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“Tempest in a teapot”
Watt’s statement creates
controversey
the Administration’s commit­
m ent to en c o u rag e and
strengthen tribal government
as called for by President
Nixon in 1970 and by Congress
in the Indian Self-Determina­
tion and Education Assistance
Act of 1975.
“The 1970 policy and 1975
law have not been adequately
im plem ented because the
F ed era l g o v ern m e n t has
inhibited the political and
economic development of the
tribes. Excessive regulations
and self-perpetuating bureau­
cracy have stifled trib al
decision making, thwarted
Indian control of reservations
reso u rce s, and p ro m p te d
dependency rather than self-
sufficiency.
“This Administration will
reverse this trend by removing
obstacles to self-government
and by creating a more
favorable environment for
d e v e lo p m e n t o f h e a lth y
reservation economies.
“This policy recognizes the
diversity of the tribes and the
right of each to set its own
priorities and goals, and to
proceed at its own pace. At the
sam e tim e, th e F ed era l
“We are not necessarily government will continue to
defending Mr. Watt’s entire f u l f i l l i t s t r a d i t i o n a l
statement, because it contains responsibility for the physical
some things which we don’t and financial resources held in
agree with. But by and large, we trust for the tribes and their
feel, most of his conclusions are
members.”
true and reasonably accurate.
W att’s use of certain words
“We emphasize the fact that during an interview broadcast
Mr. Watt did not call for the on the program “Conservative
a b o l is h m e n t o f I n d ia n
Counterpart” brought a broad
reservations; on the contrary, spectrum of reactions. The text
the Reagan administration has of the interview much of which
consistently supported the has been taken out of context is
reservation system, andhas so as follows:
stated in a formal policy
Question: It seems to me that
statement that was presented to the heart of the problem is a
the National Conference of re se rv a tio n po licy w hich
American Indians recently in distinguishes native Ameri­
W a s h i n g t o n D .C . T h e cans—distinguishes Indians
statement reads, in part:
from the rest of the population.
“ The P re sid en t’s In d ian In ste a d o f a p olicy of
Policy Statement emphasizes Continued on page 2
by Marsha Shewczyk
Much controversery was
raised by a statement recently
made by Secretary of Interior
James W att regarding the
condition of reservations in the
nation and their relationship to
the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
Washington, D.C. Many of his
comments were taken out of
context and related to the
public causing strong reaction
by many including some of the
nation’s Indian leaders.
Warm Springs tribal leaders
withheld comment until a
verbatim copy of W a tt’s
statement reached them for
analysis.
A public statement by Warm
Springs Secretary/Treasurer
Ralph Minnick was issued
which states:
“We have held off issuing a
statem ent u ntil after we
received a verbatim transcript
of Secretary W att’s remarks.
Now that we have reviewed the
transcript, it seems apparent
that the whole matter was
im p ro p e rly p ro m o te d ,
inaccurately reported and
inflated way out of proportion.
A classic ‘tempest in a teapot.’
Billy Goat Gruff
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend
Goaf is friendly, butt
Eugene “Smokey” Wewa some
months ago, has set up
The featured photo on this residence at Amil and Lizzie
page, I feel, needs a bit of Rhoan’s. As the months have
explaining.
passed, the goat has grown and
The goat, which was a gift to grown and grown. Smokey is
still a small tike.
The kids love to play with the
kid, and through play, the
goat has developed a mean
streak. There’s nothing quite
like taking the goat by the
horns.
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Billy, as he is fondly referred
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or jump on the cars parked at
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the Rhoan’s. He isn’t choosey
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which model or make on which
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he sleeps, stands, walks or
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jumps.
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After driving by regularly, it
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became amusing to me to see
Billy playing with the kids,
by Donna Behrend
Weather
chomping on wiper blades or
whatever. What a great photo
for Spilyay, I thought.
U pon driving in to the
Rhoan’s . yard, Billy perked
up—much like a watch dog—
and he ran to greet, me, like all
other visitors, with the fervor of
a long lost friend. With his
horns in my backside, I
encouraged the kid to the top of
the sports car. He soon tired of
this sport, and decided the top
of my car looked better.
After Billy rammed my
w in d sh ield a few tim es,
demolished my radio antenna
and answered the call of nature
(atop the hood of my car), I
turned heel and left.
“All in the line of duty,” I
kept telling myself. Oh, what
will tomorrow bring?
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow
Friday February 11—7 p.m.
Saturday February 12—1 p.m.
7 p.m.
Sunday February 13—1 p.m.
Plan to attend