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July 18, 1986
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SlMLYAY TYMOO
Local artists display crafts
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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
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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.
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Spllyy Tymoo photo by Pot Ltno-Btkt
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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
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'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.
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