PAGE 2 JULY 1, 1980
Spilyay Tymoo
There are familiar faces
in the Portland BIA office
Miss Indian Northwest crowned
Two familiar faces are
Being a Portland resident
The Titles and Records
becoming well known in the has a few drawbacks Jackson department has a staff of 15
Portland Area BIA offices. says. Besides the ash, “they’ve people. Their job consists of
Charles Jackson and Harlow had 2>^ inches of rainfall above issuing title reports for all
Nasewytewa are being normal. Not too good for my reservation lands in the
integrated into urban BIA life. golf game.”
Portland and Sacramento area
Since the beginning of
And Harlow Nasewytewa jurisdictions.
February, Charles Jackson has after eleven years in the BIA
Most of Nasewytewa’s free
been working in the Program Realty Department at Warm time has been spent looking for
Planning and Budgets division Springs, had decided it was a house. When this chore is
at the BIA. He is a trainee time for change. Nasewytewa accomplished his family
“trying to learn the budget accepted a management will be joining him in Portland.
process and rudiments of the position in the Titles and
Ashfall is Nasewytewa’s only
financial system,” he says.
Records department at the complaint about the Portland
Jackson is not an official Portland office.
area-so far.
BIA employee, however. He is
part of the Interpersonnel
Government Act which allows
government agencies to swap
employees. He continues to be
a tribal employee with the
advantage of learning the
disposition of the BIA through
first hand knowledge. In this
program Jackson says he “will
probably be in Portland for
two years.”
The most recent, now
completed task, Jackson has
been involved in was putting
together the 1982 budget for
the regional agencies. He says
the proposed expenditures to
the agencies through BIA
programs are “sent off to
Based on talents, costume
Washington D.C., and then
and personality Ruby LeClair,
they cut them down.”
Harlow Nasewytewa
Shoshone/Bannock, was
selected as Miss Indian
Northwest at the recent Delta
Park Powwow. Miss LeClair is
also reigning as Miss Sho/ Ban
for the 1980 season.
First runner up in the contest
“Indian World” is a once a
week radio broadcast on was Tina Elkins, Cree/Nook-
Tuesday night from Portland,
Oregon. For 45 minutes each
week John Talley announces
Upcoming activities for the
George Picard, Jr. of Warm
Northwest area that are of Springs was hospitalized due to
interest to both urban and non- injuries he recieved in a
urban Indians.
motorcycle accident on Kah-
Talley mentioned his interest
Nee-Ta Road Friday June 20.
in establishing a network of
At 1:45 p.m. on the twisting
Indian progams and possiblly section of road near the Kah-
Indian owned stations in the Nee-Ta/ Simnasho junction,
Northwest. He feels “Indian Picard’s Kawasaki motorcycle
World” is only the first step to ran into a white VW Rabbit
such a system.
driven tribal employee David
Charles Jackson
“Indian World”can be heard Harding.
on KBOO - FM, 90.7 on the
According to the police
radio dial, from 8:15 to 9:00 report, Harding was in the
every Tuesday night.
wrong lane, heading south
bound in the northbound lane.
Picard was also negotiating the
sharp turns, heading north
bound in the proper lane.
Sidney Papaluit, 7 lbs., 13
The accident report said
on June 15. He joins one
oz., was bom to Jewell Naomi brother, Sheldon and one Richard and Dorothy Phare of Harding stated that he was
Bellingham, Washington.
Phare Minnick and Ralph sister, Sunmiett.
“cutting the comer too sharp
Minnick at Mt. View Hospital,
and was in the wrong lane”
Grandparents of Sidney are Congratulations!
when he saw the motorcycle.
By that time he was unable to
“Indian World”
on the radio
sack/Yakima. She was the
Former Miss Tin-o-wit. Miss
Warm Springs, Minnie Yahtin
was selected as 2nd runner up.
Former Miss Indian
Northwest, Aurolyn Stwyer of
Warm Springs crowned the
new queen at Delta Park and
Then joined the new court in an
honor dance.
Local man injured in accident
Sidney Papaluit joins Minnick family
Spilyay Tymoo
’
1 '
Coyote News
******* SPILYAY TYMOO STAFF ♦****♦♦
MANAGING EDITOR........ ..............................
ASSISTANT EDITOR............................
PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST/WRITER.....’
....... Sid Müler
Sandy Rangila
Olney Patt Jr.
REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHERS
Donna Behrend
Roger Stwyer
TYPESETTER ;......................................
Marsha Shewczyk
Priscilla Squlemphen
FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976
Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs.
Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building.
Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed
to:
Spilyay Tymoo
P. O. Box 735
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274
Subscription Rate $6.00 per year
get out of Picard’s way.
Harding was cited for
driving in the wrong lane and
for reckless driving.
Picard was “incapacitated”
at the scene, and was
transported by Warm Spring
ambulance to St. Charles
Hospital in Bend. His
complaints included, injury to
the right leg and lower
extremities, pain in the left
knee cap, neck injury and
abdominal pain. But aside
from cuts and abrasions,
Picard only suffered a broken
vertabra in his back.
Kah-Nee-Ta
Security
Officer Tom Bouldin who filled
out the accident report said as
far as he knows, the
investigation is closed. Harding
will appear before the Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
COCC budget levy falls In district
Jefferson County’s levy passes
The basis of the special
The Central Oregon
Community College budget election was an effort to get
levy failed to pass for the voter approval for a $2,848,423
second time in the June 24 tax levy for the operation of
special district election. Warm COCC. Proceeds would also be
Springs again voted to pass the used to provide educational
the proposed- budget but the programs in all counties of the
total count for the district college district which includes
brought about its defeat.
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson,
Klamath, Lake and Wasco.
There were 31 voters at the
polls on Tuesday in Warm
Alexander says, “We could
Springs out of 401 registered limp through the fall term” but
voters. Twenty-seven voted yes continuing operation of the
for the budget levy, 6 voted no. educational facilities will
The Jefferson county totals depend on revenue.
were 580 yes, 754 no. The
“One-half of the money to
entire district totals were 4601 operate the college is local tax
yes, 511? no. “Warm Springs funds.” The breakdown of
always gives us a good vote,” revenue for college operation is
commented COCC director of 49% from tax dollars,. 30%
information Eric Alexander.
from state reimbursement for
student tuition and 21% from
student fees and tuition.
The district will have another
opportunity to vote on the
COCC budget on September 1,
only one week before school
registration. Alexander has
received calls .from concerned
students inquiring whether or
not the school will be opening
in the fall. He tells them to
consider operation of the
school as normal, at least for
the fall term.
The Jefferson County levy
for operating expense for 1980-
81 was passed at this election.
The Warm Springs vote was 22
yes, 11 no. The total county
results were 711 yes, 618 no.
This measure aproved a tax
levy of $726,166.10.