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h 1 . l oil 'v. 14 no, 1 , iJan i:, 1989 1 35e P.O. Box 170 Warm Springw, OR 97761 Address Correction Kequt 00 1' sr. i? U f.i CUJ.L is. r,isi.e, " " e Trrniii No. 2 incsOK 97761 pilyay Tymoo News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation 4 w 1LA ms&!mr . c x.x tw- v.- VOL. 14 NO. 1 PO BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 JANUARY 13, 1989 Coyote News In Brief 1988 reviewed The 50th year celebra tion of the Self Determination Act was only one of the many activities in Warm Springs during 1988. A year in review summar ized the events including the gas spill, budworm spray project and WSFPI strike. Page 2 & 3 Parents get report card The JOM Committee hopes to see parents work more with their children, particularly on reading. A help list is presented. Page 4 Stress reduction tech niques offered Stress does not have to adversely affect people. Ways to help reduce stress are discussed. Page 5 Santa Clara takes championship The 30th Annual Holiday Basketball Tournament pitted eight teams against one another. The championship trophy went to Santa Clara. Page 6 & 7 Dlal-A-Rlde has new route Seniors should note the Dial-A-Ride chanqes. Input about the program is also requested. Page 8 Ooney hopes to expand Offering fabrication ser vices to the area for 1 1 years, Ivan Doney is ready to expand his bus- , iness to include custom mufflers. Page 8 " 1 "" . i i . 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i .I. .i i. - i . 1 ' . J v ; -SW- s. ; . -f t - 1.1 , n num. iiii i T?Sw , ..lull, fr""fV 1t'JfMi ,,tY2LL 1 S A ssistants to US. Senator Mark Hatfield (Oregon) visited Warm Springs to learn a little more about the Tribe and its enterprises. MOMS curator Liz Cross shows (left) legislative assistant Pat Reiter and (middle) field representative Susan Long part of the Tribes artifact collection. Murder case dropped The murder case against a 27-year-old Warm Springs tribal mem ber was dismissed with no preju dice January 10, 1989 by Judge Mosgrove in Madras. Jefferson County District Attor ney Bill Hanlon moved to dismiss the murder case against tribal mem ber Warren Wallulatum earlier this week. Wallulatum is now free after spending the last three months in the Jefferson County jail Wallulatum was indicted in October, 1988 on murder charges in connection with the January 18. 1986 on Hichwav 26 at mile. post 109 on the Warm Springs grade. Investigators from Oregon State Police, Jefferson County Sheriffs department and local BI A law enforcement, at the time, found little evidence to bring about an indictment. However, a six-month investigation by BIA investigators in I9K8 produced new evidence, including testimony of an eye wit ness, that was presented to a Grand Jury. The Grand Jury returned a true bill of murder and Wallulatum was arrested October 17, 1988. Evidence collected in the case was not sufficient to prosecute Wal lulatum and Hanlon moved to dis miss the case. Training to be offered February 1 and 2 Families in Warm Springs will receive an early Valentine's Day greeting when they meet Dr. Ste phen Bavolek during a special event sponsored by the Office of Early Childhood Education in early February. Dr. Bavolek, an associate pro fessor at the University of Utah and president of Family Develop ment Resources, Inc., will be in Warm springs February I and 2, 1989 to offer fun and informative training to parents, teachers and others who work and live with children and families in Warm Springs. Several tribal members first heard Dr. Bavolek during an Early Intervention Conference in Eugene three years ago," said Julie Mit chell, Director of the Office of Early Childhood Education. "They really enjoyed his presentations. In fact, people from other trainings joined Dr. Bavolek s sessions because they heard the laughing; and then kept coming back because the information was so helpful and positive. Dr. Bavolek is a family expert who presents training for parents and professionals all over the Uni ted States. The training is focused on ways to increase family mem bers'abilities to nurture each other, to find alternatives to yelling and spanking and to help parents and other professionals improve their self esteem and pride within their fami lis. He also identifies ways families and offers strategies for prevention and treatment of chilld abuse and neglect. He has written books about his nurturing program that apply to children from birth to 12 years of age and co-authored an evalua tion tool to help adults and adoles cents identify their parenting strengths and needs. People who hear Dr. Bavolek leave feeling good about themselves as parents and professionals and they have specific activities they can practice at home to increase the love and caring and safety that a family can represent. "We hope the community will Continued on page 8 Members question bonus action, additional payment sought Deadline for the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo is January 20, 1989 WEATHER A bonus payment was made December 22 to all enrolled mem bers of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Tribal Council, in their resolution approving the pay ment, directed that if adult tribal members had delinquent accounts, primarily with the tribal credit and housing departments, up to 100 percent of the bonus payment could be withheld to bring the past due accounts up to date. This policy applied only to those tribal members over the age of 21. Some tribal members, through a letter to Tribal Council, took excep tion to the action, asking for a "no strings attached" bonus. "We have many people who are unemployed and need the assistance of a full bonus payment for Christmas," the letter read. They asked that there be no percentage withheld for clearing up accounts. Uren Leonard, as spokesperson for the group, informed Tribal Council he had obtained 700 signa tures on the letter which questi oned the Tribal Council action. Leonard stated there were many other reasons a full payment should be made and that an additional payment one-and-one-half times greater should be made in January. An additional payment would total approximately $2.3 million. Leonard stated that many peo ple cited unemployment as prim ary cause for alcohol and drug abuse and that those who are work ing are earning low wages, thus making it almost impossible for people to meet their bills. Those social problems, Leonard said, are "passed onto our kids." There is a 50 percent dropout rate among Indian students in high school, Leonard said, and in college, the rate is even higher. In addtion, said Leonard, "people need to increase their self-esteem, self-responsibility and self-reliability," he said. "People need the money to sur vive," Leonard stated. Tribal goals need to be defined so that employees and tribal members understand January High Low 1 45 27 2 52 35 3 60 36 4 45 31 5 40 34 6 38 20 7 34 24 8 48 26 9 42 41 "Christmas Tree burning" January 19, 1989 Do you still have your Christmas Tree laying around? Would you like to dispose of it. you re invited to bring your old tree to the Old rodeo grounds near the Agency Longhouse or a truck will come to your home to pick it up for you. The community bon fire Christmas tree burning will be held Thursday evening, January 19. Signs will be posted or call Keith Baker, Ext. 200 or William Moses Ext. 205 for more information. where the Tribe is going. He recom mended that economic development be enhanced so that jobs are avail able for the growing number of people entering the work force. "The social side of our budget is slowly climbing and the economic side of the budget is decreasing," said Leonard. "If we don't develop economically, we won't have the money to support the budget." Two meetings have been held to discuss the proposed addtional bonus payment. A meeting at Sim nasho January 7 showed support for the payment. A Seekseequa District meeting was held Wednes day, January II; results of that meeting were not available at press time. Leonard has asked for an Agency District meeting, but no meeting date has been set. If a meeting is not called, Leonard said, he will ask Council to grant per mission for one to be held at Ver bena Greene's residence in Dry Creek. Though Tribal Council is aware of the issues with which members are concerned, the Tribe is in no condition to make another bonus payment at this time. Tribal financial forecasters have indicated that the $500 dividend was all that could be afforded this year. Otherwise, the Tribes'financial forecast and plan would be jeo pardized or delayed. Built into the current financial plan are invest ments for housing, economic development, an Early Childhood Education Center and a new health facility. Wasco chief Nelson Wallulatum stated. "We cannot, at the expense of our future generations, use all the monies. We have planned to save for developments in the near future, to build buidlings to house a place for education. To me, it (another bonus payment) is going for broke. We will pass on the problems to our chilldren whom will have very littlle funds to cope with the matter at that time." Leonard stated that his family, ' like others, "went without a Christ mas. We're on welfare now because I can't get a job. I have done con tract work to make a small amount of money and we're helping our son go to school. There are other families here who are in worse condition that we are." 1 i c" it it WV ' i I't.Vl.' Ii.' Tr i J i ? Wasco Chief S ebon Wallulatum is not in favor of a second bonus payment citing it's "going for broke. "