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Warm Springs News V O I. 10 NO. 5 Í 1 2 3 0 ° s u Ho S r 0R r C« L P0l>rLANn AKK «VE S O c iETr '^ 2 7 9 U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 W» I MARCH 1,1985 Simnasho Longhouse to be renovated... Council appropriates funds The Simnasho Longhouse, determined by many too small, will undergo major renovation this year. Tribal Council appropriated $598,000fo r additions and remodeling. For the first time ever, the Warm Springs Tribal Council appropriated funds for a sup plemental budget of $598,000 which will be used to make improvements and additions to the existing Simnasho Longhouse. The supplemental budget will be handled sim ilarly to the Tribe’s annual operating bud get—It will be posted for 30 days and there will be a public hearing to discuss the budget. Simnasho elders and com munity members have been talk ing about Longhouse renova tion since the late 1970s. How ever, there has not been suffi cient excess revenue in the tribal budget tp fund such a substan tial renovation. Simnasho Longhouse member Pierson Mitchell stated that the Tribes receive housing grant by Donna Behr end It was learned in late Decem ber, 1984, that a $3.4 million M utual Help Project grant was awarded by HUD to the Con fe d e ra te d T rib es of W arm Springs. The funding will be used to construct at least 53, three-and four-bedroom single dwelling homes qn the reserva tion, primarily in the Greeley Heights, Wolf Point and Sim nasho subdivisions. The program has been termed a “new home ownership” program for. low and very low income families. Project coordinator Jeff Saw ders stated that it is the am bi tion of the Tribe to develop existing subdivisions and that very few homes, if any, will be built on privately-owned land under the program. However, there are not enough sites deve loped to accomodate the 53 homes. The local Housing Authority (LH A) will hold the title of each site oh which a home is built and the homeowners will be required to sign a lease with the LHA. Of major concern is that if funds were to be used to con struct “scattered site” homes (homes on private land in rural areas), the homes might infringe on grazing or agriculture lands and that the cost for utilities would detract substantially from the total loan program. HUD estimates, that it could. cost up to $45,500 to build a three- bedroom , 1,050 square foot home in a developed subdivi sion under the M utual Help Project. It would cost $10,000 alone to dig a well in addition to the installation of electricity and phone lines and septic tank on private land—expenses th at could be avoided if the home was built in a subdivision. Payments and interest will be based on annual income and the loans, which will be handled through the housing department, will be carried for 25 years. A minimum regular income of $8,000 per year has been estab lished by the LHA primarily because a home couldn’t be properly maintained for 25 years on less than $8,000 per year. Homeowners will have the op tion to pay off their homes before 25 years. Tribal housing director Elton Greeley explained that Mutual Help Project funds have been available on other reservations. HUD found it necessary to re quire a $1,500 down payment from each prospective homfe- pwner for road installation and utilities. But, because the sub divisions are already developed or will be developed soon, HUD has waived the downpayment. A three-bedroom home will be approximately 1,100 square feet, according to the LHA. But Sanders estim ates th at each Names given A name giving ceremony was held at the Simnasho Longhouse January 1, 1985. Following is a list of those who received names and the names they received. Michael Foster, son of Gre gory and Darlene Foster. Re ceived nam e: W iw a h a a sa t Yawanaasat. Meaning: drummer and singer of waasat songs. From: grandm others’ male re lative—maybe brother. Matthew Vaith, son of. Paul Vaith and Violetta Walliftatum Vaith, Received name: Walax- waamit. Meaning: tying some thing way up high. From: pimx (paternal uncle) from (Ne)spe- lem. Danelle Sahme, daughter of Jimmy Sahme and Lila Sup- pah. Received name: Skwaimt. F ro m : M illie Q u ea h p am a , Meaning: Millie Queahpama was . a servant qf sacred food and ceremonies. Patrick Mitchell, traded his name W asq’upat for the name M aq’istaxal which belonged to Clayton Queahpama, brother to Matilda Mitchell. Billy Speak Thunder, son of Mike Speak Thunder and Lisa W allulatum. Received name: Wasq’upat. Reggie Heath, son of Kirby Heath and Lisa Wallulatum; Received name: C’walut. Mean ing: chief. From: Frank Queah pama ancestors. Elfreda Smith, daughter of Emerson (Chief) Smith and Katie Smith. Received name: K’awinit. M eaning: A doctor person, wealthy, with cattle and good home. Timothy Little, son of Ursula Little, was named by his grand father Lilly Heath. h o m e cm lid he k irg erf2 O Q .tr> 300 square feet) arid be built for *’ the same prices And because the sites are already developed, construction costs of each home will be less, thus possibly more than 53 homes. The LHA will be going to Tribal Council in March for approval and a resolution that will concur with HU D ’s pro gram. Community meetings are also planned in March to explain the program to tribal members who may be interested and elig ible for the program. There is a list of ten eligibility requirements before individuals will be considered for the low- interest loans. They are: 1) par ticipant must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warhi Springs; 2) par ticipants must be entitled to sign a homesite lease upon pur chase of housing unit; 3) partic ipant must have a family situa tion with at least two children in the household. (Single-parent families could be eligible. If legal custody of children is in question, participant must have tribal court which provides for permanent legal custody.) 4. Participant must have reg ular annual income of at least $8,000 and may not exceed the HUD income limits established for the Mutual Help Program; 5) Participant must be able to pay utility and maintenance ex penses on a regular basis; 6) people who are currently tenants in Warm Springs Tribal and HUD rental units must be cur rent with their rent and mainte nance charges and they must be satisfactorily meeting their fi nancial obligations to the tribe; 7) participants must have good credit rating; 8) participants must have a satisfactory history with their dwelling unit upkeep ac cording to housing department standards; 9) participants may not have ownership interest in a housing unit which is not a part of the M utual Help Project and 10) participants must be willing to comply with all rules and regulations which are established for the Mututal Help Program. renovation of the Longhouse will ’’alleviate many problems. The Longhouse was way too small for many of the functions. There’s an overheating problem and the ventilation was inad- quate.” Mitchell was on the committee that selected the plan about two years ago. “It will about double the size of the Longhouse.” Once the budget has been posted for 30 days, a hearing will be held to discuss the bud get. The budget was posted two weeks ago. Ninety days from the posting date the budget will be in effect. NAPA convention set for resort The first annual Native Amer ican Press Association (NAPA) convention will be held at Kah- Nee-Ta Resort March 13 through 16. And, according to NAPA president Tim Gia'go, the con vention, will, without a doubt, decide the future of NAPA. Registration for the conven tion is $35 per person. (Those registered before February 22 paid a $25 rejgilffattbriT^ylTi6 registration fee includes all work shops. Lunch will be $5 per person and the banquet will be $10 per person. The Warm Springs Tribal Council donated $500 to help defray the cost of those meals. Workshops scheduled are: Edi torial writing, conducted by Richard LaCourse and Mark Trahant; Advertising, conducted by Tim Giago and Loren Tapahe; and Layout and Design, con ducted by Anita Austin, Mary Polanco and Mike Burgess. Each workshop will be held twice for the convenience of the conferees. An awards banquet will be held March 15 and will honor those people who submitted works an d /o r publications in the “Better Newspaper” contest. Categories in the contest are: editorial writing, column writ ing, feature writing, news and / or photo series, hard news story, sports story, sports photo, gene ral photo, in-house creative ad vertising and layoujand design. Those interested in submitting entries must include $5 per entry per category. Deadline for entries is 5 p.m., March 14. It is advised that entries be mailed to Bill Dulaney, 216 Carnegie Build ing, Penn S tate University, University Park, PA 16802. Featured opening session speaker will be Rob Armstrong, a radio and print journalist with CBS in New York City. Stan M argW l^',^f< ^ncrpi,ifK jo u r nalist and currently a television producer, will be the featured speaker at the awards banquet. A d m in istra tio n fo r N ative Americans commissioner Lynn Engles will also speak at the convention as will a repre sentative from the G annett Foundation. Gannett is assist ing substantially with the for mation of NAPA in the way of funding and technical assistance. Gannett is also providing scho larships for students who are interested in attending the con vention. Buses will run from the Port land airport to Kah-Nee-Ta at 2 and 7 p.m. on March 13. An information tablf will be set up in the luggage claim area of the airport. Buses will also be pro vided for return trips to the airport. Single and double room rates are $35 per night. For further information con tact the Spilyay Tymoo office at (503) 553-1644 or 553-1161, ext. 274. WSFPI shows loss In 1984 Attributing poor market con ing a 25 percent dividend to the early 1984. Since-no profits were to be a disappointment in terms ditions and à bad economy, the Confederated Tribes on the pre developed during 1984, a regu of profits^ the other objectives Warm Springs Forest Products vious year’s profits. A combined lar dividend was not declared in relating to local employment were satisfactorily achieved. Industries annual report was regular and special dividend to- 1985. Although the year turned out presented to approximately 80 taling $2 milion was paid in tribal members at the Agency Longhouse February 25. A $ 1.8 ‘million loss was reported, the first loss since 1981 and 1982. The most positive aspect of 1984 was that tile mill main tained continuous operatibns even though many mills through out the northwest reduced op erations or even shut down com pletely. The mill had record high employment during the year with 345 employees, 158 qf whom were tribal members, members of other tribes or mar ried into the tribe. Total payroll for the year was $8,6 million; payroll tb tribal members and affiliates exceeded $3.1 milliori.» Both employment and payroll were the highest in the past ten years/ Sales were down 12.8 percent from the 1983 record high to. approximately $29.4 million. The Sf^i^ymMplmtobySlileivctyk Board of Directors has main Kirby Heath operates a Reimann machine while patching veneer at Warm Springs Forest Products tained a policy objective to pay- Industries. Ill
