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B erry feast
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Spllyay Tymoo
tim e fo r th a n k fu ln e s s
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Huckleberry Feast has been a tim e o f thanksgiving fo r centuries in the Indian culture. I t is the tim e to
thank the creator fo r the bounty he has provided. The same songs and the same prayers have been
recited fo r all these years. The only difference is the people have changed. B ut passing these songs and
prayers down fro m generation to generation remains a p a rt o f Indian tradition.
Spilyay Tym oo ph otos by Shewczyk
iHoquin celebration and reunion
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‘ nbal Budget
$900,000 out last year,” said
S ecre tary /T reasu re r Ralph
Minnick. He could not recall
the tribes ever having to cut so
drastically.
The 1982 and 1983 budgets
were broken into six categories;
o p e r a l i o n , c o m m u n ity
a s s is ta n c e , c a p itiliz e d ,
enterprise, El A and per capita,
with over $9 million of the $16
m illion budget going to
operations. About $2 million
be cut from the operations
portion of the budget. All other
categories, except per capita
which has been increased from
just under $2.3 million to over
$2.3 million, will be reduced so
as to achieve a balance budget.
The $80,000 EIA program,
which will end next month,
has been eliminated altogether.
The Tribes have always had a
balanced budget and don's feel
they should go into 1983 with a
deficit budget. “We’re aiming
for a break-even budget,” said
Minnick.
A ll b u d g e ts w ill be
assembled this week for review
by management. The final
review round in Tribal Council
will begin S eptem ber 1.
Council will have one month to
review the budget as it must be
posted in resolution form by
October 1.
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Darkroom/ Writer
Reporter
Typesetter
Sid Miller
Donna Behrend
Marsha Shewczyk
Pat Leno
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“The circle is completed.”
Following a six-year struggle
the land belonging to Edison
Chiloquin has become Indian
land. F or C hiloquin the
realization of having his land
returned as Indian land by an
act of Congress has fulfilled a
dream. The U.S. Congress
passed the Chiloquin Act of
1980'an d the Plaikni Village
has reached the status of Indian
land.
Chiloquin became, during
the last six years, a “legend in
his time” after he refused to
take money for his heritage. He
set up his camp on his land and
kept a sacred fire burning will be an area for people to set
continuously for six years. The up their own emps. Chiloquin
fire required constant tending. extends an invitation to his
To celebrate this moment in friends and supporters to
history, Chiloquin has planned attend the weekend events to
a weekend feast. A dedication join him in celebration.
The celebration will be held
and reunion are planned to
celebrate the return of the land. at the Plaikni Village. To reah
The event is scheduled for the village, take Highway 97 to
Labor Day weekend, Septem Chiloquin, turn left at the
ber 4 and 5. The dedication will Sprague River highway and
start with ceremonies on then turn right at the Twin
Saturday at noon. A potluck River D rive,,
For information and to
feast will follow at 2 p.m.
S i n g i n g , d a n c i n g a n d m ake d o n a tio n s, c o n ta c t
drumming will be featured Edison Chiloquin, P.O. Box
throughout the weekend. There 452, Chiloquin, Oregon 97624
or.telenhone (5031 783-2042.
Recent Klamath meeting fizzles
A meeting scheduled for the
Klamath people in the Madras
and Warm Springs areas failed
to materialize. The meeting was
scheduled to be held at the
W arm S p r in g s A g en c y
Longhouse on August 5 from
6-10 p.m. The Klamath staff
representatives, arrived to
present a series of workshops
for interested Klamath people,
but because contradictive times
were posted, very few Klamath
were present.
Jeff Mitchell, vice chairman
of the Klamath organization,
stated he was uncertain as to
the reason there were not more
people. He said the last meeting
held in this area was well
attended by the people.
The meeting was scheduled
to cover a number of topics: 1)
Overview of the origin of
federal Indian law; 2) a brief
history of current Klamath
constitution and by-laws; 3)
definition of the terms nation
and sovereign; 4) hunting and
fishing rights under the 1864
treaty and 5) various court
cases (Kimball vs Callahan I
and II -and Cosent Decree).;-
The Klamath staff has
traveled to various points in
Oregon during the past month
to present the workshops to its
people. Accompanying the
staff were Harold Gray and
Ken Harwood, consultants of
Bear Chief Associates of
Missoula, Montana.
Bear Chief Associates has
been hired by the Klamath
group to prepare a needs
assessment questionaire. The
consultants travel with the
Klamath group to present the
questionaire. The questions
deal with a number of areas
which have been defined by the
Klamath council. It consists of
eight sections: 1) the head of the
h o u s e h o ld ; 2) h o u s in g
in f o r m a tio n ; 3) g e n e ra l
household inform ation; 4 )
h e a lth an d m e d ic a l; 5)
c o m m u n ity ; 6) g e n e r a l
in f o r m a tio n ; 7) w ild life
management information and
8) economic development.
The study will be used to
determine the direction of the
Klamath people and their
government in the future.
Mitchell stated it is important
for all Klamaths to fill out the
questionaires. The answers will
be evaluated and compiled by
Bear Chief/ Associates with
recom m endations for the
Klamath people and their
government For Klamaths in
the central Oregon area who
were unable to attend a meeting
Mitchell stated they could write
to the Klamath Tribal office at
P.O. Box ¿436, Chiloquin,
Oregon 976^4. A copy of the
needs assesSlnent questionaire
will be mailed and it can be
returned by mail.
The Klamath staff plans to
travel to areas which have a
large population of Klamath
people at least once a year in
the fu tu re? according to
M it x h e ll /^ T h i s su m m e r
workshop Jjwere presented in
Eugene aij£ Salem by the
K la m a th ¿/¡¡staff. M itc h e ll
asserted it «^important for the
Klamath ffipple to attend
meetings because it gives them
the.opportumty to express their
ideas and/jObecome involved
i n '/ J h e ^ s E t m a t h t r i b a l
government?'