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c D July 18, 1986 WAHM SIMtl.NGS, OKKGO.N 97761 SlMLYAY TYMOO Local artists display crafts fit The artwork oMyrna Courtney, quilt, tule mats and breast collars To The People To the People, As a reminder, we want to let all tribal members know that on the first Monday of each month, Tribal Council leaves time for members to come in and present their concerns and needs. Be sure to call the Tribal Council secretary, Doris Miller, to schedule a time. The Bureau of Indian Affairs branch of forestry has proposed to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ross Swimmer that forestry be reorganized as a separate line autho rity from other BIA programs. In the proposal, forestry says there will be a better accounting system of all funds and that money earmarked for forestry will be spent specifically on forestry needs and programs. The branch also recognized that they have been involved with the inventory of tribal forests for the past 20 years and they desire to get into forest manage ment. The Tribe has concerns about this proposal. Major decisions are being made by the Secretary's office without allowing input from tribes. There has been very little communi cation among the Secretary office's and tribal organization nation-wide. The proposal is important for the organization but there are risks involved. We are currently investigating the tribal child sexual abuse statute. We want to research and be completely informed about the sta tue. Child sexual abuse has been included in the major crimes act. We want to be sure that these cases Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Priscilla Squlemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written mate rial to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 or 321 and the Darkroom Ext. 286. Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year tpilyty Tymoo photo by Pif lono-Btkir Warm Springs, consisted of a star at the art show June 25. are being handled properly and what effect the statute has on the Indian Child Welfare Act and the level of tribal jurisdiction we actually have. Ray Rangila of planning recently presented the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) annual report, which is a review of the Tribe's annual operating plan. Tribal Council serves as the OEDP commit tee. Council woman Ellen Johnson was hospitalized July 6. She was in intensive care from July 10 to July 14 and is now back in her own room. Hopefully shell be released very soon. We wish her a speedy recovery. Harold Culpusand Delbert Frank, Sr. were delegated to attend the funeral of Judge Walter Craig in Phoenix, Arizona. Judge Craig was principal judge dealing with Columbia River fisheries matters during the 70's. We will be on retreat with manage ment July 23 and 24. This retreat will be dedicated to working on the planning efforts of 1987. We will also be meeting with Ken Smith, Ralph Minnick and Edith Danzuka, all former secretary treasurers for the Tribe, to discuss the responsibili ties of the secretary treasurers office. Look for signs announcing upcoming public meeting to discuss the proposed apparel factory referen dum. The referendum will be held Wednesday, July 30. Sincerely submitted, Tribal Council A number of local artists partici pated in an art show held in con junction with the Warm Springs Speakers series June 25 at the Agency Longhouse. Featured speaker was Juane Quick-To-See Smith, renown artist and co-curator of the national art show, Women of Swectgrass, Cedar and Sage. Exhibits of paintings, drawings, starquilts, wall hangings, ceramics, weavings, jewelry, beadwork and tule mats all of Indian motif were displayed by local artists. The show was sponsored by the Middle Oregon Indian Historial Society and the Warm Springs Speaker series. i" till I;1 Spllyy Tymoo photo by Pot Ltno-Btkt A f.Zam!C phPtZ tL artist s view of her hentage. Vacancies by Gerald L. Smith Justice Services Manager Several voices within the commu nity have expressed displeasure with the number of non-Indian people employed by the Tribes. Though this has been a common concern among community members for years, it seems more strongly empha sized in recent times. As is usually the case, the Justice Services Administration is the branch toward which a great deal of the attention is focused. In looking at the statistics provided below, one can see that the number of people employed in the Justice Services Administration Branch in 1 984 totalled 39. As of June, 1986, this number has been reduced by three persons, which is exactly the number of persons employed as Fish and Game Officers in 1984. One can also see that 67 percent of those Fish and Game Officers were Indians; however, someone saw fit to elimi nate the Fish and Game Division and those positions. Despite the fact that the Police Department now employs three fewer people, the percentage of Indian employees in the Justice Services Administra tion Branch is 63 percent, 24 percent higher than in 1984. As of January I, 1986 Fire and Safety came under the Justice Service Administration Branch increasing Paiute ordinance banning sheriff withdrawn by tribe A recent dispute between the Burns Paiute police department and the Harney County Sheriffs department prompted the Paiute tribal council to issue an ordinance that banned Harney County Sheriff Dave Glerup and a deputy from the reservation and adjoining allotted lands. According to acting agency special officer Ben Richards, the dispute arose when Glerup went on allotted lands surrounding the reservation to conduct interviews with tribal members concerning cattle belonging to a non-Indian. "He had no juris diction," said Richards. Richards visited the reservation last week to a general council meeting. Tribal members met with the sheriff July 10 and Richards reported that it "was a good meeting. Both sides had a better understanding of what they had to do." It was Richards' recommendation that the council rescind the ordinance, "be cause we do need him," he said. During another general council meeting July 1 4, the ordinance was rescinded. Young once Indian forever by Frederick Bobb I sometimes, if not always, wish that our Tribal Languages had never been lost among our tribe's newer generations. Of course, this would mean that more of our youth would most likely be speaking their Native Language in public simply out of pride. And pride is what leaders are made of. You can hear a few words from several adults brought up by Native speaking elders. And a majority of us are fortunate enough to know a sufficient amount of an Indian lan guageenough to use one word-in every two sentences. Mine and the next generation carry the responsibility of keeping our native tongues. A blue ribbon to our people, so to speak. For years, we've held our heads high Clean air to be discussed The Department of Environ mental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Forestry (DOF) have drafted plans to regulate field and slash burning and protect visi bility in Oregon's pristine wilderness areas. The two plans are called the Visibility State Implementation Plan (SIP) and the Smoke Manage ment Plan (SMP). They are required by the federal Clean Air Act and rnust be submitted to the Environ mental Protection Agency by the end of this year. DEQ and DOF plan to hold statewide public hearings regarding the proposed plans in early August. The public hearing in your area will serve as a forum where you and other citizens will have the oppor tunity to voice your opinions and conerns. filled by those who apply, qualify the number of employees by eight, 75 percent of whom are Indians. The addition of Fire and Safety to the Justice Service Administration Branch increased the percentage of Indian employees within the Justice Service Administration Branch to 65 percent. Perhaps those persons who nor mally speak so strongly against this Branch should make note of these statistics, and for once, praise the Branch for its efforts and accomplish ments rather than force it to be the recipient of constant scrutiny and ridicule. Although Justice Service Admini stration agrees that we should be employing more tribal members, especially in the visible area of patrol, the actual number of tribal members who do submit job applica tions are very few. One of the main concerns expressed by interested tribal members has been that they do not like the idea of having to face their friends, family and rela tives out in the field and the possibi lity of having to arrest them, and, , at the same time live within the same confines of our small commu nity. Often the tribal members who do apply for police officer positions do not meet the basic requirements that are expected by the community, such as age, valid drivers license, and so forth. Until we begin receiving applications from qualified tribal members or Indians Not Affiliated, Community Center clowns lead children in play time activities weekly in and smiled, knowing that our lan guages were being preserved. . .by our elders. But now It's our turn. My name is Frederick D. Bobb, and I'm proud to represent the Culture and Heritage Department in our tribal paper. I first wrote for the Spilyay Tymoo two years ago, becoming a first-time author with a story titled "The Way It Is." That was followed by "Mommy, Dont Hug lvfe!"and,"In His Own Words." Ill be providing, for some time to come, a list of words in both English, and Warm Springs Sahaptin. Remember: We're young once but Indian Forever. First, here's a quick lesson in how to read some symbols: q This sound is made like a k but the back of the tougue stops the air much further back against the soft part of the roof of your mouth. In order to help you utilize the public hearing opportunities, the Oregon Environmental Council and 1 2 co-sponsoring organizations will hold workshops in six Oregon cities to correspond with the DEQ public hearing locations. The workshops will explain the visibility SIP and the SMP and what they mean for public health and the environment. The sessions will provide you with information and assist you in expressing your views at the DEQ DOF hearings. Workshop discussions will focus primarily on field and slash burning and will include visibility; health; pre-burn pesticide use; smoke regulation who is responsible?; are the SIP and S M P storng enough to protect our air quality?; and what you can do to help.as topics. we must continue to fill these vacant positions with the applicants who do take the time to submit their forms which 98 percent of , the time are non-Indians. If the commu nity has any concerns or recommen JUSTICE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Er.ployee Statistics NTM3ER OF EMPLOYEES FEB 1934 JL':: JUSTICE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Administration Records Department PROSECUTION POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Administration Patrol Division Investigation Division.,... Fish h Cant Division Connunicationa Division.... Corrections Division (Macrons position added In 1986) Cooks (Cooks position added In 1986) TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PERCENTAGE OF INDIAN EMPLOYEES Effective January 1, 1986 transferred to J.S.A. TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF INDIAN EMPLOYEES IN THE JL'STICE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BRANCH - -as ' 'This sound is made by stopping the air at your glottis by bringing your vocal cords together tightly, and then releasing it suddenly. I This sound is made by holding your tougue's tip to the roof of your mouth, and letting the air pass out the sides. This is better known as a lateral L. x This sound is made as if you are clearing your throat. Warm Springs Sahaptin: Person; Indian Tanan; Mother, when ad dressing her Ila; Fishing pole Wac'ilakas; Rifle Twinpash; Dirty messy iki! and, bad (of bchavior) Chailwit. Phrases: I'm making lakamiin Anishaash lakamiin; Shake it Awatlpnk; I'm playing basketball Tamawalatashaash and knock it over Awixatikwichnk. All workshops will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. They are scheduled for: July 22- Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 S.W. 5th, Portland July 23- . Harris Hall, 8th and Oak Streets, Eugene July 24- Deschutes Room 1, Central Oregon Community College, Bend July 29- Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center, South Beach, Newport July 30- Mary Norbert Hall, Providence Hospital, Medford, and July 31- Union County Senior Center, 1504 Albany Street, LaGrande. dations for improved services, please feel free to submit them to the appropriate Justice Services . Administration supervisor and give us an opportunity to respond. 1NMAN EMPLOYI 1986 FEB 1924 JUS 19c' OS ' 50 loir: so-; AbolisliL-J 25"; 76:: ioor; 672 the summer recreation program.