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Page 4 September 11,1981 ■........... r SP1LYAY TYMOO ' ■ ■........ > Editorial E Coosh EEWA (The way it is) Letters to the editor—------ — Much concern expressed about tribal reorganization To the people, As many of you are aware, and many unaware, a number of concerned tribal members have been c irc u la tin g a petition. (It now has 300+ sig n a tu res.) The p e titio n requests that Tribal Council fulfill their obligation to the people of Warm Springs by involving us and keeping us informed concerning major decisions. Recently our “leaders” seem to have totally forgotten about the people of Warm Springs by not involving us in major decisions. One would like to think that at least one of our “leaders” would think about taking major resolutions to the people for our input before approving any major resolu tion. Our immediate concern is Resolution #6033 which places three people in top manage ment positions ■ — two non- tribal members and one tribal member!?! Never before have two non-tribal members had this much power in our tribe. Why can’t we put tribal people in these positions?! Why this particular move, what are the other options? Why weren’t these positions advertised?!? Why were these positions made retroactive to February ?! There are many questions unanswered.....we must questions these decisions in depth... Why, why,...tell us why this is the best move for the Confede:-ied tribes of Warm Springs. Ralph Minnick — no question. This man is an asset, is good for Warm Springs. Ed Manion — another asset. He also has his family here, so consequently has a vested interest in the welfare of Warm Springs. Doug McClelland — No Comment! We have to eliminate the million dollars of waste here in Warm Springs!!....think is tod much waste which we have to pay for!! Think about it. Your children pay for all this waste. We owe it to ourselves to reduce Tribal spending and waste. We must tighten up on tribal operation, find out who is spending our money, why they’re spending it and where they’re spending it!! Then follow it up with an indepth audit. If we tighten up on tribal o p e r a t i o n , p r o f it s an d dividends will increase for all thr.ee tribes. But we must come together to accomplish this. Don’t be afraid to speak out...tbere are a lot of people who work in various programs who know where money, equipment is being wasted, but who do we turn to? Write or talk to your Councilman. Don’t be afraid of Council, they work for us! We must stand up for ourselves now, in this generation, or our children will have to endure the same harships, eve worse. We have to tighten up on the “free lunch” that you and I pay f o r, u n lim ite d e x p e n s e accounts, credit cards, tribal cars, ridiculous trips for committees and Council, silly donations to grown people, clubs and associations that, using a little imagination, could earn their way. If we are going to go down the trail of. self-determination and independence, then we have to come to grips with some very hard issues. We can’t continue to take from the future, just so we can enjoy... We m u st u tiliz e o u r r e s o u r c e s m o re w ise ly . Wampum doesn’t grow by spending, it’s how it is re invested and managed that will insure a fulfilling future for our children. Sincerely, Bobby Eagleheart & Many others Why we initiated the petition It’s the people of Warm Springs that makes a llo f this possible!! Our people come firs t, every th in g else is secondary. . .We must never forget this. We enjoy what we have today, because our elders kept us first in their minds. Think of our children, their future, our future.. .sometimes I worry abut our future.. .Then I realize we, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, can com e to g e th e r and find solutions. Once a chief is nominated, or a person is nominated for our Warm Springs Tribal Council, and accepts this nomination, h e /s h e also accep ts the responsibility tow ard the people of Warm Springs. This includes the responsibility of involving the people in major decisions that affect all ot our lives. We must give support and s tr e n g th to o u r T rib a l G overnm ent by involving ourselves in the governing process. Our Constitution and By- Laws rea,d:Article Vl-Initiative and Referendum: Whenever a matter of great importance comes before the Tribal Council, the councilm en sh all, by resolution duly passed, submit the matter to the vote of the people. If they do not so agree to submit the question, any two members of the council, or one-fifth of the members of the Confederated tribes, may within 30 days after the vote of council, call such a popular referen dum, but no councilmen shall call more than two re fe re n d u m e le c tio n s during any calendar year. W hen a re fe re n d u m election has been called, the question to be voted on shall be posted at the voting places for at least ten days prior to election. The notice shall contain the ordinance or reslution to be voted on with the acco m p an y in g w ords: “Shall the ordinance, or resolution be approved? Yes( ) No ( ) The will of those voting shall be the law, provided at least one- third of the eligible voters actually vote. Laws. . .To say the least!! We, the undersigned, are suggesting R esolution No. 6033 be brought before the people of Warm Springs, to bring us together in a joint effort to arrive at the best solution. The people have ideas and thoughts too. We would appreciate a chance to be involved in the decision as to who is to “RUN” our Tribal affairs. We know who treats us with respect and regard. We’re not saying that we disagree with the appointments, or that they are a mistake. We are saying that we disagree with Council and Management’s decision to disregard the input of the Warm Springs People. Bobby Eagleheart & Others Please Call Management’s - and Tribal Daisy Martin would like Council’s decision to adopt resolution No. 6033, that Bunny Brunoe to call her appoints three people to top collect at 1-707-964-2978. level management positions, without involving the people of W arm S p rin g s, v io lated Constitutional rights and By The Petition To: : . Tribal Council & Management From: Warm Springs families Re: Resolution No. 6033 being the violation of our constitutional rights, which allows us to voice our opinions in major decisions. We urge Tribal Council to reconsider Resolution No. 6033 and allow the people a General Council meeting to at least afford the people, both off the reservation. Not only are the Tribal people’s feelings slighted, also many non-tribal employees are feeling the same. We will continue circulation of our petition, which already has hundreds of signatures, until Tribal Council schedules a General Council to allow us our constitutional rights in matters of great importance that affect all of our lives. /We, the people of the three tribes of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, are c i r c u la t in g a p e t i t i o n , requesting that the Tribal Council and management hear the voice and concerns of the people o f Warm Springs, concerning Resolution No. 6033. . This petition isn’t aimed at tribal and hon-Tribal, the opportunity to voice our ideas, thoughts, and amendments to Resolution No. 6033 before its Sincerely, approval. It’s the people of Warm Springs that continue to Concerned Warm Springs make good life-styles possible People, for many, many, people of and Bobby Eagleheart the man appointed. The issue Council forgetting us? To the People of Warm Springs, This letter is to question the judgem ent of the T ribal Council. They were elected to the Tribal Council to support the will of the Warm Springs people. However, they are neglecting the will of the people ana supporting the Admini stration and Management. Here are a few. of the decisions that were made without the consent of the Warm Springs enrolled people: Purchase of Sherars Bridge (We already had the fishing, rights)! Purchase" of Schoen-Hagen Property (off reservation land, ranch and farmland). Building of new Tribal Garage. Reorganizing the Manage ment to fit the administration; not the enrolled members. The Tribal Council have been telling us the last few months we are low on funds? However Management and Tribal Council create top level positions that will cost the Tribe (us) over a % million dollars! Do the Warm Springs people really want this to happen? Is there a Warm Springs member trained for one of these jobs? Vernon Henry Notice of public meeting “The Warm Springs Law and Order Committee wishes to . ex ten d th e ir c o rd ia l in v ita tio n to all T rib al M em bers to a tte n d th e scheduled public meeting on September 14, 1981 at the Agency Longhouse. Dinner will be served 5:30 p.m. and meeting to start 7:00 p.m. We encourage you to attend-this is your meeting!” Tribal Council Agendal The Tribal Council will be discussing the 1982 BUDGETS during. September
