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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.
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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
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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
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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
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CONFUCIUS SAY:“Winner in strip-poker very lucky...but loser
most interesting!” YIKES
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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
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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
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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
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