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OCTOBER 11, 1982 PAGE 5 SPILYAY TYMOO Com m unity Tribal Flag Inauguration— A gathering in recognition of the new official Tribal Flag is set for Friday, October 22 a t the Agency Longhouse. The activities will start at 4:30 p.m. with Washut Services, followed by a dinner at 6 p.m. Owen Panner is scheduled to be th e k e y o te s p e a k e r , following his address there will be an awards presentation to the winner of the contest, and also to recognize everyone who participated in the flag contest. In addition to the flag Contest the Tribal Council will pay tribute to a few local individuals who have retired from Tribal and Bureau service in the past year. Hamilton Greeley was the winner of the contest and he will be presented with one of the flags as well as other gifts. Education—Marlin Reimer, BIA Education Specialist, has been detailed to the Portland Area Office until January 1983. W ith R eim er aw ay, the e d u c a tio n d e p a rtm e n t is currently not administering any GED tests until a new Chigf examiner is appointed. The department is currentl News accepting ap p licatio n s for winter term. Students making application are required to complete a Federal Student Aid form. Forms are available in the Education office and should be completed and returned to the office as soon as possible. Tuition, books and fees are covered at 100 percent by the education office, and we are currently funding students at 60 percent of their living costs. Halloween Costume Jud ging— Costume judging will be held Friday ^.October 29, at the T rib a l A d m in is tr a tio n Building, at 3 p.m. Categories for Halloween Costumes are (1) TV and Movie Stars, (2) Historical Characters, (3) 21st Century (video game charac ter), (4) Monsters (goblins, witches, ghosts, etc.) and (5) Original. M ad ras E le m e n t a r y - School class pictures are scheduled for October 20. C la sse s w ill be h a v in g Halloween parties on the 29th. Buff elemementary—school pictures on October 19, your child should have the payment on that day. Bits Indian News Notes by Vince Lovett BIA A d m in istr a tio n — Effective Octover 8, 1982, No Cash will be accepted for payment of rent, lease fees, ROLE OF INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE w ood p e r m its , e tc . All EXPANDED, SMITH TELLS NTCA CONVENTION: payments must be made by Interior Assistant Secretary Ken Smith called on Indian Check or M oney Order tribal governments to correct weaknesses and assume new payable the Bureau of Indian leadership responsibilities in a talk delivered September 23 to the Affairs. National Tribal Chairmens' Association convention in Nashville, N atu ral R e sceo u rces — Tennessee. Offering Bureau of Indian Affairs assistance, Smith Ceded area deer tags are being said that the tribes needed to strengthen accounting and fiscal is s u e d a t th e N a tu r a l mamagement systems and their tribal courts systems. Resceources office with the He said the Reagan administration was pursuing a policy of requirements, (1) Must be an Indian self-determination. “ Previous Federal policies and e n ro lle d m em ber of the practices have inhibited the political and economic development Confederated Tribes of Warm of the tribes. Excessive regulations and an over-protective Springs, (2) Must have on your bureaucracy have stifled local decisionmaking, thwarted Indian person at the time of tag pick control of Indianowned resources and promoted dependency up your Columbia River free rather than self-sufficiency,” Smith said. hunting and fishing license, (3) “We intend to reverse this trertd by environment for the abide by State rules and development of healthy reservation economies... The goal of this r e g u l a t i o n s , r u le s a n d administration in Indian Affairs is to strengthen tribal regulations are available at any governments —— because the tribal government must take the lead sporting good store. (4) Must in bringing about economic development and in meeting the other be over 14 years of age, if under needs of the tribal community. 18 you must show your hunters safety certificate. October deer tage will be issued on the first INTERIOR SOLICITOR SAYS TRIBES NOT BEING and after, September tags must FORCED INTO WATER NEGOTIATIONS: Interior’s Associate Solicitor for Indian Affairs Larry Jensen be turned in for a October tag. Lil’ Miss Warm Springs— told representatives of more than 50 western tribes that Secretary There were 22 girls of all ages W att’s plan for helping Indian tribes negotiate settlements of who turned out for the first water claims was not intended “to coerce tribes into negotiations”. practice and we would like He said that he was aware that tribes need “wet” water instead of more interested people to come cash in exchange for water rights. Jensen’s remarks, made at an and participate. The next one is Indian water rights conference in Oakland, California, were scheduled for October 18, 1982. reported in the Arizona Republic. “This is not the first time the federal government has negotiated for Indians is often long and bitter.” Another speaker said “The Papagos have had to bargain for irrigation water that Tucson had been pumping for decades. Would the Papagos have ever gotten so far in negotiation if they ap p o in tm e n t to visit the hadn’t first sued the non-Indians who were taking the water?” A teacher and discuss the reasons Papago settlement bill has been passed in both houses of Congress for the difficulties and find and is expected to be enacted after differences in the bills are methods to ensure satisfactory settled in conference. progress. Students should take the opportunity to improve INDIAN COMMUNITY SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF th e ir g rad es befo re the LUCY COVINGTON, COLVILLE: Lucy Covington, a member of the Colville Indian Tribe and perm anent semester grades come out in January. The first former council member, died September 20th. Her funeral was nine weeks end November 5 scheduled for September 24 from the Catholic church at a n d th e p a r e n t / t e a c h e r Nespelem, Washington. Lucy has been credited by some members conferences will be November of her tribe with leading the seccessful fight against termination for the Colvilles in the 1950’s. She was a powerful advocate for 12. Teachers are required to improved education programs for Indian students. Her advice attend classes for professional and counsel was respected and sought by Indian leaders. growth and ne of these classes According to a relative, she suffered from fibroid tissues of the is , “ N a tiv e A m e r ic a n lungs. P e r s p e c tiv e s in P u b lic Education.” Four high school Education.” Three high school NINE TRIBES OF GREAT LAKES AGENCY PARTICIPATE s t u d e n t s w h o w ill be IN CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY: participating as panel members The Bureau of Indian Affairs Great Lakes Agency at Ashland. a r e : T r u d i e P in k h a m , Wisconson initiated a contract signing ceremony, September 15 Robinson Mitchell, and Merrit and 16. in which nine tribes served by the agency signed a total of Youngdeer, Jr. 29 contracts to provide tribal operation of vrious reservation The Title IV Part A Indian programs. The total dollar amount of the 29 contracts was $2.6 Education program will be million. The contracts were only those involving banded funds; conducting its yearly survey to all parents, teachers, and contracts for unbanded programs are awarded throughout the students. During this week all year. The total budget for the agency is $5.6 million and about 75 high school students will be percent of this amount now is awarded to the tribes through the filling out the yellow survey contracts/ grants process. Agency Superintendent Robert St. Arnold has established, on forms. Parents, if you haven’t by now, please turn in the an interim basis, a field service unit charged with the responsibility survey forms to the high school for ensuring contract/grant compliance and accountability. He for tallies as it will assist in sees the necessity for such a unit due to the volume of the two-day planning next school years’ signing ceremony are school operations, higher education programs, employment assistasnce, housing improvement, roads Title IV program. maintenance and the Johnson O ’Mally education program. From the high school counselor by Ron Pinkham Eight-day absent letters for this year are different as compared to last school year. Absences are recorded by period, number of days, class subject and teacher. The letter suggests a conference with D o u g H e n ry , a s s is ta n t principal, if you have any questions. When a student reaches a total of fifteen absences a student may/will be dropped from the course with an “F ” grade and no credit. Parents and students must fully understand the reason for fifteen days of absences whether it is by skipping, truancy, illness, no note, or other reasons. At the eighth day, if the absences are due to skipping or just not attending class, possible remedies can be arranged to ensure that a student attends class regularly. P a r e n t s p le a s e b e c o m e involved with this process. Pink slips are achievement re p o rts sen t to p a re n ts concerning a child’s progress in class whether it be positively or unsatisfactorily. If your son or daughter is achieving poorly please arrange with me an Toe Ness There was this professor who said to his class, “A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer.” Then there was this small voice from the rear. “No wonder so many of us flunk your exams!” YIKES ss ss ss A fortune teller came to town so this guy decided to go and see her. She told him he’d be poor and unhappy until he was 40. “Then what?” he asked desperately. The fortune teller said, “Then you’ll get used to it.” YIKES t SS SS SS CONFUCIUS SAY:“Winner in strip-poker very lucky...but loser most interesting!” YIKES SS SS SS This pretty school teacher substituted for a friend who was taking a week’s leave for a honeymoon. Later on at a party, the host started to introduce her to the groom. “Oh, I know Miss Davis very well,” he said, “She substituted for my wife on our honeymoon.” YIKES SS SS SS There was this old maid who saw this guy’s picture on a wanted poster in the post office and she offered $200 more than the FBI.” YIKES SS SS SS This guy said, “I can’t figure it out. Somebody must have gotten my wife mixed up with the Coast Guard.”“How’s that’” asked his friend, “Well, every night around midnight some guy calls her and asks if the coast is clear.” YIKES SS SS SS SUBSCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO SEND SUBCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO P.O. Box 735 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 NAME______________________ _______________ ________ ADDRESS— _______________ _______________________ CITY— ____ _________ ____ STATE_______ ZJP_________ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR $6.00 All Warm Springs tribal members will receive the Spllyay Tymoo at no cost. 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