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February 12,1982 Page 5
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Vince Lovett
Interior Secretary Watt meets with NTCA and NCAI leaders in
Washington: Interior Secretary James Watt met with the board of
directors of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association January
27 and addressed the annual executive council meeting of the
National Congress of American Indians January 28. Both
meetings were held in Washington, D.C.
At the NTCÀ meeting, Watt agreed to participate in a
conference with Indian leaders to discuss ways of improving
reservation economies. NTCA president Phillip Martin, chief of
the Mississippi Choctaw Tribe, suggested the conference which
Watt endorsed. Watt asked Assistant Secretary Ken Smith tò
work out the details of the conference. Watt told the tribal
chairmen that he would meet and work with the elected tribal
leaders in Indian country—but would not deal with non-elected
staff members of Washington—based Indian organizations. “In
my travels throughout the country I have met with elected tribal
leaders and I will continue to do so,” Watt said.
At the NCAI meeting, Watt informed thè group that Assistant
Secretary Ken Smith would be a member of the Minerals
Management Board, supervising the new agency created to stop
theft and underpayment of royalties for oil and gas produced on
federal and Indian lands. The Secretary told the Indians that the
soon-to-be-announced 1983 budget cuts would affect BI A
administrators and give Indian people on reservations the dollars.
He said the budget cuts would hit BIA central and area offices
primarily. He added that stable tribal governments could further
reduce BIA administrative costs by contracting for tribal
operations of programs.
He concluded his remarks, answering a question about
IN APPRECIATION—The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has been assisting the Warm continuing dialog, by saying: “I think we have a responsibility to
Springs Toastmaster’s Club since the club’s beginning in 1976. Current Toastmaster’s president go to you in Indian country. Indian people should not always have
Andy Lucas (left) and past-president Charles Nathan (right) presented a plaque to Warm Springs tò come to Washington.”
fiscal manager Doug McClelland in appreciation for the Tribe’s support.
Smith tells Oklahoma Indians area offices will be consolidated:
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk Interior Assistant Secretary Ken Smith ended speculation about
learning how to speak in front m entions, “ It gives th a t the possible consolidation ot the two area ottices in Oklahoma.
of groups of people. Today, individual the confidence of He told tribal leaders that the total number of BIA area offices
both old and new members communications with people in would be reduced to about six—and that there would definitely
not be more than one in Oklahoma. He said that final decisions
continue to grow in that ability. business as well as social about the precise number, location and jurisdiction of the area
activities.”
Current president of the
Lucas goes on to say .“Even I, offices would be made about March 15.
Warm Springs’ Toastmasters
Smith said that the consolidation of offices will reduce
Andy Lucas feels that the value a social director or a resort, “administrative costs and overhead, but it will not reduce the
of Toastmasters extends into have improved my ability to Bureau’s efficiency or effectiveness in serving Indian tribes.” He
business situations as well as use g e s tu re s a n d b o d y explained that developments in communications and the
p e rs o n a l s itu a tio n s . He movement while speaking.” He increased use of computers have changed the “way the Bureau
maintains that Toastmasters says his rate and volume does. business” ad the need for geographically close regional
speaking when telling a story or
offices. He said that computerization will allow a great
Since 1976 the W arm “ helps an in d iv id u a l in speaking has also shown decentralization
of functions to the agency level and that the area
Springs Toastmasters Club has c o m m u n ic a tio n a n d in improvement, “Now I have
offices
of
the
future
will have some different functios and a new
been e n c o u ra g in g trib a l knowing how to run an more confidence in my job
role in the management structure.
personnel to increase their
because
of
Toastmasters.”
management structure.
communications abilities bv o r g a n iz a tio n .” He a lso
He said he expected to give certain area offices lead roles as
Lucas recently received a
trophy at the Bend district service centers in forestry or water issues or other fields of
speaking contest for Best Club expertise. “Instead of having technical experts isolated and
President Table Topics in scattered in several area offices, we’ll have a service center team in
humor. Another accomplish­ forestry—in the northwest, perhaps. Oil and gas specialists,
ment during his presidency has perhaps in Oklahoma. Range mangement people in the central
been an increased membership plains area.”
Smith said there would be similar, appropriate changes in the
for the Warm Springs club.
central office to reduce administrative costs, including the
Current members of the reduction and consolidation of central office units for more
Warm Springs Toastmasters, efficient mangement. The Assistant Secretary attended the
Chapter 2293 include: William quarterly meeting, January 21, of the United Tribes of Western
Hoptowit, Carmen Pinkal, Oklahoma and Kansas.
C h arle N a th a n , Je a n n ie Judge says signing of fish closure order was a mistake: A court
N eum an, W inono Strong, order allocating half the Puget Sound chinook catch to
J e r r y S tr o n g , F ra n c in e Washington Indian tribes this year, regardless of the impact on
Sanders, Caroline Cruz, Kathy sport fishing was described by U.S. District Judge Walter Craig as
T uhn, M arsha Shewczyk, a “clerical error” and withdrawn.
A n to in e tte W o lfe, Bob
The order was signed by the judge January 4. State and tribal
Goodrich, Radine Calica, Gary officials agreed that an immediate 50-50 allocation, as required by
Heckman and Andy Lucas.
the order, would mean closing the sound to non-Indian sport
Members who have returned fishermen for six to nine months this year. The threatened closure
to school include: D on angered thousands of anglers. Joe Dunn, Craig’s court clerk, said
Courtney, Pam Keo, Spencer the judge inadvertently signed the order just five days after signing
Keo, Donna Converse and Kris a contradictory order giving the state more time to make
Converse.
additional arguments in the case.
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