying
we do not have quality services
now. However, there is always
room for improvement.
Once satisfied we are well
underway with these areas, I
believe we should set our sights
Stanley “Buck” Smith
My name is Stanley “Buck”
Smith Jr. I am married and
have two boys, also one
daughter and one son from a
previous marriage. I have lived
here in Warm Springs all of my
life, and am employed at the
Warm Springs Forest Products
Industries. I w ork as a
Supervisor for the Log Center
and Logyard section and have
worked there since 1968.
The reason I am running for
Tribal Council is because of the
concern 1 have for the people
and the students we have in the
schools. There are always
questions abut ‘’Why do we
have problem s with our
students in school?” “What is
the future of Warm Springs
relating to economic and social
development?” These questions
are concerns the Council
should answer.
These are not all the
problems or questions that
relate to the Tribe. There are
also concerns about what
happens nationally to Indian
reservations, new laws, new
regulations, etc., or what are
our concerns and what can we
should develop other needs of
our people such as recreation
and leisure-time use, and more
cultural and traditional needs
programs. I believe the current
housing situation fosters and
feeds many of our social
problems. We simply must
close the gap on our housing
shortage problem.
As many of you know,
education is an area I’m more
knowledgeable about. It wasn’t
until just recently through your
cooperation and input with the
Education Needs Assessment
that we had a clear picture of
where we are headed. I believe
we can now do a better job of
meeting your thinking of a
solid learning experience for
your children.
Mike Clements
Concerning my employment
on two major concerns. First, and Council, it wouldn’t be
we must attend to our Natural practical for me to quit my job
Resource areas by document^ if elected. In fact it would be
' ing all necessary information to disastrous for me and my
help us make solid decisons. I family. However, I would make
know now that there are plans C ouncil the prio rity and
and decisions underway that schedule my time accordingly.
will have great impact on us. This can and should be done as
there are many people that
We must be ready.
Second, we must reduce the should be encouraged to seek
pressure our community is leadership roles.
We need our strong leaders
currently experiencing in social
problem areas. I believe we out in front to guide us through
should seriously consider a new these hard times. We must
replace the old concept with the
direction.
Rather than focusing our idea that to be a Council
attention on counseling and member is to look forward to
rehabilitative programs, we something with pride and
honor.
do as a tribe.
The experience that I have
can be a value to the questions
that have to be answered. I feel
with the experience I have in
family living with my boys in
school, their G.P.A.’s, sports,
and social living conditions
that I can contribute a lot to the
student’s and parent’s concerns
on school problems.
The other experience is my
job. It relates to the biggest
economic enterprise that we
have, also the largest natural
resource that we have, and the
largest employer in Central
Oregon. The number of years
that I worked there will also
assist myself with decisions on
e m p lo y m e n t c o n c e r n s ,
economic concerns, and also
social concerns that we have
in the community.
The other concern that I
have is the Old Peole or Senior
Citizens, housing, health and
welfare, fishing, hunting, the
Treaty and rights that they left
for us to preserve. We need to
preserve the-natural resources
for the future generation.
Looking down the road 50
years from now, what are our
children going to be doing? The
seniors did this for us. they
worked for what we have now.
So we need to do the same for
our children. Preserve the
history, culture, land, treaty
and rights under it.
I feel that I am qualified to
accept the nomination for
councilman here in Warm
Springs. Also, if anyone has
any questions or concern on
Warm Springs, you can call me
at 553-1272 or write to:
Stanley Buck Smith Jr.
PO Box 604
Warm Springs, OR 97761
I will do the best of my ability
to represent my district, and the
people of Warm Springs.
Bernice Mitchell
I am not running because I
am dissatisfied with my job. I
will take a leave of absence if I
am elected to Tribal Council.
Things are moving too fast
for controls. It doesn’t hurt us
to stand still for a few minutes
occasionally and see this.
Twenty-three years ago, I
was on Tribal Council for three
years. I have been a Warm
Springs resident all of my life.
Education is number one for
me. Education includes tribal
culture and tradition plus
business. The Tribe must take
the good out of traditional
e d u c a tio n a n d s ta n d a r d
institutional education—this
would be a wonderful and
unique reservation.
There is a need for an
educational center for the
young. We sometimes forget
their needs. Education begins
with the very young. Education
from the youngest to the oldest
should never stop. And,
tradition in education should
be encouraged.
In the future I see Kah-Nee-
Ta picking up. It will eventually
be a source of income to the
reservation. Also, I see the need
for electricity to all the
households, I see this as
happening in the 80’s.
I’m presently self-employed
as a log trucker. It keeps me
pretty busy, but if I am elected I
will make time to serve on the
Council.
George Picard
I didn’t go to the nominating
meeting but I got a call in the
middle of the night telling me
that I had been nominated by
Wauna Calica. I was surprised.
I feel we need better and
stricter law and order codes
especially when an outsider
gets into trouble on the
reservation. If an outsider gets
into trouble, we can’t prosecute
or collect. We need more
patrolmen on weekends and
My concerns are always with
the Tribe, and housing is one of
them. We’re having .a heck of a
time meeting our needs. There
are those living off the
reservation because they are
unable to secure housing here. I
would like to see that corrected.
It will take time to work
to w a rd a lle v ia tin g th a t
shortage. There are a lbt of
opportunities on the reserva
tion for employment, and if
housing were available I think
many would return and be
helpful to the reservation.
Even people in the middle
income range, $20,000 and up,
still have a hard time being able
to pay for a home with the high
tax and interest rates. We
should be looking into that
also. We need to help them as
well as those in the lower
income brackets.
I believe that individuals
with ambition and intiative
should be given all the help and
encouragement and Tribes can
offer, whether it be to go into
business fo r them selves,
construction, or w hatever
employment they seek. I think
the Tribes should give all the
help they can to get these
people started.
E ducation is always a
problem. I think we have a
good program, but not enough
I do b eliev e we are
overcutting our timber quota
every year and then selling it.
It’s good for public relations,
but I think we’re cutting too
fast. Our next generation is
coming up—we’re not going to
have anything to leave them. I
think we should try to buy
timber from somewhere else,
like other reservations. Let’s
compete with other mills.
P eo p le have expressed
concern that reservation logs
are being sold o ff the
reservation but that no local
truckers are hauling. The
individual Indian trucker has
been forgotten.
I really appreciate being
nominated to run for the Tribal
Council and really feel it was an
honor. But I have devoted 20
years of my life to law and
order and I feel I could best
service the community and
Confederated Tribes as Chief
Judge of the reservation.
I don’t feel that I or anyone
could hold a permanent job
and be on the Tribal Council
and do justice to both
r * positions.
Family considerations were
a big factor in deciding to
decline the n o m in a tio n .
Professionally, my first priority
would be to remain the Chief
Judge for the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
Irene Wells
Satch Miller
I’ve always wanted to be on
Tribal Council. I feel that I can
help people.
The Tribe is a business and
the Council is the people that
runs that business People who
can make decisions that benefit
the tribe should be on the
Tribal Council. I feel that I can
do that.
Objectivity on matters that
pertain to the tribe is essential.
I’m not interested in making
political decisions. I can make a
decision and consider whether
it is good or bad for the
organization rather than for
individual persons.
The Commuity Center won’t
suffer if I become a member of
Tribal Council. I’ll be putting
in longer hours and it won’t
intefere with my work. There
are other responsible people
working at the Commuity
C enter, also. My jo b is
primarily as administrator and
Zane Jackson
are enco u rag ed to tak e
advantage. We need better
communication from tribal
officials to the member's to
determine what there is for
everyone. We need to make
people aware of what is
available.
I enjoy being on the Tribal
Council and consider it the
number-one thing that has
happened to me. If re-elected, I
will do my best for what would
help the Tribe.
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director.
I have a degree in recreation
from Oregon State University.
For five years I was an office
clerk in what is now the
Utilities Department in Warm
Springs. I have business
qualifications which I feel are
important to a Tribal Council
member. I am experienced in
budget and management. I
became a manager trainee at
the Community Center in 1974.
In 1975, I was appointed
director of the Center. I have
also been on the Education
Committee for five years until
last spring when I resigned.
evenings. We only have two
patrolmen in the evenings to
protect the entire reservation.
Something that most people
don’t know is that some
patrolmen are working double
shifts. In order to get good
patrolmen you have to give
decent pay.
Linton Winishut
When you serve on the
Council, about the time you get
settled down, your term is up.
Then if you’re not re-elected, all
that you’ve learned ends right
there.
I’d like to see continuity in
the membership of the Council.
One way to do this would be by
h a v in g s ta g g e r e d te rm
expiration years.
Another thing is at-large
voting. I would like to have a
chance to vote for someone
from Simnasho, to vote for
someone from Agency, and to
vote fo r som eone from
Seekseequa. It would eliminate
districts. I would like to see the
Education hasn’t been a high
priority on the Tribal Council.
Lack of education leads to a lot
of social problems. There are
jobs available for the young in
physical labor occupations, but
what do these people do when
they get older and can no
longer perform these jobs.
They look down the road of the
future and the road isn’t there.
More emphasis on education is
important.
Housing problems are also
of importance. The goals in
housing never change, there is
always a need for more
housing.
Another issue that Tribal
Council must look into more
thoroughly is more sources of
income for growth of the T ribe.
The Tribe cannot continue to
grow without this considera
tion.
The constitution should he
looked at and brought up to
date. I am not for changing
tradition but I am for changing
with the times.
Council work closer with the
Simnashos, with the people
here (Agency) and with the
people of the South End.
In the next three years we
should utilize as many of our
own people where we now have
n o n -In d ia n s w orking as
possible. We have many young
people who are well-trained;
yet, their training is being
wasted. I am not prejudiced,
but I do feel that I can work
better if' we sit down and ask,
‘How can we best do this?’
Well, if it were a white man, I
wouldn’t even ask him that.
Let’s do something for our
young people. Education. If we
can get some of our young
people to settle down and
decide what they are best at,
and if they are educated
enough, thev can fill some of
th e p rin c ip le p o s itio n s .
Another thing I would like to
see improved is the Tribal
Court. And enforcement.
I d o n ’t think the law
enforcement should appear as
though they are dominating
our people. I think they should
treat our people like humans,
and make our people realize
that they are protecting what is
theirs—what is ours.
I w a n t to leav e my
knowledge and my experience
to the younger people. If we
have this continuity, this
staggered term expirations
date...I think it’s the best thing
we can do, rather than have a
new council come in every three
years and start all over again.
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Frank Smith
I think education should be
the number one priority. I don’t
think the Tribes should rule out
having our own school system,
for this reason: many kids are
unable or unwilling to take part
in all of the activities at the
Madras schools. They feel left
out.
In order to be well-rounded,
I think kids need to take part in
a ll p h a s e s o f s c h o o l
activities—socially, athletically
and academically. Some of the
kids—those from the rural
areas—are restricted because
of the great distance they must
travel to and from school each
day. Also, a good school would
include a good library; and that
would benefit the whole
community.
Another benefit of having
our own school would be that
the curriculum would include
things that are important to us,
and to Indian people in general.
Things like language, arts and
crafts and Indian history.
The second priority should
be recreation for the young
people. I think the major
reason our , young people are
turning to alcohol and drugs is
that there just aren’t the kind of
Outlets available that they
want. There isn’t enough
variety in the kind of recreation
av a ila b le to them . N ot
everybody w ants to play
baseball or basketball. We need
to get away from the S.O.S.
(Same Old ****).
M y n am e is R o se lla
(Leonard) Phillips, one of
th o s e o r ig in a l “ W arm
Springers” whose roots begin
in the shanty Indian village of
Warm Springs called Holly-
wood. I attended the local BIA
boarding school and then was
bussed to Madras where I
graduated from high school. I
first began my employment
with the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs as a student
trainee in 1957 and have
worked up through 1976. My
last position was that of
Administrative Assistant in
Personnel.
My decision to declare my
candidacy as a “Write-In”
re p re se n tin g th e Agency
District was prompted after
much encouragement from
i n d i v i d u a l s w h o w e re
concerned about the same
kinds of problems which
concern me.
My present position or
sta tu s is “ U n em p lo y ed ” .
However, my decision to run
for a seat on our Tribal Council
is not only because I am
unemployed. My first and
foremost concern is to find out
the reasons contributing to not
only my enemployment, but
other Indians who are also
unemployed.
A tribal member’s right to
preference in employment is
not something we,, as tribal
members, should have to fight
for! Tribal policy standards
passed by our Tribal Council,
either in resolution form p r
ordinance, provides us with
that right'. However, if our
T ribal Council does not
enforce that right, they are
violating their own policies as
w ell as c r e a tin g u n d u e
hardships for those of us who
cannot get jobs.
I feel that I speak not only for
myself but for a countless
number of other members who
feel as I do. This is only one of
my concerns toward which I
would work to change.
I see many changes taking
place on our reservation, but
the majority of these changes
do not benefit our Indian
people as a whole. These
changes only bring about more
separation of our people.
' - We are not like words on a
piece of paper to be filed away.
We are a race of people, proud
of our Indian heritage and
culture. Yet we still have to
learn to live by and cope with
the ways of a White Man’s
culture and his paper-made
world.
I feel our Tribal Council has
lost contact with its people.
Only whep a major budget
change is made do we see them.
But even before we get to see
them, we se*e their papers first. I
take this as a personal insult tc
our Indian people. Why can’t
the Tribal Council talk to us
before they talk to their white
Alvis Smith Sr.
“I think Indian rights,” and I
never forget my heritage. I’m
proud to be born Indian and
hold a lot of respect for the
ways of my Indian people. I
think we are the supreme
people of this great country
“America.” We as Native
American Indians have really
true feelings of pride and love
for our own Indian people and
country, basically our Indian
spiritual and cultural beliefs of
our own kind.
Our Tribal Council must be
accoutable to our members
here on the reservation and
where ever. It is time for all our
people to come together as one,
not out of guilt and shame, but
out of love and respect, to enjoy
our freedom that we have here
on our Reservation, that our
elders provided for us. We are
free to work out our own
destiny, our economics, social
and cultural rights.
Our Indian people should
Rosella (Leonard) Phillips)
c o n s u l t a n t s a n d w h ite
attorneys, and take advise from
w hite trib ally -p aid public
servant personnel?
I am very much concerned
about the power held by white
leaders whose interests lie
outside the boundaries of our
reservation. My concern is for
the survival of our Indian
people whose problems are
brought about or created in
d e fe n se of p ro te c tin g
themselves from a political
structure whose only value is
based on an economic system
with money as its prime object
of concern.
Our voices can still be heard
if we share the same concerns
and if we speak up about our
concerns. If one of us has a
problem, then it affects us all.
But if we fight with each other
instead of helping each other,
the problem only grows larger
until it spreads from one person
to another and we all become
infected. If we work together,
support each other, and care
about each other, the problems
will take care of themselves.
Our Tribal Council is our
source of strength and acts as
our leaders in preserving and
protecting the individual rights
of our tribal members. If
elected, my goal would be
in keeping to preserve those
same rights of our people.
Our Tribal Council needs the
strength and dedication of all
tribal members to give them
support when they need it. I
h a v e - o ver 15 y ears of
experience in working with
Indian tribes and people from
the local level to the national
level and feel very well qualified
to fill this position.
With your support, the
people of Warm Springs can
feel confident that I will speak
up for individual Indian rights
on all issues and matters,
however small or large they
may be. Your vote counts in
helping me to achieve these
badly needed changes and to
provide a voice for the people
of our community!
have employment preference
here on our own reservation,
don’t forget our tribal policies.
Our obligation is to serve out
tribal members and I think we
can accomplish this by good
leadership from our council
members. Lets not betray our
people, we must look properly
at the facts, to the best of our
ability.
We are one of the very few
reservations that govern our
selves and we should maintain
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