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January 14,1982
1981—A year marked by change and new direction
Children, the strength o f the future, are taught swim survival at classes conducted in the Kah-Nee-Ta
Village pool.
Members o f the community bid farewell to Ken Smith at a special dinner following his
confirmation as the Interior's Department’s Assistant Secretary fo r Indian Affairs.
New Secretary/ Treasurer, Ralph Minnick
Work, on a much needed enlarged tribal garage complex was begun in 1981
Trudee Clements, 1981 Miss Warm Springs, represented the
Tribes well. She earned the title o f first runner-up in the
M iss Indian America pageant, she was first runner-up in the
M iss N.C.A.I. contest held in Anchorage, Alaska, and at
Tomah, Wisconsin she was first runner-up in the Indian
D ay Princess contest. She was also chosen M iss N. A.I.C.A.
by the National American Indian Cattlemen’s Association.
She will hold the title fo r one year.
The year 1981 was one of change and new
direction for the .'Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation,
, When Ken Smith was sworn in May 14 to
the position of the Interior Department’s
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, he had
to resign the position of General Manager
here. He had held that position for Over ten
.years, People expressed pride that he was
chosen for the top BI A post, but there was also
sadness because it meant he would be leaving
the tribal organization and be gone for four
years.
Upon Smith’s departure, Tribal Council
approved a management reorganization plan
which separated business activities from;
commupity services and divided the General
Manager/Secretary Treasurer job into three
positions. Ralph Minnick was appointed
S ecretary T reasu rer, Ed M anion as
Community Services Manager, and Doug
McClelland as Fiscal and Control Manager.
Early in 1981, Superintendent James
Cornett retired after serving nearly ten years at
Warm Springs. A few months later Meritt
It was the first time a governor joined in on the Pi-Ume-Sha celebration. Oregon’s Governor Vic Atiyeh rode in the Pi-
Ume-Sha parade and visited with folks at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds. H e was here fo r a rest and even did a bit offishing.
Youngdeer, an Eastern Cherokee from North
C aro lin a, was ap p o in ted new BIA
Superintendent here.
Because of poor-economic conditions in
1981, Warm Springs Forest Products
Industries experienced a tense year. But unlike
many other Oregon mills, WSFPI continued
operation without any shut-down. On the
positive side, Robert W. Macy was appointed
General Manager of WSFPI, the first tribal
member to hold that position at the tribally-
pwned forest products complex.
Equine Infectious Anemia, a horse disease
spread by flies, became a serious problem on
the reservation and in surrounding areas.
Funds amounting to $232,000 were expended
in an effort to rid the reservation of this
problem. Horses that tested positive had to be
destroyed. The Miller Flat, Dry Creek and
Webster Fiat areas were hardest hit.
Total tribal enrollment in 1981 jumped to
2,438. There were 94 newborns enrolled but,
sadly, there were 14 deaths — mostly the result
of car accidents.