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NOVEMBER 21, 1986
Operating budget subject
of general council meeting
Pierson Mitchell, Sr. Vice Commander and A Ivin Smith, Quarter Master of the VFWPostNo. 4217, during the decoration ceremonies at the
T oppenish Community Center. The local post was the honor guardor the decoration of Jimmy Selam who received the Bronze Star.
FHA funds available
The time is right for the people
of the Warm Springs community
to get together and make Warm
Springs a "good place to live,"
stated Larry Calica, Secretary
Treasurer, at the General Council
meeting Tuesday, November 18.
Calica told the membership that, in
his opinion, it was time to work at
putting monies into the people who
are not in trouble, instead of put
ting money into those who are
already seeking help from the sys
tem. Calica stated that he has been
approached "for another jailer,
another compliance clerk and
another assistant prosecutor. "These
positions, within the tribal struc
ture, are those that work with peo
ple after they are in trouble.
"We have reached our limits" as
a government and now "we need
support from the community." In
Calica 's opinion, building a bigger
jail or a bigger shelter home is like
"stacking" all our resources on
those in trouble and it is time to
help those people who are not in
trouble. In other words, give the
help to the people before they ever
get into trouble. ,
He suggested that it is time to get
the churches involved In the com-'
munity and time for the commun
ity to get involved in the churches.
"Activate the Boy Scouts troop,"
stated Calica. "Let's get back to the
things that made this a good place
to live."
People from all the districts met
with the tribal leaders to offer
The Confederated Tribes will be
receiving limited home monies from
Farmers Home Administration to
help very low income families repair
their homes.
Funds should become available
about November 2 1 , 1 986, through
Tribal Housing and Credit Office.
To qualify, tribal members must
own or be buying their homes and
must' meet income requirements.
Members who already filled out
Home Improvement Grant applica
tions (H.I.P) will be considered
under this program.
Those of you that have not filled
out an application should contact
your Local Housing Office for appli
cation forms no later than December
1, 1986.
Seekseequa District discusses budget, new chief
Papagos awarded $30 million
President Ronald Reagan has
signed a bill authorizing the federal
government to pay the Tohono
OXMham Indians (formerly Papago)
in Arizona $30 million in order for
the tribe to replace nearly 10,000
acres of reservation land that has
been flooded repeatedly since 1979.
The Gila Bend Indian Reserva
tion Lands Replacement Act allows
the U.S. Interior Department to
begin paying the tribe in $10 mil
lion allotments over three years
beginning in 1988. It is one of the
Reagan Administration's largest land
settlements with an Indian tribe.
"This settlement goes a long way
to affirm the President's message
to Indian country that he is willing
to deal with tribes on a government-to-government
basis and to enter
into negotiations for the settlement
of claims rather than litigating these
issues for years in court," said Ross
Swimmer, the Interior department's .
assistant secretary for Indian affairs.
"It reflects a commitment of this
administration to all Indian people
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that their issues are considered
seriously and steps are being taken
to address those issues through
negotiations," Swimmer added.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engi
neers in I960 built the Painted
Rock Dam on the Gila River 10
miles downstream from the Gila
Bend Reservation. In 1964 the fed
eral government acquired by emi
nent domain an easement for occa
sional overflow onto the reservation.
While government studies through
out 1960's and 70's stressed the
infrequency of overflow, substan
tial rains in 1979, 1981, 1983 and
1984 produced major flooding on
the reservation.
A 1983 Bureau of Indian Affairs
report found that it would be overly
expensive to rehabilitate the flooded
lands, which had no protection
from future overflows. An addi
tional study concluded that there
were no public lands acceptable to
the tribe in exchange for the flooded
land.
The Gila Bend Act allows the
tribe to purchase up to 9,880 acres
of private land to be taken into
trust by the Interior Department.
"While this has been a longstand
ing issue for the Tohono O'Odham
people, it is good that we have
brought it to a compromised set
tlement," Swimmer said.
Public
Notice
AH interested persons are hereby
notified that a summary of the
1986 Revenue Sharing Budget for
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon is available for public inspec
tion. The Budget Summary and the
Documentation necessary to sup
port the summary are available
from 8.00 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
at the Tribal Accounting department
At the Seekseequa district meet
ing held November 10 at the Agency
Longhouse, Seekseequa Tribal
Council member, Karen Wallula
tum explained to district residents
that the Tribal Council tried to go
with just a three percent overall
increase in the 1987 tribal operat
ing budget. She stated that only
after planning sessions and meet
ing for five days weekly during the
month of October, Council was
able to hold the increase to a one
and one half percent increase. She
related that it was a long, hard
struggle.
Seekseequa Tribal Council mem
ber Ellen Johnson went through
the first two pages of the Tribal
budget packets that were distrib
uted at the onset of the meeting.
She also presented the present pos
itive statement of the budget.
Tribal budget compliance officer
Evaline Patt pointed out and apol
ogized for some errors in the packet.
She noted that just two people her
self and Ginger Smith, had partici
pated in the preparation of the 78
page budget packet. She stated
that corrected budget packets would
soon be mailed to the Tribal member
ship. During the opening session of
the meeting, the Seekseequa peo
ple sought clarification to some
items on the budget. Questions
dealing with the tri bally-owned radio
station and the increase in its budget
were asked at the onset.
Delford Johnson, Tribal Enter
prise Manager, explained that the
difference was that there are not
going to be any grant monies from
the government this next year so
the projected budget was written
without any government grant assi
stance. But he went on to state the
Tribes have a five-year plan for the
station and that at the end of that
period it is expected that the sta
tion will be self-sufficient. The sta
tion is looking to develop a market
outside of the reservation. It is
expected with the addition of a
transmitter the market will spend
to Portland, LaPine and The Dalles.
The radio station budget will
decrease in the next five years.
Questions filed by the people
dealt with increases in various depart
ments and committees. People asked
and made comments on MOIHS,
Culture and Heritage, KWSO, Eco
nomic Development Projects, phone
company, special projects, residen
tial care, funeral grants, commun
ity counseling, senior citizen homes,
higher education, employment ser
vices, child development, bonus,
community center, and a cost-of-living
increase for tribal employees.
The budget packet is written so
that enrolled members can start on
page one and as the packet pro
cedes it goes from a general picture
to a indepth and detailed picture. It
also explains how the budget was
planned, what anticipated expenses
are and the purposes of the expenses.
For the Seekseequa people it
was the first look at the packet.
Vernon Henry asked that in the
General Council meeting which will
be held November 18 things be
explained, especially staff increases.
The second item on the agenda
at the district meeting was the dis
cussion of a Paiute Chief. Karen
Wallulatum read the Constitution
and By-Laws of the Tribes. She
noted the election would be by
secret ballot. People made com
ments on what they felt the Chief
should be in their eyes. Orin John
son was asked to explain just how
the Chief has been selected in the
past. He stated the people gathered .
to select someone to represent all
of the Seekseequa people. He also
suggested that if a person thought
of someone they would like then
they should nominate that person.
People named as possible candi
date were Wendell Jim, Orin John
son, Wilson Wewa, Jr, Karen Wal
lulatum and Vernon Henry. It was
noted by Ellen Johnson that it was
a time for discussion and not a
nomination.
Wilson Wewa, Jr. made motion
to set at the earliest date possible
for nominations for Paiute Chief.
Carol Wewa seconded the motion
and the people passed the motion.
It was determined that the meeting
would be held during the first week
of December.
Thanksgiving
Mini-Powwow
November 27-29
Agency Longhouse
input and concerns on the 1987
proposed budget. It was stressed
by the leadership that "it is a pro
posed budget until the people have
input." Warm Springs chief Delvis
Heath told the people the purpose
of the budget packet is to inform
them of what management and tri
bal leaders have proposed for the
upcoming year. He said the tribes
need more ways to make more
money and that the budget is not
going to please everyone but he
hoped the peple would take a good
look at it.
Janice Clements, representative
from the Simnasho district, reflected
that preparing a budget was a big
responsibility and now was the
time for the people to share their
concerns with Council.
Advice given to the membership
by Wasco Chief Nelson Wallula
tum was for them to realize the
growth of the tribe, the need to
continue to protect all rights of the
people on the reservation, the im
portance of keeping the tribal sys
tem, and people need to stay with
their jobs and to understand the
actual cost of what it takes to run
the tribal system. He related that
""instead of being' Indian people
with second or third best, we are
people with the best and to keep
the best we must hire the best."
It was pointed out to the people
that they needed to read and under
stand the "Financial Forecast" on
page five of the packet to obtain a
good solid understanding of the
budget forecast. People need to be
aware that each time more infor
mation is gathered it updates the
forecast. An important factor is
that, at this time, the Council is
unaware of new revenues but they
are constantly looking for oppor
tunities for the tribes.
Tribal member Dennis Starr ex
pressed concern over the change in
status of the tribal fish and game
division, since it has been deleted
and the responsibility is now up to
the police department and the peo
ple. He related we have the laws
but no one to take full responsibil
ity of enforcing them.
Questions concerning the pro
posed small log operation were
asked by several people. Tribal
Council chairman Zane Jackson
explained that there are not the
number of large logs as before and
it is time to look at a project to
handle the logs we have in the most
economical way. Nelson Wallula
tum added that in the 40s it was not
unusual to see single-log loads.
Today, it is not unusual to see 40
logs to a load.
One tribal member expressed
concern that the Tribes are pres
ently depending too much on the
present resources and he frit it was
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Timber!
A fremk accident at the intersection of Hollywood and Trnino just recently during whkh a logging truck trailer
tie brok e causing the turnover, spilling logs on the sidewalk near the Community Center. If the front stake hadn Y
broke the whole truck would have overturned.
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